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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7995195 | Method of optically monitoring the progression of a physical and/or chemical process taking place on a surface of a body The invention relates to a method for optically monitoring the progression of a physical and/or chemical process taking place on a surface of a body in which the surface radiation which emanates from part of the surface during the physical and/or chemical process, i... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7929123 | Method and apparatus for measuring insertion loss in a fiber optic cable connection A method and apparatus for measuring the insertion loss of a fiber optic connection is provided. The invention generally comprises a light source providing light to a test connector which contains a juncture of two fiber optic cables. The test connector has one or m... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7438468 | Multiple band pass filtering for pyrometry in laser based annealing systems A thermal processing system includes a source of laser radiation emitting at a laser wavelength, beam projection optics disposed between the reflective surface and a substrate support capable of holding a substrate to be processed, a pyrometer responsive to a pyrome... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435010 | High temperature light guide Disclosed is a method of forming an optical monitoring or transmitting light guide and a resulting apparatus that begins by bonding a bundle of optical fibers together using an epoxy and polishing the distal end of the bundle of optical fibers to create an optical a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7319523 | Apparatus for a liquid chemical concentration analysis system An apparatus utilizes optical reflectivity (REF) to measure concentrations in liquids. The REF optical system is packaged in a compact and cost-effective form factor. An electronic circuit drives the optical system. The miniaturized REF sensor is situated in an opti... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7283426 | Method and apparatus for detecting submarines A method for detecting, tracking and locating submarines (24) utilizes pulsed coherent radiation from a laser (12) that is projected down through a water column, with particles in the water producing speckle from backscatter of the random particle dist... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283218 | Method and apparatus for the determination of characteristic layer parameters at high temperatures A method for the determination of characteristic layer parameters by means of spectral-optical measurements, that allow for precise measurements of the sample temperature even under the conditions of industrial growth processes and furthermore avoids the detection o... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268864 | Method for a liquid chemical concentration analysis system An apparatus utilizes optical reflectivity (REF) to measure concentrations in liquids. The REF optical system is packaged in a compact and cost-effective form factor. An electronic circuit drives the optical system. The miniaturized REF sensor is situated in an opti... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7213008 | Method and apparatus of creating application-specific, non-uniform wavelet transforms A method and an apparatus of designing a set of wavelet basis trained to fit a particular problem. The method and apparatus include constructing a neural network of arbitrary complexity using a discrete and finite Radon transform, feeding an input wavelet prototype ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7177016 | Electronic surveying apparatus An electronically surveying apparatus of the present invention includes a storing portion for storing positional information of a surveying apparatus body and design data; an angle-measuring portion for electronically measuring an angle between a reference direction... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140765 | Device and method for discrete and continuous measurement of the temperature of molten metal in a furnace or recepient for its production or treatment A device (10) for continuous measurement of the temperature of molten metal in a furnace or recipient for its production and treatment comprises a heat analysis instrument (14) placed in a lance (12) which blows inert gas and/or high-pressure co... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137544 | Apparatus and method for performing welding at elevated temperature A welding apparatus includes a workpiece housing having a window therethrough and having a welding access therethrough for a welder to an interior of the workpiece housing. The workpiece housing is metallic with a heat insulation on an internal surface thereof. A la... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7112766 | Enhanced visibility heat alert safety device for hot surfaces A hot-button type heat alert safety device attachable to a surface, such as metal or glass, for warning individuals that the surface is hot, comprising a thermochromic composition, a button-shaped container for housing the composition, having a convex face, the conv... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108419 | Thermal tympanic thermometer tip The present disclosure provides a tympanic thermometer including a heat sensing probe defining a longitudinal axis and an outer surface extending from a distal end of the tympanic thermometer. The heat sensing probe includes a sensor housing extending to a distal en... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097354 | Method of determining the temperature in a system comprising a molecular heater fraction and a molecular thermometer fraction The present invention is related to a method of determining the temperature in a system, said system comprising a molecular heater fraction and a molecular thermometer fraction, and to an integrated system for temperature determination and temporally and spatially r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091254 | Analytical instruments for monitoring photopolymerization An apparatus for continuously monitoring a photopolymerization reaction in real time by optical pyrometry includes a housing having a chamber; a sample mount that may be disposed within the chamber; a light source for supplying light to induce a photopolymerization ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082243 | Large effective area high SBS threshold optical fiber An optical waveguide fiber having a high threshold for stimulated Brillouin scattering. The optical fiber preferably has large optical effective area, and further preferably has a low zero dispersion wavelength. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7075629 | High temperature pyrometer A pyrometer having at least two detectors and at least two band-pass filters near each to limit the detectable wavelength band emitted by an object, and a device to exchange their filters to eliminate detector output ratio errors. The detector output ratio is then u... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7018094 | Material analysis In thermography apparatus, a lamp 102 is modulated sinusoidally and a camera 106 captures thermal images at the modulated frequency, but delayed by an adjustable preset delay. A signal delay box 107 is connected between a sinusoidal modulation s... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6996316 | Large diameter D-shaped optical waveguide and coupler A large diameter D-shaped optical waveguide device 9, includes an optional circular waveguide portion 11 and a D-shaped waveguide portion 10 having at least one core 12 surrounded by a cladding 14. A portion of the waveguide device... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976012 | Method and apparatus of using a neural network to train a neural network A method and apparatus of training a neural network. The method and apparatus include creating a model for a desired function as a multi-dimensional function, determining if the created model fits a simple finite geometry model, and generating a Radon transform to f... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6963403 | Method for determining the reflectance profile of materials The present invention relates to a method for determining the reflectance profile of materials and more particularly, the present invention relates to a method for calculating specular and diffuse reflectance and hence, the emittance of materials at ambient temperat... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959135 | SBS suppressed nonlinear optical fiber An optical waveguide fiber having a high threshold for stimulated Brillouin scattering is disclosed which is suitable as a nonlinear fiber. The optical fiber has a core with one or more core segments. The optical effective area at a wavelength of 1550 nm is less tha... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953281 | Method for determining temperatures on semiconductor components A method and a device for determining temperatures on semiconductor components are provided. In order to determine a temperature on a semiconductor component, a scanning light wave is irradiated onto a measuring point on the semiconductor component. Next, a response... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952519 | Large effective area high SBS threshold optical fiber An optical waveguide fiber having a high threshold for stimulated Brillouin scattering. The optical fiber preferably has large optical effective area, and further preferably has a low zero dispersion wavelength. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6909495 | Emissivity probe An emissivity probe for measuring reflected energy from interior wall surfaces of large scale boilers. The emissivity probe uses a pair of light guides which respectively receive light energy from the interior of the boiler and that reflected off a wall surface. Usi... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6894179 | Metallocene compositions This invention relates to metallocene compositions and their use in the preparation of catalyst systems for olefin polymerization, particularly propylene polymerization. The metallocene compositions are generally those of the bridged bis(2-R3-4-phenylinde... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6876442 | Method of calibrating and using a semiconductor processing system A method is provided wherein a temperature reading error of a pyrometer is avoided. An upper pyrometer is used to detect infrared radiation from a test layer formed on a test substrate under standard processing conditions. The infrared radiation from the test layer ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6843202 | Thermal processing apparatus for substrate employing photoirradiation A lamp house storing a plurality of flash lamps and a chamber storing and holding a semiconductor wafer are fitted to each other in an openable/closable manner. The lamp house and the chamber are fixed to a closed state with male screws. In order to process a semico... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6796144 | System and method for glass processing and temperature sensing Techniques for measuring the temperature at various locations through the thickness of glass products and to control the glass processing operation with the sensed temperature information are disclosed. Fluorescence emission of iron or cerium in glass is excited and... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6791675 | Optical waveguide path, manufacturing method and coupling method of the same, and optical waveguide path coupling structure An optical waveguide path coupling structure is realized without requiring highly accurate alignment. In an optical waveguide path coupling structure, a first optical waveguide path arranged on an optical device chip, which has a first cross section formed su... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6671043 | Process and apparatus for measuring density fluctuations occurring with pulsed irradiation of a material A process and an apparatus preferably used during the photocagulation of the fundus of human eyes or animals measures density fluctuations caused by pulsed irradiation, such as a laser irradiation source, on a material. A wherein a measuring signal is aco... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6641301 | Radiation detector with passive air purge and reduced noise A method and apparatus for maintaining a viewing window of a detector substantially clean includes enclosing the detector within a housing, and moving a target surface relative to the viewing window to create an airflow adjacent the viewing window. The ho... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6630991 | Thermal processing apparatus A method of detecting a temperature of an object in a multiple-reflection environment by a radiation pyrometer includes the steps of detecting a radiation strength emitted from a target region of an object, applying a correction to the radiation strength ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6579005 | Utilization of pyrometer data to detect oxidation A method for determining oxidation in turbine buckets allows for conditional based maintenance of the turbine buckets. The method includes measuring a temperature of a turbine bucket and comparing the measured temperature to a temperature of a reference t... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6413393 | Sensor including UV-absorbing polymer and method of manufacture A sensor is provided that includes at least one functional coating layer that includes a UV-absorbing polymer. Methods for making the inventive sensors are also provided.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6398406 | Temperature determination using pyrometry A method for determining the temperature of a surface upon which a coating is grown using optical pyrometry by correcting Kirchhoff's law for errors in the emissivity or reflectance measurements associated with the growth of the coating and subsequent cha... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6293696 | System and process for calibrating pyrometers in thermal processing chambers A method and system for calibrating radiation sensing devices, such as pyrometers, in thermal processing chambers are disclosed. The system includes a reflective device positioned opposite the radiation sensing devices and a calibrating light source which... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6164816 | Tuning a substrate temperature measurement system A technique and system for tuning temperature sensor readings in a thermal processing chamber includes determining an actual temperature profile for a substrate based on measurements of the substrate. A simulated temperature profile for the substrate is c... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6122041 | Liquid cooled light pipe assembly for pyrometric temperature measurement A liquid cooled light pipe is disclosed which allows effective pyrometric temperature measurements using a remote detector. Temperature of the light pipe assembly is controlled and maintained at an approximately constant value in order to establish good l... | 09/19/2000 |
