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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180143 | Method and system for estimating contact patterns A gear inspection system and method for a gearbox, wherein an image acquisition unit is oriented proximate the gearbox with a field of view of a section of the gears. The image acquisition unit obtains images of a gear tooth and corresponding contact pattern. In one... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180144 | Hole punch die identification in a document reproduction system What is disclosed is a novel system and method for determining which hole punch die is installed on a multifunction document reproduction device. A document scanner of a document reproduction system is used to scan a sample page that has been hole-punched by the pre... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8155430 | Method of measurement of number of nonmetallic inclusions and casting mold for obtaining cast sample used for same A method of automatically counting a number of inclusions by eliminating the effects of shrinkage cavities in the conventional method and securing a high correlation with a value measured by a skilled worker and a casting mold for obtaining a cast sample used for th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8111905 | Autofocus video tool and method for precise dimensional inspection A refined autofocus method provides optimized lighting between iterative autofocus operations, to reliably provide the best possible autofocus Z-height precision. The method includes a quantitative initial focus Z-height determination based on initial focus curve da... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111904 | Methods and apparatus for practical 3D vision system The invention provides inter alia methods and apparatus for determining the pose, e.g., position along x-, y- and z-axes, pitch, roll and yaw (or one or more characteristics of that pose) of an object in three dimensions by triangulation of data gleaned from multipl... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8094926 | Ultrafine pattern discrimination using transmitted/reflected workpiece images for use in lithography inspection system A technique for discriminating a specific pattern, such as an assist pattern, from an integrate circuit pattern of a workpiece by using transmission and reflection images of the workpiece pattern is disclosed. A pattern discrimination device includes an optical imag... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8045791 | System and method for measuring digital images of a workpiece A system and method measures digital images of a workpiece using a measuring computer and a client computer. The measuring computer reads each of the digital images of the workpiece from a source file, and merges all the images to generate a combined image of the wo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041107 | OVD (optical variable device) inspection method and inspection apparatus A method and apparatus for inspecting defects and attachment position of an attached OVD without any influence of a change in the pattern of the OVD due to fluttering or undulation during conveyance of the printed product. Image input means and illumination means ar... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8027530 | Apparatus and method for optically surveying and/or examining a welding componentry Apparatus for optically surveying and/or examining a welding componentry, in particular a vehicle axle or instrument panel, includes a measuring space for accommodating a plurality of cameras for taking images of the welding componentry. The images are combined and ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7970202 | Method and arrangement for detecting surface and structural defects of a long moving product A method for detecting defects of a material moving in a rolling mill generally comprises illuminating product, obtaining (ACQ) image thereof in at least one spectral band, in pre-processing the formed image, in detecting and extracting (DTEXTR) eventually suspected... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7835567 | Visual fiber placement inspection An apparatus and method are provided for performing, on-the-fly, real time inspection of a composite structure formed by an automated fiber placement machine, through comparison of a visual image of at least a portion of the composite structure to a virtual image of... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7822263 | Method and apparatus for alignment, comparison and identification of characteristic tool marks, including ballistic signatures Systematic use of infrared imaging characterizes marks made on items and identifies the particular marking tool with better accuracy than use of visual imaging. Infrared imaging performed in total darkness eliminates shadows, glint, and other lighting variations and... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7756321 | Method for fitting part assemblies Shims used to join part assemblies are automatically designed and fabricated without the need for fitting part assemblies together in order to determine the exact dimensions of voids filled by the shims. The locations of key features on part assemblies are surveyed ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751612 | Occlusionless scanner for workpieces An occlusionless scanner for sequentially scanning a series of workpieces translating in a downstream flow direction wherein the workpieces flow sequentially to the scanner on an infeed conveyor and sequentially from the scanner on an outfeed conveyor and across an ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747066 | Z-axis optical detection of mechanical feature height Height attributes of features of an object having a plurality of physical features thereon is determined by illuminating the features of the object at a low angle and capturing the reflected light at a camera mounted along the z-axis perpendicular to the object. The... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7747065 | Pixel positioning systems and methods A manufacturing process for sheet or shaped work products includes advancing the work product in a direction along a processing path; establishing a reference line with respect to the processing path; capturing visual data related to the work product; converting the... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7738694 | Calibration of optical patternator spray parameter measurements The present invention provides a method of calibrating a fuel nozzle patternation system. The method includes testing a master nozzle having desired spray characteristics in the system to determine a virtual origin of the system and then using the virtual origin to ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7660457 | Method for inspecting luggage A method for determining a change in position of an item of luggage, examined by a first examination system, in order to thereafter examine only a suspect region of the item of luggage in a secondary examination system. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7636466 | System and method for inspecting workpieces having microscopic features Apparatus for high resolution processing of a generally planar workpiece having microscopic features to be imaged, comprising a video camera acquiring at least two candidate images of a microscopic portion on generally planar workpiece; a motion controller operative... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7620233 | Process for checking a laser weld seam When laser beam welding one or more work pieces faults may occur, which lead to unacceptable losses in quality. A check process is provided, which reliably recognizes seam faults in a seam which is introduced into one or more workpieces by means of laser beam weldin... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7580560 | System and method for fast template matching by adaptive template decomposition A fast template matching method by adaptive template decomposition is provided. The template decomposition technique subdivides a template into a number of horizontal and/or vertical subdivisions and one-dimensional characterizations are determined for the subdivisi... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7580559 | System and method for calibrating a spatial light modulator A method and system as used to calibrate a reflective SLM. The system can include the SLM having an array of pixels and a projection optical system resolving individual pixels and having an apodized pupil. During a calibration operation, the pixels of the SLM receiv... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7574035 | System and method for inspection of hole location on turbine airfoils An inspection system for locating multiple features on an exterior of an object includes a fixture, a camera, a computer and software. The fixture secures the object and includes a plurality of nest points for mating with specific positions on the exterior of the ob... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7505620 | Method for the monitoring of a monitored zone In a method for the monitoring of a monitored zone next to and/or in an apparatus having at least one driven movable part, video images are used which were detected in time sequence by at least two video cameras whose fields of view overlap at least partly in an ove... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7502504 | Three-dimensional visual sensor A three-dimensional visual sensor which measures the three-dimensional position and orientation of an objective workpiece accurately even when the position and orientation thereof varies. The position Ca, tilting angle θa and size S of a first region A which includ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7499584 | Smear-limit based system and method for controlling vision systems for consistently accurate and high-speed inspection A machine vision inspection system and method for generating a workpiece image acquisition/inspection program, which can be shared by different machine vision systems having different hardware capabilities. Each system includes a movable stage for scanning and measu... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7489811 | Method of visually inspecting turbine blades and optical inspection system therefor An optical inspection system is for visually inspecting the blades of a turbine at turning gear operation. The inspection system includes an imager for capturing images of the blades, an optical passage coupled to the imager and structured to provide maximum viewing... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7483562 | Method of detecting protrudent adhered matters and method of making spark plug using the same Protrudent matters caused by connecting metallic materials are detected with high precision and in turn offer products of high quality, and an increase of yield. The invention sets an allowable range and a non-allowable range around an outside outline (an outline of... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7460704 | Device for stabilizing a workpiece during processing A device that stabilizes a workpiece during processing includes a first workpiece carrier part, a second work piece carrier part, and a fixing unit that mutually fixes the workpiece carrier parts in such a way that the workpiece is held between the first and-second ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7454053 | System and method for automatically recovering video tools in a vision system Methods and systems for automatically recovering a failed video inspection tool in a precision machine vision inspection system are described. A set of recovery instructions may be associated or merged with a video tool to allow the tool to automatically recover and... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7432505 | Infrared-based method and apparatus for online detection of cracks in steam turbine components An online method, system, and computer-readable code for remotely monitoring radiant energy emitted from a turbine blade (106), which may be undergoing an incipient degradation, such as a crack, in a relatively low-temperature, and saturated steam environment... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428326 | Method for improving reliability in a component placement machine by vacuum nozzle inspection The present invention features a method whereby each vacuum nozzle in a multi-spindle component placement machine is inspected placement cycle. This process also allows for updating calibration of the nozzle position as well as immediate feedback regarding the condi... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7421110 | Image processing unit for wafer inspection tool An image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool that is able to perform continuously cell to cell comparison inspection, die to die comparison inspection, and cell-to-cell and die-to-die hybrid comparison inspection, employing a plurality of processors. This... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7406192 | Method for determining the change in position of an item of luggage in order to examine a suspect region in this item of luggage The invention relates to a method for determining the change in position of an item of luggage in order to examine a suspect region in this item of luggage. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406191 | Inspection data producing method and board inspection apparatus using the method After a CAD data and a parts library are combined to produce an inspection data, the set data for the inspection window is automatically corrected using the image of a bare board for a board to be inspected. In this correcting process, an inspection window based on ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7394926 | Magnified machine vision user interface Improved user interface methods facilitate navigation and programming operations for a magnified machine vision inspection system. Large composite images are determined and stored. The composite images include workpiece features that are distributed beyond the limit... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388980 | Process and apparatus for locating coated cooling holes on turbine vanes The present invention relates to processes and systems for locating coated cooling holes on parts such as turbine vanes. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a thermal imaging technique is utilized to obtain the locations of the cooling holes on a turbine... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7376261 | Surface scan measuring device and method of forming compensation table for scanning probe A measuring system includes a coordinate measuring machine for driving a scanning probe and a host computer. The host computer includes a compensation table (53) and a profile analysis unit (54). The compensation table stores, as compensation data, com... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7366327 | System for recognizing wheels by artificial vision The system includes wheel locating equipment, image capturing equipment, lighting equipment, a first control device, first communicating installations for communications between the first control device and the image capturing equipment, and second communicating ins... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7367008 | Adjustment of masks for integrated circuit fabrication A pattern-dependent model is used to predict characteristics of an integrated circuit that is to be fabricated in accordance with a design by a process. The process includes (a) a fabrication process that will impart topographical variation to the integrated circuit... | 04/29/2008 |
