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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7212204 | System and method for graphics culling A method is disclosed for culling an object database in a graphics processing system. In one embodiment, the method comprises encoding per-object parameters and culling parameters. The per-object parameters are encoded in texture format thereby creating at least one... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7015951 | Picture generating apparatus and picture generating method A picture generating apparatus according to this invention comprises: two image pick-up devices 3a, 3b or more adapted for picking up image of an object 2 to be imaged to generate picture data and respectively disposed at different... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6944397 | Distance measuring device A distance measuring device includes light a projector for projecting a beam of light onto an object at a distance to be measured, a light detector for detecting the part of the beam of light reflected from the object and outputting an output signal, an integrator f... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928240 | Camera A camera includes a light emitter, a light detector, a clamp circuit, a calculator for outputting an output ratio signal, a converter for converting the output ratio signal into a distance signal corresponding to the distance or a predetermined fixed value, a light ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6621583 | Distance-measuring apparatus A distance-measuring apparatus includes a diode projecting pulses of light toward an object at a distance to be measured, a photoreceptor for receiving reflected pulses of light reflected from the object, an arithmetic unit outputting a ratio signal accor... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6583861 | Rangefinder apparatus In a rangefinder apparatus for projecting a light beam toward a target object a number of times; detecting light of the light beam reflected from the target object, and successively integrating output signals corresponding to the distance to the target ob... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6516150 | Distance measuring equipment and camera There is disclosed a distance measuring equipment capable of performing efficiently a greater accuracy of focusing without troubling an operator, and a camera incorporating thereinto such a distance measuring equipment. By the use of the first focusing al... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6501085 | Distance-measuring apparatus A distance-measuring apparatus is arranged to project light toward an object at a distance to be measured, receive reflected light from the object, and detect the distance to the measured object through arithmetic operation and integration. In the distanc... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6492653 | Distance-measuring apparatus comprising a plurality of integrating capacitors A distance-measuring apparatus is arranged to project light toward an object at a distance to be measured, receive reflected light from the object, and detect the distance to the measured object through arithmetic operation and integration. In the distanc... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6456794 | Distance-measuring apparatus Distance measurement operations are executed by carrying out projection of light from IRED 4, reception of light by PSD 5, arithmetic operation by an arithmetic unit, and integral operation by an integrator plural times, and thereafter a detector detects ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6456367 | Rangefinder apparatus A rangefinder apparatus includes an infrared emitting diode projecting a light beam toward a target object several times; a position sensing device (PSD) for detecting light of the light beam reflected from the target object and outputting a signal corres... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6452664 | Rangefinder apparatus A rangefinder apparatus includes an infrared emitting device (IRED) for projecting a light beam toward a target object; a position sensitive detector (PSD) for detecting light of the light beam reflected from the target object and outputting an output sig... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6421115 | Distance measuring apparatus When the reflectance of an object at a distance to be measured is low and when the distance to the object is far, these conditions are discriminated and the distance is measured with a clamp signal set at a low level, thereby enhancing distance measuremen... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6399956 | Distance-measuring apparatus which improves dynamic range of an integrating capacitor A distance-measuring apparatus is arranged to project light toward an object at a distance to be measured, receive reflected light from the object, and detect the distance to the measured object through arithmetic operation and integration. In the distanc... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6370331 | Photometry/distance measuring unit A compact and high-performance photometry/distance measuring unit in which a chip can be used in common optimally, and the characteristics of the devices can be optimized. The photometry/distance measuring unit comprises a distance measuring PSD, a spot s... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6345153 | Distance measuring equipment and camera There are disclosed a distance measuring equipment capable of performing a distance measurement with greater accuracy suppressing cost up, and a camera. In case of the short distance area and the middle distance area, switches 61 and 62 are set up to the ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6341010 | Film scanner A film scanner for scanning an image formed on a film, is provided with a line sensor unit that scans the image in a main scanning direction, and a table supporting the film. The table is slidable in an auxiliary scanning direction. A geared transmission ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6339475 | Distance measurement system A distance measurement system for measuring a distance with high accuracy and decreasing the number of terminals and lines. The system includes a charging device for detecting whether a supply of power has started and for overcharging an integrating capac... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6333782 | Distance measuring apparatus A distance measuring apparatus projects light toward an object at a distance to be measured, detects reflected light at a position according to the distance to the object to output a position signal, generates a distance computation value based on the pos... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6323940 | Distance measurement system In a distance measuring system in a camera including an integrating unit having an integrating capacitor, if the period of a second integration exceeds a maximum period, a CPU stops the second integration. Furthermore, the CPU informs a photographer that ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6313907 | Distance measurement system In a distance measurement system, an integrating capacitor is preliminarily charged to at least a reference voltage VREF upon main power source power-on (a first predetermined period). When a shutter release button is half depressed to start a ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6314241 | Camera A camera having a function of detecting the direction and intensity of a light source such as the sun is arranged to prevent a shadow from appearing by emitting a flash light when the result of detection indicates a condition under which a shadow is expec... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6292257 | Distance measurement system A distance measurement system for measuring a distance with a little time difference while maintaining high accuracy. An infrared emitting diode (IRED) emits a beam of light toward an object at a distance to be measured and a position sensitive detector (... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6292256 | Distance measurement system In a distance measurement mode, an autofocus integrated circuit is furnished with a power supply voltage and an integrating capacitor is preliminarily charged to a reference voltage VREF. During the preliminary charging, an external luminance m... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6285832 | Semiconductor photo detector element, distance measuring equipment, and camera A camera is provided with an SPD and a PSD suitable for implementing a camera capable of enhancing an accuracy of focusing and/or reducing a cost with a small scale of circuit. In the event that a photography is performed at a relatively short distance, a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6259514 | Rangefinder apparatus In a rangefinder apparatus, a clamp signal is set to Ic1, the number of accumulating operations of an output ratio signal in an integrating circuit is set to N1, and a first distance measurement value D1 is detected. If th... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6229596 | Rangefinder apparatus In an active type rangefinder apparatus for measuring the distance to a range-finding object, an infrared emitting device (IRED) terminates its light projection earlier by a signal error time when the stationary light component outputted from the IRED sta... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6201254 | System for determining and quantifying the alignment of an object with a coupling eyepiece and a recording apparatus The present invention relates to a system for determining the alignment of an object, whose image is to be recorded, with a coupling eyepiece and an image capture apparatus that defines an image plane (Pi), comprising: an image capture apparatus (2) equipped w... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6195510 | Rangefinder apparatus A rangefinder apparatus includes an infrared emitting diode (IRED) for projecting a luminous flux toward an object at a distance to be measured; a light detector for detecting reflected light of the luminous flux projected to the object, at a light-detect... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192199 | Rangefinder apparatus In a rangefinder apparatus, a luminous flux is projected from an infrared emitting diode (IRED) toward an object at a distance to be measured and the reflected light of the projected luminous flux is detected by a position sensitive detector (PSD). The si... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6181877 | Rangefinder apparatus In a rangefinder apparatus, a clamping circuit receives a far-side signal I2 output from a first signal processing circuit and outputs a signal I2c having a greater value than a clamp signal Ic and the far-side signal I | 01/30/2001 |
| 6173123 | Rangefinder apparatus A rangefinder apparatus includes an infrared light-emitting diode for projecting light toward a range-finding object; a position sensitive device for detecting projected light reflected from the range-finding object and outputting a signal according to a ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6026246 | Distance measuring apparatus A far-side signal (I2) output from a PSD which has received reflected light from an object to be subjected to distance measurement is input to a clamp circuit through a second signal processing circuit, and the far-side signal (I2) o... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5923910 | Distance measuring apparatus A distance measuring apparatus in a lens-shutter type camera is provided with a photographic lens having variable focal length. The device includes a pair of image forming lenses each forming a subject image, a pair of line sensors on which the subject im... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5905576 | Optical displacement measurement device and optical displacement measurement system A laser diode 11 irradiates an object 3 with beam light modulated in an appropriate cycle. A position detection element 21 outputs a pair of position signals responsive to the position of a light reception spot and a processing section finds a distance to... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5814808 | Optical displacement measuring system using a triangulation including a processing of position signals in a time sharing manner An optical displacement measuring system using a triangulation comprises a light projecting unit for emitting to an object a light beam which is amplitude-modulated by a reference signal having a predetermined period, a light receiving unit for receiving ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5808726 | Distance measurement apparatus This invention has as its object to provide a distance measurement apparatus which can relatively easily control the clock generation timing and can prevent dark currents generated by accumulation units from being unbalanced between the ON and OFF states ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5754281 | Range finder An apparatus that measures the distance to an object by projecting light, receiving reflected light of the projected light through at least two light receiving devices disposed at different positions, and combining information from the two light receiving... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5742524 | Distance measuring device In order to improve the accuracy and reliability of a distance measurement device of the light-projecting type, the device is provided with a reference voltage generator for generating a reference voltage having a level dependent upon whether or not a lig... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5684569 | Position detecting apparatus and projection exposure apparatus In a position detecting apparatus, according to this invention, a convexly and concavely patterned wafer mark is imaged on an image pickup surface via an imaging optical system, and the image on the image pickup surface is detected. The position detecting... | 11/04/1997 |
