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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175842 | Method and system for measuring a component A method for measuring the profile of a component in the region of an edge of the component comprises the following steps: determining the position of an edge point of the component; defining a center line for the component in the region of the edge; and measuring a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8121814 | Three-dimensional processor and method for controlling display of three-dimensional data in the three-dimensional processor A method is provided for controlling display of three-dimensional data in a three-dimensional processor that processes three-dimensional data indicating three-dimensional position coordinates of each point on a surface of an object to be measured, the three-dimensio... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112245 | First-point distance parameter system and method for automatic grid generation A system and method for automatically generating a computation mesh for use with an analytical tool, the computation mesh having a plurality of ξ-grid lines and η-grid lines intersecting at mesh points positioned with respect to an inner boundary and an outer boun... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7970579 | Apparatus for and a method of determining surface characteristics A coherence scanning interferometer (2) carries out: a coherence scanning measurement operation on a surface area (81) carrying a structure using a low numeric aperture objective so that the pitch of the surface structure elements (82) is much l... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7949491 | System and method for identifying road features A system and method identifies road features that may not appear on a map database, such as paths not described as roads on the map database, and whether all the roads at a crossing cross at the same grade level. The system and method may thus be used to identify po... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949490 | Determining profile parameters of a structure using approximation and fine diffraction models in optical metrology Provided is a method for determining one or more profile parameters of a structure using an optical metrology model, the optical metrology model including a profile model, an approximation diffraction model, and a fine diffraction model. A simulated approximation di... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7877227 | Surface measurement instrument A surface measurement instrument (1) for obtaining surface characteristic data of a sample surface (13) is described. Relative movement between a reference surface (11) and a sample support (15) is caused to occur while a sensor (16 | 01/25/2011 |
| 7865330 | System and method for measuring a curve of an object A system and method for measuring a curve of an object includes aligning the ideal curve and the real point-cloud of the object, and defining a plurality of tolerance ranges for an area of a real curve of the object having a tolerance in a predetermined range. The m... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853429 | Curvature-based edge bump quantification Evaluating irregularities in surfaces of objects such as semiconductor wafers using a thickness profile of a surface section and analyzing the profile to obtain information of an irregularity start position, magnitude, and span along with surface slope and height in... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7840374 | Method and device for measuring an object for measurement The invention relates to a method and device for measuring an object for measurement, comprising at least one reference structure for the definition of an object coordinate system, fixed with relation to the object, by means of a measuring system, which comprises at... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827003 | Straightness measuring method and straightness measuring apparatus Distances from three displacement meters arranged in a first direction to three measuring points arranged along a measurement line that extends in the first direction on a surface of an object to be measured are measured while a movable body, which is either the thr... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7774160 | Method, device, and system for verifying points determined on an elliptic curve Conventional cryptographic methods that are based on elliptic curves are prone to side-channel attacks. Previously known methods for preventing side-channel attacks have the disadvantage of requiring high arithmetic capacity and a large amount of available memory sp... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7756673 | Measuring device for measuring aspects of objects An exemplary measuring device (100) for measuring aspects of objects includes a first contour measuring probe (10), a second contour measuring probe (20) and a processor (30). The first contour measuring probe (10) has a first tip ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7640137 | Shape model generation method and shape model generation system A shape model generation method or system for generating a shape model from shape description data such as X-ray CT data, including a process by virtual probe measuring unit of causing a virtual probe defined as an area having a finite expansion in a virtual space i... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7596468 | Method for measuring a selected portion of a curved surface of an object A computer-implemented method for measuring a selected portion of a curved surface of an object is disclosed. The method includes the blocks of displaying a straight-line across an object, stretching the straight-line to form a plane, determining intersection points... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7590506 | Pattern measurement apparatus and pattern measuring method A pattern measurement apparatus includes a line profile creating unit for creating a line profile of a pattern formed on a sample by scanning with a charged particle beam, a derivative profile creating unit for creating a second derivative profile by differentiating... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7577547 | Jacobian scaling parameter system and method for automatic grid generation A system and method for automatically generating a computation mesh for use with an analytical tool, the computation mesh having a plurality of ξ-grid lines and η-grid lines intersecting at grid points positioned with respect to an inner boundary and an outer boun... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7577546 | Source decay parameter system and method for automatic grid generation A system and method for automatically generating a computation mesh for use with an analytical tool, the computation mesh having a plurality of ξ-grid lines and η-grid lines intersecting at grid points positioned with respect to an inner boundary and an outer boun... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7519502 | Surface profile measurement processing method In one general aspect, a method of processing surface profile measurements includes obtaining a calibration image, the calibration image including one or more surface profile measurements at one or more discrete points on a surface, performing calibration processing... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516041 | System and method for identifying road features A system and method identifies road features that may not appear on a map database, such as paths not described as roads on the map database, and whether all the roads at a crossing cross at the same grade level. The system and method may thus be used to identify po... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7499830 | Computer-implemented techniques and system for characterizing geometric parameters of an edge break in a machined part A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program code are provided for characterizing an edge break, e.g., part features and/or geometric discontinuities that could give rise to edge sharpness, as may be encountered in a chamfer, bevel, fillet and other p... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7483809 | Optical metrology using support vector machine with profile parameter inputs A structure formed on a semiconductor wafer can be examined using a support vector machine. A profile model is defined by profile parameters that characterize the geometric shape of the structure. A training set of values for the profile parameters is obtained. A tr... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7433799 | Method of determining shape data A method to determine the shape data of a complex curve surface using reference templates from a copy of the workpiece before it was used and the undamaged portion of the used workpiece so that the damaged portion of the workpiece can be reconstructed. The reference... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428469 | Three-dimensional-information detecting system and three-dimensional-information inputting device A three-dimensional-information detecting system includes a switching portion that sequentially selects sensor coils of a three-dimensional-information detecting device. Electromagnetic coupling is used to perform signal transmission and reception between the sensor... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7409256 | Footwear measurement and footwear manufacture systems and methods Foot measurement and footwear manufacture systems and methods. A three-dimensional foot frame of a foot and pressure data corresponding to a bottom of the foot are measured, and a first and a second group of characteristic points are respectively determined accordin... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406395 | Method and system for measuring geometrical characters of a figure A system for measuring geometrical characters of a figure includes an application server (1), client computers (3), and a database (5). The application server includes: a figure inputting module (10) for inputting a figure of a workpiece ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7395182 | System and method for the dimension checking of mechanical pieces A system for performing dimension checkings of mechanical pieces is provided including a contact detecting probe with wireless transmission, for example through a single radiofrequency two-way communication link, to and from a base station connected to an interface ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388677 | Optical metrology optimization for repetitive structures The top-view profiles of repeating structures in a wafer are characterized and parameters to represent variations in the top-view profile of the repeating structures are selected. An optical metrology model is developed that includes the selected top-view profile pa... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370430 | Three-dimensional collision detection system and method for a measuring machine A three-dimensional (3D) collision detection method for a measuring machine comprises the steps of: receiving parameters of a to-be-measured workpiece and a moveable arm; simulating a to-be-measured workpiece 3D-model in accordance with the parameters of the to-be-m... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369961 | Systems and methods for structural clustering of time sequences Arrangements and methods for performing structural clustering between different time series. Time series data relating to a plurality of time series is accepted, structural features relating to the time series data are ascertained, and at least one distance between ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366637 | Form measuring instrument A form measuring instrument comprising: a roughness sensor placed on the table, and for outputting measurement data that includes information on the cross-sectional shape; a relative movement mechanism for relatively moving the table and the roughness sensor such th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363181 | Straightness correcting method for surface texture measuring instrument, and surface texture measuring instrument A surface texture measuring instrument is provided that is capable of performing a correction operation depending on the rotation angle position of a detector even when the detector is rotated for measurement. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359828 | Process for plotting the shape of a contour of a previously machined ophthalmic lens Process for plotting the shape of a contour (5, 6) of a previously machined ophthalmic lens (1), which comprises the steps of: illuminating an optical face (2, 3) of the lens (1) with a flat light beam (... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359829 | Method of inspecting the profile of the connection zone between the cylindrical portion and the taper of a roller for a turbomachine roller bearing A method of inspecting the profile of the connection zone between the cylindrical portion and the taper of a roller for a turbomachine roller bearing. The method includes taking a measurement of the surface profile of the roller; on the basis of a calculation of the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349130 | Automated scanning system and method A system and method for mass, automated scanning of objects, including dental study casts, housing parts, and other objects. The system and method are able to function with little or no human operator intervention, thereby facilitating high volume scanning and reduc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346999 | Methods and system for inspection of fabricated components Methods and apparatus for inspecting a component are provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of data points that define a shape of the component, fitting the received data points to a curve that defines a predetermined model shape, and comparing the rece... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349778 | Real-time vehicle dynamics estimation system A real-time vehicle dynamics estimation system that employs a vehicle parameter estimator, a vehicle condition detector and a rich steering input detector for estimating vehicle understeer coefficient and front and rear cornering compliances in real time. The vehicl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7350154 | Virtual desktop manager A method for a user to preview multiple virtual desktops in a graphical user interface is described. The method comprises receiving an indication from a user to preview the multiple virtual desktops and displaying multiple panes on the display. Each pane contains a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328518 | Surface roughness/contour shape measuring apparatus The present invention provides a surface roughness/contour shape measuring apparatus that can move a probe relative to a workpiece within an orthogonal X-Y plane while employing a relatively inexpensive construction. In the surface roughness/contour shape measuring ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322229 | Device and method for measuring the profile of a surface The invention provides a surface profile measurement device for use on rigid or semi-rigid substrates, such as floors. The device includes (a) a beam; (b) at least one beam support mounted on the beam; (c) a sensor assembly slidably connected to said beam and adapte... | 01/29/2008 |
