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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677077 | Sensor calibration device and method for a tire A sensor calibration device and method of construction for a force variation machine includes a circular plate having a test measurement region defined thereon. The test measurement region has a circumferentially extending inner track and a circumferentially extendi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7637142 | Calibration for automated microassembly An apparatus including a micro-mechanical calibration member having at least a portion that is elastically biasable away from a neutral position in response to mechanical contact. The apparatus may also include a fixed member proximate the micro-mechanical calibrati... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7578164 | Method and apparatus for inspecting turbine nozzle segments A method for inspecting a turbine nozzle segment includes positioning the turbine nozzle segment on a base of a tool, with the outer forward face and the inner forward face of the turbine nozzle segment contacting a surface of the base. The outer wall is positioned ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7520156 | Calibration method for a parallel kinematic mechanism machine Kinematic parameters of a parallel kinematic machine can be estimated with high precision considering thermal displacement and error of a measuring device, in addition to deformation error caused by self-weight of each component. A DBB device is used when end effect... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7516642 | Method for calibration of a sensor on a rotational actuator device for control of a gas exchange valve in an internal combustion engine A method for calibrating a distance sensor of a rotary actuator device for controlling a valve of an internal combustion engine. The rotary actuator includes an electric motor with an actuator element for actuating the valve, two energy storage means acting on the v... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7493794 | Method of calibrating a caliper AFM A caliper atomic force microscope (AFM) comprises two AFM probes (each comprised of an oscillator and an attached tip) that operate on a sample in a coordinated manner. The coordinated operation of the AFM probes may be spatially or temporally coordinated. The resul... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7448249 | Clutch actuation control system with adjustable position encoder assembly An adjustable position sensor is provided suitable for use with a clutch actuation control system. The position sensor includes: a rotatable shaft adapted to engage a control gear of the clutch actuation control system; and an encoder having a position indicator adj... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434445 | Apparatus for determining cantilever parameters Apparatus for determining physical properties of micromachined cantilevers used in cantilever-based instruments, including atomic force microscopes, molecular force probe instruments and chemical or biological sensing probes. The properties that may be so determined... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7401496 | Cotton module builder calibration A system and method for calibrating a cotton module builder having a compactor frame, the system including an electronic controller configured to move the compactor frame to a plurality of positions, to read a compactor frame position sensor or sensors in the first ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400991 | Contact type displacement meter First, it is confirmed that the contactor 1a is not damaged. Next, an initial preset signal PR is supplied at the state in which the contactor 1a is contacted to the master work MW. For this reason, CPU stores the reference value in EEPRO... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400990 | Method for performing a function test of a position measuring system and position measuring system for executing the method A method for performing a functional test of a position measuring system, which in the course of scanning a scale by a position measuring unit generates position values. The method includes generating a control value in the position measuring system, the control val... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380433 | Method for calibration of a positional sensor on a rotational actuator device for control of a gas exchange valve in an internal combustion engine A method for calibrating a distance sensor of a rotary actuator device for controlling a charge cycle valve of an internal combustion engine. The rotary actuator device includes a controllable electric motor having an actuator element for actuating the charge cycle ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370532 | RF communications method and system for laser ultrasonic testing A system including a processor, a high-energy density system linked to the processor, and a communicator linked to the processor. The communicator comprehensively integrates a plurality of hardware and software functions associated with operating the high-energy den... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7356937 | Method for calibrating parallel kinematic mechanism, method for verifying calibration, program product for verifying calibration, method for taking data, and method for taking correction data for spatial posturing correction A calibration method is provided for calibrating a parallel kinematic mechanism that has an end effecter. The method includes setting an adjustment tool attached to the end effecter in predetermined postures in a reference coordinate system by taking coordinates of ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359817 | Method of and device for re-calibrating three-dimensional visual sensor in robot system A re-calibration method and device for a three-dimensional visual sensor of a robot system, whereby the work load required for re-calibration is mitigated. While the visual sensor is normal, the visual sensor and a measurement target are arranged in one or more rela... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353609 | Hole location method and apparatus The invention discloses differing embodiments of methods for checking the location or potential location of one or holes in structure relative to edges, fillets, and thickness changes. The area in the vicinity of the hole may be checked in order to determine whether... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353688 | Methods and systems for determining a position of a probe The present methods and systems include aligning at least two sensors with one or more known locations, selecting at least two of the at least two sensors, electrically driving the probe, based on signals received by the selected sensors, determining whether the pro... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350594 | System and method for tracking and communicating with a boring tool A system for determining the location of and communicating with a downhole tool assembly. A tracker assembly comprises a vertical transmitting antenna, a plurality of receiving antennas, and a processor. The downhole tool assembly has a beacon assembly comprising a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337651 | Method for performing model based scanplan generation of a component under inspection A method for generating a scanplan for inspection of a component is provided. The method includes loading a geometric model of the component and generating the scanplan of the component based on the geometric model and at least one scanning parameter. A method of in... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331225 | Non-contact type liquid level sensor A non-contact type liquid level sensor according to the invention has an electromagnetic shield plate mounted on a housing for blocking effects from an external magnetic field onto a magnetoelectric converting element. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323684 | Scanning probe microscope and specimen observation method and semiconductor device manufacturing method using said scanning probe microscope In order to provide a scanning probe microscope capable of measuring with high throughput distribution information relating to local characteristics of a sample concurrently with accurate three-dimensional shape information of the sample without damaging the sample,... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318284 | Method of calibrating a scanning system A method of measuring an object with a coordinate positioning apparatus, comprises the following steps: placing the object within the working volume of the coordinate positioning apparatus; measuring the object with a workpiece contacting probe to create measurement... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313943 | Adjustable encoder for clutch actuation control system An adjustable position sensor is provided suitable for use with a clutch actuation control system. The position sensor includes: a rotatable shaft adapted to engage a control gear of the clutch actuation control system; and an encoder having a position indicator adj... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299556 | Method for checking or calibrating the angle-dependent alignment of a high-precision test-piece The invention related to a method for checking or calibrating the angle-dependent alignment of a reference structure on a high-precision test-piece. After arrangement of the test-piece on a retainer piece, a pre-alignment of an optical unit and/or the reference stru... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302355 | Method and apparatus for calibrating circular objects using a computer tracking system A method of calibrating a circular portion of an object, such as to determine the center point of the object, is provided. The method includes determining spatial coordinates of at least two points on a circumferential edge of the circular portion of the object, and... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287512 | Throttle position sensor The present invention provides a throttle position sensor for a motorcycle including a handlebar having an end. The throttle position sensor includes a rotor having a first end and a second end. The rotor is positioned within the handlebar and rotated relative to th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286949 | Method of error correction Error correction of measurements of workpieces taken using a coordinate positioning apparatus in which the workpiece is mounted on a bed of the apparatus and a workpiece sensing probe is moved relative to the bed into a position sensing relationship with each workpi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281432 | Displacement sensor with an excitation coil and a detection coil To be able to detect a displacement amount of a moving object by a resolution of from micrometer to nanometer by a simple structure. An excitation coil 23 and a detection coil 25 are arranged to align and a magnetic body probe 27 in a con... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278222 | Method for measuring a program-controlled machine tool A method for measuring a program-controlled machine tool using a measuring sphere. According to this method the measuring sphere having known dimensions is positioned on a machine part. A sensing element installed in the machine is moved to a selected initial positi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275330 | Three axial displacement measuring apparatus Disclosed is a three-axial displacement measuring apparatus. The three-axial displacement measuring apparatus includes: a fixation grip fixed to one surface of a hanger supporting a structure to be measured; a universal joint connected to the fixation grip which is ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268967 | Linear-type tape storage magnetic head device A linear-type tape storage magnetic head device in which track density and the response of a magnetic head is improved is provided. A sliding portion constituting a main sliding surface in contact with a magnetic tape T and a magnetic head element chip portion. A tr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252018 | Drive for closure elements A drive for closure elements is provided, in particular in the area of garage and industrial doors, but also for example in the form of roller shutters, with a reference value generator arranged in the motor or in the gearing of the drive for determining the actual ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254506 | Method of calibrating a scanning system A method of measuring an object on a coordinate positioning apparatus. A first object is placed on a coordinate positioning apparatus and measured with a workpiece contacting probe to create measurement data. The measurement data is collected at multiple stylus defl... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246513 | Lateral calibration device and method A calibration device and method for lateral force calibration in small force measuring devices such as atomic force microscopes is disclosed. A platform has a substantially planar surface including a slot for accommodating at least part of the AFM cantilever tip, on... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249002 | Direct relative motion measurement for vibration induced noise and drift cancellation A surface analysis apparatus and a method for compensating for mechanical vibrations and drifts in a surface analysis instrument are disclosed. A probe that is sensitive to the distance between the probe and a sample surface provides a probe signal. The probe signal... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248474 | Fool-proof device on heatsink thermal module for the notebook computer A fool-proof device on the heatsink thermal module for the notebook computer is provided. With an interference member installed on one side of the case of the heatsink thermal module, when installing the heatsink thermal module, the interference member and a predete... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237528 | Throttle valve control device for leisure vehicle A multi-cylinder engine for driving a vehicle is provided. The multi-cylinder engine includes a plurality of cylinders. The engine also includes a multi-throttle valve device having a plurality of air-intake passages, each of which being configured to lead air to th... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7213598 | Navigation-calibrating rotationally asymmetrical medical instruments or implants A method for calibrating or registering a medical instrument or implant includes determining a spatial position of the instrument or implant and determining a relative position of the instrument or implant with respect to anatomical data. A spatial orientation of a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207177 | Position control device for an electrical-fluid power drive and a method of positioning A method and a position control device for an electrical-fluid power drive comprising a fluid power and an electrical actuator for driving a force output point. The invention contemplates the following steps: of derivation of a target overall drive force, to be prov... | 04/24/2007 |