Patents for G01B 11 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means (73,862)
12/2007
12/25/2007US7312873 Alignment method and parameter selection method
12/25/2007US7312872 System and method for automated positioning of camera
12/25/2007US7312871 Method and apparatus for alignment of components
12/25/2007US7312870 Optical alignment detection system
12/25/2007US7312866 Methods and systems for substrate surface evaluation
12/25/2007US7312864 Measurement device and process for determining the straightness of hollow cylindrical or hollow conical bodies and their orientation relative to one another
12/25/2007US7312862 Measurement system for determining six degrees of freedom of an object
12/25/2007US7312861 Method and apparatus for measuring the angular orientation between two surfaces
12/25/2007US7312859 Optical fiber inspection device
12/25/2007US7312854 Position sensitive photoelectric sensor and method of setting reference distance in the same
12/25/2007US7312849 Substrate alignment apparatus and method, and exposure apparatus
12/25/2007US7312445 Pyramid-shaped near field probe using surface plasmon wave
12/25/2007US7312433 Measuring device and method for detecting objects interrupting a beam of radiation
12/25/2007US7311326 Distance detecting apparatus, air bag system controlling apparatus, and method of detecting distance
12/25/2007US7310890 Apparatus for automatically measuring external and internal profile of a pipe at the end thereof
12/21/2007WO2007146337A2 Methods and apparatus for aligning an etalon with a photodiode array
12/21/2007WO2007145245A1 Tire inspection device
12/21/2007WO2007145224A1 End inclination angle measuring method, inspecting method and inspecting apparatus for objects having undulations, method for determining the position of illuminating means, irregularity inspecting apparatus, and illuminating position determining apparatus
12/21/2007WO2007145223A1 Undulation inspection device, unduation inspecting method, control program for unduation inspection device, and recording medium
12/21/2007WO2007144986A1 Device and method for inspecting external appearance of wire harness
12/21/2007WO2007144517A2 Method of measuring the thickness of a coating on a substrate
12/21/2007WO2007126559A3 Apparatus and method for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
12/21/2007WO2007106608A3 Light beam targeting and positioning system for a paint or coating removal blasting system
12/20/2007US20070294045 Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated line laser scanner
12/20/2007US20070292778 comparing measured optical property (reflectivity) of object pattern with measured optical properties of reference photoresist patterns via spectrophotometry; semiconductor substrate, photolithography mask substrate; microelectronics
12/20/2007US20070292015 Method and apparatus for inspecting a pattern
12/20/2007US20070291992 Ranging device utilizing image processing
12/20/2007US20070291283 Linear measurement apparatus
12/20/2007US20070291282 Method and device for enlarging the measurement volume of an optical measurement system
12/20/2007US20070291281 Three-dimensional shape measuring system
12/20/2007US20070291280 Scanning microscope for optically measuring an object
12/20/2007US20070291279 Methods and apparatus for aligning an etalon with a photodiode array
12/20/2007US20070291278 Optical lens system and position measurement system using the same
12/20/2007US20070291277 Spectral domain optical coherence tomography system
12/20/2007US20070291276 Device for Determining the Position of Spaced-Apart Areas in Transparent and/or Diffuse Objects
12/20/2007US20070291274 Interferometric Measuring System
12/20/2007US20070291270 Image-based fiber length measurements from tapered beards
12/20/2007US20070291269 Method and apparatus for angular-resolved spectroscopic lithography characterization
12/20/2007US20070291268 System for verifying the accuracy of lens holder attachment, lens attachment stage, and lens processing system
12/20/2007US20070291267 Apparatus for monitoring the alignment of marking lasers
12/20/2007US20070291260 Noncontact Method for Measuring Pitch of Gear Teeth and Screw
12/20/2007US20070291259 Method and Apparatus for Contactless Measurement of the Curvature of an Ophthalmic Article
12/20/2007US20070290697 Microstructured pattern inspection method
12/20/2007DE102006028409A1 Scanning microscope e.g. confocal scanning microscope, for use in micro-system technology, has signal detector arranged in optical path such that radiation is formed on detector, where focusing device is connected with scanner control unit
12/20/2007DE102006028158A1 Positions, levels, areas or objects determining and monitoring method for use in e.g. sheet reversing device, involves flexibly connecting transmitters and receivers with one another
12/20/2007DE102004033928B4 Abtastvorrichtung zum Vermessen der Konturen eines Objektes Scanning device for measuring the contours of an object
12/19/2007EP1867948A2 Linear measurement apparatus
12/19/2007EP1725832B1 Interferometric measuring arrangement
12/19/2007EP1711645A4 Method and apparatus for monitoring optical characteristics of thin films in a deposition process
12/19/2007EP1468247B1 Aligning optical components of an optical measuring system
12/19/2007EP1311911B1 Device for registration of optical holograms on amorphous molecular semiconductor films
12/19/2007EP1281052B1 Method for imaging measurement, imaging measuring device and use of measured information in process control
12/19/2007CN200993690Y Vision sensor for measurement
12/19/2007CN200993682Y Metallized optical fiber grating and optical fiber grating strain sensor
12/19/2007CN200993579Y Image navigation device
12/19/2007CN200993574Y Three-point linkage variable diameter spherical curvature measuring instrument
12/19/2007CN101090778A Workpiece bending angle detecting device and workpiece bending machine
12/19/2007CN101089680A Device for measuring contact corner
12/19/2007CN101089551A 3D measuring method based on two-dimensional code
12/19/2007CN101089550A Measuring device and method for transparent substance and reflector based on digital microscope and data synthetic technique
12/19/2007CN101089549A Linear measurement apparatus
12/19/2007CN101089548A 3D information detection device and method for pavement treadway
12/19/2007CN101089547A Two-diensional three-frequency dephase measuring method base on color structural light
12/19/2007CN100356225C Focus detecting method, focus detecting mechanism and image measuring device having focus detecting mechanism
12/19/2007CN100356137C Method and device for automatic on-line measurement of optical sheet warp
12/19/2007CN100356136C Movable type electronic instrument for measuring leather in high precision
12/19/2007CN100355584C Edge position detecting apparatus and method, and program
12/18/2007US7310566 Quality control method for two-dimensional matrix codes on metallic workpieces, using an image processing device
12/18/2007US7310431 Optical methods for remotely measuring objects
12/18/2007US7310155 Extraction of tool independent line-edge-roughness (LER) measurements using in-line programmed LER and reliability structures
12/18/2007US7310154 Shape measurement system
12/18/2007US7310146 Mark position measuring method and apparatus
12/18/2007US7310138 Method for augmenting radio positioning system using single fan laser
12/18/2007US7310137 Self surveying laser transmitter
12/18/2007US7310133 Finger identification apparatus
12/18/2007US7310130 Lithographic apparatus and position measuring method
12/18/2007US7309863 Cantilever array, method for fabricating the same, scanning probe microscope, sliding apparatus of guiding and rotating mechanism, sensor, homodyne laser interferometer, laser doppler interferometer having optically exciting function for exciting sample, each using the same, and method for exciting cantilevers
12/18/2007CA2173156C A method for characterizing polymer molecules or the like
12/13/2007WO2007143056A2 Order selected overlay metrology
12/13/2007WO2007142351A1 Apparatus with mobile body, exposure apparatus, exposure method and device manufacturing method
12/13/2007WO2007142250A1 Gap measuring method, imprint method, and imprint apparatus
12/13/2007WO2007141496A1 Optical inspection
12/13/2007WO2007140915A1 Method and apparatus for determining deviations in shape and undulation in continuous freeform surfaces
12/13/2007WO2007071944A9 Apparatus for and a method of determining surface characteristics
12/13/2007US20070288198 Optical Recording Of The Spatial Shape Of Bodies And Body Parts With Sections That In Part Are Not Optically Visible
12/13/2007US20070288194 Method and system for object control
12/13/2007US20070285673 Wafer center finding
12/13/2007US20070285672 Three-dimensional shape measuring method, three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus, and focus adjusting method
12/13/2007US20070285671 Measurement method and apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
12/13/2007US20070285663 Efficient and accurate alignment of stereoscopic displays
12/13/2007US20070285650 Apparatus for determining the shape of a gemstone
12/13/2007US20070285649 Radar apparatus
12/13/2007US20070284764 Sensing mechanism for crystal orientation indication mark of semiconductor wafer
12/13/2007US20070284516 Optical trap utilizing a pivoting optical fiber
12/13/2007US20070283582 Measuring Method and Measuring Unit for Determining the Spatial Position of a Wheel Rim as Well as a Wheel Alignment Measuring System
12/13/2007DE10258579B4 Messeinrichtung Measuring device
12/13/2007DE102006027113A1 Objects detecting method for surrounding of vehicle, involves estimating shade designs over position and direction of vehicle and direction of lighting of objects from data supplied by video camera
12/13/2007DE102006026775A1 Opto-electronic method for characterizing e.g. paper surface, involves providing spectrum, which arises by integration of defined measuring section, and determining roughness of paper surface by width of spectral distribution
12/13/2007DE102006026433A1 Three-dimensional body testing system for displaying dimensional variations of body, has measuring device for detecting three-dimensional surface of body, and display unit formed as projector for projection of comparison on surface of body
12/13/2007DE102006025324A1 Sensoreinrichtung Sensor device