Patents for G01B 11 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means (73,862)
05/2002
05/16/2002US20020057859 System and method for measuring stress during processing of an optical fiber
05/16/2002US20020057839 Method and measuring instrument for determining the position of an edge of a pattern element on a substrate
05/16/2002US20020057832 Method and system for acquiring a three-dimensional shape description
05/16/2002US20020057831 Pattern inspection method and apparatus
05/16/2002US20020057438 Method and apparatus for capturing 3D surface and color thereon in real time
05/16/2002US20020057437 Apparatus and method for enabling high resolution film thickness and thickness-uniformity measurements
05/16/2002US20020057427 Method and apparatus for article inspection including speckel reduction
05/16/2002US20020057426 Position determination and adjustment system and light sensing device used for the same
05/16/2002US20020057424 Exposure apparatus, method of manufacturing semiconductor devices, semiconductor manufacturing plant, method of maintaining exposure apparatus, and position detector
05/16/2002DE10054062A1 Verfahren zur Positionsbestimmung und Positionsmesseinrichtung zur Ausführung des Verfahrens Method for determining the position and position-measuring device for implementing the method
05/16/2002DE10053033A1 Height measurement and marking-out device for three-dimensional measurement of objects has an articulated arm, with the positions of the arm joints determined to deduce the position of the measurement head
05/16/2002CA2428373A1 Non-contact measurement device for accurately determining angular measurements in relation to plumb and level
05/16/2002CA2428111A1 Laser ablation
05/15/2002EP1205729A2 Device for capturing images three-dimensionally
05/15/2002EP1205728A2 Position measuring device and method for putting a position measuring device into operation
05/15/2002EP1204845A1 Method and device for detecting a bending angle on a workpiece
05/15/2002EP1204844A1 Device for determining wheel and/or axle geometry in motor vehicles
05/15/2002EP1204842A1 Apparatus and method for visually identifying micro-forces with a palette of cantilever array blocks
05/15/2002EP1204366A1 Closed loop optical coherence topography
05/15/2002CN1349460A Method of gauging engraved cups
05/15/2002CN1349252A Pattern testing device, explosure equipment control system
05/15/2002CN1349085A Optical fiber F-P interferometer of metal-ceramic structure
05/15/2002CN1349083A Wide-range polarized-light linear displacement sensor
05/15/2002CN1349082A Fast mold figure measuring method
05/14/2002US6389187 Optical fiber bend sensor
05/14/2002US6389158 System and method for determining spatial coordinates
05/14/2002US6389155 Image processing apparatus
05/14/2002US6389153 Distance information generator and display device using generated distance information
05/14/2002US6388808 Confocal microscopic equipment
05/14/2002US6388756 Optical method of measuring trench depth
05/14/2002US6388755 Wireless position and orientation detecting system
05/14/2002US6388754 Shape measuring system and method
05/14/2002US6388703 Method of realizing machining results
05/14/2002US6388239 Probe for near-field optical microscope, method for manufacturing the same and scanning near-field optical microscope
05/14/2002CA2163934C Electromagnetic profile scanner
05/14/2002CA2002752C Slab surface contour monitor
05/10/2002WO2002037411A1 Optical input device for measuring finger movement
05/10/2002WO2002037410A1 Method of measuring the movement of an input device.
05/10/2002WO2002037124A1 Method of measuring the movement of a material sheet and optical sensor for performing the method
05/10/2002WO2002037090A1 Apparatus for parallel detection of the behaviour of mechanical micro-oscillators
05/10/2002WO2002037060A1 Method for measuring position and position measuring device for carrying out said method
05/10/2002WO2002037056A1 Device for optical yarn measurement
05/10/2002WO2002037055A1 Measuring device for monitoring the outer contour of profiles during production
05/10/2002WO2002037054A1 Method and device for contactless measurement of a linear textile formation such as yarn etc.
05/10/2002WO2002037053A2 Temperature insensitive fiber-optic torque and strain sensor
05/10/2002WO2002036018A1 Determination of deformation of surgical tools
05/10/2002WO2002001149A3 Measuring wheel base parallelism with a position determination system
05/10/2002WO2002001148A3 Target system for use with position determination system
05/10/2002WO2001039124A3 Image processing apparatus
05/10/2002CA2427702A1 Determination of deformations of surgical tools
05/09/2002US20020055679 System and method for ligament graft placement
05/09/2002US20020054703 Pattern inspection method and apparatus
05/09/2002US20020054702 Automated photomask inspection apparatus
05/09/2002US20020054299 Three dimensional scanning camera
05/09/2002US20020054298 Straightness measuring apparatus for moving stage
05/09/2002US20020054297 Three dimensional scanning system
05/09/2002US20020054290 Optical measurment system using polarized light
05/09/2002US20020053904 Apparatus for measuring the thickness of a thin film
05/08/2002EP1203928A1 Road surface roughness measuring device
05/08/2002EP1203927A2 Method and device for detecting the position of a vehicle wheel in a reference system linked to the vehicle
05/08/2002EP1203221A1 System and method for inspecting cans
05/08/2002EP1203199A1 Thermal resonance imaging method
05/08/2002DE10139030A1 Optical imaging system for control of workpiece position, has workpiece moved by handling system
05/08/2002DE10053154A1 Optische Kohärenz-Interferometrie und Kohärenz-Tomographie mit räumlich teilhärenten Lichtquellen Optical coherence interferometry and coherence tomography with spatially teilhärenten light sources
05/08/2002DE10051505A1 Generating 3D distance images involves computing 3D image from charge densities resulting from backscattered light pulses in separate intervals stored in two devices per image point
05/08/2002DE10050892A1 Device for automatically recording multiple topometric measurements has polyhedron reference body with reference field with photogrammetric markers, machine-legible identifiers
05/08/2002DE10047211A1 Verfahren und Messgerät zur Positionsbestimmung einer Kante eines Strukturelementes auf einem Substrat Method and instrument for determining the position of an edge of a structural element on a substrate
05/07/2002US6385334 System and method for adjusting stereo camera
05/07/2002US6384920 Self-targeting reader system for remote identification
05/07/2002US6384908 Orientation dependent radiation source
05/07/2002US6384904 Distance measuring apparatus
05/07/2002US6384404 Device for measuring a bending load
05/07/2002US6383824 Method of using scatterometry measurements to control deposition processes
05/07/2002US6383816 Probing of surface roughness
05/07/2002US6383148 Method of measuring a body region
05/02/2002WO2002035181A1 Device for inspecting and testing a single glass pane, an insulating glass element or a laminated glass
05/02/2002WO2002035180A1 Method and device for non-destructive real-time measurements of residual stresses in planar and non-planar objects
05/02/2002WO2002035179A1 Optical coherence interferometry and coherence tomography with spatially partially coherent light sources
05/02/2002WO2002035177A2 Dynamic angle measuring interferometer
05/02/2002WO2002010720A3 Photogrammetric image correlation and measurement system and method
05/02/2002WO2002001142A3 3d machine vision measuring system with vehicle position adjustment mechanism for positioning vehicle
05/02/2002WO2001011565A3 Apparatus and methods for the inspection of objects
05/02/2002US20020052711 Distance measuring apparatus and distance measuring method
05/02/2002US20020052710 Method for measuring door sealing gap of vehicle
05/02/2002US20020052709 Three-dimensional position/orientation sensing apparatus, information presenting system, and model error detecting system
05/02/2002US20020052053 Inspection system and semiconductor device manufacturing method
05/02/2002US20020051637 Rangefinder device and camera incorporating the same
05/02/2002US20020051566 Defect inspection apparatus and method
05/02/2002US20020051128 Distance measuring apparatus and distance measuring method
05/02/2002US20020051117 Scanner
05/02/2002US20020051006 Method and system for generating three-dimensional data
05/02/2002EP1202075A2 Distance measuring apparatus and distance measuring method
05/02/2002EP1202033A2 Spectral ellipsometer
05/02/2002EP1202027A1 Method and apparatus for measuring outside dimensions and the centre of gravity of a package
05/02/2002EP1201359A2 Method for centering an spectacle lens and attaching the same to a holder, manufacturing method and apparatus therefor
05/02/2002EP1200853A1 Method and device for determining spatial positions and orientations
05/02/2002EP1200801A1 Methods for operating a laser scanner
05/02/2002EP1200799A1 Instruments for analyzing binding assays based on attenuation of light by thin films
05/02/2002EP1200798A1 System for scanning of the geometry of large objects
05/02/2002EP1200797A1 Apparatus and method for the non-destructive testing of articles using optical metrology