Patents for G01B 11 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means (73,862)
08/1999
08/10/1999US5936736 Focusing method and apparatus for a surveying instrument having an AF function, and arrangement of an AF beam splitting optical system therein
08/10/1999US5936733 Endpoint detector and method for measuring a change in wafer thickness in chemical-mechanical polishing of semiconductor wafers
08/10/1999US5936731 Method for simultaneous detection of multiple fluorophores for in situ hybridization and chromosome painting
08/10/1999US5936725 Apparatus and method for viewing and inspecting a circumferential surface area of a test object
08/10/1999US5936723 Orientation dependent reflector
08/10/1999US5936722 Apparatus and method for determining the angular orientation of an object
08/10/1999US5936718 Method for detecting fiber misalignment in composite manufacturing
08/10/1999US5936254 Thin film detection method and apparatus
08/10/1999US5934220 Teat location for milking
08/10/1999CA2261332A1 Device for the measurement of distances or of the angle of incidence of light beam
08/10/1999CA2083380C Method for identifying individuals from analysis of elemental shapes derived from biosensor data
08/05/1999WO1999039158A1 Device for use as a navigation link when measuring objects
08/05/1999WO1999038693A1 Ink-jet image forming device
08/05/1999DE19840334A1 Position navigation block for optical three-dimensional co-ordinate measurement e.g. for vehicle
08/05/1999DE19804051A1 Distance measurement device
08/04/1999EP0933953A1 Observation apparatus and method of controlling light emission thereof
08/04/1999EP0933743A2 Vigilance level determining device
08/04/1999EP0933646A2 Stereoscopic image processing apparatus
08/04/1999EP0932819A1 Optical position indicator
08/04/1999EP0932818A1 Apparatus with a retracing optical circuit for the measurement of physical quantities having high rejection of environmental noise
08/04/1999EP0932816A1 Method and device for measuring the course of reflective surfaces
08/04/1999EP0932815A1 Interferometric measurement of toric surfaces at grazing incidence
08/04/1999EP0737116B1 Base curve bender
08/04/1999CN1225168A A deburring method
08/04/1999CN1224835A Non-destructive method and device for measuring depth of buried interface
08/03/1999US5933517 Installation and process for the reconstruction of three-dimensional images
08/03/1999US5933351 System and method for locating dies cut from a silicon wafer on a wafer table
08/03/1999US5933240 Method and apparatus for determining the distance between a base and a specular surface by means of radiation reflected at the surface
08/03/1999US5933239 Scale for measuring dimension of article and scale to be used in the same
08/03/1999US5933237 Interferometric instrument
08/03/1999US5933236 Phase shifting interferometer
08/03/1999US5933231 Method and system for measuring cavities and probe for use therein
08/03/1999US5933223 Optical device for measuring small dimensions in vivo
08/03/1999US5932888 Web or sheet edge position measurement process and device
08/03/1999US5932887 Apparatus for measuring the flying height and orientation of a magnetic head relative to a transparent medium based on frustrated total internal reflection
08/03/1999US5932810 Passive peak deflection sensor
07/1999
07/29/1999WO1999038033A2 General asphere-conic conformal optical windows
07/29/1999WO1999037973A1 Method and device for measuring fibre length
07/29/1999DE19802499A1 Object thickness measuring method for determining X-ray dosage in diagnostic X-ray device
07/29/1999DE19802315A1 Method of measuring fibre lengths
07/28/1999EP0932050A2 Optical assembly for contactless vibration measurement
07/28/1999EP0932021A1 Laser interferometer system for straightness measurements
07/28/1999EP0931240A1 Instrument for measuring coordinates
07/28/1999EP0788593B1 Height and profile of an object
07/28/1999EP0639259B1 Apparatus for detecting relative movement
07/28/1999CN1224156A Method and device for testing wear of conveyer chain
07/28/1999CN1044409C Image dissection method by photon tunnel scanning
07/27/1999US5930734 Method and apparatus for measuring the thickness of non-circular elongated workpieces
07/27/1999US5930383 Depth sensing camera systems and methods
07/27/1999US5929994 Intergrating sphere ellipsometer
07/27/1999US5929992 Compact interferometric test system for ellipses
07/27/1999US5929984 System and method for generating multiple parallel beams and planes
07/27/1999US5929983 Optical apparatus for determining the height and tilt of a sample surface
07/27/1999US5929980 Distance measuring apparatus and shape measuring apparatus
07/27/1999US5929431 Optical tracker system for determining the position of a rotating body
07/27/1999US5928545 Cure shrinkage measurement
07/27/1999CA2043336C Three dimensional colour imaging
07/22/1999WO1999036881A1 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional inspection of electronic components
07/22/1999WO1999036746A1 A method of determining the thickness and/or the homogeneity of a moving linear textile formation and a device for carrying out the method
07/22/1999WO1999036216A1 Calibration and compensation of robot-based gauging system
07/22/1999DE19801330A1 Method for measuring outer surfaces of component parts, especially concrete finished products e.g. linings or casings, for quality control
07/21/1999EP0930512A1 Vectorial photosensor
07/21/1999EP0930499A1 Automatic visual inspection apparatus, automatic visual inspection method, and recording medium having recorded an automatic visual inspection program
07/21/1999EP0930253A1 Method and device for the alignment and measurement of an object
07/21/1999EP0929793A1 Method to measure slag layer thickness on a molten bath and appropriate device for use of said method
07/21/1999EP0929792A1 Method for measuring surfaces by confocal microscopy
07/21/1999EP0929267A2 Image-guided surgery system
07/21/1999EP0788454B1 Electro-optic sheet-sensing apparatus and method
07/20/1999US5926557 Method of processing a reflected image
07/20/1999US5926281 Device to measure the alignment of a laser amplification system
07/20/1999US5926278 Method of taking image of glossy convex projection, method of determining position of the projection, and system for taking image of the projection
07/20/1999US5926277 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional imaging using laser illumination interferometry
07/20/1999US5926276 Apparatus having an afocal lens system used in optical measurement of displacement
07/20/1999US5926267 Process and device for detecting extraneous substances and extraneous fibers in a fibrous composite
07/20/1999US5926266 Optical apparatus for rapid defect analysis
07/20/1999US5924192 Method and device for fitting electronic components in a printed circuit board
07/20/1999CA2098420C Near field scanning optical microscope
07/15/1999WO1999035855A1 Method of determining relative camera orientation position to create 3-d visual images
07/15/1999WO1999035464A1 Method and device for measuring workpiece widths under severe environmental conditions
07/15/1999DE19900158A1 Geometrically insensitive interferometer for surface measuring of object
07/15/1999DE19828236C1 Apparatus for determining the gap width between edges of metal sheets to be welded
07/15/1999DE19752595C1 Arrangement for determining a number of parameters of a curved surface, esp. a cornea surface
07/14/1999EP0929094A2 Method and device for measuring the depth of a buried interface
07/14/1999EP0928465A1 Detection system
07/14/1999EP0928240A1 System and method for controlling the size of material banks in calenders, mills, and feed mills
07/14/1999CN1222968A Apparatus and method for characterizing fiber crimps
07/13/1999US5924058 Permanently mounted reference sample for a substrate measurement tool
07/13/1999US5923773 Measured value processing method, a shape reconstructing method, and a shape reconstructing apparatus
07/13/1999US5923772 Method and apparatus for visual recognition of a component supplied to an industrial automated system
07/13/1999US5923429 Apparatus for monitoring in-situ the thickness of a film during film deposition and a method thereof
07/13/1999US5923428 Method and apparatus for measuring dimensions of objects on a conveyor
07/13/1999US5923425 Grazing incidence interferometry for measuring transparent plane-parallel plates
07/13/1999US5923417 System for determining the spatial position of a target
07/13/1999US5923034 Pattern transfer mask, mask inspection method and a mask inspection apparatus
07/13/1999US5922036 Lane detection sensor and navigation system employing the same
07/13/1999CA2108915C A system and method for automatic optical inspection
07/08/1999WO1999034301A1 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional surface contouring using a digital video projection system
07/08/1999WO1999034235A1 Method and device for recording three-dimensional distance-measuring images
07/08/1999WO1999034167A1 Device for determining the wheel and/or axle geometry of motor vehicles
07/08/1999WO1999034166A1 Device for determining the geometry of a wheel and/or axle in motor vehicles