Patents for G01B 11 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means (73,862)
12/1997
12/30/1997US5703684 Apparatus for optical differential measurement of glide height above a magnetic disk
12/30/1997US5703680 Method of detecting anomalies in a distortable object
12/29/1997EP0814356A2 Imaging sensor having multiple fields of view and utilizing all-reflective optics
12/29/1997EP0814318A2 Method of measuring thickness and refractive indices of component layers of laminated structure and measuring apparatus for carrying out the same
12/29/1997EP0813482A1 Steering angle sensor device for motor vehicles
12/29/1997EP0695413A4 Non-contact inspection system
12/29/1997EP0680565B1 Hydraulic system with pump and load
12/29/1997EP0572555B1 A high precision component alignment sensor system
12/24/1997WO1997049062A1 Method and apparatus for the optical determination of the orientation of a garment workpiece
12/24/1997WO1997048968A1 Confocal optical apparatus
12/24/1997CN1168513A Vision recognising apparatus and elements recognising method
12/24/1997CA2251400A1 Method and apparatus for the optical determination of the orientation of a garment workpiece
12/23/1997US5701370 Optical fiber sensors for monitoring joint articulation and chest expansion of a human body
12/23/1997US5701187 Portable input apparatus
12/23/1997US5701179 Method and system for measuring dimensions of an edge of a part
12/23/1997US5701178 Non-damaging flatness and thickness gauge for glass
12/23/1997US5701173 Method and apparatus for reducing the unwanted effects of noise present in a three dimensional color imaging system
12/23/1997US5701006 Method and apparatus for measuring distances using fiber optics
12/23/1997US5700084 Optical source position adjustment device
12/23/1997CA2017578C Embankment reinforcing structures
12/18/1997WO1997047943A1 Wheel alignment measuring instrument and wheel alignment measuring
12/18/1997WO1997047942A1 Method and system for acquiring a three-dimensional shape description
12/18/1997DE19724790A1 Remaining life-time estimation method for motor vehicle drive transmission belt
12/18/1997DE19623192A1 Work plotter with measuring head working with existing measuring system of machine
12/18/1997CA2256587A1 Method and system for acquiring a three-dimensional shape description
12/17/1997EP0813081A1 Procedure to determine the inclination angle of at least one optical fibre and device to carry out the procedure
12/17/1997EP0813073A2 Object identification and precision localization through combined video and infrared signals
12/17/1997EP0813063A1 Method of controlling equipment for deinking paper pulp, and device for continuously measuring the quantity of particles in a liquid
12/17/1997EP0813055A1 Method and device for photothermal testing of surfaces of workpieces
12/17/1997EP0813040A2 Precision spatial mapping with combined video and infrared signals
12/17/1997EP0750765B1 Data processor for selecting data elements having the highest magitude values and storing them in ascending order
12/17/1997EP0746745A4 Method and apparatus for the rapid acquisition of data in coherence scanning interferometry
12/17/1997EP0602131B1 Portable laser device for alignment tasks
12/16/1997US5699452 Method and system of identifying a valid object in a background of an image using a gray level co-occurrence matrix of the image
12/16/1997US5699448 Split field optics for locating multiple components
12/16/1997US5699280 Device for determining a distance range of an object
12/16/1997US5699161 Method and apparatus for measuring dimensions of objects on a conveyor
12/16/1997US5699160 Optical apparatus for inspecting laser texture
12/16/1997US5699158 Apparatus for accurately detecting rectilinear motion of a moving object using a divided beam of laser light
12/16/1997US5699153 Method and apparatus for optical inspection
12/16/1997US5698861 System for detecting a position of a movable object without contact
12/16/1997US5698851 Device and method for precise angular measurement by mapping small rotations into large phase shifts
12/16/1997US5698843 Apparatus for measuring motion errors of five degrees of freedom along guideway
12/16/1997US5698346 Photomask-pattern-shape evaluation method, photomask, photomask manufacturing method, photomask-pattern forming method, and exposure method
12/16/1997CA2080940C Multi-beam liquid-drop size/rate detector apparatus
12/11/1997WO1997047023A1 Spin-split scanning electron microscope
12/11/1997WO1997041460A3 Combined laser/flir optics system
12/11/1997DE19723963A1 Objekterkennungsvorrichtung und -verfahren für Fahrzeuge Object detection apparatus and method for vehicles
12/11/1997DE19723448A1 Compensation method for time delay in interferometer measurement and reference signals
12/11/1997DE19622412A1 Interferometer position sensor for precision machine tool
12/10/1997EP0811855A2 Sensor system for automatic relative position control
12/10/1997EP0811728A1 Method for controlling an excavator
12/10/1997EP0811727A1 Controller for construction machines
12/10/1997EP0811310A1 Method of placing a component on a carrier, and component placement machine for implementing said method
12/10/1997EP0811146A1 Web or sheet edge position measurement process and device
12/10/1997EP0682771A4 Method and apparatus for surface topography measurement by spatial-frequency analysis of interferograms.
12/10/1997EP0636240B1 Angle detection
12/10/1997EP0609419B1 Interferometric probe for distance measurement
12/10/1997CN1167184A Controller for construction machinery
12/09/1997US5696589 Optical caliper with compensation for specimen deflection and method
12/09/1997US5696583 Apparatus for automatically measuring the thickness of a transparent coating material using a white light source
12/09/1997US5696383 Method and apparatus for measuring the curvature of wafers with beams of different wavelengths
12/09/1997US5696374 Optical encoder using doubled diffraction angle based on first and second diffraction gratings
12/09/1997US5696373 Optical encoder with dual diffraction grating
12/09/1997US5695660 Optical techniques of measuring endpoint during the processing of material layers in an optically hostile environment
12/04/1997WO1997045698A1 Interferometer for measuring thickness variations of semiconductor wafers
12/03/1997EP0810569A1 Lane detection sensor and navigation system employing the same
12/03/1997EP0810417A2 Relative angle detection apparatus utilizing polarization and virtual reality providing system using the apparatus
12/03/1997EP0809926A1 Component placement machine and method of placing a component on a carrier by means of said component placement machine
12/03/1997EP0809800A1 Surface topography enhancement
12/03/1997EP0809785A1 A method and device for continuous monitoring of dynamic loads
12/03/1997EP0710387B1 Method and apparatus for calibrating three-dimensional space for machine vision applications
12/03/1997EP0696346A4 Observing the profiles of objects and materials
12/03/1997CN1166872A Optical fiber bragg grating coating removal detection
12/03/1997CN1166435A Method and device for monitoring blanks or revenue seals for cigarette packages
12/02/1997US5694483 Measurement face extraction apparatus and method
12/02/1997US5694220 Minute step measuring method
12/02/1997US5694217 Interferometer for testing forms of surface and stress and strain
12/02/1997US5694210 Multi-purpose sensor system and sensing method using internally reflected light beams
12/02/1997US5694204 Device for optically measuring distance
12/02/1997US5694202 Universal boresight tool for small arms weapons
12/02/1997US5693953 Method and apparatus for electro optically determining the dimension, location and attitude of objects
12/02/1997US5693935 Method and device for continuous pattern sensing using fiber optics
12/02/1997US5692511 Diagnostic tomographic laser imaging apparatus
11/1997
11/27/1997WO1997044649A1 Method and apparatus for analysing optical parameters
11/27/1997WO1997044638A1 Quadrant light detector
11/27/1997WO1997044635A1 Apparatus and method for determining vehicle wheel alignment measurements from three-dimensional wheel positions and orientations
11/27/1997WO1997044634A1 Device for inspecting terminals of semiconductor package
11/27/1997WO1997044633A1 Optical measurement
11/27/1997WO1997044632A1 Optical caliper with compensation for specimen deflection and method
11/27/1997DE19721313A1 Test specimen critical dimension measurement system for e.g. semiconductor manufacture
11/27/1997DE19620642A1 Object rim sensor with two light detectors for detection of position of objects
11/27/1997DE19620419A1 Optical contact free measurement of surface displacement
11/27/1997DE19620192A1 Scanning equipment, in particular scanning probe microscope
11/27/1997CA2244157A1 Quadrant light detector
11/26/1997EP0809120A2 Optic position sensor
11/26/1997EP0809099A2 Procedure for inspecting medical vials
11/26/1997EP0808410A1 Apparatus for determining the curvature of an elongated hole, such as a drill hole, in rock for instance
11/26/1997CN2268920Y Diameter gauge for horizontal tank
11/26/1997CN2268919Y Optic instrument for complex coordinate restoration and shift analysis