Patents for G01B 11 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means (73,862)
12/1996
12/24/1996US5587794 Surface position detection apparatus
12/24/1996US5587792 Apparatus and method for measuring thickness of thin semiconductor multi-layer film
12/19/1996WO1996041304A1 Apparatus and methods for determining the three-dimensional shape of an object using active illumination and relative blurring in two images due to defocus
12/19/1996WO1996041126A1 Method and apparatus for measuring outside dimensions and the center of gravity of a package
12/19/1996WO1996041125A1 Apparatus for determining the dynamic position and orientation of a transducing head relative to a storage medium
12/19/1996WO1996041124A1 Fiber optic sensor for magnetic bearings
12/19/1996WO1996041123A1 Distance measuring confocal microscope
12/19/1996WO1996039935A1 Diagnostic tomographic laser imaging apparatus
12/19/1996WO1996039924A1 Apparatus and method for measuring tympanic displacement
12/19/1996DE19624040A1 Determining circumferential outline of rotation body by detecting contour sections
12/19/1996DE19522960A1 Determining lateral misalignment of patterns on conveyor transported materials
12/19/1996CA2205929A1 Fiber optic sensor for magnetic bearings
12/18/1996EP0749010A2 Apparatus and method for evaluating contamination caused by organic substances deposited on substrate surface
12/18/1996EP0749003A1 Optoelectronic sensors and compensation system therefor
12/18/1996EP0749000A2 Method and apparatus for color thickness testing
12/18/1996EP0748455A1 Triangular position detection method and apparatus
12/18/1996EP0748435A1 Digitally measuring scopes using a high resolution encoder
12/18/1996EP0748182A1 Device and method for mapping objects
12/18/1996EP0715548A4 Hot bottle inspection apparatus and method
12/18/1996CN1138213A Method of and apparatus for visually inspecting leads of semiconductor device
12/17/1996US5586062 Vehicle wheel alignment utilizing wheel offset and body center line
12/17/1996US5585917 Method and apparatus for checking containers
12/17/1996US5585873 Automated hand-held keratometer
12/17/1996US5585645 Media detector employing light guides and reflectors to direct a light beam across the transport path which is interrupted by the presence of the media
12/17/1996US5584930 Method for measuring the diameter of a single crystal ingot
12/12/1996WO1996039621A1 Device for use in the optical investigation of surfaces
12/12/1996WO1996039612A1 Light beam range finder
12/12/1996DE19623876A1 Integrated multi-axis processing machines measurement monitor e.g. for glass-processing machines
12/12/1996DE19520606A1 Vorrichtung zur optischen Untersuchung von Oberflächen Apparatus for optical inspection of surfaces
12/12/1996DE19520305A1 Interferometric distance measurement
12/12/1996DE19520124A1 Structured lighting for optical three=dimensional measuring systems with detector unit
12/11/1996EP0747933A1 Optical position calibration system
12/11/1996EP0747725A2 Low cost laser range finder system architecture
12/11/1996EP0747674A2 Photo-electric position measuring device
12/11/1996EP0747666A2 Method and apparatus for characterising multilayer thin film systems and for measuring the distance between two surfaces in the presence of thin films
12/11/1996EP0747665A2 Dichotomous scan system for detection of edges of objects and overlapped objects having relatively uniform surfaces
12/11/1996EP0747664A2 Method for measuring the degree of bending in a bent glass sheet
12/11/1996EP0747569A2 Down-hole tool and method for providing images of earth formations on a microscopic scale
12/11/1996EP0746776A1 Method and apparatus for optimizing sub-pixel resolution in a triangulation based distance measuring device
12/11/1996EP0746756A1 Methods and apparatus for determining a first parameter(s) of an object
12/11/1996EP0746748A1 Multi-axis wheel transducer with angular position detector
12/11/1996EP0746745A1 Method and apparatus for the rapid acquisition of data in coherence scanning interferometry
12/11/1996CN2242439Y infrared remote measuring strain gauge
12/10/1996US5583797 Method and apparatus for wheel alignment audit
12/10/1996US5583640 Flaw highlighting light panel and booth for automobile body repair
12/10/1996US5583639 Optical device for checking the flatness and smoothness of a surface
12/10/1996US5583632 Apparatus for two or three dimensional optical inspection of a sample
12/05/1996WO1996038986A1 Stereoscopic autofocusing, rangefinding and videometry
12/05/1996WO1996038708A1 Dimensioning system
12/05/1996DE19520094A1 Optical transmission and thickness measuring system for transparent sheet or panel
12/05/1996DE19519520A1 Phase position of all points in strip pattern Determination and reproduction method pin real=time
12/05/1996CA2220194A1 Stereoscopic autofocusing, rangefinding and videometry
12/04/1996EP0745866A1 Method and apparatus for movement detection of a target and its applications
12/04/1996EP0745831A2 Procedure and device to increase the measuring range in speckle-measuringsystems with stretch measurements
12/04/1996EP0745830A2 System and method for controlling growth of a silicon crystal
12/04/1996EP0745211A1 Grating-grating interferometric alignment system
12/04/1996EP0655143B1 Validation of optical ranging of a target surface in a cluttered environment
12/03/1996US5581632 Method and apparatus for ball bond inspection system
12/03/1996US5581355 Finish meter for detecting and measuring a metal oxide coating thickness on a sealing surface of a glass container and method of using
12/03/1996US5581354 Method and device for thickness assessment
12/03/1996US5581353 Laser-based measurement apparatus and method for the on-line measurement of multiple corrugated board characteristics
12/03/1996US5581352 Phase shifting device with selectively activated grating generator
12/03/1996US5581351 Optical monitor for measuring thermal expansion of a rotating roller
12/03/1996US5581347 Optimization method and device for direct measurement of an optical component
12/03/1996US5581345 Confocal laser scanning mode interference contrast microscope, and method of measuring minute step height and apparatus with said microscope
12/03/1996US5581094 Photodetector, a photodector array comprising photodetectors, an object detector comprising the photodetecter array and an object detecting procedure
12/03/1996US5579585 Free axis alignment apparatus and method for use
12/02/1996CA2177300A1 Method and device for delecting target movements; the resulting applications
11/1996
11/28/1996WO1996038004A1 An intelligent sensor for optical wheel alignment
11/28/1996WO1996037754A1 Method and gauge for measuring the sculpture depth of a motor vehicle tyre
11/28/1996DE19519422A1 Frequency-analogous photoelectric distance measurement for position determn. on object in production line
11/27/1996EP0627069B1 Method and apparatus for measuring the shape of a surface of an object
11/26/1996US5579409 Methods for determining the exterior points of an object in a background
11/26/1996US5579112 Optical tomographic imaging equipment having a light source unit for generating a light wave having a predetermined coherence length
11/26/1996US5579111 Encoding apparatus for making measurements of two-dimensional displacement of an object
11/26/1996US5579109 3 frequency heterodyne laser interferometer that doubles the resolution
11/26/1996US5579108 System and method for detecting the angle of a light beam using a mask with a transmissivity pattern
11/26/1996US5579103 Optical radar ranger with modulation of image sensor sensitivity
11/26/1996US5578833 For analyzing impurities on the surface of a sample
11/26/1996US5578161 Method and apparatus for in-situ and on-line monitoring of trench formation process
11/21/1996WO1996036983A1 Optical transceiver
11/21/1996WO1996036849A1 Precision angle measuring device
11/21/1996DE19518465A1 Measuring cross section of multi-corner body using optical measuring system
11/21/1996DE19518362A1 Measuring unit for non-contact linear measuring of wood pieces esp. tree trunks
11/21/1996DE19517842A1 Verfahren zur Messung von Meßmarken A method for measurement of measurement marks
11/21/1996CA2220289A1 Optical transceiver
11/20/1996EP0743506A2 Direction finding system
11/20/1996EP0743505A2 Method and apparatus for monitoring a moving strip
11/20/1996EP0743504A2 Device to access the size of a moving object
11/20/1996EP0742898A1 Device for imaging a three-dimensional object
11/20/1996EP0742771A1 An optical tracker system
11/20/1996EP0666979A4 Product discrimination system and method therefor.
11/20/1996EP0586454B1 Positional measurement
11/20/1996EP0519975B1 Electro-optical methods and apparatus for high speed, multivariate measurement of individual entities in fiber or other samples
11/20/1996CN1136351A Method of measuring sizes of mold and mold-associated components by laser measuring instrument
11/19/1996US5577130 Method and apparatus for determining the distance between an image and an object
11/19/1996US5576832 Optical measuring apparatus and measuring method of the same
11/19/1996US5576828 Bonding wire detection method
11/19/1996US5576826 Alignment laser with over-flooded aperture system and dual-mode self-centering target
11/19/1996US5576778 Design system for designing shapes of eyeglasses