Patents for G01B 11 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means (73,862)
06/1994
06/07/1994US5319570 Control of large scale topography on silicon wafers
06/07/1994US5319567 Non-contact method of obtaining dimensional information about a reference feature of an object
06/07/1994US5319445 Hidden change distribution grating and use in 3D moire measurement sensors and CMM applications
06/07/1994US5319442 Optical inspection probe
06/07/1994US5319435 Method and apparatus for measuring the wavelength of spectrally narrow optical signals
06/07/1994US5319399 Optical alignment device
06/07/1994US5319387 Apparatus for specifying coordinates of a body in three-dimensional space
06/07/1994US5319187 Laser beam receivers and canal building laser devices
06/01/1994EP0599807A1 Position detector
06/01/1994EP0599806A1 Position detector
06/01/1994EP0599350A2 Crystal diameter measuring device
06/01/1994EP0599335A2 Cylindrical container inner surface tester
06/01/1994EP0599126A1 A method of monitoring and/or dispensing materials onto a substrate
06/01/1994EP0563058B1 Method and sensor for the determination of the position of a position-control element relative to a reference body
06/01/1994EP0491749B1 Device for absolute two-dimensional position measurement
06/01/1994DE4340417A1 Photoelectric position detector for angular position encoding device - comprises annular semiconductor diode onto which beam of light is deflected from semi-transparent mirror
06/01/1994DE4306957C1 Semiconductor wafer magazine compartment indexing apparatus - has opto-electronic sensor determining position of both wafer and compartment w.r.t. reference plane having fixed relationship to handling plane
06/01/1994CN1087421A Instrument for measuring line length capable of calibrating at any time
05/1994
05/31/1994US5317648 Process for extracting a particular color image of an object and a color processing device therefor
05/31/1994US5317386 Optical monitor for measuring a gap between two rollers
05/31/1994US5317338 Visual measurement technique and test pattern for aperture offsets in photoplotters
05/31/1994US5317142 Automatic focusing apparatus which removes light reflected by a lower surface of a sample
05/26/1994WO1994011852A1 Process for detecting and eliminating the shadow of moving objects in a sequence of digital images
05/26/1994WO1994011702A1 Noncontact position measurement systems using optical sensors
05/26/1994WO1994011701A1 Bending angle detector for bending machine
05/26/1994WO1994011700A1 Computerized three dimensional data acquisition apparatus and method
05/26/1994WO1994011698A1 Enhanced resolution wafer thickness measurement system
05/26/1994DE4340204A1 Displacement sensor using semiconductor laser light source - has thermal insulator between laser light source and optical grating measuring scale
05/26/1994DE4239389A1 Optical position-measuring device with fluorescent light guide track - employs stationary LED and flexible light guide for excitation of mobile source of fluorescence measured at each end for comparison
05/26/1994DE4239207A1 Measuring three=dimensional structure of wire or helical valve spring - using camera to take sequence of images of component rotating around axis, and combining and evaluating in electronic storage and processing unit
05/26/1994DE4238891A1 Video camera system with integral object-distance-measuring device - combines digitised video image with signal from position-sensitive detector of spot produced by subsidiary beam
05/26/1994CA2149307A1 Computerized three dimensional data acquisition apparatus and method
05/25/1994EP0598709A1 Touch probe
05/25/1994EP0598057A1 Method and apparatus for automatic densitometer alignment
05/25/1994EP0414829B1 A device for the simultaneous contactless testing of a plurality of points on a test sample and its application
05/25/1994EP0343158B1 Range finding by diffraction
05/25/1994EP0318566B2 Optical scanning head
05/25/1994CN2166414Y Micro-optical space measuring apparatus
05/24/1994US5315666 Method and apparatus for measuring lengths on an article
05/24/1994US5315374 Three-dimensional measuring apparatus
05/24/1994US5315373 Method of measuring a minute displacement
05/24/1994US5315371 Device for measuring the position of a filament bundle
05/24/1994US5313711 Wheel alignment system
05/24/1994CA2041207C Cavity monitoring system
05/24/1994CA2029540C Solder joint locator
05/21/1994CA2102823A1 Method of monitoring and/or dispensing materials onto a substrate
05/19/1994DE4238800A1 Multi-colour printing press printing plate alignment - determining registration information by comparison with optically-measured values of reference printing plate, for aligning of cylinder plates
05/19/1994DE4238504A1 Tool measuring method for machine spindle - measuring spindle stock position when tool enters optical measurement plane using laser light barrier
05/18/1994EP0597771A1 Optical beam centralisation adjusting device, application to the introduction of the beam in an optical fibre
05/18/1994EP0597639A1 Non-contact surface flaw detection
05/18/1994EP0597524A2 Method and device for investigating an object by means of a reflectable radiation beam
05/18/1994EP0597054A1 Sensor device and position determination process and their use for the control of an insertion robot.
05/17/1994US5313272 Method and apparatus for measuring deviation between patterns on a semiconductor wafer
05/17/1994US5313260 Photosensitive probes
05/17/1994US5313054 Method and device for determining the orientation of a solid
05/17/1994US5311977 High resolution parts handling system
05/17/1994CA1329644C Register measuring system and process
05/14/1994CA2108940A1 Material fault detector
05/11/1994WO1994010555A1 Product discrimination system and method therefor
05/11/1994WO1994010532A1 Electro-optical system for gauging surface profiles
05/11/1994WO1994009697A1 Corneal topography by single-direction shearing of dual orthogonal grating
05/11/1994EP0596017A1 Method and apparatus for measuring orange peel and texture in painted surfaces
05/11/1994EP0595974A1 Contact-free method for tridimensional measurement of the envelope of an object, particularly a foot, and measuring apparatus for implementing such method.
05/11/1994EP0595933A1 Probe for surface measurement
05/11/1994EP0595835A1 Step scanning technique for interferometer
05/11/1994DE4338223A1 System for precise detection of defects during coating of vehicle body - has travelling robot monitor and sensors for relating travel of body on carrier jig to monitor travel
05/11/1994DE4244332C1 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Messung von Geometrien technischer Oberflächen Method and device for measurement of geometries of technical surfaces
05/11/1994DE4237689A1 Radial-clearance measuring system between tunnelling shield and tubing exterior - uses three measuring sensors on shield with rays inclined rearwards and outwards to inner surfaces of shield and tubing
05/11/1994CN2164544Y Machine tool straight line measurer using steel filament microscopic method
05/10/1994US5311599 Method and apparatus for optical testing of samples
05/10/1994US5311291 Measuring method and device, in particular for measuring cigarettes, using a laser beam
05/10/1994US5311288 Method and apparatus for detecting surface deviations from a reference plane
05/10/1994US5311287 Direct access storage device with head-disc dynamics monitor
05/10/1994US5311286 Apparatus and method for optically measuring a surface
05/10/1994US5311285 Measuring method for ellipsometric parameter and ellipsometer
05/10/1994US5311284 Method of measuring optical characteristics of thin film and apparatus therefor
05/10/1994US5311275 Apparatus and method for detecting particles on a substrate
05/10/1994US5310260 Non-contact optical techniques for measuring surface conditions
05/10/1994US5309913 Frameless stereotaxy system
05/10/1994US5309772 Self-exciting optical strain gage
05/05/1994DE4336867A1 Object surface contour measuring device - has projected index reflected from measured surface onto photoelectric transducer
05/05/1994DE4334060A1 Determining position parameters of measurement position - detecting displacement of image of scattered laser beam on detectorusing triangulation principle
05/05/1994DE4232485A1 Optical angle measurer for vehicle with navigation system - contains frame with stop and support rod for optical arrangement lockable in position on rod when aligned with object
05/04/1994EP0595324A1 Automatic real-time calibrator for electromechanical rotogravure stylus
05/04/1994EP0595020A2 Process control for submicron linewidth measurement
05/04/1994EP0594961A1 Estimation of metal temperature by consumption amount of pouring tube due to immersion in molten metal
05/04/1994EP0535171B1 Device for evaluating for a measured quantity obtained on a rotating shaft
05/04/1994CN2164018Y 激光扫描曲面测量装置 Laser scanning surface measuring device
05/04/1994CN2164017Y 热金属检测器 Hot metal detector
05/04/1994CN1086271A Apparatus and method for testing multiple characteristics of single textile sample with automatic feed
05/03/1994US5309533 Structure with intrinsic damage control, manufacturing processes and method of use
05/03/1994US5309515 Currency note width detector
05/03/1994US5309486 Non-contact flaw detection for cylindrical nuclear fuel pellets
05/03/1994US5309375 A method for determining a surface topology of a workpiece
05/03/1994US5309222 Surface undulation inspection apparatus
05/03/1994US5309221 Measurement of fiber diameters with high precision
05/03/1994CA1329265C Log measuring apparatus and method
04/1994
04/28/1994WO1994009355A1 Apparatus and method for textile sample testing
04/28/1994DE4326704A1 Geometric parameter measurement using optical position detectors - focussing light source on measurement object onto position detectors in camera focus plane and using algorithm for translation and orientation
04/28/1994DE4235618A1 Holographic-interferometric pattern recognition method - placing reference body next to measurement object, to allow comparison for control of wavelength of one of two coherent light sources