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7615729 Apparatus and method for resonant lens focusing  
A method and apparatus for focusing an image on a pixel array. The method includes the steps of continuously changing the distance between a lens and a pixel array between a first distance and a...
7564014 Apparatus for detecting welding light and protecting eyes from glare and method for controlling the same  
A welding light detection and anti-glare eye protection apparatus, which shields welding light generated in welding or cutting environments to safely protect eyes of a worker from the welding...
7550698 Light sensor arrangement for auto-darkening lenses and method  
A control for an auto-darkening lens or other optical device monitors light incident on the viewing area or in relatively close proximity to the viewing area of the lens to provide accurate light...
7535556 Methods and apparatus for optical analysis of samples in biological sample containers  
An apparatus and method for optically analyzing samples in a biological sample container containing samples arranged at different locations on the base of the container. An optical acquisition...
7535001 Method and system for focusing a charged particle beam  
A method for focusing a charged particle beam, the method includes: (a) altering a focal point of a charged particle beam according to a first focal pattern while scanning a first area of a sample...
7515149 Display with wirelessly controlled illumination  
Image forming displays is provided. The display has a first layer having imaging elements positioned thereon; and a power circuit to provide electrical energy for the imaging elements. Wherein each...
7504608 Lens adjustment assembly having an electrically active polymer  
A lens assembly and method of adjusting a lens assembly using an electrically active polymer element. The assembly comprises a lens; a pixel array for receiving an image through said lens via an...
7477368 Relayed pupil optical control system  
A plurality of pupil relays are configured to optically overlay a generally corresponding plurality of control points, so as to facilitate alignment of a laser beam with respect to a plurality of...
7474416 System and method for measuring an object and monitoring the surface of an object  
A system for measuring an object and for monitoring the surface of the object. The system comprises at least a first subsystem for determining one or more dimensions of the object and a position of...
7446292 Eye-protection device having dual high voltage switching  
An auto darkening eye protection device comprising a shutter assembly and a control circuit. The shutter assembly is adjustable between a light state and a dark state. The control circuit comprises...
7439476 Mirror angle control system  
Conventional mirror angle control systems require a detection mirror separate from a deflection mirror. Depending on the accuracy with which these mirrors are fitted relative to each other, in...
7417210 Multi-spectral sensor system and methods  
A multi-spectral sensor system and methods are disclosed. One aspect of the invention comprises a multi-spectral sensor system mountable to a mobile platform. The system may comprise an image...
7397018 Amplitude and phase controlled adaptive optics system  
An adaptive optics system is provided. The system includes a light source, a pair of deformable mirrors and a detection module. The light source is configured to provide an outgoing beam. The...
RE40410 Method and system for tracking attitude  
A method and system for tracking attitude of a device includes fixing a two-dimensional array of photosensors to the device and using the array to form a reference frame and a sample frame of...
7348557 Scanning particle beam instrument  
A scanning particle beam instrument is provided, the instrument including a scanner, a radiation detector and a DC amplifier, the DC amplifier being operable to amplify a signal generated by the...
7317179 Systems and methods to shape laser light as a homogeneous line beam for interaction with a film deposited on a substrate  
Systems and methods are disclosed for shaping and homogenizing a laser beam for interaction with a film. The shaping and homogenizing system may include a lens array and a lens that is positioned...
7312863 Motion-compensating light-emitting apparatus  
A light-emitting apparatus, for enabling a spot of light to be projected on a desired target located a distance away such that the spot is projectable on the desired target without any or...
7253898 System for detecting droplets on a translucent surface  
A system which detects droplets on a translucent surface having a camera which, upon activation, acquires an image of a portion of the surface. A radiation source, upon activation, illuminates the...
7250597 Measuring and adjustment device for an alignment optical system and adjustment method thereof  
Avoiding an illumination light irregularity to the utmost under increasing degree of integration and the memory capacity by suppressing a light amount irregularity on the illumination pupil plane...
7241981 Systems and methods for displaying images and processing work pieces  
A method of displaying an image on a work piece positioned on a movable work surface. A method of processing a work piece, as well as a method of displaying an image on a moveable work surface, is...
7232988 Microprocessor based automatically dimmable eye protection device with interruption prevention  
An auto darkening eye protection device comprising a shutter assembly adjustable between a clear state and a dark state and a control circuit. The control circuit is provided with a...
7227111 Optical inertial reference unit for kilohertz bandwidth submicroradian optical pointing and jitter control  
A device providing an inertially stabilized laser beam as an optical reference. The device consists of a base and a small stabilized optical platform that emits the laser beam. The platform...
7164108 Detection system for optical beam pointing and shaping  
Apparatus for circularizing an optical beam and directing the beam into an optical system has mutually perpendicular X, Y, and Z axes. The Z-axis is the propagation axis of the beam. A detector...
7161135 Multi-stage sensor for an auto-darkening lens for use in welding and method  
A multi-stage control for an auto-darkening lens includes a first detector to detect initiation of welding and a second detector to detect continuation of welding after welding has been initiated....
7140574 Inertial position target measuring systems and methods  
Systems and methods for contiguously and accurately updating target object information during an entire target engagement period are provided. The target tracking system includes a database for...
7049570 Optical chip coupling system utilizing micromachine adjustable optical elements and a feedback circuit providing the micromachine with a feedback signal correlated to an optical signal parameter  
An optical communication system including an integrated circuit chip, an electro-optical chip operatively integrated on the integrated circuit chip, an adjustable optical chip which includes at...
7038793 Sensor device for performing rapid optical measurement of distances according to the confocal optical imaging principle  
A sensor device is for performing rapid optical measurement of distances according to the confocal optical imaging principle in order to determine distance values and/or height values of a surface....
6987538 Multipoint autofocus system  
In a multipoint autofocus system in which a focus state of objects at different positions in a plurality of focus detection zones in an image surface is detected, and thereafter, one of pieces of...
6941577 Antiglare device for welding protective masks  
A glare protection device for a welding protective mask includes an active electro-optical protective filter ( 2 ) and an electronic circuit ( 10 ). An UV-detector (UVD), which serves as an optical...
6936809 Method and device for lateral adjustment of image  
A liquid lens, according to the electrowetting principle, is used in an imaging system to affect the optical axis of the imaging system. In particular, a seal compartment having a first side and an...
6900425 System for illuminating an object  
A system for lighting an object has a radiation source, a first guidance device optically connected to the object, a second guidance device and a first subtracting amplifier in communication with...
6864473 Dynamic optical filtration  
A dynamic optical filtration system and method effectively blocks bright light sources without impairing view of the remainder of the scene. A sensor measures light intensity and position so that...
6849841 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTING HIGH-POWER BEAM CONTROL WITH OUTGOING WAVEFRONT CORRECTION UTILIZING HOLOGRAPHIC SAMPLING AT PRIMARY MIRROR, PHASE CONJUGATION, AND ADAPTIVE OPTICS IN LOW POWER BEAM PATH  
A beam control system and method. In an illustrative embodiment, the inventive system ( 500 ) provides a first beam of electromagnetic energy ( 503 ); samples the first beam ( 503 ) and provides a...
6796652 Glare-protection device with a screened evaluation circuit  
A glare-protection device contains an active filtering element ( 11 ) with influenceable light transmission such as a liquid crystal cell. The glare-protection device also contains an electronic...
6787745 Fiber optic signal detector with two switchable input channels  
Switchable two-fiber systems to provide a backup fiber link to a signal detector where the backup signal is switched to the signal detector when the primary signal fails.
6765606 Three dimension imaging by dual wavelength triangulation  
An apparatus is provided for 3D imaging of an object comprising a scanning light beam encoded with position data corresponding to the spatial position of the scanning light beam, and an imaging...
6750435 Lens focusing device, system and method for use with multiple light wavelengths  
A lens focusing system provides a lens in an optical path between a scene and a photosensitive detector to properly focus a first set of wavelengths of light. At least one representation of the...
6747256 System and method for optical alignment of a color imaging system  
A system and method for optical alignment of a color imaging system includes illuminating a target plate with a laser beam. Photo-luminescent energy from the target plate is emitted in response to...
6683598 Mouse optical sampling scheme  
Methods and systems for implementing an improved mouse optical sampling scheme are disclosed. At least one counter state machine is used to control at least one PTR state machine. At least one PTR...
6683290 Constant light disable for spatial light modulator  
A method and system of detecting whether the intensity of light incident a spatial light modulator varies periodically. One embodiment provides a method of operating a spatial light modulator, the...
6653611 Optical line of sight pointing and stabilization system  
A system for stabilizing an optical line of sight. An optical system including primary optics and relay optics includes a jitter rejection mirror located within the path of the relay optics. An...
6621628 Laser microscope and confocal laser scanning microscope  
A laser microscope includes: a light source that emits deep ultraviolet laser light to be irradiated on a sample; a limiting device that sets a limit to an intensity of the deep ultraviolet laser...
6603445 Method and apparatus for factoring large numbers with optoelectronic devices  
A method and apparatus for factoring large numbers which utilizes an optoelectronic device that has a wafer at one end that contains a plurality of LEDs. Each LED is associated with at least one...
6556330 Apparatus and method for an integrated photodiode in an infrared receiver  
A method and apparatus are shown for integrating a photodiode and a receiver circuit on a single substrate. An input signal is received with the photodiode. The receiver circuit is configured to...
6552316 Glare protecting device utilizing both optical and non-optical detectors and method of controlling thereof  
A glare protecting device for protecting a worker's eyes from a light comprising a solar cell for generating a solar voltage when the light is applied thereto; an optical detector for generating a...
6521877 Optical arrangement having improved temperature distribution within an optical element  
An optical arrangement, in particular a microlithographic projection printing installation, has in particular a slot-shaped image field or rotationally non-symmetrical illumination. A refractive...
6501061 Laser calibration apparatus and method  
A method and of determining scanner coordinates to accurately position a focused laser beam. The focused laser beam is scanned over a region of interest (e.g. an aperture) on a work-surface by a...
6501060 Correcting distortions in optical signals  
An apparatus for use in automatically correcting distortion in an optical signal includes an optical relay element positioned to receive the optical signal from a remote source and to relay the...
6495812 Apparatus and method for analyzing an object of interest having a pivotably movable source and detector  
The preferred embodiments described herein provide an apparatus and method for intersecting a light beam and a focal point of a detector at an object of interest. In one preferred embodiment, an...
6483090 Glare protecting device and method of controlling thereof  
A glare protecting device and a method of controlling thereof for protecting a worker's eyes from a light comprising: a temperature detector for generating a temperature detecting signal by...
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