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8183518 Touch panel driving circuit removing current due to heat of finger and touch panel comprising the same  
Provided is a driving circuit of a photosensing touch panel including: a first photodiode coupled between a first voltage source and a sensing node and for generating a first current in accordance...
8179369 Optical navigation device and method for compensating for offset in optical navigation device  
Provided are an optical navigation device and a method for compensating for an offset in the optical navigation device. The optical navigation device includes: an image input unit for emitting...
8178828 Photo-sensing device, photosensor, and display device  
A photo-sensing device is disclosed, comprising a photoelectric conversion semiconductor thin film, thin films for ohmic contacts to be provided to form an incident light window on one face of the...
RE43335 Spotlight mounted motion detector  
An object-detection system for use with a police vehicle that is operative to provide an alarm to the police officer sitting in the vehicle of an approaching object. The system includes an...
8164886 Ruggedized display enclosure  
A ruggedized display enclosure is described that houses an electronic display while withstanding severe shock and vibration, as well as environmental drip, such as for example conditions...
8153944 Tracking solar collector with parallel arrays of cells  
A tracking concentrator with a positioning system for alternately aiming the tracking solar concentrator based on the sun or a database is disclosed. The preferred positioning system comprises a...
8148673 Detecting and thwarting content signals originating from theatrical performances  
A system and method of detecting and thwarting the use of unauthorized imaging systems at theatrical performances. A method includes determining, using a computing device and stored emission...
8145291 Extended optical range reflective system for monitoring motion of a member  
A garment and system includes a monitoring fabric that exhibits a light reflection property and substantially no light transmission property when the fabric is illuminated with light having...
8137738 Method and apparatus for recognizing a structure to be applied onto a substrate with multiple cameras  
Disclosed is a method or device for recognizing a structure, preferably a bead or trace of adhesive material (20), which is to be applied to a substrate (30), with the aid of at least two cameras,...
8138469 Universal projector interface having at least one arm assembly including an elongate arm member and a shiftable coupling portion with sustainable alignment  
A universal projector interface including a mount interface portion with a plurality of elongate arm assemblies coupled thereto. Each arm assembly is selectively rotatable and translatable relative...
8119962 Control signal generation of a solar panel orientation system with interference reduction using an infrared filter  
Disclosed are a system and methods of control signal generation of a solar panel orientation system with interference reduction using an infrared filter. In one embodiment, a solar panel...
8119975 High speed deterministic, non-contact, 3-axis free trajectory measurement device and free trajectory imaging device  
A data providing device associated with a trajectory sensing system has at least a frame. The frame supports at least two sensing receivers and at least one emitter for the sensing receivers. The...
8115162 Sliding door apparatus and elevator including an obstruction detection system  
In a sliding door apparatus, a first entrance is opened and closed by a first door, and a second entrance that faces the first entrance is opened and closed by a second door. Imaging means that...
8117010 Spectral signal detection system  
A detection system which provides for continuous background estimation removal from a sequence of spectra. A panoramic field of regard may be partitioned into a large number of fields of view...
8115914 Multi-optical axis photoelectronic sensor  
This invention enables a worker, who performs a work for optical axis adjustment, to easily grasp whether adjustment for further increasing the light receiving quantity is possible. In a...
8106341 Laser annealing apparatus and method  
The irradiation unevenness caused by drift occurring in a beam short-axis direction is reduced without adding a new beam shaping unit and affecting the propagation characteristic of a beam in an...
8103373 Control system  
A control system for use with a machine having a moving tool arranged to move through a known path of movement. The control system includes a means for detecting the location of objects in or...
8101935 Inspection apparatus and inspection method  
Reflected light caused by the state of the surface of a wafer, a foreign material or a defect is superimposed on a haze frequency component caused by the type and thickness of a film or a surface...
8101902 Light grid having photoreceivers and programmable logic unit  
A light grid includes pairs of transmitters and receiver units, and a programmable logic unit for signal evaluation. The analog part of the light grid includes only the reception elements and the...
8101897 Laboratory apparatus for simultaneously carrying out reactions in a plurality of samples  
The invention relates to a laboratory apparatus for simultaneously carrying out reactions in a plurality of samples which are arranged in an array. The apparatus includes an illumination device,...
8101904 Compliant tactile sensor for generating a signal related to an applied force  
Tactile sensor. The sensor includes a compliant convex surface disposed above a sensor array, the sensor array adapted to respond to deformation of the convex surface to generate a signal related...
8097841 Conversion circuit for converting data of signal line between an air-conditioner and a computer  
A circuit for converting data of a signal line in the form of logical pulses of current to RS232 level voltages between an air-conditioner and a computer is described. The conversion circuit is...
8093544 Passenger detecting apparatus  
A passenger detecting apparatus including a sensor unit of a small size heightwise which can be manufactured inexpensively includes a light emitting means (21a, . . . , 21h) for emitting light rays...
8093545 Lensless user input device with optical interference based on diffraction with a small aperture  
An optical navigation device which uses optical interference to generate navigation images. The optical navigation device includes an optical element, a light source, a sensor array, a navigation...
8089466 System and method for performing optical navigation using a compact optical element  
A system and method for performing optical navigation uses an illumination optical element positioned between a light source and a navigation surface to bend and collimate a beam of light from the...
8089465 Speckle interference laser tracking  
An optical tracking system is disclosed that provides more precise tracking and better performance in an optical mouse. It involves provides a collimated laser, and imaging a reflection of the...
8089039 Opto-electronic arrangement to capture relative movements or relative movements or relative positions of two objects, and design methodology  
The invention concerns an opto-electronic arrangement for capturing relative movements or relative positions of two objects, including at least one position-sensitive detector. The opto-electronic...
8085244 Method and apparatus for displaying multiple images on individual keys of a keyboard  
A key for an information handling system, the key including a finger surface configured for interaction with a user's finger and an inverted lenticular lens positioned beneath the finger surface....
8085396 Raman analysis  
Properties of turbid or scattering samples are determined using Raman spectroscopy with probe light delivered to and subsequently collected from the sample using a transmission geometry. The...
8074836 Electronically keyed dispensing systems and related methods utilizing near field frequency response  
A dispensing system is disclosed which utilizes an electronically powered key device and/or identification code associated with a refill container to preclude the need for mechanical keys. The...
8076630 System and method of evaluating an object using electromagnetic energy  
A system for evaluating subject objects includes at least one physical source operable to emit electromagnetic energy and driver electronics drivingly coupled to at least one physical source. The...
8076628 Ambient light sensor with reduced sensitivity to noise from infrared sources  
Systems and methods are provided for detecting ambient light with reduced sensitivity to infrared sources. An electronic device may include an infrared sensor, an ambient light sensor, a decoder,...
8072426 Interactive device capable of improving image processing  
An interactive device of improving image processing. The interactive device includes a processing module and a control circuit. The processing module includes a substrate, an image sensor for...
8071933 Photochromic optically keyed dispenser  
A removable and replaceable keying component which is required for operation of a mechanism and which component includes a waveguide having a photochromic portion. A method of controlling operation...
8071929 Automatic focus control unit, electronic device and automatic focus control method  
Disclosed herein is an automatic focus control unit including: a first light-emitting element; a line sensor; a second light-emitting element; a slit member; a shifting mechanism; and a controller.
8063348 Dual color retro-reflection sensing device  
A system for detection of optical type devices being used by an enemy sniper subject without alerting the enemy is shown. A coherent laser beam of a wave length in the visible color range, is sent...
8063780 Monitor area setting device for optical scanning unit  
This invention provides a monitor area setting device with which an area can be easily added to or deleted from a monitor area. The device includes: an area addition/deletion specifying unit that...
8058604 Picking cart and picking system having a determination unit determines whether or not a storage shelf which has been drawn is identical to the displayed one based on a detection result  
A picking cart and a picking system capable of improving sorting precision and operating efficiency. The picking cart comprises a plurality of storage shelves at least one of which has a container...
8058605 Optoelectronic sensor for safeguarding a hazardous area  
An optoelectronic sensor for safeguarding a hazardous area, such as a light grid, has a first and a second sensor part. The two sensor parts are arranged at a spatial distance from one another....
8057165 Sensor for detecting hydrocarbon in a seal  
A hydrocarbon presence sensor used to detect for the presence of a fuel in a buffer cavity of an inter-propellant seal. A sensor is formed on a rotor shaft in the buffer cavity and an optical...
8058634 Method and apparatus for determining sheet position using information from two distinct light beams each at a different position and a different angle  
A method for determining a position of a selected area of a sheet of material relative to a reference plane includes launching a first incident light beam at the selected area of the sheet of...
8053800 Reflection-type photointerrupter  
A reflection-type photointerrupter of the present invention includes a substrate, a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The substrate includes a first surface, a second surface...
8053715 Method and system for creating an image using the quantum properties of sound or quantum particles  
A preferred embodiment comprises a method and system for generating an image of a subject or area comprising a processor; at least one incoherent light source which illuminates the subject or area;...
8049158 Photonic proximity sensor and scalable photonic sensing system  
A photonic proximity sensor and photonic sensor system are provided. The photonic proximity sensor includes a first light source, a second light source, and a magneto-optic device. The...
8050778 Sensor-machine interface and method for operation thereof  
The invention relates to a sensor-machine interface for the coupling of at least one sensor to at least one machine with at least one sensor input for receiving sensor status signals, at least one...
8044337 Portable container mounted counter for fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities  
A device for electronically and optically counting objects, such as fish, animals, vegetation or other materials, as they are placed into a container. The device surrounds a defined opening on a...
8035078 Distributed display composed of active fiducials  
An apparatus configured to obtain, process, and relay data to a user in a coherent and useful manner. An active fiducial is equipped with an interface for receiving and transmitting data. The...
8026472 Touch-sensitive momentary contact switch with an evaluation circuit detecting a malfunction in an optical sensor  
A touch-sensitive momentary-contact switch has an optical sensor, particularly an infrared sensor, and an evaluation circuit. The evaluation circuit is able to identify a malfunction in the optical...
8017904 Rotary encoder in which an absolute position is defined using reference mark signals produced by each of at least two readheads and method of operating the same  
Rotary encoder apparatus is described that comprises an encoder scale or ring and an encoder scale reader. The encoder scale includes an incremental scale and one or more reference marks. The...
8017897 Image generation apparatus, method, and recording medium for projecting a plurality of phase images overlapping each other with a predetermined amount of shift  
An image generation apparatus for generating, from an input image, a plurality of phase images having lower resolutions than the input image and overlapping each other with a predetermined amount...