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7619206 |
Tactile switch for a domestic appliance having a controller causing a radiation emitter and an auxiliary radiation emitter to emit radiation for a duration of time
A switch for a domestic appliance, such as a cooking range, that includes a radiation emitter, an auxiliary radiation emitter and a radiation receiver, the radiation receiver adapted to receive at...
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7616895 |
Safety edge with status and failure recognition
A device and method for operating an optoelectronic safety sensitive edge ( 100 ) for the safeguarded motor-driven movement of a gate having a closing edge ( 141 ). The device has a deformable,...
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7615734 |
Image capture device
An image capture device, which illuminates a subject and receives light reflected from the subject to capture an image of the subject, is provided to achieve a small-size configuration and easy...
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7615733 |
Optical navigation apparatus and method for making the apparatus
An optical navigation apparatus and method for making the apparatus uses a light source and a sensor having an imaging array mounted on a leadframe and encapsulated in an optically transparent body...
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7612325 |
Electrical sensor for monitoring degradation of products from environmental stressors
An environmental degradation sensor for environmentally sensitive products such as food, pharmaceuticals or cosmetic products provides the degraded state and estimated remaining life of the...
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7612324 |
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...
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7605360 |
Power supply system for green laser indicating pen
A power supply system for a green laser indicating pen, comprises a computer having an USB receptacle which is connected to a current source in the computer; a USB plug being connected to the USB...
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7602286 |
Tamper detector for a security sensor
A security arrangement includes a mounting device having an upstanding wall. The mounting device is mounted to a surface of a structure such that the wall is oriented substantially perpendicular to...
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7601945 |
Position detecting device for detecting the absolute value of a position of a movable member which has a sensor mounted thereon
A position detecting devices includes a scale, a sensor, and a control section. The scale has a plurality of light emitting elements located at spacings along a direction in which a movable member...
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7598484 |
Photoelectric sensor for securing the safety of a work area
A photoelectric sensor according to the present invention, performs a determination as to whether or not an object is present in a predetermined detection area and provides (1) a enable signal to...
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7595479 |
Tilt detector and tilt detecting method for the same
A tilt detector and tilt detecting method for the same are disclosed. The tilt detector includes a light-detecting unit and a light-permeable unit. The light-detecting unit includes a body, a...
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7595478 |
Method and device for processing optical signals in computer mouse
The present invention discloses a method and a device for processing optical signals in a computer mouse, which is related to electric digital data processing. The method is that the relative...
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7590345 |
Optoelectronic protection device
An optoelectronic protective device for providing switching signals when an unauthorized object is present in a passageway or an opening through a wall. A light source illuminates the opening, and...
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7589311 |
Optoelectronic sensor and method for detecting objects with polarized light
A method and apparatus for detecting objects has a sensor with a light source, a light receiver, and a light retroreflector between them. Light from the source is transmitted to the detector along...
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7580361 |
Network system, information processor and electronic apparatus
In the present network system, a printer 10 periodically transmits an update request at different timings respectively to an apparatus management PC 30 and to a directory service 50 which are...
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7576312 |
Positioning apparatus for a printer
A positioning apparatus for a printer. The positioning apparatus includes at least one encoder, an OPC belt, and a code strip consisting of a reference bar code region, a blank region and a normal...
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7576311 |
Optical detector having a sensing element, a lens and a frustum coupled to the lens
A detector having a field of view in elevation on the order of one hundred eighty degrees in one plane and three hundred sixty degrees in a perpendicular plane includes a generally hemispherical...
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7573021 |
Method and apparatus for multiple scan rate swept wavelength laser-based optical sensor interrogation system with optical path length measurement capability
The invention relates to optical sensor measurement methods that use a swept wavelength optical source to determine wavelength shift as well as to optical sensor systems that embody and employ...
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7570793 |
Correction method for data of a plurality of optoelectronic sensors
The invention relates to a method for providing corrected data in order to generate a model of a monitoring area which is located in the respective visual range of at least two opto-electronic...
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7569843 |
Method for processing receiver signal and optical sensor
The invention relates to a method for processing a receiver output signal, as well as to an optical sensor. The first method step relates to storing the course of a receiver output signal. In a...
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7569806 |
Moving object detection photointerrupter having a determination of passing of the moving object based on its passing direction and the detection information of the next moving object and electric device using the same
An embodiment of the present invention comprises: at least one light-emitting portion that emits light; a plurality of light-receiving portions, disposed at intervals in the passing direction of...
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7566862 |
Device, method, and program for responding based on change in wavelength of light
The present invention provides an information processing device, having a power generating element for converting light into power, for performing processing responsive to an environment in which a...
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7566861 |
Detection device controlled by driving speed and driving direction
A detection device detects an obstacle within a target region by setting the target region, setting a scan trajectory, and setting a pattern of an irradiation position of a laser beam within the...
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7564015 |
System and method for processing and displaying light energy
A method for processing light energy is provided that includes receiving a plurality of photons reflected by an object and generating sensor data that is based a portion of the plurality of photons...
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7557935 |
Optical coordinate input device comprising few elements
The present invention is an optical electronic input device for identifying the coordinates of an object in a given area. The device may capture two-dimensional or three-dimensional input...
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7557338 |
Electronic device with integrated optical navigation module and microlens array therefore
A portable device includes a transparent surface; a microlens array having lenslets, each lenslet forming a corresponding image of an object using light received through the transparent surface; a...
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7557332 |
Driver circuit for driving a light source of an optical pointing device
A driver circuit for driving a light source of an optical pointing device includes a first transistor coupled to the light source. The driver circuit includes a controller coupled to the first...
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7554076 |
Sensor system with modular optical transceivers
An optical sensor system and method includes a plurality of optical transceiver modules arranged across the surface of the optical sensor in a predetermined pattern. A given optical transceiver...
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7551428 |
Automatic power control
In certain embodiments, a system comprises a computer housing, a device removably mounted to the computer housing, a removable component coupled to the computer housing under the device, and a...
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7550708 |
Photoelectric sensor and emitting device for photoelectric sensor
A purpose of the present invention is to provide a photoelectric sensor and an emitting device for a photoelectric sensor which can improve resistance to liquids. A purpose of the present invention...
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7550707 |
Biometrics authentication system with authentication based upon multiple layers
A biometrics authentication system capable of achieving high precision and high safety is provided. A biometrics authentication system includes: a light source applying light to a living organism;...
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7548316 |
System and method for lead edge and trail edge sheet constraint and curl sensing
A lead edge and/or trail edge sheet curl sensing and constraint method and system. First and second light emitters and detector pairs are aligned such that the light beams from the first light...
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7547866 |
Laser irradiation method and method for manufacturing semiconductor device including an autofocusing mechanism using the same
The present invention is to provide a laser irradiation method for performing homogeneous laser irradiation to the irradiation object even when the thickness of the irradiation object is not even....
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7544924 |
Directional input device with a light directing shaft
A directional input device with a light directing shaft that avoids wear and tear caused by physical contact between a shaft and a sensor surface. A directional input device according to the...
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7541566 |
Transmitter, receiver, and system with relative position detecting functionality between transmitters and receivers
A method is disclosed that includes transmitting from an emitter a pulse of an energy beam. The beam creates a field with a varying gradient, where the gradient has a direction substantially...
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7538311 |
Image sensor and digital camera
The present invention provides an image sensor that includes a plurality of light-receiving elements and a charge output component. The plurality of light-receiving elements are disposed inside the...
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7538310 |
Laser beam irradiation device with error position detection
A DSP control circuit monitors a scan position of laser beams on the target region based on a signal from a PSD. Further, the DSP control circuit measures an amount of laser beams reflected from...
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7534992 |
Contactless connector for data transmission including rotating and fixed light elements
The present invention is a contactless connector that comprises a rotation-side light element that is provided on a rotating body of rotating about an axis of rotation and a fixed-side light...
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7534989 |
Detecting device and laminated body manufacturing apparatus employing such detecting device
A laser beam emitted from a laser diode of each of detectors is applied to a partly cut region of a photosensitive sheet film which is spread toward the detectors by a film bending roller. Part of...
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7534988 |
Method and system for optical tracking of a pointing object
Optical tracking systems, method, and devices are described in which optical components detect light within a substantially planar region adjacent to a user device. Tracking logic may receive...
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7531788 |
Photosensor comprising light receiving elements and filters, and a corresponding target detection method and display panel
A photosensor includes first and second light receiving elements which detect light, and a light source which is disposed behind the first and second light receiving elements and which emits light...
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7531787 |
Access control device
A control device or a method monitors access of at least one body or one person to an access area, the device comprising at least one emitting element that emits light radiation into the access...
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7525084 |
Input device, electronic apparatus and method for controlling input device
An input device includes an input detection portion which enables detection of position inputs according to change of capacitance; a position detection portion which reads detection signals from...
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7525082 |
System and method for performing optical navigation on glass-like navigation surfaces
A system and method for performing optical navigation addresses M×N photosensitive elements of an image sensor array to capture first frames of image data of a navigation surface when set to a...
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7521668 |
Optical audio microphone arrangement including a Michelson type interferometer for providing a phase difference between different parts of light beams
This invention relates to an optical audio microphone arrangement comprising at least a sensor arranged to be movable in response to sound waves and a Michelson type interferometer for measuring...
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7521665 |
Sensor system, sensor element, and method with a light sensor and an electrical sensor for monitoring a closing mechanism
In order to be able to reliably detect when an object is caught between two parts which move in relation to one another in a motor-driven closing mechanism, in particular in an electromotively...
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7521664 |
Laser direction detection
Apparatus for determining a direction of low power radiation originating from at least one source, the radiation arriving essentially collimated, the apparatus including an opening, at least two...
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7518099 |
Multifunctional optical sensor comprising a photodetectors matrix coupled to a microlenses matrix
Multifunctional optical sensor, comprising a matrix of photodetectors of the CCD or CMOS type, having a sensitive area divided into sub-areas, each of which, individually or combined with others,...
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7518098 |
Optoelectronic dust sensor device
The invention is based on a sensor device having at least one transmitter unit situated inside a sensor body, a receiver unit associated with the transmitter unit and situated inside the sensor...
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7516939 |
Dual detection sensor system for washroom device
A detection system for a washroom device evaluates outputs from an active sensor and a passive sensor to determine whether to activate the device (e.g., operate a valve in a sink or a lavatory)....
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