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7593056 |
Infrared vision illumination enhancement
A camera and illuminator combination unit has a camera to generate images within a predetermined field of view, the field of view having a central axis, and an illuminator having an illumination...
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7589783 |
Camera and illumination matching for inspection system
An inspection tool includes a camera having a gain value and an offset value set to provide a first camera output indicating a first desired average gray value when the camera is illuminated with a...
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7418124 |
Qualifying patterns, patterning processes, or patterning apparatus in the fabrication of microlithographic patterns
Methods that include acquiring aerial images of a reticle for different values of a member of a set of lithographic variables are provided. One method also includes determining a presence of an...
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7408569 |
Image processing device, image processing method and recording medium
The present invention provides an image processing device, an image processing method, and a recording medium that enable various defect portions to be accurately corrected. R, G, B, and IR are...
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7406189 |
Computer controllable LED light source for device for inspecting microscopic objects
A device for inspecting microscopic objects. A plurality of LEDS is arranged in an array underneath a lens. Some of the LEDS are lighted and some of the LEDS are unlighted. A computer is in control...
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7385687 |
Inspection device
A device for inspecting a substrate having at least one printed-on layer, including a guide carrier on which the substrate is supported. An inspection head is movable in at least two directions...
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7372632 |
Apparatus and methods for the inspection of microvias in printed circuit boards
An imaging method and imaging system for inspecting features located at a known inter-feature pitch on portions of a target surface. The system includes a lens array having a plurality of lenses...
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7268940 |
Illuminating device
An illuminating device, as for a microscope, includes a light source and a reflecting filter system. The beam of light of the light source undergoes a plurality of reflections in the reflecting...
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7203337 |
Adjusted filters
A method in image processing for detection of a change in the scene in an area. The method comprises the steps of recording a digital image of the area using a sensor and transforming the recorded...
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7190393 |
Camera with improved illuminator
An illumination and imaging system is provided with a co-axial illuminator that does not include a beamsplitter. The co-axial illuminator achieves efficiencies substantially in excess of those...
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7098956 |
Process and device for the video recording of an illuminated field
For the video recording of a field illuminated by a lamp, especially a surgical lamp, where at least one light beam for illuminating the field emerges from a light exit area of a lamp housing in...
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7075565 |
Optical inspection system
An automated optical inspection system includes a plurality of asynchronously triggerable cameras for providing image data of an object, such as a printed circuit board. The circuit board is...
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7042490 |
Image capture module and image capture apparatus for inputting shape of object on three dimensional space
An image capture module and an image capture apparatus for inputting shape of an object in three dimensional space, including a light emitting section which emits light to the object for reflection...
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7006128 |
Object detection for sudden illumination changes using order consistency
A system and method for object detection with sudden illumination changes provides a system including a camera model unit for computing a difference map between a first input image and a second...
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6915007 |
Method and apparatus for three dimensional inspection of electronic components
A three dimensional inspection method for inspecting ball array devices having a plurality of balls, where the ball array device is positioned in an optical system. The inspection method includes...
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6901160 |
Directional lighting and method to distinguish three dimensional information
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for evaluating the surfaces of substrates for three dimensional defects. The present invention uses low-angled lighting positioned on...
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6880952 |
Extensible linear light emitting diode illumination source
A compact, energy-efficient extensible illumination source combines the reliability advantages of light emitting diodes (LEDs) with the brightness of conventional lighting. High reliability of the...
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6845178 |
Automatic separation of subject pixels using segmentation based on multiple planes of measurement data
A method and apparatus for characterizing pixels in an image of an object surface by providing at least two images of the surface wherein each pixel has a unique location common to all of the...
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6763131 |
Model registration method and image processing apparatus
A mechanism to produce projection images 40 A- 40 G representing a model extraction region and an image sensing region is incorporated in an image sensing unit 1 of an image processing...
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6697102 |
Bore hole camera with improved forward and side view illumination
An elongate rugged cylindrical metal housing encloses rotatable forward looking and side looking video cameras for inspecting bore holes of water, oil and natural gas wells. A ring-shaped array of...
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6687028 |
Image exposure apparatus
An image exposing apparatus for exposing an image onto a light sensitive material, is provided with a plurality of light beam emitting element arrays, each light beam emitting element array...
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6667762 |
Miniature inspection system
A miniature inspection system for observing an object. The system comprises a camera ( 4 ) defining an optical axis ( 8 ) defined between the camera ( 4 ) and the object when located at the object...
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6625318 |
Robust sequential approach in detecting defective pixels within an image sensor
What is disclosed is a method comprising performing an observation on a sensor having a plurality of pixels, for each of the pixels that are unclassified, determining a score according to the...
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6621517 |
Viewing and imaging systems
A viewing and imaging system is provided for use in a screen printer. Light is supplied to the screen and/or the board from a number of independently controller light sources. According to one...
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6583812 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting phosphor screen of cathode ray tube
A cathode ray tube phosphor screen inspecting method includes the steps of illuminating a panel of a cathode ray tube, in which a phosphor screen having a regular pattern is formed the inner...
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6542180 |
Systems and methods for adjusting lighting of a part based on a plurality of selected regions of an image of the part
The lighting behavior of a vision system is inconsistent between vision systems, within a vision system over time or between parts being viewed. This inconsistency makes it difficult to correctly...
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6441888 |
Rangefinder
A rangefinder performs highly accurate 3D measurement without being affected by any variation in intensity of projected light. A light source for projecting light onto an object is provided with a...
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6414713 |
Commodity image data processors, recording mediums which contain a commodity image data processing program, and image pickup aiding apparatus
An image pickup system is provided wherein an illumining device illumines an object from above on its front side. When an image of the object is to be picked up, a moving device moves the position...
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6347583 |
Screen inspecting apparatus, and screen printing machine having device for judging if openings are clogged
An apparatus for inspecting a screen of a screen printing machine, including the steps of taking, with an image taking device, an image of at least one opening of the screen, and judging, based on...
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6297644 |
Multipurpose defect test structure with switchable voltage contrast capability and method of use
A test structure which includes alternating grounded and floating conductive lines may be used to test the formation of conductive features on an integrated circuit topography. During irradiation...
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6275256 |
Digital camera illuminator for the imaging of specular objects
An illuminator for a digital camera includes a body of transparent material defining a cone shaped cavity with an opening at the apex of the cone for a taking lens of the camera and an opening at...
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6271963 |
Microscope illuminator for cylindrical objects
An illumination device for attachment to an optical imaging apparatus, such as a microscope, that provides bright, even illumination throughout the part under observation. The illuminating device...
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6207946 |
Adaptive lighting system and method for machine vision apparatus
A variable intensity lighting system for use with a machine vision apparatus for capturing high contrast images of articles to be inspected, such as semiconductor packages, includes an LED or...
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6188784 |
Split optics arrangement for vision inspection/sorter module
The present invention provides method and apparatus for determining lead integrity of IC devices characterized by an inspection arrangement which comprises optical elements for back lighting the...
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6147357 |
Apparatus and method for inspecting the edge micro-texture of a semiconductor wafer
An apparatus and a method are provided for inspecting the edge micro-texture of a semiconductor wafer. The apparatus includes a diffuse hemisphere having at least one access port and has a normal...
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6118524 |
Arc illumination apparatus and method
An illumination apparatus and method illuminates one or more reflective elements, such as solder balls on an electronic component or other protruding surfaces or objects. The illumination apparatus...
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6111601 |
Non-contacting laser gauge for qualifying screw fasteners and the like
A non-contact gaging method and apparatus using a directional light beam develops a silhouette image on a CCD camera detector array; the image spanning opposite edges of an object to be gauged. The...
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6040895 |
Method and device for controlled illumination of an object for improving identification of an object feature in an image of the object
In a method and apparatus wherein components and/or markings applied to substrates are illuminated with illumination devices and imaged via a camera, adequate contrast between useful and unwanted...
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6017133 |
Device for recognizing the position of the terminals of components
The device for recognizing the position of the terminals (A) of components (BE) whose optical unwanted structures proceed in two principal directions (X, Y) has an image transducer (BW) equipped...
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5987160 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting a photoresist material by inducing and detecting fluorescence of the photoresist material
A method and apparatus for inspecting a substrate having a surface on which a photoresist material has been deposited. The apparatus preferably includes a device for transporting substrates through...
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5969334 |
Multi-pulse laser photography
An array of a large number of low quality light collectors measure light generated by arrays of coherent light illuminators and rebounded from a target. The resulting data is utilized to derive the...
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5946029 |
Image processing process
An image processing process disposes a television (TV) camera for observing a direct reflection of an incident light in a direction substantially coinciding with rolling direction of such detection...
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5943125 |
Ring illumination apparatus for illuminating reflective elements on a generally planar surface
An inspection system and method uses a ring illumination apparatus to illuminate one or more reflective elements, such as solder balls on an electronic component or other protruding surfaces or...
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5923771 |
Sensor device for counting and determining surface bubble and crack sizes in copper bars during continuous tapping
The present invention relates to a device that measures and counts near surface bubbles on a copper bar, as well as the cracks on the lateral sides. The device detects said flaws in real time. The...
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5880774 |
Non-invasive inspection platen
A non-invasive inspection system is disclosed. The system contains light sources or source, viewing optics, an x-y table, and a platen for mounting objects to be inspected. The transparent platen...
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5861910 |
Image formation apparatus for viewing indicia on a planar specular substrate
The image formation system of the invention provides a compact apparatus for viewing indicia on a planar mirror-like (specular) substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer. The invention is...
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5845002 |
Method and apparatus for detecting surface features of translucent objects
The topographic surface features of a translucent object, such as a citrus fruit with a peel, are scanned and evaluated to permit the classification thereof according to its surface features. In...
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5828449 |
Ring illumination reflective elements on a generally planar surface
An inspection system and method uses a ring illumination apparatus to illuminate one or more reflective elements, such as solder balls on an electronic component or other protruding surfaces or...
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5825495 |
Bright field illumination system
A Bright Field Illumination system for inspecting a range of characteristically different kinds of defects, depressions, and ridges in a selected material surface. The system has an illumination...
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5790185 |
Video inspection or logging tool
A video logging tool is described which is particularly well adapted for production logging of oil or gas wells. The tool has both an end view optical system and a side view optical system for...
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