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7450221 Method and apparatus for detecting motion of an apparatus and for controlling the operations of the apparatus in accordance with the detected motion  
A motion detection apparatus and method for detecting motion in an apparatus being monitored, and for controlling operations of the apparatus being monitored. First logic of the apparatus processes...
7079227 Optical assembly to be mounted on a microscope for measuring periodic movements of a microstructure  
An optical assembly to be mounted on a microscope for measuring micro-structures is provided, which images a first object image ( 7 ) onto a second object image ( 8 ) lying above the optical...
7064811 Imaging rotating turbine blades in a gas turbine engine  
A system ( 10 ) for imaging a rotating turbine blade ( 20 ) includes an image projector ( 12 ) receiving a moving image of the rotating blade and projecting a movement-compensated image. The system...
6945666 Illumination device with removable power pack  
A portable, cable free, industrial troubleshooting stroboscope includes a housing having a light source, a control circuitry, a display and a user control mechanism. A pair of power terminals...
6864498 Optical inspection system employing a staring array scanner  
A scanner system acquires images of articles using a sensor acquiring an image of a portion of an article and defining a field of view, a displacer operative to provide mutual relative displacement...
6372422 Multiple sexed embryo production system for mammals  
Improved insemination systems particularly adapted to use for sex-selected sperm sorting include systems which achieve superovulation and then multiple embryo production with sexed embryos. These...
6266144 Stepper and scanner new exposure sequence with intra-field correction  
A method and system are provided for determining the degree of overlay misregistration when exposing a semiconductor wafer having a center and a periphery comprises the following steps. Expose the...
6011614 Instrument and method for measuring a periodic motion  
The invention concerns an instrument (50) and a method for measuring an essentially periodic motion, which has a first average frequency, of an object (10). An image of the object (10) is produced...
5985216 Flow cytometry nozzle for high efficiency cell sorting  
A sorting nozzle having two tapered zones with elliptical cross-sections is able to orient and sort a large fraction of asymmetrical or "flattened" cells. This nozzle has particular application for...
5831723 Particle analyzer  
A particle analyzer includes a sheath flow cell for converting a particle containing sample into a sample flow, a first light source for illuminating the sample flow by a continuous light, a light...
5701156 Apparatus for observing the dispersion pattern of the spray plume of a spray nozzle  
An apparatus and method for detecting and analyzing the parameters of the dispersion pattern of the spray plume from the orifice of a spray device or nozzle utilizing an electro-optical device...
5671051 Helicopter blade tracking system  
A helicopter blade tracking system including an apparatus and method having a self-contained light unit on each blade; each light unit being of similar construction and matched in size and weight....
5596401 Particle analyzing apparatus using a coherence lowering device  
A particle analyzing apparatus includes a flow device having a light-transmissive flow cell for allowing subject particles in a sample liquid to flow in a separated state, a laser beam illuminator...
5548274 Strobe light for a vehicle tire and wheel  
The lighting device and method of this invention makes the wheel well areas of a vehicle available for displaying messages and graphical indicia. The lighting device also allows the wheel well to...
5539656 Crack monitoring apparatus  
An apparatus for monitoring the growth of surface cracks in materials includes a means for applying a load to a specimen to simulate actual use of the specimen, means for illuminating the specimen,...
5497232 Apparatus and method for monitoring granular size and shape during a granulation or coating process  
In the operation of a granulating or coating apparatus wherein a particulate material is processed in a granulation chamber into granules, the material may be photographed during the course of...
5373735 Gear testing method and apparatus for inspecting the contact area between mating gears  
A gear tester method and apparatus for inspecting a contact area between a gear member, such as a spiral bevel or hypnoid gear, relative to a second gear, such as a pinion. The gear tester includes...
5159397 Flow imaging cytometer  
An imaging flow cytometer is provided with a continuous-emission light source for continuously monitoring cells passing through the image capturing area of a video camera for cell-image capturing,...
5159398 Flow imaging cytometer  
A white-light image and a fluorescent image are capable of being captured by a single video camera, and a single light source for producing exciting light is used to pick up the fluorescent image...
5159642 Particle image analyzing apparatus  
A particle image analyzer includes a first light source for applying strobe light to a sample solution flowing through a flow cell, first image pick-up means for taking a still picture of a...
5141324 Visual monitoring device for sludge conditioning system  
The visual monitoring apparatus includes a transparent tube section with coupling flanges at each end for coupling to adjacent conduit sections carrying a stream of conditioned sludge which...
5010412 High frequency, low power light source for video camera  
A strobe light provides uniformly intense, monochromatic illumination of an object photographed by a video camera. The strobe light includes a circuit board having a central aperture and a...
4948247 High speed stroboscope system for visually observing dynamic properties by moving objects of various characteristics  
An improved stroboscopic system permits higher response speeds in the order of nanoseconds and a richness of control fatures for highlighting different viewing surfaces including pulse flash length...
4940184 Spraying apparatus with speed indicating assembly  
A movable marking apparatus for marking a supporting surface includes a housing member, wheels rotatably mounted to the housing for engaging the supporting surface and rolling on it, and a handle...
4877323 Method and apparatus for inspecting a high speed web  
Printed webs leaving a printing press at speeds above 500 feet per minute are inspected with precision across the full width of the web by a stroboscope method and apparatus. Each repetitive image...
4878074 Dynamic particulate observation apparatus  
A dynamic particulate observation apparatus for monitoring a moving particle comprises a black box having an internal space enclosed therewithin, which shields said space from the infiltration of...
4843565 Range determination method and apparatus  
A system for determining range, particularly for robotic applications, is disclosed. The system preferably includes a single camera and at least two light sources. The lights can be turned on and...
4786165 Flow cytometry and apparatus therefor  
A method and apparatus for flow cytometry in which laser light pulses are focused on a sheathed stream, a still picture of cells passing by the region of the focal point is taken by an objective...
4782386 Video endoscope with a light source operable in a continuous or stroboscopic mode  
A video endoscope has a strobe lamp operable in a mode wherein the strobing is synchronized to a selected tone or a periodic vibration in a patient, such as from the vocal cords, and is...
4746210 Centrifuge strobe method and circuit  
A new method and electronic circuit are provided to prevent image creep in automated centrifuges. The method and circuitry automatically substract a fixed time delay, which is associated with the...
4740077 Centrifugal measurement of core samples  
An adaptable, accurate, high resolution centrifuge core measuring method using a single strobe flash per measurement uses a microprocessor controller to control the measuring method, not a...
4652093 Optical instruments  
The invention relates to the illumination of optical instruments such as microscopes or auriscopes by means of the light from light-emitting diodes (L.E.D.) (6, 50). Advantageously, the light from...
4618256 Stroboscopic method for determining gear mesh quality  
Disclosed is a stroboscopic method of determining the quality of meshing between respective teeth of two or more gears. By way of example, a method is disclosed by which a standard is established...
4616636 Light emission switching circuit for larynx stroboscope  
A light emission switching circuit for use in a larynx stroboscope in which switching between a mode in which a stroboscopic lamp is flashed in synchronism with vibration of vocal cords and a mode...
4600300 Method and apparatus to determine frequency of movement and for visual inspection of moving objects  
Method and apparatus for determining the frequency of movement of an object or inspection of a moving object where a liquid crystal viewer is pulsed at a rate equal to the rate of movement of the...
4572663 Method and apparatus for selectively illuminating a particular blade in a turbomachine  
A method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of blades mounted to a rotary shaft in a turbomachine by selectively illuminating a particular blade in a turbomachine. A control system for...
4522475 Apparatus and method for showing motion in a single photograph  
An apparatus and method for showing motion in a single color photograph in which motion of an object is shown by displaced images of the object in different colors. The scene to be photographed is...
4487075 Hydraulic flow visualization method and apparatus  
An apparatus and method for visualizing liquid flow. Pulses of gas bubbles are introduced into a liquid flow stream and a strobe light is operated at a frequency related to the frequency of the gas...
4486776 Inspection apparatus  
Systems that judge the good or bad of moving objects to be inspected by processing image signals from a video camera which picks up the objects at an inspection circuit, are disclosed whereas each...
4465367 Process and device for measuring and adjusting out-of-track distances of helicopter rotor blades  
An apparatus and procedure for measuring and regulating the relative vertical displacement of helicopter blades from a rotational plane, comprising a stroboscopic illuminating means, intended to be...
4422737 Device for obtaining topographic picture of surface of rotating object  
A device for obtaining a topographic picture of the surface of a rotating object comprising turret assembly mounting a pulsed laser, a photorecorder, an optical system for forming a set of light...
4410269 Apparatus and method for testing a rotating polygon mirror  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for testing the faces of a polygon mirror for angular inclination and flatness while the polygon mirror is rotating at its intended operating speed. The...
4380026 Method for flashing a stroboscope for use with judging the good or bad of an object to be inspected  
An object is picked-up by a television camera and a video signal thereof is produced. A stroboscope flash radiates the object with the light therefrom, detecting the object arriving at a...
4373806 Dynamic timing of rotating or reciprocating machine parts  
The position of a reciprocating or rotating part of a machine is identified at a required point in the machine cycle by dividing the machine cycle into numbered notional segments and viewing the...
4364088 Apparatus for inspecting whether an object is good or bad  
An apparatus for inspecting whether an object is good or bad includes a video camera picking up an object to be inspected a stroboscope radiating the object, a detector for detecting a...
4338024 Flow analyzer and system for analysis of fluids with particles  
The method and apparatus for analyzing particles and particularly blood cells by conveying the particles along a broad shallow path where the path is magnified and converted into a series of still...
4326804 Apparatus and method for optical clearance determination  
Clearance determination is made between an edge of a translating member, e.g., a rotating blade member, and a relatively stationary second member, e.g., a shroud. In one form, an optical probe is...
4305658 Moving object inspection system  
A moving object inspection system is disclosed in which a stroboscope radiation is made on an object to be inspected, the object is picked up by a television camera, a position detection device...
4301488 Tape cassette  
A tape cassette includes a hollow housing and guiding rollers for guiding a tape along a predetermined path within the housing. A stroboscope device is operatively connected with the tape for...
4270252 Apparatus to count and control crimps in a moving tow of yarn  
Apparatus is disclosed to count and control crimps in a moving tow of yarn. The apparatus comprises a target (the tow of yarn), a stroboscopic light, condenser lens, mirror, transparent support for...
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