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7627448 |
Apparatus and method for mapping an area of interest
An apparatus and method are provided for mapping an area of interest using polar coordinates or Cartesian coordinates. The apparatus includes a range finder, an azimuth angle measuring device to...
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7617731 |
Ultrasonic measuring apparatus and ultrasonic measuring method
An ultrasonic measuring method includes the steps of: receiving ultrasonic waves, which have been transmitted by a spread spectrum technique using mutually different codes, at first and second...
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7587258 |
Merged laser and photogrammetry measurement using precise camera placement
The surface of a part is measured using a combination of laser tracking and Photogrammetry processes. Cameras used in the Photogrammetry process are mounted on a carriage for movement to positions...
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7575371 |
Temperature sensor and extensometer
A thermometer and extensometer for cables and conductors is described. The travel time of one or more acoustic signals along a conductor is used to determine the temperature along the conductor and...
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7561980 |
Transmission medium testing apparatus and method
The invention provides a method for testing a transmission medium used in a full-duplex communication system comprising an endpoint that comprises a transmitting end (TX) and a receiving end (RX);...
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7552026 |
APS based integrated sun sensor
The disclosure relates to an APS based integrated sun sensor comprising: a diaphragm unit, a detection unit, a processing electronics unit and an interface unit. The diaphragm unit is operatively...
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7542866 |
Threshold setting for a radar level transmitter
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for setting threshold values for use by a radar level transmitter to detect reflected wave pulses corresponding to portions of a transmitted microwave pulse...
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7526396 |
Method for determining treatability of a wood product
A method for determining potential uptake and/or potential penetration of a liquid and/or chemical within a wood product is provided. The methods involve the use of single and/or multiple sensor...
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7526369 |
Pedestrian detection device, related method, air bag system and vehicle equipped with air bag system
A pedestrian detection device, a related method, an air bag system and a vehicle are disclosed. The pedestrian detection device 20 includes an infrared ray sensor 30 A, which detects a...
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7519493 |
Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated line laser scanner
A portable coordinate measurement machine for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume comprises includes an a positionable articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm...
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7505863 |
Interferometric iterative technique with bandwidth and numerical-aperture dependency
An interferometric intensity equation includes parameters that depend on bandwidth and numerical aperture. An error function based on the difference between actual intensities produced by...
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7499829 |
Laser rangefinder and method thereof
Disclosed is a laser rangefinder and method thereof. By using characteristics that noise has non-correlation and signals have correlation, laser beams are output to a target to find a range to the...
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7483151 |
Active 3D triangulation-based imaging method and device
Active 3D triangulation-based imaging comprises steps of: temporally modulating a radiant flux of a lighting unit beam by a binary modulation signal (ms); illuminating a scene (S), which is...
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7474993 |
Selection of wavelengths for integrated circuit optical metrology
Specific wavelengths to use in optical metrology of an integrated circuit can be selected using one or more selection criteria and termination criteria. Wavelengths are selected using the selection...
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7460978 |
Method, system, and computer program product for rack position determination using acoustics
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to equipment position location in a data center and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer...
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7460237 |
Inspection method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and device manufacturing method
In a method of determining a structure parameter of a target pattern in a lithographic process, a series of calibration spectra are calculated from a reference pattern. Spectral analysis is...
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7428468 |
Monitoring apparatus
To provide a monitoring device which can detect conditions of a sleeping person reliably and which is simple. A monitoring device comprising: multiple independent distance sensors 11 installed...
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7428056 |
Method and apparatus for optically analyzing a surface
A method and apparatus for analyzing a surface of a test object employs apparatus with a scanning interferometry system which generates a windowed interferometric signal from the surface of a test...
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7409312 |
Handheld laser light detector with height correction, using a GPS receiver to provide two-dimensional position data
A laser light receiver is provided with an integral laser distance measurement (LDM) device for measuring the distance from a laser plane of a desired elevation to a desired physical target point...
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7406394 |
Spectra based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
Methods and apparatus for spectrum-based endpointing. An endpointing method includes selecting two or more reference spectra. Each reference spectrum is a spectrum of white light reflected from a...
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7403900 |
Franking system and method
A billing system for determining package transportation charges. The billing system includes a reader to read a package identifier associated with said package and the reader generates a package...
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7383152 |
Non-contact deviation measurement system
A non-contacting deviation measurement system projects a first line and a second line upon a surface of an object. The projections of the first line and second line are arranged to overlap at an...
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7376492 |
System for measuring points on a vehicle during damage repair
A carriage moves back and forth under a vehicle and three cameras or laser fixed along one axis pivot in a common plane, utilizing two cameras at time to locate a target fixed to a reference point...
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7373273 |
Light extractor for a light guide lamp
There is described a light extractor ( 8 ) for a light guide lamp ( 1 ) whose useful surface, that is to say, the surface that, in use, faces the emission surface ( 5 ) of the light guide lamp ( 1...
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7372978 |
System and method for determining a seed vigor index from germinated seedlings by automatic separation of overlapped seedlings
A system and method for automatically determining a seed vigor index for a lot of seeds by analysis of a scanned image of a plurality of seedlings grown from lot of seeds, including automatically...
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7365862 |
Methods and apparatus for inspecting an object
A method for generating a mask for use with a light measurement system that includes a light source for projecting light onto an object, and an imaging sensor for receiving light reflected from the...
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7360435 |
Ultrasonic control of bolt tightening
Tightening of a bolt is controlled by monitoring the change in round trip time of propagating longitudinal ultrasonic waves through the bolt and the reflection of these waves at the end of the...
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7353986 |
Electronic pedometer
An electronic pedometer has a walk detecting sensor to detect a walking movement of a user and to output a walk signal corresponding to the walking movement. A walk judging circuit judges, based on...
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7353141 |
Method and system for monitoring component consumption
A method for monitoring consumption of a component, including the steps of emitting a radiation beam onto a first area of the component and detecting a portion of the radiation beam that is...
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7340382 |
Lens array and display apparatus using same
In an autostereoscopic display, a horizontal view range can be widened without reducing two-dimensional resolutions. Lenses are arranged to be a linear combination having integer coefficients of...
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7325328 |
Methods and apparatus to determine vessel draft and amount of cargo loaded in a vessel
The present invention discloses the methods and apparatus to acquire, record, and analyze data to determine the draft of a water-borne vessel and/or the amount of cargo that has been loaded in a...
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7324904 |
Methods for determining dimensional stability of wood products utilizing single and multiple sensor groups
Systems and methods are provided for detecting the potential of a wood sample, such as a board, to stay on grade, i.e., resist warp, after it is put into service and/or its moisture has...
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7321859 |
Billing system and method for determining transportation charges for packages
A billing system for determining package transportation charges. The billing system includes a reader to read a package identifier associated with said package and the reader generates a package...
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7315794 |
Timber survey process and apparatus
A timer survey system performing the steps of: placing a first reference point and a second reference point on a tree trunk, wherein an actual distance between the first reference point and the...
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7299150 |
Ultrasonic flow meter
In an ultrasonic flow meter for measuring a flow rate of a fluid flowing through a conduit by detecting a propagating time difference between a forward propagating time of an ultrasonic wave...
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7286956 |
Methods of estimating the dimensional stability of a wood product from simple algebraic functions of moisture, shrinkage rates and grain angles
Methods are provided for estimating the dimensional stability of a wood product from simple algebraic functions of moisture, shrinkage rates and grain angles observed on outer surfaces. The methods...
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7283926 |
Counter circuits and distance estimation methods
Counting circuits applied to distance estimation for ultra wideband (UWB) application, in which a first counting unit generates a sequence of pseudo-random number series not including zero, a first...
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7248995 |
Spatial position detection method, information input method, spatial position detection apparatus, and information input apparatus
To calculate information on a relative distance or positional relationship between an interface section and an object by detecting an electromagnetic wave transmitted through the interface section,...
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7246030 |
Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated line laser scanner
A portable coordinate measurement machine for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume includes a positionable articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm segments. The arm...
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7200516 |
Alignment accessory for portable drills and the like
An apparatus includes a strap that is positional about a drill and maintains a static relationship therewith while a drill bit and chuck rotate. The apparatus includes a plurality of light sources...
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7181362 |
Three dimensional tangible interface for interacting with spatial-temporal data using infrared light sources and infrared detectors
An interface that allows a user to model and analyze the properties of three dimensional surface and the regions surrounding such surfaces. The user manipulates a deformable bed of translucent...
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7177740 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic measuring three-dimensional parameters of tire with laser vision
Three-dimensional parameters of a tire are measured dynamically in a non-contact way using laser vision technology. Two laser vision sensors are used, which are calibrated and then used for...
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7127378 |
Method and apparatus for establishing the layout of a building
An apparatus for establishing a layout of a building. The apparatus includes a mechanism for scanning a first room of the building to obtain room data. The apparatus also includes a scanner for...
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7120553 |
Iso-reflectance wavelengths
A method of measuring a physical characteristic of a patterned substrate comprises determining a wavelength where a first reflectance from a patterned substrate equals a second reflectance from the...
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7120524 |
System for measuring points on a vehicle during damage repair
A carriage moves back and forth under a vehicle and three cameras or laser fixed along one axis pivot in a common plane, utilizing two cameras at time to locate a target fixed to a reference point...
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7110911 |
Devices relating to rolled product
A code applying device is provided which can efficiently manufacture an information recording paper roll having a code relating to the information recording paper. The code applying device includes...
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7108178 |
Method of stopping a stolen car without a high-speed chase, utilizing a bar code
A safe method of stopping a stolen car without chasing at high speeds, utilizing a bar code implanted between the inner layer and outer layer of a rear safety glass is comprised of steps: 1) scan...
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7107144 |
Non-intrusive traffic monitoring system
A traffic monitoring system including a non-intrusive lane monitor is provided. The lane monitor comprises one or more laser channels, a user interface, and a programmable controller in...
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7106247 |
Radar level gauge with antenna arrangement for improved radar level gauging
The present invention relates to a radar level gauge ( 1 ) comprising an antenna ( 2 ), a tank sealing ( 3 ), an electronics unit ( 4 ) and a waveguide feed ( 5 ) between the electronics unit ( 4 )...
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7089152 |
System and method for assisting shoe selection
A system for assisting shoe selection can select and present a shoe type that fits a customer by estimating the anatomical characteristics of a foot from the state of the foot. The system includes...
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