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7617061 |
Method and apparatus for accurately determining height coordinates in a satellite/laser positioning system
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing signals in a satellite/laser positioning system capable of generating location coordinates from received satellite signals and a received laser...
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7610128 |
Securely calculating and storing vehicle odometer data
Aspects of the present invention are directed at securely calculating and storing odometer data associated with a vehicle. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that checks the...
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7552021 |
Device and method for improving human motor function
It is provided a system for improving locomotion of a human user, by changing an inclination or height of a stance surface of a device for donning on a leg during walking. The system includes a...
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7505853 |
Inspection of composite materials
Since ultrasonic velocities in anisotropic media can change by a factor of 3 or more depending on the direction of propagation, accounting for these changes is extremely important. Also many...
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7502703 |
Calibration of the fundamental and harmonic once-around velocity variations of encoded wheels
A method of calibrating once-around and harmonic errors of encoded nips is provided. An encoder with an index pulse is used to measure the velocity and rotation of the driven wheel or idler. The...
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7502702 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic adjustment of sensor and/or metrology sensitivities
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dynamic adjustment of sensor and/or metrology sensitivities. The method includes accessing measurement information provided by a first...
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7475581 |
Method of increasing the control precision of the path of a product in a levelling machine with interlocking rollers, and levelling installation used to implement same
A method of increasing control precision of a path of a product in a leveling machine including: a fixed support cage; two leveling assemblies with parallel rollers, which are placed above and...
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7454313 |
Hierarchical workload monitoring for optimal subordinate tasking
A system and method of hierarchical monitoring for subordinate assessment is described. Generally, the system receives remotely sensed data about a user's physiology and contextual state, and...
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7444255 |
System and method for analyzing lengths of branches of signal paths
A system for analyzing lengths of branches of signal paths is disclosed. The system includes: a signal path naming module for naming all signal paths of a PCB; a signal path group selecting module...
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7427520 |
Method and apparatus for measuring thickness of thin film formed on substrate
A memory ( 43 ) of a control unit ( 4 ) stores correction data ( 81 ) indicating a relationship between a decrement in a measurement value of a film thickness by removal of organic contamination...
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7389200 |
Incremental encoding and decoding apparatus and method
An incremental encoding and decoding apparatus and method are provided. The incremental encoding and decoding apparatus comprises current converters, which respectively receive the pair of analog...
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7359817 |
Method of and device for re-calibrating three-dimensional visual sensor in robot system
A re-calibration method and device for a three-dimensional visual sensor of a robot system, whereby the work load required for re-calibration is mitigated. While the visual sensor is normal, the...
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7353129 |
Altimeter having temperature correction
According to the invention, a climate-related, or to be precise, a temperature-related correction of the altitude reading is carried out on an altimeter. In doing this, the measurement of altitude...
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7262865 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a calibration cycle or a metrology tool
A method and apparatus for controlling when a calibration cycle is started for a metrology tool. The method and apparatus exploits a correlation between a drift of a first parameter (e.g., film...
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7249002 |
Direct relative motion measurement for vibration induced noise and drift cancellation
A surface analysis apparatus and a method for compensating for mechanical vibrations and drifts in a surface analysis instrument are disclosed. A probe that is sensitive to the distance between the...
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7245982 |
System and process for measuring, compensating and testing numerically controlled machine tool heads and/or tables
A system and a process are disclosed, that are automated and integrated with numerically controlled systems, for measuring, compensating and testing numerically controlled machine tool heads ( 1 )...
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7230980 |
Method and apparatus for impulse radio transceiver calibration
A method for calibrating an impulse radio distance measuring system comprising an impulse radio transceiver by conducting a pulse through a transmit receive switch to an antenna, receiving return...
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7158894 |
Residential fuel tank monitoring system and proactive replacement program
A data collection and management system is provided for monitoring the condition of fuel tanks and for determining for each tank a degradation profile which provides an estimate of useful tank life...
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7142999 |
Method and device for correcting guiding errors in a coordinate measuring machine
A method for correcting errors in a coordinate measuring machine having a measuring head which is adapted to move in at least two different spatial directions. Measuring scales and measuring lines...
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7130755 |
Near-field scanning microwave microscope using dielectric resonator
Provided is a near-field microscope using a dielectric resonator, which makes it possible to minimize influences by external environments, and to enhance its sensitivity, resolution and function by...
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7124621 |
Acoustic flowmeter calibration method
An acoustic flowmeter calibration method and sampling system address a variation in acoustic transducer delay time with increasing temperature. In one aspect, calibration of the path length between...
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7120564 |
Buried line locator with integral position sensing
A device for detecting and compensating field distortion in underground line locators by means of mapping the field-strength of the field generated by electrical currents within the buried line....
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7112972 |
Gauge calibration
A method of calibrating a gauge in particular for the measurement of film thickness, uses a calibration variable to compensate for short term changes in probe tip condition, instead of a constant...
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7062404 |
Method for generating coating film build usage and cost impact from Cpk's
A computer program for correlating coatings' material usage and cost impact with coatings ranges evaluated against an industry C pk standard. Optimum range values are selected from the process...
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7016795 |
Signal improvement in eddy current sensing
Improved endpoint detection and/or thickness measurements may be obtained by correcting sensor data using calibration parameters and/or drift compensation parameters. Calibration parameters may...
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7002925 |
Method and system for computer network link with undefined termination condition
The location of a termination in a properly terminated LAN can be remotely detected. The cable's skin effect produces a detectable signature at the sending-end when a step function, for example,...
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6999886 |
Vehicle speed estimation using inductive vehicle detection systems
A method and apparatus for communicating estimated vehicular speed and length using data obtained from a single wire-loop. The detector card connected to a single wire-loop produces a first...
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6990421 |
Method of displaying measurement result in inspection process and system thereof, and computer program
A method of displaying a measurement result in an inspection process using network, the method includes a first step that a host, which intensively controls and manages a device for inspecting a...
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6983934 |
Print media thickness measurement system
A low cost, fully automatic, thickness detection system, readily integrated into an existing paper path sheet transport, in which a regular and known small displacement signal is generated,...
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6939476 |
Method for real time metal ETCH critical dimension control
The present invention predicts Critical Dimension (CD) before processing a wafer lot and alters the etch by adjusting recipe inputs to control the current lots bias to target critical dimensions....
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6907372 |
Device for position indication and detection of guidance errors
A device for position indication and the detection of guidance errors that includes a scale that has a position measuring graduation arranged in a position measurement direction. A first guidance...
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6890773 |
Dynamic maintenance of manufacturing system components
A method and an apparatus for sorting between actual and perceived errors related to processing of semiconductor wafers. A plurality of semiconductor wafers are processed. Fault data relating to...
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6882958 |
System and method for curve fitting using randomized techniques
A system and method for performing a curve fit on a plurality of data points. In an initial phase, a subset P max of the plurality of points which represents an optimal curve is determined. This...
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6879921 |
Device for measuring distances, distance measurer and stop element therefor
The invention relates to a device for measuring distances having a distance measurer ( 1 ) and a stop element ( 3; 3′; 3 ″) enabling precise and mechanically stabile fixed installation on any...
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6862545 |
Linewidth measurement tool calibration method employing linewidth standard
A method for calibrating a linewidth measurement tool and a system for calibrating the linewidth measurement tool each employ a correction of a series of periodic actual measurements of at least...
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6859744 |
Method and device for carrying out frequency synthesis in a distance measuring device
In a method and a device for carrying frequency synthesis, in particular in a distance measuring device based on the principle of evaluating the change over time in the phase of an electromagnetic...
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6856933 |
Vehicle accessory for monitoring travel distance
A mileage tracking system including an input device mounted in the vehicle for receiving one of a first and second door unlock signals, and a tripmeter. The tripmeter is coupled to the input device...
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6850858 |
Method and apparatus for calibrating a metrology tool
A method and apparatus for calibrating a metrology tool are disclosed. The method includes measuring a parameter of a contrast enhanced feature on an artifact using a metrology tool, where the...
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6847908 |
Machine capability verification and diagnostics (CAP/DIA) system, method and computer program product
A method for verifying the accuracy of a CNC machine or a CMM. The methodology segregates the measured error into an assignable cause portion and a common cause (or random error) portion. The...
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6836741 |
Vertical calibration method for a wire cut electric discharge machine
A vertical calibration method for a wire cut electric discharge machine includes selecting a known altitude for a reference point, marking down four different positions of the upper wire guide of...
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6834253 |
System and method for outputting measurement data on an object to a graphic file thereof
A system and method for outputting measurement data on an object to a graphic file thereof. The system comprises a data obtaining module ( 510 ) for gathering the measurement data and the graphic...
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6823269 |
Eddy current data union
A method of synthesizing nondestructive examination data of a component including the steps of generating nondestructive examination data of the component in the field and separately generating...
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6795491 |
Spread spectrum localizers
A network of localizers determines relative locations in three-dimensional space to within 1 cm by cooperatively measuring propagation times of pseudorandom sequences of electromagnetic impulses....
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6778926 |
Calibration methods and apparatus for plethysmographic measurement chambers
Methods and apparatus for calibrating volume measurement in a plethysmographic chamber are described. The present invention involves the use of a calibration volume chamber of known volume coupled...
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6772620 |
Method of generating calibration data for relative height measurement
A metrology process, in accordance with the present invention, measures the dishing of a first feature made of a first material by determining the relative height of the first feature with respect...
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6772092 |
Method for generating coating film build usage and cost impact from Cpk's
A computer program for correlating coatings' material usage and cost impact with coatings ranges evaluated against an industry C pk standard. Optimum range values are selected from the process...
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6772078 |
Linear scale reader
A length measuring apparatus is provided that combines upper data with lower data and then outputs the composite data. The apparatus monitors taking down or up a digit of upper data or lower data...
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6725173 |
Digital signal processing method and system thereof for precision orientation measurements
The present invention provides a digital signal processing method and system thereof for producing precision platform orientation measurements and local Earth's magnetic measurements by measuring...
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6715342 |
Pneumatic length measurement apparatus
The present invention relates to an apparatus for pneumatic length measurement comprising a pre-nozzle and a measurement nozzle through which the medium used for the measurement is directed onto an...
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6694276 |
Method for controlling a navigation device and navigation device implementing the same
There is described a method for controlling a navigation device, such as a satellite navigation device like a GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO or other receiver, and a navigation device allowing this control...
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