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6970590 Side lit, 3D edge location method  
Apparatus and a method for locating edges of a part for acceptance testing of the part. A white light source ( 12 ) illuminates the part which is mounted on a support ( 14 ) and rotated relative to...
6936124 Wire joint detecting apparatus  
A wire joint detecting apparatus is provided for use with a wire connecting apparatus. A detecting apparatus includes a detector disposed for sliding contact with a running wire. The detector is...
6886394 Roughness measuring method and apparatus  
In the roughness measuring apparatus, a parameter to be evaluated and its maximum value are set by using a keyboard. If there is an evaluated area with a roughness over the maximum value among the...
6865927 Sharpness testing of micro-objects such as miniature diamond tool tips  
A micro-object having a desired sharp point or edge may be optically tested during fabrication. This is accomplished by applying a known force to the workpiece against an optically opaque layer...
6851301 Cantilever for scanning probe microscope  
Cantilever for a scanning probe microscope (SPM) including a substrate having a tip, a piezoactuator on the substrate movable in response to an external electric signal, and a sensor formed around...
6848315 Vibration detecting system of resilient body and vibrating contact detection probe  
A stylus structure ( 40 ) integrally incorporating a stylus ( 2 ), a vibrator ( 4 ), a detector ( 6 ), a first secondary magnetic circuit ( 12 ) and a second primary magnetic circuit ( 21 ), and a...
6829941 Tunnel effect nanodetector of mechanical vibrations and method for preparation thereof  
A tunnel effect nanodetector. A gold plated sensor pin is single crystal silicon. A gold plated sensor membrane is polycrystalline silicon over a pin. Through holes are in the membrane and gold....
6828917 Alarm system for casting mold  
An alarm system for a casting mold is provided, which includes an alarm electrically connected to the casting mold; and at least one sensing unit electrically connected to the alarm, and spaced...
6809306 Scanning unit and scanning microscope having the same  
A scanning unit for moving an object to be moved along at least one axis, which comprises a first actuator for moving the object along a first axis, the first actuator having a pair of end...
6787769 Conductive probe for scanning microscope and machining method using the same  
A conductive probe for a scanning type microscope that captures the substance information of the surface of a specimen by the tip end of a conductive nanotube probe needle fastened to a cantilever,...
6758085 Apparatus for measuring a surface profile  
An apparatus for measuring a surface profile of an object to be measured includes a measuring probe positioned to contact the surface of the object to be measured, a guide mechanism for supporting...
6745616 Surface texture measuring machine, leveling device for surface texture measuring machine and orientation-adjusting method of workpiece of surface texture measuring machine  
In advance to measuring texture of the workpiece by a surface texture measuring machine ( 1 ), a workpiece orientation adjustment stage ( 10 ) is manually moved by the surface texture measuring...
6688167 Measuring the profile of a pavement by moving three contactless distance-measuring sensors  
Reconstituting the profile of a pavement consists of moving three contactless distance-measuring sensors over a pavement, the sensors being equidistant and in horizontal alignment in the direction...
6681622 Device for and method of determining cut resistance of a material  
A device implements a method of determining a cut resistance of a sample. The device includes a blade wherein the blade and the sample are relatively movable and a first apparatus that transfers...
6679106 Road surface roughness measuring device  
The object of the present invention is to provide a road surface roughness measuring apparatus for measuring the coefficient of dynamic friction and the roughness of the road surface in each...
6675637 Touch sensor  
A touch sensor 10 having a stylus 12 with a tip 12 A making contact with a test piece W has an operational control structure including an oscillator 3 which oscillates the stylus 12 in the...
6671973 Surface texture measuring instrument and a method of adjusting an attitude of a work for the same  
A method of adjusting the relative attitude of a work in a surface texture measuring instrument for measuring the work having a feature region includes a measurement step of performing measurement...
6668626 System and a method for measuring and determining flatness  
A system and a method for measuring and determining flatness of a strip ( 1 ) of rolled material. Said system is comprising a measuring roll ( 2 ) having a cylindrical central structure ( 41 )...
6656332 Replicating method for surface finish inspection  
A method of inspecting the surface finish of a component comprising providing an original surface to be inspected. A release agent is applied onto the original surface and an epoxy mixture is...
6647765 Apparatus and method for a cleaning detection device  
The present invention 10 discloses a cleaning device having a base portion 14 with a peel and stick adhesive 20 underside and a clear permeable topside 22 having a color reactive substance ...
6637278 Measuring system for determining the surface line of a body  
A measuring system has a freely movable measuring instrument and a computer for processing the measured data. Two measuring devices are in the measuring instrument, each with two acceleration...
6635870 Method and apparatus for molecular analysis of buried layers  
A method and apparatus are provided for the analysis of buried layers of an analyte material by: a) removing surface layers of said analyte material with an atomic force microscopy (AFM) stylus to...
6609415 Method of evaluating adsorption of contaminant on solid surface  
A test piece made of a material equal to the material of the workpiece is formed in a size that permits the test piece to be housed in an adsorption tube container mounted to a mass analyzing...
6568252 Flyability and glide methodology for 100 GPSI  
Disclosed is a method for testing the smoothness of a disc surface. A glide test is performed by first lowering the glide head until contact between the glide head and the disc surface occurs. The...
6566653 Investigation device and method  
An investigation device includes a time of flight mass spectrometer with an entrance opening, and an electrically conductive tip on a cantilever which is movable from a first position near a sample...
6526814 Holder for throw-away tip with sensor  
There has been a demand for a holder for properly holding a throw-away tip with an abrasion sensor. The holder ( 1 ) has a tip mounting portion ( 4 ) provided in an end portion thereof and formed...
6528785 Fusion-welded nanotube surface signal probe and method of attaching nanotube to probe holder  
The fusion-welded nanotube surface signal probe of the present invention is constructed from a nanotube, a holder which holds the nanotube, a fusion-welded part fastening a base end portion of the...
6516669 Vibration-type contact detection sensor  
A stylus 20 is mounted directly on detector 32 and the detector 32 is mounted directly on a holder 10 . Thus, an vibration-type contact detection sensor 1 is formed in a state in which the...
6513370 Wear indicator for sports balls  
A wear indicator is provided for use on sports balls and other articles of manufacture, the wear indicator consisting of one or more dots imprinted upon the surface of the article, each dot...
6494085 Method and system for detecting thermal asperity on discs used in a disc drive  
A method and system for providing adaptive threshold levels for detecting thermal asperities where a unique threshold level is determined for each head. In addition, a unique threshold level is...
6490912 Probe for sensing the characteristics of a surface of a workpiece  
The invention pertains to a probe for sensing the characteristics of a surface of a workpiece which contains a probe tip that is movably held and prestressed essentially in the direction of the tip...
6487896 Head, system and method for the linear dimension checking of a mechanical piece  
A checking head (T) includes a casing ( 1 ), an arm ( 2 ) with a feeler, movable with respect to the casing, and a sensor, such as an inductive position transducer ( 5 ). An electronic identifier (...
6453729 Surface shape evaluation method and device for spherical body  
A surface shape evaluation method for a spherical body comprising the steps of: providing a support hole having a smaller diameter than the spherical body and having a curved bearing surface formed...
6435014 Method for determination of surface texture  
Method for determination of surface textures by a specified quantification of a maximal height of profile parameter (Rz) and a profile mean wavelength parameter (RSm).
6425285 Drive unit  
A slider holding a measuring tool moves along an approximately reverse U-shaped guide rail provided in parallel with a moving direction of the measuring tool without being rotated. Accordingly, a...
6412340 Cell detection mechanism  
A cassette sensing mechanism and a method for detecting the unevenness of a surface by detecting the difference between two paths on the surface. The mechanism contains two pawls connected to a...
6397130 Multi-sensor route detector for rail vehicle navigation  
The multi-sensor route detector system preferably consists of at least four sensors (three rail detectors and a truck angle detector), sensor power supplies, signal conditioning for the output of...
6360590 Method and apparatus for investigating surfaces  
A process for comparing the dust retention properties of various treated and untreated hard surfaces, within a dust retaining enclosure, that includes subjecting the surfaces to be compared,...
6349600 Device for stable speed determination in machining  
The present invention provides a device and method for determining the stable speeds for a rotating milling tool by non-cuttingly exciting the milling tool, by vibrating the milling tool, and...
6343503 Module appearance inspection apparatus  
A module appearance inspection apparatus includes a warpage checking unit, a visual checking unit, a first module transfer unit for unloading the module from a module tray, a second module transfer...
6301550 Phase delay correction system  
A phase delay correction system for use in a shape measurement is capable of removing the distortion of a restored shape and the mechanical positional deviation caused by a phase delay occurring...
6293139 Method of determining performance characteristics of polishing pads  
A testing and analyzing method for determining the performance characteristics of a production lot of polishing pads. The first step requires polishing a plurality of semiconductor wafers with a...
6267004 Glide test head assembly with high take-off resolution  
A glide test head assembly optimized for glide avalanche testing. The glide test head assembly of the present invention includes air bearing surfaces formed with a negative crown, or slightly...
6250141 Scanning device  
A scanning device for semiconductor wafers with which rapid and dependable scanning is permitted. The invention is characterized by a base plate with a guiding pin protruding from it for the manual...
6230552 Surface treatment shape evaluation system and surface treatment shape  
When the unevenness quantities of the surface of a surface-treated, existing concrete are measured at a given pitch by a measuring device 10, the measured unevenness quantities are automatically...
6194234 Method to evaluate hemisperical grain (HSG) polysilicon surface  
A new method based on measuring the weight of a wafer (on which the layer of HSG has been deposited) before (W1) and after (W2) the surface of the HSG layer is coated with a layer of either...
6192736 Tribometer for testing the efficiency of lubrication upon a railroad track surface  
An automated tribometer for measuring the coefficient of friction of the tread and gauge surfaces of railroad rail is disclosed. A tribometer is provided that is pushed in front of a high-rail...
6170321 Apparatus for displaying a contour of a lens-shaped template  
The present invention relates to an apparatus for displaying a contour of a lens-shaped template formed to be fit in a lens frame of an eyeglass frame. The contour is displayed on a display in a...
6161294 Overhead scanning profiler  
An apparatus and method for surface profile measurements of large samples. The sample is held by a stationary chuck, while a four-axis (X, Y, Z and theta axis) positioning assembly manipulates and...
6101868 Tool for inspecting broken wafer edges  
A wafer inspection tool for determining the cause of broken wafer edges. The wafer inspection tool comprises a circular transparent plate having a profile similar to a wafer. The circular...