Optics: measuring and testing inventions 12/07

20070296950 - Optical device and mobile apparatus: An optical device ensuring projection of light over a wide range as well as reduction in size, and a mobile apparatus mounted with the optical device are provided. The optical device (100) includes a light-projecting unit (110) and a light-receiving unit (120). The light-projecting unit (110) has a projector (114)... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070296952 - Rotational speed apparatus: The present invention discloses a rotational speed apparatus that includes a main body, a light-transmitting liquid crystal display installed at the main body and a frequency adjusting button module. The liquid crystal display has an observing area which can be adjusted by a frequency adjusting button module to output a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070296949 - Optical method of determining a physical attribute of a moving object: A method for optically determining a physical attribute of a moving object, such as the height h of the carbons (14) of a pantograph head (10). This method incorporates a method for optically establishing a mathematical spatial relationship between one or more cameras (26) and one or more fanned lasers... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20070296951 - Tof rangefinding with large dynamic range and enhanced background radiation suppression: A method for measuring time of flight of radiation comprises emitting modulated radiation in response to a first modulation signal, projecting the modulated radiation onto a scene, receiving radiation, the received radiation comprising a first portion being the modulated radiation reflected by the scene and a second portion being background... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070296953 - Radar systems and methods using entangled quantum particles: An entangled quantum particle generator generates a signal including a plurality of entangled particles. The wavelength of the signal is the sum of the wavelengths of the entangled particles. A signal processor determines a characteristic of the target based on information derived from at least some of the entangled particles... Agent: Koestner Bertani LLP

20070296954 - Fluorescence measuring device for gemstones: A gemstone fluorescence measuring device according to the invention generally includes an ultraviolet (“UV”) emission chamber, a UV radiation source, and a light meter assembly. The UV radiation source includes an upper light emitting diode (“LED”) and a lower LED that radiate a gemstone under test from both above and... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20070296956 - Device and a method for detection of characteristic features of a medium: A device and a method for detection of characteristic features of a medium that is wholly or partly transparent, wherein said medium is placeable in an observation area in a light path extending between a light source and a light detector, wherein said medium is illuminated by the light source... Agent: Rodman Rodman

20070296957 - Imaging of sample using terahertz time domain spectroscopy in reflection mode to identify in a first material like normal breast tissue a second material like cancerous tissue by evaluating the phase change at the interface between the sample and a window: A method of investigating a sample (breast tissue) (27), the sample comprising at least a first material (normal breast tissue) in order to determine they presence of at least one further material (cancerous tissue), the method comprising the steps of: Irradiating the sample with electromagnetic radiation in the range from... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070296955 - Infrared localization device having a multiple sensor apparatus: A measuring device, in particular a handheld measuring device, for the localization of objects enclosed in a medium, including at least one photometric sensor that obtains by way of the at least one photometric sensor a first measurement signal of the object to be examined, so that by evaluation of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070296959 - Measuring device and method that operates according to the basic principles of confocal microscopy: A scanning system for confocal scanning of an object, comprising a light source (1), imaging optics (4) for focusing the light (5) radiated from the light source (1) onto the object (6) to be scanned, and further comprising an image detector (10) for detecting the light (7) from an object... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070296958 - Polarization imaging apparatus: A polarization imaging apparatus measures the Stokes image of a sample. The apparatus consists of an optical lens set 11, a linear polarizer 14 with its optical axis 18, a first variable phase retarder 12 with its optical axis 16 aligned 22.5° to axis 18, a second variable phase retarder... Agent: Yingyin Kevin Zou

20070296960 - Method of characterising the transmission losses of an optical system: The illumination profile of a radiation beam is initially measured using a CCD detector. A reference mirror is then placed in the focal plane of the high aperture lens and the reflected radiation measured. By comparing the illumination profile and the detected radiation it is possible to determine the transmission... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070296961 - Vehicle lamp inspection equipment and inspection method: A vehicle lamp inspection equipment comprises a vehicle position recognizing section for detecting arrival of a vehicle at an inspection position, a terminal to be connected with an ECU mounted on the vehicle, cameras for imaging the lamp of the vehicle which has arrived at the inspection position from the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070296962 - Surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection method: A surface inspection apparatus (1) for detecting a defect appearing on the surface of a sample (2) on which a pattern has been formed by a prescribed manufacturing process comprises: a defect detection unit (20, 24) for detecting a defect appearing on the surface of the sample (2); and a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070296963 - Methods and apparatus for inspecting the sealing and integrity of blister packages: A method for detecting an imperfection in a blister package having at least one radiation-transmissible layer, optionally moving, the blister package having a flat side and a pocket side, the method comprising the steps of directing radiation at the flat side and/or the pocket side of the blister package and... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070296964 - Inspection apparatus: An inspection apparatus performs a visual inspection on inner structural members of a large-scale system from the outside without disassembling the system. The inspection apparatus includes a screw device formed in a tube-like shape which engages with surfaces of internal structural members of the large-scale system while advancing into a... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20070296965 - Spatially-registered wavelength coding: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for spectral imaging. Electromagnetic energy emanating from an object is passed through a first dispersive element, a coded aperture, and a second dispersive element to a detector plane. A wavelength-dependent shift is created by the first dispersive element. The coded... Agent: Kasha Law PLLC

20070296967 - Analysis of component for presence, composition and/or thickness of coating: A method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a turbine component comprising a metal substrate having an external surface; and (b) analyzing the external surface by laser plasma spectroscopy to determine whether a metallic coating is present on or absent from the external surface. If a metallic coating is determined... Agent: General Electric Company

20070296966 - Laser plasma spectroscopy apparatus and method for in situ depth profiling: An in-situ laser plasma spectroscopy (LPS) system for automated near real-time elemental depth profiling of a target including: an optical source configured to generate an optical beam, wherein the optical beam is pulsed; an optical probe system configured to deliver the optical beam from the optical source to a surface... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070296968 - System and method for monitoring laser shock processing: A method and system for monitoring laser shock peening of a work piece. A line spectrum is obtained from radiation emitted by a plasma produced by a laser shock peening process. The shape of the line spectrum about its emission peak is compared to a defined line shape to verify... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20070296970 - Methods and apparatus for locating and classifying optical radiation: Disclosed are methods and systems for locating and classifying optical sources. In one aspect, a pair of imaging spectrometers is orthogonally oriented relative to an optical axis to accommodate simultaneous creation of two diffraction profiles for each imaged optical source. Such orientation increases the accuracy of detecting diffraction profiles of... Agent: Law Offices Of Rita C. Chipperson

20070296969 - Spectral encoder: A spectral encoder for producing spectrally selected images of a radiation field containing multiple spectral components. An imaging spectrograph defines a first optical path that produces from the input radiation field a spectrally dispersed image comprising multiple spectral components displaced along a dispersion direction. Spectral pass bands are encoded on... Agent: Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLP

20070296971 - Light scattering detector: The invention concerns high sensitivity light scattering detection and its application to evaporative light scattering detection in liquid chromatography. The exemplary embodiment includes a detection cell to accept particles suspended in a gas stream and permit a polarized light beam to pass through a trajectory of the particles and gas... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070296972 - Method and system for optical detection of nano-objects in a light refracting medium: A nano-object (n_oi) and the refractive medium are illuminated (A) with a periodically amplitude modulated coherent electromagnetic heating wave (HB(Ω)), to generate a specified temperature and refractive index profile in the vicinity of the nano-object, and with a coherent electromagnetic probe wave (PB) to generate an emerging probe wave (EPB(Ω))... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070296973 - Method and apparatus for angular-resolved spectroscopic lithography characterization: Simultaneous measurement of two orthogonally polarized beams upon diffraction from a substrate is done to determine properties of the substrate. Linearly polarized light sources with their radiation polarized in orthogonal directions are passed via two non-polarizing beamsplitters, one rotated by 90° with respect to the other. The combined beam is... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070296974 - Correction of off-axis translation of optical elements in an optical zoom assembly: A laser beam may be used to provide a virtual reference axis of travel for the in-axis direction of motion of lenses in a zoom assembly to be positioned during a zoom operation. The virtual reference axis is projected along the optical axis, parallel to existing mechanical lens slides. The... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070296975 - Spectroscopic analysis technique for measuring the amount of surface material on wire: In accordance with the present application, a method and system is provided for measuring an amount of surface material on a wire. A section of the wire and a beam generating device configured to generate a high energy beam are placed in a positional relationship with each other. The relationship... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070296976 - Non-contact exhaust gas measurement by means of ftir spectrometry in metallurgical installations: During carrying out metallurgical processes in plant components such as, e.g., a converter, knowledge of a time-dependent exhaust gas composition provides a significant aid in obtaining information about the process advancement. Known analytical methods consist in taking of a limited volume from the exhaust gas flow (7) and then analyzing... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070296977 - Integrated polarization beam splitter with quarter-wave plate for polarimeter and pmd compensation applications: An optical device for changing polarization comprises a waveguide having a waveguide end facet coupled to a quarter-wave plate/reflector combination to rotate the polarization of incident light to the waveguide by 90 degrees. In one embodiment, a polarization beam splitter/rotator combination (PBSR) uses a quarter-wave plate in reflection at the... Agent: Glen E. Books, Esq. Lowenstein Sandler PC

20070296978 - Chromatic compensation in fizeau interferometer: The focus of the collimating lens in the optical train of a Fizeau interferometer is adjusted to change the power of the test beam illuminating the transmission sphere. As a result, the rays can be made sufficiently perpendicular to the reference surface to eliminate the chromatic focus shift and non-common... Agent: Antonio R. Durando

20070296979 - Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus: A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes a measuring section and a data integrating section. The measuring section has three-dimensional measurement dimensions, and measures a three-dimensional shape of a measurement object in a non-contact state. The measuring section measures a three-dimensional shape of a part of the measurement object multiple times... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070296980 - Integrated phase angle and optical critical dimension measurement metrology for feed forward and feedback process control: Methods and apparatus for controlling the critical dimensions and monitoring the phase shift angles of photomasks. Critical dimensions measurement data before wafer processing and after wafer processing are collected by an integrated metrology tool to adjust the process recipe, to determine if the critical dimensions are in specification and to... Agent: Patent Counsel Applied Materials, Inc.

20070291250 - Solid control and/or calibration element for use in a diagnostic analyzer: A solid element for use as a control or calibration element which can be used in a diagnostic analyzer. The element includes a translucent or transparent solid material which when illuminated by a light source emits light corresponding to a specified concentration of a specific analyte as an analyte being... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070291252 - System and method for shade selection using a fabric brightness factor: A system and method for determining a brightness factor associated with a window shade fabric is disclosed. The brightness factor incorporates the openness factor of the fabric, visible light reflectance of the fabric and visible light transmission of the fabric. The brightness factor helps to determine the optimum window shade... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070291249 - Radar apparatus: The radar apparatus includes a laser light emitting section successively emitting laser lights, a reflection light detecting section receiving, as reflection lights, the laser lights reflected from an object, and generating light reception signals containing reflection signals respectively derived from the reflection lights and having signal levels depending on intensities... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070291251 - Optical analysis system with background signal compensation: The invention provides an optical analysis system for efficient compensation of spectroscopic broadband back-ground, such as spectroscopic fluorescence background or background signals that are due to the dark current of a detector. The optical analysis system effectively provides multivariate optical analysis of a spectroscopic signal. It provides wavelength selective detection... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070291254 - Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy instrument and method of using the same: Disclosed is a portable fluorescence correlation spectroscopy instrument that includes an excitation source, at least one of a light focusing element positioned to receive light emitted by the excitation source, a detector for detecting light, the detector positioned to receive light emitted by a sample excited by the excitation source,... Agent: Allison Johnson, P.A.

20070291253 - Measuring apparatus: A measuring apparatus is provided with a light source (4), a first light-receiving element (5) and a second light-receiving element (6) which output signals corresponding to light intensity, a calculating part (12) and a memory part (13). The first light-receiving element (6) and the light source (4) are arranged so... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070291256 - Multi mode inspection method and apparatus: An inspection system for inspecting an object, the system comprising an illuminator including at least one pulsed light source, a detector assembly, and a relative motion provider operative to provide motion of the object relative to the detector assembly, alone an axis of motion, the detector assembly comprising a plurality... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070291255 - Noise cancellation in fourier transform spectrophotometry: Increasing signal to noise ratio in optical spectra obtained by spectrophotometers. An interferometer introduces interference effects into a source light beam. A dual beam configuration splits the source beam having the interference effects into a reference beam and a sample beam. The reference beam interacts with a reference substance and... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070291257 - Optical inspection of a specimen using multi-channel responses from the specimen: A method and inspection system to inspect a first pattern on a specimen for defects against a second pattern that is intended to be the same where the second pattern has known responses to at least one probe. The inspection is performed by applying at least one probe to a... Agent: Allston L. Jones Peters Verny, L.L.P.

20070291258 - Device for automatically measuring characteristics of an ophthalmic lens: A device for automatically measuring characteristics of an ophthalmic lens (L1), includes: a support (2) designed to receive such a lens; on one first side of the lens support, illuminating elements (208) including an optical system for producing a light beam directed towards the ophthalmic lens mounted on the support;... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070291259 - Method and apparatus for contactless measurement of the curvature of an ophthalmic article: The invention relates to a method and to apparatus for contactlessly measuring the curvature of an ophthalmic article (1) having a “front” face (1B) that presents said curvature. The method consists in: sequentially emitting at least two light beams (L1, L2) onto said front face, these two light beams being... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070291260 - Noncontact method for measuring pitch of gear teeth and screw: A method for measuring the pitch in a noncontact way in a short time with high precision by using a simple device. The method includes a first step of moving an object (2) having shape-of-interest portions (4) of generally the same shapes so that the shape-of interest portions (4) move... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070291261 - Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method: A substrate is exposed by a first operation wherein detection light is directed upon a specified reference surface to detect surface positional information of a reference surface based on results of reception of detection light through the reference surface and by a second operation wherein detection light is directed upon... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070291262 - Method and apparatus for sharpening a laser image: Methods and systems are disclosed that include an optical device for providing information about one or more samples. The system includes well(s) for holding the sample(s), and in one embodiment, the optical device(s) have non-parallel sidewalls optically contacting the well(s) for providing the information about the sample(s) in the well(s).... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20070291263 - Reduction in scattering from a turbid medium by photo-bleaching: A method is proposed whereby photo-bleaching is used not only to change the absorption and fluorescence of a sample but is also employed to change its scattering characteristics. When the compounds which are bleached are contained in regions wherein the real part of the index of refraction is greater than... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070291264 - Coherently controlled nonlinear raman spectroscopy and microscopy: A method and system are presented for producing an output coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering (CARS) signal of a medium. The method comprises generation of a unitary optical excitation pulse that carries a pump photon, a Stokes photon and a probe photon; and inducing a CARS process in the medium by... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070291265 - Optical apparatus for simultaneously measuring the scattering and concentration of signals of macromolecules in a flow cell: This invention relates to a fiber optic apparatus for simultaneously measuring the scattering and concentration signals of macromolecules in a flow cell 3. The apparatus is based on the delivery/focusing of both a laser and ultraviolet light source to the same physical position in a low volume flow cell 4,... Agent: Butler, Snow, O'mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC

20070291266 - Spectroscope and spectroscopic method: A spectroscope of the present invention includes a concave diffraction grating which disperses incident light, an incident light introduction unit which introduces incident light into the concave diffraction grating, and an outgoing light receiving unit which receives outgoing light dispersed for different wavelengths by the concave diffraction grating. The spectroscope... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070291267 - Apparatus for monitoring the alignment of marking lasers: Apparatus for monitoring the alignment of marking lasers in a room for diagnosis and/or treatment in the radiation therapy, characterized by a housing, which is provided with holding means for the installation in the room and which has the following a linearly extending photosensor and an analyzing unit, which compares... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070291268 - System for verifying the accuracy of lens holder attachment, lens attachment stage, and lens processing system: A system comprises the step for applying a mark in advance in a reference position in which attachment of a lens holder is anticipated on a convex lens surface of a reference lens; the step for attaching the lens holder to the convex lens surface of the reference lens by... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070291269 - Method and apparatus for angular-resolved spectroscopic lithography characterization: An overlay target on a substrate includes two sets of gratings; the first set having a pitch P1 and the second set having a pitch P2 and each set including a grating with an orientation substantially perpendicular to the first grating of each set. When a layer of resist is... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070291270 - Image-based fiber length measurements from tapered beards: An image-based method and corresponding apparatus for measuring, in scientifically basic terms, the complete fiber length distribution from a tapered beard. The method may be referred to as length by image analysis (Li).... Agent: Steven C. Schnedler Carter Schnedler & Monteith, Pa

20070291271 - Optical gas monitor: A frequency modulated spectroscopy system, including a photo-detector, a band-pass filter to filter the output of the photo-detector, and a rectifier to demodulate. The band-pass filter has a relatively high Q factor. With the high Q factor band-pass filter and rectifier, a reference sinusoid is not required for demodulation, resulting... Agent: Seth Z. Kalson C/o Intollevate

20070291272 - Pointing device: A pointing device includes a light source, an aperture member, and a detector. The light source provides incident light for illuminating an obverse surface of a plate at a predetermined incident angle. The plate has the obverse surface and a reverse surface and is transparent to the wavelength of the... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070291273 - Laser gyro and electronic device using the same: A laser gyro of the present invention includes laser light excitation means (a semiconductor laser device 100) that excites first and second laser lights propagating in the opposite directions to each other in a circular ring-shaped path (an optical path 40), coupling means (optical waveguides 41 and 42) for superimposing... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070291274 - Interferometric measuring system: The present invention relates to an interferometric measuring system for measuring, for example, shape deviation, position, surface properties, vibrations, of an object, the measuring system including a transmitting element having a modulation interferometer and a radiation source for short-coherent radiation, as well as a measuring probe system connected thereto for... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070291275 - Side-viewing optical acoustic sensors and their use in intravascular diagnostic probes: One aspect of the invention provides side-sensing optical fiber-based optical acoustic sensors that are well suited to catheter-based intravascular diagnostic applications. Another aspect of the invention provides intravascular probes, such as catheters, that include a side-sensing optical acoustic sensor according to the invention and means for photoacoustically generating an acoustic... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20070291276 - Device for determining the position of spaced-apart areas in transparent and/or diffuse objects: The invention is directed to a device for determining the thickness, distance and/or profile of areas of a transparent and/or diffuse object that are spaced apart, in particular for measuring distances in the eye. In the device for determining position using an interferometer arrangement based on the Michelson principle, a... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070291277 - Spectral domain optical coherence tomography system: An ophthalmic imaging device for improved ophthalmic imaging including: an optical coherence scanning device, a fundus imaging device: an iris viewer; a motorized chin rest; an internal test target, and a fixation target device wherein the optical coherence scanning device, the ophthalmic scanning device, the iris viewer, and the fixation... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20070291278 - Optical lens system and position measurement system using the same: An optical lens system includes a lens surface capable of forming concentric interference patterns on an object as if light emitted from a single light source were virtually emitted from two or more light sources within a plane containing an optical axis of the single light source.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070291279 - Methods and apparatus for aligning an etalon with a photodiode array: A method and apparatus are disclosed for measuring a characteristic, e.g. spectral bandwidth, of a light beam. The apparatus may comprise an etalon for generating an interference pattern having at least one light cone, an arrangement of detector elements, the arrangement receiving a portion of the light cone and producing... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman Cymer, Inc., Legal Dept.

20070291280 - Scanning microscope for optically measuring an object: It is essential that the scanning microscope further includes a signal detector, a signal storage unit, and an excitation unit, with the excitation unit being embodied such that it periodically excites the object to be measured, the signal detector being arranged in the radiation path of the scanning microscope such,... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070291281 - Three-dimensional shape measuring system: A three-dimensional shape measuring system is provided with a measuring unit having a three-dimensional measurement range and adapted to measure the three-dimensional shape of a measurement object in a noncontact manner, a measurement range shifting unit for shifting the position of the measurement range of the measuring unit, a shape... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070291282 - Method and device for enlarging the measurement volume of an optical measurement system: A method is provided for enlarging the measuring volume of an optical measuring system and, on such a measuring system, at least one camera (2,3,4) to determine the position of at least one object (1) in relation to a base co-ordinate system, whereby, in order to measure the position of... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070291283 - Linear measurement apparatus: A linear measurement apparatus includes a measuring unit including at least one first noncontact distance measuring sensor and one second noncontact distance measuring sensor supported at a frame and aligned on opposite sides of a measured object. The measuring unit measures a plurality of first gap distances to a plurality... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20070285649 - Radar apparatus: The radar apparatus includes a transmit/receive section having a function of emitting a transmission wave, receiving the transmission wave reflected from a reflecting object, and outputting a reception signal having a signal level depending on the intensity of the received transmission wave, a control section controlling the transmit/receive section to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070285650 - Apparatus for determining the shape of a gemstone: An apparatus for determining the shape of a gemstone, including irregularities on its surface, is provided, The apparatus comprises a platform adapted to support the gemstone, a scanning system adapted to provide geometrical information concerning the three-dimensional convex envelope of the gemstone, an illumination system adapted to project on the... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070285651 - Methods and devices for measuring sample coagulation: The present invention provides devices and methods for measuring coagulation time. The device comprises a slide coupled to a sample carrier capable of sample flow from one end of the carrier to another end in a continuous back and forth motion until sample coagulates thereby preventing sample flow; a rocker... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070285653 - Defect inspection method and apparatus: (b) Defects detected at the step (a) are classified into a group detectable by observing secondary electrons emitted when an electron beam is applied to the surface of the sample and a group not detectable. (c) A decision threshold value of a scattered light intensity for extracting defects to be... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070285652 - Apparatus for scanning a surface with electromagnetic radiation: Disclosed is an apparatus for scanning a surface with electromagnetic radiation. The apparatus comprises a base plate for supporting a medium said medium having a scanning surface to be scanned, an optical head unit adapted to scan the scanning surface with electromagnetic radiation propagating along an optical axis, a fluid... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070285655 - Enhancing selectivity and/or sensitivity of spectroscopic measurements in media: An apparatus for enhancing the selectivity for spectroscopic measurements of analytes in a turbid medium is described. In one example, spatial filters are used to select only certain radii from the medium to be imaged. This selection is accomplished by placing an optical obstruction on the surface of the medium... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070285654 - Full spectrum monitoring for outdoor accelerated weathering device: Methods for directly comparing the light spectral power distribution of a natural light source to the light spectral power distribution received on the target area of an outdoor accelerated weathering device, comparing the spectral measuring assembly on accelerated weathering devices with traceable spectral measuring assemblies measuring the same light source... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070285656 - Optical cell: An optical cell for spectral analysis is disclosed generally comprising a monolithic cell body that transmits light, the cell body having an outer surface and a fluid channel for receiving a sample that defines an inner surface. The inner surface of said cell body includes a planar section, and the... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070285658 - High-speed, rugged, time-resolved, raman spectrometer for sensing multiple components of a sample: The combination of time-multiplexing the input signal through multiple optical filters and time-sequencing the optical detector enables the device to detect and analyze 2-3 orders of magnitude faster than current designs, processing spectra within milliseconds instead of seconds. The system can process multiple material samples (25+) simultaneously, instead of sequentially,... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070285657 - Substrate for surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy, sers sensors, and method for preparing same: This invention relates to methods of preparing substrates that enhance the Raman signal of analytes in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The SERS-active substrate comprises an array of metal nanoparticles at least partially embedded in a template. The substrate's uniform and readily reproducible SERS-active properties with a wide range of analyte... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070285659 - Optical spectrum analyzer with continuously rotating tuynable filter: An optical spectrum analyzer is implemented with a detector combined with a tunable filter mounted on a stage capable of 360-degree rotation at a constant velocity. Because of the constant rate of angular change, different portions of the input spectrum are detected at each increment of time as a function... Agent: Antonio R. Durando

20070285661 - Design for particle sensor system: A device is illustrated for detecting particles in a fluid that can detect smaller particles without the need for added power or space and can be implemented inexpensively. The device utilizes two mirrors and a photo-diode. The housing of the photo-electric diode is machined to form one of the mirrors.... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20070285660 - Method for measuring properties of particles by means of interference fringe analysis and corresponding apparatus: A method of measuring properties of particles comprises the steps of: generating a beam of radiation (IB) which is propagated along a principal axis (z), illuminating with the beam (IB) an observation region (MR) with particles (B), a portion of the beam (IB) giving rise to radiation (SW) which is... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070285662 - Optical apparatus: Various optical apparatus, in particular embodiments, may provide a source of parallel light (7, 75). The parallel light (7, 75) may be generally achieved by directing an incident beam at the apex of a prism (1, 22, 24, 26, 28). The prism may have varying configurations. One configuration has a... Agent: Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.

20070285663 - Efficient and accurate alignment of stereoscopic displays: A method and apparatus for aligning the left and right image channels a two-image stereoscopic three-dimensional display is disclosed. A left and right alignment pattern may be shown on the left-eye and right-eye image screens, respectively, pre-computed for any given input imaging geometry. The operator (or alignment processor) then adjust... Agent: Canady & Lortz LLP - Boeing

20070285664 - Device for controlling material: The invention relates to a device for controlling material comprising a sensor device and a lighting device, whereby the material which is to be controlled is guided on a transparent drum.... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20070285665 - Apparatus and method for inspecting film defect: e

20070285666 - Device and method for acquiring information on objective substance to be detected by detecting a change of wavelength characteristics on the optical transmittance: An information-acquiring device for acquiring information on an objective substance to be detected, which is provided with a sensing element that has a surface capable of fixing the objective substance to be detected thereon, and makes applied light change its wavelength characteristics in response to the fixed state of the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070285667 - Holographic sensor having heterogeneous properties: A sensor which comprises a support medium and a hologram disposed therein, wherein an optical characteristic of the medium varies as a result of a change of a property of the medium, and wherein the medium is heterogeneous such that the change of property is heterogeneous.... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20070285668 - Electronic photo-optical system for surveying, digitalizing and reproducing the external surface of a three-dimensional object, either virtually or in plastic, composite or papery material: The acquisition and reproduction units of the system are interconnected by means of a network in order to survey and regenerate the outline of any kind of object and to reproduced it either virtually in a CAD 3D system or materially in plastic, composite or papery material.... Agent: David S. Kashman Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman

20070285669 - Polarization insensitive multiple probe: An apparatus for determining a polarization-insensitive interferometric signal and a birefringence for a sample and methods for using such an apparatus to characterize the sample are proved herein. Such apparatuses may generally be designed to eliminate birefringence associated with the apparatus itself, collect data from the sample using light in... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20070285670 - Method and apparatus for detecting defect on a surface of a specimen: A surface inspection apparatus is provided based on an optical interference scheme using a wide-band laser light source, such as diode laser, for an interferometer. In the apparatus, a diode laser with a large spectrum width having a short coherence length is used as an emitted light source; modulation optical... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070285671 - Measurement method and apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method: A measurement method for measuring a wavefront aberration of a target optical system using an object plane side slit includes the step of removing a reference wavefront error from a wavefront aberration of the target optical system obtained from an interference pattern formed by interference between light from the first... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070285672 - Three-dimensional shape measuring method, three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus, and focus adjusting method: An operation of projecting slit light onto an object to be measured and receiving light reflected thereon, and an operation of acquiring a two-dimensional image concerning the object to be measured are repeated a certain number of times by changing a focal length. An imaging contrast is calculated with respect... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070285673 - Wafer center finding: A number of wafer center finding methods and systems are disclosed herein that improve upon existing techniques used in semiconductor manufacturing.... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20070279615 - Scanner/optical system for three-dimensional lidar imaging and polarimetry: An optical scanner system for contiguous three-dimensional topographic or volumetric imaging of a surface from an aircraft or spacecraft is disclosed. A servo controller synchronizes the rotation rates of a pair of wedge scanners with high precision to the multi-kilohertz laser fire rate producing an infinite variety of well-controlled scan... Agent: Intellectual Property Strategists, LLC

20070279616 - Photometric apparatus: A photometric apparatus which includes a cover that houses a UV light source and a photodetector, the cover hermetically sealing an entire light path extending from the light source to the photodetector therewithin; device for replacing an internal atmosphere of the cover with nitrogen gas; and a window plate unit... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070279617 - Systems and methods of using a flexible imaging surface to capture a rolled fingerprint: Fingers and palms can be optically scanned to produce optical finger or optical palm prints by using one or more flexible imaging members in contact therewith. The palm or finger being scanned is positioned on one side of the flexible imaging member and in contact therewith. One or more optical... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070279618 - Imaging apparatus and image improving method: The present invention provides an imaging apparatus, comprising a multifocal lens (210) having a plurality of lens portions different from one another in focal length; an imaging device (29) for converting an image formed thereon by said multifocal lens (210) into an electric signal to be outputted therethrough as an... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070279619 - Device and method for testing lens modules: A device and a method for testing lens modules are disclosed in accordance with a preferred embodiment. The device includes a testing platform, an image sensor, a light source assembly, and a turnplate. The testing platform defines a receiving opening for receiving the turnplate therein. The image sensor faces towards... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070279620 - Method for recognizing patterns from assay results: A Fourier transform optical detection system for use with a test assay that has a sensitivity pattern, the detection system including a lens having a Fourier transform plane and detectors located in the Fourier transform plane positioned in an arrangement of a Fourier transform pattern of the sensitivity pattern.... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070279621 - Method and apparatus for determining a vertical intensity profile along an illuminating beam: An assembly is provided for the direct measurement of a vertical intensity profile through a plane of focus along an illuminating beam, a determination of a depth of the focal plane and a maximum intensity of the intensity profile. The assembly includes a plurality of focusing indicia fixed relative to... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20070279622 - Multidirectional simultaneous observation optical system, image reading device, image reading method, and multidirectional simultaneous observation combined optical system: A multidirectional simultaneous observation optical system is composed of, as shown in FIG. 2, side image acquiring prism systems (145A, 145B) and so forth for acquiring side images of an object (11) and bottom image acquiring prism system (185F) for acquiring a bottom image. The prism system (145A) and so... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070279623 - Firearm sighting device for viewing around obstacles: Viewing device (10) includes a body enclosing first reflective surface or mirror (40), second reflective surface or mirror (42) and a means for securing the body to conventional sighting device or telescope (82) on a firearm. First mirror (40) is adapted to direct incoming light beam (44) onto second mirror... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070279624 - Sensitive system for detecting chemical and/or physical state changes inside packaged media: The invention relates to a sensitive system for detecting chemical and/or physical state changes, preferably inside packages, of small sample volumes or a high-viscosity medium containing substances or the mixtures thereof. The aim of said invention is to make it possible to check at a low cost the state of... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070279625 - Method for validating a dispensed pharmaceutical: An apparatus for verifying the identity of a dispensed pharmaceutical comprises an analysis unit adapted to determine a property of the dispensed pharmaceutical, an input device adapted to receive predetermined identifying information corresponding to the dispensed pharmaceutical, and a comparison unit adapted to compare the determined property of the dispensed... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070279627 - Raman instrumentation: A portable Raman spectroscopy instrument capable of discriminating between chemicals in the solid, liquid and vapor states is described. The instrument is in the shape of a gun and uses a solid state detector and an NIR laser. It relies on gating techniques to minimize weight and lower energy needs.... Agent: Stanley Z Cole

20070279626 - Multiplexed detection of analytes in fluid solution: Methods and devices for solution-based detection of molecular and cellular analytes in a sample using composite organic-inorganic nanoclusters (COINs) are provided. The nanoclusters include metallic colloids and a Raman-active organic compound. A metal that enhances the Raman signal from the organic compound is inherent in the nanoparticle. Since a wide... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070279628 - Calibrating measurements of analyte concentrations in solvents from an electromagnetic spectrum: Weak signals scattered from analytes at multiple wavelengths can be summed to illuminate either a single detector or a multiplicity of detectors, offering the possibility of concentrating the spectral energy on a smaller total detector area. In addition, a method is disclosed whereby a calibration of the resulting signal for... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070279629 - Method and apparatus for identifying a substance using a spectral library database: A spectroscopic detector for identifying the presence of a first substance in the presence of another substance includes a laser for illuminating the substances at a plurality of wavelengths to induce the emission of radiation characteristic of the substance; a spectrometer for measuring the emitted radiation to obtain a plurality... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Code 1008.2

20070279630 - Order selected overlay metrology: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for measuring a characteristic, such as overlay, of a semiconductor target. In general, order-selected imaging and/or illumination is performed while collecting an image from a target using a metrology system. In one implementation, tunable spatial modulation is provided only in the imaging path of the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP - Kla Tencor

20070279631 - Modular, micro-scale, optical array and biodetection system: A modular, micro-scale, optical array and biodetection device for quantifying fluorescence intensities of a plurality of substantially separated, and dimensionally uniform elements of a bioarray that are located at known positions on a plain support includes a light guide that directs bioarray illumination light from a respective light source to... Agent: Joan Pennington

20070279632 - Method for locating and measuring deformations in a work of civil engineering: the said optical fibres containing Bragg gratings (3), evenly spaced in series (4) of N1 consecutive gratings that correspond to the same wavelength, the said series being themselves distributed in identical sets, each of which contains N2 consecutive series that correspond to the different wavelengths, and by the fact that,... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070279633 - Gas sensor: A unique optical cavity for NDIR gas sensor module and test results for the CO2 concentration from 100 ppm to 2,000 ppm are disclosed. The proposed sensor module shows the maximum peak voltage at 500 ms pulse duration, however, it has a maximum fractional voltage changes at 200 ms pulse... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070279634 - Label-free grating-based surface plasmon resonance sensor: A surface plasmon resonance sensor includes a conducting grating having an effective periodicity that varies with an azimuthal angle of a light ray incident on the conducting grating, thereby varying a surface plasmon resonance condition.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070279635 - Measuring apparatus and method using surface plasmon resonance: An apparatus and a method for measuring gap width, displacement shift or relative position between two subjects using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) are disclosed. First, a TM mode light beam is provided, so as to generate SPR on a surface of one of the two subjects. Then, the signal of... Agent: John S. Egbert Egbert Law Offices

20070279636 - All-fiber spectroscopic optical sensor: A spectroscopic sensor apparatus based on an all optical fiber platform includes a light source, a sensor head, and a fiber acousto-optic tunable filter (FAOTF) based spectrometer. The target agent to be detected interacts with the optical field through the sensor head and produces an absorption or emission spectrum. The... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070279637 - Apparatus for reducing wavefront errors in output beams of acousto-optic devices: We disclose acousto-optic modulators that include: (a) an optical element configured to receive an input optical beam that propagates along a first direction; and (b) a transducer extending along the first direction and positioned on one or more surfaces of the optical element, the transducer having a transducer material positioned... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070279638 - Mems-based, phase-shifting interferometer: In general, the invention relates to the design and fabrication of optical devices suitable for use in methods and systems associated with phase-shift interferometry.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney LLP

20070279639 - Profilometry apparatus and method of operation: A profilometry apparatus is provided. The profilometry apparatus includes a fringe projection device configured to project a fringe pattern on an object and an optical unit configured to capture an image of a distorted fringe pattern modulated by the object. The profilometry apparatus also includes a signal processing unit configured... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070279640 - Improved displacement sensor: An apparatus and method for detecting multiple beams from a beamsplitter is disclosed. Some embodiments of the present invention are particularly well-suited for use in microphones, high-sensitivity pressure sensors, vibration sensors, and accelerometer applications. Some embodiments of the present invention generate a differential electrical output signal that is based on... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070279642 - System and method for printing interference patterns having a pitch in a lithography system: An interferometric lithography system produces a pattern having a sharp field edge and minimal optical path length difference. Light passes through a beamsplitter into an input prism. The two beams produced by the beamsplitter are reflected off respective surfaces of the input prism toward a substrate prism. The substrate prism... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070279643 - Biofiedlic displacement measuring system for an anthropomorphic testing device: A sensing system (22) for a device (34) contains a light absorbing or scattering object (44). An illumination device (50,72) generating and emitting an illumination beam into the object (44). A first light filter (85) has at least one associated light spectrum filtering frequency. A first light sensor (60,80) is... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070279644 - Metrology tool, system comprising a lithographic apparatus and a metrology tool, and a method for determining a parameter of a substrate: A metrology tool is arranged to measure a parameter of a substrate that has been provided with a pattern in a lithographic apparatus. The metrology tool includes a base frame, a substrate table constructed and arranged to hold the substrate, at least one sensor constructed and arranged to measure a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Eric S. Cherry - Docketing Supervisor

20070279645 - Method for measuring a thickness of a coating: A method for measuring a thickness of a coating of a constructional unit, in particular a heat-compatible coating on a component of a gas turbine, includes measuring coordinates of the constructional unit three-dimensionally with a measuring device, in particular an optical scanner, before and after the coating, a thermal distortion... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya LLP