Optics: measuring and testing inventions

20090262329 - Distance measuring system: A distance measuring system includes a light source, an image capture apparatus, a light absorption member and a signal processing circuit. The image capture apparatus includes a first lens module, a second lens module and an image sensor. The lens modules respectively have a focus. The image sensor detects light... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262330 - Optical distance measuring method and corresponding optical distance measurement device: In order to derive a distance to a target object, in the detection of lower and upper dynamic ranges different detection methods are used simultaneously for the same light signal (6) in an optoelectric distance measuring method having at least one emission of at least one light signal onto a... Agent: Workman Nydegger/leica 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090262331 - Crack detection system: A crack detection system and a method for detecting cracks in a loaded engineering structure are provided. The system and method include a light source coupled and optical fibres that are led through the structure. The optical fibres have diameters below 75 μm. The light source is coupled to the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090262332 - High-throughput spectral imaging and spectroscopy apparatus and methods: Disclosed are high-throughput spectral imaging and spectroscopy apparatus and methods that acquire the property information of measured substance's UV-visible and infrared radiation through using at least one substantially uniform monochromatic incident irradiation source and spatial resolved array detector. The high-throughput analysis is achieved by acquiring a parallel spectral imaging and... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20090262333 - In line thickness measurement: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring the thickness of mold components and/or lenses during a manufacturing process. In particular, the present invention uses fiber optic interferometry to measure the center thickness of ophthalmic lenses created by a double-sided molding process.... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20090262334 - Particle measurement systems and methods: A system according to one embodiment includes a light source for generating light fringes; a sampling mechanism for directing a particle through the light fringes; and at least one light detector for detecting light scattered by the particle as the particle passes through the light fringes. A method according to... Agent: Llnl/zilka-kotab John H. Lee, Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20090262335 - Holographic scatterometer: Exemplary embodiments provide a system and method for holographic scatterometry by using holography in a scatterometry system to record amplitude and phase of scattered light from a featured object in order to measure geometries and/or feature dimensions of the object. The amplitude and phase information can be obtained simultaneously and... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090262337 - Measuring modal content of multi-moded fibers: The output modal content of optical fibers that contain more than one spatial mode may be analyzed and quantified by measuring interference between co-propagating modes in the optical fiber. By spatially resolving the interference, an image of the spatial beat pattern between two modes may be constructed, thereby providing information... Agent: Law Office Of Peter V.d. Wilde

20090262336 - Non-destructive testing of an integrated optical coupler in an integrated optical circuit: A non-destructive method for characterizing a surface-illuminated integrated optical coupler associated with an optical waveguide, comprising the steps of measuring the reflection coefficient on a first region of the coupler at a distance from the optical waveguide and constructing a first curve, determining a first model of the reflection coefficient... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090262338 - Testing system and testing method for keyboard light of mobile phone: A testing system includes a computer (10), a motherboard (31) of a mobile phone, a photosensitive component (33) and a measuring device. The motherboard of the mobile phone is connected to the computer. The motherboard of the mobile phone includes a keyboard light (313) disposed thereon. The photosensitive component is... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262339 - Inspection apparatus and inspection method: The parts constituting the defect inspection apparatus are classified into parts need temperature control and parts not to need temperature control; all the parts need temperature control are accommodated together into a temperature-controlled part accommodating section 604, and the parts not to need temperature control are arranged in a heat... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090262340 - Optical exterior inspection apparatus and method: An inspected object (e.g., a reticle) is stored in an immersion cassette filled with a liquid having a specific refraction factor. An inspection beam is irradiated toward the inspected object, which is subjected to precise positioning, via an objective lens while being refracted by the liquid, thus producing a reflected... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090262341 - Automated display quality measurement device: A method and apparatus for automating a quality assurance test conducted on display devices used for diagnostic imaging. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an automated mechanical system for scanning a light meter over a test pattern displayed on a display device. In another embodiment, the method comprises an automated... Agent: Karen Lenaburg, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20090262342 - Probe holder mounting device for biological photometric device: A probe holder mounting device for a biological photometric device includes: a probe holder having a plurality of probe mounting parts to which optical fiber probes are mounted; a band-like mounting device body having a plurality of insertion holes into which the probe mounting parts are to be inserted to... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090262343 - Infrared spectroscopy of media, including aqueous: Wide band infrared spectroscopy of molecules in a variety of media is provided by apparatuses, materials and methods that allow real time spectroscopic view of molecules such as proteins in native environments. Precisely machined sample holders and algorithms are used to reduce spectroscopic effects of solvents such as water. Multiple... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090262344 - Measuring equipment for quality of water: The present invention relates to equipment for measuring water quality using a fish or a water flea, an more particularly, to equipment for measuring water quality in which small organisms such as killifish (or medaka) or water flea are put into test chamber having a plurality of divided sections and... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090262345 - Immersion probe for lips apparatuses: The invention relates to an immersion probe (1) for a device for carrying out laser-induced plasma spectroscopy in a liquid or solid free-flowing material, such as a metallic melt, which immersion probe (1) has a tubular section (4) extending from a foot-side end (2) of the immersion probe (1) about... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090262346 - Optical apparatus of a stacked design, and method of producing same: An optical apparatus includes a first substrate including an optical functional element, and a second substrate including a movable micromechanical functional element, the first substrate and the second substrate being connected in a stacked manner, so that a light path exists which is convoluted between the first substrate and the... Agent: Schoppe, Zimmermann , Stockeler & Zinkler C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090262347 - Spectroscope: An improvement is added to a spectroscope for performing wavelength dispersion of measured light with a wavelength dispersion element and receiving the light at a light reception element. The spectroscope has a first compound lens made up of a plurality of lenses for converting measured light into parallel light and... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090262349 - Electrooptic probe for vector measurement of an electromagnetic field: A device for measuring two components of an electromagnetic field in an analysis zone includes a light source for sending a polarized light beam into a polarization-maintaining optical fiber. The beam is directed along one axis of the fiber. An isotropic electrooptic material is placed in the zone for receiving... Agent: HowardIPLaw Group

20090262348 - Method of modifying light with silicone (meth)acrylate copolymers: A method of modifying light is disclosed and includes: providing an optical element having an oriented polymer network of a silicone (meth)acrylate copolymer and exhibiting a first phase and a second phase, the first phase and the second phase being chemically connected and having different refractive indices, the first phase... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090262350 - Automated analysis system for detection and quantification of biomolecules by measurement of changes in liquid crystal orientation: The present invention provides systems and methods for data acquisition and image analysis that utilize twisted nematic liquid crystals (“TNLCs”) to create maps of bio/chemical functionality patterned on surfaces. The method involves the acquisition of a series of images of TNLC film that contacts the analytic surface followed by analysis... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090262351 - Optical product detection sensor: An optical detection sensor detects presence or absence of a product within a fluid delivery medium. An emitter directs radiation into the fluid delivery medium and detectors detect transmitted light at a plurality of wavelengths. The output of each detector and combinations of outputs of multiple detectors are associated with... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090262352 - Device for the optical detection of the lateral position of characteristics on traveling material webs and method for operating this device: The device for the optical detection of the lateral position of features on the surface of traveling material webs has an optical imaging system including an objective lens (14) and light-sensitive receiver elements (16) arranged in a line and two illumination devices for illuminating the detection area (7), the first... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20090262353 - Methods and apparatus for measuring substrate edge thickness during polishing: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for determining a substrate polishing endpoint. The invention includes a light source adapted to transmit light to an edge of a substrate; one or more detectors adapted to detect an arrangement of light reflected from the substrate edge; and a controller adapted to determine... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20090262354 - Inspection head supporting structure in surface inspecting apparatus and surface inspecting apparatus: A pair of angular contact bearings 20A, 20B are disposed between a bearing house 16b of an inspection head 16 and a head supporting tube 8, and a spacer 25 and a spring bearing ring 26 are disposed between outer races 20o of the bearings 20A, 20B. The spacer 25... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090262355 - Surface plasmon resonance system and apparatus for interrogating a microarray: According to an embodiment, an SPR analysis system includes a housing enclosing with a fluid supply volume substantially enclosed within the housing, a flow cell module configured to receive reagents and analyte from the fluid supply volume, and an enclosed optics assembly configured to interrogate a microarray portion of the... Agent: Graybeal Jackson LLP

20090262356 - User interface and method for using an spr system: According to an embodiment, an SPR analysis system includes an SPR analysis system control computer program having a graphical user interface and configured to control the operation of an SPR analysis apparatus. According to an embodiment, an SPR data analysis computer program includes an SPR microarray video viewer and a... Agent: Graybeal Jackson LLP

20090262357 - Plasmon resonance sensor: The plasmon resonance sensor (1) comprises a chip (2) of transparent plastic with a gold layer (3) made up of narrow part surfaces (4), arranged in a row, on the inner side of which light from a planar light source (12) is convergently guided. A Fourier lens (24) integrated in... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20090262358 - Airway adaptor with optical pressure transducer and method of maufacturing a sensor component: An airway adapter that comprises a housing and a pressure transducer. The housing comprises a flow path having a first end and a second end, a first pressure port that communicates with the flow path, and a second pressure port that communicates with the flow path. The first pressure port... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090262359 - Apparatus for optical frequency domain tomography with adjusting system: In an apparatus for imaging of objects by applying optical frequency domain tomography and provided with an adjusting system for setting a relative position of photosensitive elements (174) and a spectrum image (273), the adjusting system is an automatically controlled device causing a relative displacement of at least one photosensitive... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090262360 - System and method for high resolution imaging of cellular detail in the retina: A system and method for imaging tissue cells at a predetermined depth in the retina of an eye include components that provide for compensation of refractive errors. Specifically, the system basically includes three subassemblies that operate in concert with each other. There is a first subassembly for directing a first... Agent: Nydegger & Associates

20090262361 - Optical probe: A catheter device for an optical coherence tomography apparatus is configured to enhance the resolution of the cross-sectional image in the azimuthal direction. The catheter device includes a drive shaft driven to rotate in a catheter sheath, an optical fiber in the drive shaft and driven to rotate with the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090262362 - Interferometer for overlay measurements: In general, in a first aspect, the invention features a system including an interferometer configured to direct test light to an overlay target and subsequently combine it with reference light to form an interference pattern, the test and reference light being derived from a common source, a multi-element detector, one... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090262363 - Contour sensor incorporating mems mirrors: A structured light sensor system for measuring contour of a surface includes an imaging lens system, an image capturing device, a first set of micro electromechanical system (MEMS) mirrors, and a control module. The imaging lens system focuses light reflected from the surface, wherein the imaging lens system has a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090262364 - Method, phase grating and device for analyzing a wave surface of a light beam: The application relates to a method for analyzing the wave surface of a light beam from a source to the focus of a lens. The beam illuminates a sample on the analysis plane and having a defect. A diffraction grating of the plane is a conjugate of an analysis plane... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090262366 - Angularly resolved scatterometer: An angularly resolved scatterometer uses a broadband radiation source and an acousto-optical tunable filter to select one or more narrowband components from the broadband beam emitted by the source for use in measurements. A feedback loop can be used to control the intensity of the selected narrowband components to reduce... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090262365 - Optical device for analyzing a scattering medium held by a support: An optical device intended for the analysis of a scattering medium, including at least one light source distant from the scattering medium and capable of providing an incident light beam intended to illuminate the scattering medium; at least one sensor capable of detecting a radiation emitted by the scattering medium;... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090262367 - Device for acquiring a three-dimensional video constituted by 3-d frames which contain the shape and color of the acquired body: A device for acquiring the three-dimensional shape of the surface of an object comprises a lens; deflection means; at least two masks; at least two projection assemblies adapted to emit light beams which, by passing through the masks and the deflection means and by traveling along a channel which passes... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090262369 - Apparatus and method for measuring distances: An apparatus for measuring distances includes a lens module, a light sensor, and a calculation module. The lens module is used for imaging an object to be measured. The lens module has a focal plane which is non-vertical to the light axis thereof. The light sensor is used for receiving... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262368 - Light pipe for low profile optical navigation systems: A light pipe for an optical navigation system. The light pipe includes a collection surface, a collimation surface, and a reflective surface. The collection surface is to accept incident light into the light pipe from a light source. The collimation surface is to collimate the light and to direct the... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090257046 - Method and device for ir spectroscopy measurements with fiber optic needle probe: A method of non-destructively determining the condition of a material, said method including providing an elongated probe containing a plurality of optical fibers, said elongated probe coupled to an infrared spectrometer, said tip of said elongated probe positioned near said material, said elongated probe including said tip having a width... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090257047 - Water in oil measurement using stabilizer: A method for determining an amount of polar substance in a non-polar media includes adding a surfactant to increase a dispersion of the polar substance in the non-polar media and to increase the optical absorbance of the polar substance in the non-polar media to create a sample, passing an initial... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20090257048 - Optical fiber inspection device and method thereof: The present invention provides an optical fiber inspection device. The optical fiber inspection device is used to inspect an optical fiber. The optical fiber has a first termination and a second termination. The optical fiber inspection device includes a light emitter and an engagement portion. The first termination of the... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090257049 - Device and method for the optical measurement of an optical system by using an immersion fluid: A device for the optical measurement of an optical system, in particular an optical imaging system, is provided. The device includes at least one test optics component arranged on an object side or an image side of the optical system. An immersion fluid is adjacent to at least one of... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090257051 - Abnormality-identifying method and analyzer: Provided is an abnormality-identifying method for identifying an abnormality in an analyzer which analyzes a specimen based on optical measurement. The method includes firstly acquiring a reference value which is a measurement result obtained by using a low-concentration reagent containing a component in predetermined very low concentrations, secondly acquiring an... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090257050 - Illumination system for optical inspection: Apparatus for optical inspection includes an illumination assembly, including multiple parallel rows of light sources for emitting light and illumination optics associated with each row for directing the light onto an object under inspection. The multiple parallel rows include at least a first row with first illumination optics including a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090257052 - Device for inspecting the quality of a surface: a reflecting means positioned in relation to the surface to be inspected (5) so as to direct the image reflected by the surface to be inspected (5) toward the sensor (3), the display device being oriented in relation to the surface to be inspected at an angle such that the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090257053 - High numerical aperture catadioptric objectives without obscuration and applications thereof: Disclosed are high numerical (NA) catadioptric objectives without a central obscuration, and applications thereof. Such objectives can operate through a wide spectral bandwidth of radiation, including deep ultraviolet (DUV) radiation. Importantly, refractive elements in the catadioptric objectives can be manufactured from a single type of material (such as, for example,... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090257054 - Compact, thermally stable fiber-optic array mountable to flow cell: Various embodiments of an optical system for directing light for optical measurements such laser-induced fluorescence and spectroscopic analysis are disclosed. In some embodiments, the optical system includes a thermally conductive housing and a thermoelectric controller, a plurality of optical fibers, and one or more optical elements to direct light emitted... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090257055 - Hollow-core waveguide-based raman systems and methods: Embodiments of the invention include a system for sensing homonuclear diatomic molecules, such as, for example, nitrogen. Other embodiments include a method for sensing homonuclear diatomic molecules. The system may include a light source, a hollow-core wave-guiding device that exhibits a low attenuation at predetermined operating optical frequencies and is... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090257056 - Surface enhanced raman detection on metalized nanostructured polymer films: Disclosed herein is a structure having a spatially organized polymer nanostructured thin film and a metal coating on the film. The thin film is made by directing a monomer vapor or pyrolyzed monomer vapor towards a substrate at an angle other than perpendicular to the substrate, and polymerizing the monomer... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20090257057 - Common-path interferometer rendering amplitude and phase of scattered light: A beam of coherent laser light with linear polarization oriented at 45 degrees to vertical is expanded, and passes through a quarter-wave plate with the fast axis oriented vertically, creating circularly polarized light. The light then passes through a non-polarizing 50/50 beamsplitter. A partial reflector then collinearly reflects a portion... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090257058 - Method and its apparatus for inspecting defects: A defect inspection apparatus is capable of inspecting an extremely small defect present on the top and edge surfaces of a sample such as a semiconductor substrate or a thin film substrate with high sensitivity and at high speed. The defect inspection apparatus has an illumination optical system, a plurality... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090257059 - Alignment apparatus: An alignment apparatus includes first and second alignment devices (1) and means (9) for mounting each of the first and second alignment devices in spaced relationship one behind the other and such that one alignment device is at a higher level than the other alignment device. Each alignment device (1)... Agent: Law Office Of Ira S. Dorman

20090257060 - Housing for an optical measurement device and method for producing a housing: Housing (1) for an optical measurement device, in particular for yarn monitoring, and a method for producing such housing, from a plastics material by prototyping and receiving components of the measurement device such as a light source, sensor or lens. According to the invention, a glass insert (3) is arranged... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090257061 - Optical analyzer: An optical analyzer comprises a plurality of independent analysis zones (18a;18b), each for receiving an associated different sample and an optical system (24) including a first light source (26) adapted to generate a first optical beam (B1) and an optical unit (30) adapted to direct said beam (B1) to illuminate... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090257062 - Device and method for optical localized plasmon sensing: A device is presented comprising a multi-layer structure with a plurality of metal islands on the surface of a solid transparent substrate. The islands are coated by an ultrathin sol-gel derived silica film via self-assembled monolayer.... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20090257063 - Adjustable two dimensional lamellar grating: An adjustable two-dimensional lamellar grating system including a lamellar grating and a movable mirror disposed substantially parallel to one another, and an interferometer using the adjustable lamellar grating system. In one example, the lamellar grating includes a dielectric wafer having a dielectric wafer having a plurality of periodically spaced recesses... Agent: Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20090257064 - Optical absorption spectrometer and method for measuring concentration of a substance: An optical absorption spectrometer is provided for determining the concentration of a substance within a sample. The optical absorption spectrometer comprises a first radiation source for supplying radiation to the sample to be measured; at least one cavity for containing the sample during measurement; and a detector assembly for detecting... Agent: Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg

20090257065 - Surgical microscopy system having an optical coherence tomography facility: A surgical microscopy system is provided wherein an optical coherence tomography facility is integrated into a microscopy system. A beam of measuring light formed by collimating optics of an OCT system is deflected by a beam scanner, traverses imaging optics, and is reflected by a reflector such that the beam... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090257066 - Optical displacement measuring device: An optical displacement measuring device includes a diffraction grating, a reflecting optical system configured to irradiate two one-time diffracted beams diffracted at the diffraction grating on the diffraction grating again, and the reflecting optical system includes a first imaging element, a second imaging element, a first reflector, and a second... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090257067 - Dynamic air turbulence compensation for laser measurement apparatus: Measurement apparatus comprising a laser measuring system an acoustic system is described. The apparatus provides a feedback control signal that can be used in the feedback control system of an associated machine. To allow real time, dynamic, operation the laser measurements are compensated using a compensation value derived from a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090257068 - Wavefront measuring method and wavefront measuring apparatus using the wavefront measuring method: obtaining a first transmitted-wavefront from a first image formed by transmitting beam through a substance at a first angle; obtaining a second image formed by transmitting the beam through the substance at a second angle; formulating a mask corresponding to an interference degree of the second image; converting the first... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090257069 - Laser projection systems and methods: A laser imaging system and method of projecting a laser template on a surface, including independently determining a position and orientation of the surface using an external metrology device, independently determining a position and orientation of a laser projector using the metrology device, generating a signal from the metrology device... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090251680 - Three dimensional spatial imaging system and method: A three dimensional spatial imaging system (10) for generating a three dimensional model of a scanned space includes: a laser rangefinder (42) that obtains spatial data by measuring distances to a plurality of target points within the scanned space; a rotating mirror (46) placed in a path of a laser... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090251682 - Biosensor: A biosensor includes an external cavity laser device having an optical resonator with at least one total-reflection mirror and a semi-reflection mirror corresponding to the total-reflection mirror, wherein the total-reflection mirror includes a transparent substrate and a surface plasma resonance unit disposed on the transparent substrate. The total-reflection mirror includes... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090251681 - System and method for liquid delivery evaluation using solutions with multiple light absorbance spectral features: A system and related method for improved liquid delivery evaluation using a solution containing one or more dyes such that the solution exhibits multiple distinct detectable light absorbance spectral features for calibrating or testing over extended volume or dilution ranges are described. The system includes: a photometric instrument capable of... Agent: Chris A. Caseiro

20090251683 - Virtual separation of bound and free label in a ligand assay for performing immunoassays of biological fluids, including whole blood: Detection and characterization of immunologically detected substances are performed electronically on human and animal biological fluids such as whole blood, serum, plasma, urine, milk, pleural and peritoneal fluids, and semen, which fluids are contained in a thin chamber forming a quiescent fluid sample, which chamber has at least two parallel... Agent: O''shea Getz P.C.

20090251684 - Optical transmission module, wavelength monitor, and wavelength drift detection method: To detect a wavelength drift of laser light with no error, an optical transmission module (10) includes: a laser diode (20); a laser temperature calculation section (52) for detecting the temperature of the laser diode (20) that monotonously increases with respect to a wavelength of the laser light; a wavelength... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090251685 - Lens system: A fragmented lens system for creating an invisible light pattern useful to computer vision systems is disclosed. Random or semi-random dot patterns generated by the present system allow a computer to uniquely identify each patch of a pattern projected by a corresponding illuminator or light source. The computer may determine... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090251686 - Spectrum-forming device on an optical sensor with spatial rejection: Optical device comprising: a spatial filter means for eliminating, from the light rays emanating from an observed scene those coming from a direction or restricted range of directions in space, while letting through most of the light rays coming from said scene; means for varying the direction or the restricted... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090251687 - Surface detection system for use with a droplet spray oral cleaning device: The surface detection system includes a source of an optical interrogating signal (44) which accompanies a droplet spray in an oral cleaning device directed to an oral surface (46). The interrogating optical signal is reflected from the oral surface which the spray impacts and detected (48). A selected characteristic of... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090251688 - Device for measuring the diffusion and/or absorption and/or refraction of a sample: Device for measuring at least one of diffusion, absorption and refraction of a sample, having a radiation source, at least one receiving element, an optical imaging element and a protection element, the radiation source and the receiving element being arranged on the sensor side of the optical imaging element, the... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090251689 - Lens measuring device and method applied therein: A lens measuring device and method applied therein. The lens measuring device includes a light source, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and an image analysis module. The method includes enabling the light source to orderly pass through the first polarizer, a lens to be measured, and the second polarizer... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090251690 - Optical apparatus for defect inspection: An optical apparatus for defect inspection having an illuminating optical system for irradiating illumination light beams on the surface of a specimen to form a beam spot and a detection optical system for detecting a reflection light ray originating from the beam spot comprises a storage unit in which the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090251691 - Liquid immersion microscope: To provide a liquid immersion microscope device enabling nondestructive liquid immersion observation of a substrate without deteriorating quality of the substrate. To attain this, a liquid immersion microscope device of the present invention includes a supporting unit supporting a substrate as an observation target, an objective lens of a liquid... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090251692 - Synchronous apparatus: A vision measuring machine includes a workbench, a support mounted to the workbench, a moving member movably mounted to the support, two fixing portions and a lens respectively fixed to the moving member, a group of pulleys fixed to the support, two mounting members each including at least one pulley... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090251693 - Analysis for glucose products using pyridinylboronic acid: A method of analyzing a target analyte using laser excitation spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, or colormetric analysis, where the analysis is enhanced by using pyridinylboronic acid.... Agent: Roetzel And Andress

20090251694 - Method and apparatus for conducting raman spectroscopy: A Raman probe system includes: a base station; a mobile robot remotely controllable from the base station; a Raman probe assembly supported by the robot, the Raman probe assembly including a laser and a spectrometer; a camera supported by the robot; and a communication subsystem operable to communicate images from... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090251696 - Light scattering measurements using simultaneous detection: Methods and apparatus for measuring particle characteristics are disclosed. In one aspect, an amount of light arising from interaction between light and a suspended sample is detected simultaneously with the acquisition of a photon count from a different direction. At least one measure of particle characteristics can then be derived... Agent: Kristofer E. Elbing

20090251695 - Optical measuring device: Within a container 1 which is storing a sample is generated a regularly arranged electric field distribution by an impression of a voltage upon an electrode pair 2 provided within the container 1, thereby generating diffraction grating formed by a density modulation of particles within the sample within the container... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090251697 - Laser emitter modules and methods of assembly: Embodiments are directed to laser emitter modules and methods and devices for making the modules. Some module embodiments are configured to provide hermetically sealed enclosures that are convenient and cost effective to assemble and provide for active alignment of optical elements of the module.... Agent: Grant Anderson LLP C/o Portfolioip

20090251699 - Apparatus and method for semiconductor wafer alignment: An apparatus for aligning semiconductor wafers includes equipment for positioning a first surface of a first semiconductor wafer directly opposite to a first surface of a second semiconductor wafer and equipment for aligning a first structure on the first semiconductor wafer with a second structure on the first surface of... Agent: Akc Patents

20090251698 - Method and system for collecting alignment data from coated chips or wafers: A process and system for determining alignment data for features on wafers or chips when a wafer or chip is substantially coated by an over bump applied material, e.g. a resin or film, and using that data to align the wafers or chips for subsequent operations such as dicing or... Agent: Graham S. Jones, Ii

20090251700 - Methods and apparatus for normalizing optical emission spectra: An arrangement for in-situ optical interrogation of plasma emission to quantitatively measure normalized optical emission spectra in a plasma chamber is provided. The arrangement includes a flash lamp and a set of quartz windows. The arrangement also includes a plurality of collimated optical assemblies, which is optically coupled to the... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20090251701 - Mounting apparatus, inspecting apparatus, inspecting method, and mounting method: A mounting apparatus includes a coating unit, an acquiring portion, a judging portion, and a mounting mechanism. The coating unit coats a first region of a coating target component as a coating target region with a coating agent. The acquiring portion acquires first luminance information of the first region before... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090251702 - Stitching of near-nulled subaperture measurements: A metrology system for measuring aspheric test objects by subaperture stitching. A wavefront-measuring gauge having a limited capture range of wavefront shapes collects partially overlapping subaperture measurements over the test object. A variable optical aberrator reshapes the measurement wavefront with between a limited number of the measurements to maintain the... Agent: Steven Weseman, Patent Counsel Qed Technologies International, Inc.

20090251703 - Optical nonliner evaluation device and optical switching element: An optical nonlinear evaluation device (1) capable of accurately evaluating the optical nonlinearity of a Kerr medium in accordance with a phase difference caused by cross-phase modulation generated in the Kerr medium includes: a polarization Sagnac interference path (3) provided with a Kerr medium (4); an optical pulse light source... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090251704 - Optical rotary adapter and optical tomographic imaging system using the same: The optical rotary adapter is used with an optical tomographic imaging system for acquiring an optical tomographic image of an object under measurement. The adapter includes a fixed sleeve, a stationary optical fiber supported by the fixed sleeve and having an inclined end face, a stationary collimating lens spaced a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090251705 - Optical sensing based on overlapping optical modes in optical resonator sensors and interferometric sensors: Techniques and devices based on transverse magnetic (TM) and transverse electric (TE) modes in an optical resonator or interferometer to provide sensitive optical detection with insensitivity to a change in temperature.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20090251706 - Vibrometer and method for optically measuring an object: A vibrometer and a method for optically measuring oscillations at an object, including a radiation source for creating a source beam, a beam splitter to split the source beam into a measuring beam and a reference beam, an optic interference device for interfering the reference beam with a measuring beam,... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090251707 - Method and apparatus for phase sensitive surface plasmon resonance: There is disclosed a phase sensitive surface plasmon resonance sensing apparatus wherein a testing beam may be reflected from a sensing surface at a plurality of angles. There are also disclosed methods for surface plasmon resonance sensing.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090251708 - Fast three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus and method: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for measuring the shape of a 3D object using an interferometer. The apparatus includes a light source unit, a beam splitter, a reference mirror, an actuator, an image pickup device, and a control unit. The light source unit emits light. The beam splitter divides the... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20090251709 - Apparatus and method for the representation of an area on the surface of a patient's body: An apparatus for the representation of an area on the three-dimensional surface of a patient's body, with a control device which provides three-dimensional coordinates of at least one area to be represented on the surface of the patient's body, wherein the area pre-sets a desired intersection area of a radiation... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20090251710 - Method for measuring coating uniformity: A method of determining thickness uniformity of a coating, the coating being formed on the surface of an object, the method comprising determining coating thickness data within portions of the surface, the portions including at least one generally concave portion and at least one generally convex portion, and presenting the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.