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Number: 250/201.2
Name: Radiant energy > Photocells; circuits and apparatus > Photocell controls its own optical systems > Automatic focus control
Description: Subject matter in which at least one photocell is used to automatically adjust a lens to form a distinct image of an object on an imaging surface.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
250/201.4 Active autofocus 296
250/201.7 Based on contrast 168
250/201.8 Based on image shift 249
250/201.6 Based on triangulation 120
250/201.3 Of a microscope 317


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7442908 Method for optically detecting deviations of an image plane of an imaging system from the surface of a substrate Oct. 28, 2008
7439477 Laser condensing optical system Oct. 21, 2008
7433586 Camera with an auto-focus function Oct. 7, 2008
7432485 Method and apparatus for detection of a speckle based physically unclonable function Oct. 7, 2008
7414794 Optical arrangement of autofocus elements for use with immersion lithography Aug. 19, 2008
7415201 Auto focusing device for camera and method used in auto focusing device for camera for determining whether or not to emit auxiliary light Aug. 19, 2008
7414231 Focus-state detecting device, image sensing apparatus and image sensing system having same and lens unit mounted thereon Aug. 19, 2008
7412159 Image pickup apparatus and defocus amount correction value calculation method Aug. 12, 2008
7405383 Optical pickup device having three light sources with a holographic element for directing diffraction light to photodetectors Jul. 29, 2008
7397018 Amplitude and phase controlled adaptive optics system Jul. 8, 2008
7394048 Focusing device, focusing method and a pattern inspecting apparatus Jul. 1, 2008
7391928 Image processing for correcting defects of read image Jun. 24, 2008
7388720 Imaging apparatus Jun. 17, 2008
7365295 Image inspection system for correcting focal position in autofocusing Apr. 29, 2008
7361874 Auto focusing mechanism of surveying instrument Apr. 22, 2008
7355154 Image sensing apparatus with movable light flux splitter and control method thereof Apr. 8, 2008
7352477 Two dimensional position detecting device Apr. 1, 2008
7345706 Auto focus system Mar. 18, 2008
7339147 System and method for automatic focusing of images Mar. 4, 2008
7330278 Optical displacement measurement device Feb. 12, 2008
7321108 Dynamic focusing method and apparatus Jan. 22, 2008
7319216 Light receiving unit and image taking apparatus Jan. 15, 2008
7297910 System and method for utilizing an autofocus feature in an automated microscope Nov. 20, 2007
7253384 Focusing system using light source and image sensor Aug. 7, 2007
7251087 Lens driving apparatus and image pick-up apparatus including the same Jul. 31, 2007
7248337 Lithographic apparatus, level sensor, method of inspection, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby Jul. 24, 2007
7230724 Three-dimensional measuring apparatus for scanning an object and a measurement head of a three-dimensional measuring apparatus and method of using the same Jun. 12, 2007
7227127 High speed microscope with three-dimensional laser beam scanning including acousto-optic deflector for controlling the lateral position and collimation of the light beam Jun. 5, 2007
7211777 Confocal microscope apparatus to measure a stereoscopic shape of a sample May. 1, 2007
7205518 Method and arrangement for focusing in an optical measurement Apr. 17, 2007
7205519 Confocal microscope display device for displaying a plurality of slice images Apr. 17, 2007
7202953 Scanning microscopic method having high axial resolution Apr. 10, 2007
7196300 Dynamic focusing method and apparatus Mar. 27, 2007
7193196 Methods and systems for evaluating optical systems Mar. 20, 2007
7193731 Optical displacement sensor Mar. 20, 2007
7183530 Imaging device and electronic apparatus with the same Feb. 27, 2007
7181082 Blur detection system Feb. 20, 2007
7161127 Automatic focusing apparatus and automatic focusing method using an index value based on background color information Jan. 9, 2007
7157677 Method of picking up sectional image of laser light Jan. 2, 2007
7154074 Telescope main body and spotting scope Dec. 26, 2006
7126098 Taking lens having focus determination optical system Oct. 24, 2006
7122774 System and method of wavefront sensing Oct. 17, 2006
7116492 Imaging apparatus Oct. 3, 2006
7110035 Device and a method for an infrared image analyzing autofocus Sep. 19, 2006
7095001 Image sensing apparatus and method performing blur correction using electrical coordinate conversion Aug. 22, 2006
7092069 Projection exposure method and projection exposure system Aug. 15, 2006
7087877 Auto focus for a flow imaging system Aug. 8, 2006
7084383 Image processing apparatus Aug. 1, 2006
7075046 Objective lens reference system and method Jul. 11, 2006
7075077 Method of observing a specimen using a scanning electron microscope Jul. 11, 2006

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