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Number: 250/227.29
Name: Radiant energy > Photocells; circuits and apparatus > Optical or pre-photocell system > Light conductor > With specific illumination or viewing orientation of light conductor relative to viewed object (e.g., light normal to, and detector at 45 degree angle to, viewed object)
Description: Subject matter in which the angular relationship of the light source, photodetector means and object being illuminated and detected have a specified geometric relationship.


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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7173235 Apparatus for optically reading target Feb. 6, 2007
7071460 Optical non-contact measuring probe Jul. 4, 2006
7042172 Systems and methods for providing illumination in machine vision systems May. 9, 2006
6998600 Multifrequency ultra-high resolution miniature scanning microscope using microchannel and solid-state sensor technologies and method for scanning samples Feb. 14, 2006
6631000 Device and procedure for the quality control of in particular finished surfaces Oct. 7, 2003
6627910 Precipitation sensor Sep. 30, 2003
6624597 Systems and methods for providing illumination in machine vision systems Sep. 23, 2003
6590663 Reflectometer Jul. 8, 2003
6072175 Microscope using micro-channel filter Jun. 6, 2000
5886265 Optical vibration sensor Mar. 23, 1999
5835649 Light directing and collecting fiber optic probe Nov. 10, 1998
5828448 Method and apparatus for distinguishing between defects in an optical fiber coating Oct. 27, 1998
5786891 Method and apparatus for detecting defects in an optical fiber coating Jul. 28, 1998
5770852 Plate scanning device having light funnels with an adjustable aperture Jun. 23, 1998
5701181 Fiber optic diffuse light reflectance sensor utilized in the detection of occult blood Dec. 23, 1997
5640246 Apparatus for measuring reflected light utilizing spherically arranged optical fibers Jun. 17, 1997
5426713 Fiber optic probe with truncated cone window block for infrared spectral analysis instrument Jun. 20, 1995
5345335 Optically butted electro-optical components Sep. 6, 1994
5221839 Double bevel gradient-index rod lens optical receiver having high optical return loss Jun. 22, 1993
5185638 Computer controlled, multiple angle illumination system Feb. 9, 1993
5179424 Optoelectronic apparatus for the remote measuring of a physical magnitude Jan. 12, 1993
5178465 Optical fiber laying structure for electric power cable line trouble occurrence location detecting system Jan. 12, 1993
5166756 Powder fiber optic probe having angled end in NIR optical analyzing instrument Nov. 24, 1992
5164603 Modular surface inspection method and apparatus using optical fibers Nov. 17, 1992
5146082 Image detecting unit having emitting means and light receiving means and method for arranging the light emitting means and the light receiving means Sep. 8, 1992
5063781 Fiber-optic vibration sensor Nov. 12, 1991
5059784 Optical mask filter capable of reducing the semiperiodic component of temporal variation in endpoint detection Oct. 22, 1991
5028769 Device for reading a mold code on a glass bottle Jul. 2, 1991
4996418 Wide range fiber optical displacement sensor Feb. 26, 1991
4991971 Fiber optic scatterometer for measuring optical surface roughness Feb. 12, 1991
4943157 Fiber optic triangulation gage Jul. 24, 1990
4929828 Inspecting glass containers for line-over finish defects with bifurcated fiber optic bundle May. 29, 1990
4929041 Cathodoluminescence system for use in a scanning electron microscope including means for controlling optical fiber aperture May. 29, 1990
4924087 Optic fiber buffer defect detection system May. 8, 1990
4916309 Appliance for converting reflectance measuring instrument into a transmittance measuring instrument Apr. 10, 1990
4914284 Optical wide angle sensor head Apr. 3, 1990
4914291 Gimbal angle detector Apr. 3, 1990
4910395 Optical tracking sensor including a three-sided prismatic light splitter Mar. 20, 1990
4910402 Apparatus and method for measuring a property of a liquid Mar. 20, 1990
4906837 Multi-channel waveguide optical sensor Mar. 6, 1990
4900117 Rotary optical coupler utilizing cylindrical ringshaped mirrors and method of making same Feb. 13, 1990
4880305 Laser direction of arrival detector Nov. 14, 1989
4873432 Compound application detector Oct. 10, 1989
4861131 Displacement transducer with staggered optical fibres Aug. 29, 1989
4854659 Optical devices Aug. 8, 1989
4849645 Substrate inspection system having two scattered light detecting bundles orthogonally positioned to each other Jul. 18, 1989
4841140 Real-time color comparator Jun. 20, 1989
4839515 Fiber optic transducer with fiber-to-fiber edge coupling Jun. 13, 1989
4826274 Optical coupling arrangements including emitter and detector placed inside of a hollow closed end reflective waveguide May. 2, 1989
4827143 Monitor for particles of various materials May. 2, 1989

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