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Number: 250/231.13
Name: Radiant energy > Photocells; circuits and apparatus > Optical or pre-photocell system > Light valve (e.g., iris diaphragm) > Actuated by dynamic external physical quantity > Shaft angle transducers
Description: Subject matter wherein the angular position or speed or a rotatable shaft is the active external physical quantity sensed by one or more photocells and an output is generated which is indicative of those parameters.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
250/231.14 Incremental shaft readers; i.e., with means to generate increments of angular shaft rotation 487


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7330326 Recordable disk rotational speed error correction circuit Feb. 12, 2008
7329859 Photoelectric encoder Feb. 12, 2008
7329858 Optical encoder and electronic equipment having same Feb. 12, 2008
7326918 Optical position sensor architecture for servo systems Feb. 5, 2008
7321113 Precision material-handling robot employing high-resolution, compact absolute encoder Jan. 22, 2008
7317183 High performance reflectivity optical encoder with a protrusion between lenses Jan. 8, 2008
7312436 Optical position measuring system with a detector arrangement and measuring graduation to produce partial filtering of undesired harmonics Dec. 25, 2007
7307789 Photoelectric encoder Dec. 11, 2007
7306239 Height control system and sensor therefor Dec. 11, 2007
7304294 Reflective encoder with reduced background noise Dec. 4, 2007
7304295 Method and system of detecting eccentricity and up/down movement of a code wheel of an optical encoder set Dec. 4, 2007
7301140 Scanning device for scanning a scale graduation, and position measuring system utilizing the same Nov. 27, 2007
7301142 Optical encoder photodetector array with multiple resolutions Nov. 27, 2007
7301141 Photoelectric encoder and electric device provided with the same Nov. 27, 2007
7291831 Method and apparatus for automatic modulation of photo-emitter brightness in an optical encoder Nov. 6, 2007
7285769 Optical encoder with reduced reflected light error having a light non-transparent portion with inclined surfaces Oct. 23, 2007
7282699 Optical encoder for improved detection of the absolute position of an origin point Oct. 16, 2007
7280049 Encoder runout error correction circuit Oct. 9, 2007
7279674 Optical encoder module Oct. 9, 2007
7276687 Optical encoder and electronic equipment using the same Oct. 2, 2007
7276686 Method and device for detecting the opening angle of the shutter of an adjustable rotating shutter in a film camera Oct. 2, 2007
7271920 Position-measuring device Sep. 18, 2007
7265338 Photoelectric encoder using an incoherent semiconductor light source Sep. 4, 2007
7265336 Encoder utilizing a reflective cylindrical surface Sep. 4, 2007
7265337 Sensing apparatus Sep. 4, 2007
7256391 Encoder for detecting a position of a detection target Aug. 14, 2007
7253395 Absolute encoder employing concatenated, multi-bit, interpolated sub-encoders Aug. 7, 2007
7244927 Control panel for a motor vehicle fascia, having at least one optically controlled rotary adjustment knob Jul. 17, 2007
7244928 Optical encoder Jul. 17, 2007
7238932 Optical position sensing device Jul. 3, 2007
7238931 Displacement detection apparatus Jul. 3, 2007
7235776 Method and device for regulating a light source of a position-measuring unit Jun. 26, 2007
7230230 Apparatus for adjusting a signal and prohibiting adjustment of the signal based on a position of a movable member Jun. 12, 2007
7230726 Scanning unit for a position measuring instrument for optical scanning of a object measuring graduation Jun. 12, 2007
7227124 Illumination configuration for imaging-type optical encoders Jun. 5, 2007
7227125 Encoder device Jun. 5, 2007
7223963 Optical encoder May. 29, 2007
7220960 Optical encoder having a light source scale and photodetector and an optical lens module using the optical encoder May. 22, 2007
7220958 Optical displacement sensor and external force detecting device May. 22, 2007
7217916 Optical encoder May. 15, 2007
7214928 Scanning unit for an optical position measuring device May. 8, 2007
7214929 Force-feedback input device May. 8, 2007
7214930 Pulse generator May. 8, 2007
7214931 Encoder for detecting movement of an object May. 8, 2007
7211786 Reflective linear encoder having controlled detector to code strip distance May. 1, 2007
7211782 Precision measuring gauges with optical fiber output channels May. 1, 2007
7211451 Process for producing a component module May. 1, 2007
7209226 Gravity sensor Apr. 24, 2007
7205530 Encoder device and apparatus for gapping and centering an encoder device Apr. 17, 2007
7202468 Power transfer device with contactless optical encoder and color reflective surface Apr. 10, 2007

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