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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
7199353 Optical decoder systems and corresponding methods Apr. 3, 2007
7199356 Absolute angle detecting device Apr. 3, 2007
7199355 Methods and apparatuses for the exact determination of an angle of rotation Apr. 3, 2007
7199354 Detector array for optical encoders Apr. 3, 2007
7196319 Position-measuring device Mar. 27, 2007
7193204 Multi-track optical encoder employing beam divider Mar. 20, 2007
7193205 Optical encoder with burst generator for generating burst output signals Mar. 20, 2007
7186969 Optical configuration for imaging-type optical encoders Mar. 6, 2007
7187305 Encoder for a motor controller Mar. 6, 2007
7183535 Position-to-number electro-optical converter Feb. 27, 2007
7183536 Motion encoder Feb. 27, 2007
7183537 Rotary position sensor with offset beam generating element and elliptical detector array Feb. 27, 2007
7183538 Apparatus for adjusting a signal based on a position of a movable member Feb. 27, 2007
7182258 Enhanced reflective optical encoder Feb. 27, 2007
7176449 Power transfer device with contactless optical encoder and pitched reflective surface Feb. 13, 2007
7173236 Rotary electric component including a rotatably supporting case and operation panel using the same Feb. 6, 2007
7170047 Opto-electronic encoder with three-dimensional scales Jan. 30, 2007
7166833 Fiber optic remote reading encoder Jan. 23, 2007
7164120 Position measuring instrument Jan. 16, 2007
7164482 Position measuring system Jan. 16, 2007
7161139 Position-measuring system and method for operating a position-measuring system Jan. 9, 2007
7158223 Torque measuring apparatus for rotating body Jan. 2, 2007
7145131 Absolute encoder Dec. 5, 2006
7145130 Rotation detecting device and automobile with the same Dec. 5, 2006
7145129 Method for optimizing performance of optical encoders operating in a fluid Dec. 5, 2006
7145128 Light receiving device for optical encoder, and optical encoder, including first and second photodiodes arranged in perpendicular directions and irradiated through openings of a light shieldin Dec. 5, 2006
7145127 Optical encoding that utilizes total internal reflection Dec. 5, 2006
7145126 Optical position encoder device using incoherent light source Dec. 5, 2006
7141780 Position determination system for determining the position of one relatively moveable part relative to another relatively movable part Nov. 28, 2006
7138623 Power transfer device with contactless optical encoder and color reflective surface Nov. 21, 2006
7135673 Imaging rotation angle absolute encoder Nov. 14, 2006
7129475 Photoelectric encoder and method of manufacturing scales Oct. 31, 2006
7126107 Methods and apparatuses for sensing rotational position of a component in a printing device Oct. 24, 2006
7126108 Photodetector array arrangement for optical encoders Oct. 24, 2006
7122785 Rotation angle detection apparatus and resin rotary disk for the same Oct. 17, 2006
7112782 Optical position measuring system Sep. 26, 2006
7112781 Absolute encoder Sep. 26, 2006
7109614 Drive unit for determining a rotation position and/or rotation speed of a drive shaft Sep. 19, 2006
7109469 Composite operation type input device for carrying out pressing and rotation operations with common operation unit Sep. 19, 2006
7105803 Rotary optical encoder Sep. 12, 2006
7105802 Torque measuring device for rotating body incorporating one light emitting element at rotational axis Sep. 12, 2006
7105801 Actuator with interrupter-type limit switches Sep. 12, 2006
7102123 Reflective imaging encoder Sep. 5, 2006
7102122 Methods and means for using a photosensor as an encoder and a trigger Sep. 5, 2006
7095011 Photoelectric encoder for precise measurements Aug. 22, 2006
7091473 Measuring system for recording angular and linear absolute values Aug. 15, 2006
7091474 Rotation angle detecting device Aug. 15, 2006
7089672 Optical angle and torque sensor Aug. 15, 2006
7092108 Method for determining a position and position measurement device for carrying out the method Aug. 15, 2006
7087888 Electrical division circuit for an optical encoder Aug. 8, 2006

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