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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
6946649 Rotary encoder and position adjuster therefor Sep. 20, 2005
6937349 Systems and methods for absolute positioning using repeated quasi-random pattern Aug. 30, 2005
6933492 Optical position transducer Aug. 23, 2005
6927388 Optical encoder Aug. 9, 2005
6927704 Fault tolerant optoelectronic position sensor Aug. 9, 2005
6919559 High-temperature optical rotary and linear position sensor Jul. 19, 2005
6919558 Positioning apparatus and assembly thereof Jul. 19, 2005
6917034 Electronic equipment equipped with position detection means for detecting position of moving body utilizing incremental-type encoder Jul. 12, 2005
6914235 Position measuring system and method for operating a position measuring system Jul. 5, 2005
6914234 Optical encoder and scale for encoder Jul. 5, 2005
6900428 Method for optimizing performance of optical encoders operating in a fluid May. 31, 2005
6897435 Encoder self-callibration apparatus and method May. 24, 2005
6895355 Method and apparatus for calibrating an incremental count of movement May. 17, 2005
6895069 Apparatus for counting rotation frequency of numeral wheel of meter for remote meter reading system May. 17, 2005
6891150 Optical scale formed from mold having fixed and movable platens May. 10, 2005
6888126 Coded disc for an optoelectronic displacement or angle measuring device May. 3, 2005
6884991 Steering wheel angle sensor Apr. 26, 2005
6881949 Method and system for synchronizing information specific to a location on a surface with an external source Apr. 19, 2005
6879405 Displacement pickup Apr. 12, 2005
6872934 Optical detector apparatus Mar. 29, 2005
6869158 Liquid container with identifying means and method for detecting state of mount of liquid container Mar. 22, 2005
6867412 Scale structures and methods usable in an absolute position transducer Mar. 15, 2005
6847031 Intermittent operating type pointing device Jan. 25, 2005
6844542 Marked plate for a rotational angle sensor element, an angular sensor element for rotating structural parts, and a process for determining a reference value Jan. 18, 2005
6844541 Rapid high resolution position sensor for auto steering Jan. 18, 2005
6838654 Photodetection system and circuit for amplification Jan. 4, 2005
6835924 Optical encoder for detecting changes in diffraction interference patterns Dec. 28, 2004
6831267 Optical encoder Dec. 14, 2004
6829055 Angular position sensor assembly for use with steering column Dec. 7, 2004
6828548 Optical displacement measuring device Dec. 7, 2004
6822219 Timing device Nov. 23, 2004
6822220 Optical pattern for an optical encoder Nov. 23, 2004
6818884 Optoelectronic sensor having transparent cover shaped as light deflecting element Nov. 16, 2004
6816091 Interpolator Nov. 9, 2004
6803560 Optical encoder Oct. 12, 2004
6800842 Optical encoder and sensor head of the same Oct. 5, 2004
6800843 Displacement and torque sensor Oct. 5, 2004
6797940 Optical encoder with triple photodiode Sep. 28, 2004
6794636 Opto-electronic system Sep. 21, 2004
6794637 Optical device for measuring position Sep. 21, 2004
6794638 Photoelectric encoder having improved light-emitting and photoreceptive sections Sep. 21, 2004
6784417 Optical encoder Aug. 31, 2004
6774355 Optical encoder Aug. 10, 2004
6768101 High resolution optical encoder with an angular collimated light beam Jul. 27, 2004
6768100 Continuous position calibration for servo controlled rotary system Jul. 27, 2004
6765195 Method and apparatus for two-dimensional absolute optical encoding Jul. 20, 2004
6759648 Sensor for sensing absolute angular position of a rotatable body Jul. 6, 2004
6756581 Deviation detecting device, rotary laser apparatus with the same, and position determining system with deviation detecting/correcting device Jun. 29, 2004
6756582 Position transducer Jun. 29, 2004
6750445 Encoder Jun. 15, 2004

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