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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
6492637 Dimension measuring device Dec. 10, 2002
6486463 Computer input device with encoders having flexible shafts and conical rollers Nov. 26, 2002
6486802 Low power consumption encoder, control method therefor and coordinate input device using the same Nov. 26, 2002
6483105 Optically controlled actuator Nov. 19, 2002
6483104 Rotational angle sensor using a CCD line with enhanced measuring precision Nov. 19, 2002
6476375 Optical sensor for pointing device with conical disks and single photodetector Nov. 5, 2002
6476377 Structural monitoring system Nov. 5, 2002
6476380 Compact optical measuring module utilizing three dimensional construction Nov. 5, 2002
6462442 Encoder with a housing, which can be assembled Oct. 8, 2002
6452158 Apparatus for determining the position of a movable mechanical element and method of marking a mechanical element Sep. 17, 2002
6452159 Position measuring system Sep. 17, 2002
6437318 Encoder using polarized filters Aug. 20, 2002
6437323 Optoelectronic path-, angle- or rotation-measuring device Aug. 20, 2002
6414304 Method and apparatus for determining the position of a wheel mounted on a vehicle Jul. 2, 2002
6411376 Method and apparatus for measuring the direction and position of rotating bodies Jun. 25, 2002
6410911 Optical displacement detecting apparatus Jun. 25, 2002
6410909 Device for the determination of the degree of relative rotation between two parts Jun. 25, 2002
6410910 Angle measuring system Jun. 25, 2002
6407379 Information processor Jun. 18, 2002
6407377 Apparatus for reading-out a setting of number wheels Jun. 18, 2002
6407378 Optical encoder device using a plurality of light receiving and emitting means with the light emitting means having a lens for emitting light in substantially parallel beams Jun. 18, 2002
6399941 Inclination angle sensor Jun. 4, 2002
6399940 Optical rotary position encoder Jun. 4, 2002
6396052 High precision analog encoder system May. 28, 2002
6392224 Scanning unit for an optical position measuring device May. 21, 2002
6380536 Rotation angle detector for detecting a rotational position of a steering wheel of a vehicle Apr. 30, 2002
6362469 Rotation detector for multi-rotation body having detection window Mar. 26, 2002
6359409 Encoder Mar. 19, 2002
6355927 Interpolation methods and circuits for increasing the resolution of optical encoders Mar. 12, 2002
6350984 Optical encoder Feb. 26, 2002
6342697 Method and apparatus for detecting origin of measurement Jan. 29, 2002
6323786 Absolute-value encoder device Nov. 27, 2001
6320185 Image detection apparatus Nov. 20, 2001
6316765 Device for detecting the position of rotating objects Nov. 13, 2001
6313460 Optical encoder for detecting rotary and linear movements Nov. 6, 2001
6300620 Optical sensor for pointing device with conical disks and single photodetector Oct. 9, 2001
6291815 Device for measuring rotation angle of rotary element by unit angles grouped for five units Sep. 18, 2001
6289294 Method for determining rotational data using an encoder device Sep. 11, 2001
6285023 Apparatus for generating origin signal of optical linear scale Sep. 4, 2001
6285024 Combined torque and angular position sensor Sep. 4, 2001
6281490 Method and device for generating distinguishable signals and method of distinguishing signals of similar shape Aug. 28, 2001
6278107 Optical reader for a high-resolution optical coder Aug. 21, 2001
6275173 Rotary encoder producing two output signals Aug. 14, 2001
6274864 Mechanical delimitation of the tolerances of an optical transmission section Aug. 14, 2001
6271515 Column switch for vehicles includes a flexible cable Aug. 7, 2001
6271523 Optical sensor system and method for monitoring consumables Aug. 7, 2001
6271516 G.M. tube environment radioactivity meter having a sensitivity degradation monitoring device with a natural radioisotope and means for automatically correcting the measured radioactivity Aug. 7, 2001
6268601 Apparatus for determing the position of a rotating shaft Jul. 31, 2001
6255645 Method and apparatus for optically measuring drive train backlash Jul. 3, 2001
6255644 Optical rotary encoder Jul. 3, 2001

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