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Class Information
Number: 250/559.01
Name: Radiant energy > Photocells; circuits and apparatus > With circuit for evaluating a web, strand, strip, or sheet
Description: Subject matter wherein a photocell is responsive to light from a material having a cross-sectional dimension which is small compared to length, and through additional structure (i.e., a circuit) produces an electrical or mechanical output indicative of some characteristic of the material.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
250/559.12 Beam interruption or shadow 100
250/559.11 Detection of both reflected and transmitted light 57
250/559.16 Detection of diffuse light 113
250/559.04 Evaluation by regions, zones, or pixels 65
250/559.02 Evaluation of photographic film 103
250/559.19 Measuring dimensions 147
250/559.29 Measuring position 477
250/559.03 Sequential detector arrangement 20
250/559.1 With calibration 83
250/559.39 With comparison to reference or standard 182
250/559.07 With imaging 100
250/559.4 With indication of presence of material or feature 600
250/559.09 With polarization 49


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7627141 System and method for measuring color on a printing press Dec. 1, 2009
7619729 Method for detecting particles and defects and inspection equipment thereof Nov. 17, 2009
7582888 Reflection type optical sensor and method for detecting surface roughness Sep. 1, 2009
7435947 Apparatus and methods for integrating encoding functions in material placement machines Oct. 14, 2008
7427768 Apparatus, unit and method for testing image sensor packages Sep. 23, 2008
7425719 Method and apparatus for selectively providing data from a test head to a processor Sep. 16, 2008
7376251 Electronic image evaluating device and evalution method May. 20, 2008
7334520 Printing press and device for the inline monitoring of printing quality in sheet-fed offset printing presses Feb. 26, 2008
7317198 Method for determining the scale of an observation area Jan. 8, 2008
7301164 Measuring apparatus Nov. 27, 2007
7278704 Image forming apparatus Oct. 9, 2007
7167580 Image quality assurance systems and methodologies for improving the identification of and access speed to image quality suspects in documents Jan. 23, 2007
7155356 Quality and condition monitoring based on spectrum separating measurement Dec. 26, 2006
7101461 Method and apparatus for imaging a paper web Sep. 5, 2006
7084981 Method for determining the paper quality for halftone printing Aug. 1, 2006
7057157 Photosensor device and disk inspection apparatus using it Jun. 6, 2006
7030400 Real-time web inspection method and apparatus using combined reflected and transmitted light images Apr. 18, 2006
7001485 Arrangement for measuring properties of a moving paper web Feb. 21, 2006
7003149 Method and device for optically monitoring fabrication processes of finely structured surfaces in a semiconductor production Feb. 21, 2006
6998628 Method of media type differentiation in an imaging apparatus Feb. 14, 2006
6994432 Early transparency detection routine for inkjet printing Feb. 7, 2006
6950777 Method and system for assessing pulp and paper mill performance Sep. 27, 2005
6934028 Certification and verification management system and method for a web inspection apparatus Aug. 23, 2005
6914254 Apparatus for manufacturing evaluation reference tape Jul. 5, 2005
6776543 Fiber optic print media thickness sensor and method Aug. 17, 2004
6750465 Device for evaluating diffractive authenticity features Jun. 15, 2004
6731393 System and related methods for automatically determining media type in a printing device media tray May. 4, 2004
6707486 Directional motion estimator Mar. 16, 2004
6685313 Early transparency detection routine for inkjet printing Feb. 3, 2004
6668231 Sheet parameter measurement Dec. 23, 2003
6668155 Lead edge paper curl sensor Dec. 23, 2003
6655777 Automatic horizontal and vertical head-to-head alignment method and sensor for an ink jet printer Dec. 2, 2003
6646280 Device and method for inspecting and cutting strips of security documents Nov. 11, 2003
6614918 Apparatus for inspecting light-and-shade portions and method thereof Sep. 2, 2003
6561643 Advanced media determination system for inkjet printing May. 13, 2003
6556946 Linear position sensor Apr. 29, 2003
6542240 Method of identifying defective roll on a strip processing line Apr. 1, 2003
6476906 Apparatus for measuring stress in a thin film and method of manufacturing a probe used therefor Nov. 5, 2002
6386676 Reflective type media sensing methodology May. 14, 2002
6356346 Device and method for inspecting a disk for physical defects Mar. 12, 2002
6344895 Paper money identification device Feb. 5, 2002
6263291 Method and apparatus for measuring color and/or composition Jul. 17, 2001
6244305 Reflected light type weft monitoring device Jun. 12, 2001
6239938 Multi-actuator optics drive system for laser servowriting May. 29, 2001
6188077 Method and measuring machine for analyzing a paper web Feb. 13, 2001
6178254 Method for elimination of effects of imperfections on color measurements Jan. 23, 2001
6150946 Monitoring unit with test beam in conjunction with packaging machines Nov. 21, 2000
6082732 System for detecting superposed sheets Jul. 4, 2000
6038021 Optically based on-line fiber monitoring system with drift compensation Mar. 14, 2000
6026172 System and method for zoom lens calibration and method using same Feb. 15, 2000

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