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Class Information
Number: 356/139.01
Name: Optics: measuring and testing > Angle measuring or angular axial alignment > Star/sun/satellite position indication with photodetection
Description: Subject matter including means responsive to light received directly from a star or stars, the sun, or other astronomical objects (including manmade satellites) in order to determine and indicate at least relative angular position with respect to an optical axis of a measuring instrument.
Sub-classes under this class:
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7617061 |
Method and apparatus for accurately determining height coordinates in a satellite/laser positioning system |
Nov. 10, 2009 |
| 7602480 |
Method and system for tracking a moving station or target in free space communications |
Oct. 13, 2009 |
| 7595867 |
Mobile radio positioning aided by single fan laser |
Sep. 29, 2009 |
| 7511804 |
Crossed beam roof target for motion tracking |
Mar. 31, 2009 |
| 7482564 |
High definition telescope |
Jan. 27, 2009 |
| 7477367 |
Celestial object identification device |
Jan. 13, 2009 |
| 7456943 |
Laser positioning measurement system and method |
Nov. 25, 2008 |
| 7453559 |
Vehicle lift reference system for movable machine-vision alignment system sensors |
Nov. 18, 2008 |
| 7423742 |
Surveying systems and methods |
Sep. 9, 2008 |
| 7382448 |
Alignment system for observation instruments |
Jun. 3, 2008 |
| 7358474 |
System and method for time-delay integration imaging |
Apr. 15, 2008 |
| 7336350 |
Wheel alignment apparatus and method utilizing three-dimensional imaging |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
| 7310137 |
Self surveying laser transmitter |
Dec. 18, 2007 |
| 7310138 |
Method for augmenting radio positioning system using single fan laser |
Dec. 18, 2007 |
| 7307710 |
Surveying methods and apparatus |
Dec. 11, 2007 |
| 7304727 |
Laser distance-measuring device |
Dec. 4, 2007 |
| 7297934 |
Optical system |
Nov. 20, 2007 |
| 7295296 |
Portable target locator apparatus and method of use |
Nov. 13, 2007 |
| 7292326 |
Interferometric analysis for the manufacture of nano-scale devices |
Nov. 6, 2007 |
| 7227626 |
Method for determining the current position of the heads of vehicle occupants |
Jun. 5, 2007 |
| 7227627 |
Optical biaxial angle sensor |
Jun. 5, 2007 |
| 7199872 |
Method and apparatus for ground-based surveying in sites having one or more unstable zone(s) |
Apr. 3, 2007 |
| 7196784 |
Method and apparatus for optical correction of a laser beam |
Mar. 27, 2007 |
| 7157678 |
Optical radiation intensity sensor |
Jan. 2, 2007 |
| 7155031 |
Moving object detection method |
Dec. 26, 2006 |
| 7123354 |
Optical position measuring device |
Oct. 17, 2006 |
| 7113271 |
Method to accurately measure the angular orientation of a rotating axis to a reference line |
Sep. 26, 2006 |
| 7064817 |
Method to determine and adjust the alignment of the transmitter and receiver fields of view of a LIDAR system |
Jun. 20, 2006 |
| 6965471 |
Astrometry system using two telescopes, one of which is an astrometry telescope |
Nov. 15, 2005 |
| 6781106 |
Solar sensor for providing constant total sensor output |
Aug. 24, 2004 |
| 6734412 |
Position detection device |
May. 11, 2004 |
| 6704607 |
Method and apparatus for controllably positioning a solar concentrator |
Mar. 9, 2004 |
| 6681182 |
Fault detection pseudo gyro |
Jan. 20, 2004 |
| 6521882 |
Optical sensor with directivity controlled |
Feb. 18, 2003 |
| 6498959 |
Apparatus and method for controlling a mechanism for positioning video cameras for use in measuring vehicle wheel alignment |
Dec. 24, 2002 |
| 6456371 |
Attitude determination with earth horizon-crossing indicators and relative-attitude propagation |
Sep. 24, 2002 |
| 6443235 |
Rotary laser irradiating apparatus and construction machine control system |
Sep. 3, 2002 |
| 6435283 |
Rotary laser irradiating apparatus and construction machine control system |
Aug. 20, 2002 |
| 6373043 |
High resolution imaging instrument having a matrix decomposition system |
Apr. 16, 2002 |
| 6263264 |
Pseudo gyro with unmodeled disturbance torque estimation |
Jul. 17, 2001 |
| 6133997 |
System for spotting moving objects based on a plurality of artificial satellites |
Oct. 17, 2000 |
| 6058338 |
Method and apparatus for efficient GPS assistance in a communication system |
May. 2, 2000 |
| 6028300 |
Methods and apparatus for multi-sensor astronomical imaging |
Feb. 22, 2000 |
| 6020956 |
Pseudo gyro |
Feb. 1, 2000 |
| 5957375 |
Sunload sensor for automatic climate control systems |
Sep. 28, 1999 |
| 5935195 |
Autonomous star identification |
Aug. 10, 1999 |
| 5821526 |
Star scanning method for determining the line of sight of an electro-optical instrument |
Oct. 13, 1998 |
| 5808732 |
System for referencing a direction of an output beam |
Sep. 15, 1998 |
| 5773813 |
Angular position finding system for an observation instrument |
Jun. 30, 1998 |
| 5684577 |
Satellite terminal warning system |
Nov. 4, 1997 |
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