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Number: 356/140
Name: Optics: measuring and testing > Angle measuring or angular axial alignment > Apex of angle at observing or detecting station
Description: Subject matter comprising means to furnish a measure of the angle between two optical axes intersecting at a common point at the observing or detecting station and passing through two points remote from this station; or between one such axis and a reference line or plane passing through the station.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
356/148 Artificial reference 31
356/147 Measurement in two planes (e.g., azimuth and elevation; hour angle and declination) 47
356/142 Scale and remote point simultaneously observable 17
356/141.1 With photodetection of reflected beam angle with respect to a unidirectional source beam 355
356/141.2 With photodetection 98
356/144 With plural images 23


Patents under this class:

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
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7332707 Aisle width sensor for mobile storage systems Feb. 19, 2008
7196656 Apparatus for estimating direction of arrival of signal Mar. 27, 2007
7106430 Airborne search and rescue scanner Sep. 12, 2006
6952255 System and method for integrated multi-use optical alignment Oct. 4, 2005
6922483 Methods for measuring DMD low frequency spatial uniformity Jul. 26, 2005
6809806 Apparatus and method for verifying the beam axis of front-looking land vehicle transceiver antenna Oct. 26, 2004
6795612 Device and method for measuring angle of slant surface of an optical component Sep. 21, 2004
6661525 Method for monitoring the length of constant-wire-length bonds and apparatus therefor Dec. 9, 2003
6480271 Traversing laser locating system Nov. 12, 2002
6104478 System for uninterrupted light beam deflection Aug. 15, 2000
5621565 Protraction device for a measuring microscope Apr. 15, 1997
5452077 Transient-free method of determining satellite attitude Sep. 19, 1995
5337241 Spacecraft attitude sensor having an optical apparatus for increasing applications thereof Aug. 9, 1994
5258822 System for detecting the position of a moving body Nov. 2, 1993
5255066 Measuring device for track building machines Oct. 19, 1993
5220397 Method and apparatus for angle measurement based on the internal reflection effect Jun. 15, 1993
5198868 Laser surveying system having a function of marking reference points Mar. 30, 1993
5159401 Elevation-angle sensing, celestial navigation and surveying Oct. 27, 1992
5118184 Transit for establishing 90 degree angles Jun. 2, 1992
4996483 Spinning angle optical calibration apparatus Feb. 26, 1991
4958927 Optical angle measuring instrument Sep. 25, 1990
4752126 Surveying instrument Jun. 21, 1988
4725738 Device for detecting changes in the relative position of separately mounted machines Feb. 16, 1988
4674873 Satellite locator apparatus Jun. 23, 1987
4605304 Angle-measuring instrument with a coarse-fine drive arrangement Aug. 12, 1986
4413906 Passive optical rangefinder/sextant having search capability Nov. 8, 1983
4339198 Geodetic instrument Jul. 13, 1982
4281928 Optical transit square with focusable crossing telescopes Aug. 4, 1981
4155648 Optical pipe end-squareness gauge May. 22, 1979
4131366 Direction indicating device Dec. 26, 1978
RE29025 Method and apparatus for determining elevation Nov. 2, 1976
3968570 Electronic sextant Jul. 13, 1976



 
 
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