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Class Information
Number: 356/237.1
Name: Optics: measuring and testing > Inspection of flaws or impurities
Description: Subject matter wherein the presence of an imperfection, or foreign substance is determined using light reflected from or passing through a viewed specimen.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
356/241.1 Bore inspection (e.g., borescopes, intrascope, etc.) 192
356/240.1 Containers or enclosures (e.g., packages, cans, etc.) 106
356/237.6 Having predetermined light transmission regions (e.g., holes, aperture, multiple material articles) 98
356/237.2 Surface condition 948
356/238.1 Textile inspection 73
356/239.1 Transparent or translucent material 267


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7623226 Optical method and device for detecting surface and structural defects of a travelling hot product Nov. 24, 2009
7623698 Method of learning a knowledge-based database used in automatic defect classification Nov. 24, 2009
7619728 Methods and systems for in-situ machinery inspection Nov. 17, 2009
7619729 Method for detecting particles and defects and inspection equipment thereof Nov. 17, 2009
7614144 Component mounting apparatus Nov. 10, 2009
7616298 Disk transfer mechanism, and disk inspection apparatus and disk inspection method using the same Nov. 10, 2009
7616299 Surface inspection method and surface inspection apparatus Nov. 10, 2009
7616300 Edge flaw detection device Nov. 10, 2009
7605921 Synchronous optical measurement and inspection method and means Oct. 20, 2009
7602487 Surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection head apparatus Oct. 13, 2009
7599054 Pattern inspection apparatus Oct. 6, 2009
7595868 Method for determining hair conditions Sep. 29, 2009
7593099 Method and device for configuration examination Sep. 22, 2009
7586596 Field folding optical method for imaging system Sep. 8, 2009
7586594 Method for inspecting defect and apparatus for inspecting defect Sep. 8, 2009
7586593 Inspection method and inspection apparatus Sep. 8, 2009
7577353 Device and method for optically inspecting a surface Aug. 18, 2009
7576848 System and method to decrease probe size for improved laser ultrasound detection Aug. 18, 2009
7576849 Method and apparatus for optically controlling the quality of objects having a circular edge Aug. 18, 2009
7564543 Defective pixel correction apparatus for liquid crystal panel Jul. 21, 2009
7557909 Printed matter inspection device, printing press and printed matter inspection method Jul. 7, 2009
7557326 Laser joining head assembly and laser joining method Jul. 7, 2009
7554654 Surface characteristic analysis Jun. 30, 2009
7551272 Method and an apparatus for simultaneous 2D and 3D optical inspection and acquisition of optical inspection data of an object Jun. 23, 2009
7551273 Mask defect inspection apparatus Jun. 23, 2009
7551762 Method and system for automatic vision inspection and classification of microarray slides Jun. 23, 2009
7548309 Inspection apparatus, inspection method, and manufacturing method of pattern substrate Jun. 16, 2009
7545502 Methods for detecting compression wood in lumber Jun. 9, 2009
7538866 Optical sensor and method for optically inspecting surfaces May. 26, 2009
7535563 Systems configured to inspect a specimen May. 19, 2009
7535560 Method and system for the inspection of integrated circuit devices having leads May. 19, 2009
7530906 Golf ball manufacturing method May. 12, 2009
7532316 Display panel inspection apparatus and method May. 12, 2009
7532318 Wafer edge inspection May. 12, 2009
7528940 System and method for inspecting an object using an acousto-optic device May. 5, 2009
7528942 Method and apparatus for detecting defects May. 5, 2009
7528944 Methods and systems for detecting pinholes in a film formed on a wafer or for monitoring a thermal process tool May. 5, 2009
7525661 Laser photo-thermo-acoustic (PTA) frequency swept heterodyned lock-in depth profilometry imaging system Apr. 28, 2009
7525649 Surface inspection system using laser line illumination with two dimensional imaging Apr. 28, 2009
7518716 Granular product inspection device Apr. 14, 2009
7511807 Method and apparatus for detection of inclusion in glass Mar. 31, 2009
7508974 Electronic component products and method of manufacturing electronic component products Mar. 24, 2009
7504625 Substrate inspection method, manufacturing method of semiconductor device and substrate inspection apparatus Mar. 17, 2009
7505124 Automated inspection system and method Mar. 17, 2009
7505149 Apparatus for surface inspection and method and apparatus for inspecting substrate Mar. 17, 2009
7502101 Apparatus and method for enhanced critical dimension scatterometry Mar. 10, 2009
7502102 System and method of imaging the characteristics of an object Mar. 10, 2009
7495759 Damage and wear detection for rotary cutting blades Feb. 24, 2009
7495758 Apparatus and methods for two-dimensional and three-dimensional inspection of a workpiece Feb. 24, 2009
7495757 Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and wafer processing method Feb. 24, 2009

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