| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7538878 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
May 26, 2009 |
| A system for applying pigment to a substrate includes a spectrophotometer integral to the system. Light received from the substrate is spectrally analyzed by a spectrometer. One or more pigment discharges apply one or more pigments to the substrate. The spectrometer spectrally analyzes t |
| 7528956 |
Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics |
May 5, 2009 |
| A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second sp |
| 7477364 |
Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics |
January 13, 2009 |
| A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second sp |
| 7403285 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method for determining spectral characteristics of an object is disclosed. A probe is positioned in proximity relative to the object. The probe provides light from at least first and second light sources positioned first and second distances from a central light receiver. The first |
| 7400404 |
Apparatus and method for measuring color |
July 15, 2008 |
| Color measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass to a variety of filters. The sys |
| 7397562 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
July 8, 2008 |
| A method for determining spectral characteristics of an object is disclosed. A probe is positioned in proximity relative to the object and provides light to a surface of the object and receives light from the object. One or more critical heights are defined below which no specularly |
| 7397541 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
July 8, 2008 |
| Color/optical characteristics measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics/elements are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic/element and received light reflected from the surface of the object is measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pa |
| 7386816 |
Method for manufacturing an electronic device having an electronically determined physical test |
June 10, 2008 |
| A method for manufacturing an electronic device such as an integrated circuit or display device is provided. A design description of the electronic device is generated using a computer aided design tool. Physical device data representing a physical description of the electronic devic |
| 7301636 |
Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics |
November 27, 2007 |
| A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second sp |
| 7254452 |
Distributed input/output control systems and methods |
August 7, 2007 |
| Apparatus and methods for controlling a system that operates responsive to a plurality of input control signals are disclosed. During operation the system generates a plurality of output status/control signals. A master controller has at least first and second controllers. The first |
| 7244122 |
Methods for determining optical characteristics of dental objects |
July 17, 2007 |
| Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object/tooth being measured. L |
| 7240839 |
Color measurement apparatus operable as a pointing device, a computer display measurement device |
July 10, 2007 |
| A color measurement apparatus is adapted as an attachment for a personal computing system. An interface integral to the color measurement apparatus couples the color measurement apparatus to the personal computing system. A computer pointing device integral to the color measurement a |
| 7139068 |
Methods for determing optical characteristics including subsurface characteristics of dental obj |
November 21, 2006 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth being meas |
| 7130279 |
Methods for providing voice/data communication systems and voice/data communications via a porta |
October 31, 2006 |
| A method for providing communications systems and network connection services is disclosed. Via a portal, user requirements data are entered, which are determinative of a configuration of the communications system. The user requirements data are translated into configuration data, which |
| 7119892 |
Methods for determining optical characteristics using light receivers of first and second numeri |
October 10, 2006 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of an object are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object being measur |
| 7113283 |
Apparatus and method for measuring color |
September 26, 2006 |
| Color measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass to a variety of filters. The sys |
| 7097450 |
Methods for determining color or shade information of a dental object using an image generation |
August 29, 2006 |
| Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object/tooth being measured. L |
| 7076035 |
Methods for providing on-hold music using auto-composition |
July 11, 2006 |
| Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later |
| 7069186 |
Method for remotely controlling a spectral measurement device utilizing predicted service life o |
June 27, 2006 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth |
| 7018204 |
Methods for determining optical characteristics of dental objects using an imaging element and a |
March 28, 2006 |
| Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object/tooth being measured. L |
| 6990181 |
Methods for displaying caller identification information on an integrated display/telephone syst |
January 24, 2006 |
| Methods for displaying caller identification information on an integrated display/telephone system capable of displaying images are disclosed. One or more signals are received and one or more images are displayed on a display of the integrated display/telephone system. An incoming teleph |
| 6958810 |
Methods for characterizing gems or precious stones using a probe having a plurality of light rec |
October 25, 2005 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth being meas |
| 6957405 |
Methods for manufacturing an electronic device having an electronically determined physical test |
October 18, 2005 |
| A method for manufacturing an electronic device such as an integrated circuit or display device is provided. A design description of the electronic device is generated using a computer aided design tool. Physical device data representing a physical description of the electronic devic |
| 6952618 |
Input/output control systems and methods having a plurality of master and slave controllers |
October 4, 2005 |
| Apparatus and methods for controlling a system that operates responsive to a plurality of input control signals are disclosed. During operation the system generates a plurality of output status/control signals. A master controller has at least first and second controllers. The first cont |
| 6950189 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
September 27, 2005 |
| Color/optical characteristics measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics/elements are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic/element and received light reflected from the surface of the object is measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pa |
| 6915955 |
Apparatus for determining multi-bit data via light received by a light receiver and coupled to s |
July 12, 2005 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth |
| 6903813 |
Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics |
June 7, 2005 |
| A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second sp |
| 6888634 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
May 3, 2005 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of an object are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object being measur |
| 6870616 |
Spectrometer apparatus for determining an optical characteristic of an object or material having |
March 22, 2005 |
| A spectrometer apparatus for determining an optical characteristic of an object or material is disclosed. A probe is positionable to be in proximity to the object or material. First and second receivers are provided on the probe. Light from one or more first receivers is coupled to o |
| 6868070 |
Systems and methods for providing voice/data communication systems and voice/data communications |
March 15, 2005 |
| Web/portal-based systems and methods for selling, configuring, installing, reconfiguring and servicing such integrated voice/data communications systems are disclosed. An Internet/web or personal digital assistant ("PDA") or personal computer ("PC") based portal is provided to enable a |
| 6731727 |
Methods for displaying caller identification information on an integrated display/telephone syst |
May 4, 2004 |
| Methods for displaying caller identification information on an integrated display/telephone system capable of displaying images are disclosed. One or more signals are received and one or more images are displayed on a display of the integrated display/telephone system. An incoming teleph |
| 6726476 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of teeth |
April 27, 2004 |
| Method for generating optical characteristics data of a dental object including at least color characteristics, are disclosed. Light is provided to the object and light is received from the object, and the received light is coupled to a camera, with the object positioned in the field of |
| 6622289 |
Methods for making contact device for making connection to an electronic circuit device and meth |
September 16, 2003 |
| Improved contact devices and methods for producing contact devices and using such contact devices to produce electronic devices are disclosed. A contact device having a plurality of nominally coplanar first contact elements makes electrical contact with corresponding nominally coplanar |
| 6618628 |
Distributed input/output control systems and methods |
September 9, 2003 |
| Apparatus and methods for controlling a system that operates responsive to a plurality of input control signals are disclosed. During operation the system generates a plurality of output status/control signals. A master controller has at least first and second controllers. The first cont |
| 6583866 |
Spectrometric apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
June 24, 2003 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth |
| 6573984 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of teeth |
June 3, 2003 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth being meas |
| 6570654 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
May 27, 2003 |
| Color/optical characteristics measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics/elements are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic/element and received light reflected from the surface of the object is measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pa |
| 6546092 |
Video caller identification systems and methods |
April 8, 2003 |
| Circuits and methods for determining the caller identification for an incoming call and for displaying such caller identification information on a video display device such as a television. A caller identification line modem determines the caller identification information, a control |
| 6538726 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
March 25, 2003 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth being meas |
| 6519037 |
Spectrometer having optical unit including a randomized fiber optic implement |
February 11, 2003 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth |
| 6501542 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
December 31, 2002 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth comprising a probe body (2) wherein the probe provides light to the surface of the object (20). Perimeter receiver fiber optics (102) are spaced apart from a source fi |
| 6490038 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
December 3, 2002 |
| Color measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass to a variety of filters. The system |
| 6449041 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
September 10, 2002 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth |
| 6427003 |
Video caller identification systems and methods |
July 30, 2002 |
| Circuits and methods for determining the caller identification for an incoming call and for displaying such caller identification information on a video display device such as a television. A caller identification line modem determines the caller identification information, a control |
| 6417917 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
July 9, 2002 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth being meas |
| 6414750 |
Spectrometric apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
July 2, 2002 |
| Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth |
| 6393402 |
Method for producing remotely a picture display device storing one or more associated audio mess |
May 21, 2002 |
| A picture frame and accompanying audio message circuit is provided such that one or more desired audio messages stored in the audio message circuit associated with one or more display pictures can be played upon the touching of the pictures or the frame, or in response to a voice rec |
| 6393401 |
Picture display device with associated audio message |
May 21, 2002 |
| A picture frame and accompanying audio message circuit is provided such that one or more desired audio messages stored in the audio message circuit associated with one or more display pictures can be played upon the touching of the pictures or the frame, or in response to a voice rec |
| 6381573 |
Method for producing remotely a display device storing one or more audio messages |
April 30, 2002 |
| A picture frame and accompanying audio message circuit is provided such that one or more desired audio messages stored in the audio message circuit associated with one or more display pictures can be played upon the touching of the pictures or the frame, or in response to a voice rec |
| 6381017 |
Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object |
April 30, 2002 |
| Color/optical characteristics measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics/elements are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic/element and received light reflected from the surface of the object is measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pa |
