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US Patent 7087883 CMOS image sensor using shared transistors between pixels with dual pinned photodiode

US Patent 7087893 Light sensor configurations for automatic vehicle equipment control having an integrally formed encapsulant

US Patent 7091461 Light source control method and apparatus of image scanner

US Patent 7091466 Apparatus and method for pixel binning in an image sensor

US Patent 7091509 Method for determining at least one energetic property of a gas fuel mixture by measuring physical properties of the gas mixture

US Patent 7095007 Method and apparatus for measurement of optical detector linearity

US Patent 7098435 Method and apparatus for scanning three-dimensional objects

US Patent 7098436 Method and system for generating an image having multiple hues

US Patent 7098443 Temperature compensation method and apparatus for color sensors

US Patent 7102121 Temperature compensation for QKD systems

US Patent 7105794 Photoelectric imaging sensor and method having a metallized plate capacitively coupled to an electron emitting plate

US Patent 7109508 Method of detecting position of mark on substrate, position detection apparatus using this method, and exposure apparatus using this position detection apparatus

US Patent 7112775 Coherent imaging that utilizes orthogonal transverse mode diversity

US Patent 7112813 Device inspection method and apparatus using an asymmetric marker

US Patent 7115890 Method and apparatus for inspecting a sample having a height measurement ahead of a focal area

US Patent 7115893 Chemical agent sensor having a stationary linear fringe interferometer

US Patent 7119316 Strobe light and laser beam detection for laser receiver

US Patent 7119350 Spatial information detecting device using intensity-modulated light and a beat signal

US Patent 7119351 Method and system for machine vision-based feature detection and mark verification in a workpiece or wafer marking system

US Patent 7122774 System and method of wavefront sensing

US Patent 7122781 Method and sensing device for motion detection in an optical pointing device, such as an optical mouse

US Patent 7126100 System and method for sensing using adjustable modulation transfer function (MTF)

US Patent 7126104 System and method for identifying, reporting, and evaluating presence of substance

US Patent 7126105 Technique for lensless optical positioning with a plurality of light collectors

US Patent 7126111 Camera module having a threaded lens barrel and a ball grid array connecting device

US Patent 7129454 Precision optical intracellular near field imaging/spectroscopy technology

US Patent 7129455 Systems and methods for modifying wavefronts by amplifying stroke

US Patent 7132641 Shielded optical probe having an electrical connector

US Patent 7132642 Anti-entrapment systems for preventing objects from being entrapped by translating devices

US Patent 7135666 Image pick-up device having well structure and image pick-up system using the image pick-up device

US Patent 7135668 Solid-state imaging apparatus comprising reference electric power source having the same circuit structure as that of signal amplification means for amplifying a signal from photoelectric conversion element

US Patent 7135694 Human body standard calibration apparatus and method for calibrating focal plane detector

US Patent 7138646 Light receiving device with controllable sensitivity and spatial information detecting apparatus with charge discarding device using the same

US Patent 7141773 Image focusing in fluorescent imaging

US Patent 7145122 Imaging sensor using asymmetric transfer transistor

US Patent 7148459 Photon energized cavity and system

US Patent 7148460 Multi-channel detector readout method and integrated circuit

US Patent 7148469 Optical signal transmission system including a splitter and a mixer

US Patent 7151244 Method and apparatus for calibration of near-field scanning optical microscope tips for laser machining

US Patent 7151249 Method for determining the cut-off wavelength of an optical fibre as well as a device suitable for that purpose

US Patent 7154110 Systems and methods for improving calibration of a linear array sensor

US Patent 7157679 Scanned beam display having compensation for pattern dependant heating of a light source

US Patent 7157683 Method, apparatus and system providing configurable current source device for image sensors

US Patent 7157688 Projection system and optical path transfer device thereof

US Patent 7157689 Optical edge sensing system with signal authentication

US Patent 7161130 Low voltage active CMOS pixel on an N-type substrate with complete reset

US Patent 7161134 Procedure for scanning identifying badges for automotive vehicle

US Patent 7164109 Solar position tracing sensor using thin film pattern of both-sided printed circuit board

US Patent 7164117 Vehicular restraint system control system and method using multiple optical imagers

US Patent 7164146 System for detecting structural defects and features utilizing blackbody self-illumination

US Patent 7166855 Surface position detecting system and method

US Patent 7170045 Apparatus having at least two image recording devices and its method for placing at least one component in a desired position on a substrate

US Patent 7170049 Pixelated cadmium zinc telluride based photon counting mode detector

US Patent 7173236 Rotary electric component including a rotatably supporting case and operation panel using the same

US Patent 7173268 Method of measuring pattern dimension and method of controlling semiconductor device process

US Patent 7176445 Use of multiple optical vortices for pumping, mixing and sorting

US Patent 7176448 Damage detection system for structural composite material and method of detecting damage to structural composite material

US Patent 7176451 Photoelectric switch device having a detection result indicator

US Patent 7176474 Method and apparatus for measuring and monitoring coatings

US Patent 7180044 Image sensor device with color filters and manufacturing method thereof

US Patent 7186963 Environment radiation detector having a visual image capturing device

US Patent 7186966 Amount of use tracking device and method for medical product

US Patent 7186967 Optical transducer having optical fibers resiliently warped near optical devices and musical instrument using the same

US Patent 7186970 Resonant oscillating scanning device with multiple light sources and dual scan path

US Patent 7189952 Imager having photosensitive material contains polymorphous silicon

US Patent 7189985 Tracking separation between an object and a surface using a reducing structure

US Patent 7193205 Optical encoder with burst generator for generating burst output signals

US Patent 7196302 Laser measuring method and laser measuring system having fan-shaped tilted laser beams and three known points of photodetection system

US Patent 7196305 Vehicle imaging processing system and method having obstructed image detection

US Patent 7199358 Antenna-coupled microbolometer

US Patent 7199359 Camera module fabrication method including singulating a substrate

US Patent 7205528 Method of and apparatus for detecting coordinate position having three scanning modes

US Patent 7208715 Scanning method of image scanner and image scanner having a plurality of color light sources with a control circuit

US Patent 7208722 Measuring method and measuring apparatus for coherent crosstalk light

US Patent 7208725 Optoelectronic component with encapsulant

US Patent 7211780 Light receiving circuit using avalanche photodiode with a controlled voltage divider

US Patent 7214916 Optical arrangement for a homing head with movable optical elements

US Patent 7214955 Media recognition using a single light detector

US Patent 7220960 Optical encoder having a light source scale and photodetector and an optical lens module using the optical encoder

US Patent 7227114 Method of estimating the attitude of a space device with improved precision

US Patent 7227115 Method of and system for detecting and correcting mode switching in diffractive-based laser scanning systems

US Patent 7227116 Very fast time resolved imaging in multiparameter measurement space

US Patent 7227118 Light-emitting element driving circuit having a switching unit with a diode

US Patent 7227127 High speed microscope with three-dimensional laser beam scanning including acousto-optic deflector for controlling the lateral position and collimation of the light beam

US Patent 7230229 Method and device for the detection of surface defects on the outer wall of a transparent or translucent object

US Patent 7232982 Crystallization apparatus, crystallization method, method of manufacturing thin film transistor, thin film transistor, and display apparatus

US Patent 7232985 Controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration and direct energy conversion

US Patent 7235771 Increasing the dynamic range of CMOS photodiode imagers

US Patent 7235778 Optical scanner reflecting and outputting light with controlled intensity and image forming apparatus using same

US Patent 7235807 Near field analysis apparatus having irradiation-side guide light and light-collection-side guide light

US Patent 7238958 Fault position identification system for a semiconductor device and method of identifying a fault position of a semiconductor device

US Patent 7241985 Sheet conveying apparatus having supported openably upstream and downstream portions, image reading apparatus and image reading and forming apparatus

US Patent 7247833 Apparatus and method for the position checking of a mechanical part

US Patent 7250593 Mobile body surrounding surveillance apparatus, mobile body surrounding surveillance method, control program, and readable recording medium

US Patent 7250594 CMOS light sensor and operation method thereof

US Patent 7253386 Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling laser intensity in a ROS scanning system

US Patent 7253389 Mobile body surrounding surveillance apparatus, mobile body surrounding surveillance method, control program and computer-readable recording medium

US Patent 7253398 Sensor system with improved operator input devices

US Patent 7253399 Solid-state image sensor, manufacturing method for solid-state image sensor, and camera

US Patent 7256388 System and method for interactive selection of agricultural vehicle guide paths through a graphical user interface other than moving the vehicle

US Patent 7256390 Inflatable spherical integrating source for spaceflight applications having a reflective interior surface

US Patent 7256391 Encoder for detecting a position of a detection target

US Patent 7256411 Systems and methods for improving calibration of a linear array sensor

US Patent 7259361 Producing method for solid-state image pickup device including formation of a carrier accumulating region

US Patent 7259365 Device for supplying with electric energy a sensor that has a high electric potential

US Patent 7259366 Apparatus for the detection of photons of a light beam having a three-dimensional array of detectors

US Patent 7259367 Rain sensor device for detecting the wetting and/or soiling of a windscreen surface

US Patent 7262398 Method and apparatus for self-referenced dynamic step and scan intra-field scanning distortion

US Patent 7262406 Accessory mounting system for mounting a plurality of accessories to the windshield of a vehicle

US Patent 7265334 Laser power control with automatic compensation

US Patent 7265341 Spread illuminating apparatus of side light type having electrode patterns

US Patent 7265342 Accessory mounting system for mounting a plurality of accessories to the windshield of a vehicle

US Patent 7268330 Apparatus and method for defining illumination parameters of a sample

US Patent 7268332 Display device and driving method of the same

US Patent 7271374 Non raster image scanning

US Patent 7271377 Calibration ring for developing and aligning view dependent image maps with 3-D surface data

US Patent 7276685 Optical system with photo catalytic reactor and incident beam splitter

US Patent 7279671 Image acquisition apparatus for use with a microscope including detection of the amount of change between and image and a subsequent image, and an image recording system that use the image acquisition apparatus

US Patent 7282687 Image forming apparatus having a processing deciding section and image formation controlling method

US Patent 7282688 Device and methods for the acquisition and automatic processing of data obtained from optical codes

US Patent 7285769 Optical encoder with reduced reflected light error having a light non-transparent portion with inclined surfaces

US Patent 7288756 Optoelectronic component having passively aligned optoelectronic device

US Patent 7288758 Wafer-level optoelectronic device substrate

US Patent 7291821 CCD device having a sequence of electrodes for charge multiplication

US Patent 7291833 Optoelectronic component

US Patent 7294819 Solid state image sensor including transparent film layers each having a convex lens-shaped portion with increased light intake efficiency and manufacturing method therefor

US Patent 7294822 Method and apparatus to communicate with and individually locate multiple remote devices on a two-dimensional surface

US Patent 7294846 Apparatus and a method of detecting hydrogen in an object by use of a neutron

US Patent 7297912 Circuit and method for reducing power consumption in an optical navigation system having redundant arrays

US Patent 7297925 Photoelectric conversion device having holding circuits for temporarily holding the readouts from amplification circuits

US Patent 7297929 Light sensor and processor incorporating historical readings

US Patent 7301137 Cantilever light detectors having a mechanical cantilever to mechanically respond to illuminated light

US Patent 7301166 Optical multiplexer for liquid samples in a conduit

US Patent 7304280 Laser line scanning microscope and method of use

US Patent 7304284 Apparatus for monitoring a lamp, system having the same for monitoring a lamp, backlight assembly having the same and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same

US Patent 7304289 Intensity detector circuitry having plural gain elements in a cascade with plural threshold values

US Patent 7304291 Information detecting device, sheet material processing apparatus equipped with information detecting device, and signal output device

US Patent 7304292 Displacement sensor having a phase variation of an impedance

US Patent 7312430 System, display apparatus and method for providing controlled illumination using internal reflection

US Patent 7317183 High performance reflectivity optical encoder with a protrusion between lenses

US Patent 7319219 System for handling light for intensification by an image intensifier

US Patent 7321115 Sensor housing having locking member with multiplicity of angular rotations and methods of aligning

US Patent 7326902 Image pickup device for minimizing image degradation from stray light flux entering its structure

US Patent 7329849 Electronic circuit, method of driving electronic circuit, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus

US Patent 7329852 Automatic background removal for input data having consecutive input points identification

US Patent 7329889 Electron beam apparatus and method with surface height calculator and a dual projection optical unit

US Patent 7332703 Imaging structure including a pixel with multiple signal readout circuits and methods of operation for imaging structure

US Patent 7332705 Method for high speed microscopy with three-dimensional laser beam scanning

US Patent 7332710 Method and apparatus for determining a scan boundary in an image scanner

US Patent 7332712 Camera module fabrication method including the step of removing a lens mount and window from the mold

US Patent 7332734 Lithography apparatus and pattern forming method using the same having an liquid crystal panel for a photo mask function

US Patent 7335867 Method of wavefront sensing by mapping boundaries of a lenslet array onto a grid of pixels

US Patent 7339149 Vehicle headlight control using imaging sensor

US Patent 7342214 Apparatus and method for chemical imaging of a biological sample

US Patent 7342220 Lens assembly having focal length adjustable by a spacer for obtaining an image of an object

US Patent 7345268 Back-illuminated image device having signal charges suppressing region

US Patent 7345269 Method and apparatus providing configurable current source device for image sensors with a selective current at an output node

US Patent 7345270 Photocontrol with radio-controlled timer and a decoder

US Patent 7348532 Method of manufacturing a solid-state image-sensing device including filling up a gap with insulating resin, and solid-state image-sensing device

US Patent 7348550 Optoelectronic component with front to side surface electrical conductor

US Patent 7355157 Laser beam processing machine employing two beam spots having arcuate portions for forming a substantially rectangular combined spot

US Patent 7355166 Optoelectronic component having electrical connection and formation method thereof

US Patent 7358472 Low power phototransistor-based welding helmet providing reduced sensitivity to low intensity light and sharp phototransistor response to high intensity light

US Patent 7358483 Method of fixing an optical element and method of manufacturing optical module including the use of a light transmissive loading jig

US Patent 7361922 Differential absorption lidar apparatus having multiplexed light signals with two wavelengths in a predetermined beam size and beam shape

US Patent 7365296 Light reception output controlling apparatus of photo detector in optical pickup unit

US Patent 7365297 Object detecting apparatus having a current adjuster for controlling amount of electric current supplied to a laser device in compensation for a diversity of current-luminosity characteristics of the laser device

US Patent 7365304 Angular position measuring device having a movable stop element to limit the axial spring motion between a maching part and a second assembly and measuring system having such an angular position measuring device

US Patent 7365305 Layered lens structures and methods of production in which radius of curvature of the upper lens can be varied

US Patent 7368697 System for identifying a photoelectric sensor array size having a detector for determining discontinuity in the readout charge from a readout register

US Patent 7372010 Combination socket and photosensor for measuring and adjusting intensity of lamp in the socket

US Patent 7372011 Strobe light and laser beam detection for laser receiver having a comparison of variation in energy levels among photodetectors

US Patent 7375311 Scanned-beam imager with phase offset photon emission imaging

US Patent RE40338 Two dimensional object position sensor

US Patent 7378629 Detection device comprising a parabolic mirror and use of said device in an overflight machine

US Patent 7378638 Photo-sensitive element used in electro-optical sensors to detect and convert incident light into an electrical signal

US Patent 7378639 Photoelectric conversion device and image sensor having a reset potential of a common signal line being common to the potential of a reference voltage terminal

US Patent 7378640 Photoelectric conversion device and image sensor having a common signal line with a reset potential in a posterior half of a period during which signals are sequentially read from light receiving elements

US Patent 7378646 Optical device package having optical feedthrough

US Patent 7378647 Lens-equipped light-emitting diode device having an integrally molded lens unit being laminated on a sealing portion

US Patent 7381935 Laser power control with automatic power compensation

US Patent 7381936 Self-calibrating anti-blooming circuit for CMOS image sensor having a spillover protection performance in response to a spillover condition

US Patent 7381940 Light receiving element for position detection having a plurality of resistance units and sensor and electronic apparatus having the same

US Patent 7385182 Temperature sensing circuit having a controller for measuring a length of charging time

US Patent 7388182 Image sensing system for controlling an accessory or headlight of a vehicle

US Patent 7388186 Optically controlled MEMS devices

US Patent 7388188 Apparatus, system and method for detecting a position of a movable element in a compartment

US Patent 7390998 Raster microscope and method for the analysis of biological samples by means of a raster microscope having a manipulation light beam and excitation light beam successively illuminated with a temporal interval

US Patent 7391002 Solid state imaging device having electromagnetic wave absorber attached to a mounting board

US Patent 7391003 Apparatus and method for adjusting write start position of a scanning light beam of an image forming apparatus

US Patent 7391014 Vehicle outside rear-view mirror assembly prepared for carrying an image detector device

US Patent 7394053 Systems and methods for multi-modal imaging having a spatial relationship in three dimensions between first and second image data

US Patent 7394060 Tamper detection system having plurality of inflatable liner panels with optical couplers

US Patent 7399984 Sample collection and testing system having a displacement member causing reagent to come into contact with a sample collection surface

US Patent 7402786 Vehicle headlight control using imaging sensor with spectral filtering

US Patent 7402789 Methods for pixel binning in an image sensor

US Patent 7402792 Optical sensor with rotary shaft-driven light intercepting member

US Patent 7402826 System and method for non-destructively determining thickness and uniformity of anti-tamper coatings

US Patent 7405383 Optical pickup device having three light sources with a holographic element for directing diffraction light to photodetectors

US Patent 7405386 Light receiving device for reading an optical medium with reducing influence of dark current and stray light performance

US Patent 7408135 Imaging device having dual opening with open/close unit and electronic equipment incorporated therein the same

US Patent 7408137 Image capture device with a map image generator

US Patent 7408143 Previous amplifier circuit, light-receiving amplifier circuit, and optical pickup apparatus having grounded emitter amplifier circuits each with a grounded emitter transistor

US Patent 7408144 Method for manufacturing semiconductor device including a multi-phase prism

US Patent 7408145 Light sensing instrument with modulated polychromatic source

US Patent 7411166 Arrangement for optimizing the pulse shape in a laser scanning microscope

US Patent 7411180 Solid state image sensor with transparent film on micro-lenses and offsetting positions of micro-lenses and color filters from a central portion of a corresponding light receiving area

US Patent 7417213 Apparatus and method for rapid microscopic image focusing having a movable objective

US Patent 7417214 Solid-state image sensor, manufacturing method for solid-state image sensor, and camera having plural color filters and dual transparent film

US Patent 7420153 Low-light viewing device having camera assembly with image signal containing visible light and infrared energy components and method for controlling same

US Patent 7420156 Metal nanowire based bandpass filter arrays in the optical frequency range

US Patent 7420157 Optical encoder having wiring substrate light source, and/or photodetector covered by light transmitting material and its manufacturing method

US Patent 7420158 Spread illuminating apparatus including a housing frame with an outer frame member and an inner frame member jointed to a light conductor plate

US Patent 7420159 Accessory mounting system for mounting a plurality of accessories to the windshield of a vehicle and viewing through a light transmitting portion of a light absorbing layer at the windshield

US Patent 7423248 Automatic exterior light control for a vehicle

US Patent 7423251 System and methods for dynamic range extension using variable length integration time sampling

US Patent 7423255 System and methods for dynamic range extension using variable length integration time sampling

US Patent 7429725 Optical assembly with optical transmitting and receiving functions

US Patent 7429744 Reduced cost and complexity media recognition system with specular intensity light detector

US Patent 7432488 Tracking solar collector with non-uniform solar cells and empirical tracking system including solar angle information

US Patent 7432489 System and method for errant laser beam detection using a continuity circuit adjacent an optic

US Patent 7435935 Semiconductor image pickup device with dual current generation circuit capable of sensing light over wider range

US Patent 7435936 Light analyzer device and method for detecting objects utilizing the light analyzer device

US Patent 7435938 Optical packet communication device with an applied negative voltage for canceling an offset voltage

US Patent 7435943 Color sensor with infrared correction having a filter layer blocking a portion of light of visible spectrum

US Patent 7435986 System and method for detecting repeating defects in a light-management film

US Patent 7439478 Imaging system, methodology, and applications employing reciprocal space optical design having at least one pixel being scaled to about a size of a diffraction-limited spot defined by a microscopic optical system

US Patent 7439484 Laser measurement apparatus using self-mixing effect

US Patent 7439485 Multimode optical transmission apparatus and multimode optical transmission system

US Patent 7439486 Inflatable spherical integrating source for spaceflight applications

US Patent 7439532 Solid state relay, electronic device, and method for manufacturing solid state relays having a first control terminal, a first output terminal and a second output terminal as lead terminals

US Patent 7442916 Lift detection adapted for navigation on a transparent structure

US Patent 7442951 Reticle for use in rapid determination of average intrafield scanning distortion having transmissivity of a complementary alignment attribute being different than the transmissivity of at least one alignment attribute

US Patent 7446295 Image sensor module having an image signal processor being physically and electrically unconnected to a supporting board of an image sensor chip

US Patent 7446300 Miniature electro-optic device having a conductive element for modifying the state of passage of light between inlet/outlet points and corresponding uses thereof

US Patent 7449667 Illumination method and apparatus having a plurality of feedback control circuit for controlling intensities of multiple light sources

US Patent 7449671 Method and apparatus for reeling control having an electromagnetic radiation detection

US Patent 7449672 Conversion of quantum information from one photonic representation to another photonic representation

US Patent 7449707 Optical coupling device and electronic apparatus using same that transmits a signal with two light emitting elements and one or two light receiving elements

US Patent 7453053 Optical output controller with control based upon an output current of parallel current controlling elements

US Patent 7453058 Optical bumps for low-loss interconnection between a device and its supported substrate and related methods

US Patent 7453080 System for locating a physical alteration in a structure and a method thereof

US Patent 7456377 System and method for creating magnified images of a microscope slide

US Patent 7456379 Printing plate registration and optical alignment device including locating at least a part of a reference edge in at least one digital camera image

US Patent 7456381 Solid-state image sensor, manufacturing method for solid-state image sensor, and camera having an offsetting arrangement between light receiving elements and micro-lenses

US Patent RE40592 Mounting apparatus for optical sensor having screw piles with annular fitting boards

US Patent 7459662 Photomultiplier tube circuit including means for sampling the voltage of at least one dynode

US Patent 7459665 Solid-state image sensor with transparent film on micro-lenses by which oblique light is refracted towards light receiving elements

US Patent 7459666 Battery compartment adapter cap for control of electric power and device equipped therewith

US Patent 7459712 Method and apparatus of measuring pattern dimension and controlling semiconductor device process having an error revising unit

US Patent 7459713 Integrated sensing system approach for handheld spectral measurements having a disposable sample handling apparatus

US Patent 7462806 Dazzle prevention device having electro magnetic wave detection function and detection mode selection

US Patent 7462807 Beveled ergonomic image recorder with bent reading register

US Patent 7462809 Spectral filter system for infrared imaging of substrates through coatings

US Patent 7465909 UV LED control loop and controller for causing emitting UV light at a much greater intensity for UV curing

US Patent 7465911 Apparatus and method for chemical imaging of a biological sample with at least two spectral images of the sample obtained simultaneously

US Patent 7465913 System and method for sensing using adjustable modulation transfer function (MTF) with voltage variations relative to depletion depth at a pixel

US Patent 7465917 Absolute encoder utilizing light of different wavelengths to reduce cross-talk

US Patent 7470881 Solid-state imaging device including plural groups of photoelectric conversion devices with plural microlenses being shifted in a peripheral portion of the imaging device, and imaging apparatus including the imaging device

US Patent 7470890 Field-modulating angular position measuring device having a scanning distance determinable in accordance with temperature and signal amplitudes

US Patent 7473879 LED illumination system having an intensity monitoring system

US Patent 7473888 Display with compensated light source drive

US Patent 7473920 Measuring device and method for verifying the cut quality of a sheet using image scanning

US Patent 7476832 Seasonally adjustable mounting system for solar panels having dual motor assembly

US Patent 7476834 Diagnosis system including correlating radiographed image data with patient information

US Patent 7476840 Sensing light and sensing the state of a memory cell an aid of a switch controlled by a schmidt trigger

US Patent 7476847 Adaptive image reading apparatus and control method of the apparatus

US Patent 7479623 Method of controlling the charging of a photomuliplier tube including sampling at least one of the dynodes for determining its voltage

US Patent 7482568 Laser-computer graphics system for generating portrait and 3-D sculpture reproductions inside optically transparent material

US Patent 7482574 Light guide having an elongate shape with dual concave shaped end and electronic device using light guide

US Patent 7482575 Rotary optical encoder employing multiple subencoders with common reticle substrate

US Patent 7485842 Optical proximity sensor for a liquid-jet instrument, and a liquid-jet instrument equipped with such a sensor

US Patent 7485843 Touch/proximity-sensing using reflective optical sensor and a light pipe for specularly reflecting light

US Patent 7485887 Passive alignment of photodiode active area in three axes using microscopic focus

US Patent 7488928 Image sensor circuits and methods with multiple readout lines per column of pixel circuits

US Patent 7491919 Circuit for detecting a clock error in a scanned-image system and related circuits, systems, and methods

US Patent 7491956 Optical scanning device having a distance sensor and a determined focal distance for scanning objects

US Patent 7491958 Radiographic inspection system for inspecting the contents of a container having dual injector and dual accelerating section

US Patent 7498550 Optical pickup apparatus which records and/or reproduces information using different types of optical information recording mediums

US Patent 7498560 Keypad with optical waveguide having at least one prism pattern

US Patent 7501612 CMOS light sensor with the quantity of light sensing cells along a line is more than the quantity of corresponding capacitors and operation method thereof

US Patent 7501614 Self-centering hub for timing discs of encoders, stepping motors or spinning roller drives

US Patent 7504610 Optical modulation amplitude compensation system having a laser driver with modulation control signals

US Patent 7504614 Image sensor and method of fabrication

US Patent 7504617 Device for detecting a thread during the detection of thread ends in a suction pipe

US Patent 7504647 Method and apparatus for inspecting a sample having a controller for determining an estimated height of the detector from the sample

US Patent 7507942 Illumination apparatus that suppresses light intensity distribution irregularity and projection-type display apparatus using the illumination apparatus

US Patent 7507949 Positioning device having a shaft axially movable via a ring diaphragm

US Patent 7507951 Torsion oscillator voltage control driver with each of dual voltage polarity for each of dual channel

US Patent 7511256 Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image reading apparatus having power supply stop means for stopping supplying power to a part of the apparatus

US Patent 7511293 Scatterometer having a computer system that reads data from selected pixels of the sensor array

US Patent 7514663 Imaging apparatus having a read out circuit unit with dual readout operation and method of improving a frame rate

US Patent 7514672 Case for accommodating solid-state imaging device and solid-state imaging apparatus

US Patent 7518099 Multifunctional optical sensor comprising a photodetectors matrix coupled to a microlenses matrix

US Patent 7521657 Assembly having wafer with image sensor chips, a photo-sensitive adhesive pattern and plate thereof and method of manufacturing the same

US Patent 7521660 Optical signal processor and optical signal processing method for processing optical signals in optical communications systems

US Patent 7521664 Laser direction detection

US Patent 7521665 Sensor system, sensor element, and method with a light sensor and an electrical sensor for monitoring a closing mechanism

US Patent 7521668 Optical audio microphone arrangement including a Michelson type interferometer for providing a phase difference between different parts of light beams

US Patent 7525078 Photodetector array with background current compensation means

US Patent 7525081 Compound-eye imaging device having a light shielding block with a stack of multiple flat unit plates

US Patent 7525083 Radiation detector with an epitaxially grown semiconductor body

US Patent 7528358 Optoelectronic system for sensing an electromagnetic field at total solid angle by having at least one optical modulator to change the intensity of an optical wave

US Patent 7531773 Auto-focus and zoom module having a lead screw with its rotation results in translation of an optics group

US Patent 7531776 Photodetector, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus having a differential current detection circuit

US Patent 7531782 Solid-state image sensor having micro-lenses arranged to collect light of which the incidence angle has been moderated by a transparent film disposed thereon

US Patent 7531786 Photonic crystal sensors with integrated fluid containment structure

US Patent 7531821 Imprint apparatus and imprint method including dual movable image pick-up device

US Patent 7534981 Optical semiconductor device having a shield wire and optical pickup device having a shield wire

US Patent 7534982 Reduced imager crosstalk and pixel noise using extended buried contacts

US Patent 7534983 Optical imaging device comparing image data at first and second time periods

US Patent 7534984 Very fast time resolved imaging in multiparameter measurement space having means for separating reflected light to form plural beam images

US Patent 7534989 Detecting device and laminated body manufacturing apparatus employing such detecting device

US Patent 7534994 Laser scanning system employing laser mode switching using a binary mode switching signal

US Patent 7538313 Optical encoder having a no track portion of an optical scale being placed at a position symmetrical to a light non-transparent portion within an irradiation region of incident light

US Patent 7538316 Accessory mounting system for housing a camera that views through a light transmitting portion of a light absorbing layer at a portion of the windshield of the vehicle

US Patent 7538336 Automatic identification of reagent test strips using reflectance values

US Patent 7541567 Methods and systems for in situ validation of imaging in biological analysis

US Patent 7541568 Image sensor and related method with functions of repairing column readout circuits

US Patent 7544920 Controller for an electronic line-scan camera which has at least two lines of light-sensitive pixels

US Patent 7544923 LED signature elimination in specular-mode LED illumination having a light diffuser between an illuminator array and an image bearing surface

US Patent 7544961 Sample collection and testing system including a rotatable shaft with a helical guiding member to translate longitudinal motion of a slidable shaft into rotational motion

US Patent 7547866 Laser irradiation method and method for manufacturing semiconductor device including an autofocusing mechanism using the same

US Patent 7547869 Illumination system calibration and operation having a calibration matrix calculation based on a shift in color space

US Patent 7547873 Apparatus and method for providing high intensity non-coherent light and for speckle reduction

US Patent 7547875 Absolute type encoder apparatus and method for operating the same

US Patent 7547902 Current transfer ratio temperature coefficient compensation method and apparatus for an optocoupler

US Patent 7550713 System for determining an operational state of a MEMS based laser scanner

US Patent 7554068 Heat radiating structure for solid-state image sensor, and solid-state image pickup device

US Patent 7554069 Solid state imaging device and imaging apparatus having a first well region forming an overflow barrier interposed between a photoelectric conversion area and a second well region

US Patent 7557332 Driver circuit for driving a light source of an optical pointing device

US Patent 7557340 Shaft-mounted detector for optical encoder having an aperture through the detector for receiving a rotary shaft of a motor

US Patent 7560676 Sunlight-detecting sensor for vehicles

US Patent 7566862 Device, method, and program for responding based on change in wavelength of light

US Patent 7566864 Apparatus and methods for an area scanner having an adjustable mirror and a scan mirror with scan operable to 360 degrees

US Patent 7566866 Systems and methods for a tilted optical receiver assembly

US Patent 7569804 Image sensor having exposed dielectric layer in a region corresponding to a first color filter by a passivation layer

US Patent 7569805 Apparatus and method for calibrating a reflecting mirror

US Patent 7569806 Moving object detection photointerrupter having a determination of passing of the moving object based on its passing direction and the detection information of the next moving object and electric device using the same

US Patent 7573011 Zoom module using actuator and lead screw with translating operation

US Patent 7573012 Photo driver circuit with power saving function and method thereof

US Patent 7573014 Image sensor with well regions of different depths and method of fabrication thereof

US Patent 7573017 Pixel sensors using nonlinear capacitance with logarithmic characteristics

US Patent 7573021 Method and apparatus for multiple scan rate swept wavelength laser-based optical sensor interrogation system with optical path length measurement capability

US Patent 7573024 Flexible bioelectronic photodetector and imaging arrays based on bacteriorhodopsin (BR) thin films

US Patent 7576313 Light source device and image display device

US Patent 7576315 Scanning type image display apparatus having a synchronization control circuit and a light transmitting area on the last surface of a scanning optical system

US Patent 7576346 Use of solar illumination and baffles to calibrate visible sensors

US Patent 7579575 Electron multiplying solid-state image pickup apparatus, method and computer program product for adjusting electron multiplying gain

US Patent 7579577 Image capturing apparatus having a filter section disposed on periphery of a light passing section of a partial wavelength spectrum diaphragm section

US Patent 7579578 Advanced multipurpose pseudospark switch having a hollow cathode with a planar spiral electrode and an aperture

US Patent 7579579 Integrated photoreceptor circuit and optoelectronic component including the same with electric contact pads arranged solely on side of the processing area which is juxtaposed with the photosensitive area

US Patent 7582854 Focus detection apparatus for detecting a relative positional relationship between a pair of object images

US Patent 7586072 Correlation operation method, correlation operation device, focus detection device and imaging device

US Patent 7586077 Reference pixel array with varying sensitivities for time of flight (TOF) sensor

US Patent 7586080 Producing layered structures with layers that transport charge carriers in which each of a set of channel regions or portions operates as an acceptable switch

US Patent 7589305 Display device having switching elements corresponding to individual pixels and dual ambient light photosensing unit

US Patent 7589307 Image display apparatus that reduces illuminance irregularity, projection-type image display apparatus using the image display apparatus and rear-projection televison

US Patent 7589309 Imager system for an automated microscope

US Patent 7589310 Image correlation sensor

US Patent 7589317 Optical encoder having lens integrally molded with housing

US Patent 7592580 Optical amplifier and gain control method

US Patent 7592581 Control circuit for photomultiplier tube

US Patent 7595471 Auto focusing of a workpiece using an array detector each with a detector identification

US Patent 7595475 Image-pickup apparatus having a focus controller and an exposure controller

US Patent 7595476 Electrical circuit, apparatus and method for the demodulation of an intensity-modulated signal

US Patent 7601945 Position detecting device for detecting the absolute value of a position of a movable member which has a sensor mounted thereon

US Patent 7601946 Electromagnetic sensor incorporating quantum confinement structures

US Patent 7605356 Apparatus and method for rapid microscopic image focusing

US Patent 7605357 Photon counting optically preamplified photoreceivers with micro-digitized pixels

US Patent 7605358 Photodetector having dual photodiode and gain adjusting amplifiers

US Patent 7608809 Switch circuit of an image sensor for changing resolution and a method thereof

US Patent 7608810 Semiconductor device, module, and electronic device including a conversion circuit having a second switch rendered conductive together with a first switch

US Patent 7608813 Scale track configuration for absolute optical encoder including a detector electronics with plurality of track detector portions

US Patent 7612320 Solid-state imaging apparatus with reset operation

US Patent 7612325 Electrical sensor for monitoring degradation of products from environmental stressors

US Patent 7619193 System and method for controlling a LED luminary

US Patent 7619206 Tactile switch for a domestic appliance having a controller causing a radiation emitter and an auxiliary radiation emitter to emit radiation for a duration of time

US Patent 7619235 Optical sampling arrangements

US Patent 7622696 Optical head device, optical information recording/reproducing apparatus and operation method of optical information recording/reproducing apparatus

US Patent 7622699 Solid-state image pickup device, a method of driving the same, a signal processing method for the same, and image pickup apparatus

US Patent 7622708 Optical element for free-space propagation between an optical waveguide and another optical waveguide, component, or device

US Patent 7626156 Image sensor having plural pixels adjacent to each other in a thickness direction and method for manufacturing the same

US Patent 7629567 Light receiving circuit having two switched photodiodes

US Patent 7629568 Photoelectric conversion apparatus having a reset unit for common signal lines and image pickup system using the apparatus

US Patent 7629602 Apparatus and method for detecting overlapping flat objects with a doubles detector and electronic images of first and second flat sides of an object

US Patent 7633041 Apparatus for determining optimum position of focus of an imaging system

US Patent 7633042 Pixel sensor cell having a pinning layer surrounding collection well regions for collecting electrons and holes

US Patent 7633046 Method for estimating thread parameters of a part

US Patent 7633049 Photosensitive circuit for detecting an object having a switch unit respectively providing positive voltage and negative voltage of a capacitance to a comparison unit at a first and a second time period

US Patent 7633054 Radiation detecting system using solid-state sensors with electronic cooling and method of preventing condensation using the same

US Patent 7633075 Through hole formation state detecting device and electronic timepiece using the detecting device

US Patent 7635832 Hybrid diversity method utilizing adaptive diversity function for recovering unknown aberrations in an optical system

US Patent 7635834 System and method for optically imaging objects on a detection device by a pinhole aperture

US Patent 7638745 Device for photon energy measurement and method thereof

US Patent 7638746 Sensing system for detecting whether one bill, or more than one bill, is present at a sensing station in an ATM

US Patent 7638748 Method of capturing a focused image of a movable slide via an objective of a microscopy device

US Patent 7642502 Photo relay having an insulated gate field effect transistor with variable impedance

US Patent 7642505 Photoelectric encoder with a transparent protective material having a thickness equal to or greater than a depth of focus of an image forming optical system disposed on the surface of a scale

US Patent 7645980 Photoelectric switch having a prism with a reflective surface being positioned by a release button

US Patent 7649167 Rotary encoder having at least one depression area formed continuously with a defined depth along the periphery of a bearing fixation region

US Patent 7652245 Traffic sensing and monitoring apparatus

US Patent 7652276 Defect inspection method, defect inspection apparatus having a mounting table with a substrate thereon and an image pickup device are relatively moved for capturing the image of the substrate, and computer readable storage medium storing a program for performing the method

US Patent 7655888 Laser scanning microscope and assembly for non-descanned detection

US Patent 7659498 Image sensor power supply including at least one ripple rejection circuit for reducing variations in the supply voltage

US Patent 7663085 Optical sensor and method of selection of pixel of optical sensor

US Patent 7663086 Obtaining digital image of a scene with an imager moving relative to the scene

US Patent 7663088 Bolometer-type infrared imaging apparatus including a one or two dimensional sensor array semiconductor device

US Patent 7663130 System and method of determining fluid levels in containers including an infrared device for detecting a first value associated with an empty portion of a container

US Patent 7667174 Solid state imaging device in which each photoelectric transducer of plural unit pixels being located axisymmetrically with a symmetrical axis of a centerline passing through an approximate center of the device

US Patent 7671322 Optoelectronic security system for object detection in a monitored zone

US Patent 7671325 Biological Agent Signature Detector With an Optical Fiber Cladding Combined With a Bio-Indicator

US Patent 7671351 Finger sensor using optical dispersion sensing and associated methods

US Patent 7675018 Circuit and method for driving organic light emitting diode

US Patent 7675022 Reflecting optical trace detecting module having an optical path diverting element

US Patent 7675023 Image sensor and method of fabricating the same

US Patent 7675051 Sheet detector mechanism including sheet detector further including photoreceptors, and image forming apparatus including the same

US Patent 7679038 Optical phase microscope using rotating 1/4 wavelength plate with pinhole in the center position and Fourier transformed lens

US Patent 7679044 Optical sensor having current amplifier including at least one thin-film transistor, and display apparatus provided with the optical sensor

US Patent 7683301 Method for preventing incorrect lighting adjustment in a daylight harvesting system

US Patent 7683303 Nanoscale volumetric imaging device having at least one microscale device for electrically coupling at least one addressable array to a data processing means

US Patent 7683312 Fiber-optic interrogator with normalization filters

US Patent 7687760 Amorphous optical coupling structure for an electromagnetic wave detector and associated detector

US Patent 7687762 Monitoring device, light source device, optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus having an aperture member for shaping a beam diameter of a monitoring light beam

US Patent 7687765 Encoder including a two dimensional photo-detector having two signal processing sections for pixels in a first and a second direction

US Patent 7692128 Focus control method for an optical apparatus which inspects a photo-mask or the like

US Patent 7692130 CMOS imaging sensor having a third FET device with a gate terminal coupled to a second diffusion region of a first FET device and a first terminal coupled to a row select signal

US Patent 7692133 Photoelectric conversion device including a switch between reference voltage and a signal processing circuit

US Patent 7692134 Variable transfer gate oxide thickness for image sensor

US Patent 7695142 Projector having a metal plate between a bottom surface of a projector main body and a lamp unit

US Patent 7696469 Safety multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor

US Patent 7700906 Optical elements, related manufacturing methods and assemblies incorporating optical elements

US Patent 7703928 Optical projection apparatus

US Patent 7705281 Image forming apparatus with impact applying unit and detecting unit for detecting sheet information corresponding to impact force

US Patent 7705285 Photodetector arrangement having a semiconductor body with plural layers and transistors, measurement arrangement with a photodetector arrangement and process for operating a measurement arrangement

US Patent 7705287 Broadband light source unit that produces a supercontinuum lightwave, and optical analyzer

US Patent 7705339 Portable reactor for real-time nucleic acid amplification and detection comprising a reaction chamber formed from a flexible printed circuit board

US Patent 7709779 Method and apparatus for detecting an optical reflection indicative of a photodiode

US Patent 7709782 Optical assembly with adjustable optical element and independently tunable position sensors

US Patent 7709784 Optical encoder with code wheel misalignment detection and automatic gain control

US Patent 7709821 Flow cytometer acquisition and detection system

US Patent 7714259 Video projector having a power transmission mechanism between a drive wheel and a zoom ring

US Patent 7714263 Solid-state image capturing apparatus, manufacturing method for the solid-state image capturing apparatus, and electronic information device

US Patent 7714266 Method and apparatus for measuring source follower gain in an image sensor array

US Patent 7714267 Intensity detector circuitry using a cascade of gain elements

US Patent 7714310 Apparatus, unit and method for testing image sensor packages

US Patent 7718945 Solid state imaging device including photodetecting section, row selecting section for changing the electric charge accumulating time of each row, and signal processing section

US Patent 7723657 Focus detection apparatus having extended detection range

US Patent 7723659 System and method for screening semiconductor lasers

US Patent 7723663 CMOS image pick-up with integrated optical and electronic elements and micro bump connectors

US Patent 7723666 Photodiode array configured to increase electrical output power and optical microwave transmission system receiver utilizing the same

US Patent 7723667 Phototransistor with source layer between barrier layer and photosensitive semiconductor layer and a gate layer for controlling the barrier height of the barrier layer

US Patent 7723671 Positional information detecting device

US Patent 7728270 Microscopy method and microscope including two detections

US Patent 7728272 Method for operating of a photoelectric sensor array having exposure interruption time periods

US Patent 7728273 Information handling system and printed circuit board having test structure for measuring a crosstalk voltage

US Patent 7728282 Method and apparatus capable of controlling heat dissipation based on temperatures measured at an intake vent and an outlet vent

US Patent 7732749 System and method for measuring the output of a photodetector and for reducing sensitivity to temperature variations

US Patent 7732751 Optical systems and methods using microelectromechanical-systems mirrors exceeding thirty microns

US Patent 7732753 Illumination system having a light-transmissive plate with surface-modification structures

US Patent 7732755 Absolute encoder utilizing light of different wavelengths to reduce cross talk

US Patent 7732757 Origin detection method for optical encoder

US Patent RE41374 Frequency tunable resonant scanner and method of making

US Patent RE41375 Resonant beam scanner with raster pinch compensation

US Patent 7737387 Method for shutting off projector including turning off the light source and the fan after the projector receiving a second shut down command

US Patent 7737389 Image pickup device including photodetection surface and transfer control arrangement

US Patent 7737392 Photonic crystal sensors with integrated fluid containment structure, sample handling devices incorporating same, and uses thereof for biomolecular interaction analysis

US Patent 7741598 Optical interrogation system and method for using same

US Patent 7750286 Compact image projector having a mirror for reflecting a beam received from a polarization beam splitter back to the polarization beam splitter

US Patent 7755017 Solid-image-pickup device, image-pickup device, and method of driving solid-image-pickup device

US Patent 7755026 Generating signals representative of sensed light that is associated with writing being done by a user

US Patent 7759625 Systems and methods for multimodal imaging using a volumetric representation of an object

US Patent 7759628 Detection device and electronic apparatus having plural scanning lines, detection lines, power supply lines and plural unit circuits arranged on a substrate

US Patent 7759632 Motion detection apparatus and entertainment system having a pulse counting unit

US Patent 7763835 Dual-axis solar tracker mounted on a two-slope grate column

US Patent 7763836 Projector calibration using validated and corrected image fiducials

US Patent 7763875 System and method for sensing position utilizing an uncalibrated surface

US Patent 7767948 Optical integrating cavity lighting system using multiple LED light sources with a control circuit

US Patent 7767991 Method of operating an infrared drip sensor in an enteral pump system to reduce false alarm conditions

US Patent 7772534 Display device and projector for modulating irradiation light to form an optical image and displaying the optical image having a spatial light modulation element with plural sub-pixels

US Patent 7772535 Method of capturing a focused image via an objective of a microscopy device

US Patent 7772536 Solid-state imaging device having a plurality of signal charge holding unit with a write target switching unit and a read target switching unit

US Patent 7772538 Float activated optical switch

US Patent 7772541 Fiber optic position and/or shape sensing based on rayleigh scatter

US Patent 7777167 Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging system having a light source with light for calibration of conversion elements

US Patent 7777168 Image sensor circuit and method comprising one-transistor pixels

US Patent 7777174 Image forming apparatus including a recording medium detector with a light shield

US Patent 7777177 System for responding to a superposition of quantum states

US Patent 7777210 Laser irradiation method in which a distance between an irradiation object and an optical system is controlled by an autofocusing mechanism and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the same

US Patent 7777211 Substantially transparent object detection system and method

US Patent 7781711 Fluorescence microscope for which a sample is observed based on the saturation components of fluorescence and fluorescence microscopy method

US Patent 7781714 Projection display adopting line type light modulator including a scroll unit

US Patent 7781716 Stacked image sensor with shared diffusion regions in respective dropped pixel positions of a pixel array

US Patent 7781717 System and method for manipulating real-time video playback time-synchronized with millimeter wave imagery

US Patent 7781724 Fiber optic position and shape sensing device and method relating thereto

US Patent 7781726 Encoder including a light detecting device having two signal processing sections for pixels in a first and second direction

US Patent 7781727 Optoelectronic component comprising an encapsulant

US Patent 7786424 Electronic day and night vision goggles having dual camera

US Patent 7786427 Proximity optical memory module having an electrical-to-optical and optical-to-electrical converter

US Patent 7786428 Remote optical control of electrical circuits having a control module with a mechanical switch and a light magnifying lens

US Patent 7786430 Producing layered structures with layers that transport charge carriers

US Patent 7791010 CMOS image sensor having a third FET device with the gate terminal coupled to the diffusion region of a first FET device, the second terminal coupled to a column signal line, and the first terminal coupled to a row select signal

US Patent 7791015 Motion-detecting module for combining a light-emitting function and a light-sensing function together

US Patent 7791055 Electron induced chemical etching/deposition for enhanced detection of surface defects

US Patent 7795574 Low-light viewing device for displaying image based on visible and near infrared light

US Patent 7800050 Holding structure for optical element including an elastic biasing section and a displacement restricting section (as amneded)

US Patent 7802887 System and method for improved 3-D rendering in 3-D rendering volume

US Patent 7804052 Methods and apparatuses for pixel testing

US Patent 7804053 Multi-spectral direction finding sensor having plural detection channels capable of collecting plural sets of optical radiation with different bandwidths

US Patent 7804055 Optical sensor device for the windshield of a motor vehicle having Fresnel lens structures

US Patent 7807957 Light source unit and projection type image display apparatus

US Patent 7807958 Switch for an illumination device, and projection system including the same

US Patent 7807959 Screen, rear projector, and image display device having a plurality of driving units each with a power source that are capable of effectively reducing scintillation

US Patent 7812297 Integrated synchronized optical sampling and control element

US Patent 7812300 Methods and systems for imaging having an illumination splitting means with a dynamic selecting means and a static selecting means

US Patent 7812301 Solid-state imaging device, method of driving solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus

US Patent 7812303 Method and system for creating an image using quantum properties of light based upon spatial information from a second light beam which does not illuminate the subject

US Patent 7812304 Light guide having light scattering patterns with different light reflected directions

US Patent 7815313 Drive sense adjusting apparatus and drive sense adjusting method

US Patent 7815317 Projector, display image adjusting method, program for executing display image adjusting method, and recording medium having recorded thereon program

US Patent 7816636 Image reading apparatus having a rearranging section providing addresses for accessing to a storage section

US Patent 7816637 Image display projector having a drive unit for moving either a Fresnel lens or a diffusion member

US Patent 7816642 Pressure-induced counter with delay unit

US Patent 7819535 Projection apparatus and cover glass attaching structure

US Patent 7820954 Device for generating a view of a three-dimensional object

US Patent 7820957 Optical encoder for detecting movement of a moving object and electronic equipment including the optical encoder

US Patent 7822354 Power conservation device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7825362 Projection device having a lens adjusting unit adjusting a focus of an adjustable collimator according to the distance between a light source and the adjustable collimator

US Patent 7825363 Micro lens array unit having at least one of first and second micro lens arrays movable for changing the effective focal length of the micro lens array unit and liquid crystal display projection device using same

US Patent 7829835 Projection type image display apparatus having a projection lens and a photographing lens movable by a same drive section

US Patent 7829836 Digital signal input device and method of controlling the same having a switching element that controls a period of applying direct-current voltage to a charging circuit

US Patent RE41924 Method and system for machine vision-based feature detection and mark verification in a workpiece or wafer marking system

US Patent 7834307 Pulse width modulation output type sensor circuit for outputting a pulse having a width associated with a physical quantity

US Patent 7834311 Lens assembly with a rotatable adjustable member for discretely varying position of a mounting member

US Patent 7838810 Photomultiplier tube and a radiation detecting device employing the photomultiplier tube

US Patent 7838813 Light beam receiver with interference signal suppression

US Patent 7838815 Rotary encoder having a support body rotatable with a rotator, apparatus and system for detecting a rotational movement of a rotator using the rotary encoder

US Patent 7838817 System for determining an operational state of a MEMS based display

US Patent 7838818 Light-stimulus illumination apparatus which scans light-stimulus laser light in a direction intersecting an optical axis

US Patent 7842908 Sensor for eye-safe and body-fixed semi-active laser guidance

US Patent 7842911 Method for determination of the direction to an object to be surveyed by selecting only a portion of image information depicting the object for such direction determination

US Patent 7847228 Solar energy collector with calculation of the trajectory of the sun according to the motion of a shadow of a projecting pointer

US Patent 7847234 Method and system for observing a subject at a first location based upon quantum properties measured at a second location

US Patent 7851737 System and method for charging a control device from a lighting system

US Patent 7851739 Projection apparatus and method for activating a projection apparatus

US Patent 7851741 Height adjustment device having a screw axially moveable relative to a rotary plate adapted in a projection apparatus and projection apparatus comprising the height adjustment device

US Patent 7854516 Illumination apparatus that uses four color component light and a projection display apparatus

US Patent 7854519 Illuminating device and projector that increase light utilization efficiency

US Patent 7855353 Vehicle window camera arrangement having camera with camera portions handling separate image and intensity acquisition functions using same light-guiding element portion

US Patent 7855376 Lighting system and method for illuminating and detecting object

US Patent 7855377 Alignment structures for an optical assembly

US Patent 7858913 Light surface display for rendering a three-dimensional image

US Patent 7858923 Light beam scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same

US Patent 7863553 Optical processing structure for a digital light processing projection device having plural total internal reflection prisms as light reflecting devices

US Patent 7863555 Illumination apparatus and projection display apparatus

US Patent 7868282 Automatic vision display apparatus

US Patent 7868287 Highly diffuse reflector

US Patent RE42033 Single step multi-section exposure scanning method

US Patent 7871166 Optical projection system utilizing an aspherical lens for producing a pincushion distortion of the image and a reflector for compensating the same

US Patent 7872216 Projector having two image formation units for projecting a light beam

US Patent 7872217 Apparatus and method for projection image having an image processing device with a replica image information generating unit

US Patent 7872218 Radiation image pickup apparatus and its control method

US Patent 7872219 Illumination device with plural color light sources and first and second integrators

US Patent 7872220 Electronic fiber optic seal monitors

US Patent 7880127 Apparatus and method for aligning an image sensor including a header alignment means

US Patent 7880129 Light receiving circuit, light receiving method, and storage medium

US Patent 7880156 System and method for z-structure measurements using simultaneous multi-band tomography

US Patent 7884310 Device and method for the demodulation electromagnetic wave fields having separated detection and demodulation regions

US Patent 7884311 Imaging devices having a layer of pixel component material with discrete constructs for operating electrical pixel components and methods of forming the same

US Patent 7884312 Sensor device usable as a switch

US Patent 7888625 Method and apparatus for producing linearized optical signals with a light-emitting transistor

US Patent 7888626 Coded aperture imaging system having adjustable imaging performance with a reconfigurable coded aperture mask

US Patent 7888629 Vehicular accessory mounting system with a forwardly-viewing camera

US Patent 7893393 System and method for calibrating an image projection system

US Patent RE42178 Fiber optic conversion system and method

US Patent 7896499 Mobile phone

US Patent 7897899 Method and apparatus for driving a liquid lens

US Patent 7897900 Imager system with gain control means

US Patent 7897906 Double quench circuit for an avalanche current device

US Patent 7897909 Solid-state image pickup device, a method of driving the same, a signal processing method for the same, and image pickup apparatus

US Patent 7901090 Adjustable reflective mirror module and projection apparatus using the same

US Patent 7906750 Heliostat with integrated image-based tracking controller

US Patent 7906755 Photoelectric conversion apparatus having a plurality of pixels and an amplifier portion and an image pickup system using the apparatus

US Patent 7910868 Autofocus device detecting focus point with liquid crystal lens

US Patent 7910875 Systems and methods for indicating an amount of use of a sensor

US Patent 7910903 Optical sensor with a counter for counting items and controlling a light source

US Patent 7915569 Method for calibrating focus level on a light scribe disc

US Patent 7915572 Imaging optical system and endoscope provided with imaging optical system

US Patent 7915575 Laser scanning microscope having an IR partial transmission filter for realizing oblique illumination

US Patent 7915601 Electronic device including optical dispersion finger sensor and associated methods

US Patent 7919742 Projector having a light intensity control unit for controlling light intensity of projected light and control method of projector

US Patent 7919743 Solid-state image sensor, manufacturing method for solid-state image sensor, and camera

US Patent 7923675 Projection system having avirtual mask

US Patent 7923676 Optical unit, solid-state image sensing device with position adjusting section and electronic apparatus comprising same

US Patent 7935917 Photo detector device having multiple photosensitive transistors

US Patent 7935920 Illumination optical system including luminous flux conversion system

US Patent 7938544 Projector and heat dissipating device thereof

US Patent 7939789 Method for reproducibly determining geometrical and/or optical object characteristics

US Patent 7939795 Encoder device and gapping and centering device for an encoder device

US Patent 7943890 Discharge lamp lighting device and image display device with switching frequency

US Patent 7943891 Method and receiver for the simultaneous detection and evaluation of at least two electro-magnetic signals

US Patent 7943892 Projection image generation apparatus, method for generating projection image of moving target, and program

US Patent 7943893 Illumination optical system and image projection device having a rod integrator uniformizing spatial energy distribution of diffused illumination beam

US Patent 7943894 Optical element for free-space propagation between an optical waveguide and another optical waveguide, component, or device

US Patent 7943898 Projector apparatus including a lower holder having lens and lamp fixing slots

US Patent 7943915 Method of calibrating a wavelength-modulation spectroscopy apparatus

US Patent 7947940 Photoelectric current integrating circuit including a current passing circuit

US Patent 7947947 LED-based light module package including a ceramic layer and a light sensor

US Patent 7952059 Viewing system for augmented reality head mounted display with rotationally symmetric aspheric lenses

US Patent 7952060 Pixel circuit having flip-flop with inverter and feedback transistor, electro-optical device having said pixel circuit, and electronic apparatus having said electro-optical device

US Patent 7952065 Position detector and a detected element having a pattern for generating a position signal formed thereon

US Patent 7956315 Discharge lamp lighting device, method of controlling discharge lamp lighting device, and projector

US Patent 7956316 Fiber optic security system for sensing the intrusion of secured locations

US Patent 7956319 Deformable mirror device with oscillating states for providing smaller controllable adjustment of light intensity

US Patent 7960676 Image capture device to obtain an image with a bright subject, even when the background is dark, and recording medium

US Patent 7960677 Projection apparatus and distance measurement method wherein the distance is acquired during a period of predetermined color components being emitted (As amended)

US Patent 7960679 Photo detector array with thin-film resistor-capacitor network for use with a display device

US Patent 7960683 Observation apparatus and observation method with reflected light patterns being detected by changing a weight for each of element lights

US Patent 7964834 Low backscatter test method and apparatus

US Patent 7964838 Photo sensing method with a variation of received light calculated based on a difference between positive and negative voltages of a capacitance

US Patent 7964841 Image display device having a laser beam diameter converting optical system

US Patent 7967444 Multi-resolution digital table display system with projection device

US Patent 7968836 Photonic crystal sensors with integrated fluid containment structure, sample handling devices incorporating same, and uses thereof for biomolecular interaction analysis

US Patent 7968859 Wafer edge defect inspection using captured image analysis

US Patent 7973271 Solid-state image pickup device, method for manufacturing solid-state image pickup device, and camera

US Patent 7973272 Interface techniques for coupling a microchannel plate to a readout circuit

US Patent 7976165 Image generation unit and image projection device

US Patent 7976166 Optical system for image projection and image projection apparatus including a polarization beam splitting surface

US Patent 7977617 Image intensifying device having a microchannel plate with a resistive film for suppressing the generation of ions

US Patent 7977621 Thermochromic optical filter in which transition wavelength is variable and controllable by adjustable temperature of a chosen quantum well layer

US Patent 7977622 Tuning an optical resonator using a feedback signal representing an average DC balanced coding

US Patent 7977623 Optical encoder with code wheel misalignment detection and automatic gain control

US Patent 7977624 Screen, rear projector, and image display device that are capable of effectively reducing scintillation

US Patent 7980296 Heat exchanger, light source device, projector and electronic apparatus

US Patent 7982177 Frontside illuminated image sensor comprising a complex-shaped reflector

US Patent 7982178 Phototransistor with source layer between barrier layer and photosensitive semiconductor layer

US Patent 7985946 Solid state imaging device in digital camera including a correlate double sampling circuit

US Patent 7988302 Cooling system for projection device

US Patent 7989747 Projector having a controlled rechargeable cell and heat dissipation system of the projector for cool down after power off

US Patent 7989751 Light combining method, illumination device, and projection display device

US Patent 7989755 Apparatus for photon detection including a sample cell with an outer surface with a curved bottom, and a pinhole created on a pinhole plate

US Patent 7994466 Bolometer-type infrared imaging apparatus including a one or two dimensional sensor array semiconductor device

US Patent 7994469 Interrogator for a plurality of sensor fiber optic gratings having at least one filter for converting changes in peak reflection wavelength to changes in intensity

US Patent 7994471 Interior rearview mirror system with forwardly-viewing camera

US Patent 7999215 Image reading apparatus having dual white reference plate and image reading method for effectively performing shading compensation

US Patent 7999243 Apparatus and method for determining a dimensional characteristic of an installed weld fastener

US Patent 8003927 Image projection apparatus which projects an image corrected according to a projection surface

US Patent 8003928 Method for compensating a millimeter wave imaging array

US Patent 8003929 Solid-state image pickup device with an optical waveguide, method for manufacturing solid-state image pickup device, and camera

US Patent 8003933 Method and apparatus for blocking ambient light in a live fiber optic identifying device

US Patent 8008613 Light sensing device having a color sensor and a clear sensor for infrared rejection

US Patent 8008614 Device for detecting emission light of micro-object having means for suppressing reflected and scattered excitation light

US Patent 8013283 Projector having a communication unit which communicates with at least one other projector different from the projector and multiple projection control method of the projector

US Patent 8013289 Lens array block for image capturing unit and methods of fabrication