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Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infra-red, visible, or ultra-violet light with attenuation or whole or partial obturation of beams of light the beams of light being detected by photocells using displacement encoding scales
Sub-classes:ACTUATOR APPARATUS WITH LIGHT ACTUATED POSITION SENSOR AND SECURE POSITION VERIFICATION
#2Actuator apparatus with light actuated position sensor and secure position verification
#3Magnetic encoder calibration
#4Linear photonic processors and related methods
#5Absolute encoder
#6Position sensor for a mechanical device and operating method for operating said position sensor
#7Magnetic encoder calibration
#8MAGNETICALLY COUPLED COLLECTING SYSTEM FOR FLOW CYTOMETRY AND CELL SORTER SYSTEMS
#9Optical position-measuring device
#10Pitch control assembly for an aircraft-bladed rotor
#11Displacement measurement system
#12Linear photonic processors and related methods
#13Optical sensor removal mechanism for a printing apparatus
#14Linear photonic processors and related methods
#15Laser ranging device and automatic cleaning device
#16Pitch control assembly for an aircraft-bladed rotor
#17Magnetic encoder calibration
#18Calibrator, encoder, driving device, stage device, robot, encoder manufacturing method, and calibration program
#19Optical encoder using two different wavelengths to determine an absolute and incremental output for calculating a position
#20Optical encoder and calculation method for calculating relative displacement between an encoder scale and an encoder head facing the scale
#21Optical encoder with direction-dependent optical properties comprising a spindle having an array of surface features defining a concave contour along a first direction and a convex contour along a second direction
#22Positioning detection device and positioning material moving system
#23Laser ranging device and automatic cleaning device
#24Method and Apparatus For Configurable Photodetector Array Patterning For Optical Encoders
#25Light detector employing trapezoidal chips
#26METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE TRACK SIGNALS OF A POSITION CHANGE SENSOR
#27Optical angle sensor
#28Calibration curve setting method used for drug analysis
#29Absolute encoder comprising a clock control circuit to change the pulse width of each backup clock pulse
#30Light detector employing trapezoidal chips and associated methods
#31Optical encoder capable of identifying absolute positions and operating method thereof
#32Encoder scale, manufacturing method for encoder scale, and encoder
#33Encoder signal processing device, printer, printer-equipped imaging apparatus, and encoder signal processing method
#34Light-Based Mechanism For Optical Indicator Guides
#35Mobile unit, inventory management system and the method for mobile unit localization
#36Measurement method and encoder device, and exposure method and device
#37Watch with rotatable optical encoder having a spindle defining an array of alternating regions extending along an axial direction parallel to the axis of a shaft
#38Encoder having function of adjusting threshold value of comparator and method for controlling encoder
#39Encoder having function of adjusting threshold value of comparator and method for controlling encoder
#40Laser ranging device and automatic cleaning device
#41Encoder, printer, and robot
#42Method and apparatus for configurable photodetector array patterning for optical encoders
#43Measurement method and encoder device, and exposure method and device
#44DIFFUSING WAVE SPECTROSCOPY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
#45Encoder apparatus and method for calculating eccentricity information based on a phase difference between an incremental detection signal and an absolute detection signal used to correct rotational information
#46High-resolution position encoder with image sensor and encoded target pattern
#47Coordinate measurement machine with redundant energy sources
#48Stage apparatus, method of controlling stage apparatus, and microscope system
#49Position measuring device and method for operating a position measuring device
#50Dynamic scale for flat goods transported on their sides, and method for control thereof
#51Dynamic scale for flat goods transported their sides, and control method therefor
#52Method for length measurement of a flat good in a goods processing system, and arrangement for implementation of the method
#53Linear encoder force transducer
#54Sensor assembly and method for determining respective positions of a number of mirrors of a lithography system
#55Method for predicting frictional resistance of rough surface, and apparatus for estimating surface performance
#56Encoder and method of using the same
#57Optical position-measuring device
#58Device for taking a measurement
#59Dual measurement displacement sensing technique
#60Spectrum-generation system based on multiple-diffraction optical phasometry
#61Encoder including an origin position detection function
#62Coordinate measurement machine with redundant energy sources
#63Work mode control method and optical encoder using the same
#64Optical sensor, in particular for a cylinder, and application
#65Rapid automated infrared thermography for inspecting large composite structures
#66Encoding of position markings
#67Active positioning encoder and operating method therefor
#68Light source array used in an illumination portion of an optical encoder
#69Encoders, encoding methods and systems and devices using them
#70Encoder having phase adjuster for offsetting phases of multi-phase input signal
#71Optical encoder with direction-dependent optical properties having an optically anisotropic region to produce a first and a second light distribution
#72Method for controlling rotating apparatus and electronic device thereof
#73Contact laser encoding anti-theft lock
#74Composite rocker button with capacitive sense technology
#75Optical position detection of a timepiece crown stem
#76Coordinate measurement machine with redundant energy sources
#77Method of assisted mounting and error compensation for absolute grating ruler
#78Device for surveying tracks
#79Encoder resolution reduction
#80Scale and optical encoder
#81Position measurement system, grating for a position measurement system and method
#82A SYSTEM , METHOD, AND APPARATUS FR ENCODING NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION DATA USING AN INSPECTION SYSTEM
#83INFRARED ENCODING OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATIONS
#84Encoder signal processing circuit
#85Metrological scale
#86Quantitative Reticle Distortion Measurement System
#87Angular and axial position sensor arrangement
#88Measurement method and encoder device, and exposure method and device
#89Optical encoder
#90Method and system for creep measurement
#91Lithography apparatus and device manufacturing method
#92Light tracing method and apparatus thereof
#93Optical sensor array apparatus
#94Connecting device for measurement tapes in elevator devices
#95Interferometric heterodyne optical encoder system
#96SURFACE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
#97Micro pick up array alignment encoder
#98Media-tracking system using deformed reference marks
#99Optoelectronic position measuring device including a code carrier, a radiation source, and a detection element
#100Ingestible medical device
#101Measuring apparatus, measuring method, and processing apparatus thereof that obtain displacement amount of an object using clock in synchronization with data request signal
#102Reference signal generation apparatus and reference signal generation system
#103Insertion portion detection device and insertion portion detection system
#104Position detection apparatus having a determining unit to determine the reliability of calculated position of a movable member
#105Encoder and method of outputting measurement value of position or angle
#106Angular encoder and drive system with an angular encoder
#107Optical position-measuring device
#108Stator coupling
#109Method and device for detecting the position of a conveyor
#110OPTICAL ENCODER, MOTOR APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL OF OPTICAL ENCODER
#111Encoder device for optical detection of movement or position
#112Scale, vernier encoder and apparatus using the same
#113Encoder
#114MEASURING TRANSDUCER FOR OBTAINING POSITION DATA AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION
#115Length measuring instrument
#116Apparatus and method for position determination
#117Position measuring device
#118Position measuring device and method for determining an absolute position
#119Optical encoder and apparatus including the same
#120Light-emitting element driving circuit having a potential control unit and an auxiliary potential control unit
#121Encoder and apparatus using the same
#122Encoder and apparatus with the same
#123Absolute position measuring encoder
#124Enhanced optical reflective encoder
#125Encoder
#126Optical displacement measurement device with optimization of the protective film
#127Interferometric heterodyne optical encoder system
#128Image correlation displacement sensor
#129Optical displacement detection apparatus
#130Process and incremental transducer for determining an actual position of a body along a measuring path of a material measure having at least one gap
#131Interpolation method and device for increasing the resolution of encoders
#132Hysteresis-compensating interpolation circuits in optical encoders
#133High resolution, high speed, miniaturized optical encoder
#134Optical position measuring instrument
#135OPTICAL ENCODER
#136Optoelectronic position measurement device and position measurement method
#137Optical encoder
#138Encoder
#139Optical encoder including a plurality of encoder heads and common wiring lines
#140Optical encoder having a single signal track and an optical detecting part with sine and cosine signals
#141Metrological scale
#142PHOTOELECTRIC ENCODER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAME
#143Scale, displacement detection apparatus provided with the same, and imaging apparatus provided with the same
#144Cartesian coordinate measurement for rotating system
#145ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT SENSOR
#146Rotary encoder for diagnosing problems with rotary equipment
#147Reflection type encoder, scale thereof and method for producing scale
#148Position detection sensor
#149Compact Littrow encoder
#150Encoder-type measurement system, lithographic apparatus and method to detect an error on or in a grid or grating of an encoder-type measurement system
#151Positioning pattern
#152High-resolution encoder array
#153REFLECTIVE MULTI-TURN ENCODER
#154Method for determining the position of a first moving component relative to a second component and device for applying said method
#155Movable body apparatus, pattern formation apparatus and exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
#156Absolute encoder utilizing light of different wavelengths to reduce cross talk
#157Displacement-measuring optical scale and optical encoder using same
#158Body having an angle scale and its use
#159ENCODER APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD OF THE SAME APPARATUS
#160Optical encoder for detecting movement of a moving object and electronic equipment including the optical encoder
#161Game Machine And Self-Running Body For Use Therein
#162Photoelectric 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
#163METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING OR ELIMINATING UNCONTROLLED MOTION IN A MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM
#164OPTICAL ENCODER AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT HAVING THE SAME
#165Contactless switches
#166Position-measuring device
#167MEASURING ELEMENT WITH A TRACK FOR DETERMINING A POSITION AND CORRESPONDING MEASURING METHOD
#168Imaging optical encoder
#169Position Measurement
#170Reversing linear drive comprising means for detecting an armature position
#171Position-measuring device
#172Encoder having angled die placement
#173Optical encoder
#174Absolute encoder utilizing light of different wavelengths to reduce cross-talk
#175Method for determining the position of a first moving component relative to a second component and device for applying said method
#176Scale assembly for optical encoder having affixed optical reference markers
#177Method and apparatus for providing a visual indication of a position of a steerable wheel, and components thereof
#178Optical encoder
#179Photoelectric encoder and electric device provided with the same
#180Optical position sensing device
#181METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT IMAGE PICK-UP OF GRANULAR SPECK PATTERN GENERATED BY REFLECTING LIGHT OF LASER BEAM
#182Positioning system for eliminating lost motion effect
#183Displacement detection apparatus, displacement measuring apparatus and fixed point detection apparatus
#184Length measurement pattern, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
#185Position detection apparatus, position detection method, testing apparatus, and camera module manufacturing apparatus
#186Optical encoder
#187Optical detection device for a counter
#188Body having angle scaling
#189Displacement-measuring optical scale and optical encoder using same
#190Displacement sensing by comparing matrices of pointwise measurements
#191Position measuring system
#192Spherical position monitoring system
#193Detector array for optical encoders
#194Opto-electronic encoder with three-dimensional scales
#195Optoelectronic position determination system
#196Optoelectronic position determination system
#197Scale for use with a translation and orientation sensing system
#198Optical encoder
#199Scanning device for scanning a scale graduation, and position measuring system utilizing the same
#200Optical encoder disk having a region that continuously increases in size
#201Method and apparatus for direct image pick-up of granular speck pattern generated by reflecting light of laser beam
#202Optical torque and angle sensor
#203Apparatus for encoding and indexing
#204Sensor for determining the angular position of a radiating point source in two dimensions and method of operation
#205Device for determining the longitudinal and angular position of a rotationally symmetrical apparatus
#206Shaft equipped with an optical coding ring and manufacturing process for this shaft
#207Method and apparatus to measure amount of movement using granular speck pattern generated by reflecting laser beam