164856 ⎘
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 Linear encoders
Sub-classes:OPTICAL SENSING ASSEMBLY AND ENCODER
#2OPTICAL SENSING ASSEMBLY AND ENCODER
#3HIGH SPEED SCANNING SYSTEM WITH ACCELERATION TRACKING
#4SCALE SUPPORT FOR AN ENCODER SCALE AND LINEAR ENCODER COMPRISING SUCH SCALE SUPPORT
#5REFLECTION-TYPE OPTICAL ENCODER SCALE INCLUDING A HIGH REFLECTION REGION AND A LOW REFLECTION REGION HAVING A LIGHT REFLECTION PORTION INCLUDING A CHROMIUM OXIDE FILM AND A CHROMIUM NITRIDE FILM, AND REFLECTION-TYPE OPTICAL ENCODER INCLUDING SAME
#6OPTICAL ENCODER SCALE, MULTIFACED OPTICAL ENCODER SCALE AND OPTICAL ENCODER
#7ABSOLUTE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND ABSOLUTE POSITION DETECTION METHOD
#8REFLECTION-TYPE OPTICAL ENCODER SCALE AND REFLECTION-TYPE OPTICAL ENCODER
#9SURFACE SHAPE MEASURING DEVICE AND SURFACE SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD
#10POSITION MEASUREMENT DEVICE
#11MEASUREMENT DEVICE, LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD, OVERLAY MEASUREMENT METHOD AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD
#12METHOD FOR APPLYING A MEASUREMENT SCALE TO A SURFACE OF A GUIDE CARRIAGE OF A LINEAR PROFILE RAIL GUIDE, MEASUREMENT SCALE FOR A LINEAR ENCODER, AND LINEAR ENCODER
#13OPTICAL ENCODER
#14High speed scanning system with acceleration tracking
#15Position detecting member
#16Reflection-type optical encoder scale including a high reflection region and a low reflection region having a low reflection portion including a metallic chromium film, a chromium oxide film, and a chromium nitride film, and reflection-type optical encoder including same
#17FACIAL SKIN DISORDER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
#18Encoder apparatus and readhead
#19DESKTOP HORIZONTAL JOINT ROBOT
#20Encoder apparatus with readhead having circuit board and a folded sheet-metal structure to support a light emitting element
#21Measurement device, lithography system and exposure apparatus, and control method, overlay measurement method and device manufacturing method
#22Position sensor for a mechanical device and operating method for operating said position sensor
#23HIGH SPEED SCANNING SYSTEM WITH ACCELERATION TRACKING
#24Linear encoder with thermal stabilization functionality
#25Position-measuring device having four scanning units and two measuring graduations
#26Scale and method of manufacturing the same
#27Grating measuring module and micro-displacement measurement device
#28Optical position measuring device
#29MEASUREMENT DEVICE
#30Optical displacement sensor for infusion devices
#31Absolute linear encoder
#32Position-measuring device
#33HIGH SPEED SCANNING SYSTEM WITH ACCELERATION TRACKING
#34OPTICAL ENCODER
#35Optical encoder system and method
#36ENCODER STRIP MOUNTING SYSTEM
#37Exposure apparatus and exposure method, and flat panel display manufacturing method
#38Optical encoder using two different wavelengths to determine an absolute and incremental output for calculating a position
#39Optical encoder and calculation method for calculating relative displacement between an encoder scale and an encoder head facing the scale
#40OPTICAL POSITION SENSING SYSTEM
#41Pen type drug injection device with absolute angular dose encoder mechanism
#42Measurement device, lithography system and exposure apparatus, and control method, overlay measurement method and device manufacturing method
#43Optical module and optical encoder comprising a dummy light receiving device formed between a light receiving device and a through hole in a sensor substrate
#44Plug gauge and associated system and method for taking multiple simultaneous diametric measurements
#45POSITION DETECTION METHOD, CONTROL METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD, POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS, ROBOT APPARATUS, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
#46Life detection device for encoder
#47Encoder system for position determination with inclined scale
#48Digital displacement sensor and displacement measuring method thereof
#49DETECTOR CALIBRATION
#50Exposure apparatus, manufacturing method of flat-panel display, device manufacturing method, and exposure method
#51Measured sensor distance correction
#52Three-dimensional coordinate measurement apparatus
#53Position detection apparatus that detects a position of an object by detecting light from a scale, and lithography apparatus, force sensor, and apparatus having force sensor including the position detection apparatus
#54Length measuring instrument, code, and code conversion method
#55Optical position-measuring device comprising two tracks each containing incremental graduations with integrated reference marks having aperiodic and periodic portions
#56Optical displacement sensor for infusion devices
#57Shadow-cast encoder apparatus with scale and readhead producing a fringe pattern on the detector with a specific harmonic distortion
#58Linear and rotary multitrack absolute position encoder and methods using the same
#59Encoder system for position determination with inclined scale
#60Scale attachment device and linear encoder
#61ADAPTIVE REFERENCE MARK DETECTION PROCESS
#62Position detection encoder and manufacturing method of position detection encoder
#63Tape measure
#64Semiconductor device and optical encoder comprising a light source driver to drive a light source based on signals from an incident light received first element and an incident light shielded second element
#65Measurement apparatus for outputting signals from an encoder that are time-division multiplexed
#66Position measuring device
#67Optical encoder system and method
#68Encoder apparatus, robot apparatus, and method for measuring gap
#69Optical encoder for detecting crown movement
#70ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A PARKING LOCK
#71Length measuring instrument, code, and code conversion method
#72DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS
#73Optical encoder and measurement device including the same
#74Systems and methods for speed estimation of contactless encoder systems
#75Linear encoder for a linear position measurement device having a stationary part and a moving part
#76Photoelectric encoder
#77Error compensation for coordinate measuring machines using a reference module
#78Sensor unit for position measurement
#79Encoder scale, method for manufacturing encoder scale, encoder, robot, and printer
#80Optical encoder
#81Displacement encoder
#82Method and system for compensating for accuracy errors of a hexapod
#83Exposure apparatus and exposure method, and flat panel display manufacturing method
#84System for measuring the position of a mechanical member
#85High speed scanning system with acceleration tracking
#86Optical displacement sensor for infusion devices
#87Motion encoder
#88Apparatus and method for reliably determining the position of an object
#89Displacement encoder
#90Electronic position encoder and method for reducing short range errors
#91Position-measuring device and method for operating a position-measuring device
#92Three-dimensional coordinate measurement apparatus
#93Encoder and signal processing circuit
#94Apparatus and method for providing a graphic representation or graphic representation sequence for detection by a detector
#95Measured sensor distance correction
#96Linear encoder force transducer
#97OPTICAL LINEAR ENCODER
#98Photoelectric encoder
#99Measurement device, lithography system and exposure apparatus, and control method, overlay measurement method and device manufacturing method
#100Length-measuring device
#101Method for detecting a reciprocal position between a cylinder and a piston of a piston-cylinder unit and a relative piston-cylinder unit
#102Three-dimensional coordinate measurement apparatus
#103Positioning measurement device and the method thereof
#104Linear gage
#105Length-measuring device
#106Photoelectric encoder having a two-level code pattern using three or more bit-combination patterns
#107Position detection apparatus, machine tool apparatus, and exposure apparatus
#108Adjusting emulated encoder frequencies
#109Encoder
#110Encoder
#111Encoder including an origin position detection function
#112Position-sensing system for vehicle seat
#113Telecentric photoelectric encoder including aperture in face of optical element
#114Position detection apparatus, lens apparatus, and image pickup apparatus
#115Encoder having light-receiving unit that includes light-receiving element array
#116Macro-micro composite grating ruler measuring system and measuring method using same comprising a macro-scale reading module, a micro-scale reading module and a measuring reference line
#117Optical encoder
#118Time grating linear displacement sensor based on alternating light field
#119System for determining positions with a sensor using a 2D-code pattern for determination of a discrepancy from an ideal situation
#120Apparatus having an encoder with an origin detection pattern
#121Reference mark detector arrangement
#122Position-measuring device
#123Position detection apparatus, lens apparatus, image pickup system, machine tool apparatus, exposure apparatus, position detection method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which are capable of detecting reference position with high accuracy
#124Encoder having a detection head with a reference detection receiving grating and a phase compensation receiving grating
#125Cylinder-piston unit and method of detecting continuously the reciprocal position between cylinder and piston of such unit
#126Optical encoder comprising an origin point detection scale having an origin point detection pattern
#127Optical encoder
#128Optical position measuring device for generating wavelength-dependent scanning signals
#129Linear encoder
#130Position detector, and lens apparatus and image pickup apparatus including the position detector
#131Pen type drug injection device with absolute angular dose encoder mechanism
#132Device with displaceable device part, in particular coordinate measuring device or machine tool
#133Absolute encoder that provides increased accuracy against defect in scale thereof
#134Displacement detecting device
#135Metrological scale
#136Linear encoder having calibration functionality
#137Encoder and sensor system having plural sensors and encoder elements for determining relative positions
#138Linear encoder
#139Cart movement detection system for a dynamics track
#140Optical encoder
#141Angular and axial position sensor arrangement
#142Encoder, motor with encoder, and servo system
#143ENCODER, MOTOR WITH ENCODER, AND SERVO SYSTEM
#144Encoder, motor with encoder, and servo system
#145Selector lever arrangement for operating a transmission in a motor vehicle
#146Absolute position measurement method, absolute position measurement apparatus and scale
#147Position detecting apparatus, and lens apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus including the same
#148Photoelectric encoder having an interference pattern signal processing unit detects the pseudo-random data of the absolute pattern of an absolute scale
#149Measurement tape for an elevator device
#150Contact displacement meter
#151Two-dimensional encoder system and method
#152Scale for photoelectric encoder
#153Position detection encoder
#154Position detection apparatus having a determining unit to determine the reliability of calculated position of a movable member
#155Linear encoder and method of adjusting a gap between a sensor unit and a scale of the linear encoder
#156Passive feeder cartridge driven by pickup head
#157Exposure apparatus and exposure method thereof
#158Separate linear encoder
#159Displacement detecting device and scale
#160Device and method for calculating absolute amount of displacement, and method for same
#161Position measuring system
#162Optical displacement sensor for infusion devices
#163Encoder, lens apparatus, and camera capable of detecting position of object
#164Continuous piston flow meter
#165Machine tools which compensate for thermal deformation
#166Encoder and apparatus using the same
#167Displacement measurement device, displacement measurement method, and displacement measurement program
#168Position-measuring device and system having such a position-measuring device
#169Photoelectric encoder
#170System having a plurality of scanning units of a position measuring device
#171Photoelectric encoder including light-receiving element and light-blocking layer that forms light-blocking portion and light-transmitting portion on light-receiving element
#172Optical encoder and apparatus including the same
#173Optical potentiometer having an optical element with optical property continuously varying along a moving direction and operating device
#174Photosensor for position detecting device, position detecting device using same and position detecting method
#175OPTICAL ENCODER INCLUDING PASSIVE READHEAD WITH REMOTE CONTACTLESS EXCITATION AND SIGNAL SENSING
#176Optical encoder having a scale comprising a light guiding portion with reflection surfaces and a light guiding function
#177Linear position measuring system and method for determining the absolute position of a carriage along a slide rail
#178Position measuring device
#179Measuring device for a telescopic handling arm
#180Encoder
#181Displacement sensor using multiple position sensitive photodetectors
#182Encoder having plural phase acquirers and a positional information acquirer for precisely obtaining a position of a scale
#183Encoder having a scale with two areas in which an increasing direction of the amplitude of the energy distribution is opposite between the two areas for precisely obtaining a position of the scale
#184Optical displacement measurement device with optimization of the protective film
#185Optical encoder with a scale that has fine and coarse pitch patterns
#186Optical encoder having a high resolution detection mode to detect a fine pitch pattern and a low resolution detection mode to detect a coarse pitch pattern
#187SERVO MOTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, SERVO MOTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, SERVO MOTOR, AND ENCODER
#188Remote displacement sensor, including an optical strain gauge, an assembly and system therewith
#189Displacement measuring apparatus
#190Two dimensional encoder system and method
#191One-dimension position encoder
#192Position detection device
#193Scanning microscope
#194Encoder that detects positional information of a moving body generating interference fringes that move in opposite directions
#195Photoelectric encoder
#196Device for interferential distance measurement
#197Displacement detection apparatus and method of correcting error of scale used for displacement detection apparatus
#198Image forming apparatus and method of measuring linear speed
#199Encoder that optically detects positional information of a moving body from different optical paths lengths
#200Optical encoder device comprising a moveable slit plate and a stationary slit plate
#201Metrological scale
#202Position sensing of a piston in a hydraulic cylinder using a photo image sensor
#203Encoder capable of compensating for tilt, hard disk drive using the same, and servo track writing system for the hard disk drive
#204High resolution single track optical encoder
#205Folded Optical Encoder and Applications for Same
#206OPTICAL POSITION DETECTING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS
#207Encoder signal processor, encoder signal processing method, and transport apparatus
#208Optical encoder
#209Encoder in which the relative displacement between the encoder scale and encoder head is detected
#210MOBILE POSITIONING STRUCTURE FOR AN AXIAL ROD MOTOR
#211Position device in gantry type of construction
#212Pivot Joint Assembly
#213Encoder home position sensing method and system
#214Reflection type encoder, scale thereof and method for producing scale
#215Stage device, pattern formation apparatus, exposure apparatus, stage drive method, exposure method, and device manufacturing method
#216Position measuring system and position measuring method, Movable body apparatus, movable body drive method, exposure apparatus and exposure method, pattern forming apparatus, and device manufacturing method
#217Metrology apparatus
#218Absolute position length measurement type encoder
#219Contact displacement meter
#220Optical displacement sensor for infusion devices
#221Method and Device for Position Sensing of an Optical Component in an Imaging System
#222IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS, SHADING CORRECTION METHOD, AND SHADING CORRECTION PROGRAM
#223Single track optical encoder
#224Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method having encoders to measure displacement between optical member and measurement mount and between measurement mount and movable body
#225Extendable Leg Assembly for Position Measurement Apparatus
#226Movable body system, pattern formation apparatus, exposure apparatus and measurement device, and device manufacturing method
#227Detecting An Encoder Material Reading Error
#228Reference signal generating configuration for an interferometric miniature grating encoder readhead using fiber optic receiver channels
#229Linear Motion Position Sensor and Method of Use
#230Method and apparatus for determining the position of a vehicle, computer program and computer program product
#231Optical encoder and electronic equipment
#232Scanning unit for an optical position-measuring device
#233Absolute position encoder having a second incremental track integrated with the absolute track
#234Position detecting device capable of improving detection accuracy
#235SENSING DEVICE HAVING CAPACITIVE FORCE SENSOR
#236SENSING DEVICE HAVING CAPACITIVE FORCE SENSOR WITH SATURATED OUTPUT AT MINIMUM CAPACITANCE
#237Triple grating optical encoder and modified triple grating optical encoder for displacement detection
#238CAPACITIVE FORCE SENSOR HAVING SATURATED OUTPUT AT MINIMUM CAPACITANCE
#239Capacitive force sensor
#240Position detecting device for detecting the absolute value of a position of a movable member which has a sensor mounted thereon
#241Image-forming device
#242Optical encoder and optical lens module
#243Relative position detection device and detector for rotary body and image forming apparatus including the relative position detection device
#244Scale and readhead apparatus
#245Reversing linear drive comprising means for detecting an armature position
#246Wireless encoder
#247Reflection-based optical encoders having no code medium
#248Optical encoder
#249Photoelectric encoder having multiple light-receiving elements
#250Securing device for transporting and mounting a measurement instrument
#251Method for attaching a scale to a carrier, a scale, and carrier having a scale
#252Photoelectric encoder capable of effectively removing harmonic components
#253Mark detector using multiple light beams for use in a displacement detector and an image forming apparatus
#254Longitudinal adjuster, including a position recognizer, for a vehicle seat
#255Device and method for mounting a position measuring device onto a machine tool, and position measuring system
#256Arrangement for fastening a support of a scale and method for fastening the support, as well as a linear measuring device
#257Slide control device
#258Method and probe for determining displacement
#259Encoder device
#260Encoder device for detecting movement
#261Optical encoder having reference position detection
#262Scanning unit for a position measuring device
#263Position measuring system with a scanning unit having a reference pulse signal detection unit
#264Protected length measuring system
#265Optical encoder
#266Displacement detector
#267Displacement detection apparatus
#268Cylinder with fiber optical position sensing device
#269Method and device for detection of oscillations by a position measuring system
#270Optical encoder
#271Mounting tool for linear encoders
#272Optical encoder having a light source scale and photodetector and an optical lens module using the optical encoder
#273Encoder design and use
#274Optical encoder for detecting rotational and axial movement