Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
702166000 | Height or depth | 36 |
20080270069 | Device for Creating a Full Three-Dimensional Representation of a Limb of a Patient From a Reduced Number of Measurements Taken From Said Limb - The device comprises means for taking a height measurement (H) and a plurality of circumference measurements (b, c, g) on the limb of the patient at different predetermined z-positions (zb, zc, zg). A first data file comprises the coordinates (X | 10-30-2008 |
20080300824 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A LOCATION FOR MARKING PLACEMENT - A system and associated method for selecting or creating an area which meets meet a set of marking criteria, for example, corresponding to a minimum surface area; a maximum slope angle; and a minimum deviation from a specified height. A marking station is directed to mark the selected area that meets the marking criteria. | 12-04-2008 |
20080300825 | System for fabricating corrugated board - A system for fabricating a corrugated board sheet fabricated includes warp status information obtaining means ( | 12-04-2008 |
20090055124 | Method and System for Determining Object Height - An apparatus and method for measuring a height of an object above a surface includes a housing with a first portion having an upper surface and a lower surface and an extension portion extending a first distance from the lower surface of the first portion. The extension portion defines a cavity opposing the lower surface of the first portion. The apparatus further includes one or more actuators passing through the lower surface of the first portion of the housing and extending into the cavity. Additionally, the apparatus includes a plate supported by one or more flexible members coupled to the extension portion. The plate has a top surface and a bottom surface that lies in a plane substantially parallel to the surface. Moreover, the apparatus includes a plurality of sensors disposed at predetermined positions of the plate. Each of the plurality of sensors is responsive to a height measured between each of the plurality of sensors and the surface. | 02-26-2009 |
20090063091 | Device for checking countersink dimensions - A device for checking countersink dimensions comprises a measuring head ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090112510 | Method and system for continuously determining vessel draft and amount of cargo in a vessel undergoing loading - The present invention discloses an improved method and system to continuously acquire, record, and analyze data with the goal of determining the draft of a water-borne vessel and/or the amount of cargo currently loaded. | 04-30-2009 |
20090187378 | Depth measurement apparatus and depth measurement method - A depth measurement apparatus and a method capable of measuring a via hole having a high aspect ratio with a high resolution is provided. The depth measurement apparatus in accordance with the present invention is provided with means ( | 07-23-2009 |
20100094588 | SHAFT CONE CROWN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY - Aspects include metrology methods and systems for determining characteristics of conical shaft portions, such as angle of taper and crown height. In an example, a metrology system includes a fixture for supporting a workpiece. The fixture provides for translation in a longitudinal dimension, and rotation about an axis of symmetry. The system may include a sensor mounted for scanning lines including sections of the workpiece as well as control logic for coordinating translation of the workpiece to provide for an approximately constant ratio of longitudinal translation and lines scanned during scanning operations. The system may include image logic for assembling an image from image data generated during each scanning operation, edge detection logic for detecting an edge shape in each assembled image, and slope and crown height calculation logic for calculating a slope and a crown height of each of the detected edge shapes. | 04-15-2010 |
20100138186 | POWER TRANSMISSION LINE DIP MEASUREMENT METHOD - A power transmission line dip measurement method is disclosed. The dip measurement method includes installing a measurement instrument at a place where power line support points of steel towers can be seen from the ground, collimating the measurement instrument at the power line support point of one of the steel towers, transmitting a collimated value to a PDA in a wired or wireless manner, collimating the measurement instrument at the power line support point of the other steel tower, transmitting a collimated value to the PDA, calculating the collimated values to display a horizontal angle position of a dip base line, and adjusting an angle of the measurement instrument based on the horizontal angle displayed on a screen of the PDA by a worker, collimating the measurement instrument at a power line dip point as a dip base point, and displaying a dip value on the screen of the PDA. | 06-03-2010 |
20110060551 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DEPTH OF A HYDROPHOBIC LIQUID ON THE SURFACE OF WATER AND METHOD FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a device and method for measuring depth of a hydrophobic liquid, such as oil, on a surface of water. The device uses a conductivity sensor and/or an optical sensor to detect the depth of an oil-water boundary. The device may have a Global Positioning System (GPS) for determining the geographic position of the device. Measurements of oil depth taken at particular geographic locations may be transmitted in real-time by the device to a remote computer in order to generate a depth profile of an oil spill. | 03-10-2011 |
20110184694 | DEPTH MEASUREMENTS OF NARROW HOLES - A method for measuring a depth of a narrow hole, the method includes: obtaining from a chromatic confocal sensor a group of height measurements taken along an imaginary line that crosses the narrow hole; ignoring height measurements attributed to optical artifacts and blind measurement points and calculating an inverted parabolic estimate of a sub-group of the height measurements; wherein a top of the parabolic estimate is representative of a height of a bottom of the narrow hole. | 07-28-2011 |
20110196650 | DUAL CROSS BEAM SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LEAD EDGE AND/OR TRAIL EDGE MEDIA CURL - A system and method for measuring a lead edge and/or a trail edge media curl utilizing a dual cross beam sensor. The dual cross beam sensor includes one or more pairs of emitters (e.g., a pair to two pairs of emitters) and one or more detectors positioned sequentially in a media path so that a media passes via dual cross beams. Timing data with respect to the media can be measured as the media crosses via the dual cross beam sensor from a leading edge and/or trailing edge. A true instantaneous media speed and a curl height (i.e., media tip height or media curvature) can be simultaneously calculated from the timing data associated with the lead edge/trail edge with respect to each single cross beams of the dual cross beam sensor. An average curl height can be then calculated to enhance the accuracy of the media curl measurement. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202310 | DEPTH SENSOR, DEPTH ESTIMATION METHOD USING THE SAME, AND DEPTH ESTIMATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A depth estimation apparatus and method are provided. The depth estimation method includes grouping a plurality of frame signals generated by a depth pixel into a plurality of frame signal groups which are used to estimate a depth to an object without a depth estimation error caused by an omission of a frame signal, the grouping of the a plurality of frame signals based on whether an omitted frame signal exists in the plurality of frame signals and based on a continuous pattern of the plurality of frame signals; and estimating the depth to the object using each of the plurality of frame signal groups. | 08-18-2011 |
20110276308 | Non-Contact Deviation Measurement System - A non-contacting deviation measurement system projects a first line and a second line upon a surface of an object. The projections of the first line and second line are arranged to overlap at an intersection line oriented at a nominal location such that when the surface is oriented at the nominal location, the intersection line appears on the surface. As the location of the surface deviates from the nominal location, the first line and second line as projected upon the surface move away from one another. The distance between the lines may be used to calculate the deviation from the nominal location. The deviation calculated may be compared to a predetermined maximum allowable deviation. | 11-10-2011 |
20110313724 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A measurement device system and method of using the same for determining the depth of a pile being installed and/or the equipment used to install the pile. The device including an encoder assembly having a support attachable to a structural component of a rig wherein the support has a pivot joint coaxial with a load arm axis. The encoder assembly has a load arm rotatable about the arm axis and with a wheel near its distal end that is rotatable about a wheel axis with an encoder joined to the wheel that moves with the wheel. The encoder assembly further including a biasing assembly to urge the load arm and wheel into an engaged condition relative to the associated pile installation machine such that the wheel frictionally engages a surface of another structural component of the rig. Thus, the displacement of the first structural component relative to the second component rotates the wheel about the wheel axis and the encoder. This information can then be used to determine pile depth. | 12-22-2011 |
20120004888 | APPARATUS FOR AND A METHOD OF DETERMINING SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS - A coherence scanning interferometer carries out: a coherence scanning measurement operation on a surface area using a low numeric aperture objective so that the pitch of the surface structure elements is less that the spread of the point spread function at the surface to obtain structure surface intensity data; and a coherence scanning measurement operation on a non-structure surface area to obtain non-structure surface intensity data. A frequency transform ratio determiner determines a frequency transform ratio related to the ratio between the structure surface intensity data and the non-structure surface intensity data. A structure provider sets that frequency transform ratio equal to an expression representing the electric field at the image plane of the interferometer in terms of surface structure element size (height or depth) and width-to-pitch ratio and derives the surface structure element size and width-to-pitch ratio using the frequency transform ratio. | 01-05-2012 |
20120016630 | METHOD OF MEASURING DEFECT DENSITY OF SINGLE CRYSTAL - A method of measuring the density of a plurality of defects that occur in a single crystal for each type of defect, includes: etching an observation surface, which is a surface of the single crystal, to form an etch pits at each defect; calculating the maximum depth, mean depth and depth curvature of each of etch pits formed at a plurality of defects present within a predetermined area on the observation surface; and comparing the measured maximum depth, mean depth and depth curvature with respective reference values to determine the type of each defect within the predetermined area. | 01-19-2012 |
20120084055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING A LIQUID LEVEL - A system, method and device may be used to monitor fluid levels in a borehole. The system includes a pulse generator to generate a pulse of electromagnetic energy to propagate along the wellbore towards a surface of the fluid, a detector to detect a portion of the electromagnetic pulse reflected from the surface of the fluid and propagated along the wellbore towards the detector, a processor to analyze detected signals to determine a level of the surface of the fluid. In an embodiment, the system includes a pump controller to control the operation of a pump located in the wellbore based on the fluid surface level. | 04-05-2012 |
20120197592 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR THROUGH SILICON VIA STRUCTURE MEASUREMENT - A system for through silicon via (TSV) structure measurement comprises a reflectometer, and a computing unit. The reflectometer emits a broadband light beam to at least a TSV structure and receives a reflection spectrum of at least a TSV structure. The computing unit is coupled with the reflectometer and determines the depth of the TSV structure in accordance with the reflection spectrum. | 08-02-2012 |
20120265486 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING AND MONITORING FILL LEVEL OF A MEDIUM IN A CONTAINER WITH A TRAVEL TIME MEASURING METHOD - A method for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container by means of a field device with a travel time measuring method, wherein, in a learning phase, application- and device referenced test signals and response signals expected from a fill level upper surface are determined and, therefrom, application- and device referenced comparison signals are ascertained, wherein, in an operational phase, test signals are transmitted toward the medium and application- and device referenced, response signals are received, as well as, by means of a comparison algorithm, the comparison signals are compared with the response signals and a value for an agreement probability is ascertained, and wherein, upon exceeding the ascertained value of the agreement probability above a predetermined limit value, the fill level is ascertained and outputted as a measured value and/or, in the case of subceeding, or falling beneath, the predetermined limit value, a new test signal is transmitted for renewed ascertaining of a response signal. | 10-18-2012 |
20120316831 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ALTITUDE - A method and system for altitude determination is provided. The altitude determination may be provided with the use of a dynamic mapping of altitude parameters and calculated altitudes for respective locations. The dynamic mapping may be provided by data received from users on a wireless network and/or public databases. | 12-13-2012 |
20130166248 | Monitor Test Key of Epi Profile - A method and apparatus for estimating a height of an epitaxially grown semiconductor material in other semiconductor devices. The method includes epitaxially growing first, second, and third portions of semiconductor material on a first semiconductor device, measuring a height of the third portion of semiconductor material and a height of the first or second portion of semiconductor material, measuring a first saturation current through the first and second portions of semiconductor material, measuring a second saturation current through the first and third portions of semiconductor material, and preparing a model of the first saturation current relative to the height of the first or second portion of semiconductor material and the second saturation current relative to an average of the height of the first and third portions of semiconductor material. The model is used to estimate the height of an epitaxially grown semiconductor material in the other semiconductor devices. | 06-27-2013 |
20130245996 | DUAL BEAM NON-CONTACT DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for remotely monitoring an elevation, or change in elevation, of a fluid surface, such as that of molten sapphire. The remote monitoring can be performed by measuring positions of a pair of reflected laser beams off the fluid surface as detected on an imaging sensor. As the surface elevation falls, the positions of the pair of reflected laser beams move relative to each other, and this positional change can be converted into a change in the fluid surface elevation. | 09-19-2013 |
20130289938 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE - A method of generating a tomographic image includes detecting an interference signal containing cross-sectional information of a target object as raw data of the target object, the raw data being phase-modulated in a first direction with respect to a cross section of the target object; demodulating the raw data by adjusting at least one parameter of a filter function defining filtering using a fixed window size; and generating a tomographic image of the target object by performing signal processing on the demodulated raw data. | 10-31-2013 |
20140095107 | HOLE MEASUREMENT APPARATUSES - The present invention is directed to automated apparatuses and methods for measuring fastener hole depth, fastener length, countersink depth and/or hole diameters in a workpiece (or other object) in an automated and extremely rapid, efficient and accurate manner. The apparatuses may be operably connected with a power source and with one or a plurality of computers or other data collection devices to transmit fastener hole depth, countersink depth and/or hole diameter measurement data and/or information to them each time that a fastener hole is measured, while the apparatus is continuously measuring fastener holes (i.e., with no interruptions). Extremely advantageously, using only one hand, and by only squeezing a trigger only one time, an operator of such an apparatus may successfully and very rapidly and accurately perform more than one, or all three, of the following functions: (i) normalize the apparatus relative to one or a plurality of fastener holes and/or workpiece surfaces; (ii) make one or a plurality of accurate measurements; and (iii) transmit the one or more measurements from the apparatus to one or a plurality of computers and/or other data collection devices for, for example, recordation, storage, manipulation, other use and/or the like. | 04-03-2014 |
20140172363 | DUAL-RESOLUTION 3D SCANNER - Disclosed is an integrated 3D scanner for scanning a surface of an object, said integrated 3D scanner comprising:
| 06-19-2014 |
20140222374 | System and Method for Measuring Parameters Relating to Agriculture - The invention provides a system and method system for measuring agricultural parameters, for example the quantity of an agricultural product such as grass. The system comprising means for triggering a measurement of data and repeating the measurement at a plurality of locations over an area; means for communicating the measurement data to a processing means; and means for calculating the quantity of agricultural product for the area using the processing means. The invention solves a problem of how to effectively and simply measure an agricultural product, such as grass, and provides a benefit by allowing the farmer to quickly and accurately measure their grass in a particular field or area. | 08-07-2014 |
20150039263 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, an altitude measurement unit that measures an altitude, key input means for receiving an operation input, and a CPU that starts recording of altitude information regarding an altitude measured by the altitude measurement unit at a predetermined time interval if the key input means receives an input for instructing starting of recording of an altitude, stops the recording of the altitude information if the key input means receives an input for instructing stopping of recording of an altitude, and displays the altitude information when the recording starts on the display unit if the key input means receives an input for instructing display of the altitude information in a state in which the altitude information is currently recorded. | 02-05-2015 |
20150094981 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RIDE HEIGHT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for determining a ride height of a body of a motor vehicle and includes the steps of determining wheel heights at at least four different wheels of the motor vehicle, forming different selections of in each case three of the determined wheel heights, determining a ride height of the body for each selection, comparing the determined ride heights, and determining that at least one measurement value for a wheel height is implausible if the determined ride heights differ from one another by more than a predetermined amount. | 04-02-2015 |
20150120241 | Methods and Apparatus for Coded Time-of-Flight Camera - In illustrative implementations, a time-of-flight camera robustly measures scene depths, despite multipath interference. The camera emits amplitude modulated light. An FPGA sends at least two electrical signals, the first being to control modulation of radiant power of a light source and the second being a reference signal to control modulation of pixel gain in a light sensor. These signals are identical, except for time delays. These signals comprise binary codes that are m-sequences or other broadband codes. The correlation waveform is not sinusoidal. During measurements, only one fundamental modulation frequency is used. One or more computer processors solve a linear system by deconvolution, in order to recover an environmental function. Sparse deconvolution is used if the scene has only a few objects at a finite depth. Another algorithm, such as Wiener deconvolution, is used is the scene has global illumination or a scattering media. | 04-30-2015 |
20150142381 | COMPUTER ASSISTED ERGONOMIC WORKSTATION DESIGNS AND METHODS - Aspects of this invention include new measures of hip—torso posture and strength of the legs. These new measures are made using new tools. Measurement of hip-torso posture can be made using simple tools. One such tool can be applied to the hips, and indicates relative angle of the spine. Photographic tools can be used to analyze posture relative to vertical references. Measurement of leg strength can be made using a device incorporating accelerometers and computer implemented instructions to quantify forward/backward, left/right, or rotational acceleration when the legs are challenged. Other aspects include devices with computer implemented instructions to quantify leg strength. Using the new devices and methods, one can objectively determine postures that are ergonomically appropriate for persons sitting and working at workstations. | 05-21-2015 |
20150149115 | Multi-function Padded Pants - A multi-purpose athletic garment including a pair of pants composed of an athletic performance material, the athletic garment possesses two knee pockets of durable textile material and including removably attached shock absorbing pads which may be inserted and removed. The pads allow for a user to sustain repeated impacts to the knee region like the ones often taken in a game of mini hockey or knee hockey. The pads can be removed so the pants can be worn outside of gameplay or machine washed. The multi-purpose athletic garment is utilized for knee hockey, other similar athletic events and general wear purposes. | 05-28-2015 |
20150362309 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING A HEIGHT MAP OF A BODY OF TRANSPARENT MATERIAL HAVING AN INCLINED OR CURVED SURFACE - Provided is a method for calculating a height map of a sample comprising a body of a transparent material having a refractive index with an inclined or curved surface, the body being provided on an underlying surface extending laterally from underneath the body. The method may include positioning a first area of a body of a transparent material with an inclined or curved surface and a second area of the underlying surface extending laterally from underneath the body under an optical profiler, measuring a height map of the first area and the second area with the optical profiler; and calculating a height map of the inclined or curved surface by using the refractive index, the measured height map of the first area and the second area. | 12-17-2015 |
20150364041 | Method and Apparatus for Bridge Height Measurement and Truck Hit Accident Prevention - A method is presented for warning of bridge height clearance with a system that has a measuring device mounted on a bridge, a processor and a display. The method includes measuring the distance from the point at which the measuring device is mounted on the bridge to pavement below to obtain measurement data, processing the measurement data to calculate a clearance height of the bridge, and displaying a clearance height of the bridge on a display so that a driver approaching the bridge can see the current height of the bridge. | 12-17-2015 |
20160161252 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FLOOR-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT OF BUILDING, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a height information acquisition unit configured to acquire information corresponding to a height at which the apparatus is present, a state specification unit configured to specify at least that the apparatus is in a first state where the apparatus starts moving up or down, and that the apparatus is in a second state where the apparatus finishes moving up or down, a detection unit configured to detect, based on a transition of the specified state of the apparatus, that the apparatus performs moving up or down corresponding to one floor in a building having one or more floors, and an estimation unit configured to estimate, based on the information acquired during the moving up or down corresponding to the one floor, a floor-to-floor height of the building having the one or more floors where the apparatus is present. | 06-09-2016 |
20160178363 | MEASUREMENTS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP AND CONNECTED CHIP CARRIER TO ESTIMATE HEIGHT OF INTERCONNECT | 06-23-2016 |