公开(公告)号：US20240319107A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18124636

申请日：2023-03-22

Applicant: M & G Jewelers, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Insalago ,  Juan Guevara

IPC: G01N21/88 ,  G01N21/41 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N21/87 ,  G01N35/00

CPC classification number: G01N21/8851 ,  G01N21/4133 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N21/87 ,  G01N35/00584 ,  G01N2021/177 ,  G01N2201/025

Abstract: An automated station includes a plurality of panels forming an enclosure, a camera positioned within the enclosure, a light fixture positioned within the enclosure, a turntable positioned within the enclosure, an inspection device, and a computer controller functionally coupled to the camera, the light fixture, the turntable, and the inspection device. The computer controller controls the operation of the camera, the light fixture, the turntable, and the inspection device based on information received by the computer controller about an object to be photographed and inspected by the station.
A method includes receiving an object into an automated station and a computer controller functionally coupled to the automated station performing the steps of: receiving information about the object, automatically adjusting one or more configuration options of the automated station based on the received information, and receiving input about whether the automated station will photograph the object, inspect the object, or both.

公开(公告)号：US20240183790A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18120765

申请日：2023-03-13

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Lim Chow Tian ,  Rajeev Patil ,  Jinson Jayan

IPC: G01N21/88 ,  G01N21/95

CPC classification number: G01N21/8806 ,  G01N21/9501 ,  G01N2201/025

Abstract: A lifter assembly for an optical system includes a chuck having a chuck base and a detachable top plate, wherein the detachable top plate is one of a plurality of interchangeable detachable top plates configured to support a substrate. The lifter assembly also includes a moveable plate supporting the chuck on an upper surface of the moveable plate, the moveable plate vertically adjustable between a lower, retracted position and an upper, extended position. The lifter assembly further includes a bellows structure operatively coupled to the moveable plate. The lifter assembly yet further includes a pneumatic system fluidly coupled to the bellows structure to selectively expand and contract, wherein expansion of the bellows structure vertically adjusts the moveable plate to the upper, extended position and contraction of the bellows structure vertically adjusts the moveable plate to the lower, retracted position.

公开(公告)号：US20240044807A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18356096

申请日：2023-07-20

Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED

Inventor： Tomoya ENDO ,  Kentaro Konishi ,  Yuki Ishida ,  Jun Fujihara

IPC: G01N21/95 ,  H01L21/66 ,  G01N21/13

CPC classification number: G01N21/9501 ,  H01L22/12 ,  G01N21/13 ,  G01N2201/0461 ,  G01N2201/025 ,  G01N2201/0227 ,  G01N2021/0112

Abstract: There is an inspection system including multiple inspection units configured to inspect substrates, wherein each of the inspection units includes: a tester configured to inspect a substrate; a moving part configured to hold and move the substrate relative to the tester; and a frame structure configured to accommodate the tester and the moving part, wherein the frame structure of one inspection unit includes: a first frame to be connected to a frame structure of another inspection unit; and a second frame that accommodates at least the moving part and is configured to move relative to the first frame to extract the moving part from the first frame.

公开(公告)号：US20240011915A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18323698

申请日：2023-05-25

Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hark Ryong KIM

IPC: G01N21/88 ,  G01N21/95

CPC classification number: G01N21/8806 ,  G01N21/9501 ,  G01N2021/8835 ,  G01N2201/025 ,  G01N2201/0633 ,  G01N2201/0638 ,  G01N2201/0668 ,  G01N2201/0636

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inspection apparatus and an inspection method which selectively adjust a numerical aperture of illuminating light in the form of collimated light when inspecting a target object, such as a wafer or the like, using a spectrum, thereby preventing a diffraction phenomenon caused by the illuminating light. The inspection apparatus may include: a camera unit disposed above a target object; an illumination unit configured to illuminate the target object with illuminating light; and a light detection unit configured to detect reflection light of the target object illuminated with the illuminating light, wherein the illumination unit comprises a numerical aperture adjustment device which has a first optical member having a first numerical aperture that is replaceable with a second optical member having a second numerical aperture different from the first numerical aperture so as to reduce a diffraction phenomenon caused by the illuminating light.

公开(公告)号：US20230304922A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18122759

申请日：2023-03-17

Applicant: Tetsuroh TATEBE ,  Hidetaka NOGUCHI ,  Toshiaki TOKITA

Inventor： Tetsuroh TATEBE ,  Hidetaka NOGUCHI ,  Toshiaki TOKITA

IPC: G01N21/25

CPC classification number: G01N21/255 ,  G01N2201/0221 ,  G01N2201/025 ,  G01N2201/0635 ,  G01N2201/0636

Abstract: A spectroscope includes: a light incidence section that allows light from an outside to be incident; a diffraction grating that disperses wavelengths of the light incident on the diffraction grating by the light incidence section; a light reflector having a reflecting surface having an inclination variable around a rotation axis of the reflecting surface; and a light emitter that emits the light reflected by the light reflector to the outside. At least one of the light incidence section, the diffraction grating, and the light reflector, and the light emitter are changeable in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis. The position of the light emitter is changeable in a direction along a center axis of the light emitted from the light emitter.

公开(公告)号：US20180372647A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US16064381

申请日：2016-12-19

Applicant: The Regents of the University of California

Inventor： Matthew Brenner ,  Andrew Emon Heidari ,  Zhongping Chen ,  Sari Mahon ,  Joseph Jing

IPC: G01N21/87 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01B9/02

CPC classification number: G01N21/87 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01N21/4795 ,  G01N21/8806 ,  G01N2021/1787 ,  G01N2021/8809 ,  G01N2201/025 ,  G01N2201/06113

Abstract: The invention includes an improvement in a method of assessing a gemstone having at least one planar face with an internally reflecting surface including the steps of optically modifying the at least one planar face of the gemstone to return a sample beam from an internally reflecting plane corresponding to the at least one planar face to an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system; selectively directing the sample beam from an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system onto the gemstone; and generating an OCT image map of the gemstone to determine volume, gem carat weight and/or quality.

公开(公告)号：US09976174B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US15077182

申请日：2016-03-22

Applicant: Illumina Cambridge Limited

Inventor： Stephen Rawlings ,  Venkatesh Mysore Nagaraja Rao ,  Beng Keong Ang ,  Nitin Udpa

IPC: C12M1/00 ,  C12Q1/68 ,  G01N21/13 ,  G01N21/25 ,  G01N21/64 ,  G02B21/34 ,  G01N35/10 ,  B01L9/00 ,  G01N35/00 ,  B01L3/00 ,  B01L7/00

CPC classification number: C12Q1/6837 ,  B01L3/5027 ,  B01L7/52 ,  B01L9/52 ,  B01L9/527 ,  B01L2300/0654 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0822 ,  B01L2300/0877 ,  C12Q1/6869 ,  G01N21/13 ,  G01N21/253 ,  G01N21/6452 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N35/1095 ,  G01N2035/00356 ,  G01N2035/00752 ,  G01N2035/0091 ,  G01N2201/025 ,  G02B21/34

Abstract: Method includes positioning a first carrier assembly on a system stage. The carrier assembly includes a support frame having an inner frame edge that defines a window of the support frame. The first carrier assembly includes a first substrate that is positioned within the window and surrounded by the inner frame edge. The first substrate has a sample thereon. The method includes detecting optical signals from the sample of the first substrate. The method also includes replacing the first carrier assembly on the system stage with a second carrier assembly on the system stage. The second carrier assembly includes the support frame and an adapter plate held by the support frame. The second carrier assembly has a second substrate held by the adapter plate that has a sample thereon. The method also includes detecting optical signals from the sample of the second substrate.

公开(公告)号：US09753021B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14381697

申请日：2013-02-27

Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GMBH

Inventor： Patrick Garidel ,  Thomas Hennes ,  Torsten Schultz-Fademrecht

IPC: G01N33/15 ,  G01N15/00 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N15/06

CPC classification number: G01N33/15 ,  G01N15/00 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N2015/0693 ,  G01N2201/025

Abstract: The invention concerns the field of biomolecule formulation screening and stability testing. It concerns a method for the evaluation of the colloidal stability of liquid biopolymer solutions. The present invention describes a method for determining the stability of a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) providing a liquid pharmaceutical composition in a container, b) shaking said container on a shaker, whereby the shaker performs an oloid movement, c) determining the stability of said liquid pharmaceutical composition.

公开(公告)号：US09739758B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14493853

申请日：2014-09-23

Applicant: Picarro, Inc.

Inventor： Chris W. Rella ,  Eric R. Crosson ,  Michael R. Woelk ,  Sze Meng Tan ,  Yonggang He ,  David Steele

IPC: G01M3/04 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G01M3/20 ,  G01M3/38 ,  G01N21/01 ,  G01N21/3504 ,  G01N21/39 ,  G01N21/03

CPC classification number: G01N33/0009 ,  G01M3/20 ,  G01M3/38 ,  G01N21/01 ,  G01N21/3504 ,  G01N21/39 ,  G01N2021/0314 ,  G01N2201/025

Abstract: Improved gas leak detection from moving platforms is provided. Automatic horizontal spatial scale analysis can be performed in order to distinguish a leak from background levels of the measured gas. Source identification can be provided by using isotopic ratios and/or chemical tracers to distinguish gas leaks from other sources of the measured gas. Multi-point measurements combined with spatial analysis of the multi-point measurement results can provide leak source distance estimates. Qualitative source identification is provided. These methods can be practiced individually or in any combination.

公开(公告)号：US09739715B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US15059203

申请日：2016-03-02

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Shinji Watanabe ,  Kazuki Aisaka

IPC: G01N21/64

CPC classification number: G01N21/6458 ,  G01N21/6428 ,  G01N2021/6439 ,  G01N2201/025 ,  G01N2201/12

Abstract: A method of setting a laser-light intensity value includes: emitting laser light, the laser light being excitation light, a fluorescent-dyed biological sample being irradiated with the excitation light and emitting light; detecting fluorescence emitted by the biological sample, and outputting a signal corresponding to a brightness value; prestoring relation information, the relation information including the plurality of laser-light intensity values, and information on at least one possible correlation between a phototoxicity degree and the brightness value in relation to each of the laser-light intensity values, the phototoxicity to the biological sample resulting from the laser light; generating a fluorescence image having the brightness value based on the output signal; calculating a brightness value representative of a ROI area based on the generated fluorescence image; and referring to the relation information, and determining a laser-light intensity value satisfying tolerance of the phototoxicity based on the calculated representative brightness value.