公开(公告)号：US5351152A

公开(公告)日：1994-09-27

申请号：US930927

申请日：1992-08-14

申请人： Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Robert L. Thomas ,  Lawrence D. Favro ,  Li Chen

发明人： Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Robert L. Thomas ,  Lawrence D. Favro ,  Li Chen

IPC分类号： G02B5/30 ,  G02B21/00 ,  G02B21/22

CPC分类号： G02B21/0032 ,  G02B21/0044

摘要： A direct-view stereoscopic confocal microscope including a light source, an aperture plate, image collector, and first and second vibrators. The light source is used for illuminating a portion of a specimen and the aperture plate is used for passing a portion of the light emanating from the light source onto a portion of the specimen. The image collector is optically coupled to the illuminated portion of the specimen and acts to separate the image created by the illuminated portion of the specimen from the light illuminating the specimen. A first vibrator is coupled to the specimen for vibrating the specimen along a first axis and the second vibrator is coupled to the image collector, and synchronized with said first vibrator, for vibrating the collecting means along a second axis.

摘要翻译： 一种直视立体共焦显微镜，包括光源，孔板，图像采集器以及第一和第二振动器。 光源用于照射样本的一部分，并且孔板用于将从光源发出的光的一部分通过到样本的一部分上。 图像采集器光学地耦合到样本的照射部分，并且用于将由样本的照射部分产生的图像与照射样本的光分离。 第一振动器耦合到样本，用于沿着第一轴线振动样本，并且第二振动器耦合到图像采集器，并与所述第一振动器同步，以沿着第二轴线振动收集装置。

公开(公告)号：US4874251A

公开(公告)日：1989-10-17

申请号：US808350

申请日：1986-02-10

申请人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Lawrence D. Favro

发明人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Lawrence D. Favro

IPC分类号： G01N21/17 ,  G01N25/72

CPC分类号： G01N25/72 ,  G01N21/171

摘要： A thermal wave imaging apparatus generates a real time image of the surface and subsurface of an opaque solid object. A.C. electrical signals indicative of the configuration of the surface and subsurface of the object which are generated during a thermal wave scan of the object by a first heating beam which generates a localized temperature gradient on the object and a deflectable second probe beam heating beam, which deflection is detected by a detection device mounted adjacent to the object, are stored in an image memory under the control of a central processor. A refresh counter generates sequential, incremental signals used to control the X and Y axis deflection of a display monitor. Such signals also address the image memory and generate output data controlling the intensity of the display point at each generated X and Y axis deflection point. A modulation and intensity regulation circuit generates an optical beam having a constant amplitude in spite of any fluctuations in the output of the heating laser.

摘要翻译： 热波成像装置产生不透明固体物体的表面和次表面的实时图像。 交流电信号，指示在物体的热波扫描期间通过在物体上产生局部温度梯度的第一加热光束和可偏转的第二探测光束加热光束在物体的表面和地下表面的配置，其中 通过与物体相邻安装的检测装置检测偏转，在中央处理器的控制下存储在图像存储器中。 刷新计数器产生用于控制显示监视器的X和Y轴偏转的顺序的增量信号。 这些信号还对图像存储器进行寻址，并产生控制每个产生的X轴和Y轴偏转点处显示点强度的输出数据。 尽管加热激光器的输出有任何波动，调制和强度调节电路产生具有恒定振幅的光束。

公开(公告)号：US07122801B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-17

申请号：US10940850

申请日：2004-09-14

申请人： Lawrence D. Favro ,  Robert L. Thomas ,  Xioayan Han

发明人： Lawrence D. Favro ,  Robert L. Thomas ,  Xioayan Han

IPC分类号： G01J5/02

CPC分类号： G01N21/71 ,  G01N3/60 ,  G01N25/72 ,  G01N29/228 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N29/345 ,  G01N29/346 ,  G01N29/348 ,  G01N2203/0051 ,  G01N2203/0062 ,  G01N2203/0694 ,  G01N2291/044

摘要： A defect detection system for thermally imaging a structure that has been energized by sound energy. The system includes a transducer that couples a sound signal into the structure, where the sound signal causes defects in the structure to heat up. In one embodiment, a hard metal disk is positioned between the transducer and the structure to help couple the sound energy from the transducer into the structure. A predetermined force is applied to the transducer and a pulse duration and a pulse frequency of the sound signal are selected so that the sound energy induces acoustic chaos in the structure, thus generating increased thermal energy. A thermal imaging camera images the structure when it is heated by the sound signal.

摘要翻译： 一种用于对通过声能激发的结构进行热成像的缺陷检测系统。 该系统包括将声音信号耦合到结构中的传感器，其中声音信号引起结构中的缺陷加热。 在一个实施例中，硬金属盘位于换能器和结构之间，以帮助将来自换能器的声能耦合到结构中。 对换能器施加预定的力，并且选择声音信号的脉冲持续时间和脉冲频率，使得声能在结构中引起声学混沌，从而产生增加的热能。 热成像摄像机在通过声音信号加热时对结构进行成像。

公开(公告)号：US5283684A

公开(公告)日：1994-02-01

申请号：US922931

申请日：1992-07-31

申请人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Lawrence D. Favro ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Li Chen

发明人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Lawrence D. Favro ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Li Chen

IPC分类号： G02B5/30 ,  G02B21/00

CPC分类号： G02B21/0044 ,  G02B21/0032 ,  Y10S359/90

摘要： A method for constructing a Nipkow disk using a zone plate disk, comprises the steps of constructing a zone plate disk, including the substep of disposing a plurality of focusing means a long a disk, wherein the plurality of focusing means have a common focal distance; placing a photographic plate at the focal distance of the plurality of focusing means; illuminating the plurality of focusing means with a light source such that the illumination is passed through the plurality of focusing means and focused onto the photographic plate thereby creating an image of a plurality of points of focused illumination; and capturing the image created on the photographic plate and using it to construct the Nipkow disk.

摘要翻译： 一种使用区域盘构造Nipkow盘的方法，包括以下步骤：构造一个区域盘，包括将多个聚焦装置设置为长盘的子步骤，其中多个聚焦装置具有公共焦距; 将照相板放置在所述多个聚焦装置的焦距处; 用光源照亮多个聚焦装置，使得照明通过多个聚焦装置并聚焦到照相板上，从而产生多个聚焦照明点的图像; 并捕获在照相板上创建的图像并使用它来构造Nipkow盘。

公开(公告)号：US5162941A

公开(公告)日：1992-11-10

申请号：US734398

申请日：1991-07-23

申请人： Lawrence D. Favro ,  Robert L. Thomas ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Li Chen

发明人： Lawrence D. Favro ,  Robert L. Thomas ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Li Chen

IPC分类号： G02B5/30 ,  G02B21/00

CPC分类号： G02B21/0044 ,  G02B21/0032 ,  Y10S359/90

摘要： A confocal microscope comprises a focusing lens for focusing a light source onto a pin hole. The use of the lens for this purpose, when used within a confocal microscope apparatus, greatly reduces image artifacts and creates an increased transfer efficiently between the light source and the sample.

摘要翻译： 共焦显微镜包括用于将光源聚焦到针孔上的聚焦透镜。 当在共聚焦显微镜装置中使用时，用于此目的的透镜的使用大大减少了图像伪像并且在光源和样品之间有效地产生了增加的转印。

公开(公告)号：US5287183A

公开(公告)日：1994-02-15

申请号：US488310

申请日：1990-03-05

申请人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Lawrence D. Favro ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo

发明人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Lawrence D. Favro ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo

IPC分类号： H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/14

CPC分类号： H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/2354 ,  H04N5/33

摘要： The assembly (10, 10') is a real time imaging device for detecting radiation from an object field (12) which is periodic in time. A video camera (14) detects emitted and reflected radiation from the object field (12) and produces a video signal of the image and a timing signal. A processor (16) synchronously averages successive video signals and stores same in an image buffer (26) to obtain an image from which has been eliminated unsynchronous noise. Alternatively, the elimination of unsynchronous or ambient noise may be performed partially or wholly within the camera (14) prior to processing.

摘要翻译： 组件（10,10'）是用于检测来自在时间上是周期性的物场（12）的辐射的实时成像装置。 摄像机（14）检测来自物场（12）的发射和反射的辐射，并产生图像的视频信号和定时信号。 处理器（16）对连续的视频信号进行同步平均并将其存储在图像缓冲器（26）中，以获得已被消除的非同步噪声的图像。 或者，可以在处理之前部分地或完全地在相机（14）内执行消除非同步或环境噪声。

公开(公告)号：US5223932A

公开(公告)日：1993-06-29

申请号：US639794

申请日：1991-01-10

申请人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Lawrence D. Favro ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Li Chen ,  Hui J. Jin

发明人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Lawrence D. Favro ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Li Chen ,  Hui J. Jin

IPC分类号： H04N5/21 ,  H04N5/30 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N7/188 ,  H04N5/30 ,  H04N5/33

摘要： The assembly (10) utilizes real-time imaging for detecting radiation from an object field (12) which has a component which is periodic in time. A video camera (14) detects emitted and reflected radiation from the object field (12) and produces a video signal comprising a series of pixels representing a frame of the image. A dynamically averaged offset derived from the original video signal is subtracted from the video signal leaving only information from the time-varying component of the video object field. The resulting signal is digitized by a digitizer (18) contained in a processor (16). The processor (16) averages the successive frames as synchronous images based on the periodicity of the object field (12) to eliminate unsynchronous noise from the image and to display an image synchronous with the periodicity of the object field (12). Because the final video image is a digitization of the amplified difference, the dynamic range of the corrected image is greatly increased.

摘要翻译： 组件（10）利用实时成像来检测来自具有在时间上是周期性的分量的物场（12）的辐射。 视频摄像机（14）检测来自物场（12）的发射和反射辐射，并产生包括表示图像帧的一系列像素的视频信号。 从视频信号中减去从原始视频信号导出的动态平均偏移，仅留下来自视频对象场的时变分量的信息。 所得到的信号由包含在处理器（16）中的数字转换器（18）数字化。 处理器（16）基于物场（12）的周期性将连续帧平均为同步图像，以消除来自图像的非同步噪声并显示与物场（12）的周期同步的图像。 由于最终的视频图像是放大差分的数字化，所以校正图像的动态范围大大增加。

公开(公告)号：US4589783A

公开(公告)日：1986-05-20

申请号：US596515

申请日：1984-04-04

申请人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Lawrence D. Favro

发明人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Pao-Kuang Kuo ,  Lawrence D. Favro

IPC分类号： G01N21/17 ,  G01N25/72 ,  G01N21/00 ,  G01N25/00

CPC分类号： G01N25/72 ,  G01N21/171

摘要： A thermal wave imaging apparatus generates a real time image of the surface and subsurface of an opaque solid object. A.C. electrical signals indicative of the configuration of the surface and subsurface of the object which are generated during a thermal wave scan of the object by a first heating beam which generates a localized temperature gradient on the object and a deflectable second probe beam heating beam, which deflection is detected by a detection device mounted adjacent to the object, are stored in an image memory under the control of a central processor. A refresh counter generates sequential, incremental signals used to control the X and Y axis deflection of a display monitor. Such signals also address the image memory and generate output data controlling the intensity of the display point at each generated X and Y axis deflection point. A modulation and intensity regulation circuit generates an optical beam having a constant amplitude in spite of any fluctuations in the output of the heating laser.

摘要翻译： 热波成像装置产生不透明固体物体的表面和次表面的实时图像。 交流电信号，指示在物体的热波扫描期间通过在物体上产生局部温度梯度的第一加热光束和可偏转的第二探测光束加热光束在物体的表面和地下表面的配置，其中 通过与物体相邻安装的检测装置检测偏转，在中央处理器的控制下存储在图像存储器中。 刷新计数器产生用于控制显示监视器的X和Y轴偏转的顺序的增量信号。 这些信号还对图像存储器进行寻址，并产生控制每个产生的X轴和Y轴偏转点处显示点强度的输出数据。 尽管加热激光器的输出有任何波动，调制和强度调节电路产生具有恒定振幅的光束。

公开(公告)号：US20140076890A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US14072346

申请日：2013-11-05

申请人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Veda Nan Thomas

发明人： Robert L. Thomas ,  Veda Nan Thomas

IPC分类号： A47G19/02

CPC分类号： A47G19/02 ,  A47B47/00 ,  A47B81/04 ,  A47J47/00

摘要： Paper plates currently have no designated storage space built into any kitchen, craft, or workroom. The Plate-let gives decorative storage solutions for disposable dinnerware. This solution will give convenient storage solutions without having to create an additional space in existing cabinets and drawers. The design and multiple abilities give the Plate-let flexible usage possibilities.

摘要翻译： 纸板目前没有任何厨房，工艺或工作室内的指定存放空间。 Plate-let为一次性餐具提供装饰性储存解决方案。 该解决方案将提供方便的存储解决方案，而无需在现有的机柜和抽屉中创建额外的空间。 设计和多种能力使Plate-Let灵活的使用可能性。

公开(公告)号：USD340566S

公开(公告)日：1993-10-19

申请号：US748396

申请日：1991-08-22

申请人： Robert L. Thomas

设计人： Robert L. Thomas