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INST NAT OPTIQUE
CA·97 granted patents·17 pending applications·2,622 citations·filing 1992–2016
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114 records- 0196US7635854B1Method and apparatus for optical level sensing of agitated fluid surfacesINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 22, 2009·46 cites·9 claims
- 0296US7554652B1Light-integrating rangefinding device and methodINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 30, 2009·75 cites·19 claims
- 0396US7388662B2Real-time measuring of the spatial distribution of sprayed aerosol particlesINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 17, 2008·41 cites·30 claims
- 0496US5392117AFabry-Perot optical sensing device for measuring a physical parameterINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 21, 1995·231 cites·27 claims
- 0596US5202939AFabry-perot optical sensing device for measuring a physical parameterINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 13, 1993·227 cites·24 claims
- 0695US7855376B2Lighting system and method for illuminating and detecting objectINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 21, 2010·70 cites·15 claims
- 0795US6688758B2Line generator optical apparatusINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 10, 2004·78 cites·14 claims
- 0893US7663749B2Method and system to measure the concentration of constituent elements in an inhomogeneous material using LIBSINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 16, 2010·19 cites·24 claims
- 0992US6545808B1Phase mask with spatially variable diffraction efficiencyINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 8, 2003·147 cites·7 claims
- 1091US7864321B2Evanescent wave multimode optical waveguide sensor with continuous redistribution of optical power between the modesINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·27 cites·15 claims
- 1191US7773294B2Low-average-power parabolic pulse amplificationINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 10, 2010·20 cites·10 claims
- 1291US7324724B2Optical fiber devices using component insertionINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 29, 2008·30 cites·22 claims
- 1391US6552809B1Position encoding optical device and methodINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 22, 2003·47 cites·40 claims
- 1490US7883535B2Device and method for transmitting multiple optically-encoded stimulation signals to multiple cell locationsINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 8, 2011·95 cites·65 claims
- 1590US6941053B2Triple-clad rare-earth doped optical fiber and applicationsINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 6, 2005·53 cites·11 claims
- 1689US9244245B2Auto-centering of an optical element within a barrelINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·13 cites·46 claims
- 1789US9131219B2Method and apparatus for triangulation-based 3D optical profilometryINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 8, 2015·10 cites·9 claims
- 1889US7801333B2Vision system and a method for scanning a traveling surface to detect surface defects thereofINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 21, 2010·16 cites·15 claims
- 1989US6396857B1Laser diode assemblyINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·47 cites·19 claims
- 2089US5825803AMultiple emitter laser diode assembly with graded-index fiber microlensINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 20, 1998·105 cites·10 claims
- 2188US7873091B2Laser diode illuminator device and method for optically conditioning the light beam emitted by the sameINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 18, 2011·24 cites·7 claims
- 2288US7640122B2Digital signal processing in optical systems used for ranging applicationsINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 29, 2009·23 cites·12 claims
- 2387US7895007B2Digital signal processing in optical systems used for ranging applicationsINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 22, 2011·20 cites·14 claims
- 2487US7663793B1Wide angle immersive display systemINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 16, 2010·15 cites·21 claims
- 2586US7023001B2Method for engraving materials using laser etched V-groovesINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 4, 2006·37 cites·10 claims
- 2685US5518863AMethod of changing the optical invariant of multifiber fiber-optic elementsINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 1994·Granted May 21, 1996·67 cites·15 claims
- 2784US7974319B2Spectrally tailored pulsed fiber laser oscillatorINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 5, 2011·8 cites·30 claims
- 2884US7260131B2Symmetrization device and laser diode system provided with the sameINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2007·11 cites·16 claims
- 2983US8885993B2Dual-index optical pump stripper assemblyINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·9 cites·13 claims
- 3082US9236707B1System and method for generating light pulses based on direct current modulation of a seed laser diodeINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 12, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 3182US9013467B2Controlled operation of a LED lighting system at a target output colorINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 21, 2015·7 cites·30 claims
- 3282US6633656B1Microthermistor based fingerprint sensorINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 14, 2003·61 cites·21 claims
- 3382US6590665B2Optical sensing devicesINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2003·25 cites·7 claims
- 3482US5962909AMicrostructure suspended by a microsupportINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 5, 1999·45 cites·13 claims
- 3581US7209605B2Packaged optical sensors on the side of optical fibersINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 24, 2007·26 cites·26 claims
- 3680US9244002B1Optical method and system for measuring an environmental parameterINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 3780US7274448B2Short range LIDAR apparatus having a flat spatial responseINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 25, 2007·6 cites·15 claims
- 3880US6549683B1Method and apparatus for evaluating a scale factor and a rotation angle in image processingINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·49 cites·19 claims
- 3979US7835599B2Flow cytometry analysis across optical fiberINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·7 cites·23 claims
- 4079US7317849B1Optical fiber sensor and methodINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 8, 2008·17 cites·12 claims
- 4178US7486438B2High-resolution optical imaging systemsINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 3, 2009·8 cites·19 claims
- 4278US7088493B2Light modulating microdeviceINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 8, 2006·21 cites·38 claims
- 4378US6508403B2Portable apparatus for 3-dimensional scanningINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 21, 2003·34 cites·13 claims
- 4478US6437886B1Device and method for recording an interference pattern in a photosensitive mediumINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·21 cites·44 claims
- 4577US7586678B2Optical imaging system for obtaining multi-field-of-view imageINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 8, 2009·7 cites·13 claims
- 4677US6686653B2Miniature microdevice package and process for making thereofINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2004·28 cites·7 claims
- 4776US6870682B1Apparatus for reshaping an optical beam bundleINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2005·18 cites·49 claims
- 4874US9146346B2Optical fiber for Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman scattering endoscopesINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 29, 2015·4 cites·4 claims
- 4973US9372150B2Optical method and system for measuring an environmental parameterINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 21, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 5073US8809786B2Microbolometer detector with centrally-located support structureINST NAT OPTIQUE·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·3 cites·14 claims
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