F-Term-List

2G051 INVESTIGATING MATERIALS BY THE USE OF OPTICAL MEANS ADAPTED FOR PARTICULAR APPLICATIONS
G01N21/84 -21/958
G01N21/84@A-21/90@Z;21/93-21/958 AA AA00
OBJECT TO BE INVESTIGATED OR ANALYSED
AA01 AA02 AA03 AA04 AA05 AA06 AA07
. Non-continuous solids transferred continuously . . Tablets . . Capsules . . Rice grains . . Fruit . . Fuel pellets . . Tool tips or machine elements
AA11 AA12 AA13 AA14 AA15 AA16 AA18
. . Containers . . . Bottles . . . . Mouths or top surfaces . . . . Necks shoulders or trunks . . . . Bottoms . . . . Labels . . . Ampoules or vials
AA21 AA26 AA28
. . . Cans or cups . . . Caps . . . Contents or residues
AA31 AA32 AA33 AA34 AA37 AA40
. Continuous bodies transferred continuously . . Opaque sheets . . . Food e.g. laver . . . Paper . . . Metal sheets . . . Textiles or knitting
AA41 AA42 AA44 AA48
. . Transparent sheets or films . . . Sheet glass . . Rods wires or cord-like materials . Moving fluids
AA51 AA56
. Semiconductors or CCD materials e.g. wafers . Masks or reticles for manufacturing semiconductors
AA61 AA62 AA65 AA68
. Circuit parts e.g. devices or chips . . Pins or lead sections . Circuit boards for mounting devices . . Through holes
AA71 AA73
. Optical or magnetic discs or disc bodies . Other electronic devices e.g. cards *
AA81 AA82 AA83 AA84 AA85 AA86 AA88 AA89 AA90
. Jewels . Inner surfaces of tubes . Inside of tanks or large containers . Figured glass . . Window panes for automobiles . . Cover glass for lamps . Large parts . . Automobile bodies . Others (F)
AB AB00
PARAMETER FOR INVESTIGATION OR ANALYSIS
AB01 AB02 AB03 AB04 AB05 AB06 AB07 AB08 AB10
. Dust on surfaces . Flaws or defects . . Cracking chipping or breaking . . Pinholes . . Edges or corners of three-dimensional structures . . Interior . . Surfaces . . Simultaneous investigation of a plurality of surfaces e.g. edges and peripheries . Bending
AB11 AB12 AB13 AB14 AB15 AB20
. Printing states or indicating states . States of coatings . Joint states or gluing states . Mounting states or soldering states . Detection of contents of or residues in containers . Others (F)
AC AC00
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING TECHNIQUE
AC01 AC02 AC04
. Repetitive investigation . Multi-step investigation . Investigation according to specific programmes *
AC11 AC12 AC15 AC16 AC17 AC19
. Preparation for investigation or analysis . . Removal cleaning or adjustment of portions to be inspected . Transfer or handling of investigating or analysing means . . Self-propelled vehicles . . . for inspecting the inside of tubes . . using robot arms
AC21 AC22 AC24 AC30
. Standards for comparison . . for visual inspection . Protection or shielding . Others (F)
BA BA00
LIGHT SOURCE
BA01 BA02 BA04 BA05 BA06 BA08 BA10
. using a plurality of light sources . . Symmetrical arrangements . Specific wavelengths * . . Ultra-violet light * . . Infrared light * . Multiple wavelengths . Coherent light e.g. lasers
BA11 BA20
. Polarisation . Others (F)
BB BB00
OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR ILLUMINATION
BB01 BB02 BB03 BB05 BB07 BB09
. Specific arrangements or directions (F) . . Multiple symmetrical arrangements . . Normal directions of objects to be inspected . Dark-field illumination . using specific diaphragms filters or light-shielding members (F) . using specific lens systems (F)
BB11 BB15 BB17 BB19 BB20
. using specific mirror systems (F) . using specific spectroscopic techniques (F) . using optical fibres i.e. light guides . for visual inspection i.e. direct observation . Others e.g. for producing holograms (F)
BC BC00
CONTROL OF ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
BC01 BC02 BC03 BC04 BC05 BC06 BC07 BC09 BC10
. controlling light sources . . Stroboscope light . . opening or closing optical shutters . controlling optical systems . . Scanning or sweeping . . . Linear scanning . . . Rotary or helical scanning . detecting or removing contamination in systems . Others (F)
CA CA00
LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT
CA01 CA02 CA03 CA04 CA06 CA07 CA08
. Specific light receiving elements (F) . . Photomultiplier tubes . . Semiconductor elements or arrays . . TV cameras . Specific arrangements or directions (F) . . using a plurality of specific arrangements or directions . . . Symmetrical arrangements
CA11 CA12 CA20
. for visual inspection i.e. direct observation . . comparing with standards . Others (F)
CB CB00
KIND OF RECEIVED LIGHT OR IMAGE
CB01 CB02 CB03 CB05 CB06 CB07 CB08 CB10
. Reflected light . Transmitted light . Combinations of reflected light and transmitted light . Scattered light . . Diffraction patterns or Fourier transform images . Direct light . Combinations of scattered light and direct light . Others (F)
CC CC00
OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING LIGHT
CC01 CC07 CC09
. Endoscopes . using specific diaphragms filters or light-shielding members (F) . using specific lens systems (F)
CC11 CC12 CC13 CC15 CC17 CC20
. using specific mirror systems (F) . . Dichroic mirrors . . Rotary scanning mirrors . using specific spectroscopic techniques (F) . using optical fibres i.e. light guides . Others (F)
CD CD00
CONTROL OF LIGHT RECEIVING SYSTEM
CD01 CD02 CD03 CD04 CD05 CD06 CD07 CD09 CD10
. controlling light receiving elements . controlling optical systems . . Scanning or sweeping . . . Linear scanning . . . Rotary or helical scanning . . Control synchronous with illumination systems . . Control synchronous with movement of objects to be inspected . detecting or removing contamination in systems . Others (F)
DA DA00
HANDLING OF OBJECT TO BE INSPECTED OR DRIVE CONTROL
DA01 DA02 DA03 DA05 DA06 DA07 DA08 DA09
. Supply to or removal from investigating or analysing means . . using star wheels i.e. star-shaped wheels . . using robot arms . Moving or positioning inside investigating means . . in one dimensional direction . . in two or more dimensions . . . in rotary directions . . Compensation for deviation caused by movement
DA11 DA13 DA15 DA17 DA20
. handling different types of objects to be inspected . removing defective articles . Marking of defective articles or conforming articles . removing dust on objects to be inspected e.g. suction . Others (F)
EA EA00
PROCESSING OF RECEIVED LIGHT SIGNAL
EA01 EA02 EA03 EA04 EA05 EA06 EA08 EA09
. Signal compression . Sampling . Peak holding . Delay . . using timers . . using shift registers . Differentials or differences . Integrals
EA11 EA12 EA14 EA16 EA17 EA19 EA20
. Digital conversion binarisation or multi-value conversion . Digital processing . accumulating or saving data . converting light and dark levels to signals . converting colour level to signals . Parallel processing or multiplex processing . Division processing or sequential processing
EA21 EA23 EA24 EA25 EA26 EA27 EA30
. Signal transmissions to remote locations . eliminating effects of undesirable phenomena . . adjusting or calibrating sensitivity . . improving signal-to-noise ratios . . stabilising signals . . using automatic gain control . Others (F)
EB EB00
COMPARISON OR DISCRIMINATION OF SIGNAL
EB01 EB02 EB03 EB05 EB09 EB10
. setting reference values or thresholds . updating reference values or thresholds . . by delaying input signals . employing specific discriminating formulas * . using auxiliary data * . Others (F)
EC EC00
STATISTICAL PROCESSING OF SIGNAL
EC01 EC02 EC03 EC04 EC05 EC06 EC07 EC10
. classifying grading or patterning flaws or defects . Frequency distribution or histograms . Averaging or normalisation . Frequency analysis or spectra . Detection or frequency filters . Correlation . . Correlative functions . Others (F)
ED ED00
FEATURE EXTRACTION IN IMAGE PROCESSING
ED01 ED02 ED03 ED04 ED05 ED07 ED08 ED09
. Masking regions other than those effective or investigated . eliminating overlapping portions . Processing of background signals . extracting or cutting out patterns . . Extraction in multiple steps . . separating picture element units . . . extracting defective picture elements . . . . counting defective picture elements
ED11 ED12 ED13 ED14 ED15
. Superimposing or comparing features with each other . . Movement or rotation therefor . . Address operations therefor . . Image enhancement therefor . . . Enlarging or reducing
ED21 ED22 ED23 ED30
. Parameters for feature extraction * . . Singular points e.g. branch points or end points . . Reference positions e.g. centres or centre of gravity . Others (F)
FA FA00
DISPLAYING OR RECORDING
FA01 FA02 FA03 FA04 FA10
. simultaneously recording or displaying multiple data . . Displaying or recording according to form of objects to be inspected . . displaying or recording on development views of objects to be inspected . Enhanced or enlarged displaying of specific portions . Others (F)
G01N21/91@A-21/91@Z GA GA00
PENETRANT INSPECTION OBJECT
GA01 GA10
. relating to nuclear power . Others (F)
GB GB00
CHEMICAL AGENT FOR USE
GB01 GB02 GB03 GB04 GB10
. Penetrants * . . Fluorescent agents * . Detergents * . Developers * . Others (F)
GC GC00
APPARATUS
GC01 GC02 GC03 GC04
. Chemical agent application or spraying apparatus . Chemical agent removing apparatus . Imaging apparatus . . TV cameras
GC11 GC13 GC15 GC17 GC18 GC20
. Endoscopes . Integral type apparatus . Drive control means of apparatus . Specific light sources (F) . . Blacklight . Others (F)
GD GD00
SIGNAL PROCESSING, DISPLAYING OR RECORDING
GD01 GD02 GD03 GD05 GD06 GD09 GD10
. Image signal processing . . Digital processing . . Feature extraction * . Comparison and discrimination . . Criteria for comparison and discrimination * . displaying or recording results of inspection . Others (F)
GE GE00
OTHER SIMILAR TECHNIQUE
GE01 GE10
. Inspection by applying or transferring chemical agents or the like . Others (F)
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