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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) |