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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Kuka Industries Gmbh & Co. Kg., Obernburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KUKA DETUSCHLAND GMBH, Augsburg, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/0228 (2013.01); G01J 1/0271 (2013.01); G01J 1/42 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01J 2001/0285 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring radiation by an optical sensor which generates a signal, such as a shut-off signal, which influences the radiation when subjected to radiation. A sensor with dark current pulses is used, which are assessed as a functional capability signal of the sensor.