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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2006
Applicant:
Hirohiko Obinata, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hirohiko Obinata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orientation meter for measuring an orientation of a measuring object, the orientation meter including: a plurality of light emitting elements for irradiating light to the measuring object; a light receiving element for receiving reflected light being reflected by the measuring object; and a gain adjusting light emitting element arranged at a vicinity of the light receiving element, wherein the plurality of light emitting elements is arranged around the light receiving element, and the orientation of the measuring object is measured based on a signal from the light receiving element.