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Class Number: 250
Class Title: RADIANT ENERGY
Subclass Subclass
Number Title
250 RADIO AND MICROWAVE ABSORPTION WAVEMETERS
251 ELECTRICALLY NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAM DEVICES AND
METHODS
252.1 CALIBRATION OR STANDARDIZATION METHODS
253 GEOLOGICAL TESTING OR IRRADIATION
254 .With drill or drilling
255 .With sampling
256 .Well testing apparatus and methods
257 ..With casing collar detection
258 ..By interface of fluids
259 ..With placement of tracer in or about well
260 ...Tracer being or including radioactive material
261 ..With detector or detector circuit control
262 ..With particular detector signal circuit
263 ...With detector signal modulation or carrier wave
264 ...Having plural detectors
265 ..Plural detectors
266 ...With spacing or direction of detectors
267 ..With radiation control to detector
268 ..With well engaging means
269 ..With source and detector
270 ...Having neutron source and gamma detector
271 CODED RECORD AND READERS; INVISIBLE RADIANT ENERGY TYPE
281 IONIC SEPARATION OR ANALYSIS
282 .Methods
283 ..With collection of ions
284 ...For material recovery
285 .With plural, simultaneous ion generators
286 .Ion beam pulsing means with detector synchronizing means
287 ..With time-of-flight indicator
288 .With sample supply means
289 .With evacuation or sealing means
290 .Cyclically varying ion selecting field means
291 ..Circular ion path
292 ..Laterally resonant ion path
293 ..Alternating field ion selecting means
294 .Static field-type ion path-bending selecting means
295 ..With variable beam shifting field means
296 ..Plural diverse-type static path-bending fields
297 ...For causing complex ion path
298 ..Magnetic field path-bending means
299 ...With detector
300 ....With detector control or regulating
301 METHODS OF DETERMINING OIL PRESENCE, CONTAMINATION OR
CONCENTRATION
302 RADIATION TRACER METHODS
303 .Radioactive tracer methods
304 METHODS INCLUDING SEPARATION OR NONRADIANT TREATMENT OF TEST
MATERIALS
305 ELECTRON ENERGY ANALYSIS
306 INSPECTION OF SOLIDS OR LIQUIDS BY CHARGED PARTICLES
307 .Methodss
308 .Including a radioactive source
309 .Positive ion probe or microscope type
310 .Electron probe type
311 .Electron microscope type
440.11 .Analyte supports
441.11 ..With air lock or evacuation means
442.11 ..With object moving or positioning means
443.1 ..With heat transfer or temperature-indication means
315.3 SOURCE WITH CHARGED PLATE-TYPE DETECTOR
316.1 WITH INFRARED OR THERMAL PATTERN RECORDING
317.1 .Thermal copying of documents
318 ..With image transfer device
319 ..With conveying means
324 CORONA IRRADIATION
325 .Charging of moving object
326 .Charging of objects
580 SOURCE WITH RECORDING DETECTOR
581 .Using a stimulable phosphor
582 ..With image recording
583 ...For specialized application
584 ..With image read-out
585 ...Including stimulation
586 ...Including emission detection
587 ....With adjustment of conditions
588 ..With erasure
589 ..With conveyance
590 ...With a recirculation path
591 .Including a light beam read-out
328 AUTOMATIC/SERIAL DETECTION OF SIMILAR SOURCES
329 RECORD PROJECTORS
330 INFRARED-TO-VISIBLE IMAGING
331 .Including liquid crystal detector
332 .Including detector array
333 .Including image tube-type detector
334 .Including means for scanning field of view
335 CLOUD OR BUBBLE CHAMBERS
336.1 INVISIBLE RADIANT ENERGY RESPONSIVE ELECTRIC SIGNALLING
336.2 .Superconducting type
337 .With heating of luminophors
338.1 .Infrared responsive
338.2 ..Ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, photomagnetic types
338.3 ..Pyroelectric type
338.4 ..Semiconducting type
338.5 ..With means to analyze uncontained fluent material
339 ..With selection of plural discrete wavelengths or bands
340 ..Methods
341 ...With irradiation of object or material
342 ...Locating infrared emissive objects
343 ..With means to transmission-test contained fluent material
344 ...Plural series signalling means
345 ...Plural beam/detector pairs
346 ....Plural temperature sensitive signalling means
347 ..With movable beam deflector or focussing means
348 ...Controlled by signalling means
349 ..Plural signalling means
350 ...With periodic beam varying means
351 ..With periodic beam varying means
352 ..With temperature modifying meanss
353 ..With beam deflector or focussing means
354.1 .Signalling means controls incident radiation
356.1 .Flow metering
356.2 ..Using radioactive tracer
357.1 .Fluent material level signalling
358.1 .With means to inspect passive solid objects
359.1 ..Rectilinearly moving object
360.1 ..With relative movement means
361 R .With or including a luminophor
362 ..Methods
363.01 ..With radiant energy source
363.02 ...Body scanner or camera
363.03 ....With position source
363.04 ....Emission tomography
363.05 .....With detector support
363.06 ....Using coded aperture
363.07 ....With distortion correction
363.08 ....With detector support
363.09 ....With calibration
363.1 ....With a collimator
364 ...With fluent source handling or collecting means
365 ...Ultraviolet light source
366 ..Plural electric signalling means
367 ..Plural or composite luminophor
368 ..With optics
369 ..With output system
361 C ..Chemiluminescent detection
370.01 .Semiconductor system
370.02 ..Alpha particle detection system
370.03 ..Fission fragment/fissionable isotope detection system
370.04 ..Self-powered system
370.05 ..Neutron detection system
370.06 ..Discrimination-type system
370.07 ..Dose or dose rate measurement
370.08 ..Imaging system
370.09 ...X-ray or gamma-ray system
370.1 ..Position sensitive detection system
370.11 ..Scintillation system
370.12 ..Of material other than Gallium Arsenide or elemental
Silicon
370.13 ...Containing cadmium telluride
370.14 ..Particular detection structure (e.g., MOS, PIN)
370.15 ..Temperature control or compensation system
371 ..Methods
372 .Ultraviolet light responsive means
373 ..With means to transmission-test contained fluent material
374 .Including a radiant energy responsive gas discharge device
375 ..Methods
376 ..With electroscopic indicators
377 ...With charge generator
378 ...With charge storage means
379 ..With means to supply the gas
380 ...Radioactive gas, or with gas-borne radioactive material
381 ...With radioactive source
382 ..With means to ionize the gas
383 ...Emissive fluent type, or with transmissive fluent material
384 ...Radioactive
385.1 ..Plural chambers or three or more electrodess
385.2 ...Spark chambers
386 ..With a periodic electrode bias varying means
387 ..With periodic electrode bias supply
388 ..With indicator
389 .Including ionization means
390.01 .Neutron responsive means
390.02 ..Radiographic analysis
390.03 ..With dose measurement
390.04 ..Composition analysis
390.05 ...For moisture content
390.06 ..Density/thickness/consistency analysis
390.07 ..Spectrum analysis
390.08 ...Using time-of-flight spectrometers
390.09 ...Using diffractometers
390.1 ..Including beam control
390.11 ..Including a scintillator
390.12 ..Position-sensitive
391 ..Methods
392 ..With indicating or recording means
393 .With radiant energy source
394 .Plural signalling means
395 .Methods
200 PHOTOCELLS; CIRCUITS AND APPARATUS
201.1 .Photocell controls its own optical systems
201.2 ..Automatic focus control
201.3 ...Of a microscope
201.4 ...Active autofocus
201.5 ....With optical storage medium; e.g., optical disc, etc.
201.6 ...Based on triangulation
201.7 ...Based on contrast
201.8 ...Based on image shift
201.9 ..Light beam wavefront phase adaptation
203.1 ..Following a target (e.g., a star or instrument pointer or
other object) other than a pattern
203.2 ...Target illuminated by artificial light source
203.3 ...Self-luminous target
203.4 ....Sun
203.5 ....Cathode-ray tube scanning
203.6 ....Airborne target, or spaceborne target other than the
sun (e.g., star or missile)
203.7 ....With moving reticle in optical path
202 ..Following a pattern (e.g., line or edge)
548 ..Controlling web, strand, strip, or sheet
549 ..Cathode-ray tube
204 ..Adjusting optical system to balance brightness in plural
paths
205 ..Controlling light source intensity
550 .Interference pattern analysis (e.g., spatial filtering or
holography)
551 .Signal isolator
552 .Solid state light source
553 ..Array or matrix
554 .Flame light source
206 .Photocell controlled circuit
206.1 ..Having means to generate positional information in at
least one plane of a target moving relative to one or more
photodetectors
206.2 ...Detection of positional information in two or moree
planes (e.g., azimuth and elevation; hour angle and
declination)
206.3 ....With moving reticle in optical path
555 ..Including coded record
556 ...Document verification or graph reader
557 ...With means to position, direct, or detect record
558 ..Steroplotters
559 ..With circuit for evaluating a web, strand, strip, or sheet
560 ...Width or length
561 ...Presence or position
562 ...Defects
563 ....With scanning
564 ..With circuit for evaluating a fluent material
565 ...With comparison
207 ..Electron multiplier
208.1 ..Plural photosensitive image detecting element arrays
208.2 ..Plural photosensitive nonimage detecting elements
208.3 ...With electronic scanning
208.4 ...Used to switch an electrical circuit or device on or
off
208.5 ...With photodetector output ratioing other than by bridge
or push-pull circuits
208.6 ...With specific relative positional geometry of
photosensitive elements (e.g., an annular photosensitive
element surrounding a coaxially mounted photosensitive
element)
210 ..Bridge and push-pull circuits
214 R ..Special photocell or electron tube circuits
214 P ...Photographic control
214 D ...Light dimmers
214 A ...Amplifier type
214 LA ....Light amplifier type
214 LS .....Switching type
214 VT .....Vacuum tube type
214 PR ...Photosensitive rheostat type
214 SG ...Self-generating type
214.1 ...Special photocell
214 AG ...Automatic gain control
214 AL ...Ambient light responsive
214 B ...Ambient light desensitizing means
214 C ...Compensation
214 DC ...Digital circuitry
214 L ...Logarithmic/linear signal
214 RC ...Rate of change
214 SF ...Slave flash
214 SW ...Electronic switch
215 .Combined with diverse-type device
216 .Optical or pre-photocell system
227.11 ..Light conductor
227.12 ...Optical delay line
227.13 ...Light pen
227.14 ...Condition responsive light guide (e.g., light guide is
physically affected by parameter sensed which results in
light conveyed to the photocell)
227.15 ....With detection of macroscopic break in fiber
227.16 ....With detection of fiber microbend caused by parameter
affecting fiber
227.17 ....Causing polarization change in fiberr
227.18 ....Causing light spectral frequency/wavelength change
227.19 ....With coherent interferrometric light
227.2 ...With imaging
227.21 ...With light chopping or modulation
227.22 ....Keyboard or other manual switch controlled
227.23 ...With spectral frequency/wavelength discrimination
227.24 ...With coupling enhancement means
227.25 ....Fluid coupling
227.26 ...With scanning
227.27 ...With coherent interferrometric light
227.28 ...With specific configuration of light conductor
components with respect to each other
227.29 ...With specific illumination or viewing orientation of
light conductor relative to viewed object (e.g., light normal
to, and detector at 45 degree angle to, viewed object)
227.3 ...With variable orientation of light conductor relative to
viewed object (e.g., goniometer)
227.31 ...Side or edge illuminated light conductor or collector
227.32 ...End illuminated light conductor with noncircular
geometric cross section
566 ..Including coded record
568 ...Digital information
569 ....Card type
570 ....Tape, drum, or disc types
571 ..Detection or web, strand, strip, or sheet
572 ...Material defects
573 ..Fluent material in optical path
574 ...Scattered or reflected light
575 ...Plural paths
576 ...Sample holder or supply
577 ...Volume or level
221 ..Controlled by article, person, or animal
222.1 ...Inanimate article
222.2 ....Particle detection
223 R ....Conveyor or chute
223 B .....Bottles
224 ....Article and light ray relatively moved during sensing
225 ..Polarizing
226 ..Color (e.g., filter or spectroscope)
228 ..Integrating sphere
229 ..Light valve (e.g., iris diaphragm)
231.1 ...Actuated by dynamic external physical quantity
231.11 ....Actuated by gauge element deflection
231.12 ....Gyroscopes
231.13 ....Shaft angle transducers
231.14 .....Incremental shaft readers; i.e., with means to
generate increments of angular shaft rotation
231.15 ......With plural gear driven discs
231.16 ......Using phase difference of output signals from plural
photodetectors
231.17 ......With means to indicate a complete shaft rotation
231.18 ......Position indicating shaft encoders with means to
generate a unique signal for each specific angular shaft
position
231.19 ....Pressure-responsive light valves
230 ...Reflection type(e.g., mirror galvanometer)
232 ...Light chopper type
233 ....Rotaryy
578.1 ..Plural light sources or optical paths
234 ..Means for moving optical system
235 ...Repetitious path
236 ....Rotary motion
237 R ..Hoods, grating, baffles, diaphragms, masks
237 G ...Gratings (moire fringes)
238 .Temperature control of photocell
239 .Housings (in addition to cell casing)
396 R WITH CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEFLECTION OR FOCUSSING
397 .With detector
398 .With target means
399 ..Secondary emissive type
400 ..With means to convey or guide the target
396 ML .Magnetic lens
423 R ION GENERATION
424 .Methods
425 .With sample vaporizing means
426 .Arc type
427 .Electron bombardment type
423 P .Photoionization type
423 F .Field ionization type
428 FLUENT MATERIAL CONTAINMENT, SUPPORT OR TRANSFER MEANS
429 .With temperature control
430 .With valve or pump actuator
431 .With cleaning means
432 R .With irradiating source or radiating fluent material
433 ..Including a movable surface transfer means
434 ..Including a gravity-type transfer means
435 ..Including a flowthrough transfer means
436 ...Flow-enclosed radiation source
437 ...Tortuous path type
438 ...With a flow-modifying surface
432 PD ..Parent-daughter isotope separators
453.11 SUPPORTED FOR NONSIGNALLING OBJECTS OF IRRADIATION (E.G.,
WITH CONVEYOR MEANS)
454.11 .With source support
455.11 ..Source and object encasement (e.g., sterilizers)
458.1 LUMINOPHOR IRRADIATION
459.1 .Methods
461.1 .With ultraviolet source
461.2 ..Biological cell identification
462.1 .Self-luminous article
463.1 ..Dials, pointers, gauges, and bands
464.1 ..Pendants
465.1 ..Manual operators or luminous attachments therefor
466.1 ..Covers, keys, or luminous attachments therefor
467.1 ..Reticles, gun sights or with optical element
472.1 INVISIBLE RADIATION RESPONSIVE NONELECTRIC SIGNALLING
473.1 .Methods
474.1 .Optical change type
475.2 .Photographic type
482.1 ..With radiation filter, modifier, or shield (e.g.,
dosimeter badges)
483.1 .Luminescent device
484.2 ..Requiring an additional energy source to cause
luminescence
484.3 ...With thermally-stimulated phosphor
484.4 ...With optically-stimulated phosphorr
484.5 ....Dosimeter
485.1 ..With light excluding casing having an aperture
486.1 ..With plural luminescent material or plural luminescent
containing layers or areas
487.1 ..With optical member of material to directly modify
luminous energy
488.1 ...Plural planar layer type
489 ION COLLECTORS
491.1 MEANS TO ALIGN OR POSITION AN OBJECT RELATIVE TO A SOURCE
OR DETECTOR
492.1 IRRADIATION OF OBJECTS OR MATERIAL
492.2 .Irradiation of semiconductor devices
492.21 ..Ion bombardment
492.22 ..Pattern control
492.23 ..Variable beam
492.24 ..Photocathode projection
492.3 .Ion or electron beam irradiation
493.1 RADIANT ENERGY GENERATION AND SOURCES
494.1 .Plural radiation sources
495.1 ..Including an infrared source
496.1 .With container for radioactive source and radiation
directing or selectable shielding
497.1 ..With means to move source between shielded and unshielded
position
498.1 ..With pivoted or rotatable radiation shield
503.1 .With radiation modifying member
504 R ..Ultraviolet or infrared source
504 H ...Hand-held
505.1 RADIATION CONTROLLING MEANS
506.1 .Shielded receptacles for radioactive sources
507.1 ..Having plural storage compartments or plural nested
receptacles
515.1 .Shields
516.1 ..Garments
517.1 ..Construction elements or building parts
518.1 ..With neutron absorption material
519.1 ..Flexible
522.1 SOURCE SUPPORTS
526 MISCELLANEOUS
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900 OPTICAL LIQUID LEVEL SENSORS
901 .With gap between light guide elements (includes open light path
preset)
902 ..With closed light path preset
903 ...With prism contacting liquid
904 .With single light guide element to guide light in a continuous
path
905 ..With longitudinal irregularity
906 ...With large scale longitudinal bend
907 ...With portions of light guide coating or cladding removed
908 ...With waveguide twisted about its longitudinal axis
909 METHODS AND APPARATUS ANCILLARY TO STIMULABLE PHOSPHOR SYSTEMS