CA2682459C - Detection device - Google Patents
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
- G01S13/88—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications
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- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01S7/03—Details of HF subsystems specially adapted therefor, e.g. common to transmitter and receiver
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- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
- G01V8/00—Prospecting or detecting by optical means
- G01V8/005—Prospecting or detecting by optical means operating with millimetre waves, e.g. measuring the black losey radiation
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- Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GBGB0706301.9A GB0706301D0 (en) | 2007-03-30 | 2007-03-30 | Reflective means |
| GB0706301.9 | 2007-03-30 | ||
| GB0716481.7 | 2007-08-23 | ||
| GBGB0716481.7A GB0716481D0 (en) | 2007-03-30 | 2007-08-23 | Imaging device |
| PCT/GB2008/001115 WO2008119971A1 (en) | 2007-03-30 | 2008-03-31 | Detection device |
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| CA2682459A1 CA2682459A1 (en) | 2008-10-09 |
| CA2682459C true CA2682459C (en) | 2015-06-23 |
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| US (1) | US8536533B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP2140288B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP5248594B2 (enExample) |
| AT (1) | ATE544083T1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2682459C (enExample) |
| GB (2) | GB0706301D0 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2008119971A1 (enExample) |
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| TWI726404B (zh) * | 2019-09-02 | 2021-05-01 | 為升電裝工業股份有限公司 | 車輛雷達裝置及其系統 |
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| GB0706301D0 (en) | 2007-05-09 |
| JP5248594B2 (ja) | 2013-07-31 |
| WO2008119971A1 (en) | 2008-10-09 |
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| EP2140288B1 (en) | 2012-02-01 |
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| ATE544083T1 (de) | 2012-02-15 |
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