17th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130100359 | DISPLAY DEVICE PACKAGING STRUCTURE, TELEVISION SET, AND DISPLAY DEVICE ASSEMBLY METHOD - A display device packaging structure includes a first cushioning member. The first cushioning member is configured to be detachably attached to a device main body of a display device. The first cushioning member includes a bottom component that is configured to face with a display face of the device main body, a side wall component that is arranged relative to the bottom component such that the side wall component is configured to cover a side face portion of the device main body, and an access component that is disposed on the side wall component. The access component is configured to expose an attachment component of the device main body such that a stand of the display device is attachable to the attachment component of the device main body through the access component while the first cushioning member is attached to the device main body. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100360 | Television Apparatus and Electronic Device - According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes: a substrate, a heat transport mechanism, and a pressing member. The television apparatus comprises a housing; a substrate situated in the housing and including a first component mounted thereon; a second component thermally coupled to the first component; and a pressing member. The pressing member comprises a wall portion configured to attach into an edge of the substrate, and to press the second component to contact the first component. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100361 | OPTICALLY INTELLIGENT IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An optically intelligent image sensing device is provided. By applying different potentials across different electrode sections in the image sensing device, the electric field profiles of the corresponding liquid crystal layer sections bend the lights passing through the liquid crystal layer sections in a predetermined manner. In one embodiment, all of a certain color light entering the image sensing device can be bent towards a color filter for the specific color, thereby entering the light sensor for the specific color light. Accordingly, the optically intelligent image sensing device has improved optical efficiency. An arrangement for an array of different electrode and light sensing sections in the image sensing device is also provided as an example for how each electrode may be connected to the optically intelligent image sensing device control signals. An example using the present optically intelligent image sensing device to improve the optical efficiency of an image capturing device is also described. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100362 | NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY WITH DIFFRACTION GRATING THAT BENDS AND FOCUSES LIGHT - A near-to-eye optical system includes an optically transmissive substrate having a see-through display region and a repeating pattern of diffraction elements. The repeating pattern of diffraction elements is disposed across the see-through display region of the optically transmissive substrate and organized into a reflective diffraction grating that bends and focuses computer generated image (“CGI”) light impingent upon the reflective diffraction grating. The see-through display region is at least partially transmissive to external ambient light impingent upon an exterior side of the optically transmissive substrate and at least partially reflective to the CGI light impingent upon an interior side of the optically transmissive substrate opposite the exterior side. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100363 | OPTICAL DEVICE - Disclosed is an optical device which includes: an optical component configured to be electrically actuated such that a light transmission state is variable; a driver circuit for the optical component; a power source unit for driving the optical component; a rim for supporting the optical component; a temple having front and rear ends and connected at the front end to the rim; and an earpiece formed at the rear end of the temple. The power source unit includes a secondary battery, a power switch, a power switch control portion, and a use-status sensing portion for sensing the status of use by a user of the optical device. The power switch control portion performs control to turn off the power switch when the use-status sensing portion does not sense any use by the user of the optical device. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100364 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display apparatus, which includes a liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal lens. The liquid crystal lens includes a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first glass substrate and the second substrate. A plurality of first strip-shaped electrodes is disposed on an inner surface of the first glass substrate along a first direction. A plurality of second strip-shaped electrodes is disposed on an inner surface of the second glass substrate along a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. A plurality of overlapping areas is formed by the first strip-shaped electrodes and the second strip-shaped electrodes. The overlapping areas corresponding to pixels of the liquid crystal display device are utilized for implementing two-dimensional display or three-dimensional display according to voltages of the first strip-shaped electrodes and the second strip-shaped electrodes corresponding to the overlapping areas. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal display system. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100365 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object to reduce 3D moiré and provide a higher-quality three dimensional image display device. The three dimensional image display device includes a display panel on which rows of pixels for right eye and rows of pixels for left eye are alternately arranged in a lateral direction, the display panel planarly displaying an image for three dimensional display, and a parallax forming liquid crystal panel for forming a parallax in an image for right eye and an image for left eye displayed by the display panel. Lateral direction center positions, which are vertexes of luminance in the lateral direction of an image for right eye and an image for left eye, where the image for three dimensional display is visually sensed through the parallax forming liquid crystal panel, are respectively positions shifted in the lateral direction in different positions in the screen longitudinal direction. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100366 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a stereoscopic image conversion panel and a stereoscopic image display apparatus, the stereoscopic display panel includes a first lens substrate, a second lens substrate, a stereoscopic image lens part and a lens liquid crystal layer. The stereoscopic image lens part is disposed between the first and second substrates, and includes a main lens and sub-lenses with a concave shape. At least one sub-lens is disposed at opposite edge portions of the main lens. The lens liquid crystal layer is received by the main lens and the sub-lenses, is disposed between the first and second lens substrates, and includes liquid crystal molecules having an anisotropic refractive index. The lens liquid crystal layer refracts a polarized light at an interface between the lens liquid crystal layer and the stereoscopic lens part, to convert a flat image into a stereoscopic image. Therefore, the thickness of the stereoscopic image panel can be reduced. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100367 | OPTICAL FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND POLARIZING PLATE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND STEREO PICTURE DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE OPTICAL FILM - Provide is an optical film which includes an optically anisotropic layer having a high-definition alignment pattern, can be readily produced, and is utility. The optical film comprising: a transparent support; an alignment film subjected to a unidirectional alignment treatment; and an optically anisotropic layer formed of one kind of composition mainly containing liquid crystal having a polymerizable group, wherein the optically anisotropic layer is a patterned optically anisotropic layer having first retardation regions and second retardation regions alternately disposed in a plane, and the first retardation regions and the second retardation regions have in-plane slow axes orthogonal to each other. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100368 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A liquid crystal display device includes a first insulating layer which sits on an end portion of a first transparent electrode, a gate electrode under the first insulating layer, a semiconductor layer on the first insulating layer, a first wiring which is formed so as to reach the first transparent electrode thereon from the semiconductor layer and is electrically connected to the first transparent electrode, a second wiring which is pulled out from the upper part of the semiconductor layer with an interval from the first wiring, a second insulating layer which covers the first wiring, the second wiring, the semiconductor layer, and the second insulating layer which covers the first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode which is formed on the second insulating layer, and a liquid crystal layer which is arranged on the second transparent electrode. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100369 | COMPOUND HAVING BRANCHED ALKYL OR BRANCHED ALKENYL, OPTICALLY ISOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A liquid crystal compound with branched alkyl or branched alkenyl as represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal medium (a liquid crystal composition or a polymer/liquid crystal composite material) containing the liquid crystal compound, and an optical element containing the liquid crystal medium are described. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100370 | Liquid Crystal Display Module, Liquid Crystal Display Device and Liquid Crystal Display Panel Positioning Method - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) module, a LCD device and a LCD panel positioning method, wherein said LCD module comprises a rubber frame and a LCD panel. The rubber frame is provided with positioning structures which are corresponding to the four sides of the LCD panel and are used for limiting the LCD panel, and each said positioning structure comprises movable positioning parts which are used for tightly butting said LCD panel from at least two adjacent sides of the LCD panel and can be movably fixed on said rubber frame. Because at least two movable positioning parts, which are arranged in one positioning structure for limiting the position of the LCD panel and are positioned on the adjacent sides of the LCD panel, are used for tightly butting the LCD panel from the sides and are fixed on the rubber frame finally, the position of the LCD panel is determined during assembly; and then the LCD panel is positioned. The clearance caused by the different size of the LCD panels can be adjusted by the butting of the movable positioning parts during assembly. Thus, the present invention can be used in various LCD panels of different size caused by machining accuracy. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100371 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) device. A LCD device comprises a LCD panel and a frame for fixing the LCD panel, wherein the matching holes and protruding modules are respectively arranged on the contact surfaces of the frame and the LCD panel; and the frame and the LCD panel are fixed by a way of embedding the protruding modules in the holes. The present invention can keep the LCD panel in place to prevent the LCD panel from moving laterally under the conditions of vibration etc. by providing the protruding modules and the holes for the contact surfaces of the LCD panel and the frame, and using the lateral limitation by embedding the protruding modules in the holes. Therefore, even as in the presence of narrow frame, the LCD panel is prevented from damages due to disconnection from the front frame. Thus, the positioning capability of the LCD panel is greatly improved. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100372 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FIXING DEVICE THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a fixing device thereof are disclosed. The LCD device comprises a light source, a light guide plate and an LCD panel. The fixing device comprises a side plate, a top plate perpendicularly extending from an upper end of the side plate, a partition plate perpendicularly extending from a middle portion of the side plate, and an abutting plate perpendicularly extending from a lower end of the side plate. The partition plate, the top plate and the side plate form a first snap-fit groove for receiving the LCD panel. The partition plate, the abutting plate and the side plate form a second snap-fit groove for receiving the light source. A lower end of the abutting plate is further connected with a supporting portion for supporting the light guide plate, and a partition is formed between the supporting portion and the abutting plate. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100373 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LED MODULE THEREOF - An apparatus includes a chassis assembly; a liquid crystal display panel; a light guide plate configured to guide light to the liquid crystal display panel; a light emitting diode (LED) module including a printed circuit board (PCB), a plurality of LED packages which are mounted on the PCB and emit light to a lateral side of the light guide plate, and a connector connected to the PCB such that the connector is located behind the light guide plate; and a white strip member disposed between the PCB of the LED module and the light guide plate. An edge portion of a bottom surface of the light guide plate is supported by the PCB. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100374 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100375 | DISPLAY DEVICE, SPACER, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A spacer is disposed between two polarizing plates. The spacer has a retardation value of 40 [nm] or less. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100376 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - When tilt directions of liquid crystal molecules have an azimuth of 45° or 135° in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the direction in which a wire grid of a wire grid polarization beam splitter extends, a phase difference compensation element in which an optical axis includes refractive index anisotropy of negative uniaxial properties along the thickness direction is inclined in the same direction as the tilt directions, and the phase difference compensation element is inclined in the direction reverse to the tilt directions when tilt directions have an azimuth of 225° or 315°. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100377 | LOAD DRIVING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE - A load driving device according to the present invention is provided with: an enabling control section generating an enabling signal from an externally inputted PWM signal; and a load driving section that is turned on/off according to the enabling signal, and that PWM-drives the load according to the PWM signal. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100378 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, POLARIZER AND PROTECTIVE FILM - Provided is a liquid crystal display device that has excellent visibility while using a protective film comprising a polyester film. The liquid crystal display device comprises a backlight light source, and a liquid crystal cell disposed between two polarizers; the backlight light source being a white light-emitting diode; each of the polarizers comprising a polarizing film and protective films laminated on both sides of the polarizing film; and at least one of the protective films being a polyester film having a retardation of 3,000 to 30,000 nm. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100379 | SEMITRANSPARENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A semitransparent electronic device includes a glassy sheath having an internal cavity and a display unit disposed in the internal cavity. The display unit has an inner display area and an outer display area circumscribing the inner display area. A transparent display device included in the display unit provides at least the outer display area. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100380 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display which can achieve substantially uniform luminance over the entire display screen includes: a light-guide plate guiding incident light and having a diffusion pattern for emitting light upward, the diffusion pattern being formed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the light-guide plate; and a point light source assembly disposed on at least one side portion of the light-guide plate, the point light source assembly including a plurality of point-light-source elements and a support substrate, in which the point-light-source elements are disposed on the support substrate and supply the light to the light-guide plate. An edge portion of one surface of the light-guide plate, which is adjacent to the point light source assembly, includes a first region corresponding to the point-light-source elements and a second region corresponding to a position between the point-light-source elements. The diffusion pattern may be formed in such a manner that the second region has a higher density than the first region. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100381 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a backlight module, which comprises a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide plate comprises a light input side, a light output surface which adjoins to the light input side, and a bottom surface corresponding to the light output surface. The light source comprising a light-emitting surface is disposed at one side of the light input side of the light guide plate, and the light-emitting surface of the light source is corresponding to the light input side of the light guide plate. The backlight module further comprises a specular reflector which is disposed between the light-emitting surface of the light source and the light input side of the light guide plate. Light beams which are emitted from the light-emitting surface of the light source toward the outside of the light guide plate will enter the light guide plate after being specularly reflected by the specular reflector. The present invention further provides a liquid crystal display device. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100382 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A light guide plate is an optical transmissive plate and comprises at least one light incident surface for receiving light rays, one light exiting surface intersecting with the light incident surface, and one bottom surface opposite to the light exiting surface and formed with a plurality of grooves. The grooves are arranged perpendicularly to the light incident surface for adjusting a distance between a first grooves near the light incident surface and the light incident surface. Since a distance between the first microstructure near the light incident surface and the light incident surface is adjusted without modifying the light coupling distance, the hot-spot phenomenon can be reduced without increasing the cost of the light guide plate. Other grooves are arranged at increasing density and are slightly different for improving uniformity of the light rays outputted and luminance of the backlight module comprising the light guide plate. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100383 | 3D DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a 3D display panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The method comprises the following steps: forming a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate; arranging a polarizer at an outer side of the second substrate; providing a 3D display plate; and arranging the 3D display plate at an outer side of the first substrate. The present invention can improve the viewing angle problem existing in the conventional 3D display. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100384 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes, a first substrate including a common electrode, a pixel electrode in which a slit facing the common electrode is formed, and a first alignment film, a second substrate including a second alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer which is held between the first alignment film and the second alignment film and is formed of a material having a dielectric constant anisotropy in a range of +3.3 or more to +5.3 or less at a transition temperature of 75° C. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100385 | LCD Panel and Method of Forming the Same - An LCD panel and method for forming the same are proposed. The LCD panel includes a TFT substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal LC layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate. The opposite substrate includes main spacers for sparing space between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate and secondary spacers. The TFT substrate includes TFTs and color filters with recesses. The secondary spacers fit the recesses, and the secondary spacers do not touch the TFT substrate. Not only a thickness of the LCD panel is adjustable when the liquid crystal is injected between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate, but also the optical characteristics of the LCD panel can not change to effect display quality when the LCD panel is squeezed by force. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100386 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a method of manufacturing a display apparatus, a first substrate including a plurality of pixels is formed, and a black column spacer is formed on the first substrate. A second substrate is formed, and a liquid crystal layer is formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The black column spacer is formed by coating a photoresist on the first substrate, exposing the photoresist to a first light, developing the exposed photoresist and exposing the developed photoresist to a second light. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100387 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND ALIGNMENT FILM THEREOF - The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel and an alignment film thereof, and the alignment film is made of a modified polyimide which has conjugated double bond at side chain. Resistance value of the alignment film is less than the resistance value of a liquid crystal material of the liquid crystal panel by properties of the conjugated double bond that can reduce the resistance value of a prior art polyimide. In addition, improving the imidization ratio of a modified polyimide alignment film is important. The present invention is conducted the charged ion from liquid crystal layer to the alignment film by the conjugated double bond of the modified polyimide at the side chain to prevent the increase in the ion density of the liquid crystal in part of this area, and improve the problem of image sticking. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100388 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes an electrode layer and a liquid crystal layer. The electrode layer has a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode is opposed to the first electrode and having a plurality of openings extending in a same extending direction. The liquid crystal layer is disposed on the electrode layer. The liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer in a region in proximity to one side of the opening and liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer in a region in proximity to another side of the opening, the sides of the opening being opposed to each other in a width direction of the opening, are rotated in opposite directions from each other and aligned. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100389 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device capable of preventing the occurrence of crack in a capacitor insulating film due to laser marking is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes pixels arranged in a matrix in a display region above a substrate, a thin film layer formed in a non-display region excluding the display region, and a transparent insulating film extending from the display region to the non-display region and formed on the thin film layer, in which the transparent insulating film includes at least an organic insulating film formed of an organic compound for planarizing a surface of the substrate, an inorganic insulating film which is a thin film formed on the organic insulating film and formed of an inorganic compound and formed with an opening extending to the organic insulating film in a region above the thin film layer, and a transparent electrode layer which is formed in the opening of the inorganic insulating film to cover the organic insulating film exposed from the opening of the inorganic insulating film. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100390 | Liquid Crystal Substrate and Manufacturing Method thereof, and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The invention discloses a liquid crystal substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and an LCD device. A liquid crystal substrate comprises electrode(s), and the electrode is made of transparent conductive colloid. In the invention, because the transparent conductive colloid is used to replace ITO films to make the electrodes, and the transparent conductive colloid (such as nanometer silver colloid, carbon nanotube colloid and the like) forms a film after being applied and cured. Thus, the liquid crystal substrate has the advantages of low cost, simple process, immediate etching after being applied and dried. The cost of equipment required by PVD during ITO preparation is reduced, the FAB space is effectively used, the use amount of metal such as indium, tin and the like is reduced, the cost of equipment for manufacturing LCDs and liquid waste disposal is reduced, the manufacturing time is reduced, and the output is increased. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100391 | Liquid Crystal Display And Manufacturing Method For The Same - The present invention provides a design of a bonding pad of a LCD panel and a flexible printed circuit (FPC). Each bonding pad is divided into three sections. Therefore, more bonding pads can be disposed on a high resolution panel without reducing total bonding width. Furthermore, the bonding pad with three sections, the FPC bonding pad and the panel bonding pad which are coupled with each other have different area so that misalignment is avoided in the process of bonding of the FPC and panel bonding pad. Besides that, a bonding area of each FPC bonding pad and panel bonding pad are substantially the same to assure resistance. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100392 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible display device ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100393 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Between a pair of mother substrates, spaces are defined by a seal. The pair of mother substrates is cut to cut out cells. The seal is arranged to fill a region between adjacent spaces. On the seal, a low moisture-permeable layer made of a material that is harder and has lower moisture permeability than the seal is laminated in the region between the adjacent spaces. On at least one of the pair of mother substrates, a pair of projecting stripe portions extending along a length of the seal and arranged at an interval is formed in the region between the adjacent spaces at a position overlapping with the seal and the low moisture-permeable layer. In a step of cutting the pair of mother substrates, together with the pair of mother substrates, the seal and the low moisture-permeable layer are cut between the pair of projecting stripe portions. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100394 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An embodiment of the invention provides a liquid crystal compound having the following formula: | 2013-04-25 |
20130100395 | EYEGLASS FRAME HAVING ROTATABLE TEMPLE INSERTS - An eyeglass frame having a pair of temple arms and a lens frame is provided, each temple arm having a first end rotatably disposed on the lens frame, a second end, and at least one aperture between the first and second end. A flat, ornamental insert having two sides is pivotally disposed in each aperture from a first position to a second position wherein the ornamental insert is secured in the aperture by a pivot pin about which the ornamental insert pivots such that one of the two sides is visible on an outer surface of its associated temple arm. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100396 | EYEGLASS FRAME HAVING ROTATABLE TEMPLE INSERTS - An eyeglass frame having a pair of temple arms and a lens frame is provided, each temple arm having a first end rotatably disposed on the lens frame, a second end, and at least one aperture between the first and second end. A flat, ornamental insert having two sides is pivotally disposed in each aperture from a first position to a second position wherein the ornamental insert is secured in the aperture by a pivot pin about which the ornamental insert pivots such that one of the two sides is visible on an outer surface of its associated temple arm. Each ornamental insert has at least one magnet to mate with an magnet attraction surface in its associated temple arm to secure the ornamental insert in position for wear. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100397 | Eyewear with Adjustable Temple and Method of Manufacture - A novel pair of eyewear includes a frame, one or more optically active eyepieces, a first temple piece and a second temple piece. The first and second temple pieces each include an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the length and angle of the first and second temple pieces. In a particular embodiment, the first and second temple pieces each include a locking mechanism for fixing the length and angle of the first and second temple pieces with respect to the frame. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100398 | PROGRESSIVE ADDITION LENS - A progressive addition lens device is disclosed. The device comprises a lens body formed with a progressive power surface having a temporal part and a nasal part. The surface is characterized by an optical power map having a plurality of contours corresponding to transitions between optical powers across the surface, wherein at least 70% of the contours are substantially monotonic at the temporal part. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100399 | Colored Contact Lens - A computer-implemented method of designing an iris region of a colored contact lens including providing an annular digital image representing at least a portion of an iris region of the eye. Applying a gradient fill algorithm to the digital image. And applying a halftoning algorithm to the digital image. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100400 | Amblyometer for balancing bridging rivalrous binocular vision - A machine and method for balancing across the brain's fusion bridge rivalrous stimuli of image pairs having diametrically opposed brightness and means of adjusting the rivalrous balance to measure the depth of a vision defect. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100401 | FUNCTIONAL VISION TESTER - A vision testing device includes a partition defining a first side and a second side and an electronic device operable to project a first image to the first side and a second image to the second side. The first image and the second image comprise computer-generated images, and the first image is identical to but offset from the second image. A mirror extends from the first side to the second side and is positioned to reflect the first image and the second image. A first viewing lens is in optical communication with the first side and configured to receive the first image reflected from the mirror. A second viewing lens is in optical communication with the second side and configured to receive the second image reflected from the mirror. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100402 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SENSORY EYE DOMINANCE - The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing a push/pull perceptual learning technique to a subject demonstrating sensory eye dominance (SED) and/or amblyopia. More specifically, the weak eye of the subject is cued forcing it to become dominant, while visualization in the strong eye is suppressed over the course of a treatment regimen. Such systems and methods are shown herein to result in a perceptual learning and a reduction of interocular imbalance, as well as an improvement in the visual characteristics typically associated with very little or no SED and/or amblyopia, such as improved depth perception. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100403 | Determining physical lengths in an eye using multiple refractive indices - In certain embodiments, determining physical lengths of an eye includes determining an optical length of each segment of a plurality of segments of an axis of the eye, where each segment corresponds to a portion of the eye. A refractive index is determined for each segment. A physical length of each segment is determined according to the optical length and the refractive index of the segment. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100404 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF UVEITIS USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Systems and methods for automatically detecting, classifying and quantifying clumps indicative of inflammation in the eye using optical coherence tomography images are described. Clump detection relies on both intensity and geometric thresholding. Applications of the invention include improved diagnosis, classification and monitoring of inflammatory disease. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100405 | WAVEFRONT SENSORLESS ADAPTIVE CORRECTION OF THE WAVE ABERRATION FOR AN EYE - Embodiments of the invention generally provide apparatuses and methods utilized in optics, and more specifically to apparatuses and methods for adaptive optics correction and imaging. Real-time wavefront sensorless adaptive optics correction and imaging is used with the living human eye to produce optical quality rivaling that of wavefront sensor based control in the similar systems. Using an optimization algorithm that is based on an image quality metric, the apparatus and method optimize the optical quality in ocular image frames acquired with an adaptive optics system. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100406 | Systems for Extended Depth Frequency Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (FDOCT) and Related Methods - Systems for extended depth frequency domain optical coherence tomography are provided including a detection system configured to sample spectral elements at substantially equal frequency intervals, wherein a spectral width associated with the sampled spectral elements is not greater than one-half of the frequency interval. Related methods are also provided herein. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100407 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - An ophthalmologic apparatus including a splitting unit configured to split, on a light path in an optical observation system of an anterior segment of a subject's eye, an anterior segment image into a plurality of light beams at a position conjugated with the anterior segment, and an imaging unit configured to capture the anterior segment image via an image forming unit configured to form an image of the light beams coming from the anterior segment, split by the splitting unit. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100408 | Calculating an intraocular lens (IOL) power according to a directly determined IOL location - In certain embodiments, calculating intraocular lens (IOL) power includes determining locations of parts of an eye along an axis of the eye. The locations include the location of a cornea, the anterior and posterior locations of a crystalline lens, and the location of a retina. An IOL location of an IOL is calculated according to the anterior and posterior locations of the crystalline lens. Corneal data is also determined. The IOL power is calculated using the corneal data, the IOL location, and the retinal location. In certain embodiments, refractive indices are determined for segments of the axis, and at least one location is adjusted according to the refractive indices. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100409 | Method and System for Combining OCT and Ray Tracing to Create an Optical Model for Achieving a Predictive Outcome - A system and method are provided for combining the imaging capabilities of an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) device with the calculated results of ray tracing techniques. The combination is then used to derive a predictive refractive outcome for an optical model. The resultant optical model includes diopter power and size information for use in preoperative planning (e.g. a capsulotomy) and/or for the manufacture of an Intraocular Lens (IOL). | 2013-04-25 |
20130100410 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF THE EYES AND DELIVERING OF SUNGLASSES AND EYEGLASSES - The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for automated measured correction of the eyes and provision of sunglasses and eyeglasses for individuals, including individuals with a visual acuity of 20/20 or better. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100411 | OPHTHALMIC INSTRUMENT ARM ASSEMBLY HAVING DOGLEG LINK FOR EXTENDED REACH - An instrument arm assembly is provided for presenting an examination instrument to a seated patient. The instrument arm assembly includes an arm having an attachment assembly, an instrument supporting element for supporting the examination instrument and having an attachment assembly, and a linkage having first and second attachment assemblies. The instrument supporting element attachment assembly is pivotably connected with the linkage first attachment assembly, and the arm attachment assembly is pivotably connected with the linkage second attachment assembly. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100412 | OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATION SUITE HAVING CHAIR WITH SIDEWARD MOVEMENT - An ophthalmic examination suite includes an instrument delivery stand, a base coupled with the instrument delivery stand and including a base plate, a carriage moveable on the base plate, and a chair supported by the carriage and configured to receive a seated patient thereon. The chair is laterally moveable with the carriage between an examination position and a stowed position. A space is created next to the chair when the chair is in the stowed position, and the space is configured to receive a wheelchair during an eye examination. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100413 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - In this projection display device, which can display 3D images, it is possible to support lens shift and zooming without providing excess additional parts and without increasing the number or output of light-emitting elements when mounting a light-emitting element such as an infrared beam light-emitting element to the main body of the projection display device. The projection display device ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100414 | Waveplate compensation in projection polarization conversion systems - Three dimensional projection systems may be single projector or multiple projector systems. These 3D projection systems may include a one or more polarization conversion systems (PCS). Each PCS may be designed for relatively small throw ratios and thus, may be designed to accommodate the small throw ratios. Each PCS may include a polarizing beam splitter, a first optical stack, a reflector and a second quarter wave retarder. The first optical stack may include a rotator, a polarizer, a polarization switch and a first quarter wave retarder. Each PCS may receive light from a respective projector, and the PBS in each PCS may direct the light toward the first optical stacks. The light may be converted to a different polarization state as it passes through the first optical stack. The converted light may then be re-directed by a reflecting element to a second quarter wave retarder. The second quarter wave retarder may convert linearly polarized light to circularly polarized light. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100415 | Projection Apparatus and Method for Pepper's Ghost Illusion - An image projection apparatus includes a projector, a frame, and a partially transparent screen. The frame retains the screen under tension, such that the screen is inclined at an angle with respect to a plane of emission of light from the projector. The screen has a front surface arranged such that light emitted from the projector is reflected therefrom. The projector projects an image such that light forming the image impinges upon the screen such that a virtual image is created from light reflected from the screen, the virtual image appearing to be located behind the screen. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100416 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a display portion having a screen that can display an image; and an image forming substrate formed into a plate, wherein the image forming substrate are configured to be switchable between a first state where the screen is arranged to be inclined with respect to the first main surface such that light from the screen enters the image forming substrate from the first main surface side and forms the image on the second main surface side and a second state where the display portion and the image forming substrate are aligned in the thickness direction and are arranged along each other. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100417 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An illumination system includes a coherent light source, a phosphor switching module, a beam combining unit and a diffusion switching module. The coherent light source emits a coherent light beam. The phosphor switching module includes a light passing section and a first phosphor reflecting section. The light passing section and first phosphor reflecting section are switched into a transmission path of the coherent light beam by turns. The first phosphor reflecting section converts and reflects the coherent light beam into a first color beam. The beam combining unit combines the coherent light beam passing through the light passing section and the first color light beam. The diffusion switching module includes a light diffusion section and a first light permeable section to be switched into the transmission paths of the coherent light beam and the first color light beam by turns. A projection apparatus is also disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100418 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes a projection part which enlarges and projects the light flux modulated by an imager onto a projection plane; an opening which is formed in a main body cabinet and through which the light flux outputted from the projection part is passed; and a cover which is mounted in the opening and through which the light flux is transmitted. A light incident surface of the cover has such a curved shape as to set an incident angle of each principal ray transmitted through the cover small, as compared with an arrangement, in which the light incident surface has a flat shape. A light output surface of the cover has such a curved shape as to set an output angle of each principal ray transmitted through the cover small, as compared with an arrangement, in which the light output surface has a flat shape. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100419 | BEAM PROJECTOR WITH EQUALIZATION LENS - A projector for projecting light forming an image on an external screen to outside of the projector includes a display panel provided with a plurality of pixel elements, and configured to form an image by controlling the pixel elements according to a driving signal, an illumination optical system provided with an equalization lens and a mirror arranged on a first optical axis, and configured to output light penetrating the equalization lens to the display panel through the mirror, and a projection optical system provided with at least one lens arranged on a second optical axis, and configured to output light reflected from the display panel to the outside, wherein an alignment axis of the equalization lens forms an angle of inclination with the second optical axis. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100420 | SPECTRAL FILTERING OF PHOSPHOR COLOR WHEELS - A projection light source has a source of laser light of a first color. A first member has first and second phosphor material segments respectively configured to emit light of second and third colors when illuminated by the laser light of the first color. A second member has first and second dichroic filter segments respectively configured to pass the light of the second and third colors emitted by the first and second phosphor material segments, while blocking light of the others of the first, second and third colors. Relative placements of the first and second members are synchronized to periodically align the first member with the laser light source and the second member with the first member, so that the first dichroic filter segment will pass the second color along a path at first time intervals when the second color is emitted by the first phosphor material and the second dichroic filter segment will pass the third color along at least a same portion of the path at second time intervals when the third color is emitted by the second phosphor material. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100421 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A projector includes a projection lens set, a digital micro-mirror device (DMD), a prism unit, a light merging unit, a light guide unit, and a light source device. The light source device includes a laser light source and a color wheel. The laser light source is positioned in an optical path and generates a first light. The color wheel is positioned in the optical path. The first light irradiates the color wheel to generate second and third lights. The light merging unit merges the first, second, and third lights to generate a mixed light. The light guide unit guides the mixed light to the prism unit. The mixed light is refracted to the DMD via the prism unit, and the refracted mixed light is reflected to the projection lens set via the DMD. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100422 | REFLECTIVE SCREEN APPARATUS - A reflective screen apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, which is advantageous in that a reflection surface is readily formed, projection light outputted from a projector is efficiently reflected, and the convenience of a user is improved, includes a reflective screen having a reflection surface (reflection area) that reflects projection light off reflection films as reflectors selectively formed on a screen substrate in accordance with the angle of incidence of the projection light and a pair of winders that support respective ends (upper and lower ends) of the reflective screen and rotate in forward and backward directions to wind and release the reflective screen, and the winders drive each other and operate in opposite ways to move the reflection surface between the winders. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100423 | LIGHTING DEVICE - There are provided a lighting device with which it is possible to avoid the problem of heat generation in parts subjected to the concentrated energy of irradiating light even when the parts are irradiated with high-energy light from a light source, and a projection type of image display device equipped with this lighting device. This lighting device comprises a light source and a rotary reflecting member that is disposed at an angle to light incident from the light source. The rotary reflecting member has on its periphery a portion that reflects incident light (first region) and a portion that does not reflect (second region). | 2013-04-25 |
20130100424 | Integrated monolithic optical bench containing 3-D curved optical elements and methods of its fabrication - An optical system, such as an integrated monolithic optical bench, includes a three-dimensional curved optical element etched in a substrate such that the optical axis of the optical system lies within the substrate and is parallel to the plane of the substrate. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100425 | FLUID HANDLING STRUCTURE, A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND A DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A fluid handling structure for a lithographic apparatus, the fluid handling structure to confine liquid to a space, the fluid handling structure having, on an undersurface surrounding the space, a liquid supply opening to supply liquid onto an undersurface of the fluid handling structure and, radially inward with respect to the space of the liquid supply opening, a two dimensional array of liquid extraction openings to extract a liquid from the space and to extract liquid on the undersurface from the liquid supply opening. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100426 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FACET MIRRORS AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to methods for producing mirrors, in particular facet mirrors, and projection exposure apparatuses equipped with the mirrors. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100427 | Metrology Method and Apparatus, and Device Manufacturing Method - An approach is used to estimate and correct the overlay variation as function of offset for each measurement. A target formed on a substrate includes periodic gratings. The substrate is illuminated with a circular spot on the substrate with a size larger than each grating. Radiation scattered by each grating is detected in a dark-field scatterometer to obtain measurement signals. The measurement signals are used to calculate overlay. The dependence (slope) of the overlay as a function of position in the illumination spot is determined. An estimated value of the overlay at a nominal position such as the illumination spot's center can be calculated, correcting for variation in the overlay as a function of the target's position in the illumination spot. This compensates for the effect of the position error in the wafer stage movement, and the resulting non-centered position of the target in the illumination spot. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100428 | MASK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, EUV LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMISING THE IMAGING OF A MASK | 2013-04-25 |
20130100429 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND MULTI FACET MIRROR OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An optical system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes a multi facet mirror having a support plate and a plurality of mirror facets. Each mirror facet includes a mirror substrate and a reflective coating applied thereon, and is attached to the support plate. Actuators are provided that induce a deformation of the support plate. The deformation changes the orientation and/or position, but not the shape, of at least two mirror facets. In this way aberrations can be corrected. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100430 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus and a method to hold a patterning device configured to impart a beam of radiation with a pattern in its cross-section. The apparatus includes a base configured to support the patterning device and an inner cover couplable to the base. The inner cover includes a restraining mechanism that, upon an application of a force external to the inner cover, is configured to provide an in-plane force to the patterning device to restrain movement of the patterning device, the in-plane force being substantially parallel to a patterning surface of the patterning device. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100431 | Method and apparatus for alignment processing - A method for alignment processing including making a substrate | 2013-04-25 |
20130100432 | LASER RANGEFINDER WITH SINGLE SHUTTER - A laser rangefinder with single shutter includes a body and a laser-radiating board. The body has a transmitting gateway and a receiving gateway. A shutter is mounted in the transmitting gateway. The body has an adjusting gateway communicating with the transmitting gateway and the receiving gateway. The laser beam is radiated to the object via the transmitting gateway and the shutter. When the object receives the laser beam, the laser beam is reflected into the receiving gateway by the object and the laser beam goes through the receiving gateway to the laser-radiating board thereafter the laser-radiating board calculates the actual distance from the laser rangefinder with single shutter to the object. Furthermore, the adjusting gateway prevents the laser beam interfering in the operating of the laser-radiating board and the laser beam is reflected by the shutter to the laser-radiating board via the adjusting gateway for calculating a reference distance. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100433 | Aperture System for Multi-Angle Light Scattering Detectors - An apparatus for measuring the light scattering properties of a sample in a liquid medium, wherein the liquid medium with the sample is illuminated by a laser beam in a measuring cell transversely to the direction of filling the liquid medium in the measuring cell or transversely to the flow direction of the liquid medium within the measuring cell, comprising a laser, a cylindrical measuring cell, a first inner aperture system, a second outer aperture system and at least two detectors, wherein the detectors are arranged outside of the second outer aperture system so that they collect the light scattered on the sample within set, different angle ranges, wherein the first inner aperture system and the second outer aperture system are formed and arranged circularly and concentrically around the axis of the measuring cell. Use of the apparatus and a method that makes use of the apparatus are also disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100434 | OPTICAL DETECTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An optical detection apparatus which is capable of measuring a sample is provided. The optical detection apparatus includes a plurality of light emission units, a light receiving unit, a driving unit, and an analyzing unit. Each of the light emission units is capable of emitting a light beam. The light receiving unit is capable of receiving the light beam passing through the sample and is capable of converting the received light beam to an electrical signal. The driving unit is capable of changing the relative position of the light emission units and the sample. The analyzing unit is electrically connected to the light receiving unit and is capable of measuring a property of the sample by using the electrical signal. A number of the light receiving unit is less than a number of the light emission units. An optical measurement system including the optical detection apparatus is also provided. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100435 | DEVICE AND METHOD INTENDED TO MEASURE THE PROPERTIES OF A COMPLEX MEDIUM BY ANALYSIS OF THE VARIATION IN BACKSCATTERED AND/OR TRANSMITTED LIGHT - Disclosed is a device and method intended to measure the properties of a complex medium ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100436 | MOLECULAR FILTERS - Molecular filters are disclosed herein. An example of the molecular filter includes a rolled substrate having an interior surface and opposed ends that are substantially orthogonal to the interior surface. The rolled substrate defines a layer and a fluid flow path extending from one of the opposed ends to another of the opposed ends. A template is positioned on the interior surface of the rolled substrate. The template includes a matrix, and molecule template locations formed in the matrix. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100437 | METHOD OF COMPUTING AN EFFECTIVE BANDWIDTH OF A MULTIMODE FIBER - A method of assessing the power penalty at a given bit error rate of a multimode fiber including measuring a set of elementary fiber responses corresponding to different offset launches of light over the core radius into the multimode fiber, generating a global fiber response by applying, to the set of elementary fiber responses, a set of weighting coefficients and delays depending on the different offset launches of the elementary fiber responses, and computing a parameter representative of a fiber power penalty from the global fiber response, wherein the set of weighting coefficients includes several subsets of weighting coefficients time delayed relative to one another, wherein at least one relative time delay is not set to zero, and wherein weighting coefficients of each subset depend on the different offset launches of the elementary fiber responses. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100438 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting a Vehicle Movement - The description relates to a method and a motion sensor for detecting a vehicle movement with respect to a subsurface. The motion sensor comprises a light source unit ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100439 | SMART FIBER OPTIC SENSORS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVE OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY - Smart fiber optic sensors, systems, and methods for performing quantitative optical spectroscopy are disclosed. In one embodiment, smart fiber optic sensor can include a sensing channel, a calibration channel, and a pressure sensing channel. External force or pressure can be calculated at pressure sensing channel for monitoring and controlling pressure at a sensor-specimen interface thereby ensuring more accurate specimen spectral data is collected. Contact pressure can be adjusted to remain within a specified range. A calibration light of the calibration channel and an illumination light of the sensing channel can be generated simultaneously from a shared light source. Pressure sensing channel can transmit light from a second light source and collect pressure spectral data. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100440 | OPTICAL FIBER CURVATURE MEASURING METHOD - An optical fiber curvature measuring method comprising rotatably holding an end of the optical fiber, irradiating two points at a prescribed distance from each other on a side surface of the fiber with a pair of parallel light beams orthogonal to an axial direction, measuring representative positions of scattered and reflected light beams scattered by the side surface as coordinate positions on an axis parallel to the optical fiber axis, calculating a difference between the two coordinate positions, rotating the fiber by a prescribed angle, repeating the calculation of the difference a plurality of times, calculating a positive representative value for amplitude S | 2013-04-25 |
20130100441 | OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS AND EDGE INSPECTION DEVICE - The invention provides an optical inspection apparatus having an edge inspection device capable of accommodating wide positional changes in the edges of wafers. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100442 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF PROPERTIES IN SUBSTANCES USING PROPAGATION MODES OF LIGHT - This application describes designs, implementations, and techniques for controlling propagation mode or modes of light in a common optical path, which may include one or more waveguides, to sense a sample. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100443 | DEVICE FOR SPLITTING LIGHT INTO COMPONENTS HAVING DIFFERENT WAVELENGTH RANGES AND METHODS OF USE - A prism including a substrate faceted to provide a plurality of flat surfaces, wherein at least two of the plurality of surfaces, each including a filter coating, form at least two filter surfaces, wherein each filter surface selectively permits passage of a predetermined wavelength and reflects remaining wavelengths along an optical path towards another of the plurality of surfaces, optionally another filter surface, wherein an angle of incidence of each of the plurality of surfaces along the optical path is equal or nearly equal. An apparatus incorporating the prism and its use for splitting a light spectrum into a plurality of wavelengths or wavelength ranges. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100444 | BULK MATERIAL SAMPLING AND LASER TARGETING SYSTEM - A method is described for providing a continuous flow of a target material past a laser to enable repeated firings of the laser beam at the material in a controlled and uniform fashion. The objective is to provide a means to characterize the target material using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. The method can be employed in a laboratory or field environment providing improved methods for characterizing in real time the properties of bulk materials. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100445 | METHOD FOR DATA ACQUISITION - A method for data acquisition from a combustion process that generates hot gases includes directing a light beam through the hot gases, detecting signals indicative of a scattered beam in a predefined direction by each hot gas volume through which the light beam passes through, processing the detected signals to ascertain the absorption spectrum of the hot gases, processing the absorption spectrum to obtain data indicative of the combustion process. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100446 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - The invention is directed to find a false defect from defect candidates and obtain a threshold with which the false defect can be eliminated by the smallest number of review times. Defect candidates are reviewed and selected as a defect or a false defect. By deleting a defect candidate having a characteristic quantity equal to or less than that of the false defect from a map or displaying it in another sign, the false defect can be determined visually. Since the defect candidate having the characteristic quantity equal to or less than that of the selected false defect is deleted from the map or displayed in another sign, the defect candidates unnecessary to set a threshold are not reviewed. The number of defect candidates to be reviewed can be largely reduced as compared with that in the conventional technique. Further, by repeating the above work, the threshold is automatically calculated, and an inspection result map with the threshold is displayed, so that a re-inspection is unnecessary. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100447 | OPTICAL SENSING UTILIZING OPTICAL CRYSTAL AND POLARIZATION MEASUREMENTS - An apparatus for measuring a parameter includes: an optical crystal having an optical axis and configured to be disposed at a selected location; an optical signal source in optical communication with a surface of the crystal and configured to transmit an optical signal having an initial polarization to the surface, the surface configured to reflect at least a portion of the signal as a reflected signal; a detector configured to receive the reflected signal; and a processor configured to determine a polarization of the reflected signal and estimate the parameter at the location based on the polarization of the reflected signal. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100448 | SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD - A surface inspection apparatus and a surface inspection method aim to securely deal with finer repetition pitch without shortening the wavelength of illumination light. To this end, the apparatus includes a unit illuminating repetitive pattern(s) formed on the substrate surface to be inspected with linearly polarized light, a unit setting to an oblique angle an angle between the direction of an intersecting line of a vibration plane of the linearly polarized light on the substrate surface and the repetition direction of repetitive pattern(s), a unit extracting a polarized light component perpendicular to the vibration plane of the linearly polarized light, from light having been emitted from the repetitive pattern(s) in a specular direction, and a unit detecting a defect of the repetitive pattern(s) according to the light intensity of the polarized light component. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100449 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING SCATTERING-ABSORPTION BODY - Light irradiates one light incident position on the surface of a scattering-absorption body. The light that propagates through the interior of the scattering-absorption body is detected at one light detecting position on the surface of the scattering-absorption body. On the basis of a light detection signal, a temporal profile of the light intensity of the detected light is acquired, and on the basis of the temporal profile, an mean optical path length of the light in the interior of the scattering-absorption body and information relating to the amount of substance to be measured in a region to be measured are calculated. The information relating to the amount of substance to be measured is corrected on the basis of the mean optical path length, such that the longer the mean optical path length, the greater the amount of substance to be measured is. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100450 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OPTICAL DENSITY OF LIQUID SAMPLE AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE THEREOF - The present invention provides an optical waveguide, comprising: an input end for receiving a divergent beam; an output end for outputting an illuminating beam; a longitudinal cavity extending from the input end till the output end; a first pinhole located at a first predetermined distance from the input end within the said longitudinal cavity for receiving the divergent beam and for generating a fringe pattern, said first pinhole bifurcating the longitudinal cavity into a first and a second light propagating regions, the longitudinal cavity forming the first light propagating region being provided with a reflective coating on its internal surface to enable internal reflection of the divergent beam; and a second pinhole located at the output end for receiving the fringe pattern thus generated by the first pinhole and for outputting the illuminating beam corresponding to a central bright fringe contained in the said fringe pattern via the output end. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100451 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR QUANTIFICATION OF GASES IN PLUMES BY REMOTE SENSING - Method and device for quantifying ingredients of a plume. In one embodiment, the method includes sweepingly directing a beam of light through the plume to a surface on which the beam of light is scattered, acquiring the scattered light scattered from the surface, and processing the acquired scattered light to determine an amount of ingredients of the plume. In one embodiment, the height of the back of the vehicle is measured as the top of the plume for calculating the total mass-per-distance of the plume. In another embodiment, by comparing the absorption spectrum of the plume and the background absorption spectrum of which no plume exists, the non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) of the plume emitted from a vehicle can be quantified. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100452 | DEVICE FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION DETERMINATION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCES IN FLUID MEDIA - The present invention relates to a device for determining the concentration of substances in fluid media. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100453 | MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID FRACTION DROPOUT USING MICROPATTERNED SURFACES - Accurate, real-time detection of dew point of a gaseous sample can be accomplished using the systems and techniques described herein. A gaseous sampling chamber defining an interior volume includes a patterned structure having a roughened surface exposed to the gaseous sampling chamber. The patterned structure includes an open volume accessible by the roughened surface, for example, representing at least about 10% of the interior volume of the gaseous sampling chamber. An illumination source is configured to illuminate at least a portion of the patterned structure. A light detector is configured to receive at least a portion of illumination returned from the patterned structure. A condensate detector is configured to determine a presence of a condensate on the roughened surface in response to an optical property of the patterned surface as modified by the presence of dew. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100454 | INTEGRATED PLASMONIC SENSING DEVICE AND APPARATUS - An integrated plasmonic sensing device is monolithically integrated and provides marker-free detection (eliminating the need to use fluorescent or absorbing markers) and in-situ monitoring of conditions at each detection region. The integrated plasmonic sensing device includes a plasmonic backplane disposed on a monolithically integrated image sensor. One or more plasmonic scattering regions and one or more plasmonic via regions laterally offset from the plasmonic scattering regions are provided in the plasmonic sensing device. Guided plasmonic modes mediate power transfer through the plasmonic backplane to one or more underlying image sensor pixels. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100455 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL IMAGING VIA SPECTRAL ENCODING - Exemplary method, apparatus and arrangement can be provided for obtaining information associated with a sample such as a portion of an anatomical structure. The information can be generated using first data, which can be based on a signal obtained from a location on the sample, and second data, where the second data can be obtained by combining a second signal received from the sample with a third reference signal. An image of a portion of the sample can also be generated based on the information. For example, the first data can be associated with spectral encoding microscopy data, and the second data can be associated with optical coherence tomography data. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100456 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SWEPT-SOURCE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Systems and methods for increasing the duty cycle and/or producing interleaved pulses of alternating polarization states in swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems are considered. Embodiments including improved buffering, frequency selecting filter sharing among multiple SOAs, intracavity switching, and multiple wavelength bands are described. The unique polarization properties of the source configurations have advantages in speckle reduction, polarization-sensitive measurements, polarization state dependent phase shifts, spatial shifts, and temporal shifts in OCT measurements. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100457 | APPARATUS FOR LOW COHERENCE OPTICAL IMAGING - The present invention relates to an apparatus for low coherence optical imaging, and more particularly to an apparatus for low coherence optical imaging which can obtain the information of the different depths of a sample simultaneously. The apparatus comprises a phase transformation unit or a beam shift unit. The phase transformation unit or beam shift unit transforms and reflects the reference light, such that the reflected reference light comprises different phases at the different positions of a cross-section. When the reference light and a information light from the sample are superimposed on a photo detector, the information of the different depths of the sample is obtained. By using the apparatus of the present invention, the elements, the volume, and the cost of the apparatus are reduced. Because of only two-dimensional scanning is required, the scanning rate is improved. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100458 | MULTI-WAVELENGTH INTERFEROMETER, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - A multi-wavelength interferometer includes a beam splitter configured to split plural light fluxes into a reference beam and a measurement beam, a frequency shifter configured to shift a frequency of at least one of the reference beam and the measurement beam to make the frequencies of the reference beam and the measurement beam different from each other, an optical system configured to cause the measurement beam to be incident on a measurement surface and to cause the measurement beam reflected from the measurement surface to interfere with the reference beam to obtain interference light, a dividing unit configured to divide the interference light into a plurality of light beams, and a detection unit configured to detect the plurality of light beams divided by the dividing unit. | 2013-04-25 |