53rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150378105 | ASYMMETRIC OPTICAL FIBER COUPLER - There is described an optical fiber coupler in which at least one fiber is a multiple-clad fiber, containing a single-mode core supporting a single guiding mode and an inner multi-mode cladding guiding multiple modes. The multiple-clad fiber is fused with a second fiber of a different etendue to create an optical fiber coupler having an enhanced multi-mode signal transmission. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378106 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE RETENTION - A fiber optic cable retention module includes a housing with a base. A first section extends from the base and defines a pocket for receiving strength members of a fiber optic cable. A second section extends from the base and defines slots that receive a retention member having a generally U shaped frame. The frame has first and second arms extending therefrom that define a cable receiving slot therebetween. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378107 | OPTICAL COMPONENT ASSEMBLY, OPTICAL RECEPTACLE, AND TRANSCEIVER MODULE FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS - An optical component assembly includes a light-guiding member; a cylindrical member which retains the light-guiding member in a through hole thereof; and a projection which is provided at one end of the cylindrical member so as to extend beyond an outer periphery of the cylindrical member, and is engageable in a groove which is formed in a cylindrical shell so as to extend in an axial direction of the cylindrical shell and then turn at a distal end thereof in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical shell. By fixing the cylindrical shell to the projection, the cylindrical shell becomes attachable and detachable. It is possible to provide an optical receptacle and a transceiver module for optical communications having easy removal of foreign matters. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378108 | FIBER OPTIC END-FACE TRANSPARENT PROTECTOR - A protective assembly method using a transparent layer within the fiber interconnect system aids in optical coupling by preventing an air gap from forming between the fiber cores within a connector. A thin transparent film (or with adhesive) is placed over the fiber end-faces at the connector interface, the film having characteristics which allows it to conform to the fiber end and minimize coupling loss between fibers. The film is sized to fit connectors faces and can be temporary, being replaced with each installation. A coating can also applied to the connector surface, providing a similar effect, as well as structurally enhancing the connector surfaces. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378109 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR WITH FIBER END PROTECTION - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic connector including a connector body ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378110 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - The invention provides an optical connector for coupling with a complementary optical connector and for supporting an optical component. The connector comprises a cover moveable between a first and second position. The cover may also comprise a moveable shield and biasing components. There is also provided an optical connector assembly comprising covers that sequentially open. A PCB comprising waveguides and an optical component sub-mount for integrating with the PCB is also presented. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378111 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical sub harness ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378112 | INDEXING TERMINALS FOR SUPPORTING A BIDIRECTIONAL INDEXING ARCHITECTURE - Aspects of the present disclosure relates to an indexing terminal including a multi-fiber ruggedized de-mateable connection location, a first single-fiber ruggedized de-mateable connection location and a second single-fiber ruggedized de-mateable connection location. The multi-fiber ruggedized de-mateable connection location includes a plurality of fiber positions with one of the fiber positions optically coupled to the first single fiber ruggedized de-mateable connection location. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378113 | REVERSIBLE POLARITY MPO FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR - A multi-fiber, fiber optic connector is provided having a housing having a first end for receiving a multi-fiber fiber optic cable and a second end having openings for the fibers from the cable. First and second keys for setting the polarity of the fibers within the connector located on opposing sides of the connector. The connector has either one of guide pins or guide pin receiving holes for guiding the connection with a second connector. The keys are movable between a first active position and a second retracted position, such that when one of the keys is in the first active position, the fibers are presented within the connector in a first polarity and when the second key is in the first active position, the fibers are presented within the connector in a second polarity reversed from the first polarity. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378114 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVING DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING PASSIVE ALIGNMENT OF COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR PASSIVELY ALIGNING COMPONENTS - An optical device for implementing passive alignment of parts and a method therefor, more particularly an optical device and a method therefor that utilize an alignment reference part arranged on the substrate to passively align an optical element part with a lens-optical fiber connection part. For the passive alignment of parts, connection pillars of an alignment reference part are coupled to substrate holes, one or more light-emitting elements and one or more light-receiving elements are aligned in a row in a particular interval with respect to alignment holes arranged opposite each other in the alignment reference part, a lens-optical fiber connection part is aligned with respect to the alignment holes, and an optical fiber is aligned with the optical alignment point at a surface of a prism forming a portion of the lens-optical fiber connection part. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378115 | Window of Optical Waveguide - An optical waveguide has a window for receiving optical signals re-directed by a beam splitter and a heating element associated with the window. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378116 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A system includes a substrate including a first row of first receptacles, a cradle including an opening and a spring member, connectors located within the opening, and cables connected to the connectors. The cradle is configured to connect each of the connectors simultaneously or nearly simultaneously to a corresponding first, and the spring member pushes on the connectors with a force greater than an insertion force of the first receptacle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378117 | DEVICE SOCKET - The invention relates to a device socket consisting of a wall feedthrough ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378118 | HYBRID POWER AND OPTICAL FIBER CABLE WITH CONDUCTIVE BUFFER TUBE - This disclosure is directed to a cable assembly including a cable with a first end and a second end. The cable includes first and second electrical conductors and first and second optical fibers. The cable assembly includes a first eight pin, eight contact modular connector mounted upon the first end and a second eight pin, eight contact modular connector mounted upon the second end. The first eight pin, eight contact modular connector and the second eight pin, eight contact modular connector each include an optical to electrical converter. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378119 | EXTREME ENVIRONMENT OPTICAL FIBER CABLE WITH CRACK-RESISTANT LAYER - A high-temperature and crack resistant optical communication cable is provided. The cable includes an extruded cable body formed from a polymer material defining a channel within the cable body. The cable includes a plurality of optical transmission elements located within the channel. The cable includes a reinforcement sheet wrapped around the plurality of optical transmission elements. The cable includes an adhesion barrier wrapped around the wrapped reinforcement sheet. The adhesion barrier layer is a substantially uninterrupted adhesion barrier layer such that the adhesion barrier layer acts to prevent substantial adhesion between the polymer material of the cable body and an outer surface of the wrapped reinforcement sheet. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378120 | Pipe-Conforming Structure - The present techniques are directed to systems and methods for forming a pipe-conforming structure. The pipe-conforming structure includes a polymer material and one or more optic fibers embedded within the polymer material. The polymer material is formed into a structure that is conformed to the shape of a pipe. A method includes forming a polymer material into a structure including an edge region and a center region. The center region has a greater thickness than the edge region. The method includes inserting one or more optic fibers into the polymer material. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378121 | ENCLOSURE WITH COMBINED STRAIN RELIEF AND GROUNDING - An enclosure for telecommunication cables includes a body that defines an interior of the enclosure, a grounding base secured relative to the body, and at least one strain relief assembly having a strain relief member and grounding member that are jointly coupled to the grounding base. Related methods of installing enclosures are also disclosed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378122 | MODULAR BREAKOUT DEVICE FOR OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS - The present invention relates to a modular breakout device providing optical and/or electrical connection interfaces in each modular unit. The exemplary breakout device includes a housing made up of a plurality of individual compartments stacked upon each other and a cover that is attachable to the housing. The plurality of individual compartments includes a base compartment configured with a port though a wall of the base compartment that is configured to accept optical and/or electrical transmission media and a first furcation tray. The first furcation tray is disposed on top of the base compartment and the cover is disposed on top of the first furcation tray to enclose the housing. In one exemplary aspect, the breakout device has an optical connection interface and an electrical connection interface disposed in a side wall of the first furcation tray. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378123 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH MICRO-DUCT PROTECTION - A fiber optic cable assembly may include a fiber optic cable that has a jacket and a plurality of optical fibers enclosed by and extending longitudinally within the jacket. The fiber optic cable assembly may also include a micro-duct disposed around at least a portion of the jacket, for example, where the cable is buried below grade. The fiber optic cable assembly may further include an insulating layer disposed around at least a portion of the micro-duct, and an outer layer disposed around the insulating layer. The insulating layer and the outer layer may protect the micro-duct and the cable in the event of high temperature exposure that may arise from nearby high temperature utilities, such as in a manhole, as well as to enable the fiber optic cable to be air jetted through the micro-duct from a starting point to a terminating point of a cable routing path. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378124 | PUMPING OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES INTO CONDUITS - An optical waveguide pumping method can include pumping a liquid fluid through a conduit, thereby pumping an optical waveguide into the conduit, and operating a fluid recovery device, so that fluid pressure in the conduit is less than a vapor pressure of the fluid and/or fluid temperature in the conduit is reduced from above a boiling point temperature of the fluid to below the boiling point temperature of the fluid. An optical waveguide pumping system can include a pump which pumps a liquid fluid into a conduit and thereby pumps an optical waveguide into the conduit, and a fluid recovery device connected to the conduit. The fluid recovery device reduces fluid pressure in the conduit to below a vapor pressure of the fluid and/or reduces fluid temperature in the conduit from above a boiling point temperature of the fluid to below the boiling point temperature of the fluid. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378125 | WET MATEABLE CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRICAL AND/OR OPTICAL CABLES - A wet mateable connection assembly includes: at least one first and a second watertight case mateable to each other in a watertight manner, the first and the second case having respective first and second gates at respective first and second coupling ends; at least one first phase connector arranged inside the first case; and at least one second phase connector arranged inside the second case, wherein the first gate is movable inwardly to the second case. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378126 | MID-SPAN BUFFER SHAVING TOOL - A tool for accessing an optical fiber within a buffer tube comprising a buffer tube guide having a groove for insertion of a buffer tube and a blade movable from a first position away from the buffer tube guide to a second position against the buffer tube guide. The tool may include a lower body section and an upper body section movable toward and away from the lower body section, the blade attached to the upper body section and the buffer tube guide attached to the lowered body section wherein the blade contacts the buffer tube when the upper body section is toward the lower body section. The buffer tube guide may be removably securable to the lower body section and the buffer tube guide is replaceable with at least one different sized buffer tube guide for insertion of at least one different sized buffer tube. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378127 | STRESS COMPENSATION FOR PIEZOELECTRIC OPTICAL MEMS DEVICES - An apparatus includes a lens material forming a lens. The apparatus also includes a piezoelectric capacitor over the lens material, where the piezoelectric capacitor is configured to change a shape of the lens material in response to a voltage across the piezoelectric capacitor to thereby change a focus of the lens. The apparatus further includes at least one stress compensation ring over a portion of the lens material and over at least a portion of the piezoelectric capacitor. The at least one stress compensation ring is configured to at least partially reduce bending of the lens material caused by stress on or in the lens material. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378128 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MIRROR - A method for producing a mirror comprising a plurality of optical surfaces, the method comprises: a step of producing elements, step of assembling the elements with each other from the rear, a step of fixing the elements from the rear onto a supporting structure of the mirror, and a step of polishing subsequent to the step of fixing the elements in order to obtain the optical surfaces of the mirror and correct the residual positioning defects of the optical surfaces and polish them. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378129 | IMAGING LENS - A compact, small F-value imaging lens with a wide field of view which corrects aberrations properly. Its elements are arranged in order from an object side to an image side: an aperture stop, a positive first lens having convex surfaces on the object and image sides, a negative second lens having a concave image-side surface, a meniscus positive third lens having a convex image-side surface, and a negative double-sided aspheric fourth lens having a concave image-side surface. With an F-value smaller than 2.4, it satisfies conditional expressions (1) to (3): | 2015-12-31 |
20150378130 | Camera Lens Module - A camera lens module in which an optical system is configured to include five sheets of lenses is provided. In the camera lens module, first, second, third, fourth and fifth lenses are sequentially arranged from an object side, and the first lens performs a zooming operation while moving along an optical axis. Accordingly, the optical system is configured to include five sheets of lenses for performance of a zooming operation and to allow only the first lens to perform the zooming operation, so that it is possible to manufacture a high-resolution optical system in a compact size and to perform the zooming operation at a high speed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378131 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - The invention discloses a seven-piece optical lens for capturing image and a seven-piece optical system for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power, a sixth lens with refractive power, and a seventh lens with negative refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the seven lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase the aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378132 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An optical imaging system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element with positive refractive power, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element. Each of the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element includes at least one aspheric surface. The fourth lens element and the fifth lens element are made of plastic. The fifth lens element includes a concave image-side surface and at least one inflection point. An axial distance is formed between each of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element, and the fifth lens element, and the optical imaging system further comprises a stop. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378133 | Imaging Device, Lens Unit, And Method For Manufacturing Imaging Device - Imaging device includes a compound eye optical system equipped with an array lens formed by arranging multiple lenses as an array in which the lenses have mutually different light axes; a lens frame having a top surface part that covers the portion of a first surface on the object side of the compound eye optical system which excludes the lenses, and a side surface part that supports the top surface part; and a solid-state imaging element that converts a photographic subject imaged by the compound eye optical system into electrical signals. The side surface part of the lens frame is adhered to the solid-state imaging element or to a member that is affixed to the solid-state imaging element, and the portion of the first surface of the compound eye optical system which excludes the lenses is adhered to the top surface part of the lens frame. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378134 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - A zoom lens system includes a positive first lens group and a negative second lens group. The first lens group includes a cemented lens, a diffraction surface having a rotationally symmetric shape satisfying condition (1) formed on a cemented surface of the cemented lens, and condition (2) is satisfied: | 2015-12-31 |
20150378135 | PROJECTION LENS ADJUSTMENT MODULE AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - A projection lens adjustment module applicable to a projection lens is provided. The projection lens includes a first assembly and a second assembly. The projection lens adjustment module includes a flexible connection line, an adjusting element and a driving mechanism. The flexible connection line has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The adjusting element is connected to the first end. The driving mechanism is connected to the second assembly and the second end. When the adjusting element drives the first end to move along a first direction thereby leading the second end to move along a second direction non-parallel to the first direction, the second end drives the second assembly to move along an optical axis direction of the projection lens relative to the first assembly through the driving mechanism. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378136 | WIDE ANGLE LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A wide angle lens is constituted by, in order from the object side to the image side: a front group having a negative refractive power; an aperture stop; and a rear group having a positive refractive power. The front group includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first meniscus lens having a negative refractive power, and a second meniscus lens having a negative refractive power. The rear group includes a first cemented lens formed by cementing a negative lens and a positive lens, provided in this order from the object side, together, most toward the image side, and a lens having at least one aspherical surface and a negative refractive power provided adjacent to the first cemented lens at the object side thereof. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378137 | Imaging Lens and Imaging Device - A telephoto-type imaging lens for short-distance imaging which realizes well focused image with a simple structure through the miniaturization and weight reduction of a focusing lens group, reduction of the load on a drive system for focusing and compact structure of the entire optical system; and an imaging device. The imaging lens includes a first lens group having positive refracting power, a second lens group having negative refracting power and a third lens group having positive refracting power are disposed in order from the object side, wherein at least one positive lens constitutes the second lens group, the first lens group and the third lens group are fixed and the second lens group moves to a focusing side in focusing from infinity to a close object. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378138 | ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes a negative first lens group, an aperture, and a positive second lens group. The first lens group includes a negative first lens, a negative second lens, and a positive third lens. The second lens group includes a positive fourth lens, a negative fifth lens, a negative sixth lens, and a positive seventh lens, wherein the fifth lens is formed by adhering a positive lens and a negative lens, and the sixth lens is a meniscus lens. The zoom lens can be switched toward a telephoto mode from a wide mode by moving the second lens group from the image side toward the object side. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378139 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens is constituted by, in order from the object side: a negative first lens group; an aperture stop; a positive second lens group; a negative third lens group; and a positive fourth lens group. All of the lens groups move along the optical axis when changing magnification from the wide angle end to the telephoto end such that the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group decreases and the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group increases. The first lens group is constituted by, in order from the object side, a 1-1 lens having a negative refractive power, a 1-2 lens having a negative refractive power, and a 1-3 lens having a positive refractive power. Conditional Formula (1) below is satisfied. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378140 | AFOCAL OPTICAL CONCENTRATOR - A Mersenne reflector system provides solar daylighting uses parabolic troughs as primary and secondary reflectors, in Cassegrainian and Gregorian configurations. A Mersenne-like reflector system uses truncated parabolic troughs as primary and secondary reflectors in the Cassegrainian configuration. A variety of combinations of reflector shapes are used including: elliptical primary and circular secondary, rectangular primary and square secondary, elliptical primary and square secondary, and rectangular primary and circular secondary. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378141 | LIGHT MICROSCOPE AND MICROSCOPY METHOD - A light microscope having a sample plane for positioning a sample, and a light source for emitting illumination light, includes optical imaging means for guiding the illumination light into the sample plane. A detector device having a plurality of detector elements for detecting sample light coming from the sample. Adjacent detector elements are at a distance from one another which is smaller than an Airy-Disk produced by a point of the sample plane on the detector device. A scanning device has at least a first and a second optical arrangement simultaneously movable in a common direction for producing an illumination scanning movement and a detection scanning movement, which are opposite to one another. Sample regions spaced apart from one another can be examined simultaneously, such that both a beam path of the sample light from the sample plane to the detector device and a beam path of the illumination light from the light source to the sample plane run via the first optical arrangement and only one of these two beam paths runs via the second optical arrangement. Sample light can be imaged in a non-inverting manner and with an imaging scale of less than one. The invention is additionally directed to a corresponding microscopy method. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378142 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL VIEWING APPARATUS - An illumination device for an optical viewing apparatus has a light source including a first individual light source and a second individual light source arranged in a plane. The first individual light source has a first midpoint and the second individual light source has a second midpoint. An axial direction is defined by a vector from the second midpoint to the first midpoint. An illumination optical unit defines an optical axis which is arranged perpendicularly to the plane and intersects the plane at an intersection point. The light source is imaged toward infinity by the illumination optical unit. The first individual light source has an extent along the axial direction. The midpoint is offset by an amount (Δ) in a positive direction along the axial direction relative to the intersection. The relationship 0.1*L | 2015-12-31 |
20150378143 | WHOLE SLIDE IMAGING - An imaging apparatus includes a microscope comprising an eyepiece and a stage for supporting a sample slide, an electronic mobile imaging and communication device having an image detector, and an adaptor having a coupler portion, a support plane, and a through-hole extending through the support plane and the coupler portion, in which the coupler is positioned on the eyepiece of the microscope, and in which the electronic mobile imaging and communication device is positioned on the support plane. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378144 | ASSEMBLY FOR A VIDEO ENDOSCOPE - A subassembly for a video endoscope with a picture-recording sensor ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378145 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FABRICATING ELECTROWETTING DISPLAYS - An apparatus for fabricating electronic displays comprises a glass substrate that includes pixel arrays formed on the glass substrate. Individual pixels of the pixel arrays include pixel walls to retain a first fluid, such as oil. The pixel arrays may include an edge seal to retain a second fluid, such as an electrolyte solution, that overlays the pixel walls and the first fluid. The glass substrate also includes a hydrophobic strip formed on the glass substrate. A wettability between the first fluid and the hydrophobic strip is different from a wettability between the second fluid and the hydrophobic strip. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378146 | PIXEL WALL CONFIGURATION FOR DIRECTING FLUID FLOW FOR FABRICATING ELECTROWETTING DISPLAYS - An apparatus for fabricating electronic displays comprises a glass substrate that includes pixel arrays formed on the glass substrate. Individual pixels of the pixel arrays include pixel walls to retain a first fluid, such as oil. The pixel arrays may include an edge seal to retain a second fluid, such as an electrolyte solution, that overlays the pixel walls and the first fluid. A fluid dispenser includes slits that are configured to dispense the first fluid and the second fluid onto the glass substrate at a non-orthogonal angle with respect to the pixel arrays. First portions of the pixel walls extend above second portions of the pixel walls to impart a flow of the first fluid and the second fluid in a direction that the first fluid and the second fluid are dispensed by the fluid dispenser. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378147 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTROWETTING DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an electrowetting device including forming a cavity between first and second support plates which narrows towards a constriction. The cavity is at least partly filled with second fluid to provide a reservoir for dispensing second fluid between the first and second support plates. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378148 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTROWETTING DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an electrowetting device including dispensing a fluid from a channel and onto a surface of a support plate. The channel is formed by a part of the surface of the support plate, an interface between the fluid and another fluid, and a further surface which is for example a surface of a roller. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378149 | MIRROR DRIVE DEVICE CAPABLE OF HIGH-SPEED FORWARD AND BACKWARD DRIVING OF MIRROR - A mirror drive device in which the speed of forward and backward movement of a mirror is increased while reducing a power amount required therefor without affecting a finder image and a focus distance of an image viewed through a finder. A mirror-down cam is cam-engaged with a drive shaft provided in a mirror holder, and causes the mirror holder to enter a finder observation position of a photographing optical path. A mirror-up cam is cam-engaged with the drive shaft, and causes the mirror holder to retract from the photographing optical path. A down spring urges the mirror holder toward the finder observation position with low necessary and sufficient pressure. A motor transmits rotation to the mirror-down cam and the mirror-up cam via a shift gear train. The rotation axes of the mirror-down cam and the mirror-up cam are arranged in positions different from each other. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378150 | Light Beam Scanner - According to an embodiment, a light beam scanner includes a first mirror and an angular magnification unit. The first mirror makes a normal direction of a reflecting surface change repeatedly. The angular magnification unit is configured to return, when viewed from a first direction, reflected light from the first mirror to the first mirror so that light is reflected at substantially the same points on the first mirror for a plural number of times, and increase, when viewed from the first direction, an angle each time light is reflected from the first mirror, the angle being between the normal direction of the reflecting surface and a reflection direction of light. Light is emitted from the angular magnification unit after the light is reflected from the first mirror for a predetermined number of times. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378151 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - An image display device includes a signal light generation section including a light source section adapted to emit a light beam, a light scanner adapted to perform a scan with the light beam emitted by the light source section, and a switching section disposed between the light source section and the light scanner, and being adapted to switch between a first state of making the light beam emitted by the light source section enter the light scanner, and a second state of preventing the light beam emitted by the light source section from entering the light scanner. The switching section switches to first state when a voltage is applied to the switching section and switches to the second state when the voltage fails to be applied to the switching section. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378152 | OPTICAL SCANNER - The optical scanner comprises: a motor having an rotor shaft; a rotor being attached to the rotor shaft; a tilt mirror having an inclined reflective surface and being attached to the rotor shaft together with the rotor; and a bearing section being provided to a stator housing and capable of rotatably holding the rotor shaft. The rotor and the tilt mirror are prohibited from detaching from and rotating with respect to the rotor shaft. A recessed part, through which the rotor shaft is penetrated, is formed in the tilt mirror. An elastic member, which always biases the tilt mirror toward the rotor, is provided between a retainer section and an inner bottom part of the recessed part. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378153 | ROTARY BODY DRIVING APPARATUS - The rotary body driving apparatus for rotating a rotary body comprises: a rotor shaft, to which the rotary body and a rotor are attached, being rotatably held by a bearing section; a rotor magnet being attached to the rotor and partially exposed as a position detecting magnet; a first positioning section being formed in the rotor, the first positioning section corresponding to the position detecting magnet; and a second positioning section corresponding to a reference surface of the rotary body. The rotary body is attached to the rotor in a state where the first positioning section and the second positioning section are aligned so as to make circumferential positions of the reference surface and the position detecting magnet correspond to each other. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378154 | METHOD FOR OPERATING VIRTUAL REALITY SPECTACLES, AND SYSTEM HAVING VIRTUAL REALITY SPECTACLES - A method operates virtual reality spectacles involves displaying a virtual object, arranged in virtual surroundings, by the virtual reality spectacles from a first observation position that is prescribed within the virtual surroundings. A position symbol is displayed at a position within the virtual surroundings that corresponds to a second observation position prescribed within the virtual surroundings. The displayed position symbol is selected as soon as a predetermined selection action has been sensed. The virtual object is displayed from the second observation position as soon as a predetermined confirmation action for the selected position symbol has been sensed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378155 | METHOD FOR OPERATING VIRTUAL REALITY GLASSES AND SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL REALITY GLASSES - A method for operating virtual reality glasses involves displaying at least one virtual object by the virtual reality glasses from a virtual viewing position and continuously detecting a position of the virtual reality glasses and adjusting a virtual spacing between the virtual viewing position and the virtual object. Once the virtual viewing position passes through a surface bounding an element of the object from the outside, the representation of the element is altered. Furthermore, a system with virtual reality glasses may be used. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378156 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOBILE VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM - A method operates a mobile virtual reality system in a motor vehicle. The method involves providing a configuration of a virtual motor vehicle, detecting a position of a pair of virtual reality glasses arranged in the motor vehicle, in particular a pair of virtual reality glasses that a user has put on, and operating the virtual reality glasses such that they display the configured virtual motor vehicle from a virtual viewing position that corresponds to the detected position of the virtual reality glasses in the motor vehicle. A mobile virtual reality system includes the pair of virtual reality glasses. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378157 | METHOD FOR OPERATING VIRTUAL REALITY GLASSES AND SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL REALITY GLASSES - A method for operating virtual reality glasses involves displaying at least one virtual object from a first virtual viewing position by the virtual reality glasses and displaying the virtual object and a first position symbol at a point corresponding to the first virtual viewing position and at least one further position symbol at a point corresponding to a further virtual viewing position by an external display unit. If a predetermined confirmation action in relation to the further position symbol displayed on the display unit has been detected, a virtual position change is performed by the virtual reality glasses from the first virtual viewing position to the further virtual viewing position, whereupon the virtual object is displayed from the further virtual viewing position by the virtual reality glasses. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378158 | GESTURE REGISTRATION DEVICE, GESTURE REGISTRATION PROGRAM, AND GESTURE REGISTRATION METHOD - A gesture registration device, a gesture registration program and a gesture registration method that can rapidly and simply obtain and stock gesture data are provided. The gesture registration device of the present invention includes an external-shape detecting unit, an analyzing unit, and a recording unit. The external-shape detecting unit detects an external shape of an object having a predetermined form. The analyzing unit performs at least analysis of an external-shape feature part and analysis of the value for at least either the position or the direction of the external shape feature part, from the detected the external shape of the object. The recording unit records a result by the analysis unit as gesture data. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378159 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - Provided are a display control device attachable to a human body, a display control program, and a display control method capable of performing switching among images displayed on a display device along with movement of the human body. The attachment device according to the present invention is attachable to the human body, and includes: an acceleration device that detects acceleration; and a display device capable of switchingly displaying different images. The display device performs switching among a plurality of images in accordance with the acceleration that is detected by the acceleration device. In this case, the switching among the images displayed on the display device can be performed along with the movement of the human body. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378160 | GLASSES-TYPE MOBILE TERMINAL - A glasses-type mobile terminal includes a frame, a fixing body, a moving body and a joint. The frame is wearable on a user's head. The fixing body is coupled to one side of the frame. The moving body has a display unit for providing a user with visual information, and is disposed at the front based on user's eyes. The joint has one end coupled to the fixing body and the other end tiltably connected to the moving body so that the position of the moving body is controlled. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378161 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE HEADS-UP DISPLAYS - Systems, devices, and methods for transparent displays that are well-suited for use in wearable heads-up displays are described. Such transparent displays include a light source that sequentially generates pixels or other discrete portions of an image. Respective modulated light signals corresponding to the respective pixels/portions are sequentially directed towards at least one dynamic reflector positioned on a lens of the transparent display within the user's field of view. The dynamic reflector (such as a MEMS-based digital micromirror) scans the modulated light signals directly over the user's eye and into the user's field of view. Successive portions of the image are generated in rapid succession until the entire image is displayed to the user. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378162 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE HEADS-UP DISPLAYS - Systems, devices, and methods for transparent displays that are well-suited for use in wearable heads-up displays are described. Such transparent displays include one or more scanning projector(s) that is/are mounted on or proximate the lens portion(s) thereof, directly in the field of view of the user. Each scanning projector includes a respective light source that sequentially generates pixels or other discrete portions of an image and a respective dynamic optical beam-steerer that controllably steers the modulated light directly towards select regions of the eye of the user. Successive portions of the image are generated in rapid succession until the entire image is displayed to the user by projection directly onto the eye of the user from one or more point(s) within the user's field of view. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378163 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT GUIDE DEVICE, LIGHT GUIDE DEVICE, AND VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - During the manufacturing of the light guide device ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378164 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE HEADS-UP DISPLAYS - Systems, devices, and methods for transparent displays that are well-suited for use in wearable heads-up displays are described. Such transparent displays include a register of light-emitting diodes that sequentially generates pixels or other discrete portions of an image. Respective sets of light signals corresponding to the respective portions (e.g., rows) of the image are sequentially directed into the user's field of view by a combination of a dynamic reflector and a set of static light-redirection elements. The dynamic reflector is an elongated reflective strip (including, for example, one or more MEMS-based digital micromirror(s)) mounted outside of the field of view of the user and the set of static light-redirection elements are substantially transparent and mounted directly in a field of view of the user. Successive portions of the image are generated in rapid succession until the entire image is displayed to the user. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378165 | Display Device And Electronic Apparatus - A display device and an electronic apparatus using the display device are described. The display device includes a display component configured to output initial light corresponding to a first image; and a transmission optical component at least partially provided within an irradiation area of the initial light and configured to transmit the initial light corresponding to the first image from the display component and perform light path conversion to convert it into a first exit light; and an adjustment optical component at least partially provided within an irradiation area of the first exit light and configured to perform light path conversion on the first exit light to obtain a second exit light, wherein an image corresponding to the first image is capable of being perceived at a particular position. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378166 | Method and System for Shaped Glasses and Viewing 3D Images - Shaped glasses have curved surface lenses and spectrally complementary filters disposed on the curved surface lenses configured to compensate for wavelength shifts occurring due to viewing angles and other sources. The spectrally complementary filters include guard bands to prevent crosstalk between spectrally complementary portions of a 3D image viewed through the shaped glasses. In one embodiment, the spectrally complementary filters are disposed on the curved lenses with increasing layer thickness towards edges of the lenses. The projected complementary images may also be pre-shifted to compensate for subsequent wavelength shifts occurring while viewing the images. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378167 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a three-dimensional image display device which allows a favorable three-dimensional image to be recognized without generating flicker even under a movement of the line of sight. A liquid crystal parallax barrier panel is arranged on a display panel. The liquid crystal parallax barrier panel includes a barrier substrate having barrier electrodes formed thereon, a common substrate provided with a common electrode, and liquid crystal held between the barrier substrate and the common electrode. Barriers are formed by applying a voltage to the barrier electrodes. Where τon represents a time required to form barriers on the barrier electrodes after a voltage is applied to the barrier electrodes and τoff represents a time required to cancel the barriers after the voltage is removed from the barrier electrodes, a value of (τoff−τon) is 15 milliseconds or less, preferably 10 milliseconds or less. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378168 | PATTERNED IMAGE DEVICE - A method of operating variable image device includes translating a first polarizer in front of a patterned wave retarder and a second polarizer such that an embedded image in the patterned wave retarder is visible to a human observer, and translating a first polarizer away from the front of the patterned wave retarder and the second polarizer such that the embedded image in the patterned wave retarder is not visible to the human observer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378169 | CAMERA LENS MODULE FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - A camera lens module includes: an external case; an Automatic Focusing (AF) driver disposed at one surface of the external case to guide a lens carrier along an optical axis, the AF driver having a magnet and a coil arranged to face each other in parallel to the optical axis; and first and second OIS drivers located opposite the AF driver with the lens carrier as the center, each of the first and second OIS drivers having a coil and a magnet arranged to face each other in parallel to the optical axis in a vertical or horizontal direction to correct shaking of the lens carrier, wherein each of the OIS drivers and the AF driver includes a position sensor opposed to the magnet. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378170 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECTLY SECURING AT LEAST ONE TEMPLE, HINGE, AND/OR BRIDGE OF AN EYEGLASS FRAME TO AT LEAST ONE EYEGLASS LENS OF RIMLESS GLASSES - The invention relates to a device and method for directly securing at least one temple ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378171 | GLASSES-TYPE TERMINAL - Provided is a glasses-type terminal including: a frame that is worn on a user's head; a display unit provided to the frame, on which visual information is displayed; a control module that controls the display unit; and a bridge that is combined with the frame along a length direction of the frame and with which a nose-supported portion that is supported by a user' nose is combined, in which the frame includes an external frame that is exposed to the outside, and an internal frame that is combined with an internal side of the external frame and comes into contact with the user's head, and in which the bridge is arranged between the external frame and the internal frame. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378172 | GLASSES WITH INTEGRATED GLASSES CARRIER - Glasses having a frame for lenses and foldable side arms hinged at one end thereof to the frame. At least one side arm carries a body having an elongated conformation with a first upper portion, at a distance from the side arm, widened with respect to a second lower portion and integral with the side arm, in proximity to an end, of such first portion a seat for an elastic annular element. This elastic annular element suitable to associate with the second portion of the body carried by the side arm in a first work position, but suitable to be arranged partially outside the seat in a second work position but always associated with the side arm. In such second position the annular element being connectable to a button of a garment or a similar element to enable fastening the glasses to this when the glasses are not worn. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378173 | PAIR OF PROGRESSIVE OPHTHAMLIC LENSES - A pair of progressive ophthalmic lenses ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378174 | CONTACT LENSES - A set of contact lenses having peripheral zones with optical power parameters determined in relation to the optical powers of the central portions of the lenses. In a specific embodiment, an optical parameter assigned to a given peripheral zone of a lens from the set represents a difference between an optical power of the lens in such peripheral zone and an optical power of the lens in the central portion. A method for determining optical parameters of such set of lenses and an apparatus implementing such determination based on imaging data acquired as a result of imaging an eye and generation of a representation of the lenses at least in part of such imaging data. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378175 | VARIABLE OPTIC OPHTHALMIC DEVICE INCLUDING LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENTS - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a Variable Optic Insert into an Ophthalmic Lens. An energy source is capable of powering the Variable Optic Insert included within the Ophthalmic Lens. In some embodiments, an Ophthalmic Lens is cast-molded from a silicone hydrogel. The various Ophthalmic Lens entities may include electroactive Liquid Crystal layers to electrically control refractive characteristics. The Ophthalmic device may include a wear-controlled adjustment device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378176 | ENERGIZED OPHTHALMIC LENS - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing an ophthalmic lens with a stacked integrated component device for function. In some embodiments, the stacked integrated component device may contain an energy source capable of powering an electrical component incorporated into the lens. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378177 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRO-ACTIVE LENS - A lens including a flexible refractive optic having a fixed refractive index, an electro-active element embedded within the flexible refractive optic, wherein the electro-active element has an alterable refractive index, and a controller electrically connected to the electro-active element wherein when power is applied thereto the refractive index of the electro-active element is altered. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378178 | APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING DISPLAY READABILITY IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH STRONG AMBIENT LIGHT - An apparatus for enhancing display readability in an environment with strong ambient light can include an eyewear frame configured to be worn by a user, the eyewear frame including a lens holding portion. The apparatus can include at least one lens connected to the lens holding portion of the eyewear frame. The apparatus can include a multi-band pass filter coupled to the at least one lens, the multi-band pass filter can be configured to pass visible red, visible green, visible blue, and visible yellow light emitted through the lens from the display and configured to attenuate other visible and non-visible wavelengths of light through the lens. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378179 | GLASSES HAVING DETACHABLE AUXILIARY LENSES - Disclosed herein are glasses having detachable auxiliary lenses. A transparent magnetic film ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378180 | EYEWEAR DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC MODULE - An eyewear system including an eyewear frame and an application module. The eyewear frame including a docking station, and an electronic connector including a first set of preconfigured application connection points. The application module adapted to be mounted to the docking station, and including an electronic device configured to perform a function, and a second set of preconfigured application connection points corresponding to at least some of the first set of preconfigured application connection points. The second set of preconfigured application connection points including at least two different sub-function connections used to support the function of the electronic device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378181 | Dye Microenvironment - An optimized photochromic dye microenvironment isolated from and dispersed within a distinct host phase. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378182 | LIGHT SHIELDING MATERIAL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a display device that may include a plurality of pixels on a substrate; and a light shielding layer on the substrate that defines or partitions the plurality of pixels, wherein the light shielding layer includes a plurality of nanoparticles, each comprising a core and a shell outside the core, and wherein the core includes a metal oxide, and the shell includes an insulating material. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378183 | NANOPHOTONIC SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - A nanophotonic device includes at least two waveguides located on top of a transparent substrate, which form an intersection point at which a part of a first waveguide simultaneously constitutes a part of a second waveguide. A nanoscale element located on top of the intersection point so that it partially or completely covers the intersection point is switchable between two different states, which differ by a refractive index value. The nanophotonic device is operated by injecting at least two optical pulses into the waveguides. Intensity of the optical pulses is selected so that a superposition of the optical pulses switches the nanoscale element into a desired state. Also disclosed is a nanophotonic matrix array in which parallel waveguides form nanophotonic devices. The nanophotonic matrix array may be used as a spatial light modulator (SLM), as an optical mirror, as an optical absorber, or as a tunable optical grating array. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378184 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT UTILIZING THERMO-OPTIC EFFECTS - In various embodiments, a beam-parameter adjustment system and focusing system alters a spatial power distribution of a radiation beam, via thermo-optic effects, before the beam is coupled into an optical fiber or delivered to a workpiece. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378185 | Silicon-Based Rib-Waveguide Modulator And Fabrication Method Thereof - Various structures of an electro-optic device and fabrication methods thereof are described. A fabrication method is provided to fabricate an electro-optic device which may include a silicon-based rib-waveguide modulator which includes a first top silicon layer, having a first doped region that is at least partially doped with dopants of a first conducting type, a second top silicon layer, having a second doped region that is at least partially doped with dopants of a second conducting type, and a thin dielectric gate layer disposed between the first top silicon layer and the second top silicon layer. The second doped region may be at least in part directly over the first doped region. The modulator may also include a rib waveguide formed on the second top silicon layer, a first electric contact formed on the first top silicon layer, and a second electric contact formed on the second top silicon layer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378186 | COMBINED SPLITTER, ISOLATOR AND SPOT-SIZE CONVERTER - An integrated and compact multifunctional optical isolator (i.e., a combined splitter, isolator, and spot-size converter), which is suitable for use in a TOSA, includes input optics including a first polarizer, a Faraday rotator, and a second polarizer. The input optics include a wedge having a partially reflective coating disposed on a first face thereof. The input beam is incident on the first face at a non-normal angle of incidence such light passing through the wedge is refracted to a second face of the wedge, which is tilted relative to the first face by a predetermined wedge angle. At least one of the non-normal angle of incidence and the predetermined wedge angle is determined dependence upon a refractive index of the wedge material and a target anamorphic magnification of the input beam of light. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378187 | SOLID STATE LIDAR CIRCUIT - A solid state photonics circuit having a liquid crystal (LC) layer for beam steering. The LC layer can provide tuning of an array of waveguides by controlling the application of voltage to the liquid crystal. The application of voltage to the liquid crystal can be controlled to perform beam steering with the light signal based on different tuning in each of the waveguides of the array. The waveguides are disposed in a substrate having an oxide or other insulating layer with an opening. The opening in the oxide layer exposes a portion of a path of the array of waveguides. The waveguides are exposed to the liquid crystal through the oxide opening, which allows the voltage changes to the liquid crystal to tune the optical signals in the waveguides. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378188 | CURVED SURFACE BACKLIGHT UNIT AND CURVED SURFACE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A curved surface backlight unit is disclosed which includes: a light source; a curved surface light guide plate disposed parallel to the light source; first patterns on one surface of the light guide plate; a reflection plate disposed under the light guide plate; optical sheets disposed on the light guide plate; and second patterns formed on one surface of at least one of the optical sheets. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378189 | LIGHT CONTROLLING APPARATUS, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE LIGHT CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE LIGHT CONTROLLING APPARATUS - A light controlling apparatus, a method of fabricating the light controlling apparatus, and a transparent display device including the light controlling apparatus are disclosed, in which light may be transmitted or shielded using a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer and a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) layer, where the guest-host liquid crystal layer includes dichroic dyes. The light controlling apparatus includes first and second substrates facing each other; a first electrode on the first substrate; a second electrode on the second substrate; and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer and a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the PDLC layer includes first liquid crystals having droplets, and the GHLC layer includes second liquid crystals and dichroic dyes. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378190 | FABRICATING METHOD OF ALIGNMENT FILM - The present disclosure relates to a fabricating method of alignment film, The fabricating method of alignment film comprises: forming a blocking layer ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378191 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, MOTHER SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY SUBSTRATES AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a display substrate, a mother substrate for display substrates and a display device. The display substrate comprises a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, wherein an alignment layer is disposed in the display area and the non-display area. In the display substrate according to the present invention, by providing the same pattern of alignment layer in both of the non-display area and the display area of the display substrate, the Mura defect caused by the difference of surface roughness between the display area and the non-display area of the display substrate may be significantly reduced, and a large amount of small foreign matters gathered due to the rubbing between the rubbing cloth and metal residuals may also be significantly reduced. Therefore, the yield of production and the quality of products may be improved. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378192 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device including: a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and formed on the first insulating layer; a liquid crystal layer filling a microcavity formed on the pixel electrode; a common electrode separated from the pixel electrode by the microcavity; a second insulating layer and a roof layer formed on the common electrode; an injection hole formed a side of the microcavity to expose a portion of the microcavity; an alignment layer formed inside the microcavity and on a surface of the injection hole; a third insulating layer formed on the roof layer; a blocking film formed at a position corresponding to the injection hole on the alignment layer; and an overcoat covering the injection hole to seal the microcavity and formed on the third insulating layer and the blocking film. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378193 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A curved display device includes a curved first substrate, a curved second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first alignment layer, and a second alignment layer. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and second substrates and includes liquid crystal molecules. The first alignment layer includes reactive mesogens polymerized to each other and is disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The second alignment layer is disposed between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. Among the liquid crystal molecules, first liquid crystal molecules disposed in the vicinity of the first alignment layer have a first pretilt angle, and second liquid crystal molecules disposed in the vicinity of the second alignment layer have a second pretilt angle different from the first pretilt angle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378194 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a plurality of first spacers disposed between the first and second substrates, and a plurality of second spacers disposed between the first and second substrates to maintain a cell gap between the first and second substrates in cooperation with the first spacers. Each first spacer includes a first sub-spacer integrally formed with the first substrate and a second sub-spacer disposed on the second substrate that overlaps the first sub-spacer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378195 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To improve the reliability of a liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first and second substrates, and a sealing section arranged around the liquid crystal layer. The sealing section includes a member arranged around the liquid crystal layer and extending along an outer edge of the liquid crystal layer in a plan view and a sealing material arranged on both adjacent sides of the member and continuously surrounding a periphery of the liquid crystal layer in a plan view. Further, the first substrate has an oriented film formed on a back surface and a part of the sealing material overlaps a peripheral edge of the oriented film in a thickness direction on a side of the liquid crystal layer of the member. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378196 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To improve the reliability of a liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a first surface, a second substrate having a second surface opposing the first surface of the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a sealing section that is provided along a line (a first virtual line) surrounding a periphery of the liquid crystal layer and adhesively fixes the first substrate and the second substrate. The sealing section includes a member (a first member) extending in a zigzag manner along the line and a sealing material arranged on both adjacent sides of the member and continuously surrounding a periphery of the liquid crystal layer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378197 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes: a main body of the electronic device; a display, provided on the main body of the electronic device, where the display includes a first light transmitting layer, and a support layer between the main body of the electronic device and the first light transmitting layer, and where the first transmitting layer is located on a first surface of the electronic device; N sensors, provided in the display, and located inside the first transmitting layer, wherein a capturing module of the N sensors faces an inner surface of the first transmitting layer; and the N sensors are adapted to capture ambient light penetrating the first light transmitting layer or ambient light irradiating the N sensors via a through hole of the first light transmitting layer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378198 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A variable capacitor is formed from a pair of electrodes and a dielectric interposed between the electrodes over a substrate, and an external input is detected by changing capacitance of the variable capacitor by a physical or electrical force. Specifically, a variable capacitor and a sense amplifier are provided over the same substrate, and the sense amplifier reads the change of capacitance of the variable capacitor and transmits a signal in accordance with the input to a control circuit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378199 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND OPTICAL COMPENSATION METHOD APPLIED IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides an LCD and an optical compensating method applied in the LCD. By changing compensation values of an uniaxial positively birefringent A-Plate and an uniaxial negatively birefringent C-Plate, especially the compensation value Rth of the uniaxial negatively birefringent C-Plate, the present invention weakens leakage light under wide viewing angle; embodying the present invention can effectively increase wide viewing angle contrast ratio and resolution. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378200 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is disclosed, which comprises: a first polarizer; a second polarizer corresponding to the first polarizer; a liquid crystal panel disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer, the liquid crystal panel comprises a first liquid crystal layer having a first alignment direction; and a compensation member disposed between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal panel or between the second polarizer and the liquid crystal panel, the compensation member is attached on the liquid crystal panel, and the compensation member comprises a second liquid crystal layer having a second alignment direction; wherein the first and second alignment directions are substantially the same and the dielectric anisotropies of the first and second liquid crystals are the opposite. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378201 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL TRANSMISSIVITY - A display apparatus includes a transparent display device, a first polarizer on a first surface of the transparent display device, a first retarder between the first polarizer and the first surface of the transparent display device, a second polarizer on a second surface of the transparent display device opposite the first surface, and a conversion retarder between the second polarizer and the second surface of the transparent display device, the conversion retarder being configured to delay a wavelength of the external light within a range from a first phase to a second phase and to transmit the wavelength-delayed light therethrough when power is supplied to the conversion retarder. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378202 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal panel, including: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a first optical spacer formed on one side of the first substrate facing the second substrate; a pad formed on one side of the second substrate facing the first substrate and corresponding to the first optical spacer; a TFT formed on the side of the second substrate facing the first substrate, being provided with a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines vertically intersecting with the scanning lines; and a second optical spacer and a third optical spacer formed on the side of the first substrate facing the second substrate, with the second optical spacer corresponding to two sides of the TFT along a direction of the scanning line. | 2015-12-31 |
20150378203 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel, which includes a TFT substrate ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150378204 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel and a method for manufacturing the same and a display device are disclosed, the display panel comprises an array substrate ( | 2015-12-31 |