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20080303963 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes: a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses; a liquid crystal panel which alternately displays a left image and a right image formed in a predetermined scanning direction according to a predetermined scanning cycle; a glasses controller which outputs a control signal to open and close a left glass and a right glass of the liquid crystal shutter glasses synchronizing with the scanning cycle; a light source unit which supplies light to the liquid crystal panel; and a light source driver which supplies driving power to the light source unit to emit light to the liquid crystal panel in the scanning direction posterior to the left and right images. | 12-11-2008 |
20090066863 | System and eyewear for viewing stereoscopic imagery - A super-twist nematic (STN) liquid crystal (LC) light shutter with improved contrast performance, lower power requirements and enhanced off-axis performance. Compensator components may be disposed in front of and, in some cases, behind the liquid crystal cell. In some embodiments, a STN LC cell with a twist angle of 270 degrees may be used. In other embodiments, a STN LC cell with a twist angle ranging between just greater than 270 degrees and 285 degrees may be used. Also disclosed is a system incorporating the various disclosed STN LC shutters. | 03-12-2009 |
20090213282 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTABLE VARIABLE TRANSMISSIVITY POLARIZED EYEGLASSES - Adjustable variable transmissivity (AVT) eyeglasses for patients. In one embodiment, the eyeglasses include: (1) a frame having earpieces coupled thereto, (2) liquid crystal lenses coupled to the frame and configured to assume a transmissivity in response to a lens control signal, (3) a light sensor coupled to the frame and configured to sense light in a field of view and produce a sensor signal in response thereto, (4) a light plug coupled to the frame and configured to define a field of view and (5) an electronic circuit coupled to the frame and configured to employ the sensor signal to generate the lens control signal. | 08-27-2009 |
20090256977 | ELECTRO-ACTIVE DIFFRACTIVE LENS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - Aspects of the present invention provide an electro-active lens and method for manufacturing the same that encapsulates liquid crystal using solid transparent optical material using an improved liquid crystal seal feature. The seal feature greatly reduces the visibility of the liquid crystal seal feature in an assembled electro-active lens. The seal feature is also structurally robust such that the electro-active lens can be processed to fit a spectacle frame without disturbing containment of the liquid crystal and without disrupting electrical connectivity to the lens used to alter the refractive index of the liquid crystal, thereby ensuring fabrication of a commercially viable electro-active lens. | 10-15-2009 |
20100014010 | FORMULATIONS COMPRISING MESOGEN CONTAINING COMPOUNDS - Compounds including at least one mesogenic substructure and at least one long flexible segment and methods of synthesizing the same are disclosed. Formulations which include various embodiments of the mesogen containing compounds and their use in articles of manufacture and ophthalmic devices are also disclosed. | 01-21-2010 |
20100201897 | Liquid crystal shutter glasses - A liquid crystal shutter glasses comprises a liquid crystal shutter placed within the view angle of the observer of a display apparatus wherein the liquid crystal shutter has an effective shutter region in which the transmission or shielding of incident light is controllable and a light attenuation region positioned outside the effective shutter region for attenuating incident light. | 08-12-2010 |
20100225834 | ADAPTIVE LENS FOR VISION CORRECTION - An adaptive liquid crystal lens system comprising a first substrate assembly, a second substrate assembly having a continuous phase profile, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrate assemblies. The first substrate assembly includes a first transparent substrate, an alignment layer, and a first conductive layer. The first conductive layer is disposed on the bottom surface of the first transparent substrate and adjacent to the top surface of the alignment layer. The second substrate assembly includes a second transparent substrate, a lens having a grooved surface, and a second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is a continuous layer adjacent to the lens. The liquid crystal layer is received in the grooves of the lens, and is adjacent to the bottom surface of the alignment layer. The alignment layer causes the liquid crystal material in the liquid crystal layer to be in a homeotropic state. | 09-09-2010 |
20100245693 | 3D Glasses - A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image. | 09-30-2010 |
20110080535 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER AND DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal shutter includes a first support substrate having a first electrode and a second support substrate having a second electrode opposite to the first electrode. A liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the first and second electrodes so as to have a switching region. The switching region becomes a bend alignment state from a splay alignment state when a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer. A nucleus region formation portion is arranged on the first support substrate to form a nucleus region in the switching region corresponding to the nucleus region formation portion in the liquid crystal layer, in which the splay alignment is more stable than in the switching region. | 04-07-2011 |
20110115993 | LIQUID CRYSTAL GLASSES, PROJECTION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A projection display system includes a glasses system, a driving unit and a projection apparatus. The driving unit is electrically connected to the glasses system for repeatedly applying or removing a voltage to/from the glasses system. The projection apparatus includes an illumination system and a color wheel. The color wheel is in a transmission path of a light beam provided by the illumination system. The color wheel has a compensation zone and a plurality of color zones. When the color wheel is rotated, the compensation zone and the color zones sequentially pass through the light beam. The compensation zone has first, second and third sub compensation zones. A time for the first sub compensation zone passing through the light beam is substantially equal to a time for the third sub compensation zone passing through the light beam. A liquid crystal glasses and a control method are also provided. | 05-19-2011 |
20110141382 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a liquid crystal shutter includes a first liquid crystal panel for left eye and a second liquid crystal panel for right eye. Each liquid crystal panel includes a pair of electrode substrates and a liquid crystal layer held between the electrode substrates. A driving circuit switches the first and second liquid crystal panels between a transmissive state and a non-transmissive state by turns by applying a voltage to the first and second liquid crystal panels while inversing the polarity of the voltage applied between the pair of the electrode substrates at least once during a period in the transmissive state. | 06-16-2011 |
20110149182 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES - In one embodiment, a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses include a first liquid crystal shutter and a second liquid crystal shutter. The first and second liquid crystal shutters are switched to a transmissive state by turns. The respective first and second liquid crystal shutters include a first electrode substrate and a second electrode substrate opposing the first electrode substrate. An OCB (Optically Compensated Bend) mode liquid crystal layer is held between the first and second electrode substrates. The first electrode substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode arranged adjacent to the first electrode. The first and second electrodes respectively include a side opposing each other and a plurality of projecting portions provided to the respective opposing sides of the first and second electrodes alternately. | 06-23-2011 |
20110176072 | AUTOMATIC SHADING ELECTRIC WELDING LENS - An automatic shading electric welding lens comprises a view window and a side frame. The view window is composed of an optical filter and a liquid crystal sheet sequentially overlapped. The automatic shading electric welding lens is provided with an illuminating device. The illuminating device includes a lighting body, a switch and a power supply electrically connected to each other to form a loop. The lighting body is arranged on a surface of the side frame facing a welding object. The lighting body is a light emitting diode. The switch is a time-delay switch. | 07-21-2011 |
20110205459 | 3D GLASSES FOR STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided 3D glasses for use in a stereoscopic display device including a display panel for emitting right-eye image light and left-eye image light and an optical filter including a first area for adjusting a polarized state of the right-eye image light and a second area for adjusting a polarized state of the left-eye image light, comprising a right-eye area allowing right-eye image light to pass therethrough and a left-eye area allowing left-eye image light to pass therethrough; and compensation films disposed at the right-eye area and the left-eye area to compensate for a phase difference deviation between the first and second areas of the optical filter, wherein a phase difference value of the compensation film provided at the right-eye area and that of the compensation film provided at the left-eye area are different. | 08-25-2011 |
20110221981 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL GLASSES - A liquid crystal device at least includes a first liquid crystal panel assembly in which a phase difference decreases due to application of a voltage, a second liquid crystal panel assembly that is formed to overlap with the first liquid crystal panel assembly and in which the phase difference increases due to application of a voltage, a pair of polarizers that is formed to be interposed between the first liquid crystal panel assembly and the second liquid crystal panel assembly, an optical compensation plate that is formed to overlap with at least one of the pair of polarizers, and a control unit that controls the voltages applied to the first liquid crystal panel assembly and the second liquid crystal panel assembly. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221982 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL GLASSES - A liquid crystal device at least includes a first liquid crystal panel assembly and a second liquid crystal panel assembly that overlap with each other, of which slow axes are substantially perpendicular to each other, and in which phase differences decrease due to application of a voltage, a pair of polarizers that is formed to be interposed between the first liquid crystal panel assembly and the second liquid crystal panel assembly, and a control unit that independently controls the voltages applied to the first liquid crystal panel assembly and the second liquid crystal panel assembly. | 09-15-2011 |
20110261275 | LENS ASSEMBLY FOR VIEWING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGES INTEGRATED WITH PRESCRIPTION LENS - Disclosed is a lens assembly for viewing three-dimensional (3D) images wherein a lens for viewing three dimensional imaging is provided with a gasket and the gasket is integrated with a prescription lens, thus considerably advantageously realizing three dimensional imaging through one lens without wearing additional prescription lens. | 10-27-2011 |
20110273634 | Charge recovery scheme - Shuttering eyewear (or shutter glasses) may be used to enable stereoscopic 3D and to provide different images to two viewers using a single display, known as Dual View. The shuttering eyewear may utilize charge recovery circuits. The charge recovery circuits may achieve high charge recovery efficiencies on the order of 80 to 90 percent resulting in a dramatic reduction in power supply battery operating current and a resulting increase in operating time. The charge recovery circuits may utilize switch mode boost conversion to recover most of the charge from a shutter that is being closed to one that is to be opened. Further, a charge recovery method for utilizing energy stored on a capacitive storage device may include closing a first active shutter, moving charge to a converter in buck mode to a capacitor, and pulling charge from the capacitor to open a second shutter. | 11-10-2011 |
20110292308 | 3-D IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DISPLAY EQUIPMENT AND SHUTTER GLASSES THEREOF - A 3D image display system includes a display equipment and a shutter glasses. The display equipment includes an LCD module. The LCD module has a linear polarizing unit and is able to generate an image light from the linear polarizing unit. The shutter glasses include two liquid crystal optical units, at least one linear polarizing unit, and at least one polarizing optical element. The linear polarizing unit is disposed between the polarizing optical element and the liquid crystal optical units. The image light passes through the polarizing optical element, the linear polarizing unit, and one of the liquid crystal optical units in sequence. When the image light passes through one of the liquid crystal optical units, the other liquid crystal optical unit blocks the image light. | 12-01-2011 |
20110298997 | SHUTTER EYEGLASSES - Shutter eyeglasses include: liquid crystal lenses; a first polarizing plate attached to the back face of each of the liquid crystal lenses; an eyeglass frame which supports the liquid crystal lenses; and a second polarizing plate which is detachably attached to the front face of each of the liquid crystal lenses. | 12-08-2011 |
20110310318 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES - [Solutions] LCD shutter lens eye glasses | 12-22-2011 |
20110317081 | SHUTTER GLASSES CAPABLE OF VIEWING A PLURALITY OF TYPES OF MONITORS WHOSE IMAGE LIGHT OUTPUTS HAVE DIFFERENT POLARIZATION DIRECTIONS - A three-dimensional liquid crystal shutter glasses includes a frame and two lenses, where the frame includes two sub-frames, the two lenses can be deposed on the two sub-frames in any one of a plurality of specific angles, respectively, and the plurality of specific angles are for a user to watch a plurality of types of monitors whose images have different polarization directions. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317082 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES - Disclosed is a liquid crystal shutter having two superimposed liquid crystal layers in which no leakage of light occurs. In a liquid crystal shutter in which oriented films ( | 12-29-2011 |
20120008054 | FILTER, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - An embodiment of the invention relates to a filter, a display device, and a liquid crystal display. | 01-12-2012 |
20120033145 | VIEWING GLASSES, 3D DISPLAY SYSTEM AND IMAGE BEAM ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF - A pair of viewing glasses, a three-dimensional (3D) display system and an image beam adjustment method are provided. The adjustment method includes determining an adjustment angle according to an image beam emitted by a display screen; detecting a relative spatial orientation of the viewing glasses and the display screen; determining a compensation angle according to the relative spatial orientation; and adjusting the polarization direction of the image beam according to at least one of the adjustment angle and the compensation angle, so as to change the polarization direction of the image beam to a target polarization direction parallel or perpendicular to the polarization axis direction of a polarizer of the viewing glasses. | 02-09-2012 |
20120038840 | OPTICAL SHUTTERING DEVICE BASED ON LIQUID CRYSTALS WITH ATTENUATION OF SWITCHING NOISES OF SAID LIQUID CRYSTALS, CORRESPONDING VIEWING GOGGLES AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical shuttering device is provided, which includes an optical cell with a liquid crystal material between first and second transparent substrates and controlled by an electronic switching circuit. The switching circuit includes a power supply module, providing a control voltage, and a switching element mounted in series between the power supply module and the cell, making it possible to switch the cell between an on state and an off state. The electronic switching circuit furthermore includes a current source mounted in series between the power supply module and the switching element. The substrates preferably have different thickness and material. | 02-16-2012 |
20120057086 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL USING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal composition includes a liquid crystal material and a polymer. The liquid crystal material exhibits a blue phase. The polymer has a first repeating unit containing a fluorine atom and an acrylic group. | 03-08-2012 |
20120062806 | SHUTTER GLASSES AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A pair of shutter glasses comprises: a pair of shutter members each of which has the following states switchable from one to the other: an incident light transmitting state and an incident light blocking state; a frame member in which the pair of shutter members are accommodated; and a drive circuit and a drive power supply that drive the shutter members. The frame member includes: a rim to which the shutter members are attached; and a pair of temples each of which has one end connected to the rim. At least one of the drive circuit and the drive power supply is accommodated on the other end side of the temple. | 03-15-2012 |
20120069254 | COLOR CHANGING CONTACT LENSES - The present invention generally relates to contact lenses. Specifically, this invention relates to contact lenses that change color based on one or more stimuli. The present application provides for a color changing contact lens that can change its color based on one or more stimuli. The color changing contact lens is constructed of an inner layer, an outer layer and a supply of liquid crystal. | 03-22-2012 |
20120092571 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER EYEGLASS - A liquid crystal shutter that realizes a high speed response and that solves a problem in which light leakage cannot be alleviated is provided. An alignment film coated on substrate | 04-19-2012 |
20120092572 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER EYEGLASSES - A liquid crystal shutter eyeglass that can solve the problem in which the provision of excellent images cannot be kept if the situation of the viewer varies is provided. a liquid crystal shutter ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120105746 | 3D GLASSES, 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A 3D display apparatus includes a 3D panel which displays a 3D image, a first circular polarization film which is attached to a front side of the 3D panel and converts the 3D image to a circular polarization component by retarding a phase, and 3D glasses including a second circular polarization film which converts the circular polarization component converted by the first circular polarization film to a linear polarization component by retarding a phase, a liquid crystal unit which allows the linear polarization component to pass or isolates the linear polarization component from passing based on a state of the power, and a linear polarization plate which allows the linear polarization component to pass or isolates the linear polarization component from passing based on a direction of the linear polarization component. | 05-03-2012 |
20120113335 | Shutter-glass eyewear communications receiver - Shuttering eyewear used to view 3D imagery and/or dual-view images may utilize an IR receiver filter with moderate to wide bandwidth to pass data sidebands of an on-off keying signal while strongly rejecting nearby interference sources. Filtering of the signal may be achieved via a circuit for passing data sidebands of infrared signals. The circuit may include a band pass filter with a low value of Q operable to filter out a first type of interference signal from a signal, a plurality of mixers operable to receive the signal from the band pass filter, wherein the plurality of mixers down converts the signal to baseband signals, and a plurality of low pass filters operable to receive the baseband signals from the plurality of mixers, wherein the plurality of low pass filters rejects a second type of interference. | 05-10-2012 |
20120127382 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES - Provided is liquid crystal shutter glasses in which light leakage at the time when a liquid crystal shutter is closed is suppressed. The liquid crystal shutter glasses includes a first substrate and a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal material exhibiting a blue phase provided therebetween, a first electrode with a comb shape and a first common electrode with a comb shape which are provided between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and a second electrode with a comb shape and a second common electrode with a comb shape which are provided between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The first electrode overlaps with the second electrode. The first common electrode overlaps with the second common electrode. The first electrode is connected to the second electrode. | 05-24-2012 |
20120140128 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF DRIVING SAME - A liquid crystal (LC) lens structure and a method of driving same are disclosed. The LC lens structure includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal and polymer composite film, and an LC layer. The upper substrate is provided with a first conducive layer and a first alignment layer; and the lower substrate is provided with a second conductive layer and a second alignment layer. The liquid crystal and polymer composite film is arranged at one side of the first alignment layer to form a first lens, and the LC layer is arranged between the liquid crystal and polymer composite film and the second alignment layer to form a second lens. By building the liquid crystal and polymer composite film in the LC lens structure, it is able to realize an LC lens with low operating voltage and large focusing range. | 06-07-2012 |
20120169948 | GLASSES FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUSES - Glasses for use with three-dimensional image display apparatuses include a pair of liquid crystal shutters, a main circuit board to drive them, and a battery. The main circuit board and the battery are disposed at the tip parts provided at the rear ends of the temple parts, and thus the weight of the glasses is distributed to the rear portion thereof, thereby reducing inconvenience in use generated when the load of the glasses for three-dimensional image display apparatuses is concentrated upon a specific region of a user face. | 07-05-2012 |
20120188472 | Monolithic Liquid Crystal Shutter Glasses - Monolithic LCS glasses, which comprising: lens module available with two transparent lens in parallel; these two transparent lens consist of the first and second visual areas; a first and a second LCS layer are interconnected and arranged between two transparent lens; a first and a second drive electrode is arranged separately onto these two transparent lens adjacent to the first and second LCS layers; a frame used to support the lens module, comprising of a built-in control circuit; said control circuit is electrically connected with said first and second drive electrodes, and used to control non-synchronized polarization of LCS in the first and second LCS layers via two control signals, such that the first and second visual areas could shield or penetrate the incident light. In the present invention, a two-disc LCS glasses is simplified into a monolithic one, which features simple assembly, lower cost and ease of marketing. | 07-26-2012 |
20120200790 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENSES HAVING ATTENUATED SWITCHING NOISE - The invention relates to liquid crystal lenses having dynamically switchable light transmission, including: a shutter ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120206665 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO RECOGNITION SYSTEM, VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND ACTIVE SHUTTER GLASSES - The present invention is to provide a three-dimensional video recognition system, a video display device, and active shutter glasses (AS) in which, even when the observer's visual point and the inclination of the observer's face are changed, the reduction in the brightness of the screen can be suppressed, and in which a sufficient shutter effect can be obtained. The present invention provides a three-dimensional video recognition system that is featured by including a display device, a front plate, and AS glasses, and is featured in that each of the AS glasses includes a first λ/4 plate, a first linear polarizing element, a liquid crystal cell, and a second linear polarizing element in this order from the outer surface side, in that the display device includes a third linear polarizing element on an observation surface side of the display device, in that the front plate has a second λ/4 plate, and in that, when an angle formed between a transmission axis of the first linear polarizing element and an in-plane slow axis of the first λ/4 plate is defined as φ1, and when an angle formed between a transmission axis of the third linear polarizing element and an in-plane slow axis of the second λ/4 plate is defined as φ2, expressions of 40°≦φ1≦50° and of 40°≦φ2≦50°, or expressions of 130°≦φ1≦140° and of 130°≦φ2≦140° are satisfied, where φ1 and φ2 are measured as viewed from the side of the λ/4 plate and are measured in the counterclockwise direction taken as the positive direction with reference to the transmission axis of the linear polarizing element. | 08-16-2012 |
20120249898 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTION OF EYEPIECE DISPLAYS - An electronic eyepiece includes a digital microdisplay and an electrically switchable light blocking mechanism configured to selectively transmit or block light transmitted along an optical path toward the digital microdisplay. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249899 | EYEGLASS ADAPTED FOR PROVIDING AN OPHTHALMIC VISION AND A SUPPLEMENTARY VISION - An eyeglass ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120257125 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER COMPONENT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal shutter component includes a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a liquid crystal layer, a first retardation layer, a second retardation layer, a third retardation layer and a fourth retardation layer. A liquid crystal orientation of the liquid crystal layer transitions between a plurality of bend orientation states. The retardation in the direction along the plane of the second retardation layer and the fourth retardation layer is 20 nm or more and 120 nm or less. The retardation along the first direction of the second retardation layer and the fourth retardation layer is 40 nm or more and 140 nm or less. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257126 | GLASSES FOR IMAGE VIEWING - Glasses of present invention includes a frame portion which includes an opening through which an image displayed on a displaying device is viewed with bilateral eyes, a temple portion configured to be capable of being opened and closed against the frame portion and which includes spring material capable of being inelastically deformed, a movable portion arranged at one of the temple portion and the frame portion and which contacts to the other of the temple portion and the frame portion when the temple portion is opened to the maximum while the contacting position is movable, and a contacting portion which is arranged at the other of the temple portion and the frame portion and which contacts to the movable portion when the temple portion is opened to the maximum and varies the maximum open amount of the temple portion corresponding to movement of the movable portion. | 10-11-2012 |
20120262636 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL GLASSES AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD THEREOF - A three-dimensional glasses including a glasses main body, a touch control circuit, a first and a second touch sensing interfaces, a glasses circuit system and a power supplying module is provided. The glasses main body has a first and a second sensing portions. The touch control circuit and the glasses circuit system are disposed in the glasses main body. The first and the second touch sensing interfaces are disposed at the first and the second sensing portions, electrically connected to the touch control circuit, and respectively transmit a first and a second input signals to the touch control circuit. After the touch control circuit receives the first and the second input signals, the touch control circuit transmits a power supplying signal to the power supplying module to drive the power supplying module to supply power to the glasses circuit system. Besides, a power supplying method is also provided. | 10-18-2012 |
20120293733 | Displays and Sensors Integrated with Multi-State Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Devices - A sensing device may include a cholesteric crystal device including two optically transparent substrates; a liquid crystal having portions adapted for producing a plurality of optical states, said liquid crystal being arranged between the two optically transparent substrates; an optical sensor for changing optical states of respective portions of said liquid crystal to produce a range of respective optical states including all optical states produced by said liquid crystal ranging from one state to any combination of broadband reflection, tunable narrow band reflection, light scattering, and transparency in accordance with an amount of voltage applied across said cholesteric crystal device for changing optical states. | 11-22-2012 |
20130027619 | 3D GLASSES AND 3D VIDEO PLAYING APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a pair of 3D glasses and a 3D video playing apparatus. A quarter-wave phase plate is provided at the end of a liquid crystal display (LCD) and the end of the pair of 3D glasses respectively so that the light propagates in the form of the circularly polarized light from a 3D display device to the pair of 3D glasses. Thereby, the technical shortcoming of a decreased luminance of an image or even failure to form an image due to an inappropriate angle included between the pair of 3D glasses and the 3D display device is overcome. | 01-31-2013 |
20130076997 | ACTIVE SHUTTER GLASSES, PASSIVE GLASSES, AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides active shutter glasses, passive glasses, and a stereoscopic image projection system, with which a viewer wearing polarizing sunglasses can enjoy improved visibility. The active shutter glasses comprises: a shutter for a right eye; and a shutter for a left eye, wherein the shutters for a right eye and for a left eye each have a liquid crystal cell and a linearly polarizing element, the linearly polarizing element is provided in each shutter on an inner side than the liquid crystal cell is, the linearly polarizing element has a transmission axis direction set in the vertical direction when the glasses are worn. | 03-28-2013 |
20130076998 | OPTICAL DEVICE - Disclosed is an optical device which includes: optical components configured to be electrically actuated such that light transmission states are variable; a driver circuit for the optical components; a power source unit for driving the optical components; rims for supporting the optical components; temples having front and rear ends and connected at the front ends to the rims; and earpieces formed at the rear ends of the temples. The power source unit includes a secondary battery, and a charge/discharge circuit for controlling charge and discharge of the secondary battery. The secondary battery is provided near the rear end of the temple or in the earpiece. | 03-28-2013 |
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. | 04-25-2013 |
20130107145 | ACTIVE SHUTTER GLASSES AND THREE-DIMENTIONAL IMAGE RECOGNITION UNIT | 05-02-2013 |
20130141653 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a shutter panel and a display panel that alternately displays a left-eye image and a right-eye image in a 3D mode. The shutter panel includes dual-frequency liquid crystals in which a polarity of dielectric constant anisotropy is changed according to a frequency of the driving voltage to selectively delay a phase of the left-eye image or the right-eye image, which pass through the dual-frequency liquid crystals. The dual-frequency liquid crystals have a fast response speed to the low voltage, and thus a cross-talk phenomenon between the left-eye image and the right-eye image may be prevented. | 06-06-2013 |
20130250191 | ELECTRO-ACTIVE OPTHALMIC LENS HAVING AN OPTICAL POWER BLENDING REGION - A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for The correction of a wearer's refractive error. The viewing correction area provides Correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the Wearer's vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a wave front analysis Of the wearer's eye and the lens can further be modified to fit within an eyeglass frame. | 09-26-2013 |
20130265507 | TELESCOPIC CONTACT LENS - Techniques, systems and apparatus are described for implementing a telescopic contact lens. In one aspect, a telescopic contact lens includes an inner lens including optical apertures and aspheric reflectors, an outer lens of a biocompatible material, and a switching device that rapidly switches between normal and telescopic vision. The optical apertures of the inner lens includes a center aperture that allows light to pass through for normal vision and an annular aperture located on the periphery of the inner lens that allows light to enter for telescopic vision, The aspheric reflectors are configured between the annular aperture and the center aperture to reflect the light and magnify a visual image for telescopic vision. | 10-10-2013 |
20130286303 | SHUTTER EYEGLASSES DEVICE - There is provided a superior shutter glass device that has a simple and light-weight structure, has a high degree of designability, and is fitted to each wearing user. | 10-31-2013 |
20140009700 | Electro-Active Diffractive Lens and Method for Making the Same - Aspects of the present invention provide an electro-active lens and method for manufacturing the same that encapsulates liquid crystal using solid transparent optical material using an improved liquid crystal seal feature. The seal feature greatly reduces the visibility of the liquid crystal seal feature in an assembled electro-active lens. The seal feature is also structurally robust such that the electro-active lens can be processed to fit a spectacle frame without disturbing containment of the liquid crystal and without disrupting electrical connectivity to the lens used to alter the refractive index of the liquid crystal, thereby ensuring fabrication of a commercially viable electro-active lens. | 01-09-2014 |
20140009701 | METHOD EXECUTED IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL GLASSES - A liquid crystal device at least includes a first liquid crystal panel assembly in which a phase difference decreases due to application of a voltage, a second liquid crystal panel assembly that is formed to overlap with the first liquid crystal panel assembly and in which the phase difference increases due to application of a voltage, a pair of polarizers that is formed to be interposed between the first liquid crystal panel assembly and the second liquid crystal panel assembly, an optical compensation plate that is formed to overlap with at least one of the pair of polarizers, and a control unit that controls the voltages applied to the first liquid crystal panel assembly and the second liquid crystal panel assembly. | 01-09-2014 |
20140036172 | Electro-Active Ophthalmic Lenses Comprising Low Viscosity Liquid Crystalline Mixtures - An electro-active ophthalmic lens is presented in which the lens includes a progressive addition region having an add power and an electro-active element. The electro-active element is in optical communication with the progressive addition region and has an activated state and a deactivated state. The electro-active element also includes a liquid crystalline material disposed in a cavity having a diffractive surface relief structure. The liquid crystalline material has a low rotational viscosity. | 02-06-2014 |
20140063376 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL OPTICAL MODULES AND MULTI-PURPOSE EYEWEAR USING THE SAME - This invention discloses optical modules, and eyewear using them for performing viewing function(s) including viewing a shutter-based 3D display, viewing a polarization-based 3D display, emulating the Pulfrich effect, emulating a pair of pinhole glasses and emulating a pair of sunglasses. In one embodiment, an optical module comprises: a first liquid crystal layer between a first and a second transparent conductive layers; a transparent protective layer attached to the first transparent conductive layer; a third transparent conductive layer; a matrix-electrode layer, comprising an array of independently addressable electrode regions each being transparent and electrically conductive; a second liquid crystal layer between the matrix-electrode layer and the third transparent conductive layer; a first linear polarizer attached to the second transparent conductive layer and the matrix-electrode layer; and a second linear polarizer, having a polarization orientation orthogonal to the polarization orientation of the first linear polarizer, attached to the third transparent conductive layer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140092327 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VARIABLE FOCUS LENSES, CONTROL METHOD FOR VARIABLE FOCUS LENSES, AND ELECTRONIC GLASSES - A control device ( | 04-03-2014 |
20140125890 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL GLASSES AND CONTROL CHIP THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention provide three-dimensional glasses and a control chip thereof. The three-dimensional glasses comprise: a normal black mode liquid crystal eyeglass; a normal white mode liquid crystal eyeglass; and a control chip, connected to both of the normal black mode liquid crystal eyeglass and the normal white mode liquid crystal eyeglass, wherein a voltage output terminal of the control chip simultaneously supplies a high level or a low level to the normal black mode liquid crystal eyeglass and the normal white mode liquid crystal eyeglass based on a predetermined high and low level switching frequency. | 05-08-2014 |
20140192280 | Shutter Glasses and Related 3D Display System - The present invention discloses shutter glasses and a 3D display system. The shutter glasses include a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a normally-white LCD panel, and a normally-black LCD panel. A thickness of the normally-white LCD panel is not the same as a thickness of the normally-black LCD panel, and an optical compensation film is installed between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal layer of the normally-black LCD panel and/or between the second polarizer and the liquid crystal layer of the normally-black LCD panel in order to compensate for a dispersion occurred when the liquid crystal layer of the normally-black LCD panel is in a dark mode. In this way, the present invention can not only shorten the response time of the shutter glasses to reduce the power consumption, but also reduce the 3D crosstalk. | 07-10-2014 |
20140218646 | Variable-Magnification Optical Loupe - An optical loupe assembly includes mechanical or electromechanical apparatus for varying the magnification of objects viewed through the loupe and or varying a working distance of the loupe. In another embodiment, an optical loupe may include a lens system comprising one or more liquid lens assemblies or liquid crystal lens assemblies for providing variable magnification. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218647 | System, Apparatus, and Method for Correcting Vision Using an Electro-Active Lens - A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer's refractive error. The viewing correction area provides Correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the Wearer's vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a wave front analysis of the wearer's eye and the lens can further be modified to fit within an eyeglass frame. | 08-07-2014 |
20140347581 | ELECTRO-ACTIVE DIFFRACTIVE LENS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - Aspects of the present invention provide an electro-active lens and method for manufacturing the same that encapsulates liquid crystal using solid transparent optical material using an improved liquid crystal seal feature. The seal feature greatly reduces the visibility of the liquid crystal seal feature in an assembled electro-active lens. The seal feature is also structurally robust such that the electro-active lens can be processed to fit a spectacle frame without disturbing containment of the liquid crystal and without disrupting electrical connectivity to the lens used to alter the refractive index of the liquid crystal, thereby ensuring fabrication of a commercially viable electro-active lens. | 11-27-2014 |
20150015814 | SPATIAL FOCAL FIELD TYPE GLASSES DISPLAY - A spatial focal field type glasses display product can present virtual images at different distances simultaneously. The product is a frame type glasses or corneal contact lens and comprises a projection component and a display control device. The projection component comprises a plurality of projection units, each projection unit projects a plurality of elementary beams. The elementary beams projected by the same projection unit diverge and do not intercept with each other. The elementary beams projected by different projection units intersect near the retina after passing through the crystalline lens. The intersection point is a cluster focus. All cluster focuses form a spatial focal field which envelop the retina. When the diopter of the crystalline lens changes, the spatial focal field displaces and deforms accordingly, so different cluster focuses fall on the retina to be seen clearly, while the other cluster focuses tend to disperse and cannot be seen clearly. | 01-15-2015 |
20150029424 | VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH LENS - An adjustable focal length lens structure comprising a first adjustable focal length lens. The first adjustable focal length lens comprises an inner surface of a first side having a first curvature. The first adjustable focal length lens also comprises a first transparent conducting electrode on the first side. The first adjustable focal length lens also comprises an inner surface of a second side having a second curvature. The first adjustable focal length lens also comprises a second transparent conducting electrode on the second side. The first adjustable focal length lens also comprises one or more layers of a first liquid crystal material disposed between the inner surface of the first side and the inner surface of the second side, wherein the first liquid crystal material has two or more effective indices of refraction. | 01-29-2015 |
20150077658 | VARIABLE OPTIC OPHTHALMIC DEVICE INCLUDING SHAPED LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENTS AND POLARIZING ELEMENTS - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing an ophthalmic lens of variable optical power. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. The variable optic insert may also comprise polarizing elements. In some embodiments, the variable optic insert may affect polarization components of light differently and enable a bifocal type ophthalmic device. 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. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077659 | VARIABLE OPTIC OPHTHALMIC DEVICE INCLUDING SHAPED LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENTS WITH NANO-SCALED DROPLETS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, the liquid crystal layer may comprise droplets that are nano-scaled. 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. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077660 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICES COMPRISING DIELECTRICS AND NANO-SCALED DROPLETS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, the liquid crystal layer may comprise droplets that are nano-scaled. 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. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077661 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICES INCLUDING SHAPED LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER NETWORKED REGIONS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, the liquid crystal layer may comprise polymer networked regions of interstitially located liquid crystal material. 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. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICES COMPRISING DIELECTRICS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER NETWORKS - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, the liquid crystal layer may comprise polymer networked regions of interstitially located liquid crystal material. 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. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077663 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICES INCLUDING HYBRID ALIGNMENT LAYERS AND SHAPED LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYERS - The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, an alignment layer for the liquid crystal layer may be patterned in a hybrid manner. The patterning may allow for the lowering of the minimum electrical potential required to cause a shift in orientation of liquid crystal molecules within the ophthalmic device. 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 optical characteristics. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077664 | 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. | 03-19-2015 |
20150085212 | COLOR CHANGING CONTACT LENSES - The present invention generally relates to contact lenses. Specifically, this invention relates to contact lenses that change color based on one or more stimuli. The present application provides for a color changing contact lens that can change its color based on one or more stimuli. The color changing contact lens is constructed of an inner layer, an outer layer and a supply of liquid crystal. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085213 | COLOR CHANGING CONTACT LENSES - The present invention generally relates to contact lenses. Specifically, this invention relates to contact lenses that change color based on one or more stimuli. The present application provides for a color changing contact lens that can change its color based on one or more stimuli. The color changing contact lens is constructed of an inner layer, an outer layer and a supply of liquid crystal. | 03-26-2015 |
20150092124 | EYEGLASSES APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes first and second liquid crystal lenses, a pair of temples, a sensor, and a driver. The first liquid crystal lens includes a first liquid crystal layer and a plurality of first control electrodes on the first liquid crystal layer. The sensor is provided on one of the pair of temples, and detects a contact position on a detector plane. The driver applies a plurality of voltage to the plurality of the first control electrodes. A focal length of the first liquid crystal lens is determined according to an amount of movement of the contact position when the contact position continuously moves along a longitudinal direction of the sensor. Each voltage value is determined according to the focal length of the first liquid crystal lens. | 04-02-2015 |
20150138454 | 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. | 05-21-2015 |
20150346516 | OPTICAL DEVICE - Conventional optical devices cannot cope with light entering from different directions in different light amounts. An optical device comprises: a transmittance changing unit that is provided in front of an eye of a user, and changes transmittance for light from the outside according to a voltage being applied; and a voltage control unit that controls a voltage to be applied to the transmittance changing unit, wherein by controlling the voltage, the voltage control unit switches between: a first relationship between frontal transmittance that is transmittance for light entering the transmittance changing unit from a frontal direction, and peripheral transmittance that is transmittance for light entering the transmittance changing unit from a direction inclined to the vertical direction relative to an entrance direction of light to which the frontal transmittance applies; and a second relationship between the frontal transmittance and the peripheral transmittance that is different from the first relationship. | 12-03-2015 |
20150346517 | OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device comprises: a transmittance changing unit that is provided in front of an eye of a user, and changes transmittance for light from the outside according to a voltage being applied; and a voltage control unit that controls a voltage to be applied to the transmittance changing unit by switching cyclically between a high voltage and a low voltage, wherein the voltage control unit switches the voltage at a cycle that is shorter than the sum of time required for transmittance of the transmittance changing unit to stabilize when changing from a minimum value to a maximum value by switching a voltage and time required for transmittance of the transmittance changing unit to stabilize when changing from a maximum value to a minimum value by switching a voltage. | 12-03-2015 |
20150362751 | POWER DELIVERY FOR ACCOMMODATION BY AN EYE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE - Techniques and mechanisms to power automatic accommodation by an eye-mountable device. In an embodiment, the eye-mountable device includes an accommodation actuator to change an optical strength of the eye-mountable device. Control logic of the eye-mountable device is to transition a supply voltage between different levels to drive operation of the accommodation actuator, including the control logic to perform a step-wise transition of the supply voltage from a first voltage level to a second voltage level. In another embodiment, the control logic includes a bidirectional direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter. During the step-wise transition of the supply voltage, the bidirectional DC-DC converter is configured to aid in recharging a battery of the eye-mountable device with charge from the accommodation actuator. | 12-17-2015 |
20150362752 | FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR FOR USE WITHIN A CONTACT LENS - An eye-mountable device includes a flexible lens enclosure, anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes, and an accommodation actuator element. The flexible lens enclosure includes anterior and posterior layers that are sealed together. The anterior flexible conductive electrode is disposed within the flexible enclosure and across a center region of the flexible lens enclosure on a concave side of the anterior layer. The posterior flexible conductive electrode is disposed within the flexible enclosure and across the center region on a convex side of the posterior layer. The accommodation actuator element is disposed between the first and second flexible conductive electrodes. The anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes are transparent and electrically manipulate the accommodation actuator element. | 12-17-2015 |
20160004089 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display device and a display system are provided. The display device of the display system includes a display panel ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160018672 | EYEGLASS OF 3D GLASSES AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, AND 3D GLASSES - An eyeglass of a 3D glasses, a fabrication method thereof and a 3D glasses are provided. The eyeglass of the 3D glasses comprises: a substrate ( | 01-21-2016 |
20160026009 | GLASSES FOR AMBLYOPIA TREATMENT - A system for treating Lazy Eye that includes shutter glasses. During treatment, one of the shutters of the glasses are controllably cycled between and open and closed state. | 01-28-2016 |
20160062141 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICES INCLUDING GRADIENT-INDEXED AND SHAPED LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYERS - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, an alignment layer for the liquid crystal layer may be patterned in a radially dependent manner. The patterning may allow for the index of refraction of the optic device to vary in a gradient-indexed or GRIN manner. 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 optical characteristics. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062146 | VARIABLE OPTIC OPHTHALMIC DEVICE INCLUDING LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENTS - Methods and apparatuses for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens as set forth. 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. | 03-03-2016 |
20160070117 | ELECTRO-ACTIVE OPHTHALMIC LENSES COMPRISING LOW VISCOSITY LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MIXTURES - An electro-active ophthalmic lens is presented in which the lens includes a progressive addition region having an add power and an electro-active element. The electro-active element is in optical communication with the progressive addition region and has an activated state and a deactivated state. The electro-active element also includes a liquid crystalline material disposed in a cavity having a diffractive surface relief structure. The liquid crystalline material has a low rotational viscosity. | 03-10-2016 |
20160077345 | Eliminating Binocular Rivalry in Monocular Displays - A monocular display device of a head mounted monocular display is adjustably positioned in front of a display eye of a user. The monocular display device displays information in a first field of view of the display eye. An occluding device is adjustably positioned in front of a non-display eye of the user. The occluding device blocks a second field of view of the non-display eye, the blocking being regulated to block at least a part of the second field of view that corresponds to the first field of view containing the displayed information. | 03-17-2016 |
20160106619 | METHOD AND EYEGLASS FOR THE RECOVERY AND REPAIR OF EYESIGHT - Method for the recovery and repair of eyesight through which out of the two eyes the weaker eye in need of repair or recovery is determined; both eyes are assigned an optical element influencing the passage of the incident light; the path of the light reaching the eye is periodically interrupted, thereby forcing the eye to perform additional focusing activity, so that transparency characteristics of the optical element assigned to the chosen or designated eye are left unchanged, and the transparency characteristics of the optical element assigned to the other eye are modulated so that the passage of incident light into the other eye is blocked and then unblocked with a frequency in the 0.2 Hz to 0.8 Hz range. | 04-21-2016 |
20160124281 | Active Liquid-Crystal 3D Glasses - The invention relates to the field of display technology, and can be used in systems for the free-dimensional representation of information. Active liquid-crystal 3D glasses are proposed which comprise a synchronization signal receiver, an independent power source, an electronic driver and two liquid-crystal shutters such that the liquid crystal in the latter is ferroelectric, wherein the boundary conditions for indicated liquid crystal, determined by a square coefficient of the anchoring energy of molecules in the liquid-crystal layer with the boundary surface of a dielectric or orienting coating, are related in a specific manner to the magnitude of the helix pitch and the thickness of the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer. A range is also proposed for selecting the thickness of the ferroelectric liquid-crystal layer and the condition for implementing the dielectric coating, a low-voltage power element and the electronic driver. | 05-05-2016 |
20160139429 | Wearable Apparatus, Detection System and Detection Method - Embodiments of the present invention provide a wearable apparatus, a detection system and a detection method. The wearable apparatus includes a frame, a controller and LCD lenses. The controller and the LCD lenses are provided on the frame. The frame is used for fixing the LCD lenses in front of human eyes, the controller is used for applying a predetermined voltage to the LCD lenses, and the LCD lenses are used for displaying a color corresponding to the predetermined voltage according to the applied predetermined voltage, so that the detection system, in which the wearable apparatus is applied, can detect qualified rate of the display panel under light with any colors by equipping with a white light source only, thereby reducing the apparatus cost. In addition, it is possible to switch over among different display colors conveniently and efficiently for the wearable apparatus, thereby improving the efficiency of detection. | 05-19-2016 |
20160170097 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | 06-16-2016 |
20160377886 | REWRITABLE LENS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A rewritable and freezable lens and method for manufacturing thereof are disclosed. This lens includes at least one active element that has optical properties that can be written, frozen and rewritten into new values at least twice. Rewritable and freezable lenses comprising active index polymer dispersed liquid crystal materials are disclosed. In-situ re-adaptation of spectacle and contact lenses is possible at the point of sale. In-vivo re-adaptation of intraocular lenses in the doctor's room is feasible, avoiding further surgery. | 12-29-2016 |
20180024379 | BIOMEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ENCAPSULATION | 01-25-2018 |