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| 20080212187 | Antiglare film - An antiglare film is disclosed comprising of an antiglare layer having a surface irregularity on a transparent base material, wherein the antiglare layer includes a binder matrix, an organic particle A and a particle B, and the value that an average particle size of the organic particle A is divided by an average film thickness of the antiglare layer is in the range of 0.4 to 0.7, and the value that an average particle size of the particle B is divided by an average particle size of the organic particle A is in the range of 0.3 to 0.7, and the content of the particle B relative to the organic particle A in the antiglare layer is in the range of 50 wt % to 200 wt %. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080218865 | Method and Apparatus For Producing Optical Multilayer Body - An optical laminate produced by a process for producing an anti-dazzling laminate comprising a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer provided on the light transparent base material. The process includes providing the light transparent base material and forming the anti-dazzling layer having a concavoconvex shape on the light transparent base material, wherein the concavoconvex shape of the anti-dazzling layer satisfies the following requirements: Sm is not less than 100 μm and not more than 600 μm, θa is not less than 0.1 degree and not more than 1.2 degrees, and Rz is more than 0.2 μm and not more than 1 μm, wherein Sm represents the average spacing of concavoconvexes or profile irregularities in the anti-dazzling layer; θa represents the average inclination angle of the concavoconvexes or profile irregularities; and Rz represents the average roughness of the concavoconvexes or profile irregularities. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080225395 | Light sensor embedded on printed circuit board - A system and/or method for sensing the presence of moisture (e.g., rain) and/or other material(s) on a window such as a vehicle window (e.g., vehicle windshield, sunroof or backlite). Such techniques may be used in connection with a light sensor. In certain example embodiments, a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) includes a light sensor comprising a light sensor flip-chip, with the light sensor flip-chip including at least two light sensor arrays, and with each said sensor array being configured to sense light of a predetermined wavelength. An adhesive bonds the light sensor to the PCB. A hole is formed in the PCB and the opaque layer so as to allow the light sensor arrays to see through the hole formed in the PCB and the opaque layer. A state of the vehicle lights is settable in dependence on the light sensor. The PCB is located in or is supported by the vehicle windshield. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080247045 | ANTIGLARE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An antiglare film includes a transparent support; and an antiglare layer containing a binder and a fine particle, wherein the antiglare layer has an average thickness smaller than an average particle diameter of the fine particle, and the antiglare layer has a surface roughness skewness (Rsk) of from 0.5 to 1.5. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080278819 | Adjustable screen - A screening device limits the access of light to a viewing reference surface such as a computer screen. The device has a substantially opaque screening portion of predetermined size and form; and adjustable mounting means for attaching it. The device may have a shaped spine portion rotatably and slidably inserted in a mounting trough, which trough can be adhered to a support surface, such as the cabinet of a computer screen. Three such devices can form a hood about the top and sides of a screen. There are simple, non-adjustable embodiments. Use with a cell phone is contemplated. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080285134 | Automotive Glazing with Selective Diffusion - Automotive glazing which can diffuse light in a distinct manner depending on the angle of incidence thereof on the glazing, whereby a first incidence angle range corresponds to diffusion of at least 30% of the light and a second incidence angle range corresponds to diffusion of less than 10%. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080297909 | Reflective occulting mask and method for manufacturing the reflective occulting mask - A optical instrument (e.g., coronagraph) is described herein that has a pick-off mirror with a surface having an array of reflective structures (reflective occulting mask) machined therein which enables an optical image of one or more low intensity objects (e.g., planets) to be obtained when the low intensity object(s) are located in close proximity to a high intensity object (e.g., sun). Also described herein, is a method for manufacturing the pick-off mirror which has a surface with an array of reflective structures (reflective occulting mask) that are machined therein. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090015926 | OPTICAL LAYERED BODY, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, POLARIZER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - In view of the above state of the art, it is an object of the present invention to provide an optical layered body which can prevent the agglomeration of silica particles and form the desired surface roughness on the surface. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090052043 | Anti-Glare Optical Multilayer Body - An optical laminate having a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer provided on the light transparent base material, wherein the outermost surface of the anti-dazzling layer has a concavoconvex surface. The concavoconvex shape simultaneously satisfies the following formulae (I) 1.2≦θa≦2.5 and (II) 0.004≦ψ≦0.18, wherein θa represents the average inclination angle of the concavoconvex part; Rz represents the average roughness of concavoconvexes; Sm represents the average spacing of the concavoconvexes; and ψ represents the ratio, between Rz and Sm, defined by ψ=Rz/Sm. The optical laminate has an internal haze value of not less than 0% and not more than 50%, and the optical laminate has a surface haze value of not less than 0.5% and not more than 4.5%. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090080080 | Antiglare Film and Coating Liquid for Forming Antiglare Layer - An antiglare film in which an antiglare layer containing particles and a binder matrix obtained by curing a material curable with ionizing radiation is directly provided on a triacetyl cellulose film. The antiglare layer is formed by a process of directly coating a coating liquid for forming an antiglare layer that contains at least the particles, the material curable with ionizing radiation, and a solvent on the triacetyl cellulose film and forming a coating film on the triacetyl cellulose film, a process of drying the coating film, and a process of curing the coating film by ionizing radiation. A haze difference (Hz(T)−Hz(P)) between a haze value (Hz(T)) of the antiglare layer formed on the triacetyl cellulose film and a haze value (Hz(P)) of an antiglare layer directly formed on a polyethylene terephthalate film by using the coating liquid for forming an antiglare layer under the same conditions as the antiglare layer formed on the triacetyl cellulose film is 1.3% or more to 3.2% or less. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090080081 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical film includes: a transparent substrate; and an antiglare layer containing a light transmissive resin and a first light transmissive particle, and having a thickness of from 8 to 15 μm, wherein the first light transmissive particle has a particle size of from 5.5 to 10 μm and a refractive index of from 1.55 to 1.58, and a ratio of the particle size of the first light transmissive particle to the thickness of the antiglare layer is from 0.30 to 0.75. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090086326 | ANTIGLARE HARD-COATED FILM - There is provided an antiglare hard-coated film that can maintain antiglare properties and suppress a reduction in the display contrast of a display, when composed of a transparent plastic film substrate and an antiglare hard coat layer formed thereon. The antiglare hard-coated film | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090109539 | DISPLAY PANEL WITH IMPROVED REFLECTIVITY - A display or lighting element comprising at least one pixel element for producing or controlling light is provided. The pixel element has a light emitting surface. The display or lighting element furthermore includes a substantially transparent material above at least the light emitting surface. The substantially transparent material above the light emitting surface has a modified roughness so as to decrease the reflectivity of the substantially transparent material above the light emitting surface. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090122410 | ANTI-REFLECTION FILM, AND POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An anti-reflection film, which comprises: a low refractive index layer that is formed by curing a coating solution composition comprising: a fluorine-free copolymer containing a constituent having a polysiloxane structure represented by formula (1) as defined in the specification in a main chain and a constituent containing a hydroxyl group in a side chain; and a fluorine-containing copolymer; a polarizing plate wherein the anti-reflection film is used as one of two protective films for a polarizing film; and an image display device wherein the anti-reflection film or the polarizing plate is used in the outermost surface of the display. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090128915 | Antiglare film and coating composition for making the same - The present invention relates to an antiglare film, which comprises a cured transparent resin layer and a type of transparent hollow particles. The hollow particles are distributed in the transparent resin layer and partially exposed therefrom. The ratio of the inner diameter to the outer diameter of the hollow particle is within a range of 0.1 to 0.9, and the ratio of the outer diameter of the hollow particle to the thickness of the transparent resin layer is within a range of 0.1 5 to 1. The hollow particle and the transparent resin layer have different refractive indexes. The hollow particles are partially exposed from the surface of the transparent resin layer, leading the antiglare film to have excellent antiglare properties. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090128916 | CURABLE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT, LAMINATE FILM AND ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM USING THE SAME AND POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM - A curable composition, which comprises at least one hydroxyl group-containing polymer, at least one crosslinking agent having a fluorine atom and being reactive with hydroxyl group and at least one curing catalyst; a compound having a specific structure, which is appropriately usable as a crosslinking agent in the curable composition, or a partial condensation product thereof; a cured product obtained by heating the curable composition; a laminate film or an antireflective film having a layer which is formed by coating the curable composition on a transparent support; a polarizing plate wherein the antireflective film is used as one of two protective films for a polarizing film in the polarizing plate; and an image display device wherein the antireflective film or the polarizing plate is employed as the outermost face of the display. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090128917 | Antiglare Film - An embodiment of the present invention is an antiglare film which includes an antiglare layer having particles A, particles B, and a binder matrix on a transparent substrate. A difference in refractive index between the particles A and the binder matrix (|n | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090135491 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASTER FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element has a plurality of structures including convex portions or concave portions arranged on a base member surface, wherein the arrangement pitch of the structures is 380 nm to 680 nm and the aspect ratio of the structure is 0.62 to 1.09. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090135492 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILM, POLARIZER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT AND DISPLAY ELEMENT - The present invention provides an antireflective film, a polarizer, a liquid crystal display element, and a display element, each of which makes it possible for light reflected on a surface to which stains have adhered and on a surface where the stains have remained even after being wiped off to be recognized as an almost achromatic color, thereby suppressing the stains having adhered to the surface such as fingerprint from being recognized to shine in blue. The reflective display film of the present invention is an anti-reflective film which is placed on a base material and reduces light reflected on a surface of the base material, wherein a reflection spectrum of the anti-reflective film has a bottom wavelength of less than 550 nm. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090161222 | Display having a visor - The present invention is to provide a display having a visor, which comprises a flat display, two sliding members, two spinning arms and a visor. A sliding slot is disposed at each of two corresponding sides of a screen of the flat display respectively, wherein the sliding members are installed in the sliding slots and movable along the sliding slots. One end of each of the spinning arms is pivotally coupled to the corresponding sliding member respectively, and the other ends of the spinning arms hold the visor by both sides which enable the visor to be spun on the top of the flat display and to be moved on the top of the flat display along the sliding slots for preventing the screen from glare and light reflection and protecting the screen from being scratched or dust. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090161223 | Anti-reflection layer with nano particles - A micromirror device includes a particle-containing anti-reflection layer that covers at least a portion of the device or its package other than a mirror surface. The size of the particle may be smaller than or equal to the wavelength of light incident on the micromirror device, or smaller than or equal to 800 nm, preferably at least 380 nm but smaller than or equal to 800 nm. The particles may be metal particles, preferably TiN particles. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090168184 | ANTI-REFLECTION COATING, OPTICAL MEMBER, EXCHANGE LENS UNIT AND IMAGING DEVICE - An anti-reflection coating comprising first to seventh layers formed on a substrate in this order, the first layer being an alumina-based layer, the seventh layer being a porous, silica-based layer, and each of the first to seventh layers having predetermined refractive index and optical thickness in a wavelength range of 400-700 nm. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090180188 | BROADBAND ANTIREFLECTIVE OPTICAL COMPONENTS WITH CURVED SURFACES AND THEIR PRODUCTION - Methods and optical devices are proposed, which comprise a nanostructure ( | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090180189 | PORTABLE DEVICE INCLUDING EXTERNAL-LIGHT-SHIELDING SHEET - A portable device including an external-light-shielding sheet is provided. The portable device includes a display panel; and an external-light-shielding sheet arranged on the display panel, wherein the external-light-shielding sheet includes a base portion and a plurality of wedge shaped portions arranged on the base portion to absorb external light. Therefore, it is possible to absorb and block as much external light as possible. In addition, it is possible to improve bright-room contrast by effectively realizing a black image on a display panel. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090185276 | Display device - Provided is a display device including a transparent board which forms a cover plate or the like on a display panel. In a case where an anti-reflection film is formed on a surface of the transparent board on a display viewing side thereof, a fingerprint, an oil film, and the like are liable to adhere thereto, and the soil due to the fingerprint and the oil film is noticeable on a surface of the anti-reflection film. Under the circumstances, on the surface of the transparent board on the display viewing side thereof, the anti-reflection film is formed, and a silicon oxide film for anti-soiling is formed on the anti-reflection film. With this structure, the fingerprint and the oil film are unlikely to adhere to the surface of the anti-reflection film, and are not noticeable even when adhering thereto. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090219621 | Protective Visor For Marine Electronics - A visor shield for shielding a marine electronic device from sunlight, weather and spray includes a visor body having a base portion for attachment to an electronic device, and a protruding portion extending from the base portion and sized to extend out from the electronic device to shade a front face of the electronic device. The base portion and the protruding portion can be formed of a unitary plastic part. The base portion can comprise a wall continuous with the protruding portion. A compressible seal can be attached to a surface of the wall and arranged to be compressed against a housing of the electronic device when the base portion is attached to the electronic device. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090231714 | TRANSPARENT ANTI-REFLECTIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - A transparent anti-reflective article includes a transparent substrate having a first refractive index and a first surface. An anti-reflective layer is formed within the first surface of the transparent substrate through use of one of nanosphere lithography, deep ultra-violet photolithography, electron beam lithography, and nano-imprinting. The anti-reflective layer includes a subwavelength nano-structured second surface including a plurality of protuberances. Such protuberances have a predetermined maximum distance between adjacent protuberances and a predetermined height for a given wavelength such that the anti-reflective layer includes a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index to minimize light diffraction and random scattering therethrough. The predetermined height is approximately equal to a quarter of the given wavelength divided by the second refractive index. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090244707 | VEHICLE ACCESSORY - The present invention provides a vehicle accessory which always provides good visibility, can easily be installed, and has excellent appearance. The vehicle accessory includes a light controlling sheet which is attached on a windshield of a vehicle, a rearview mirror, and a mirror support member. The rearview mirror has a mirror housing, a mirror plate, a front light receiving sensor, and a rear light receiving sensor, and the mirror housing encloses a circuit board which applies a value of voltage according to a received light quantity of the rear light receiving sensor to the mirror plate, and applies a value of voltage according to a received light quantity of the front light receiving sensor to the light controlling sheet, and a power supply unit which supplies power to the circuit board. Wires and electrode lead out portions are enclosed in the mirror support member connected to the inside of the mirror housing. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090244708 | Antiglare Film - This invention provides an antiglare film which has high antiglare property and show little white-blurring. An embodiment of the present invention is an antiglare film having a binder matrix and particles on a transparent substrate. The binder matrix is an acrylic material. The particles are made of a copolymer of styrene and methyl methacrylate. The copolymerization ratio by weight of the styrene and methyl methacrylate is in the styrene:methacrylic acid=60:40 to 80:20 range. In addition, a quotient R/H, which is obtained by dividing an average diameter of the particles (R) by the average thickness of the antiglare layer (H), is in the 0.45-0.65 range. Moreover, a quotient w | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090244709 | METHOD FOR FORMING ANTI-REFLECTION COATING AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for forming an anti-reflection coating of alkali-treated silica aerogel on a substrate, comprising the steps of hydrolyzing and polymerizing alkoxysilane in the presence of a base catalyst to prepare an alkaline sol, adding an acid catalyst to the alkaline sol to carry out further hydrolysis and polymerization to prepare a first acidic sol, hydrolyzing and polymerizing alkoxysilane in the presence of an acid catalyst to prepare a second acidic sol, mixing the first and second acidic sols, applying the resultant mixed sol to the substrate, drying it, and treating the resultant silica aerogel coating with an alkali. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090244710 | HARD-COATED ANTIGLARE FILM, AND POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A hard-coated antiglare film, comprising a transparent plastic film substrate and a hard-coating antiglare layer containing fine particles on at least one surface of the transparent plastic film substrate, wherein an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra (μm) that is defined in JIS B 0601 (1994 version) is in the range of 0.05 to 0.15 μm in an uneven shape of a surface of the hard-coating antiglare layer, and the hard-coated antiglare film includes at least 80 convexities that exceed a roughness mean line of a surface roughness profile in a 4-mm long portion at an arbitrary location of the surface of the hard-coating antiglare layer. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090257127 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM - An imaging optical system according to the present invention is provided with at least one lens element and comprises: an optical surface through which incident light transmits; and an antireflection structure provided in at least part of a peripheral region located in the periphery of a center region containing the center of an optical surface in one or more optical surfaces, wherein the peripheral region is within an optical effective diameter, and wherein the antireflection structure is a structure in which structural units having a predetermined shape are arranged periodically in the form of an array at a period smaller than a minimum wavelength of light whose reflection should be prevented in the incident light. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090262430 | Baffle plate for a movie or TV camera - The baffle plate for a lens of a movie or TV camera has an add-on tube that can be slipped onto the camera lens with little clearance. The add-on tube is provided with a swivel arm, which has a swivelling axis which is fixed with respect to the camera lens and which is located in parallel to the rear plane of the add-on tube and in or behind this plane and is positioned such that the distance to the opposite rear inner edge of the add-on tube which is slipped onto the camera lens is approximately equal to or larger than the distance to the front outer edge of the camera lens. The clearance between the add-on tube and the camera lens is from 0.5 mm to 1 mm. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090262431 | ANTIGLARE FILM, ANTIREFLECTION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An antiglare film includes: a transparent support; and an antiglare layer containing a light-transmitting particle and a light-transmitting resin, wherein the light-transmitting particle has a structure including a core particle and a shell layer, each of the core particle and the shell layer contains an organic polymer, the shell layer has a thickness of from 10 to 2,000 nm, the core particle has a refractive index of from 1.54 to 1.65, and the shell layer has a refractive index of from 1.46 to 1.53. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090268299 | ANTI-DAZZLING OPTICAL LAMINATE - Disclosed is an anti-dazzling laminate which has anti-dazzling properties and can realize excellent glare preventive properties and black color reproducibility (gradation rendering of black color at low brightness). The anti-dazzling laminate is an optical laminate comprises a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer provided on the light transparent base material, wherein the outermost surface of the anti-dazzling layer has a concavoconvex shape, and the optical laminate satisfies the following requirements: Ha is more than 0% and less than 90%, Hi is more than 0% and less than 90%, and Hi/Ha is not less than 0.8 and less than 1.0, wherein Ha represents the whole haze value of the optical laminate; and Hi represents the internal haze value of the optical laminate. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090268300 | LIGHT SHADE FOR DISPLAY PANEL - A light shade is provided for partially blocking ambient light from a display panel. The light shade includes a shade portion and a position portion. The shade portion is configured for partially blocking the ambient light. The positioning portion is formed on a side of the shade portion. The shade portion includes at least one baffle. The positioning portion is configured for attaching the shade portion to the display panel. The positioning portion comprises a track and a plurality of blocks formed on an inner side and an outer side of the track. When the shade portion is attached to the display panel, the at least one baffle engages with at least one side of the display panel. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090268301 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY AND ANTIGLARE FILM FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A flat panel display is provided that increases visibility without deteriorating the properties of flat panel displays such as LCDs with increased variation in definition or the like. Further, an antiglare film is provided that is used for the flat panel display. A flat panel display includes an antiglare film at a viewing side surface thereof. The flat panel display includes a black matrix pattern. An aperture ratio A (%) of the black matrix pattern, an average interval Sm (mm) between concaves and convexes of a surface of the antiglare film, and a haze H (%) satisfy a relationship of the following Formula (1), and the total haze value is 15 or less. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090273843 | Apparatus and Method for Reducing Glare in Images - Glare is reduced by acquiring an input image with a camera having a lens and a sensor, in which a pin-hole mask is placed in close proximity to the sensor. The mask localizes the glare at readily identifiable pixels, which can then be filtered to produce a glare reduce output image. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090273844 | Privacy Filter With Rounded Optically Opaque Regions - A privacy filter comprises a first light transmissive film having a first plurality of rounded, optically opaque regions extending into a surface thereof. The first plurality of rounded, optically opaque regions are positioned to allow a viewer to view an image through the privacy filter within a range of viewing angles and to block viewing of the image through the privacy filter outside the range of viewing angles. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090279176 | ANTIGLARE FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides an antiglare film. A resin layer is disposed on a substrate. Micro-aggregates are distributed in an interior and over a surface of the resin layer. Each of the micro aggregates has a size of 0.1-3 μm and is formed by aggregating aggregated nano-particles. The micro-aggregates distributing over the surface result in a surface roughness of the resin layer. The weight ratio of the resin layer to the micro-aggregates is 1:0.1-0.7. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090296220 | APPARATUS USED TO IMPROVE AN USER'S ABILITY TO VIEW A BACK LIT SCREEN AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - The current invention is related to an apparatus used to improve the user's ability to view electronic back lit screens, such as but not limited to LCD, TFT, and Plasma screens, in brightly lit environment. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090310223 | TAKING LENS UNIT - A camera lens unit includes a first lens including a first lens section having a first optical axis along which light runs, and a second lens. The second lens includes a second lens section having a second optical axis along which the light runs, a flange provided on an outer circumference of the second lens and having a surface facing the first lens, and a cylindrical section having an inner circumference extending from the flange along the second optical axis. The inner circumference of the cylindrical section faces the second lens section. The first lens contacts the inner circumference of the cylindrical section of the second lens and is engaged into the cylindrical section. The cylindrical section of the second lens includes plural protrusions protruding along the second optical axis, such that plural crenels are provided between the protrusions and have heights along the second optical axis lower than the protrusions. The camera lens unit prevents diffuse reflection caused by unnecessary incident light. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090316271 | Antireflection Film - The present invention provides an antireflection film which has sufficient antireflection properties and antistatic properties, a high level of light transmittance and no interference fringe at a low cost. It is a feature of the antireflection film of the present invention that a hard coat layer and an antireflection layer is formed on a transparent substrate, a conductive polymer is included in the hard coat layer, a light reflectance on the low refractive index layer is in the range of 0.5-1.5%, a surface resistance of the low refractive index layer is less than 1×10 | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090323190 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTIREFLECTION COATING - An antireflective coating is disclosed having at least one layer of a first material with a first index of refraction and a first thickness, the first index of refraction and first thickness substantially conforming to a refractive index profile matching a reflectionless potential. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100002305 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM FOR DISPLAY AND DISPLAY USING THE FILM - An antireflection film for display comprising a transparent film | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100014165 | LENS, LENS ARRAY AND METHOD FOR MAKING LENS ARRAY - An exemplary lens includes a light pervious substrate, a first optically active part, and a light blocking film. The light pervious substrate has a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a recess defined in the first surface. The recess includes a bottom surface. The first optically active part is formed on the bottom surface. The light blocking film is formed on the bottom surface surrounding the first optically active part. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100020402 | MULTILAYER FILM - An object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer film that can make large the amount of outgoing light from a liquid crystal device such as liquid crystal display element and liquid crystal aberration compensating element and at the same time, can realize a high contract in a liquid crystal display element. The multilayer film of the present invention is a multilayer film which is formed on an inner side of a transparent substrate and contains a transparent electrically-conductive film and an orientation film, in which an antireflection film is provided at least either between the transparent substrate and the transparent electrically-conductive film or between the transparent electrically-conductive film and the orientation film. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100027126 | ANTIGLARE FILM AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - The present invention provides an antiglare film, which includes a transparent resin layer, a plurality of transparent hollow particles and a plurality of transparent solid particles. The hollow particles and the solid particles are distributed in the transparent resin layer, while the hollow particles are partially exposed thereon. The refraction index of the hollow particles and the refraction index of the solid particles are different from the refraction index of the transparent resin layer. Applying both the solid particles and the hollow particles mixed together can lead the antiglare film to have an excellent antiglare property, a high contrast and a great clarity. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100039708 | OPTICAL FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, ANTIGLARE FILM, OPTICAL LAYER-ATTACHED POLARIZER, AND DISPALY APPARATUS - An optical film is provided and includes a base member and an optical layer on the base member. The optical layer has a surface asperity formed by applying a coating material containing microparticles and resin on the base member, distributing the microparticles densely in some parts and sparsely in other parts by convections that occur in the coating material, and curing the coating material. The average diameter of the microparticles is 2.4 μm or more and 8 μm or less. The average thickness of the optical layer is 6.4 μm or more and 18 μm or less. The arithmetic mean roughness Ra of a roughness profile of the optical layer surface is 0.03 μm or more and 0.15 μm or less and the root-mean-square slope RΔq is 0.01 or more and 0.03 or less. The difference in refractive index between the resin and the microparticles is 0 or more and 0.015 or less. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100053758 | OPTICAL RELAY FOR COMPACT HEAD UP DISPLAY - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an optical relay for a head up display, the optical relay comprises a glare trap having angularly selectivity by being capable of reflecting light having an angle of incidence greater than a first angle, and being capable of transmitting light having an angle of incidence less than a second angle, and a first optic arranged to receive light reflected off the glare trap at an angle of incidence greater than the first angle, and to direct light through the glare trap at an angle of incidence less than the second angle to exit the glare trap. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100053759 | ANTIREFLECTION COATING AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An antireflection coating is formed on a transparent substrate and includes an Al film having a transmittance of lower than 10% at a wavelength of 550 nm with a thickness of 25 nm and predominantly composed of aluminum (Al), and an Al—N film formed in at least one of an upper layer and a lower layer of the Al film, having a transmittance of equal to or higher than 10% at a wavelength of 550 nm with a thickness of 25 nm, predominantly composed of Al and at least containing a nitrogen (N) element as an additive. A specific resistance of the antireflection coating is equal to or lower than 1.0×10 | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100053760 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL SYSTEM - The optical element includes a base member configured to have an optical surface, a concave-convex structure configured to have an average pitch smaller than a shortest wavelength of a use wavelength range, and an intermediate layer formed between the optical surface and the concave-convex structure, made of a material different from that of the concave-convex structure, and having a refractive index between those of the base member and the material of the concave-convex structure. The optical surface is formed into a shape having a rotational symmetry axis. A thickness of the intermediate layer or each of thicknesses of the intermediate layer and the concave-convex structure varies so as to increase as a distance from the rotational symmetry axis increases. The optical element has good anti-reflection performance not only at a central part of the optical surface having a small curvature radius but also at a peripheral part thereof. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100060988 | CORRECTION OF OPTICAL ELEMENTS BY CORRECTION LIGHT IRRADIATED IN A FLAT MANNER - The disclosure relates to a correction light device for the irradiation of optical elements of an optical arrangement, in particular a lens, such a microlithography lens having a correction light, which include at least one correction light source and at least one mirror arrangement that deflects the light from the correction light source in the beam path to the optical element such that at least part of at least one surface of at least one optical element of the optical arrangement are irradiated in a locally and/or temporally variable fashion. The correction light strikes the surface of the optical element at a flat angle such that the obtuse angle between the optical axis of the optical arrangement at the location of the optical element and the correction light beam is less than or equal to 105°. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100091375 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optic device includes an electro-optic panel and a light-shielding section. The light-shielding section formed on a side of a light exiting surface of the electro-optic panel and includes an inclined surface inclined toward a side opposite to the light exiting surface. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100110552 | ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURAL BODY - Provided is an antireflection structural body including a substrate having a property of transmitting light in a wavelength range to be used and an antireflection layer arranged on the substrate. This structural body exhibits high antireflection performance, and provides a high degree of freedom in selecting a material to be used for the antireflection layer regardless of the refractive index of the substrate. The antireflection layer has a periodic structure of an arrangement of projections. The period of the arrangement of the projections in the antireflection layer is not greater than the shortest wavelength of the above wavelength range. A low refractive index layer having a lower refractive index than that of the substrate is arranged between the substrate and the antireflection layer. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100118409 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITION OF A POROUS ANTI-RELECTION LAYER, AND GLASS HAVING AN ANTI-REFLECTION LAYER - The present disclosure relates to a method for deposition of an anti-reflection layer, in which glass particles are embedded in a titanium oxide containing matrix that is produced by a sol-gel method. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100128350 | IMAGING ASSEMBLY - An image assembly may include a substrate having a face, a first optical layer and at least one spacer member. The imaging assembly may also include an anti-reflection structure. The at least one spacer member may be arranged between the substrate and the first optical layer to define an air gap therebetween. The anti-reflection structure may be coupled to at least part of the face and at least one of the first optical layer and the at least one spacer member. The anti-reflection structure may also include a plurality of projections having dimensions smaller than a wavelength of radiation to be imaged by the imaging assembly. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100134892 | OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MASTER FOR USE IN PRODUCING OPTICAL DEVICE, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - In an optical device, a number of structures having higher portions or lower portions are arranged at a fine pitch equal to or shorter than a wavelength of visible light on a surface of a base. Each of the structures is arranged to form a plurality of arc track rows on the surface of the base, and to form a quasi-hexagonal lattice pattern, and the structure has an elliptical cone or truncated elliptical cone shape having a major axis in a circumferential direction of the arc tracks. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100149646 | DISPLAY FILTER REDUCING MOIRE PATTERNS AND REMOVING AIR POLLUTANTS - A display filter for a display device can reduce moiré patterns and remove air pollutants. The display filter includes a transparent substrate located in front of a display module of the display device and an anti-glare layer provided at a front of the display filter which is exposed to the outside. The anti-glare layer contains photo-catalyst particles as filler. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100172027 | OPTICAL MEMBER - The present invention relates to an optical element and, more particularly relates to an optical element having at least one surface in which an antireflection concave-convex structure is formed. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100177395 | Optical Article and Method for Producing the Same - A method for producing an optical article. A first layer that is light-transmissive is formed on an optical substrate directly or with an additional layer in between. A silicide material, light-transmissive thin film is formed on the surface of the first layer. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100177396 | ASYMMETRICAL LUMINANCE ENHANCEMENT STRUCTURE FOR REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICES - The present invention is directed to a luminance enhancement structure comprising grooves and columns, wherein the grooves have a triangular cross-section and a top angle, and the triangular cross-section having two sides which are not equal. The luminance enhancement structure is useful for reflective display devices. The structure can reduce total internal reflection, thus enhancing the brightness of a display device. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100208353 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element includes an optical surface formed by a press molding method, wherein a ray effective portion of the optical surface has formed thereon an antireflection structure including a minute uneven structure, which contains a component different from that of a base of the optical element and has an average pitch of 400 nm or less. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100232024 | COMPOSITION FOR TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM FORMATION, TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM, AND DISPLAY - Through employment of a binder component, tin hydroxide powder serving as a conductive powder, and a high-refractive index powder; through dispersal of tin hydroxide powder and light-transmission-ensuring microparticles in a binder component at a predetermined ratio; and through employment of a specific binder component and, as a conductive powder, tin hydroxide powder and a conductive powder other than tin hydroxide powder at a predetermined ratio, there can be provided a composition which can form a transparent conductive film that exhibits excellent antistatic effect, and has very high visible light transmittance and provides transmitted images with natural hue by virtue of no color absorption wherein, if desired, the film also exhibits excellent scratch resistance and high antiglare effect, or the refractive index of the film can be controlled; such a transparent conductive film, and a display having such a transparent conductive film on a screen thereof. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100254014 | GPS visor - A GPS device comprises a GPS unit, a visor, and an optional attachment means to attach the visor to the GPS unit to improve the viewing of the visual display screen under bright light and/or to eliminate the reflection of the lighted display screen of the GPS unit from a vehicle's windshield during nighttime driving; a visor set comprising said visor and said attachment means; said visor or visor set optionally comprising a GPS antenna for stronger reception and/or a faster acquisition of satellite GPS signals; a method for improving the viewing of the display screen under bright light, for eliminating reflection of the display screen from the vehicle's windshield, and for providing improved satellite GPS signals by using the GPS device or the visor set hereinabove; and an article of manufacture comprising the GPS device or the visor set hereinabove, in association with instructions for use. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100271705 | LIGHT BLOCKING PLATE ARRAY, AND LENS MODULE ARRAY WITH SAME - An exemplary light blocking plate array includes a light transmissive plate, and a light blocking layer formed on the light transmissive plate. The light transmissive plate includes many light transmissive areas spaced apart from each other, and a peripheral area surrounding the light transmissive areas. Each of the transmissive areas is a solid structure. The light blocking layer is formed on the peripheral area. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100290122 | MONITOR VISOR - A monitor visor includes a top component and two side components respectively formed at two sides of the top component, wherein the top and side components are formed in a sheet-like configuration and are orderly connected to form a visor body having a visor cavity with a bottom opening. The sizes of top and side closing walls of the visor cavity match with the sizes of the top and side edges of the monitor respectively. A connecting component is provided between the top component and the side component to join the top component and the side component together. The contour of the inner side of the connecting component matches the shape of the vertex angle of the monitor. The visor is able to match the monitor screen with a circular or another shape of its vertex angle. The visor is easily disassembled, packaged and transported in a convenient manner. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100302642 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is an optical element having a high performance anti-reflection structure without increasing the height of the grating, including: a transparent substrate on which an anti-reflection structure having a plurality of gratings having one of a convex shape and a concave shape are arranged is formed, the plurality of gratings being arranged with an average interval of a wavelength equal to or smaller than a predetermined wavelength falling within a working wavelength range, the anti-reflection structure including a structure wherein a first layer and a second layer having different filling factors of gratings in the arrangement surface of the gratings are laminated, and the first layer and the second layer satisfying a conditional expression of 0.36≦FF | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100328776 | ANTI-REFLECTION SHEET, DISPLAY ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An anti-reflection sheet is formed in a manner of forming a resin layer, which has many fine projections | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110026125 | Transparent conductive film structure and display device - A transparent conductive film structure includes, a substrate and a multi-layer film formed on the substrate. The multi-layer film includes a reflection-matching layer and a transparent conductive layer. The reflection matching layer is applied to reduce the reflection index difference of the etched portion and the non-etched portion. Therefore, the etched traces cannot be observed by the users so that the image quality of the transparent conductive film structure is improved. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110026126 | Antireflection film, polarizing plate and image display device - An antireflection film includes a support and a low refractive index layer formed from a composition for low refractive index layer containing (A) a polyfunctional fluorine-containing monomer having a polymerizable group and (B) a hydrophobilized conductive polymer composition containing a π-conjugated system conductive polymer and an anion group-containing polymer dopant, and a common logarithm log(SR) of a surface resistivity SR (Ω/sq) of a surface of the antireflection film on a side at which the low refractive index layer is provided is not more than 13.0. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110051250 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING REFLECTION - An optical element includes: a pit forming portion of a material that forms a pit in the vicinity of each focal point of a predetermined light beam upon condensation, wherein the pits are formed in such a manner that the volume percentage of the pits with respect to the material at distances from a light incident face becomes smaller away from the incident face. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110090569 | OPTICAL COMPONENT HAVING ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPONENT - There is provided an optical component in which an antireflection structure is formed on a light incident surface or a light outgoing surface. The surface of the antireflection structure is divided into a plurality of areas, a plurality of protruded portions and a plurality of groove portions that linearly extend to be parallel to one another are formed on each of the areas by being alternately repeated, and in the areas that are adjacent to each other, the directions in which the protruded portions and the groove portions extend are different from each other by 90 degrees. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110096403 | Anti-glare optical module and method for manufacturing the same - An anti-glare optical module includes a substrate unit and a thin film unit. The thin film unit is disposed on the top surface of the substrate unit. The thin film unit has a base surface that has a height relative to the top surface of the substrate unit, the thin film unit has a plurality of convex structures, each convex structure has a curvature radius, the curvature radiuses of every two adjacent convex structures are different, a plurality of lower points each formed between every two convex structures and on the base surface, and each convex structure has an upper point. Therefore, the thin film unit has a good scattering effect for reflective light, can maintain the excellent transmittance and can reduce the flicker points by the convex structures, so that using the convex structures can prevent the eyes of the user from being effected by flicker points. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110102900 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element includes a base, and primary structures and secondary structures disposed on a surface of the base, each of the primary structures and secondary structures being a projection or a depression. The primary structures constitute a plurality of rows of tracks on the surface of the base and are periodically repeatedly arranged at a fine pitch equal to or smaller than a wavelength of visible light. The secondary structures are smaller in size than the primary structures, and are provided between the primary structures, in the gaps in the arrangement of the primary structures, or on the surfaces of the primary structures. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102901 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a lens barrel, a first lens, an opaque plate, and a second lens. The first lens includes an imaging portion and a non-imaging portion surrounding the imaging portion. The non-imaging portion defines an annular conic surface. The opaque plate is annular conic shaped and contacts with the annular conic surface. The second lens includes an imaging portion and a non-imaging portion surrounding the imaging portion. The object-side surface of the non-imaging portion of the second lens is step-like shaped and includes at least two step surfaces. A junction of two adjacent step surfaces abuts against the opaque plate. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110109969 | LENS BARREL HAVING LIGHT PATH - A lens barrel includes a barrel body for passing incident light along an optical axis. An aperture wall is disposed on an inner surface of the barrel body to project toward the optical axis, for defining a light path of the incident light for shielding outside the optical path. A front surface is formed on the aperture wall on an entrance side, and inclined with a decreasing diameter toward the entrance side with respect to the optical axis. Preferably, the front surface is finished with non-glossy matte finish. Furthermore, a lens holder is contained in the barrel body, has the light path extending through, for holding a lens therein. Furthermore, at least two lenses/lens groups are contained in the barrel body, arranged in the light path, for constituting a lens optical system. The aperture wall is disposed between the two lenses/lens groups. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109970 | FILM TYPE LIGHT SHADING PLATE, AND DIAPHRAGM, DIAPHRAGM DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A LIGHT INTENSITY OR SHUTTER USING THE SAME - The film type light shading plate widely applicable to optical parts in which a light shading thin film having sufficient light shading performance and low reflectivity in the visible range is formed on a resin film of a base substrate, and further a diaphragm for digital camera or digital video camera, a diaphragm device for adjusting a light intensity of projector or a shutter to which said film type light shading plate is applied. The film type light shading plate in which a light shading thin film (B) comprising of a crystalline titanium oxy-carbide film is formed on at least one surface of the resin film substrate (A), characterized in that the light shading thin film (B) has an average optical density of 4.0 or more in wavelength 400 to 800 nm by a carbon content of 0.6 or more as C/Ti atomicity ratio, an oxygen content of 0.2 to 0.6 as O/Ti atomicity ratio, and a total thickness of the light shading thin film (B) of 260 nm or more. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110128629 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element with an antireflection function is provided with a substrate having a surface and a plurality of structures formed from convex portions or concave portions and arranged in large numbers on the surface of the substrate with a minute pitch less than or equal to the wavelength of the visible light, wherein the modulus of elasticity of the material forming the structures is 1 MPa or more, and 1,200 MPa or less, and the aspect ratio of the structure is 0.6 or more, and 1.5 or less. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110128630 | LENS SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A lens system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group G | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110134534 | VISOR FOR A PORTABLE COMPUTER - A visor for a portable computer includes a top shield and two side shields. The shields are sheet and jointed to form a hood whose sides and top are close while bottom is open. The shape of the hood is suitable for a computer monitor. A fastener is provided on the hood for attaching the visor to the computer. The visor is adapted to be folded by changing joints manners of the shields so that packaging and transporting become convenient. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110157704 | ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - It is aimed at finding out a surface pattern and physical properties required for an antireflective film having an excellent antireflective property for light, a light transmissivity, and the like, and at providing an antireflective film having such a specific surface pattern and physical properties, and a production method of the antireflective film; and provided for this object, is an antireflective film, obtained by: processing a surface of an aluminum material, by mechanical polishing, chemical polishing and/or electrolytic polishing; subsequently producing a pattern of mold having taper-shaped pores on the surface of the aluminum material, by combining a formation of an anodic oxide coating based on anodic oxidation of the surface of the aluminum material, with etching of the anodic oxide coating; and transferring the pattern of mold onto an antireflective film-forming material; wherein the antireflective film has, on a surface thereof, convexities having an average height between 100 nm inclusive and 1,000 nm inclusive, or concavities having an average depth between 100 nm inclusive and 1,000 nm inclusive, and the convexities or concavities are present at an average period between 50 nm inclusive and 400 nm inclusive, at least in a certain single direction; and wherein the antireflective film has a haze of 15% or less. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110164322 | ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND UV-CURABLE RESIN MATERIAL COMPOSITION COATING LIQUID - A UV-curable resin material composition coating liquid is provided and includes a UV-curable resin material composition dissolved or dispersed in a nonpolar solvent or a substantially nonpolar mixed solvent. The UV-curable resin material composition includes a monomer and/or an oligomer thereof that have two or more (meth)acryloyl groups, and affinity to a nonpolar solvent, modified hollow silica fine particles altered to have affinity to a nonpolar solvent by introduction of an aliphatic hydrocarbon group to surfaces of hollow silica fine particles, and a polymerization initiator. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110170195 | IMAGING LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGING LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING LENS - An optical system includes, in order from an object side: a first lens group G | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110176214 | BAFFLES AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED-APERTURE SENSORS - Laser-seeking munitions with baffled lenses, baffles for lenses of laser-seeking munitions, systems comprising lenses and baffles for laser-seeking munitions, and methods of manufacture. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110176215 | IMAGING LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens SL comprising, in order from an object side: a first group G | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110188121 | MEASURING DEVICE WITH A REDUCED SHARE OF STRAY LIGHT - A device for measurement by means of a light ray is equipped with a covering device for reducing stray light. The device comprises an array of lenses along an optical axis; a prism attached to one of the lenses with a slanted surface for coupling of the light ray incident from a light source placed lateral to the optical axis, onto the optical axis, so that the light ray can pass through the array of lenses along the optical axis; a receiver for receipt of a share of the light ray reflected by an object; and a covering device for at least one area of the prism that scatters a share of the light ray as stray light to the receiver. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110194182 | Transparent Conductive Laminate Comprising Reflection Adjustment Layers - An exemplary transparent conductive laminate includes an organic polymer transparent substrate, at least one set of reflection adjustment layers, and a transparent conductive layer. The set of reflection adjustment layers, sandwiched between the organic polymer transparent substrate and the transparent conductive layer, includes a first adjustment layer and a second adjustment layer. The root mean square value of differences between the reflectance of a combination of the organic polymer transparent substrate, the transparent conductive layer and the at least one set of reflection adjustment layers over the wavelength range of from 380 nm to 800 nm and the average reflectance of the combination of the organic polymer transparent substrate, the transparent conductive layer and the at least one set of reflection adjustment layers over the range of from 380 nm to 800 nm is less than 3%. The refractive index of the first adjustment layer ranges from 1.8 to 2.5, and its optical thickness ranges from 10 nm to 100 nm. The refractive index of the second adjustment layer ranges from 1.3 to 1.6, and its optical thickness ranges from 10 nm to 250 nm. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110194183 | Apparatus For Enhancing Scattered Light Detection By Re-Directing Scattered Light Outside The Angular Range Of Collection Optics Back To The Sample And Method Of Fabricating Same - An apparatus comprising an optical window transmits both an excitation beam to a sample and scattered light from the sample which is within the angular range of the collection optics. Scattered light from the sample outside the angular range of the collection optics is re-directed back to the sample by reflection from one or more surfaces of the apparatus. As a result, the magnitude of scattered light collected is increased. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110194184 | CAMERA VISOR - The embodiments of the Camera Visor comprise a top surface and a rear surface. The rear surface forms a plurality of attachment slots. Through the attachment slots the user can insert a strap, belt or rope to secure the Camera Visor to a support structure. The Camera Visor is placed over a wildlife camera or other type of outdoor surveillance camera or other electronic equipment to shield the camera or electronic equipment from the sun, rain and other elements. In another embodiment, the Camera Visor is also comprised of two side flaps and a front rim and a back rim. The front rim and back rim serve to channel water through the side water channels so as to direct the water down the side flaps and away from the camera. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110235184 | Anti-reflection structure using surface plasmon and high-K dielectric material and method of manufacturing the anti-reflection structure - Provided are an anti-reflection structure using surface plasmons and a high-k dielectric material, and a method of manufacturing the anti-reflection structure. The anti-reflection structure may include a high-k dielectric layer formed on a substrate, the high-k dielectric layer configured to allow incident light to pass therethrough, and a nano-material layer on the high-k dielectric layer. The high-k dielectric layer may include at least one of zirconium oxide (ZrO | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110242663 | SPACE-BASED OCCULTER - A space-based occulter is selectively movable between stowed and deployed configurations. A base hub has a longitudinally oriented center axis. A plurality of petals are provided, each petal extending radially outward from, and spaced radially apart from, the base hub when in the deployed configuration. Each petal has a hypergaussian edge made up of a plurality of hypergaussian edge panels. Each hypergaussian edge panel defines a portion of the hypergaussian edge of the petal. Each hypergaussian edge panel is made substantially of a material having a near zero coefficient of thermal expansion. A circular central portion is located radially between the base hub and the plurality of petals. A covering skin extends laterally between the hypergaussian edges of each petal and over the circular central portion. The covering skin defines a substantially planar surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the center axis when the occulter is in the deployed configuration. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110249338 | MICROFABRICATED MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ETCHING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a microfabricated member includes the steps of forming an inorganic resist layer on a stamper having a curved surface, exposing and developing the inorganic resist layer formed on the stamper, so as to form a pattern on the inorganic resist layer, and placing the stamper, which is provided with the pattern on the inorganic resist layer, on an electrode having a curved surface nearly identical or analogous to the curved surface of the stamper and etching the stamper to form an uneven shape on the stamper surface, so as to produce a microfabricated member. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110249339 | SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY PANEL PROVIDED WITH SUBSTRATE - A substrate for use in a display panel includes a transparent substrate and a light blocking layer which includes two layers of different optical densities. A low optical density layer that is one of the two layers of different optical densities which has a lower optical density is interposed between a high optical density layer that is the other one of the two layers which has a higher optical density and the transparent substrate. The sum of the optical density of the low optical density layer and the optical density of the high optical density layer is not less than 3.0. According to the present invention, a substrate which includes a low-reflectance light blocking layer is provided, the substrate being suitably used as a color filter substrate of a display device which has a low reflection structure, such as a low reflection film. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110255169 | ANTIGLARE FILM FOR USE IN A DISPLAY AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ANTIGLARE FILM - An antiglare film includes a transparent substrate, and an antiglare layer on the transparent substrate, the antiglare layer including a light-transmitting coating layer and an antiglare agent contained in the light-transmitting coating layer, the antiglare agent being composed of first antiglare particles and second antiglare particles overlapping each other. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110261462 | STRAY LIGHT OR SUN SHIELD FOR A CAMERA IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an anisotropic stray light or sun screen for a camera in a motor vehicle, wherein this sun screen shields the camera lens from stray light coming from the vehicle interior or is reflected by a window of the vehicle. The sun screen is thereby however designed in such a manner that a vehicle occupant can see the surroundings of the vehicle through the shield. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110267695 | SHADE ASSEMBLY FOR A DISPLAY PANEL - A shade assembly for a display panel is provided. The shade assembly includes a frame having a plurality of elongate support members. Each support member has a flange on a first end thereof for being receivably engaged in a recess defined in the panel. A cover is slideably received by the plurality of elongate support members for shielding indirect light from the display panel. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110267696 | Imaging device - An imaging device is provided with an light-shielding area between a cover glass for imaging element and an optical member arranged adjacently to the cover glass, the light-shielding area includes a light-transmitting area which is formed by cutting a part of the light-shielding area on the edge of the optical member so that one or more corners on the boundary portion between an image area of the imaging element and the outside of the image area can be verified from the object side, and the following conditions (1) and (2) are satisfied: | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110299168 | Display Screen Covers Having Personalized Refractive Power Capabilities - Described are methods and systems for forming personalized display screen covers and the resulting covers produced therefrom. The display screen covers include personalized refractive power capabilities corresponding to users' refractive error prescriptions. The display screen covers may be configured to releasably adhere to display screens of electronic devices, such as clinging to screens owing to static electricity. The display screen covers may be formed from substantially thin, flexible and transparent material pieces. Additionally, the display screen covers may optionally be coated with mediums for reducing glare and/or filtering radiation. Further, the display screen covers may be provided in personalized sets having a plurality of covers in various sizes. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299169 | ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A diffusing plate has a surface including a plurality of fine concave/convex portions regularly arranged within a cycle equal to or smaller than a predetermined wavelength. The surface has a larger surface roughness than the predetermined wavelength. An average value for an angle between a normal vector of the tangent plane of a roughness shape of the surface and a normal vector of a reference plane of the surface is 5 degrees or more. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110304919 | SHIELDING STRUCTURE AND IMAGING DEVICE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - An imaging device support structure includes a master flange having an opening portion through which an optical axis passes, an imaging device which is directly or indirectly attached to the master flange and is positioned in the opening portion as viewed in an optical axis direction, and a shielding member which shields a gap between the master flange and the imaging device in the opening portion. The shielding member includes a slit or a groove and is pressed against an opening edge of the opening portion. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110310488 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A direct-viewing type display device | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310489 | CONDUCTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT, TOUCH PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - In one example, a conductive optical element is capable of achieving a wide range of surface resistance, and capable of achieving an excellent transmission property. In one example, the conductive optical element includes a substrate having a surface, a number of structures arranged on the surface of the substrate at fine pitches equal to or smaller than a wavelength of a visible light, and a transparent conductive film formed on the structure. In one example, the transparent conductive film has a shape modeled on shapes of the structures. In one example, an aspect ratio of the structures is 0.2 or more and 1.28 or less, and a film thickness of the transparent conductive film is 9 nm or more and 50 nm or less. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120002289 | ANTI-REFLECTION DISPLAY WINDOW PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An anti-reflection display window panel and a manufacturing method thereof, which includes: forming a master, wherein a glass or a silicon wafer substrate is subject to light irradiation and etching to form a fine nano-pattern; preparing a nickel core plate to have on its surface the same nano-pattern; preparing an IMD core mold for the anti-reflection by attaching the nickel core plate to a particle plate of a lower mold core in an anti-reflection core mold to expose the surface of the nickel core plate formed with said fine nano-pattern; and, performing an IMD injection molding, wherein molten resin with high temperature is introduced between an upper mold core and the lower mold core and then is subject to the performance of the injection molding with a fast heating and a fast cooling to produce an anti-reflection display window panel formed with the fine nano-pattern for anti-reflection. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002290 | LIGHT-TRANSMITTING MEMBER - The present invention provides a light-transmitting member that not only exhibits high antiglare properties but also shows a transmission image with a sharp outline. A reflecting surface of a light-transmitting member formed of an optically transparent material, for example, a glass plate, has minute hubbly surface profile formed therein by blasting the reflecting surface with an abrasive or the like to mill the surface. The minute hubbly surface profile in the reflecting surface are formed so that, when the reflecting surface is divided into minute compartments of a prescribed size and a histogram is constructed on the basis of measurement values obtained by measuring the height in each compartment, the probability density of the mode in the histogram is 10 to 30%, and the variance (σ | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120008213 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL FILM - A display device and an optical film are disclosed which can protect the moth-eye structure while maintaining low reflectance. In at least one example embodiment, the present invention relates to a display device comprising an anti-reflection film including a moth-eye structure and a peelable protective film, wherein the protective film covers the moth-eye structure and is attached to a flat portion of the display device, the flat portion being flatter than the moth-eye structure. The flat portion suitably corresponds to the substrate and/or a region free of the moth-eye structure on the anti-reflection film, in a display panel. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120019920 | Flash Insert for Mobile Phone Case - In one example, we describe a method and device for solving the problem associated with the cover affecting the flash/light from a cell phone camera (for example), causing and adding erroneous colors, effects, and information on the resulting pictures, images, sensors, or videos. With these examples described here, we are solving this problem and dramatically reducing this effect. Other variations are also discussed here. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019921 | Liquid Tank, Viewing Device For Under-Liquid Observation, And Optical Film - A liquid tank, a viewing device for under-liquid observation, and an optical film are disclosed, each excellent in visibility and durability and being easy to clean. In at least one embodiment of the present invention is directed to a liquid tank having a transparent wall, including, on an internal surface of the wall, a first moth-eye layer having a moth-eye structure, and a protective layer covering the moth-eye structure, in this order from the wall side, and preferably, further including, on an external surface of the wall, a second moth-eye layer having a moth-eye structure, and the second moth-eye layer being disposed in a region facing the first moth-eye layer. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120026591 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ANTI-REFLECTIVE OPTICAL COMPONENT, AND MASTER - In one example embodiment, an optical element includes a base and a large number of structures arranged on a surface of the base. In one example embodiment, the structures are depressions or projections with a conical form. In one example embodiment, the structures are arranged at a pitch shorter than or equal to a wavelength range of light in a use environment and lower portions of the structures adjacent to one another are connected to one another. In one example embodiment, an effective refractive index in a depth direction of the structures gradually increases toward the base and draws an S-shaped curved line. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120033303 | LENS BARREL, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND LENS BARREL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lens barrel includes a fourth lens, a prism, and a sixth lens. The fourth lens receives a light flux incident along a first optical axis. The prism includes a reflecting surface reflecting the light flux passing through the fourth lens to a direction along a second optical axis intersecting with the first optical axis. The sixth lens receives the light flux reflected by the prism. A second group frame includes an opening portion, a prism retaining frame that is arranged in a more inner position than the opening portion and in which the prism is contained, and a plurality of adhesive pockets arranged on an area around the prism retaining frame and being open to the side of the opening portion. Adhesive agent is filled in the adhesive pockets. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120057240 | AUTOMATIC DARKENING FILTER WITH AUTOMATIC POWER MANAGEMENT - A protective automatic darkening filter (ADF) includes automatic power management capabilities. The ADF includes a power management control unit that controls power to the ADF based on whether or not the ADF is currently in use. In one embodiment, to determine whether the ADF is in use, the power management control unit includes a motion sensor that senses movement of the ADF and controls power to the ADF based on the sensed movement. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120062996 | OPTICAL PLATE AND TILED DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An optical plate and a tiled display apparatus having the optical plate of the present invention include a base substrate and a Fresnel lens having a plurality of Fresnel patterns protruding toward the base substrate from a flat upper surface. The optical plate further comprises an anti-reflection layer, and a high-refraction layer having a refractive index higher than that of the anti-reflection layer. The optical plate comprises an adhesive layer disposed between the Fresnel lens and the base substrate to affix the Fresnel lens to the base substrate, and a spacer disposed between the Fresnel lens and the adhesive layer to maintain a distance between the Fresnel lens and the adhesive layer. The base substrate includes a first portion having a first thickness, a second portion having a second thickness thinner than the first thickness and a connecting portion disposed between the first and second portions. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120069443 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM, DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE MEMBER - An antireflection film is provided in which a light scattering property is suppressed. In at least one example embodiment, the antireflection film includes, on a surface thereof, a moth-eye structure including a plurality of convex portions such that a width between vertices of adjacent convex portions is no greater than a wavelength of visible light. In at least one example embodiment of this antireflection film, the moth-eye structure does not include a sticking structure formed when tip end portions of the convex portions are joined to each other. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120075707 | Adhesive Dots Attached Onto A Film - A film including a rear surface to couple to a screen of a display device, adhesive dots attached onto the rear surface of the film at a distance from one another, where fluid between the rear surface of the film and the screen of the display device exit through the distance between the adhesive dots in response to the rear surface of the film coupling to the screen. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120081792 | OPTICAL LENS WITH SCRATCH-RESISTANT ANTI-REFLECTIVE LAYER - The present invention relates to an optical lens having a lens element produced of plastic, more particularly of plastic which is transparent in a visible spectral range, and having a coating comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers comprising at least one high-refractive-index layer. Furthermore, a hardcoat layer is formed adjacent to the lens element, and a superhydrophobic layer concludes the coating in opposition to the lens element. The at least one high-refractive-index layer has a thickness of less than 40 nm, and the coating overall has a thickness of more than about 380 nm. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120081793 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM, DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE MEMBER - An antireflection film is provided in which a light scattering property is suppressed. In at least one example embodiment, the antireflection film includes, on a surface thereof, a moth-eye structure including a plurality of convex portions such that a width between vertices of adjacent convex portions is no greater than a wavelength of visible light. In at least one example embodiment of this antireflection film, the moth-eye structure does not include a sticking structure formed when tip end portions of the convex portions are joined to each other. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120087011 | LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE ADJUSTMENT LAYER, LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE ADJUSTMENT GLASS, AND GLASS FOR WINDOW - A light transmittance adjustment layer configured to be coupled to a glass substrate for windows, the light transmittance adjustment layer including a plurality of light blocking layers therein, the plurality of light blocking layers spaced apart from and substantially parallel to one another in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface of the light transmittance adjustment layer, wherein intervals between the plurality of light blocking layers and heights of the plurality of light blocking layers are arranged such that (90°−latitude−23.5)<(interval/height)<(90°−latitude+23.5°−15°), and wherein the latitude corresponds to a region in which the light transmittance adjustment layer is installed. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120087012 | Optical Film, Method For Producing Same, And Method For Controlling Optical Characteristics Of Same - Disclosed are: an optical film which has a moth eye structure; a method for producing the optical film; and a method for controlling the optical characteristics of the optical film. An embodiment discloses an optical film having a moth eye structure that includes a plurality of projections, wherein the plurality of projections include a plurality of slanted projections that are inclined to a film surface and the plurality of slanted projections are inclined in a generally same direction when the film surface is viewed in plan. Also disclosed is a method for producing an optical film having a moth eye structure, including applying a physical force to the moth eye structure. Further specifically disclosed is a method for controlling the optical characteristics of an optical film having a moth eye structure that includes a plurality of projections, the method including applying a physical force to the moth eye structure. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120105966 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side along an optical axis, a first lens group G | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120113520 | LIGHT TRAPS AND PANELS FOR LIGHT TRAPS - Light traps, and panels for light traps, are shown and described. In one example, a trap comprises a plurality of panels defining waveforms for at least a portion. The waveforms may be spaced a distance D apart to define a plurality of non-linear air-passages for allowing an airflow (AF) into or out of the poultry house at a velocity (V). The waveforms may include a plurality of light deflective walls (LDWs) for increasing the light reduction factor (RFL). | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120113521 | GPS VISOR - A GPS device comprises a GPS unit, a visor, and an optional attachment means to attach the visor to the GPS unit to improve the viewing of the visual display screen under bright light and/or to eliminate the reflection of the lighted display screen of the GPS unit from a vehicle's windshield during nighttime driving; a visor set comprising said visor and said attachment means; said visor or visor set optionally comprising a GPS antenna for stronger reception and/or a faster acquisition of satellite GPS signals; a method for improving the viewing of the display screen under bright light, for eliminating reflection of the display screen from the vehicle's windshield, and for providing improved satellite GPS signals by using the GPS device or the visor set hereinabove; and an article of manufacture comprising the GPS device or the visor set hereinabove, in association with instructions for use. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120120497 | APPARATUS FOR COVERING AN OPTICAL SENSOR DISPOSED IN FRONT OF AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY FOR SENSING A VISUAL VERIFICATION SIGNAL - An electronic display including a screen including an outer perimeter and front surface. A housing including a screen frame may surround the outer perimeter, and extend in front of the front surface of the screen. An optical sensor shield may be positioned at least in part in the screen frame and extend in front of the front surface of the screen. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120127579 | Protecting An Optical Surface - According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving a light beam at an anti-reflective layer of optically transmissive material. The anti-reflective layer has an outer surface disposed within a recess of a protective layer of optically transmissive material, such that the outer surface is protected by the recess and the protective layer from being contacted. The outer surface is further disposed along an optical path of an optical device disposed inwardly from the outer surface. The anti-reflective layer has an average cross-sectional thickness that is less than an average cross-sectional thickness of the protective layer. The method further includes modulating the light beam using the anti-reflective layer. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120134025 | ANTI-GLARE GLASS SHEET HAVING COMPRESSIVE STRESS EQUIPOISE AND METHODS THEREOF - A chemically-strengthened glass sheet including: a smooth first side; and a rough second side, wherein the compressive stress values of the smooth first-side and the rough second-side are substantially in equipoise. Methods of making and using the glass sheet, as defined herein, are disclosed. A display system that incorporates the glass sheet, as defined herein, is also disclosed. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134026 | Acid and Alkali Resistant Coating for Resin Lens - An acid and alkali resistant coating for an optical lens comprises: a silicon dioxide layer | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134027 | GLASS MATERIAL FOR PRESS MOLDING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL GLASS ELEMENT USING SAME, AND OPTICAL GLASS ELEMENT - Disclosed is a glass material for press forming providing an optical element having a sufficient optical performance without surface cracks, cloudiness, scratches, and the like even when the glass material contains a highly reactive component. Also disclosed are an optical element having a sufficient optical performance without surface cracks, cloudiness, scratches, and the like and a method for manufacturing the same. Specifically disclosed is a glass material for press forming which comprises a core portion composed of multicomponent optical glass and a surface glass layer covering at least a region serving as an optical functional surface of the core portion. The surface glass layer contains more than 90 mass % of SiO | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134028 | WAFER LEVEL LENS, PRODUCTION METHOD OF WAFER LEVEL LENS, AND IMAGING UNIT - A sufficient light-shielding property is obtained by a wafer level lens having at least one lens module having a substrate and a plurality of lenses formed on the substrate in which the wafer level lens has a black resist layer formed on the surface of the lens module or on the surface of the substrate and the black resist layer is formed with a pattern having an opening at a part intersecting the optical axis of the lens, and generation of defects such as ghosts, flares and the like due to a reflected light can be prevented and an increase in the production cost can be suppressed. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120140330 | LENS BARREL DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A lens barrel device that configures a lens barrel supporting an optical system includes: a first lens barrel; a second lens barrel that moves in a direction of an optical axis with respect to the first lens barrel in accordance with rotation of the first lens barrel around the optical axis of the optical system; and a light shielding member that is disposed so as to block a gap between the second lens barrel and the first lens barrel. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120147472 | CONDUCTIVE OPTICAL DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, TOUCH PANEL DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A conductive optical device includes a base member and a transparent conductive film formed on the base member. A surface structure of the transparent conductive film includes a plurality of convex portions having antireflective properties and arranged at a pitch equal to or smaller than a wavelength of visible light. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120154918 | FRAME-ATTACHED ANTI-REFLECTION GLASS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A frame-attached anti-reflection glass (a cap for optical device) includes a plate-shaped member including an anti-reflection film formed on at least one surface of a plate-shaped glass, and a frame-shaped member made of silicon joined to a peripheral portion on one surface side of the plate-shaped member. The anti-reflection film includes two partial films having different compositions, and one partial film is a light-absorbent film. The two partial films are continuously formed on the plate-shaped glass, and respective surfaces of each partial film are on a level with each other. The plate-shaped glass and the frame-shaped member (silicon) are joined together by anodic bonding. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120162774 | ANTIREFLECTION MEMBER AND MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR THE SAME - An antireflection member comprising an antireflection layer includes two adjacent layers with different refractive indices, the antireflection layer formed at least on a first surface of a support substrate, and one of the two adjacent layers with different refractive indices located farther from the support substrate is a first layer, and another of the two adjacent layers is a second layer, wherein the antireflection layer contains two or more kinds of particles of different constituent elements and one or more kinds of binders, and a ratio b/a is more than 1.10 and less than 1.45, where “a” denotes a length of the line segment A1A2 connecting two arbitrarily-selected points A1 and A2 located on an interface between said first layer and said second layer and apart from each other by a linear distance of 500 nm or more, and “b” denotes a length of a line formed by projecting the line segment A1A2 in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the support substrate onto the interface between the first layer and the second layer. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120170125 | LENS MODULE, LENS WAFER MODULE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS MODULE - There are a lens module and a lens wafer module. The lens module includes: a lens assembly including at least one lens stacked on an optical axis and a seating groove recessed in one surface of the lens; and a stopping part installed in the seating groove and blocking unnecessary light incident on the lens assembly. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120170126 | Tabular Member And Structure With Observation Port - Disclosed is a tabular member that has an excellent low reflectivity and that can reduce coloring due to reflected light. In at least one example embodiment, specifically disclosed is a tabular member which comprises a base, a first antireflective film disposed on a surface of the base, and a second antireflective film disposed on the other surface of the base. The first and second antireflective films each have a plurality of projections on the surface thereof, and the distances between the apexes of two adjacent projections are shorter than or equal to the wavelength of visible light. The light obtained by combining the light reflected from the surface of the first antireflective film and the light reflected from the surface of the second antireflective film together has flat wavelength dispersion within the range of visible light. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120176680 | PATTERNED BACKSIDE OPTICAL COATING ON TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE - A photonic device is described that contains patterns on the backside of a transparent substrate that perform several functions, including anti-reflection coating in certain areas but not in other areas, light blocking in certain areas and not in others. The patterned layers provide improved product performance and improved radiation tolerance. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120188647 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - With including, in order from an object side along an optical axis: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having negative refractive power; and a fifth lens group having positive refractive power, upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, the first lens group being moved with respect to an image plane, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group increasing, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group decreasing, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group varying, and a distance between the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group varying, and a given conditional expression being satisfied, thereby providing a zoom lens system having sufficiently high optical performance. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120200932 | DIE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIE, AND ANTI-REFLECTION COATING - A mold includes an anodized porous alumina layer over its surface. The anodized porous alumina layer has a plurality of first and second recessed portions. The plurality of second recessed portions have a two-dimensional size of not less than 190 nm and not more than 50 μm when viewed in a direction normal to the mold surface and have a plurality of minute recessed portions over its inner surface. The plurality of minute recessed portions have a two-dimensional size of not less than 10 nm and not more than 200 nm; and have a two-dimensional size of not less than 10 nm and not more than 200 nm. The plurality of first recessed portions are provided between the plurality of second recessed portions. The average value of the two-dimensional size of the plurality of second recessed portions is greater than that of the plurality of first recessed portions. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120200933 | OPTICAL FILM AND DISPLAY PANEL - An optical film having an optically-transparent substrate, and a low refractive index layer having a thickness d on one side of the optically-transparent substrate, a polarizing plate and a display panel provided with the same, and a display provided with the same. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120212827 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - An optical member includes a glass substrate and an antireflection film disposed on a surface of the glass substrate. The antireflection film includes an oxide layer mainly composed of aluminum oxide and having a textured shape in a surface and
| 08-23-2012 |
| 20120218639 | MOLD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOLD, AND ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM - A moth-eye mold fabrication method includes: (a) providing an aluminum film deposited on a base, the aluminum film having a thickness of not less than 0.5 μm and not more than 5 μm, a surface of the aluminum film having a plurality of crystal grains whose average crystal grain diameter is not less than 200 nm and not more than 5 μm; (b) after step (a), anodizing the surface of the aluminum film to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions; and (c) after step (b), bringing the porous alumina layer into contact with an etching solution, thereby enlarging the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer. A method of readily fabricating a mold is produced that is for manufacture of an antireflection film in which a moth-eye structure is superposed over an antiglare structure. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120229906 | Anti-Reflection Optical Element and Method for Manufacturing Anti-Reflection Optical Element - An object of the present invention is to provide an anti-reflection optical element excellent in durability in the environment high-temperature and high-humidity and scratch resistance while maintaining the anti-reflection performance of a concave-convex nanostructure. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120243098 | OPTICAL SHEET ROLL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SHEET ROLL, OPTICAL SHEET, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The disclosure provides an optical sheet roll which enables improvement of yield by reducing the parts that are not usable as an optical sheet when cutting out an optical sheet in an adequate size. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the optical sheet roll; a method for manufacturing an optical sheet using the optical sheet roll; and a method for manufacturing a display device using the optical sheet roll. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120262791 | MESOPOROUS SILICA FILM, STRUCTURAL BODY HAVING MESOPOROUS SILICA FILM, ANTIREFLECTION FILM, OPTICAL MEMBER, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a mesoporous silica film, including a structure represented by SiO | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120262792 | OPTICAL GLASS FILTER FOR PRODUCING BALANCED WHITE LIGHT FROM A HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM LAMP SOURCE - In various embodiments, the present invention provides a way to provide natural looking colors in an environment where HPS lighting is used. In at least one embodiment, the present invention is implemented as a color-enhanced glass lens that filters red/yellow light, ultraviolet light, and infrared radiation created by High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lighting and other forms of sodium flare, and in addition balances the remaining visual light spectrum to provide a natural white color appearance referred to as Daylight Balanced Light (DBL). DBL is achieved by balancing the color spectrum under HPS conditions to approximate what the human eye perceives as natural white light as provided by natural sunlight (5500° Kelvin). In various embodiments, the techniques of the present invention can be used to manufacture lenses, filters, windows, eyeglasses, sunglasses, contact lenses, and the like. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120262793 | BLACK CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR WAFER - LEVEL LENS, AND WAFER - LEVEL LENS - A black curable composition for a wafer-level lens including (A) a metal-containing inorganic pigment, (B) a polymerization initiator, (C) a polymerizable compound, and (D) a cardo resin. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120262794 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL SYSTEM - The optical element includes a base member configured to have an optical surface, a concave-convex structure configured to have an average pitch smaller than a shortest wavelength of a use wavelength range, and an intermediate layer formed between the optical surface and the concave-convex structure, made of a material different from that of the concave-convex structure, and having a refractive index between those of the base member and the material of the concave-convex structure. The optical surface is formed into a shape having a rotational symmetry axis. A thickness of the intermediate layer or each of thicknesses of the intermediate layer and the concave-convex structure varies so as to increase as a distance from the rotational symmetry axis increases. The optical element has good anti-reflection performance not only at a central part of the optical surface having a small curvature radius but also at a peripheral part thereof. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120268827 | COMPUTER DISPLAY WITH A BUILT-IN PRIVACY FILTER - A computer display with a built-in privacy filter has a display panel, a frame, a privacy filter, a tape and a bezel that includes a transparent panel. With the privacy filter mounted between the transparent panel of the exposed bezel and the display panel, the transparent panel protects the privacy filter from being removed or damaged. With the area of the transparent panel appear smaller than that of privacy filter, the area where the privacy filter is attached to the display panel is hidden. When the transparent panel of the bezel is a touch screen glass, the privacy filter will not have impact on the performance of the touch screen glass given the nature of the design. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120275026 | LOW REFLECTANCE FINGERPRINT RESISTANT SURFACE FOR DISPLAYS - Specular and diffuse reflection and fingerprints are reduced associated with a display are reduced through the use of any or all of an anti-reflection (AR) coating, a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) coating, and micro-structures to selectively deflect or diffract the incident light. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120275027 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, BARREL, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT USING SAME - Provided is an optical system having at least two or more lenses, wherein at least one of the lenses comprises an anti-reflection film formed by a wetting method on a part of or the entirety of the light beam effective surface thereof, and wherein at least one of the lenses other than the lens comprising the anti-reflection film is fixed to the space between the lens and a barrel for holding the lens via an energy-curable resin to be filled therein. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120281292 | Glass Article Having Antireflective Layer and Method of Making - Durable antireflective coatings and glass articles having such coatings are described herein. The antireflective coatings generally include a layer of nominally hexagonally packed nanoparticles that are partially embedded either in a surface of the glass article or in a binder that is on the surface of the glass article. Methods of making the antireflective coatings or layers and glass articles having such antireflective layers are also described. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120287508 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device, including: a light shielding film including a plurality of fixed apertures, each allowing passage of light; a lens arranged above the plurality of fixed apertures; a plurality of shutters, which are arranged between the light shielding film and the lens and correspond to the plurality of fixed apertures, respectively, for controlling passage and blocking of the light; and a drive portion for driving each of the plurality of shutters to move between a position above each of the plurality of fixed apertures and a position retracted from each of the plurality of fixed apertures. The plurality of fixed apertures each have an elongated shape including a long-side direction and a short-side direction. The lens has a light refractive power that is larger in the short-side direction than in the long-side direction. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120287509 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device, including: a light shielding film including a plurality of fixed apertures; a plurality of shutters; and a drive portion for driving each of the plurality of shutters. The plurality of fixed apertures each have an elongated shape including a long-side direction and a short-side direction, and include: fixed apertures of a first group in which the long-side direction is directed in a first direction; and fixed apertures of a second group in which the long-side direction is directed in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The plurality of shutters include: shutters of a first group, which correspond to the fixed apertures of the first group, respectively, and are linearly driven in the second direction; and shutters of a second group, which correspond to the fixed apertures of the second group, respectively, and are linearly driven in the first direction. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120300305 | MOLD FOR OPTICAL DEVICE WITH ANTI-REFLECTION STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A process for producing through simple operations a molding die for optical device having an antireflective structure of nano-order microscopic uneven plane on a substratum surface. The molding die for optical device having microscopic uneven plane (antireflective structure die plane) on a surface of substratum is produced by a process comprising forming one or more etching transfer layers on substratum; forming thin film for formation of semisperical microparticles on the etching transfer layers; causing the thin film to undergo aggregation, or decomposition, or nucleation of the material by the use of any of thermal reaction, photoreaction and gas reaction or a combination of these reactions so as to form multiple semispherical islandlike microparticles; and using the multiple island like microparticles as a protective mask, carrying out sequential etching of the etching transfer layers and substratum by reactive gas to thereby form a conical pattern on the microscopic surface of the substratum. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120300306 | OPTICAL BODY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, WINDOW MEMBER, FITTING, AND SOLAR SHADING DEVICE - Provided is an optical body which is capable of blocking sunlight including visible light as well as suppressing glare and reflection. An optical body includes a transflective layer formed on a concave-convex surface and a second optical layer formed to enclose concave portions and convex portions on the concave-convex surface on which the transflective layer is formed. The transflective layer directionally reflects a portion of light, incident on an incidence surface at an incidence angle (θ, φ), in a direction other than a direction of regular reflection (−θ, φ+180°). | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130003182 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a first substrate, a first reflection conversion layer formed on the first substrate, multiple belt-like first conductive layers formed on the first reflection conversion layer, and a first adhesive layer formed on the first conductive layers. The touch panel further includes a second substrate formed on the first adhesive layer, a second reflection conversion layer formed on the second substrate, multiple belt-like second conductive layers formed on the second reflection conversion layer in a direction perpendicular to the first conductive layers, a second adhesive layer formed on the second conductive layers, and a cover sheet disposed on the second adhesive layer. Pigment is dispersed in at least one of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130003183 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - The present invention provides an optical element including, at least partially, a fine concavo-convex structure including a convex part in which an edge line part runs continuously in a net-like manner, in which at least a part of the edge line part is formed to be deeper in a depth direction of the concave part than an edge line intersection part at which the edge line part intersects. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130010364 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILMS WITH CROSS-LINKED SILICONE SURFACES, METHODS OF MAKING AND LIGHT ABSORBING DEVICES USING SAME - A transparent anti-reflective structured film comprising a structured film substrate having a structured face, with anti-reflective structures defining a structured surface. The structured film substrate comprises a silicone elastomeric material. The structured face is anti-reflective to light. The structured surface has a silicone elastomer cross-link density that is higher than a remainder of the transparent anti-reflective structured film (e.g., a remainder of the structured film substrate). A light energy absorbing device comprising the transparent anti-reflective structured film disposed so as to be between a source of light energy and a light energy receiving face of a light absorber, when light energy is being absorbed by the light absorber. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130027780 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND ANTIREFLECTIVE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - An antireflective structure having a higher antireflective effect compared with those of conventional antireflective structures is produced by a simple process. The antireflective structure ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130038939 | ANTIREFLECTIVE FILMS COMPRISING MICROSTRUCTURED SURFACE - The present invention concerns antireflective films comprising a high refractive index layer ( | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130038940 | METHOD OF REDUCING REDOX RATIO OF MOLTEN GLASS AND THE GLASS MADE THEREBY - A soda-lime-silica glass for solar collector cover plates and solar mirrors has less than 0.010 weight percent total iron as Fe | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130057957 | LENS MODULE WITH ANTI-REFLECTION FILM - A lens module includes a lens barrel, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and two spacers. The lens barrel includes an object-side end and an image-side end. The first, second, and third lenses are received in the lens barrel and arranged in that order from the object-side to the image-side. The second lens includes an object-side surface facing the object-side end and an image-side surface facing the image side end. An anti-reflection film is coated on the image-side surface of the second lens. The reflectance of the anti-reflection film to light rays having wavelength in a range from about 700 nm to about 740 nm is lower than about 2.25%. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130057958 | LAMINATE - The laminate of an embodiment is a laminate including an antireflection film and a protection film bonded onto the antireflection film, wherein the surface of the antireflection film includes a plurality of protrusions; the protection film includes a supporting film and an adhesive layer; the adhesive layer includes an adhesive agent, a copolymer, and a carboxyl group-containing monomer; the weight average molecular weight of the copolymer is 1000000 or more and 2000000 or less; the copolymer includes the (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester with the alkyl group having 4 or less carbon atoms in the largest weight proportion among the monomer components; the acid number of the copolymer is 16 mg KOH/g or more and 120 mg KOH/g or less; and the mixing amount of the epoxy cross-linking agent in relation to 100 parts by weight of the copolymer is 1.5 parts by weight or more. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130063822 | LENS MODULE HAVING LIGHT-SHIELDING PLATE - A lens module includes a lens barrel receiving a first lens, an annular light-shielding plate, and a second lens. The first lens includes a first imaging portion and a first non-imaging portion surrounding the first imaging portion. The first non-imaging portion includes a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface opposite to the first mounting surface. The second lens includes a second imaging portion and a second non-imaging portion surrounding the second imaging portion. The second non-imaging portion includes a third mounting surface. The first mounting surface, the second mounting surface, and the third mounting surface are perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens module. The light-shielding plate is mounted between the second mounting surface and the third mounting surface and totally covers the first non-imaging portion in a projection plane perpendicular to the optical axis. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130063823 | DEVICES WITH HIDDEN OBJECTS POSITIONED IN FRONT OF DISPLAYS AND RELATED METHODS - A representative device includes: a display having a display side, the display being operative to display images at the display side; a light-distorting film having surface features positioned to redirect light; a first object, positioned between the display side and the light-distorting film; and a second object, positioned between the display side and the light-distorting film; a first plurality of the surface features of the light-distorting film being operative to redirect light, propagating along an first optical path; and a second plurality of the surface features of the light-distorting film being operative to redirect light, propagating along a second optical path. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130063824 | LENS MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a lens module including: a first lens member including an optical part and a bonding part; and an identification mark printed on the first lens member. Further, there is provided a lens module manufacturing method, the manufacturing method including: preparing a first lens member including an optical part and a bonding part; and printing and forming a light shielding film and an identification mark on the bonding part. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130077172 | Sight Device and Inner Tube with Light-Extinction Structure - A sight device with a light-extinction structure includes a zooming outer tube, an inner tube and a zooming group. The inner tube is disposed coaxially in the zooming outer tube, and the zooming group is composed by a plurality of lenses, and the zooming group is disposed inside the inner tube and is controlled by the zooming outer tube, and thus the lenses are allowed to move inside the inner tube for adapting a focal length of the zooming group. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130083401 | TRANSPARENCY ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A transparency adjusting apparatus is provided. The transparency adjusting apparatus includes: a first transparent shell; a heater disposed on the first transparent shell; and a second transparent shell disposed on the first transparent shell, wherein the first transparent shell and the second transparent shell are sealed to define a sealed space for containing a working fluid therein and the working fluid absorbs heat from the heater and evaporates to condense on the second transparent shell, thereby adjusting the transparency of the second transparent shell. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130083402 | TAILORED INTERFACES BETWEEN OPTICAL MATERIALS - An optical system having two or more different optical elements with a corresponding interface between the optical elements. At least one of the optical elements has an anti-reflective structure that is transferred to the interface between two optical elements, typically by embossing. Also disclosed is the related method for making the optical system. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130088784 | MOLD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ARTICLE HAVING FINE UNEVEN STRUCTURE ON SURFACE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mold in which a fine uneven structure is formed on the surface by anodizing a surface of an aluminum base material having a purity of equal to or more than 99.5% by mass, wherein a 60-degree gloss of the surface on the side where a fine uneven structure is formed is equal to or more than 750%. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130094089 | MOLD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MOLD - A mold manufacturing method of an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) providing a mold base; (b) partially anodizing the aluminum layer to form a porous alumina layer, the porous alumina layer having a porous layer which defines a plurality of minute recessed portions and a barrier layer which is provided at a bottom of each of the plurality of minute recessed portions; and (c) after step (b), performing etching, thereby enlarging the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer, wherein in step (c) the etching is performed such that an average depth of the plurality of minute recessed portions increases but does not exceed a 1/7 of an average thickness of the barrier layer before the etching. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130094090 | COATING LIQUID, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPONENT, AND PHOTOGRAPHIC OPTICAL SYSTEM - A coating liquid including a fluorine-containing organic magnesium compound represented by the following chemical formula (1), a method for manufacturing an optical component having an optical film obtained from the coating liquid, and a photographic optical system are disclosed: | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130120845 | Device for Protection of a Multibeam Optical Instrument - A protection device for an optical instrument of a satellite including a body on which the optical instrument is mounted, the optical instrument including a central mirror and peripheral mirrors reflecting light towards the central mirror, said protection device having a folded position and a deployed position, includes a plurality of panels rigid in the deployed position, the device forming a cellular structure including a tube for each peripheral mirror, the section of the tubes being a polygon, the tubes being disposed in such a manner as to protect the peripheral mirrors against stray illumination, and said panels being held against the body of the satellite in the folded position. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130120846 | METHODS FOR REDUCING DIFFUSE REFLECTION OF NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS AND TOUCH PANELS MADE OF THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to optical stacks having nanostructure-based transparent conductive films and low diffuse reflection. Also described are display devices that incorporate the optical stacks. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130128362 | MICRO/NANO COMBINED STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MICRO/NANO COMBINED STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AN OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING A MICRO/NANO COMBINED STRUCTURE INTEGRATED THEREWITH - A micro/nano combined structure, a manufacturing method of a micro/nano combined structure, and a manufacturing method of an optical device having a micro/nano combined structure integrated therewith, the method comprising: forming a micro structure on a substrate; depositing a metal thin film on the substrate on which the micro structure is formed; heat treating and transforming the metal thin film into metal particles; and using the metal particles as a mask to form a non-reflective nanostructure having a frequency below that of light wavelengths and a sharp wedge-shaped end, on the top surface of the substrate on which the micro structure is formed, and etching the front surface of the substrate on which the micro structure is formed. The manufacturing process is simple, light reflectivity that occurs wherein a difference in refractive indices of air and semiconductor material can be minimized, and is easily applied to the optical device field. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130135746 | ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURE FORMATION METHOD AND ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURE - The present invention provides such a formation method that an antireflection structure having excellent antireflection functions can be formed in a large area and at small cost. Further, the present invention also provides an antireflection structure formed by that method. In the formation method, a base layer and particles placed thereon are subjected to an etching process. The particles on the base layer serve as an etching mask in the process, and hence they are more durable against etching than the base layer. The etching rate ratio of the base layer to the particles is more than 1 but not more than 5. The etching process is stopped before the particles disappear. It is also possible to produce an antireflection structure by nanoimprinting method employing a stamper. The stamper is formed by use of a master plate produced according to the above formation method. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130148204 | STOWABLE LIGHT SHADE - A deployable visor for shielding a flat panel display from unwanted light impingement to aid the user of the flat panel device to effectively view information on the display. The visor includes two slideable support members to which a shade is attached. The support members are slideable within a cavity or channel in the flat panel containing device or a protective cover for such device, such that the visor can be stowed when not in use. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130148205 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ANTIREFLECTION FILM - Provided are a method of producing an antireflection film having a low reflectance, the film using hollow particles having good shape uniformity, and a lens. The method includes: applying, onto the base material, a dispersion containing core-shell particles each using an organic polymer as a core and silica as a shell; drying the dispersion to form a film containing the core-shell particles; and removing the organic polymer through irradiation of the film containing the core-shell particles with ultraviolet light to turn the core-shell particles into hollow particles. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130148206 | OPTICAL COMPONENT - A lens includes a plurality of raised portions and recessed portions in an arrangement, and includes an antireflection structure which reduces reflection of light whose wavelength is equal to or greater than a cycle of the raised portions and a cycle of the recessed portions. The antireflection structure includes an area where a height of each of the raised portions is relatively low and a depth of each of the recessed portions is relatively shallow, and an area where a height of each of the raised portions is relatively high and a depth of each of the recessed portions is relatively deep. In the area where the height of each of the raised portions is relatively low and the depth of each of the recessed portions is relatively shallow, first and second flat surfaces are respectively provided at a top portion of the raised portion and a bottom portion of the raised portion. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130163087 | GLASS SUBSTRATE COATED WITH AN ANTI-REFLECTIVE LAYER - The invention relates to a coated glass substrate, especially a glass substrate comprising an anti-reflective layer (AR) with improved opto-energetic performances and a good mechanical and chemical durability. The glass substrate according to the invention comprises a glass sheet provided with a porous AR layer comprising a majority of silicon oxide in the form of (i) a sol-gel type matrix and (ii) particles. Advantageously, the AR layer also comprises a quantity of aluminium oxide, expressed in the form of Al2O3, that is more than or equal to 2 weight per cent and less than or equal to 5 weight per cent. Said layer also comprises at least 55 weight per cent of particles and a maximum of 80 weight per cent of particles in relation to the total weight of silicon oxide. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130176624 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURE - Method for the production of a photographic picture, comprising the bonding of a photograph with its face to a transparent carrier made of anti-reflective glass. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130182331 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE ARTICLES WITH NANOSILICA-BASED COATINGS AND BARRIER LAYER - An article comprising a transparent substrate having an anti-reflective, structured surface and a sintered coating comprising a porous network of silica nanoparticles thereon, wherein the silica nanoparticles are bonded to adjacent silica nanoparticles, wherein the structured substrate further comprises a backing face, and a moisture barrier layer bonded to the backing face of the structured substrate. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130188255 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HOLLOW MAGNESIUM FLUORIDE PARTICLES, AND ANTIREFLECTION COATING, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM HAVING THE PARTICLES - The present invention provides a method of producing hollow magnesium fluoride particles by performing polymerization at the interface of micelle constituted of a hydrophobic solvent, a hydrophilic solvent, and a surfactant. The invention further provides an antireflection coating having a low refractive index due to the coating by the hollow magnesium fluoride particles and also provides an optical device coated with the antireflection coating and an imaging optical system having the optical device. In the method, micelle is formed from a hydrophobic solvent, a hydrophilic solvent, and a surfactant, and then a fluorine compound and a magnesium compound are dissolved in the micelle solution to polymerize magnesium fluoride at the interface of the micelle. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130194669 | NANOPARTICLE ANTIREFLECTION LAYER - A thin-film broadband antireflection layer for use with an optical element or an optoelectronic device is described, wherein the thin-film broadband antireflection layer comprises: at least a thin-film dielectric layer; and, at least one array of nanoparticles disposed onto or in said thin-film dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric constant of said nanoparticles is substantially distinct from distinct from the dielectric constant of said dielectric layer. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130194670 | METHOD OF MAKING COATED ARTICLE INCLUDING ANTI-REFLECTION COATING AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE SAME - Certain examples relate to a method of making an antireflective (AR) coating supported by a glass substrate. The anti-reflection coating may include porous metal oxide(s) and/or silica, and may be produced using a sol-gel process. The pores may be formed and/or tuned in each layer respectively in such a manner that the coating ultimately may comprise a porous matrix, graded with respect to porosity. The gradient in porosity may be achieved by forming first and second layers using one or more of (a) nanoparticles of different shapes and/or sizes, (b) porous nanoparticles having varying pore sizes, and/or (c) compounds/materials of various types, sizes, and shapes that may ultimately be removed from the coating post-deposition (e.g., carbon structures, micelles, etc., removed through combustion, calcination, ozonolysis, solvent-extraction, etc.), leaving spaces where the removed materials were previously located. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130194671 | METHODS FOR REDUCING DIFFUSE REFLECTION OF NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS AND TOUCH PANELS MADE OF THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to optical stacks having nanostructure-based transparent conductive films and low diffuse reflection. Also described are display devices that incorporate the optical stacks. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130194672 | COATING SOLUTION FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE COATING SOLUTION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPONENT, AND IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a coating solution for producing an optical film and a method for producing the coating solution which has improved temporal stability and which is capable of preventing the occurrence of defects in a coating film when a magnesium fluoride film is formed by applying a coating solution containing magnesium fluorocarboxylate and then firing the coating solution. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130201562 | ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - An antireflection film including an optical element, formed on an optical surface of an optical member, and is configured to prevent a reflection of a light beam incident on the optical surface, wherein a maximum reflectance P | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130215513 | METHOD OF MAKING COATED ARTICLE INCLUDING ANTI-REFLECTION COATING WITH POROSITY DIFFERENCES IN TWO LAYERS, AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE SAME - Certain examples relate to a method of making an antireflective (AR) coating supported by a glass substrate. The anti-reflection coating may include porous metal oxide(s) and/or silica, and may be produced using a sol-gel process. The pores may be formed and/or tuned in each layer respectively in such a manner that the coating ultimately may comprise a porous matrix, graded with respect to porosity. The gradient in porosity may be achieved by forming first and second layers using one or more of (a) nanoparticles of different shapes and/or sizes, (b) porous nanoparticles having varying pore sizes, and/or (c) compounds/materials of various types, sizes, and shapes that may ultimately be removed from the coating post-deposition (e.g., carbon structures, micelles, etc., removed through combustion, calcination, ozonolysis, solvent-extraction, etc.), leaving spaces where the removed materials were previously located. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215514 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING FILM - The present invention relates to an anti-reflective coating film. This anti-reflective coating film shows more improved interface adhesion and scratch resistance, which can be manufactured by a simple process. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130222915 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING FILM - The present invention relates to an anti-reflective coating film. This anti-reflective coating film shows more improved interface adhesion and scratch resistance, which can be manufactured by a simple process. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130222916 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An antireflection film, comprising a film including: hollow particles; and a binder bonding the particles, wherein: the binder contains voids; and the binder contains 10 or less voids each having a cross-sectional area of 1,000 nm | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130229714 | LENS ARRAY, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LENS ARRAY - According to one embodiment, a lens array includes a substrate with a lens surface having a plurality of lenses and a side surface, and a light-blocking film that is arranged between the plurality of lenses on the lens surface. A curing light is provided to the lens surface as well as to the inside of the substrate through the side surface to cure the light-blocking film. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130242396 | FOCUS POSITION CHANGING APPARATUS AND CONFOCAL OPTICAL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a focus position changing apparatus is provided on an optical path of a confocal optical apparatus having a light source and an objective lens and is configured to change a focus position of the objective lens in an optical axis direction of the objective lens. The focus position changing apparatus includes at least a plurality of optical path changing pieces and a rotating plate. Each of the plurality of optical path changing pieces is differ from each other in at least one of a refractive index and a thickness. On the rotating plate, the plurality of optical path changing pieces is arranged along a rotation direction of the rotating plate so as to cross an optical axis of the objective lens. And an anti-reflection layer is formed in a predetermined region on a surface of the rotating plate on a side of the light source. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242397 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An optical film, a polarizing plate, a liquid crystal panel, and an image display apparatus, wherein interference fringes can be made to be invisible, and cloudiness can be reduced. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical film including a light transmissive substrate; and a functional layer disposed on the light transmissive substrate, wherein the functional layer has a concavo-convex surface forming a surface of the optical film; assuming that a slope angle of the concavo-convex surface with respect to a film plane of the optical film in a cross section along a direction normal to the film plane is a surface angle, a rate of a region in which the surface angle is 0.05° or more is 50% or more in the concavo-convex surface; and the root mean square slope RΔq of a roughness curve on the concavo-convex surface is 0.003 or less. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242398 | ANTIREFLECTIVE MEMBER, OPTICAL ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF MAKING STAMPER AND METHOD OF MAKING ANTIREFLECTIVE MEMBER USING THE STAMPER - A method for making a stamper which has an uneven surface pattern, in which unit structures are arranged in x and y directions at respective periods that are both shorter than the shortest wavelength of an incoming light ray, on the surface of a substrate and satisfies the following Inequality (1): | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130250423 | Lap Shade and Method of Shielding Glare - A lap shade to seal the cavity formed between the pair of beads of a tire including a cover member configured to be inserted approximate the beads of the tire, the cover member further comprising a pair of coupling members configured to each receive one of the beads of the tire and, thus such apparatus, functions to eliminates the need (time and effort) for cleaning and significantly reduces tire and tire bead deterioration caused by damaging agents, reduce the time spent cleaning road debris from within the tire cavity and on the tire bead, and protect the bead of the tire and sidewall from damage. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130250424 | ZOOM LENS, IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS - The present invention has, in order from an object: a first lens group (G | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130258480 | PRECURSOR SOL OF ALUMINUM OXIDE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL MEMBER, AND OPTICAL SYSTEM - A precursor sol of aluminum oxide includes particles containing a hydrolysate and/or a condensate of an aluminum compound, a solvent, and an organo aluminum compound. When a pulsed-NMR T | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258481 | ANTIGLARE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An antiglare film includes an antiglare layer having a thickness of from 3 to 10 μm and a transparent support having a thickness from 20 to 70 μm, and the antiglare layer is formed by applying a composition containing the following components (A) to (D) on the transparent support, drying and curing the applied composition: (A) a resin particle having an average particle size of from 1.0 to 3.0 μm, (B) a curable compound having two or more curable functional groups in a molecule, (C) a smectite clay organic complex in which a smectite clay is intercalated with a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the formula (1) as defined herein, and (D) a volatile organic solvent. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258482 | LAMINATE BODY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A laminate body ( | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258483 | GLASS-LIKE POLYMERIC ANTIREFLECTIVE FILMS COATED WITH SILICA NANOPARTICLES, METHODS OF MAKING AND LIGHT ABSORBING DEVICES USING SAME - A transparent anti-reflective structured film comprising a structured film substrate having a structured face, with anti-reflective structures defining a structured surface. The structured face is anti-reflective to light, with at least a substantial portion of the structured surface comprising a glass-like surface. At least the anti-reflective structures comprise a cross-linked silicone elastomeric material, and the glass-like surface comprises an SiO | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258484 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACTIVE WINDOWS WITH GLARE SENSOR - The present invention relates to a system for controlling the optical transmission of a plurality of windows V | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130265643 | SHIELDING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONC DEVICE - An apparatus for shielding a display panel of an electronic device is described herein. The apparatus comprises a shade portion, holding portions and magnet portions. The shade portion may surround a display panel of an electronic device and may limit a field of view to the display panel. The shade portion includes a backside shade portion and two side shade portions. The holding portions may include a bottom holding portion coupled to a bottom side of the backside shade portion and side holding portions coupled to each of the side shade portions. The magnet portions may be included in the plurality of holding portions, respectively, and may couple to a housing that is coupled to the display panel. Other embodiments are also described. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130265644 | SHIELDING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONC DEVICE - An apparatus for shielding a display panel of an electronic device is described herein. The apparatus comprises a shade portion, holding portions and an attachment layer. The shade portion may surround a display panel of an electronic device and may limit a field of view to the display panel. The shade portion includes a backside shade portion and two side shade portions. The holding portions may include a bottom holding portion coupled to a bottom side of the backside shade portion and side holding portions coupled to each of the side shade portions. The attachment layer may be coupled to each of the side holding portions. The attachment layer may be a suction cup tape which may be removably coupled to the electronic device. Other embodiments are also described. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130271842 | Anti-Reflection Film and Method for Manufacturing Anti-Reflection Film - An object of the present invention is to provide an anti-reflection film excellent in high-temperature and high-humidity environment resistance and scratch resistance in addition to improved anti-reflection performance of a concave-convex nanostructure. To achieve the object, an anti-reflection film | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130271843 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A REFLECTION-REDUCING INTERFERENCE LAYER SYSTEM AS WELL AS REFLECTION-REDUCING INTERFERENCE LAYER SYSTEM - A process for producing a reflection-reducing interference layer system is provided, in which a stack of layers is formed by applying to a surface of a substrate several layers which have alternately a high refractive index and a low refractive index, and a nanoporous final layer is applied to the stack of layers by vapour deposition of the material of the final layer at an oblique angle relative to the normal of the top layer of the stack of layers such that the refractive index of the final layer is lower than the refractive index of the top layer of the stack of layers. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130301136 | OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY AND IMAGING LENS WITH INFRARED RAY FILTERING - Example embodiments provide for an optical lens assembly and imaging lens with IR light filtering. The lens comprises a body having two surfaces and a plurality of layers of optical thin film layered along a direction formed on at least one surface. The optical thin films comprise less than 20 layers and thicker than 400 nm and thinner than 2000 nm thickness. Through the alternately layered layers of optical thin film, the transmittance of the lens for incident light in infrared ray band is reduced. Therefore, the infrared ray is mostly filtered without use of an additional infrared ray filter. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130308196 | ANTIREFLECTION COATING, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - An antireflection coating has a band ranging from the visible light range to the near infrared range. The antireflection coating has a deposition structure made up of twelve layers in which layers of a high refractive index material having a refractive index nil of 1.95 to 2.32 and layers of a low refractive index material having a refractive index of 1.35 to 1.46 are deposited alternately, wherein the reflectance of the antireflection coating is not higher than 1.5% in the wavelength range of 400 nm to 680 nm and not higher than 2.0% in the wavelength range of 680 nm to 1350 nm. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130321924 | ANTI-REFLECTION MATERIAL - An anti-reflection material comprising a coating film formed on at least a part of surface of a substrate having translucency and consisting of a binder, silica particles and air reserves, said silica particles being arranged forming two layers one on the other on the substrate surface, a first layer on the substrate side being formed by covering the substrate surface with the silica particles and having said air reserves between said substrate and said silica particles, and the silica particles of a second layer covering part of the silica particles of said first layer and having said air reserves between the silica particles of said first layer and the silica particles of said second layer. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130329296 | DEVICE FOR GROWING SAPPHIRE INGOT AT HIGH SPEED AND SAPPHIRE COVER GLASS HAVING EXCELLENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES - A device grows sapphire ingots by dipping a sapphire seed into molten aluminum oxide and lifting and spinning the sapphire seed from the molten aluminum oxide to cause the molten aluminum oxide adhering to the sapphire. Meanwhile, the device controls temperature such that the molten aluminum oxide is crystallized on the sapphire seed which is gradually cooled down to a room temperature. The device also includes a housing and air controller for providing desire air conditions for growing the sapphire ingot. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130329297 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIREFLECTION FILM, POLARIZER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The claimed invention provides an antireflection film including a light-transmitting substrate, a hard coat layer, and a low-refractive-index layer, the hard coat layer and the low-refractive-index layer being formed on the light-transmitting substrate, the low-refractive-index layer including a (meth)acrylic resin, hollow silica particles, reactive silica particles, and two kinds of antifouling agents, the hollow silica particles having an average particle size of 40 to 80 nm and a blending ratio to the (meth)acrylic resin, represented by a ratio: Amount of hollow silica particles/Amount of (meth)acrylic resin, of 0.9 to 1.4, the amount of the reactive silica particles being 5 to 60 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the (meth) acrylic resin, the antifouling agents including an antifouling agent that contains a fluorine compound and an antifouling agent that contains a fluoro-silicone compound. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140002903 | DISPLAY PANEL HAVING ANTI-STATIC FEATURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002904 | IMAGE DISPLAY, ANTI-GLARE FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTI-GLARE FILM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140016204 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an optical member, including: a substrate having an at least partially curved surface; a concave-convex structure at an outermost surface, the concave-convex structure being prepared by hydrothermal treatment of a layer formed by gas-phase deposition of at least one of simple aluminum and a compound containing aluminum on the substrate; and a dielectric layer formed by gas-phase deposition between the substrate and the concave-convex structure. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140036371 | OPTICAL DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MASTER - An optical device that has an antireflection function, the optical device including: a base; and a plurality of structural bodies, which are formed by convex portions or concave portions, arranged on a surface of the base with a fine pitch that is equal to or smaller than a wavelength of visible light, wherein the plurality of structural bodies are arranged so as to form tracks of a plurality of rows on the surface of the base and form a quasi-hexagonal lattice pattern, a tetragonal lattice pattern, or a quasi-tetragonal lattice pattern, and wherein a packing ratio of the structural bodies to the surface of the base is equal to or higher than 65%. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140049828 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Lens apparatus includes adjacent concave and convex lens surfaces adjacent with an air layer therebetween. At least one of the lens surfaces includes an antireflection film including multiple subwavelength structures at an average pitch of 400 nm or smaller. The surface satisfies: | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140063607 | PRINTED MATERIAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL - A printed material includes a printed material body with a surface, and an optical element disposed on the surface of the printed material body. The optical element includes multiple structures formed at a pitch not longer than the wavelength of visible light. The structures have an aspect ratio of 0.6 or more and 5.0 or less. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140063608 | PLASTIC LENS - The disclosure includes producing a plastic lens with an antireflection film at a lower cost. The plastic lens is configured to include a plastic base material; and an antireflection film having an electrically conductive layer that is formed in contact with a surface of the plastic base material and that has colorless transparency, and an antireflection film main body that contains a metal oxide, formed on the electrically conductive layer. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140063609 | OPTICAL BODY, DISPLAY DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An optical body has an anti-reflection function and can be produced without repeating sequential coating to stack a low refractive index layer and a high refractive index layer. The optical body having an anti-reflection function includes a minute concave-convex surface having fluctuations. The minute concave-convex surface has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of smaller than or equal to 25 nm. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140071535 | Anti-reflective device with attachment means for optical products - This invention comprises an anti-reflective device comprised of a main cylindrical body, with thin walled protrusions attached to an optical product via the use of one or more attachment members which clamp to the external body of the aforementioned optical product. The anti-reflective device is to be used on optical products such as binoculars, monocular, rifle scopes, and spotting scopes, to prevent the return to an object of visible reflections of light emitted from the surface of the objective lens of an optical product. In a simple one-handed motion, the anti-reflective device is to be clamped to the external body of an optical product, used as an anti-reflective device, and removed via a simple one-handed motion. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140071536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING CYLINDRICAL OR SPHERICAL OBJECTS WITH REDUCED GLARE - A system including an imaging device with a line of sight to an object, capable of producing a glare, which is to be captured in an image, a light source configured to illuminate a surface of the object, and an optical barrier positioned along the line of sight between the imaging device and the object, said optical barrier being sized and positioned to reduce reflected light off the surface of the object directed along the line of sight from being captured in the image. Methods are also disclosed. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140078589 | ANTI-REFLECTION COATING, OPTICAL MEMBER HAVING IT, AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT COMPRISING SUCH OPTICAL MEMBER - A anti-reflection coating comprising first to ninth layers laminated in this order on a substrate for having reflectance of 0.2% or less to light in a visible wavelength range of 390-720 nm, the second, fourth, sixth and eighth layers being high-refractive-index layers formed by high-refractive-index materials having refractive indices of 2.21-2.70 to a helium d-line having a wavelength of 587.56 nm; the first, third, fifth and seventh layers being intermediate-refractive-index layers formed by an intermediate-refractive-index material having a refractive index of 1.40 or more and less than 1.55 to the d-line; and the ninth layer being a low-refractive-index layer formed by a low-refractive-index material having a refractive index of 1.35 or more and less than 1.40 to the d-line. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140078590 | REFRACTIVE INDEX VARIABLE LENS AND CAMERA MODULE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a refractive index variable lens and a camera module using the same, the refractive index variable lens including a disc-shaped first medium, and a second medium formed at a periphery of the first medium and having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the first medium, wherein a periphery of the second medium is sequentially formed with at least one medium having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the second medium. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140092480 | ANTI-REFLECTION SHEET, DISPLAY ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An anti-reflection sheet includes a transparent substrate; and a resin layer formed on a surface of a transparent substrate. The resin layer includes a first surface that faces the surface of the transparent substrate; a second surface that faces away from the surface of the transparent substrate; and a plurality of projections arranged on the second surface of the resin layer so as to form a projection layer. Each of the plurality of projections has a cross section that includes an entire center axis perpendicular to the surface of the transparent substrate. Each of the plurality of projections has a cross section that is in a shape of quadratic function. An arranged pitch of each of the plurality of projections is not more than half of a wavelength of incident light. An aspect ratio of each of the plurality of projections is 1 or less. A difference between a refractive index n1 of the transparent substrate and a refractive index n2 of the resin layer satisfies the following expression: |n1−n2|≦0.05. A thickness of the resin layer is 11 μm or more. The plurality of projections are shaped and arranged so as to satisfy a linear relationship between an effective refractive index of the projection layer and a height of the projection layer. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140098422 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND INPUT DEVICE - An optical element has a base material having a surface and a plurality of structures which are arranged on the surface of the base material at a fine pitch equal to or shorter than the wavelength of visible light and which each includes a convex or concave portion. The elastic modulus of the material forming the structures is 1 MPa or more and 1200 MPa or less, and the surface on which the structures are formed are hydrophilic. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140126064 | ANTI-GLARE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, IMAGE DISPLAY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTI-GLARE FILM - The present invention provides an anti-glare film having superior display characteristics of both having anti-glare properties and preventing white blur from occurring as well as having a higher production yield by preventing formation of a projection as a defect in outward appearance. The anti-glare film is an anti-glare film including: a translucent base: and an anti-glare layer on at least one surface of the translucent base, wherein the anti-glare layer is formed using an anti-glare layer-forming material containing a resin, particles, and thixotropy-imparting agents, the anti-glare layer includes a flocculated portion forming a convex portion on a surface of the anti-glare layer by flocculation of the particles and the thixotropy-imparting agents, and in the flocculated portion, the particles are present in the state of being gathered in an in-plane direction of the anti-glare layer. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140133031 | Anti-Reflective Coatings Comprising Ordered Layers of Nanowires and Methods of Making and Using the Same - The present invention is directed to anti-reflective coatings comprising ordered layers of nanowires, methods to prepare the coatings, and products prepared by the methods. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140133032 | OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical element includes a substrate that is transparent, and an antireflective film laminated on the substrate. The antireflective film includes, in order from the substrate, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The substrate has a refractive index of 1.80 to 2.05 for the d-line. The first layer is an inorganic oxide film having a refractive index of 1.43 to 1.47 for the d-line and a physical film thickness of 29.0 to 40.0 nm and containing silica as a main component. The second layer is an inorganic oxide film having a refractive index of 2.00 to 2.20 for the d-line and a physical film thickness of 12.0 to 41.0 nm. The third layer is a film having a refractive index of 1.23 to 1.26 for the d-line and a physical film thickness of 110.0 to 130.0 nm and containing silica nanoparticles. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140133033 | ANTI-GLARE COATING COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED ANTI-FINGERPRINT FUNCTION AND ANTI-GLARE FILM PREPARED THEREFROM - The present invention relates to an anti-glare coating composition for preparation of anti-glare films having good anti-fingerprint properties as well as improved contrast ratio and image definition. More specifically, the coating composition comprises organic or inorganic particles, a photocurable resin, a photoinitiator, and a compound including an olefin oxide repeating unit. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140139925 | COPOLYMER, COMPOSITE PARTICLES CONTAINING COPOLYMER, OPTICAL MATERIAL CONTAINING COMPOSITE PARTICLES, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT CONTAINING OPTICAL MATERIAL - Copolymers in the related art that could be used as a surface modifier for dispersing inorganic particles in a cyclic olefin polymer require the use of an expensive catalyst such as a palladium compound, which involves high manufacturing costs. Provided is a copolymer that has high affinity for cyclic olefin polymers and that can bind to inorganic particles. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140153099 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are an optical member having abrasion resistance and transparency and a method of producing the optical member. The method of producing the optical member includes coating a coating material containing hollow particles and a solvent on a substrate and further coating a coating material containing a binder and a solvent to form a film in which the binder lies between the hollow particles; and then drying the film. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140168778 | COMPOSITE GRADED REFRACTIVE INDEX LAYER STRUCTURES AND ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURES COMPRISING THE SAME - In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a composite graded refractive index layer structure is provided. The composite graded refractive index layer structure includes a substrate and a composite graded refractive index layer with varying compositions of zinc oxide and silicon oxide formed on the substrate, wherein the composite graded refractive index layer has a first surface where light penetrates thereinto and a second surface where light exits therefrom, and the composite graded refractive index layer has refractive index values which reduce from the first surface to the second surface. The present disclosure also provides an encapsulation structure including the composite graded refractive index layer structure. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140192414 | VARIABLE LENGTH LIGHT SHIELD FOR AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSOR WITHIN A NOSE CONE - A variable length light shield is disclosed for an electro-optical sensor within a nose cone. The light shield includes a base, a telescopic shade supported by the base, and a ring rotatably supported about the base. The light shield also includes a guide tube disposed proximate the ring with an end extending away from the ring about a side of the telescopic shade. The light shield further includes an extension spring supported by the guide tube with an end coupled to the telescopic shade. Additionally, the light shield includes a cable extending through the guide tube and the extension spring, with one end of the cable coupled to the ring and another end of the cable coupled to the telescopic shade. The extension spring is configured to exert a force on the telescopic shade to extend the telescopic shade. Rotation of the ring causes retraction of the telescopic shade. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140233106 | OBJECT WITH REFLECTION-REDUCING COATING AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - An object with reflection-reducing coating includes a substrate and a coating arranged on the substrate. The coating is multilayered and includes an outer layer having a refractive index n1 and at least one second sub-layer with a refractive index n | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140233107 | MODULAR GLARE SCREEN SYSTEM - A glare-blocking system includes a glare-blocking member and a rail. The glare-blocking member includes a bottom edge, a left recess, and a right recess. The rail includes a left lateral portion that includes a left protrusion configured to mate with the left recess of the glare-blocking member. The rail also includes a right lateral portion that includes a right protrusion configured to mate with the right recess of the glare-blocking member. The rail includes a projecting contour between the left and right lateral portions that defines a groove configured to receive the bottom edge of the glare-blocking member. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140240840 | OPTICAL MEMBER - An optical member of the present technique is an optical member that has an anti-reflective structure being optimum for use with an optical system such as an imaging device. The optical member includes: a first face and a second face opposing to each other; a first microstructure part formed at the first face, and including a plurality of unit structures arranged in the first microstructure part; and a second microstructure part formed at the second face, and including a plurality of unit structures arranged in the second microstructure part. The pitch of the unit structures forming the first microstructure part and the pitch of the unit structures forming the second microstructure part are different from each other. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140247496 | OPTICAL UNIT, IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MASTER - An optical unit having an antireflection function includes a wave surface having a wavelength equal to or shorter than a wavelength of visible light. The wave surface has a curved plane which curves in a recessed shape between an apex portion and a bottom portion of the wave surface. An inflection point of an area of a cross section obtained by cutting through the wave surface in a plane perpendicular to a direction of vibration of the wave surface is positioned toward the bottom portion of the wave surface from a center of the vibration. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140247497 | COMPUTING DEVICE DISPLAY HOUSING WITH MODIFIED DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS - A display device may be inserted into a video conferencing device to provide a more tailored approach to talking and viewing other conversation participants in real time. In one example, a base supports a bottom portion of a computing device at an angled position. A frame supports side portions of the computing device at the angled position so a first optical element with a reflective surface can reflect content of the computing device. Also, a second optical element that is at a higher position than the first optical element includes a beamsplitting surface to receive a reflection from the first optical element as part of a head-up display setup. A hood may be used to cover a portion of the area of all the other components to prevent a portion of ambient light from reaching the first optical element and the second optical element. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140254019 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A lens is obtained by injection molding. The lens includes a plurality of projections arranged on a surface at a pitch smaller than or equal to a predetermined value to reduce reflection of light with a wavelength equal to or greater than the pitch, and a gate mark formed on an outer periphery of the optical element in the injection molding. A peripheral portion of the surface includes a first region whose circumferential position corresponds to the gate mark, and a second region being adjacent to the first region. Axes of first projections in the first region are inclined more outward than axes of second projections in the second region. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140254020 | ANTIGLARE HARD COAT FILM - An antiglare hard coat film formed by providing an antiglare hard coat layer containing fine particles and a resin on a transparent film. When an average value of height in an evaluation region on a surface of the antiglare hard coat film is set at zero (0), a maximum cross sectional height represented by a difference between a height maximum value in the evaluation region and a height minimum value in the evaluation region is from 1.0 to 3.0 μm, and an average inclination angle of unevenness on the surface of the antiglare hard coat film is 1 degree or less. The total value of the transmissive clarity measured through four optical combs using a transmissive clarity measuring device according to JIS K 7105-1981 is 280% or more, and the value of the transmissive clarity measured through each optical comb is 70% or more, respectively. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140268348 | Anti-Reflective Coatings with Porosity Gradient and Methods for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein provide anti-reflective coatings with porosity gradients and methods for forming such anti-reflective coatings. A transparent substrate is provided. A primary material and a sacrificial material are simultaneously deposited above the transparent substrate to form a coating above the transparent substrate. At least some of the sacrificial material is removed from the coating to form a plurality of pores in the coating. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140268349 | Optical Coatings with Plate-Shaped Particles and Methods for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe optical coatings, panels having optical coatings thereon, and methods for forming optical coatings and panels. A transparent substrate is provided. An optical coating is formed on the transparent substrate. The optical coating includes a plurality of plate-shaped silicon dioxide particles. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140285897 | METAL OXIDE COMPOSITE SOL, COATING COMPOSITION, AND OPTICAL MEMBER - There is provided a sol of modified metal oxide composite colloidal particles including titanium oxide having a high refractive index and excellent light resistance and weather resistance that discoloration of the colloidal particles by photoexcitation is almost completely inhibited. A titanium oxide-tin oxide-zirconium oxide-tungsten oxide composite colloidal particle having a primary particle diameter of 2 to 50 nm, and a SnO | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140320967 | Anti-reflection Nanostructure Array and Method - An anti-reflection nanostructure assembly including an array of nanostructures, wherein each nanostructure of the array includes a proximal end and a distal end, and is tapered from the proximal end to the distal end, and wherein the proximal end of each nanostructure of the array is contiguous with the proximal ends of adjacent nanostructures of the array to form a contiguous layer. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140320968 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A lens is obtained by injection molding. The lens includes a plurality of projections arranged on a surface at a pitch smaller than or equal to a predetermined value to reduce reflection of light with a wavelength equal to or greater than the pitch, and a gate mark formed on an outer periphery of the optical element in the injection molding. A peripheral portion of the surface includes a first region whose circumferential position corresponds to the gate mark, and a second region being adjacent to the first region. A pitch of first projections in the first region is greater than a pitch of second projections in the second region. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140320969 | METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF STABLE ULTRA-LOW REFLECTIVE SURFACE AND THE ULTRA-LOW REFLECTIVE SURFACE ITSELF - A method to prepare low reflective surface according to an example of the present invention comprises: the first step to prepare materials having pillar structure on the surface; the second step to prepare aluminum surface-materials by treating for the pillar structure to have aluminum surface; and the third step to prepare a low reflective surface with dual protuberance structure by forming nano-flake layer on the pillar surface of the material surface through oxidation of the surface aluminum of the aluminum surface-materials. The method to prepare low reflective surface can provide a low reflective surface structure that can be applied to photovoltaic device surface or various display surface as a surface able to reduce reflection significantly by absorbing wavelengths in the range of visible and infrared ray through internally total reflection with simple, low cost, and ecofriendly process. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140320970 | ANTI-REFLECTION ARTICLE - To provide an anti-reflection article which can be manufactured by using an anti-reflection article manufacturing mold plate having improved abrasion resistance compared to the related art and has a sufficient anti-reflection property. An anti-reflection article is formed as an anti-reflection article in which minute concave portions are densely arranged and the gap between the adjacent minute concave portions is the shortest wavelength of a wavelength band or less of an electromagnetic wave for anti-reflection. In the anti-reflection article, at least some of the minute concave portions are a minute concave portion with multiple lowermost points in the minute concave portion. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150009570 | ANTI-REFLECTION FILM AND OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING THE SAME - An anti-reflection film includes first through ninth layers. Regarding light having a wavelength of 550 nm, where the refractive indexes of the first through ninth layers are n1 through n9 respectively, the optical film thicknesses d1 through d9 (nm) respectively, and the maximum value of the difference in the refractive index between adjoining layers for layers 1 through 8 is Δn, the following conditions are satisfied. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150009571 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NANOSTRUCTURES ON A SURFACE, ON A MOLD AND ON AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND AN OPTICAL ELEMENT AS SUCH MANUFACTURED - A method of manufacturing nanostructures on a surface of a metal substrate is provided. The method includes forming the nanostructures by a forming step, which includes subsequently performing at least once the steps of anodizing the surface at a second voltage for forming at the surface a second oxidized metal layer comprising second pores, and performing an etching step on the surface for modifying the dimensions of the second pores. Prior to the forming step, the method comprises a substrate preparation step for enabling the forming a mix of different sized nanostructures during the forming step, the preparation step including the steps of anodizing the surface at a first voltage for forming at the surface an first oxidized metal layer comprising first pores, selectively etching the surface for extending the first pores into the metal underneath the first oxidized metal layer, and removing the first oxidized metal layer. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150015960 | Gradient SiNO Anti-Reflective Layers in Solar Selective Coatings - A solar selective coating includes a substrate, a cermet layer having nanoparticles therein deposited on the substrate, and an anti-reflection layer deposited on the cermet layer. The cermet layer and the anti-reflection layer may each be formed of intermediate layers. A method for constructing a solar-selective coating is disclosed and includes preparing a substrate, depositing a cermet layer on the substrate, and depositing an anti-reflection layer on the cermet layer. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150015961 | DIE REPAIRING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUNCTIONAL FILM USING SAME - This is a mold repairing method for removing a resin material deposited on a mold, of which the surface is a porous film with a plurality of recesses that have been created through anodization. The mold repairing method includes the steps of: (I) removing the resin material that is exposed on the surface of the mold over the plurality of recesses without performing atmospheric pressure plasma processing; and (II) removing at least partially the resin material that is still left inside the plurality of recesses by the atmospheric pressure plasma processing, after the step (I) has been performed, thereby recovering the original function of the mold. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150022896 | IMAGING LENS AND SPACER ADAPTED TO IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes a lens barrel, a plurality of lens elements and a spacer. The lens elements are disposed in the lens barrel. The spacer is disposed between the lens barrel and one of the lens elements or between two adjacent lens elements. The spacer is ring-shaped and includes an inside layer and two outside layers. The two outside layers are attached on opposite sides of the inside layer, respectively. The spacer has an object-side surface, an image-side surface and a first inner ring-shaped oblique surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface are formed outside the two outside layers in parallel and oriented toward an object side and an image side of the lens elements, respectively. The first inner ring-shaped oblique surface is formed at an inner periphery of the spacer and connected to at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150029592 | EDGE-LIT PANEL PROTECTION LAYER - Provided is an apparatus for reducing glare in a lighting panel. The apparatus includes a translucent layer having an emitting surface. A microstructure of the emitting surface is formed of features in cooperative arrangement for redirecting light produced by the lighting panel. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150049389 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a display device capable of suppressing the occurrence of interference fringe in an oblique direction. A front sheet is disposed in front of a display panel with an air layer interposed therebetween. A film is disposed on the front surface of the display panel or on the rear surface of the front sheet. The air layer has a thickness of ≦50 μm. The display panel and/or the front sheet can be warped. The thickness of the air layer varies within a range of 0 μm to 50 μm. Further, the film includes a moth-eye structure on a surface contacting the air layer. Finally, a reflectance at at least one wavelength within a range of 600 to 780 nm is smaller than a reflectance at a wavelength of 550 nm in the reflection spectrum of 5-degree specular reflection of the moth-eye structure. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150062713 | ANTI-REFLECTION ARTICLE AND METHODS THEREOF - An antireflection article including:
| 03-05-2015 |
| 20150077854 | NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Nanostructured material exhibiting a random anisotropic nanostructured surface, and exhibiting an average reflection at 60 degrees off angle less than 1 percent. The nanostructured materials are useful, for example, for optical and optoelectronic devices, displays, solar, light sensors, eye wear, camera lens, and glazing. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150085369 | LAMINATED BODY, IMAGING ELEMENT PACKAGE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a laminated body, including a substrate and a structure layer which is provided on the substrate and has an anti-reflection function, in which the structure layer includes a plurality of structure bodies and an intermediate layer which is provided between the plurality of structure bodies and the substrate and, in which the intermediate layer satisfies a following relational expression (1). (2π/λ)·n(λ)·|d−d | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150103406 | OPTICAL MEMBER, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER - This invention provides an optical member in which ripple is suppressed and a porous glass layer is formed on a base member and also provides a method for easily manufacturing the optical member. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150103407 | LENS, OPTICAL IMAGING LENS SET AND METHOD FOR FORMING A LENS - A lens includes: a lens body, including an optical effective part and an extending part, wherein the extending part surrounds a periphery region of the optical effective part, and the extending part has at least one annular surface; and an opaque layer, disposed on the annular surface of the extending part. An optical imaging lens set includes a barrel; and an imaging component is disposed in the barrel. The imaging component includes at least one lens arranged along an optical axis, and one of these lenses is the lens mentioned above. A method for forming a lens forms the opaque layer on the annular surface of the extending part through a stamping method or through an evaporation method. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150116834 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM - On a surface of a film base material ( | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150116835 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are: an optical film, wherein interference fringes can be suppressed from being generated, cloudiness is not observed, and a manufacture cost can be reduced. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical film | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150124325 | ANTIREFLECTION GLAZING UNIT EQUIPPED WITH A POROUS COATING - A glazing unit including a transparent substrate equipped with an antireflection coating, which coating includes at least one film of a porous material essentially including silicon, oxygen, carbon and possibly hydrogen, in which the atomic proportion P | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150124326 | Ambient Light Restrictor for a Microscope - Ambient light can cause a user to experience a loss of contrast of an object or subject under observation by the user via a microscope, particularly when the user is observing the object or subject using fluorescence microscopy. An embodiment of the present invention is an ambient light restrictor for a microscope. The ambient light restrictor defines a port to provide a user with access to oculars of the microscope. The restrictor may be freestanding and provide additional port(s) to enable physical access to the microscope or viewing region. Through use of the restrictor, ambient lights need not be turned off, in cases of indoor use, such as when dozens of microscopes are being used by many scientists in a laboratory, and, in cases of outdoor use, microscopes can be used with little to no loss of contrast of objects or subjects under observation. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150124327 | COATING MATERIAL, OPTICAL COATING FILM, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A coating material for forming an optical coating film, which constitutes a reflection preventing film provided on a lens base material, includes a solvent (A), a compound (B) which contains a polymerizable functional group, and a metal oxide particle (C), in which the solvent (A) contains at least one solvent (A1) selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol monopropyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, and the compound (B) contains a compound (B1) which contains two or more urethane bonds in one molecule, or metal alkoxide (B2). | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150138643 | OPTICAL COMPONENT - An optical component has a ceramic member and a dichroic film. The ceramic member is provided with a first main surface and a second main surface that is opposed to the first main surface. The ceramic member has translucency. The ceramic member has a plurality of crystal grains that are mutually bonded to one another through grain boundary portions. The dichroic film is formed on the first main surface of the ceramic member. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150301230 | MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A mold for manufacturing an optical element is provided with a base material, and a recessing and protruding layer formed on a surface of the base material. The recessing and protruding structure of the recessing and protruding layer having a plurality of areas continuously arranged in a positional relationship in which the central point of seven adjacent protrusions is an intersection point of diagonal lines of six vertices of a regular hexagon, and the areas, shapes, and crystal orientations of the plurality of areas are random. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150323704 | FACE PROTECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element is provided which reflects a reduced amount of light even under a very high intensity lighting system used for a surgical operation, a dental treatment etc., has anti-fogging performance, and is transparent and useful for face protection. The optical element has a flexible transparent substrate and a plurality of structures disposed on opposite surfaces of the substrate at a pitch equal to or less than the wavelength of visible light. The structures are formed from a cured product of a resin having a hydrophilic functional group. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150331149 | ANTI-GLARE AND ANTI-SPARKLE TRANSPARENT STRUCTURES - A distortion-reducing anti-glare (DRAG) structure is disclosed, wherein the DRAG structure includes first and second transparent mediums. The first transparent medium has a first refractive index and a first light-scattering anti-glare (AG) surface. The first AG surface by itself reduces glare but introduces an amount of distortion to the transmitted light. A second transparent medium having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index is selectively added to the first transparent medium to reduce the amount of distortion in the transmitted light. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150338551 | TRANSPARENT BASE - A transparent base has a first surface that is textured, and a second surface that is textured and is located on an opposite side of the transparent base from the first surface. A 20° effective reflected image diffusion index value R | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150338552 | OPTICAL COMPONENT - An optical component includes a transparent base body, an anti-reflection coating stacked on the transparent base body, and an anti-smudge coating stacked on the anti-reflection coating. The surface roughness Ra of the anti-smudge coating is 3 nm or less. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150355380 | OPTICAL ELEMENT WITH HIGH SCRATCH RESISTANCE - An optical element is provided that includes a substrate that is transparent in the visible spectral region and a multilayer anti-reflection coating on the substrate. The coating has alternating layers of layers having a first refractive index and of layers having a second, higher refractive index. The layers having the higher refractive index contain nitride or oxynitride and the layers having the first refractive index contain oxide of silicon and of at least one other element. The molar fraction of silicon in the layers having the first refractive index is predominant when compared to the molar fraction(s) of the other element or elements. The uppermost layer of the coating is a layer having the first refractive index. A layer of chain-form organofluoro molecules is disposed on the coating, wherein the molecules are bonded at the ends to the surface of the optical element. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150355381 | LOW REFLECTION COATING GLASS SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In a low reflection coating glass sheet, a low reflection coating is a porous film including solid fine particles containing silicon oxide as a main component and a binder containing silicon oxide. The fine particles are solid particles. At least 70% of the fine particles aggregate to form secondary particles each having an aspect ratio of 1.8 to 5, a minor axis of 20 to 60 nm, and a major axis of 50 to 150 nm, when the aspect ratio is defined as the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the secondary particle. The low reflection coating has a thickness of 50 to 250 nm. This low reflection coating has a structure suitable for increasing the transmittance gain. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150362632 | ANTIREFLECTION COATING AND OPTICAL ELEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is an antireflection coating to be formed on a substrate comprising a first layer, a second layer, a third layer and a fourth layer that are laminated in order from the substrate side to the air side. In the antireflection coating, a refractive index of material of the substrate for the reference wavelength of 550 nm ns, a refractive index of material of the first layer for the reference wavelength of 550 nm n1, a physical film thickness of the first layer d1, a refractive index of material of the fourth layer n4, and a physical film thickness of the fourth layer d4 are appropriately set. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150362633 | MGF2 OPTICAL THIN FILM INCLUDING AMORPHOUS SILICON OXIDE BINDER, OPTICAL ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MGF2 OPTICAL THIN FILM | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150362634 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - First protrusions ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150369967 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS USING SAME - The optical element of the present invention has an anti-reflection film formed on a substrate. Here, the anti-reflection film comprises a first layer formed on the substrate; a second layer formed on the first layer and consisting of a material different from that of the first layer; and a third layer formed on the second layer and consisting of a concave-convex structure. Also, the third layer has three regions of which a refractive index for each thickness changes at a constant rate by continuously changing the space filling factor of the concave-convex structure. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150378058 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - A first light-shied-coating formation step that forms a light shield coating only in a part of an area of a transparent-substrate in which a light shield coating is to be formed, a step that deposits an optical thin film including, as its outermost layer, a layer to be hydrothermally treated, which will become a fine uneven pattern coating by being hydrothermally treated, in an area in which an antireflection coating is to be formed, a second light-shield-coating formation step that forms a light shield coating in all of the area in which the light shield coating is to be formed, but the light shield coating was not formed in the first light-shield-coating formation step, and a step that forms the fine uneven pattern coating in the area in which the antireflection coating is to be formed by hydrothermally treating the layer to be hydrothermally treated are performed in this order. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160003981 | SYNTHETIC DIAMOND OPTICAL ELEMENTS - An optical element comprising: synthetic diamond material; and an anti-reflective surface pattern formed directly in at least one surface of the synthetic diamond material, wherein the optical element has an absorption coefficient measured at room temperature of ≦0.5 cm | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160047947 | CONCAVE AND CONVEX SURFACE OBJECT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - A lens has an SWS on its surface. The SWS has base and a plurality of convex portions arranged on a surface of the base, and is made of a mixed material obtained by dispersing inorganic fine particles in an organic material. The average refractive index of the SWS varies from the refractive index of air to the refractive index of the base, from a tip of each of the convex portions to the base. The inorganic fine particles exist more in a surface portion of each of the convex portions than in an inner portion of the convex portion. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160052392 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A vehicle display device includes an indicator that luminously displays a display image on its screen by lighting and stops the luminous display of the display image by extinction, and a display panel that includes a light shielding part on a rear surface of the display panel. The light shielding part light-shields a surrounding part of a transmitting window, through which an image light of the display image is transmitted to be capable of being visually recognized from a front side. A transmission region of a front surface of the display panel that is located at least on the front side of the transmitting window is occupied by a planar part that is formed in a flat surface shape along the screen, and a plurality of projecting surface parts that project from the planar part into a curved projecting surface shape. An area occupancy of the planar part at the transmission region is adjusted to be equal to or larger than an area occupancy of all the plurality of projecting surface parts at the transmission region. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160054479 | OPTICAL FILM - An optical film includes a substrate, an anti-glare layer, a first anti-reflective layer and a second anti-reflective layer. The anti-glare layer is disposed on the substrate and has a microstructure disposed on a side of the anti-glare layer away from the substrate. The first anti-reflective layer is disposed on the microstructures of the anti-glare layer, and the anti-glare layer is located between the substrate and the first anti-reflective layer. The second anti-reflective layer is disposed on the first anti-reflective layer, and the first anti-reflective layer is located between the anti-glare layer and the second anti-reflective layer. A refractive index of the first anti-reflective layer is different from a refractive index of the anti-glare layer. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160068684 | COATING COMPOSITION - A coating composition capable of forming an acrylic hard coat film contains (A) an acrylate component and (B) a metal oxide, wherein a mass ratio (B)/(A) of (B) the metal oxide to (A) the acrylate component is from 0.1 to 1.5, (A) the acrylate component comprises components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of the component (a-1), a content ratio Y of the component (a-2) and a content ratio Z of the component (a-3) satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2). Condition (1): in (A) the acrylate component, X is from 40 to 60% by mass, and a total of Y and Z is from 60 to 40% by mass, and condition (2): in the total of Y and Z, Z is 0% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160091631 | LENS AND LENS MOLD - There is provided a lens including: a first lens light shielding part formed on a circumference of a lens effective part; a second lens light shielding part formed on a circumference of the first lens light shielding part; first connecting parts connecting the first lens light shielding part and the second lens light shielding part to each other and having a thickness less than that of the lens light shielding part; and second connecting parts connecting the first lens light shielding part and the second lens light shielding part to each other and having a thickness greater than those of the first connecting parts. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160116644 | OPTICAL LAYERED BODY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL LAYERED BODY, POLARIZER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an optical layered body which stably keeps light resistance such as ultraviolet resistance and oxidation resistance while keeping conventional physical properties and optical properties as the outermost surface material of an image display device, which is excellent in an antistatic property and which is capable of providing high image contrast when employed for an image display device. The optical layered body has a light transmitting substrate and a resin layer formed on one surface of the light transmitting substrate and is characterized in that the resin layer contains a binder resin, a polythiophene, an auxiliary conductive agent, and a leveling agent. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160131802 | ANTIREFLECTION MEMBER, TRANSFER MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIREFLECTION MEMBER - An antireflection member, including a resin base member; and a particle layer having mesoporous-silica nanoparticles directly fixed to a surface of the resin base member, wherein the nanoparticles are at least partially embedded in the surface of the resin base member, and the nanoparticles are arranged in a mono-particle layer to form the particle layer. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160154144 | Optics with Built-In Anti-Reflective Sub-Wavelength Structures | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160187641 | EYEPIECE LENS, VIEWFINDER OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EYEPIECE LENS - An eyepiece lens (EL) used for a viewfinder optical system (VF) for viewing, using the eyepiece lens (EL), an image formed by an objective lens (OL), an image displayed by a display member, or an object, wherein an antireflection coating ( | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160194778 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLD FOR NANOIMPRINTING AND ANTI-REFLECTIVE ARTICLE | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160195642 | ANTI-GLARE FILM, POLARIZER, LIQUID-CRYSTAL PANEL, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | 07-07-2016 |
| 20170235418 | TRANSPARENT PLATE, TOUCH PAD, AND TOUCH PANEL | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180024276 | OPTICAL ELEMENTS WITH STRESS-BALANCING COATINGS | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180024315 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE HAVING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | 01-25-2018 |
| 20220135807 | ANTIGLARE FILM - The antiglare film of the present invention is provided with an antiglare layer having a haze value in a range from 50% to 99%, and in a state where the antiglare film is mounted on a surface of a display, a standard deviation of luminance distribution of the display is a value in a range from 0 to 6, and transmission image clarity at an optical comb width of 0.5 mm is a value in a range from 0% to 60%. | 05-05-2022 |
