Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
359613000 | Directional or angular discrimination | 29 |
20090080084 | Beam dump for a very-high-intensity laser beam - A beam terminator for a high-power laser beam comprises a thermally conductive body including a beam-trapping chamber. A tapered spiral channel extends into the conductive body for guiding the beam. The beam is partially absorbed while propagating along the channel to the trapping chamber. What remains of the beam is absorbed in the trapping chamber. | 03-26-2009 |
20090097124 | OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH INTER-LENS BAFFLES - An inter-lens baffles unit for an imaging system is provided. The inter-baffle lens unit comprises at least two lens elements; a plurality of baffles positioned between the two lens elements, wherein the baffles are contoured to fit between the two lenses and to fill a volume between the lenses such that the baffles are parallel to an optical path of an imaging system. | 04-16-2009 |
20090168185 | Electrochromic Windshield with Computer Vision Control | 07-02-2009 |
20090237800 | DISPLAY MEMBER - Provided is a display member containing: an display layer which exhibits a structural color and contains spherical bodies and a matrix; and a reflective interface which reflects a light transmitting through the display layer, wherein the reflective interface is made between the display layer and a reflective interface forming layer which is provided in contact with the display layer; and a refractive index of the spherical bodies na, a refractive index of the matrix nb and a refractive index of the reflective interface forming layer nc satisfy the following Formulas (1) and (2): | 09-24-2009 |
20090244711 | IMAGING FILTER - An imaging filter disposed on a front surface of an image sensor and serving to limit an incident angle of light on the image sensor is provided. The filter includes: a transparent substrate; a first shielding film provided on the front surface of the substrate and having a plurality of incidence openings, the incidence openings having a constant size and provided at an interval; a second shielding film provided on a back surface of the substrate and having a plurality of emission openings, the emission openings having a constant size and having centers which are coincident with the incidence openings; and a reflecting film provided on at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the substrate and including a multilayer dielectric film that transmits light having a wavelength and being incident almost vertically on the reflecting film and that that reflects the light having the wavelength and being incident obliquely on the reflecting film. | 10-01-2009 |
20090279178 | Scanhead For Image Illumination Uniformity And Method Thereof - A scanhead of an imaging apparatus for providing image illumination uniformity for imaging of a media sheet, and a method thereof, are disclosed. The scanhead includes a lens, a lens shading plate and a sensor array. The lens is capable of receiving light reflected from the media sheet and focusing the received light. The lens shading plate is capable of assuming a lens shading plate position of a plurality of lens shading plate positions between the lens and the sensor array for receiving the light focused by the lens. The lens shading plate, on assuming the lens shading plate position, is capable of adjusting the light received from the lens for focusing the light onto the sensor array, thereby providing image illumination uniformity, for the imaging of the media sheet. | 11-12-2009 |
20090284836 | LIGHT CONTROL FILM WITH OFF-AXIS VISIBLE INDICIA - In one aspect, the invention provides a light control film having an indicium visible at a range of viewing angles. The light control film comprises a light input surface and a light output surface opposite the light input surface. The control film further comprises alternating transmissive and absorptive regions disposed between the light input surface and the light output surface. Each absorptive region has a height and a length, wherein the heights of the absorptive regions corresponding to the indicium are different that the heights of the absorptive regions that surround the absorptive regions corresponding to indicium. | 11-19-2009 |
20100002306 | VIEW ANGLE CONTROL SHEET - A view angle control sheet which can suppress a decrease in screen brightness is provided. Lens portions having trapezoidal shapes in cross section are arranged at predetermined intervals, and a wedge-shaped portion between the lens portions adjacent to each other is filled with the same material as the lens portion or with a material different from the lens portion. In the wedge-shaped portion, a bottom surface is provided on a screen image side while a leading edge is provided on an observer side, and at least a slope portion of the wedge-shaped portion is made of a material having a refractive index lower than that of a lens portion material. | 01-07-2010 |
20100007962 | GLAZING PANEL - A glazing panel includes a sheet of glass and a series of spatially separated optical elements disposed on a major face of glass. Each element has an upwardly-facing reflective surface, which extends out of the plane of the glass. A region of the material, having an optical transmission coefficient, which varies across its width, is disposed below the surface. Light incident on the upwardly facing reflective side surfaces is reflected upwardly into the area on the other side of the glazing panel. Light entering the area through the region is attenuated and diffused. The elements may be printed onto the glass, or onto a film, that is applied to the glass. Alternatively, the elements may include profiled formations which are adhered to the glass. | 01-14-2010 |
20100067115 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL FILTER - A display device provided with a screen, comprising: an optical filter having a blind sheet that comprises a plurality of semitranslucent layers having translucence arranged side-by-side extending in a horizontal direction and having a predetermined thickness in a vertical direction, and a plurality of transparent layers which are disposed between the semitranslucent layers and which are of a higher translucency than that of the semitranslucent layers and of a greater thickness than the thickness of the semitranslucent layers; and an adhesive member for sticking the optical filter to the screen, wherein the ratio of the transmittance of a limit angle of the screen with respect to the transmittance of the optical filter at the center of the screen is at least 0.10 and not more than 0.50. | 03-18-2010 |
20100067116 | FILTER OF DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a filter of a display device capable of ensure a contrast ratio equal to or more than a predetermined value in various viewing angles. The filter of a display device includes a transparent film; and a plurality of stripe patterns formed parallel to both surfaces of the transparent film, wherein a width (a) of the stripe patterns and a thickness (t) of the transparent film are adjusted to a critical angle (θc) of 20 to 50°. | 03-18-2010 |
20100128351 | CURVED SIDED CONE STRUCTURES FOR CONTROLLING GAIN AND VIEWING ANGLE IN AN OPTICAL FILM - A method of making an optical film includes the steps of making a substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first surface and forming a plurality of curved sided cone structures on the first surface. Each of the curved sided cone structures include a base located on the first surface, a vertex, and a curved side formed from an arc extending between the base and the vertex. The optical gain and viewing angle for the film can be controlled by adjusting angles representing a shape of each curved sided cone structure at its vertex and base. | 05-27-2010 |
20100128352 | LIGHT-GUIDING PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention discloses a light-guiding plate and a manufacturing method thereof. The light-guiding plate includes a light-guiding substrate, a first shielding layer, and a second shielding layer. The light-guiding substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first shielding layer is disposed on the first surface and includes a first light-transmitting portion. The second shielding layer is disposed on the second surface and includes a second light-transmitting portion. Thereby, light emitted from a light source could pass through the first light-transmitting portion, the light-guiding substrate, and the second light-transmitting portion, so that a light-halo phenomenon does not occur on the light-guiding plate. | 05-27-2010 |
20100165468 | ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURE, OPTICAL UNIT, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An antireflection structure having a high antireflection effect is provided. | 07-01-2010 |
20100182700 | LOW STRAY LIGHT VEILING GLARE OBJECTIVE LENS FOR NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS - A lens includes first and second opposing surfaces extending radially from an optical axis in an optical system for passing light received from an object. The lens includes a peripheral edge extending between the first and second surfaces. A portion of the peripheral edge has at least either a positive slope or a negative slope with respect to the optical axis. The positive or negative slope of the peripheral edge is configured to reduce glare from stray light received from the first surface. A portion of the peripheral edge may be shaped in a sawtooth pattern or an approximate sinusoidal pattern. The peripheral edge of the lens is also configured to direct light that is received from the object toward light traps which are disposed adjacent to the lens. | 07-22-2010 |
20110007397 | Glare protection device for GPS or similar apparatus - In a glare protection device for navigation apparatus or similar apparatus, comprising a glare protection wall structure of upside down U-shape having a horizontal upper wall and two side walls extending from the opposite ends of the horizontal upper wall downwardly and means for the selective attachment of the glare protection device to an apparatus, each of the side walls is pivotally supported on the horizontal upper wall by way of a hinge so as to be movable between a downwardly extending use position and an ineffective position in which they are pivoted inwardly against the bottom side of the horizontal upper wall. | 01-13-2011 |
20110019281 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An imaging optical system capable of sufficiently suppressing the occurrence of flare or ghost that degrade the image quality is provided. The imaging optical system is an imaging optical system | 01-27-2011 |
20110279902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT ON VERIFYING CONTENT DISPLAYED ON AN ELECTRONIC VISUAL DISPLAY - An electronic display may include a screen including an outer perimeter and front surface. A housing may include a trim ring that surrounds the outer perimeter and extends in front of the front surface of the screen. An optical sensor shield may be is positioned at least in part in front of the front surface of the screen. An optical sensor may be disposed between the optical sensor shield and the screen to reduce the ability for ambient light to illuminate the optical sensor. | 11-17-2011 |
20120081794 | Insulating Corrective Lens Insert for Windows - A insulated insert for window systems that provide additional insulating properties by means of insulating gel technologies. The present invention comprises of view through components that provide users with areas to view through the window. The present invention also comprises of thermal break adapters in between connections of different components to ensure maximum insulation and prevents direct conduction. | 04-05-2012 |
20130229715 | SUN-BLOCKING AND PRIVACY HOOD - Described is a sun-blocking hood for an electronic device in which the hood or shade includes a left, right, top, and back panel that may be various configured so as to fully collapse the hood or fully construct the hood so as to provide privacy and shading to the display of an electronic device. The hood is height adjustable, via side extenders that are attached to the top panel and that overlap the left or right panels. In the collapsed position, the hood may be attached to the electronic device so as to provide protection to the outside of the electronic device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130279011 | PRIVATE VIEW PROTECTOR - An automatic transaction apparatus ( | 10-24-2013 |
20140063610 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a lens which includes raised portions arranged on a surface of the lens with a pitch smaller than or equal to a predetermined pitch, and is configured to reduce reflection of light having a wavelength longer than or equal to the predetermined pitch includes preparing a molding die in which recessed portions corresponding to the raised portions are formed, filling a molten resin material into a cavity of the molding die via a gate, and curing the resin material in the molding die. The molding die includes a peripheral region in a periphery of the gate, and an adjacent region adjacent to the peripheral region. First recessed portions in the peripheral region are deeper than second recessed portions in the adjacent region. | 03-06-2014 |
20140340755 | ANTI-GLARE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention aims to provide an antiglare film that can be thinned without lowering the hard coat properties and antiglare properties, highly suppress scintillation and white muddiness, and provide display images with a high contrast. The antiglare film includes a light-transmitting substrate and an antiglare layer with surface roughness on one face of the light-transmitting substrate, wherein the antiglare layer contains silica fine particles, organic fine particles, and a binder resin, part of the silica fine particles form agglomerates and the agglomerates are contained in the antiglare layer sparsely and densely, the agglomerates of the silica fine particles are densely distributed around the organic fine particles, and part of the agglomerates densely distributed around the organic fine particles are attached to the surface of the organic fine particles and/or have some of the silica fine particles contained in the agglomerates impregnate the inside of the organic fine particles. | 11-20-2014 |
20150109674 | IMPRINTED MICRO-LOUVER STRUCTURE - A micro-louver structure includes a cured layer on a surface. A plurality of micro-channels forms a pattern in the cured layer. The micro-channels have a greater depth than width and are spaced apart by a separation distance greater than the width. A cured light-absorbing material is located in the micro-channels. | 04-23-2015 |
20150309227 | LIGHT-MODULATING MEMBER - An object of the present invention is to provide a light-modulating member which restrains incidence of sunlight into a room in summer and does not restrain incidence of sunlight into a room in winter, and is also easily used as a member for window. The present invention relates to a light-modulating member produced by arranging one or a plurality of shaped resin sheets having projections on one surface, wherein the projection has a height of 1 μm or more and 1 cm or less and a pitch interval of 10 μm or more and 10 cm or less. | 10-29-2015 |
20150315841 | WIND-UP LIGHT-DIRECTING SLAT, METHOD OF PRODUCTION, APPLICATION, AND SUN PROTECTION SYSTEM - Light guiding slat for a sun protection system, wherein the light guiding slat is made of a band material equipped with a Fresnel reflector made by folding and/or bending the band material whereby the light guiding slat has a total height (G) which is so small that the light guiding slat has a form to be coilable with a coiling radius of 1 m or less without any substantial plastic deformation. | 11-05-2015 |
20150338558 | PRIVACY SECURING FILM - A privacy securing film comprises a louver film consisting of transparent layers and opaque layers arranged alternatively, wherein the opaque layer is made of light-absorbing beads having a mean diameter of 0.2 to 20 micrometers and binder bonding said beads each other and adjacent transparent layers, and being characterized in a micro-roughness formed at the interface between the transparent layer and the opaque layer due to the presence of said beads. The privacy securing film of the present invention has a simplified structure, excellent appearance with a simple manufacturing process as well as reduces the creation of a ghost image significantly, as compared with conventional ones. | 11-26-2015 |
20160033992 | CASE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A SCREEN - A case for holding an electronic device is disclosed. This case includes a front cover, a rear cover, wherein the front cover and rear cover are operably connected and are configured to form a cavity for placement of an electronic device, the electronic device including a display that is capable of creating a display image, and a filter material that forms at least one portion of the front cover. The filter material provides a diminished image of the display image when the filter material is viewed at an angle between about 5° and about 90°, the angle being horizontally, vertically or a combination of horizontally and vertically from perpendicular to the filter material. | 02-04-2016 |
20160062114 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY DESIGNED FOR REDUCED REFLECTIONS - An optical system that reduces reflections from an electronic display is provided herein. The optical system may include an electronic display; and a light directing medium configured to steer a plurality of viewing cones into an eye motion box facing said display so that said viewing cones overlap at least partially at the eye motion box plane, wherein a viewing cone is a geometric location only within which a viewer can see light coming from said electronic display. | 03-03-2016 |