04th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170023667 | Nonlinear Imaging with Dual Band Pulse Complexes - The invention presents methods and instrumentation for measurement or imaging of a region of an object with waves of a general nature, for example electromagnetic (EM) and elastic (EL) waves, where the material parameters for wave propagation and scattering in the object depend on the wave field strength. The invention specially addresses suppression of 3 | 2017-01-26 |
20170023668 | BEAMFORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING UNFOCUSED ULTRASONIC WAVES - A method and an apparatus for performing a beamforming by using unfocused ultrasounds are disclosed. Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for performing a beamforming, when processing an ultrasound image obtained by transmitting unfocused ultrasounds to a field-of-view and receiving reflection signals from the field-of-view, which include calculating transmission delay times taken by ultrasounds transmitted by transmit elements of a transducer to arrive at a receive focusing point, calculating reception delay times taken by reflection ultrasound signals reflected at the receive focusing point to arrive at receive elements of the transducer, and applying the calculations of the transmission delay times and the reception delay times to reception signals at the receive elements. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023669 | Sonar Auto Depth Range - Various implementations described herein are directed to a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may include receiving sonar data from a sonar transducer, identifying a subset of the received sonar data to be displayed on the screen, and identifying a deepest level from the subset. The actions may further include determining a depth range that includes the deepest level, and rendering an image of the subset based on the depth range. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023670 | RADAR SYSTEM - A radar system comprising a transmitter controller, configured to control an oscillator such that the oscillator provides a transmit-radar-signal a transmit-first-overlapping-portion and a transmit-second-overlapping-portion that corresponds to the instantaneous frequency of the transmit-first-frequency-overlapping-portion. The transmitter controller is configured to reconfigure the oscillator from a first-operating-mode to a second-operating-mode between a transmit-first-ramp-frequency-portion and a transmit-second-ramp rising-frequency-portion. The radar system also includes a receiver controller configured to receive a received-radar-signal that represents a reflected version of the transmit-radar-signal, and provide a combined-overlapping-portion based on a combination of the transmit-first-overlapping-portion, the transmit-second-overlapping-portion, a received-first-overlapping-portion, and a received-second-overlapping-portion. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023671 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGH SPEED SUBSURFACE INSPECTION OF BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE - A ground penetrating radar antenna array is consistently maintained at a spacing of less than or equal to about 4 inches above the target surface. As a result, the antenna array may be moved up to 75 mph while maintaining accuracy of data collection. The apparatus includes a wooden support from which non-elastic straps are suspended. The straps are attached to a housing containing the ground penetrating radar antenna array and receiver. The housing is supported from below by a pair of skis that have wear plates attached to their undersides with the wear plates engaging the target surface. The wear plates maintain the distal ends of the antennas within the antenna array at a spacing from the target surface of less than or equal to 4 inches, preferably 3.75±0.25 inches. The method of operation is also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023672 | HYBRID DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM AND MOTION DETECTION SECURITY RADAR - Certain features relate to using a distributed antenna system as a hybrid system for providing wireless communications coverage and operating in a radar security mode. A remote unit is configured for extending wireless communications coverage by communicating signals between a head-end unit and one or more user equipment devices located within the remote unit's coverage area. The remote unit can be configured to obtain motion detection radar information based on movement of persons or objects located within the coverage area of the remote unit. The hybrid distributed antenna system can be configured to selectively operate between modes of providing wireless coverage and providing radar security. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023673 | Method and System for Through-the-Wall Radar Imaging - A method and system for generating an image of a scene behind a wall, wherein the scene is represented as a grid, by first transmitting a radar pulse through the wall using a transmitter and receiving a set of echoes corresponding to the radar pulse being reflected by the scene in a receiver at a known location. Based on the location, an imaging operator that relates the set of echoes to the grid is determined. Using the imaging operator, a sparse delay kernel that matches a response of a current image to a similar response in the set of echoes is determined. Then, the current image is updated, based on the set of echoes, the imaging operator, and the sparse delay kernel. The transmitting, the receiving, the determining, the obtaining, and the updating steps are repeated for different locations until a termination condition is reached. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023674 | VEHICULAR RADAR ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A vehicle is provided with a forward-looking radar (FLR) assembly. The assembly includes a radar module mounted to a bracket or frame of the vehicle. Because precision in the angular positioning of the radar is desirable, the radar module is designed such that its vertical angular orientation can be adjustable. An adjustment screw connects the radar module and the bracket. The adjustment screw is provided with a plurality of annular flat engagement surfaces between the radar module and the bracket. Rotation of the engagement surfaces rotates the adjustment screw, causing the radar module to angularly adjust relative to the bracket. The engagement surfaces being between the radar module and the bracket allow for adjustment of the adjustment screw from its side in addition to its end surfaces. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023675 | ADJACENT VEHICLE DETECTION DEVICE - A parallel running vehicle detecting apparatus is provided, which includes a first distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a first detection area on a rear lateral side of a vehicle, a second distance sensor for detecting distance of an object in a second detection area, a parallel running vehicle detector for detecting a parallel running vehicle based on detections of the first and second distance sensors, and a storage for storing a detection distance history of the second distance sensor. The parallel running vehicle detector is provided with multiple determination conditions for determining whether the object detected by the first distance sensor is the parallel running vehicle, and changes the parallel running vehicle determination condition based on the detection distance history stored in the storage. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023676 | Castable Sonar Device - Various implementations described herein are directed to a castable sonar device that may include a housing. The housing may include a buoyant component and a sonar transducer element configured to produce compressed high intensity radar pulse (CHIRP) sonar. The housing may include a wireless data communication module for communicating with one or more wireless computing devices enabled to display sonar images. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023677 | OPTICAL GROUND TRACKING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Optical ground tracking apparatus for use with buried object locators or other instruments or devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a buried object locator includes a locator module disposed in our coupled to the housing to sense a buried object based on emitted magnetic fields, and a surface tracking module for determining motion information of the buried object locator based on light reflected from a tracking surface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023678 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE FOR DETECTING BRIDGES OR TUNNEL ENTRANCES - A sensor system for a vehicle for detecting bridges and tunnels is described, which includes a lateral LIDAR sensor, which is located on a first side of the vehicle and has a detection area covering a lateral surrounding area of the vehicle, and a control unit for evaluating the measuring data from the lateral LIDAR sensor. The lateral LIDAR sensor is positioned rotated about a vertical axis so that part of the detection area of the lateral LIDAR sensor at the front in the travel direction detects an upper spatial area located at a predefined distance ahead of the vehicle. The lateral LIDAR sensor is tilted about its transverse axis with respect to the horizontal, so the detection area of the lateral LIDAR sensor detects the remote upper spatial area at a predefined height above the vehicle using its part which is at the front in the direction of travel. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EDGE INJECTION ETALON - The invention is directed to a device and method for conducting measurement of a Doppler shift caused by molecular and aerosol movement while simultaneously providing measurement of temperature using LIDAR. The device incorporates a light source; and a Fabry-Perot etalon having a resonant cavity formed with two plane parallel reflecting surfaces, wherein the light source is positioned relative to the a Fabry-Perot etalon such that light is injected into a plane parallel resonant cavity of the Fabry-Perot etalon at an angle of incidence other than normal to the reflecting surfaces. The Fabry-Perot etalon may be formed with each of the parallel reflecting surfaces having different reflectivities. The light source may be positioned to direct the light to bypass a first reflective surface of the plane parallel resonator cavity, and/or implemented using a divergent light source. In addition, the Fabry-Perot etalon may be formed to include an aperture in at least one mirror surface or an edge portion in at least one mirror surface through which the light is directed into the resonant cavity. The device may also incorporate a detector for detecting a fringe pattern outputted by the Fabry-Perot etalon. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023680 | PORTABLE AND WEARABLE COMPOSITE DOSIMETER - A portable and wearable radiation dosimeter has a wearable housing. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023681 | PERSONAL AND SELF INDICATING RADIATION ALERT DOSIMETER - Described is a self-indicating instant radiation dosimeter ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170023682 | X-RAY DETECTOR WITH DIRECTLY APPLIED SCINTILLATOR - An x-ray image detector includes a light image sensor having a depth, a front side comprising a sensing surface, and a back side. The x-ray image detector further includes a substrate plate on the back side and surrounding the depth of the light image sensor such that the substrate plate forms a lip around the light image sensor. The lip is level with the front side of the light image sensor. The x-ray image detector further includes a scintillator over the sensing surface of the light image sensor and at least a portion of the lip. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023683 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a measurement data acquiring unit that acquires data obtained by using an imaging apparatus to capture an image formed by an electromagnetic wave transmitted through an object, as measurement data of the object; an image generating unit that generates a first image and a second image that represent information on different physical quantities, from the measurement data; a filter characteristics determining unit that determines, based on the first image, filter characteristics to be set when an anisotropic filter is applied, for each position in the image; and a filtering unit that applies the anisotropic filter to the second image while varying the filter characteristics of the anisotropic filter for each position in the image in accordance with the filter characteristics determined based on the first image. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023684 | FISSILE NEUTRON DETECTOR - A fissile neutron detection system includes a neutron moderator and a neutron detector disposed proximate such that a majority of the surface area of the neutron moderator is disposed proximate the neutron detector. Fissile neutrons impinge upon and enter the neutron moderator where the energy level of the fissile neutron is reduced to that of a thermal neutron. The thermal neutron may exit the moderator in any direction. Maximizing the surface area of the neutron moderator that is proximate the neutron detector beneficially improves the reliability and accuracy of the fissile neutron detection system by increasing the percentage of thermal neutrons that exit the neutron moderator and enter the neutron detector. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023685 | WAVSEIS SOURCING - Improved methods of providing acoustic source signals for seismic surveying, wherein a plurality of signals can be easily separated from one another after data acquisition, wherein the source signals are not sweep based. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023686 | Prediction and Subtraction of Multiple Diffractions - Prediction and subtraction of multiple diffractions may include transforming previously acquired seismic data from a time-space domain to a transformed domain using a dictionary of compressive basis functions and separating, within the transformed previously acquired seismic data, a first portion and a second portion of the transformed previously acquired seismic data. Prediction and subtraction of multiple diffractions may also include predicting a plurality of multiple diffractions based on the separated first and second portions and adaptively subtracting the predicted multiple diffractions from the previously acquired seismic data. Prediction and subtraction of multiple diffractions may also include inverse transforming a particular seismic data set from the transformed domain to the time-space domain. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023687 | Fracture Surface Extraction from Image Volumes Computed from Passive Seismic Traces - The invention comprises a method of imaging a volume of the earth's subsurface. A selected volume of the earth's subsurface is divided into a three-dimensional grid of voxels. Seismic signals representing seismic energy emanating from the earth's subsurface and detected by sensors deployed in proximity to said selected subsurface volume and conducted to a recorder for recording. The recorded signals are transformed into a grid of discrete voxel signals representing energy emanating from voxels included in said three-dimensional grid of voxels in the earth's subsurface. A smooth analytic function is defined in three dimensional space based on the grid of discrete voxel signals; and fracture surfaces are derived from the smooth analytic function. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023688 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SUBSURFACE FEATURES USING 3D ANGLE GATHERS - The present disclosure is directed to detecting subsurface features via a seismic survey. A system can obtain seismic data from nodes separated from each other by at least a threshold distance on a ground surface. The seismic data can include image trace data based on field trace data detected from each of the plurality of seismic data acquisition units. The system retrieves a sample interval and a parameter. The system configures a bandlimited binning function with the sampling interval and the predetermined parameter. The system applies the bandlimited binning function to a plurality of image traces of the image trace data to generate a bandlimited angle gather value for a bin in an angle gathers grid. The system generates an image based on the angle gathers grid and provides the image for display. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023689 | PREDICTING MECHANICAL AND ELASTIC ROCK PROPERTIES OF THE SUBSURFACE - Mechanical and elastic rock properties of a subsurface are predicted using actual physical samples from the subsurface as an alternative to wireline data obtained from wells. Geological rock data are generated from a physical geological sample of the subsurface. These geological rock data include elemental data, mineralogical data and textural data for the subsurface. The geological rock data are used in a rock physics model to generate elastic and mechanical rock properties of the subsurface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023690 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVAL OF WATER BOTTOM AND/OR GEOLOGY FROM NEAR-FIELD HYDROPHONE DATA - A method for removing ocean bottom and/or geology related contamination. The method includes receiving first measurements corresponding to first seismic sensors mounted on a first source array; receiving second measurements corresponding to second seismic sensors mounted away from the first source array; processing the second measurements to determine a contamination model related to the ocean bottom and geology; removing the contamination model from the first measurements to obtain cleaned data; and calculating a source signature of the first source array based on the cleaned data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023691 | Subsurface Formation Modeling With Integrated Stress Profiles - A method, apparatus, and program product model stress characteristics of a subsurface formation based at least in part on acoustic data and image data associated with the subsurface formation. The acoustic data is analyzed to determine acoustic based stress values, and the image data is analyzed to determine image based stress values. The acoustic based stress values and the image based stress values are integrated to generate an integrated stress profile that includes one or more modeled stress characteristics of the subsurface volume. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A MARKER USING A LOCATOR WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMITTERS - A system and method of for estimating the depth of a marker may include a marker locator. The marker locator may include a first transmitter that generates a first activation signal, second transmitter that generates a second activation signal, a receiver that detects first and second response signals, and a processor that determines a depth of a marker based on the first and second response signals. The first transmitter is located at a first position, and the second transmitter is located at a second position apart from the first position. The first and second response signals respectively correspond to the first and second activation signals. The processor is coupled to the receiver. According to some embodiments, the first and second activation signals and the first and second response signals may be separated by time division multiplexing. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023693 | AIRBORNE PLATFORM FOR AIRCRAFT WITH ATTITUDE CORRECTION AND TOW HITCH ASSEMBLY - In a general aspect, an airborne geophysical prospection device can include a support structure having a surface area of several hundred square meters and an electromagnetic antenna disposed on the support structure. The electromagnetic antenna can have a surface area of several hundred square meters. The electromagnetic antenna can include one or more loops disposed on the support structure. The support structure can be configured to be towed behind an aircraft with a towing cable. The support structure can be supple, deployable under traction and substantially planar after deployment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023694 | APPARATUS FOR AIRBORNE AND GROUND ELECTROMAGNETIC PROSPECTING AND METHOD THEREOF - There is described an improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio of an airborne/ground time-domain electromagnetic apparatus and a measuring/interpretation method for the voltage signal recorded. The system comprises: at least one embedded transmitter-receiver structure with at least one large receiver element allowing low system base frequency excitation and discrimination of targets at depths of at least 1 km; wherein the receiver element is positioned throughout the electromagnetic cavity created by transmitter elements whereas no bucking or suspension means are required; a computer network comprising: a microprocessor, a controller from the microprocessor and a host computer controls transmission of primary magnetic field intensities and reception of secondary magnetic field intensities with least 500 kS/s. A method of interpreting of the voltage recorded by receivers elements based on new sensitivity magnetic kernels is disclosed. The fabrication process the apparatus serving for airborne or ground electromagnetic surveying is disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023695 | GENERATOR FOR LATEROLOG TOOL - A method and apparatus for generating a low distortion sinusoidal signal with controllable amplitude for use with downhole tools, such as an array laterolog. In preferred embodiment, a signal-generating digital-to-analog converter is provided to produce a sinusoidal or other waveform at full scale. An amplitude-controlling digital-to-analog converter provides a voltage reference for the signal-generating digital-to-analog converter. The tandem combination of two digital-to-analog converters allows the generation of low distortion signals, even at low amplitudes. The amplitude-controlling digital-to-analog converter is provided digital codes by the downhole tool system processor. A high-speed dedicated controller provides digital codes to the signal-generating digital-to-analog converter, which relieves the system processor from the intensive task of providing signal generating codes, thereby freeing processor bandwidth for other system tasks. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023696 | Hand-Held Portable Backscatter Inspection System - The present specification describes a compact, hand-held probe or device that uses the principle of X-ray backscatter to provide immediate feedback to an operator about the presence of scattering and absorbing materials, items or objects behind concealing barriers irradiated by ionizing radiation, such as X-rays. Feedback is provided in the form of a changing audible tone whereby the pitch or frequency of the tone varies depending on the type of scattering material, item or object. Additionally or alternatively, the operator obtains a visual scan image on a screen by scanning the beam around a suspect area or anomaly. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023697 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ESTIMATING WEIGHT OF AN OBJECT TO BE INSPECTED IN AN INSPECTION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method and device for estimating weight of an object to be inspected in an inspection system. An effective atomic number and a high-energy gray value of the dual-energy corresponding to each pixel of the object to be inspected are obtained by a dual-energy radiation scanning. A mass-thickness value for a corresponding pixel is obtained from a pre-created mass-thickness attenuation curve by utilizing the effective atomic numbers and the high-energy gray value of the dual-energy for respective pixels. Weight information for at least a part of the object to be inspected is calculated by multiplying the mass-thickness value by the area of the pixel. Such a method may accurately calculate the weight of the object to be inspected and save the cost for a conventional weighing hardware. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023698 | High-Speed Security Inspection System - The present specification discloses a high speed scanning system for scanning cargo carried by rail. The system uses of a two-dimensional X-ray sensor array with, in one embodiment, a cone-beam X-ray geometry. The pulse rate of X-ray source is modulated based on the speed of the moving cargo to allow a distance traveled by the cargo between X-ray pulses to be equal to the width of the detector, for a single energy source, and to half the width of the detector for a dual energy source. This ensures precise timing between the X-ray exposure and the speed of the passing object, and thus accurate scanning of cargo even at high speeds. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023699 | Method and Device for Inspecting a Valve Drive in an Internal Combustion Engine - A method for ascertaining a valve position of a valve of an internal combustion engine having a multiplicity of valves. The method includes illuminating a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, detecting light emerging from the illuminated combustion chamber on a side, averted from the combustion chamber, of the valve for ascertainment, and determining the valve position of the valve for ascertainment by way of the detected light. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023700 | METHOD OF SUBSURFACE MODELLING - Disclosed is a method of modelling a subsurface volume. History data for one or more parameters over a first period of time is obtained. The first period of time comprises a plurality of schedule periods, each schedule period having associated with it a sampled value of the considered parameter at the corresponding time. A merge error value is attributed to plural pairs of consecutive schedule periods, the merge error value representing a magnitude of the error in a merged value of each parameter over the duration corresponding to a pair of schedule periods being considered, relative to the sampled values for said pair of schedule periods being considered. The pair of schedule periods which have the smallest error value attributed thereto is merged, and the merged schedule period has attributed to it, the corresponding merged value of the corresponding parameter. The error value calculation and merger steps are repeated so as to reduce the total number of schedule periods. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023701 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING DAMAGE TO A GEOLOGICAL MODEL - The present invention relates to the determination of damage to a geological model ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170023702 | SYSTEM FOR SENSOR ENABLED REPORTING AND NOTIFICATION IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK - A sensor based system for capturing localized weather data and a server system for communicating with a plurality of reporting and recipient mobile communication devices. The communication devices are enabled to capture additional weather information to supplement the sensor based system. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023703 | AIRCRAFT EXPENDABLE INSTRUMENT LAUNCH DETECTOR SYSTEM - An aircraft expendable instrument, an apparatus for launching an aircraft expendable instrument, and a method for detecting the launch of an aircraft expendable instrument are provided. The aircraft expendable instrument launch system an aircraft expendable instrument, a launch tube, a magnetic field generator positioned in the launch tube, a magnetic field detector positioned in the aircraft expendable instrument, and an electronics electrically coupled to the magnetic field detector. The electronics operable to detect a signal provided by the magnetic field detector when the aircraft expendable instrument an air travels through a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023704 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING REACTIVE FLUORINE-CONTAINING SILICONE COMPOUND - A polymerizable composition suitable for producing a molding that maintains a high refractive index and a low Abbe's number, discoloration (thermal yellowing) resulting from high thermal hysteresis can be reduced, no Tg and a low CTE are exhibited, and has good mold release properties. A polymerizable composition having: 100 parts by mass of a reactive silicone compound (a) obtained by polycondensation, in the presence of an acid or a base, of a polycondensable compound containing at least a diarylsilicic acid compound A, an alkoxy silicon compound B having a phenyl group or a naphthyl group having at least one group having a polymerizable double bond, and an alkoxy silicon compound C containing a fluoro group; and 1 part by mass to 200 parts by mass of a (meth) acrylate compound (b), and a cured product and material for high refractive index resin lens which are obtained from the polymerizable composition. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023705 | ANTI-GLARE/ANTIREFLECTION MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an anti-glare/antireflection member having excellent visibility. The anti-glare/antireflection member ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170023706 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT PROTECTIVE SLEEVE, MOBILE EQUIPMENT - The invention provides a mobile equipment protective sleeve and a mobile equipment. The mobile equipment protective sleeve comprises: a bottom plate and a protective cover plate that is connected with and set opposite to the bottom plate, and a lenticular lens or a slit grating is located at a display region of the protective cover plate; the mobile equipment protective sleeve is made of a resin composition containing a functional material, or a surface of the mobile equipment protective sleeve is coated with a functional material. The functional material is an inorganic powder with an organic modification layer on a surface thereof, and the modification layer is generated by reacting a dianhydride with a diamine. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023707 | MICROLENS ARRAY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROLENS ARRAY, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A microlens array includes a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens. The first lens and the second lens are adjacent to each other and are arranged neighboring in a first direction. The first lens and the third lens are adjacent to each other and are arranged neighboring in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. A gap between an apex of the first lens and an apex of the second lens is different to a gap between the apex of the first lens and an apex of the third lens. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023708 | INTEGRATED IMAGE DISPLAY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - An integrated image display, a method for operating the display, and a system including the display are provided. The integrated image display includes: a display panel including pixels; and a first lens array including a plurality of lenses, wherein each of the plurality of lenses is capable of displaying, in a beam direction, a subset of a plurality of subpixels included in at least one pixel from among the included pixels. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023709 | OPTICAL LENS, BACKLIGHT UNIT INCLUDING OPTICAL LENS, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING OPTICAL LENS - An optical lens, a backlight unit including the optical lens, and a display device including the optical lens are disclosed. The optical lens includes a first surface forming an upper part, a second surface positioned opposite the first surface and forming a lower part, and a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface. At least a portion of the second surface forms a bottom parallel to the first surface. At least a portion of the second surface is inclined from the bottom toward the third surface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023710 | OPTICAL ANTENNA - According to embodiments of the present invention, an optical antenna is provided. The optical antenna includes at least one first particle, and at least one second particle having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the at least one first particle, wherein the at least one first particle and the at least one second particle are arranged along a plane, and wherein the at least one first particle is configured to enhance an optical emission of at least one light source providing an optical signal to the optical antenna and the at least one second particle is configured to direct the optical signal in a direction at least substantially perpendicular to the plane. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023711 | COLOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICES COMPRISING STRUCTURAL COLOR PIXELS THAT ARE SELECTIVELY ACTIVATED AND/OR DEACTIVATED BY MATERIAL DEPOSITION - A color image display device comprising arrays of structural color pixels, where said structural color pixels may be formed on a single substrate layer or multiple substrate layers and are patterned by selective material deposition to display a color image in accordance with input color images or patterns. The structural color pixels comprise a plurality of microstructures and/or nanostructures, including without limitation, diffraction gratings, sub-wavelength structures, to display colors in red, green, blue in RGB color space or cyan, magenta, yellow in CMY color space. Examples include methods of activating and/or deactivating structural pixels using selective material deposition onto at least one layer of the color display device to form a color image. Further examples include product labels, authentication devices and security documents carrying customized or personalized information and methods for their manufacture. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023712 | COLOR FILTER PATTERN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A color filter pattern including a plurality of color filters arranged in a pattern and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. By performing at least one two-stage exposure process to a color filter layer, the plurality of color filters are formed with a sharp profile. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023713 | IMAGE DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging device, comprising: an infrared light absorption layer including a cyanine dye represented by Chemical Formula (A) below: wherein R | 2017-01-26 |
20170023714 | DURABLE OPTICAL INTERFERENCE PIGMENT WITH A BIMETAL CORE - In a plurality of asymmetric color-shifting flakes, each flake has an asymmetric magnetic core with a magnetic layer visible on the first side of the core and a non-magnetic reflector layer on the magnetic layer, visible on the second side of the core. The flake has a spacer layer and an absorber layer on the first side of the core, and also a spacer layer and an absorber layer on the second side of the core, for providing color shifting effects. The material of the magnetic layer is different from the material of the reflector layer, and may be more stable when exposed to a chemical. When a coating with the asymmetric color-shifting flakes is exposed to the chemical, it may have better optical performance than a coating with symmetric color-shifting flakes. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023715 | OPTICAL FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical film includes a polarizing film including a polyolefin and a dichroic dye, a phase delay layer positioned on one side of the polarizing film, and a curable adhesive positioned between the polarizing film and the phase delay layer. A method of manufacturing the optical film, and a display device including the optical film are also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023716 | POLARIZING PLATE WITH A RETARDATION LAYER AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - There is provided a thin polarizing plate with a retardation layer excellent in reworkability. A polarizing plate with a retardation layer according to the present invention includes: a polarizing plate including a polarizer and a protective layer on at least one side of the polarizer; a retardation layer; a first adhesive layer configured to bond the polarizing plate and the retardation layer; and a second adhesive layer arranged as an outermost layer on an opposite side of the retardation layer to the polarizing plate. An average linear expansion coefficient of the second adhesive layer when an ambient temperature is changed from −150° C. to 20° C. is 38.0(×10 | 2017-01-26 |
20170023717 | LAMINATED BODY, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE INCLUDING LAMINATED BODY, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING LAMINATED BODY - The laminated body of the present invention includes an optically anisotropic layer, an alignment film, and an adhesive agent layer which are laminated in this order. The optically anisotropic layer has maximum absorptions at a wavelength in a range of not less than 300 nm and not more than 380 nm and satisfies Formula (Y) below. The laminated body brings about an effect of hardly causing a decrease in optical characteristic of the optically anisotropic layer in a case where the laminated body is exposed to a high-temperature environment. “50<(1−P′/P0)×100<85 . . . (Y)” wherein: P′ represents a P value in a surface of the optically anisotropic layer on which surface the alignment film is laminated and which surface is perpendicular to a thickness direction; and P0 represents the P value of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023718 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND POLARIZER THEREOF - A display apparatus includes a substrate; a light emitting element on the substrate that is configured to emit visible light; and a polarizer including a polarizing object on the substrate and a supporting film on at least one surface of the polarizing object. The polarizing object is configured to absorb ultraviolet light and visible light having wavelengths shorter than a blue light of the visible light emitted from the light emitting element and is configured to transmit the visible light emitted from the light emitting element. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023719 | POLARIZER - Provided are a polarizing plate and a display. The illustrative polarizing plate may exhibit desired characteristics in a wide range of wavelengths, and have excellent reflection and visibility at an inclined angle. For example, the polarizing plate may be used in a reflective or transflective liquid crystal display or an organic light emitting device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023720 | QUANTUM DOT FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present disclosure provides a quantum dot film, a method for manufacturing the same and a backlight module. The quantum dot film comprises a quantum dot layer and an optical waveguide layer, the quantum dot layer covers the optical waveguide layer, the optical waveguide layer is a laminated structure made up of a plurality of sublayers, and starting from the sublayer close to the quantum dot layer in the laminated structure, the refractive indices of sublayers become larger layer by layer. The backlight module comprises the above-mentioned quantum dot film, and the quantum dot film is located between the optical waveguide layer and the prism film. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023721 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an illumination device including a light source unit including a light-emitting element having a light-emitting surface, a reflective surface formed around the light-emitting surface and having higher optical reflectivity than the light-emitting surface, a wavelength conversion member which converts a wavelength of emitted light from the light-emitting surface, an optical member located between the light source unit and the wavelength conversion member and including a light path adjustment mechanism which guides, to the reflective surface, light returned from the wavelength conversion member to the light-emitting surface, and a lightguide opposed to the wavelength conversion member. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023722 | LIGHT GUIDE BODY HAVING HIGH LUMINOUS INTENSITY AND HIGH TRANSPARENCY - The present invention relates to light guide bodies having improved luminous intensity and transparency, to a method for their production and to their use. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023723 | DECORATIVE LIGHTING APPARATUS - A decorative lighting apparatus includes: a light source; an elongated outer lens; and a housing, wherein: the outer lens includes: a surface protrusion having a surface that is the light emitting surface and both sides; a back protrusion having a back and both sides; a first connection part, one end thereof in a short-side direction being connected to one side of the protrusions; and a second connection part, one end thereof in a short-side direction being connected to the other side of the protrusion; the housing is fixedly attached to the other end in the short-side direction of each of the first and second connection parts; the light source is arranged to be opposite to one section of the back protrusion; and a width of both sides of the surface protrusion is greater than a width of a surface of the surface protrusion. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023724 | Optical Module And Reflective Display Apparatus - The present disclosure provides an optical module and a reflective display apparatus that relate to the technical field of display and may improve the display effects in a dark environment to enhance the contrast of the display apparatus. The optical module includes a light guide plate, a light emitting unit arranged at a lateral side of the light guide plate, and an optical film and a scattering film stacked in sequence on the light guide plate, wherein the optical film is configured to reduce an incident angle of incident light and the scattering film is configured to scatter the incident light, the optical film being arranged between the light guide plate and the scattering film. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023725 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PRISM SHEET - A surface light source device | 2017-01-26 |
20170023726 | GLASS PLATE FOR LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - A glass plate for a light guide plate includes a light emitting surface; and a light scattering surface that is opposite to the light emitting surface, wherein a refractive index distribution is provided between the light emitting surface and the light scattering surface in a plate thickness direction, and wherein a refractive index calculated from a measured value of reflectance of the light scattering surface is greater than a refractive index of an inner part of the glass plate measured by a V block method after each of the light emitting surface and the light scattering surface is polished and removed by 100 microns. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023727 | EDGE TYPE BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are an edge type backlight module and a display device. The edge type backlight module includes a light guide plate, a plurality of light sources, and dim area compensating units disposed between two adjacent light sources. Light rays of each light source enter the light guide plate from a lateral side, and by the effect of the light guide plate, light rays go out of the light guide plate from the front face. The dim area compensating units are used for providing light compensation for the dim areas between two light sources. By setting the dim area compensating unit between two light sources, the utility model of the present disclosure discloses an edge type backlight module which solves the dim area effect effectively, thus avoiding defects of the prior art for solving the dim area effect. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023728 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes: a light source; a light guide plate into which light is incident from the light source; a light conversion member on the light guide plate; and a display panel on the light conversion member, wherein a plurality of scattering parts having a diameter in a range of 90 μm to 300 μm are provided in the light guide plate. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023729 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - A manufacturing method of a light guide plate. A transparent plate is provided, wherein a surface of the transparent plate has a plurality of first optical microstructures. Then, a first hot pressing roller having a plurality of transfer printing microstructures is provided. A plurality of second optical microstructures are formed on the surface through the transfer printing microstructures by the first hot pressing roller. At least a part of the second optical microstructures is not overlapped with the first optical microstructures. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023730 | A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170023731 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SOLID STATE NANOPORES - The application relates to methods of forming arrays of solid state nanopores. A substrate is provided having an array of apertures extending through the substrate. The substrate is oxidized so that an oxide layer is formed on the substrate. The formation of the oxide layer reduces the cross-sectional dimensions of the apertures. This method is useful for producing arrays of nanopores having controlled dimensions. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023732 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An interposer includes a plurality of identical functional blocks arranged in the x direction, for example, and the functional blocks include a first region mounting a semiconductor chip, a second region mounting a light emitting element chip, a third region mounting a light receiving element chip, and a plurality of silicon waveguides. Then, the second and third regions are arranged between the first region and a first side along the x direction of the interposer. In addition, the plurality of silicon waveguides are arranged between the second region and the first side, and between the third region and the first side, extending from the second region toward the first side and from the third region toward the first side and are not formed between the functional blocks adjacent in the x direction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023733 | COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE - A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is grown by epitaxy on a substrate. The PIC includes at least one active element, at least one passive element, and a dielectric waveguide. The at least one active and passive elements are formed over the substrate and are in optical contact with each other. The dielectric waveguide is formed over the substrate, and is in optical contact with the at least one active and passive elements. The at least one active and passive elements each are formed using a III-V compound semiconductor material. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023734 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An optical waveguide structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The optical waveguide structure has a first waveguide layer, a binding layer, and a second waveguide layer. The first waveguide layer has a taper portion, a connecting portion, and a strip portion. The manufacturing method of the optical waveguide structure has steps of etching to form the first waveguide layer, and then etching to form the second waveguide layer under the first waveguide layer. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023735 | REBALANCED ADIABATIC OPTICAL POLARIZATION SPLITTER - A polarization splitter/combiner and method of forming the same includes a first waveguide having a direction of propagation in a first direction. The height of the first waveguide is greater than the width of the first waveguide. A second waveguide is in proximity to the first waveguide and has a direction of propagation substantially parallel to the first direction in an interaction region. The second waveguide includes a first portion having a greater than the width of the first portion and a second portion having a width greater than a height of the second portion. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023736 | PHASE TUNING IN WAVEGUIDE ARRAYS - The wavelength response of an arrayed waveguide grating can be tuned, in accordance with various embodiments, using a beam sweeper including one or more heaters to shift a lateral position of light focused by the beam sweeper at an interface of the beam sweeper with an input free propagation region of the arrayed waveguide grating. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023737 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING DIMENSIONS OF A WAVEGUIDE - Embodiments herein provide method and apparatus for modifying dimensions of a waveguide. The method includes positioning a shadow mask, with an aperture, above the waveguide, fabricated on a substrate. Further, the method includes spatially filtering, a substance through the aperture in the shadow mask on a portion of the waveguide. Furthermore, the method includes obtaining an adiabatic spot size converter at least at one end of the waveguide by adjusting a distance between the shadow mask and a surface of the waveguide to modify the dimensions of the waveguide. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023738 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel includes a plurality of input optical paths for transmitting optical waves along a first direction, each of the input optical paths including a light source, a plurality of multimode waveguides and a plurality of circulators, wherein the light source is connected to an input end of the input optical path, and the multimode waveguides and the circulators are provided alternatingly in the input optical path. The display panel further includes a plurality of output optical paths, each output optical path connected to one of the plurality of circulators in one of the input optical paths, respectively, for transmitting optical waves along a second direction, each of the output optical paths including a single-mode waveguide connected to the circulator through an optical filter, the single-mode waveguide configured to output an optical wave filtered by the optical filter. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023739 | Integrated Lens-Array-On-Substrate For Optical Coupling System And Fabrication Method Thereof - An integrated optical coupling device may include a substrate, a coating layer disposed on the substrate, and a prism disposed on the coating layer. The prism may include a first surface and a second surface. The integrated optical coupling device may also include a first lens disposed on the first surface of the prism, a second lens disposed on the second surface of the prism, and an anti-reflection coating layer disposed on the first lens and the second lens. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023740 | SCALABLE AND MODULAR AUTOMATED FIBER OPTIC CROSS-CONNECT SYSTEMS - This invention discloses patch-panel systems for organized configuration management of large numbers of fiber optic interconnection strands, wherein each strand transmits high bandwidth signals between devices. In particular, a system for the programmable interconnection of large numbers of optical fiber strands is provided, whereby strands connecting a two-dimensional array of connectors are mapped in an ordered and rule based fashion into a one-dimensional array with substantially straight lines strands there between. The braid of fiber optic strands is partitioned into multiple independent, non-interfering zones or subbraids. The separation into subbraids provides spatial clearance for one or more robotic grippers to enter the free volume substantially adjacent to the two-dimensional array of connectors and to mechanically reconfigure one or more optical fiber strands without interrupting or entangling other fiber optic strands. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023741 | WAVELENGTH-SELECTING OPTICAL SWITCH DEVICE - A wavelength-selecting optical switch device includes: an optical input/output port including a plurality of ports; an optical operation element having polarization dependence characteristics and configured to output light input from any port of the optical input/output port to any port of the optical input/output port; a condenser lens system configured to optically couple the optical input/output port with the optical operation element; an optical dispersion element configured to disperse input light in a light dispersion direction; a polarization operation element configured to output two lights having a polarization state orthogonal to each other in a direction forming an angle to each other on a plane parallel to the optical switch direction; and a polarization rotation element configured to cause polarization directions of two lights output from the polarization operation element and having a polarization state orthogonal to each other to be identical to each other. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023742 | OPTICAL DEVICE SEALING STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL DEVEICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - To provide an optical device sealing structure capable of simply sealing an optical fiber inserting portion. Provided is a structure that seals an optical device including a metallic case having an optical element disposed therein and an optical fiber inserted through a through hole of the case, wherein a Zn-containing surface is formed on a surface of a bare fiber portion that is formed by partly removing a coating of the optical fiber so as to expose a bare fiber, and wherein an Sn-containing sealing material is charged between the Zn-containing surface and an inner wall of the through hole. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023743 | INDEXING SIGNAL DETECTION MODULE - An indexing signal detection module is configured to index one or more signal detectors past each of a plurality of sources of detectable signal emissions to detect or measure a signal emitted by each source. A plurality of signal transmission conduits transmit signal emitted by the sources from a first end of each conduit to a second end of each conduit where the signal may be detected by a signal detector. A conduit reformatter is configured to secure the first ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a first spatial arrangement corresponding to a spatial arrangement of the signal emission sources and to secure the second ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a second spatial arrangement different from the first spatial arrangement. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023744 | FIBER OPTIC ADAPTER WITH INTEGRALLY MOLDED FERRULE ALIGNMENT STRUCTURE - A fiber optic adapter is disclosed. The fiber optic adapter includes a main body configured to receive a first fiber optic connector through a first end and a second fiber optic connector through a second end for mating with the first fiber optic connector. The adapter includes a ferrule alignment structure located within an axial cavity of the main body, the ferrule alignment structure including a sleeve mount and a ferrule sleeve, the sleeve mount including an axial bore and at least one latching hook extending from a center portion of the sleeve mount toward the first end of the main body and at least one latching hook extending from the center portion toward the second end of the main body, the latching hooks configured to flex for releasably latching the first and second fiber optic connectors to the fiber optic adapter. The sleeve mount and the main body of the fiber optic adapter are unitarily molded as a single piece and the ferrule sleeve is separately placed within the axial bore of the sleeve mount. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023745 | DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL-FIBER CONNECTION - Device for the coaxial connection of fiber-optic cables, comprising a single-piece coupling housing ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170023746 | REVERSIBLE POLARITY MPO FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR WITH A REMOVABLE KEY - A multi-fiber, fiber optic connector has a housing having a first end for receiving a multi-fiber fiber optic cable and a second end having openings for said fibers from said cable. First and second key slots are provided for accepting a removable key for setting the polarity of the fibers within the connector, with the first and second key slots located on opposing sides of the connector. The connector has guide pins or guide pin receiving holes for guiding the connection with a second connector. The removable key is movable between the first and second key slots, the key slot with the removable key corresponding to a first active slot and the key slot without the removable key corresponding to a non-active slot. When the removable key is in the first key slot, it results in the first key slot being active with the fibers being presented within the connector in a first polarity. When the removable key is moved from the first key slot to the second key slot, activating the second key slot and deactivating the first key slot, the fibers are presented within the connector in a second polarity, reversed from the first polarity. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023747 | EYE-SAFE INTERFACE FOR OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connection includes a first lens with a first strength, a second lens with a second strength weaker than the first strength, a gap between the first lens and the second lenses, and optical fibers that are connected to the first and second lenses and that provide or receive light from the first and second lenses. No intermediate image is formed, and a beam of light in the gap region is either diverging or converging. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023748 | FILM INTERPOSER FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES - In one embodiment, a stack device comprising a film interposer of a polyimide film material, for example, is assembled. In accordance with one embodiment of the present description, a front side of the film interposer is attached to a first element of the stack device, which may be an integrated circuit package, an integrated circuit die, a substrate such as a printed circuit board, or other structure used to fabricate electronic devices. In addition, a back side of the film interposer is attached to a second element which like the first element, may be an integrated circuit package, an integrated circuit die, a substrate such as a printed circuit board, or other structure used to fabricate electronic devices. Other aspects are described. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023749 | COMPONENT ALIGNMENT - A system may include a substrate and a lens component. The substrate may include pads and solder protuberances. Each solder protuberance may be located on a pad. The lens component may define grooves sized to receive at least a portion of the solder protuberances. The lens component may be positioned relative to the substrate such that at least a portion of each solder protuberance is positioned within the grooves. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023750 | NxN PARALLEL OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER - An N×N parallel optical transceiver includes a printed circuit board, a laser driving control chip, one or more lasers, two GRIN lenses, an optical band-pass filter, a multimode fiber array and a photodiode array. In the transmitter, laser beams of the same wavelength simultaneously output from the laser chip are first focused by the first GRIN lens, then the beams pass through a wavelength band-pass filter and are refocused by the second GRIN lens, and enter the channels in the multimode fiber array. In the receiver, laser beams of a different wavelength from the multimode fiber array are focused by the second GRIN lens, then reflected by the band-pass filter, refocused by the second GRIN lens, and received by the photodiode array. The multi-channel parallel transceiver has a small form, and can integrate a DFB or FP laser chip and GRIN lenses. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023751 | Optoelectronic Module With Improved Heat Management - An optoelectronic module is disclosed. The optoelectronic module comprises an optical connector, a contact, an opto-electric assembly, and a casing. The opto-electric assembly has a carrier optically connected to the optical connector by a flexible optical fiber and electrically connected to the contact by a flexible cable. The casing at least partially encloses the opto-electric assembly, the optical connector, and the contact. An inner surface of a wall of the casing is attached to the carrier in a thermally conductive manner. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023752 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - Optical connector assemblies for device-to-device optical connections are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical connector assembly includes a housing having a mating surface, an optical coupling body, a first contact pin, and a second contact pin. The optical coupling body includes an optical coupling face such that the optical coupling face is exposed at the mating surface of the housing. The optical connector assembly further includes a plurality of GRIN lenses disposed within the optical coupling body, wherein each GRIN lens has a coupling surface positioned at the optical coupling face of the optical coupling body. The first and second contact pins extend from the mating surface of the housing such that they are positioned on opposite sides of the optical coupling body. Optical connector assemblies incorporating a total-internal-reflection surface are also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023753 | ADJUSTABLE GRID TRACKING TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS - Optical telecommunication receivers and transmitters are described comprising dispersive elements and adjustable beam steering elements that are combined to provide optical grid tracking to adjust with very low power consumption to variations in the optical grid due to various changes, such as temperature fluctuations, age or other environmental or design changes. Thus, high bandwidth transmitters or receivers can be provides with low power consumption and/or low cost designs. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023754 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLES - An optical fiber cable comprising a duct space and a fiber density in the duct space. The fiber density is greater than 2.3 fibers/mm | 2017-01-26 |
20170023755 | FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND ASSEMBLIES FOR FIBER TOWARD THE SUBSCRIBER APPLICATIONS - A fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber, strength components disposed on opposite sides of the optical fiber, and a polymeric cable jacket. The optical fiber includes a glass core, a glass cladding, and a polymer coating. The cable jacket surrounds the optical fiber and the strength components. Further, the cable jacket is tightly drawn onto the optical fiber, where excess fiber length of the optical fiber is such that positive strain is present in the optical fiber at room temperature (25° C.). | 2017-01-26 |
20170023756 | COMPOSITIONS FOR COMPOUNDING EXTRUSION AND MELT PROCESSING OF FOAMABLE AND CELLULAR POLYMERS - In one aspect, the present invention relates to a communications cable, which comprises a support separator providing a plurality of channels for receiving transmission media, said support separator comprising a first polymeric material, at least one optical fiber disposed in one of said channels, at least an electrical conductor capable of carrying at least about 10 watts of electrical power disposed in another one of said channels, an insulation at least partially covering said electrical conductor, a jacket surrounding said support separator and said transmission media, said jacket comprising a second polymeric material. In some embodiments, the first and second polymeric materials can be the same material, and in other embodiments, they can be different materials. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023757 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber, a strength layer surrounding the optical fiber, and an outer jacket surrounding the strength layer. The strength layer includes a matrix material in which is integrated a plurality of reinforcing fibers. A fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber, a strength layer, a first electrical conductor affixed to an outer surface of the strength layer, a second electrical conductor affixed to the outer surface of the strength layer, and an outer jacket. The strength layer includes a polymeric material in which is embedded a plurality of reinforcing fibers. A method of manufacturing a fiber optic cable includes mixing a base material in an extruder. A strength layer is formed about an optical fiber. The strength layer includes a polymeric film with embedded reinforcing fibers disposed in the film. The base material is extruded through an extrusion die to form an outer jacket. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023758 | FIBER DROP TERMINAL - A drop terminal mounting system includes a fiber drop terminal having a housing and a base attached to the housing. The housing includes an outer surface containing a plurality of receptacles and cooperatively defines an inner cavity with the base. The drop terminal mounting system further includes a bracket having a first fastening region and a second fastening region adapted to secure the drop terminal to the bracket. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023759 | FIBER OPTIC CLOSURE - A component for a closure is disclosed herein. The component includes a collar extending around a central axis. The component also includes a first expansion housing positioned outside the collar in a radial direction relative to the central axis. The first expansion housing has an interior region in communication with an interior of the collar. The first expansion housing also includes a first adapter mounting wall defining a plurality of first adapter mounting openings in which a plurality of first fiber optic adapters are mounted. The first fiber optic adapters include first connector ports adapted for receiving connectors from outside the first expansion housing. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023760 | UNIVERSAL CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RACK - A telecommunications cable management assembly ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170023761 | ANODICALLY BONDED CELLS WITH OPTICAL ELEMENTS - The disclosure provides an optical apparatus including at least one optical element including glass, at least one support including silicon and a housing including glass. Furthermore, the at least one optical element and the at least one support can be anodically bonded together, and the at least one support and the housing can be anodically bonded together. The disclosure further provides a method for fabricating optical components with durable bonds and incorporates active alignment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023762 | OPTICAL PART, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL PART, AND CAMERA - An optical part includes a lens and a holder having the lens fixed thereto. The holder is a cylindrical member including a front surface, a back surface, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface. The back surface contacts the lens, and part of the inner peripheral surface penetrates the lens. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023763 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE - A lens driving device includes a fixed member, a movable member configured to move with respect to the fixed member, a lens disposed in or on the moveable member, a connection member connecting the fixed member to the movable member, and a protective member disposed on a connection portion. The connection portion is between the fixed member and the connection member or between the movable member and the connection member. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023764 | LENS MODULE WITH AUTO-FOCUSING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lens module with auto-focusing mechanism includes a plastic lens barrel, a lens assembly, an auto-focusing mechanism and a coil regulating structure. The plastic lens barrel includes a front end portion, a rear end portion and an outer side portion, wherein the front end portion includes a front end surface and a front end hole, the rear end portion includes a rear end opening, the outer side portion connects the front end portion and the rear end portion. The lens assembly is disposed in the plastic lens barrel, and includes a plurality of lens elements. The auto-focusing mechanism is connected to the plastic lens barrel, and includes a coil being polygon. The coil regulating structure is located on the outer side portion of the plastic lens barrel, and is integrated with the plastic lens barrel, wherein the coil is connected and positioned to the coil regulating structure. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023765 | PORTABLE VISUALIZATION DEVICES - A portable, soft, enhanced visualization device with a shatterproof reflective surface, dimensioned for use in connection with close-in visualization. The device permits flexible alignment of the reflective surface with a desired line of visualization. Mated components of the device are resistant to coming apart under normal use, but readily assemble and disassemble, has a stable catamaran-style base, and a ledge to rest a smartphone upon. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023766 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical element includes first and second optical portions, and a first connection region. The first optical portion has first and second surfaces opposed each other. The first optical portion is light transmissive. The second optical portion has a third surface opposing the first surface and separated from the first surface, and a fourth surface on an opposite side to the third surface. The second optical portion is light transmissive. The first connection region connects at least a portion of an end of the first optical portion and at least a portion of an end of the second optical portion, and provides a seamless connection to the first and second optical portions. The first connection region is light transmissive. At least one of the first or second surfaces includes a portion slanted to a plane perpendicular to a first direction from the second optical portion toward the first optical portion. | 2017-01-26 |