16th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160109628 | MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM HAVING OVERLAPPING HARMONICS - A multilayer optical film including a stack of microlayers arranged into optical repeat units. At a design angle of incidence, such as normal incidence, the stack provides a 1 | 2016-04-21 |
20160109629 | INTERFERENCE SECURITY IMAGE STRUCTURE - The interference filter structure has a filter with a top side and a bottom side, a partially reflecting/transmitting thin metal layer, dielectric spacers on each sides of the partially transparent layer and a semi-absorbing film on at least a portion of top side or bottom side of the dielectric spacers. The filter provides a reflection mode when observed from the top or bottom side and light transmission is side independent. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109630 | POLARIZATION FILTER AND SENSOR SYSTEM - According to the present invention, there are provided a polarization filter and a sensor system. The polarization filter includes a circularly polarized light-separating layer having a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase fixed therein, in which the circularly polarized light-separating layer is a layer which selectively transmits one of the left-hand circularly polarized light and the right-hand circularly polarized light in the specific wavelength band, a λ/4 phase difference layer for light in the specific wavelength band is disposed on one of the surfaces of the circularly polarized light-separating layer, and the λ/4 phase difference layer includes a first phase difference region and a second phase difference region of which slow axis directions are orthogonal to each other. The sensor system includes the polarization filter, a light source which emits light having a wavelength in the specific wavelength band, and a light-receiving element which can detect light having a wavelength in the specific wavelength band. The polarization filter of the present invention can improve the sensitivity of a sensor system using polarized light, and the sensor system of the present invention has high sensitivity and is extremely cost effective. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109631 | OPTICAL FILM WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ON BOTH SIDES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING CURL OF OPTICAL FILM WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ON BOTH SIDES - The optical film with a pressure sensitive adhesive on both sides includes a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer having a thickness of 3 μm to 30 μm on first main surface of an optical film, and a second pressure sensitive adhesive layer having a thickness of 50 μm or more on second main surface of the optical film. A first protective sheet and a second protective sheet are releasably attached on the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer and the second pressure sensitive adhesive layer, respectively. The residual stress of the second pressure sensitive adhesive layer S | 2016-04-21 |
20160109632 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZATION PLATE, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, SURFACE PROTECTION FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is an optical film in which heat resistance or moisture resistance is excellent, and visibility is able to be sufficiently ensured. In the optical film used in a display apparatus including a polarizer, Re is 1,000 nm to 30,000 nm, and Rth is −30,000 nm to −1,000 nm. Further, disclosed are a polarization plate including the optical film, a transparent conductive film including the optical film, a surface protection film including the optical film including the optical film, and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the optical film. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109633 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A surface light source device includes a first light source for emitting first light, a first light guide rod for causing the first light to be incident thereon and converting the first light into first linear light, a second light source for emitting second light having a greater divergence angle than the first light, and a second light guide rod for converting the second light into second linear light extended in the same direction as the first linear light. Moreover, the surface light source device includes a reflecting bar disposed on an emitting side of the planar light from the first and second light guide rods, and a reflecting portion taking such a box shape as to have an internal wall serving as a reflecting surface, and having an opening portion on a surface at the emitting side of the planar light. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109634 | SPREAD ILLUMINATING APPARATUS - The thickness of a portion along an end surface of principal surfaces of a light guide plate is determined by a protruding part and a recessed part. By ensuring the dimensional accuracy in the thickness direction of the portion along the end surface of the principal surfaces and of the light guide plate with the protruding part and the recessed part, a light blocking member that is disposed spanning across the outer edge of at least one piece of optical sheet and an upper surface of a housing frame is not pushed up at the outer edge of the optical sheet. Therefore, the contact surface area of the light blocking member with the upper surface of the housing frame does not decrease, and the light blocking member can be reliably fixed to the upper surface of the housing frame. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109635 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight unit including a light guide plate (LGP), a light source module disposed adjacent to an incident surface of the LGP and configured to irradiate light to the incident surface, and a light control member disposed between the light source module and the incident surface, in which the light control member includes a reflection preventing layer disposed adjacent to the light source module and configured to prevent reflection of light, a base substrate disposed on the reflection preventing layer and configured to scatter or diffuse light transmitted through the reflection preventing layer, and a light adjusting filter disposed on the base substrate and configured to filter light including a first wavelength among light provided by the light source module. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109636 | BACKLIGHT MODULE CAPABLE OF AVOIDING LIGHT LEAKAGE - In a backlight module, a shading film connected to the substrate has a first surface, a second surface and a first hole disposed thereon. The light guide plate is connected to the shading film while a second hole with a greater aperture than that of the first hole is disposed thereon. The shading film has an extra extending section compared to the light guide plate and a shading portion is disposed thereon. A third hole with a greater aperture than that of the second hole is disposed on the reflective sheet. A side of the reflective sheet near the third hole has an extra adhesive section while a side of the light guide plate near the second hole does not. The adhesive section connected to the extending section covers a side of the light guide plate near the second hole for preventing light from exiting through the second hole. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109637 | Light Source Device and Display Apparatus - Provided are a light source device which may disperse a force shifted in a plane direction due to a difference in thermal expansion by a reflection sheet so as to maintain good display quality, and a display apparatus using the light source device. The light source device includes a transparent plate used as a light guide plate, a light source disposed to face a part of a peripheral surface of the transparent plate along the part thereof, and a reflection sheet attached to one wide surface of the transparent plate, and the reflection sheet is provided with a plurality of cut lines formed in a prescribed range including a center thereof at a prescribed interval. Thereby, even if the transparent plate and the reflection sheet are thermally expanded in relation to the different expansion coefficients from each other, it is possible to prevent the reflection sheet from being peeled off from the transparent plate. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109638 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A light guide plate has at a bottom surface thereof a recessed strip. The recessed strip has first oblique surfaces and second oblique surfaces, a vertical angle θ | 2016-04-21 |
20160109639 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND SURFACE ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A light guide plate has a light input end surface from which light is introduced, a light output surface that outputs light spread in a planar manner externally, a flat main light guiding body including the light output surface, a light conducting portion that has a maximum thickness greater than the thickness of the main light guiding body and includes the light input end surface, a first slanted surface provided on the light conducting portion on at least one of a surface near the light output surface and a surface opposite thereto, the first slanted surface inclined from a first location that is thicker than the main light guiding body toward the outer surface of the main light guiding body, and a plurality of first pattern elements provided on the light conducting portion on at least one of a surface near the light output surface and a surface opposite thereto. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109640 | LUMINANCE ENHANCEMENT FILM, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a luminance enhancement film comprising a support substrate, a brightness enhancement layer and a reinforcing layer. The support substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface of the support substrate supports the brightness enhancement layer. The reinforcing layer has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. The third surface of the reinforcing layer is disposed on the second surface of the support substrate. The reinforcing layer comprises a continuous phase and a disperse phase. At least one portion of the disperse phase is disposed in the continuous phase for diffusing the light entering the reinforcing layer, wherein the rigidity of the luminance enhancement film is strengthened primarily by the continuous phase of the reinforcing layer. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109641 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit includes a light conversion member; a light guide plate including a light exit surface, a rear surface facing the light exiting surface, and connection surfaces including a first surface and a second surface facing each other to connect the light exit surface and the rear surface; a reflective member; and a light source emitting a first color light incident to the first surface and a portion of the first color light reaches the second surface on which the reflective member is disposed to specularly reflect the portion of the first color light. The light conversion member is disposed on the light exit surface, receives the first color light from the light guide plate, and emits a second color light different from the first color light. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109642 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM APERTURE - A lighting device for an MRI system aperture has at least one LED lamp and a light guide plate, the light guide plate having an interior surface, an exterior surface and multiple end faces. The end faces include a first end face, a second end face and one or more other end faces. Light rays from the LED lamp enter the light guide plate through the first end face, and exit the light guide plate through the exterior surface. The inner surface is opposite the outer surface, and the second end face is opposite the first end face. This lighting device for an MRI system aperture reduces the volume occupied in the MRI system aperture and at the same time the light rays are gentle and produce an effect of gradual change, protecting the examination subject's eyes and dispelling nervous feelings and claustrophobia in the examination subject. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109643 | Light Source Device, Display Apparatus, and Method of Manufacturing Light Source Device - Provided are a light source device capable of uniformly illuminating, a display apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the light source device. Since a reflection sheet is adhered to a light guide plate through an adhesive layer, deflection thereof is suppressed. Since dot parts are filled in openings of an optical layer, it would be difficult for the dot parts to be distorted by an outer force. In addition, since the dot parts are formed by forming the optical layer and the adhesive layer in a large area in which an occurrence of distortion during forming is minimal, it would be difficult for the dot parts to be distorted during forming the same. Therefore, an occurrence of luminance unevenness caused by the deflection of the reflection sheet or the distortion of the dot parts may be suppressed. From the above result, it is possible to uniformly illuminate by the light source device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109644 | Light Source Device and Display Apparatus - Provided are a light source device capable of effectively coping with a luminance change in a light guide plate caused by a variation in an interval between a light source and the light guide plate at a low cost, and a display apparatus. A light source device which includes a light guide plate for emitting light made incident on one side surface from one surface thereof, is configured so as to, for the luminance change due to a change in an interval between a light source disposed on the one side surface side of the light guide plate and the light guide plate, previously increase only an average luminance of the light source side (one side surface side) in which an influence of the luminance change is largest. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109645 | Illumination Devices Including Multiple Light Emitting Elements - A variety of illumination devices are disclosed that are configured to manipulate light provided by one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the illumination devices feature one or more optical couplers that redirect illumination from the LEEs to a reflector which then directs the light into a range of angles. In some embodiments, the illumination device includes a second reflector that reflects at least some of the light from the first reflector. In certain embodiments, the illumination device includes a light guide that guides light from the collector to the first reflector. The components of the illumination device can be configured to provide illumination devices that can provide a variety of intensity distributions. Such illumination devices can be configured to provide light for particular lighting applications, including office lighting, task lighting, cabinet lighting, garage lighting, wall wash, stack lighting, and downlighting. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109646 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a display panel; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed on at least a side portion of the display panel and including a plurality of circuit layers; a bottom chassis accommodating the display panel therein; and at least one flange protruding outwardly of the bottom chassis. At least one of the plurality of circuit layers has at least one groove, and the flange is inserted into the groove. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109647 | BACKPLANE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention provides a backplane and a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device using the backplane. The backplane includes: a bottom plate ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160109648 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device comprises: a mold frame including a support having a quadrilateral loop shape; a display panel having edge portions of a rear surface of the display panel, the edge portions being supported by the support; and a plurality of adhesive tapes disposed between the support and the display panel. The support is disposed between the plurality of adhesive tapes and has at least one protrusion protruding toward the display panel. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109649 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BACKLIGHT LIGHT FROM SAME - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a light-guiding plate, a light source, and an optical sensor. The light source is attached to an end face of a bottom of the light-guiding plate so as to emit light, which is guided into the light-guiding plate so as to illuminate the liquid crystal panel. The optical sensor having a photo-acceptance part is attached to a rear face of a chassis so as to partially detect light. A panel opening is formed by attaching a gobo to an opening formed in the chassis at a side end of the light-guiding plate, thus regulating the range of light received with the photo-acceptance part of the optical sensor. Thus, it is possible to precisely detect the intensity of light by use of the panel opening which eliminates high-intensity light reflected by an edge-reflection sheet of the light-guiding plate. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109650 | OPTICAL FIBER FOR FIBER BRAGG GRATING - An optical fiber having a composition that is most suitable from the viewpoint of filter formation time and filter properties of slanted fiber grating (SFG) is provided. An optical fiber made of silica-based glass comprises a core region, which does not contain GeO | 2016-04-21 |
20160109651 | Low Loss Optical Fiber And Method Of Making The Same - The core region of an optical fiber is doped with chlorine in a concentration that allows for the viscosity of the core region to be lowered, approaching the viscosity of the surrounding cladding. An annular interface region is disposed between the core and cladding and contains a concentration of fluorine dopant sufficient to match the viscosity of the core. By including this annular stress accommodation region, the cladding layer can be formed to include the relatively high concentration of fluorine required to provide the desired degree of optical signal confinement (Le., forming a “low loss” optical fiber). | 2016-04-21 |
20160109652 | MODIFYING LIGHT OF A MULTICORE ASSEMBLY TO PRODUCE A PLURALITY OF VIEWING ZONES - Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109653 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME - An embodiment provides an optical interconnect comprising first and second planar metallization layers, a glass substrate disposed between at least portions of the first and second metallization layers, an aperture in the second metallization layer having a first and second ends, and a polymer waveguide having a first end adjacent the first end of the aperture. The first end of the waveguide can have a first edge defining a first acute angle with respect to a top surface of the waveguide. The first end of the optical waveguide can be configured to receive an optical signal traversing through the glass substrate from a source proximate a first position on a top surface of the glass substrate and direct the optical signal with the first edge in a direction parallel to the glass substrate towards a second end of the waveguide. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109654 | VARIABLE BURIED OXIDE THICKNESS FOR A WAVEGUIDE - A semiconductor structure is provided in which a plurality of waveguide structures are embedded within a semiconductor handle substrate. Each waveguide structure includes, from bottom to top, a bottom oxide portion, a waveguide core material portion and a top oxide portion. An oxide capping layer is present on topmost surfaces of each waveguide structure and a topmost surface of the semiconductor handle substrate. A plurality of semiconductor devices is located above a topmost surface of the oxide capping layer. The structure has thicker buried oxide regions defined by the combined thicknesses of the top oxide portion and the oxide capping layer located in some areas, while thinner buried oxide regions defined only by the thickness of the oxide capping layer are present in other areas of the structure. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109655 | Ultra-Broadband Photonic Integrated Circuit Platform and Ultra-Broadband Photonic Integrated Circuit - An ultra-broadband photonic integrated circuit platform that combines at least two types of waveguides that each transmit in different, but overlapping, spectral bands on a single chip. By combining the multiple waveguides, the bandwidth of the platform can be extended beyond the bandwidth of either waveguide alone. In an exemplary embodiment, an ultra-broadband photonic integrated circuit includes a nitride-on-insulator (NOI) waveguide configured to transmit optical beams in a first spectral band and a silicon-on-nitride-on-insulator (SONOI) waveguide configured to transmit optical beams in a second band, where the same material serves as the core material in the NOI waveguide and as the cladding material in the SONOI waveguide. In some embodiments, light-emitting devices are bonded to an upper surface of the waveguides. In some embodiments, the circuit includes beam-combining elements so that a single beam combining all of the input wavelengths is output from the circuit. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109656 | HIGH POWER MISALIGNMENT-TOLERANT FIBER ASSEMBLY - Fiber burning and/or overheating of the fiber feedthrough in high-power laser modules, which may cause catastrophic and/or collateral damage, may be addressed by providing an optical fiber assembly designed to withstand overheating due to errant high power laser light that is directed toward the input core of a fiber but may be at least partially misaligned. The optical fiber may be secured within a mount having a passageway such that the end face of the optical fiber extends past an opening of the passageway to a focal plane of the incident light. The end of the optical fiber may include a section that has a reduced or absent cladding layer (e.g., etched to form a tapered cladding region) so as to reduce the amount of light captured by the cladding and/or to leak the light out quickly. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109657 | SINGLE FIBER BRAGG GRATING AS DELAY LINE INTERFEROMETER - A delay line interferometer comprising an optical waveguide having a distributed Bragg reflector, e.g. Bragg grating, fabricated therein. The distributed Bragg reflector has a refractive index modulation with a period variation Λ(z) along its length z that is arranged to output in transmission an output optical signal f | 2016-04-21 |
20160109658 | PHOTONICS GRATING COUPLER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A structure for coupling an optical signal between an integrated circuit photonic structure and an external optical fiber is disclosed as in a method of formation. The coupling structure is sloped relative to a horizontal surface of the photonic structure such that light entering or leaving the photonic structure is substantially normal to its upper surface. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109659 | Stacked Photonic Chip Coupler for SOI Chip-Fiber Coupling - Embodiments are provided for an optical coupler created by bonded photonic chip coupler for Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) chip-fiber coupling. System and apparatus embodiments for a bonded photonic chip coupler for SOI chip-fiber coupling provide for reduced mismatch between fiber and chip, increased coupling efficiency, and lower photonics device insertion loss. In an embodiment, an optical coupler for coupling a photonics chip to an optical fiber includes a photonic chip comprising a nano-sized photonic waveguide, photonic optical diffraction surface grating, and a first cladding covering the photonic waveguide and the photonic grating; and an optical coupling chip comprising a micron-sized coupling waveguide and a coupling optical diffraction surface grating embedded in a first coupling cladding and on a second coupling cladding, wherein the first coupling cladding is connected to the first cladding, wherein the optical coupling chip is configured to couple to light transmitted between the photonic chip and an optical fiber. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109660 | OPTICAL PLUG HAVING A TRANSLATING COVER AND A COMPLIMENTARY RECEPTACLE - Disclosed are optical plug connectors and optical receptacles for making optical connections. In one embodiment, the optical plug connector includes an optical portion having an optical interface and a cover for protecting the optical interface. The cover can translate toward the optical interface when connecting the optical plug connector and a portion of the cover allows transmission of optical signals therethrough. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109661 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - A fiber connector is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a fiber connector may comprise an outer housing for securing a fiber cable within the housing, the housing comprising a top wall; a bottom wall disposed opposite the top side wall; a right side wall and a left side wall, each side wall having a through opening formed to receive a latch, the side walls comprising a straight portion for maintaining the latch within the through opening; and a pair of release members slidably coupled with the side walls, each release member comprising a release mechanism for releasing the fiber connector from the latch by sliding along the side walls and forcing the latch out of the through openings with the release mechanism. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109662 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PORT MAPPING - Systems and methods for detecting component rotation within a communication assembly are provided. In certain embodiments, a system includes a plurality of modules; and a plurality of ports installed in each module in the plurality of modules, each port being associated with a port identification number, wherein port identification numbers for the plurality of ports are independently numbered from the port identification numbers for at least one other module in the plurality of modules. The system also includes a management entity configured to identify the ports on the plurality of modules, wherein the management entity uses remapped port identification numbers to identify the ports, wherein each remapped port identification number associated with each port in the plurality of modules is unique. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109663 | INSERTION AND REMOVAL TOOL FOR A FIBER OPTIC FERRULE ALIGNMENT SLEEVE - A tool is disclosed. The tool is for inserting a ferrule alignment sleeve within a sleeve mount of a fiber optic adapter, wherein the sleeve mount defines an axial bore and radially inwardly extending fingers for retaining the ferrule alignment sleeve therewithin. The tool includes a handle and a pin extending from the handle, the pin configured to slidably receive the ferrule alignment sleeve, the pin defining longitudinal keys for mating with gaps defined between the radially inwardly extending fingers of the sleeve mount, wherein the tool can be used as a ferrule alignment sleeve insertion tool if the pin is inserted into the axial bore in a first orientation and is configured to be used as a ferrule alignment sleeve removal tool if the pin is inserted into the axial bore in a second orientation from an opposite end of the axial bore. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109664 | OPTICAL MODULE ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An optoelectronic assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) defining opposite upper and lower surfaces, and equipped, on the upper surface, with an active component and an Integrated Circuit (IC) linked to each other via the flip chip technology, a lens module located on the side of the lower surface and communicating with the active component through via holes in the PCB, and a fiber assembly located in the lens module to be optically coupled to the active component via said lens module. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109665 | OPTICAL MODULE WITH GLASS SLIDE - An optoelectronic assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a glass carrier positioned upon the PCB and equipped with thereon an active component and an Integrated Circuit (IC) linked to each other via the flip chip technology, an optical waveguide embedded within the PCB, and a ferrule located around the optical waveguide to couple an external optical device thereto for optical transmission therebetween. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109666 | FIBER ASSEMBLY - A fiber assembly ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160109667 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING RECEIVER COUPLING EFFICIENCY, LINK MARGIN, AND LINK TOPOLOGY IN ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLES - A method for determining receiver coupling efficiency includes varying optical power inputted into a half active optical cable to determine a maximum optical power at which the TIA squelches and determining a receiver coupling efficiency by calculating a ratio of a threshold optical power to the maximum optical power at which the TIA squelches. A method of determining link loss in a channel includes varying optical power of a light source to determine the maximum optical power at which the TIA squelches and determining the link loss in the channel by subtracting the maximum optical power from the threshold optical power. A method of determining link topology includes selecting a pattern of optical powers and matching a pattern of squelched and non-squelched outputs with the pattern of optical power. An active optical cable includes memory storing a value related to an initial link loss of the active optical cable. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109668 | DIRECT PRINTED CIRCUIT ROUTING TO STACKED OPTO-ELECTRICAL IC PACKAGES - An optical transmitter may include a chip stack that includes an electrical IC that is mounted using solder balls to a photonic chip. These solder connections permit the electrical IC and the photonic chip to communicate. In addition, the transmitter may include a PCB coupled to the stack so that electrical signals in the PCB are transmitted to the IC and photonic chip (and vice versa). Instead of coupling the PCB to the stack using wire bonds attached to pads on a surface of the photonic chip, at least a portion of the PCB is disposed between the photonic chip and electrical IC. The PCB may also include bond pads used to form a direct solder connection to the electrical IC. As such, the electrical IC may include direct solder connections to both the PCB and the photonic chip. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109669 | OPTOMECHANICAL ASSEMBLY - A dual enclosure including an inner housing inside an outer housing is provided for an optical bench supporting a plurality of optical elements. An air gap is provided between the inner and outer housings. The inner housing may act as a heat spreader for isothermal operation, and the outer housing may act as a heat insulator. The optical bench may be disposed within the inner housing on a supporting element or elements, which thermally and mechanically decouple the optical bench from the inner housing. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109670 | Optical Module Heat Dissipation Structure and Electronic Product - An optical module heat dissipation structure, disposed inside an enclosure, where the optical module heat dissipation structure includes an optical module, an elastic component, a fixed wall, and a heat dissipation wall, where the fixed wall and the heat dissipation wall are both connected to the enclosure, the optical module is disposed between the fixed wall and the heat dissipation wall, the elastic component elastically abuts between the fixed wall and the optical module, and elasticity of the elastic component makes the optical module tightly cling to the heat dissipation wall, to improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the optical module heat dissipation structure. An electronic product is further provided where the electronic product includes the optical module heat dissipation structure. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109671 | FIBER TERMINATION ENCLOSURE WITH MODULAR PLATE ASSEMBLIES - Certain types of fiber termination enclosures include an enclosure and at least one of a plurality of plate module mounting assemblies. Example plate module mounting assemblies include a termination panel plate assembly; a splice tray plate assembly; a cable spool plate assembly; and a drop-in plate assembly. Example cable spool plate assemblies include a cable spool arrangement rotationally coupled to a mounting plate, which fixedly mounts within the enclosure housing. A stand-off mount element may be disposed on the front of the cable spool arrangement to rotate in unison with the cable spool arrangement. The stand-off mount element may include one or more termination adapters. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109672 | UNIVERSAL MOUNTING MECHANISM FOR MOUNTING A TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHASSIS TO A TELECOMMUNCIATIONS FIXTURE - A universal mounting mechanism for mounting a telecommunications chassis to a telecommunications fixture includes a mounting bracket defining a rear portion for mounting to the fixture and a front portion for slidably receiving the chassis, the front portion including a latch opening. A locking spring is configured for mounting to the chassis, the spring configured to flex laterally to snap in to the latch opening. A release handle is configured to be slidably mounted to the chassis, the release handle defining a deflection tab for moving the locking spring out of the latch opening when the handle is slid rearward to forward. A cover is configured to be mounted to the chassis, the cover defining a deflection ramp for interacting with the deflection tab of the handle to move the deflection tab laterally to contact the spring when the release handle is slid. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109673 | WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING MODULE - A telecommunications module includes a main housing portion and a cover, the main housing portion defining a first sidewall, a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall, the cover defining a second sidewall when mounted on the main housing portion. An optical component located within the module receives an input signal from a signal input location of the housing and outputs an output signal toward a signal output location on the front wall. The telecommunications module is configured such that the signal input location can be selected to be either on the front wall or the rear wall of the main housing. The cover defines a protrusion extending from the second sidewall toward the main housing portion, the protrusion being selectively breakable to expose a recess on the front wall of the main housing portion that defines a signal input location. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109674 | SPLICE HOLDER - A splice holder is disclosed comprising elongate opposed members each comprising a plurality of splice receivers each comprising an inner surface defining a plurality of apertures for deceiving a plurality if different diameters of optic fibre splices. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109675 | RAPID DEPLOYMENT PACKAGING FOR OPTICAL FIBER - A packaging arrangement for telecommunications cabling is disclosed herein. The packaging arrangement includes a modular spool assembly defined by a first flange, an opposing second flange, and a spool hub separating the first flange from the second flange, wherein a telecommunications cable may be wound between the first and second flanges. Each flange defines a first cable contact side, a second cable-end storage side, and an opening allowing the telecommunications cable to pass from the first side to the second side, the second side defining a storage compartment for storing an end of the telecommunications cable passing through the opening in the flange. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109676 | CONVERTIBLE FIBER OPTIC PANEL/MODULE ASSEMBLIES FOR OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTIVITY, INCLUDING FOR WALL AND FLOOR-MOUNTED CONNECTIVITY APPLICATIONS - Convertible fiber optic panel/module assemblies for optical fiber connectivity, including for wall and floor-mounted connectivity applications are disclosed. The convertible fiber optic assemblies are configured to be convertible between a fiber optic panel assembly and a fiber optic module assembly, as desired. According to an exemplary embodiment, the convertible fiber optic panel/module assembly comprises a fiber optic panel to provide a fiber optic panel assembly. One or more fiber optic adapters are disposed through the fiber optic panel to provide fiber optic connectivity. If it is desired to convert the fiber optic panel assembly to a fiber optic module assembly, the fiber optic panel assembly is additionally fitted with a module housing having at least one rear fiber optic adapter disposed therein and a fiber optic cable harness connecting the at least one rear fiber optic adapter to the fiber optic adapters disposed in the fiber optic panel. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109677 | FIBER OPTIC CABLES WITH EXTRUDED ACCESS FEATURES AND METHODS OF MAKING FIBER OPTIC CABLES - Cables are constructed with embedded discontinuities in the cable jacket that allow the jacket to be torn to provide access to the cable core. The discontinuities can be longitudinally extending strips of polymer material coextruded in the cable jacket. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109678 | Apical Radiator - Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing FTTx, which might include Fiber-to-the-Home (“FTTH”), Fiber-to-the-Premises (“FTTP”), and/or the like. A method might include routing an F1 line(s) from a central office or DSLAM to a fiber distribution hub (“FDH”) located within a block or neighborhood of customer premises, via at least an apical conduit source slot. From the FDH, an F2 line(s) might be routed, via any combination of various apical conduit components, to a network access point (“NAP”) servicing one or more customer premises. An F3 line(s) might be distributed, at the NAP and from the F2 line(s), to a network interface device (“NID”) or optical network terminal (“ONT”) at each customer premises, via any combination of the apical conduit components, which include channels in at least portions of roadways. In some embodiments, at least one wireless access point is disposed in each of one or more channels. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109679 | Optical Element Unit And Method Of Supporting An Optical Element - There is provided an optical element unit comprising an optical element, a connector element, and an optical element holder. The optical element has a plane of main extension as well as an outer circumference and defines a radial direction. The connector element connects the optical element and the optical element holder, the connector element having a first connector part connected to the optical element at the outer circumference and a second connector part connected to the optical element holder. The first connector part and the second connector part are connected via at least one coupling part, the coupling part being compliant in the radial direction and substantially preventing rotation between the first connector part and the second connector part in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of main extension. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109680 | Lens Moving Apparatus - Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a first magnet, a housing, a bobbin, around which a coil is wound and which moves in a first direction in the housing, an upper elastic member disposed on upper surfaces of the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member disposed under lower surfaces of the bobbin and the housing, and a damping member disposed between the upper or lower elastic member and the bobbin. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109681 | MINIATURE LENS DRIVING APPARATUS - A miniature lens driving apparatus includes plurality of wires, an optical image stabilizing (OIS) mechanism having a lens holder, at least one magnet, and a plurality of coils; and an autofocus (AF) mechanism having an AF moving platform movable along an optical axis, at least one coil, and at least one magnet; wherein the said plurality of coils of the OIS mechanism operatively associates with the said at least one magnet of the OIS mechanism to move the said lens holder of the OIS mechanism along a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis; wherein the said at least one coil of the AF mechanism operatively associates with the said at least one magnet of the AF mechanism to move the said AF moving platform along the optical axis. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109682 | FOLDABLE REFLECTOR - The present invention discloses a foldable reflector, comprising a frame connected by a plurality of frame strips serially connected, wherein there is a holding rod between two adjacent frame strips and two ends of such holding rod are hinged with corresponding frame strip respectively via corresponding lock pins on the holding rod. The portable reflector in the present invention is made up of rigid frame strips with firm structure and the reflective surface is relatively more even with better reflection effects; the portable reflector in the present invention is foldable, portable and convenient; and the portable reflector in the present invention is provided with easy folding without clipping hands. The pressing block is provided with an exposed surface with bulges to enhance the sense of touch. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109683 | MOUNTING FIXTURE OF ELASTIC SEAL MEMBER - The mounting fixture of the present invention is used for mounting a ring-shaped elastic seal member between a ring-shaped side surface of an optical component and a holder which holds the optical component. The mounting fixture of the present invention has a first abutting surface which can abut against a top surface of the optical component which intersects the side surface, a projecting part which is arranged so as to surround the first abutting surface and which projects out from the first abutting surface in a direction vertical to the first abutting surface, and a second abutting surface which is provided at the front end of the projecting part and can abut against the elastic seal member. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109684 | PARABOLIC REFLECTOR - A reflection device including a sheet of flexible material with memory capabilities having a surface with a reflective property. The sheet comprises an elastic bendable material of a uniform thickness and the width of the sheet varies from the first end to the second end. The sheet forms into a parabolic shape by pulling the first end of the sheet toward the second end of the sheet and coupling them to the first and second securing ends of the securing mechanism. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109685 | Lens Assembly - A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens and a third lens from an object side of the lens assembly to an image side of the lens assembly, in turn. The first lens has a positive refractive power and object side with a convexity; the second lens has a negative refractive power; and the third lens has a positive refractive power. The lens assembly has characteristics such as broad filed angle (wide angle), miniaturization and high imaging quality. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109686 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An imaging lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The third lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface and the image-side surface having at least one inflection point in an off-axis region. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface with at least one convex shape in an off-axis region. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109687 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system includes a first lens having negative refractive power and having two concave surfaces, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having refractive power, a fourth lens having refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, and a seventh lens having refractive power. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. Whereby an aberration improvement effect may be increased and high resolution and a wide angle may be implemented. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109688 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system includes: a first lens having refractive power; a second lens having refractive power; a third lens having refractive power and comprising an image-side surface which is convex in a paraxial region; a fourth lens having refractive power; a fifth lens having refractive power and comprising an image-side surface which is concave in the paraxial region; a sixth lens having refractive power; and a stop disposed in front of an object-side surface of the first lens. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. A radius of the stop SD and an overall focal length of the optical system f satisfy: 0.22016-04-21 | |
20160109689 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENSES AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing lenses and a photographing apparatus including the photographing lenses. The photographing lenses include: a first lens having a positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface; a second lens having a negative refractive power and a flat surface facing an object side or an image side; a third lens having a refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power and a meniscus shape concave toward the object side; and a fifth lens which is concave toward the image side in a region around an optical axis of the photographing lenses, wherein the first to fifth lenses are sequentially arranged in a direction from the object side to the image side. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109690 | Telephoto Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - A telephoto lens includes in order from an object side, a first unit having a positive refractive power, a second unit having a negative refractive power, and a third unit having a positive refractive power, and a focusing from an infinite object point to an object point at a short distance is carried out by moving the second unit toward an image side, and the following conditional expression (17) is satisfied: | 2016-04-21 |
20160109691 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a zoom lens, including, in order from an object side to an image side, first, second, and third lens units having positive, negative, and positive refractive powers, respectively. The second lens unit moves toward image side during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, and an interval between adjacent lens units is changed during zooming. The first lens unit includes a lens pair of a positive lens (LP | 2016-04-21 |
20160109692 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A variable power optical system (ZL) used for an optical apparatus, such as a camera ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160109693 | OPTICAL SCANNING SYSTEMS FOR IN SITU GENETIC ANALYSIS - Presented herein are systems and methods for performing sequencing, including fluorescence in situ sequencing. In one embodiment, a confocal time delay and integration (TDI) line scan imaging system may include various pinhole and/or slit aperture mechanisms in front of the image sensor. The system may also include structures with focusing strips on a substrate in contact with the tissue sample to be imaged. Alternatively, these strips may be cut into the tissue sample. The system may also include configurations and methods of placing a tissue sample inside a reaction chamber of a flow cell during the assembly of the flow cell and then performing chemistry operations on the tissue sample. The flow cells may use an open container for performing chemistry operations on the tissue sample. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109694 | LASER MICROSCOPE - With the object of expanding the dynamic range of an intensity signal and suppressing degradation of a light detecting portion, a laser scanning microscope of the present invention includes a light irradiating portion that irradiates a sample with laser light; a PMT that detects fluorescence from the sample and that outputs an intensity signal; a data processing portion that converts the intensity signal to brightness information at each pixel; a full-scale setting portion that can optionally set a normal full scale that is smaller than the intensity signal of the fluorescence from the sample when a light stimulus is given thereto and an expanded full scale that is larger than the normal full scale, as a maximum range of the intensity signal that can be converted to brightness information; and a control portion that determines whether to switch between a normal observation mode in which the brightness information of the sample when the light stimulus is not given thereto is obtained and a stimulation observation mode in which the brightness information of the sample when the light stimulus is given thereto is obtained; wherein the full-scale switching portion sets the normal full scale in the normal observation mode and sets the expanded full scale in the stimulation observation mode, on the basis of the result of the determination in the control portion. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109695 | PORTABLE TELESCOPE - A portable telescope that takes advantage of an offset optical pathway between the objective tube and eyepiece tube that allows adjustment of the eyepiece height independent of the objective tube elevation. A user-friendly, motorized, interactive, self-calibrating portable telescope with an offset optical path. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109696 | ELECTROWETTING ELEMENT - An electrowetting element comprising a first support plate, a second support plate and a first and second fluid located between the first support plate and the second support plate, the second fluid immiscible with the first fluid. The first support plate comprises a wall extending along at least part of a perimeter of the electrowetting element and an electrode comprising a first electrode portion having a first electrode portion area and a second electrode portion having a second electrode portion area larger than the first electrode portion area. The first electrode portion is closer to the second support plate than the second electrode portion. The first electrode comprises a first edge portion and a second edge portion positioned further from an inner surface of a wall in a direction substantially perpendicular to the inner surface of the wall than the first edge portion. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109697 | LIGHT DEFLECTOR, TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light deflector is provided including a mirror unit having a light reflection plane, a movable frame to support the mirror unit, a support frame disposed to surround the movable frame, a pair of serpentine beams each disposed between the movable frame and the support frame on both sides of the movable frame to form a turning shape, each of the serpentine beams having one end attached to the support frame, and another end attached to the movable frame, and a vibration damper provided on a portion that moves due to deformation of the serpentine beams caused by application of voltage being transferred | 2016-04-21 |
20160109698 | PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a processing apparatus that processes an object by scanning light on the object, the apparatus comprising a scanning device including a mirror for reflecting the light and configured to scan the light by driving the mirror, and a controller configured to control the scanning device, wherein the controller is configured to obtain, based on a target scanning velocity, an angle of the mirror at which the scanning device is caused to start driving of the mirror, so that an angle of the mirror, at which scanning of the light is started, is a target angle. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109699 | OPTICAL BEAM SCANNER - A scanning device is presented having a substrate with a first surface and an opposite, parallel second surface. A region of the substrate includes the first surface and the opposite parallel second surface, and is defined via an etching process through a thickness of the substrate, where the region remains attached to the substrate via one or more hinges. A waveguide is patterned over the first surface of the region and guides a beam of radiation along a length of the waveguide. The scanning device includes a facet located on the first surface of the region. The facet is designed to reflect at least a portion of the beam of radiation through the region. An optical element is located on the second surface of the region, and is designed to receive the reflected portion of the beam of radiation. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109700 | ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT DETECTING METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM, IMAGING MAGNIFICATION DETECTING METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM, AND ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM - An adaptive optics system includes a spatial light modulator configured to spatially modulate a phase of an optical image incident on a modulation surface and a wavefront sensor including a lens array having a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged lenses and an optical detection element for detecting a light intensity distribution including converging spots formed by the lens array and configured to receive the optical image after the modulation from the spatial light modulator, and compensates for wavefront distribution by controlling a phase pattern displayed in the spatial light modulator based on a wavefront shape of the optical image obtained from the light intensity distribution, wherein an amount of angular displacement between the modulation surface and the wavefront sensor is calculated. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109701 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING FEATURES WITHIN A HEAD-UP DISPLAY - The present disclosure relates to systems that adapt information displayed onto a head-up display (HUD) based on context. The present disclosure also relates, generally, to methods for context awareness and methods for HUD image compensation. In one embodiment, the systems include a processor and a computer-readable storage device comprising instructions that cause the processor to perform operations for providing context-based assistance to a vehicle user. The operations include, in part, the system parsing information that can be projected on the HUD and selecting therefrom information relevant to current context indicating an environmental condition and/or a user-physiological condition. For example, based on contextual information, operations of the system dynamically adjust optical attributes of the HUD. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109702 | DUST COVER ASSEMBLY AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A head-up display device includes: a dust cover assembly; a picture generating unit configured to generate an optical signal corresponding to an image; a mirror unit configured to receive the optical signal from the picture generating unit and reflect the optical signal to the dust cover assembly; and a windshield configured to convert the optical signal having a polarization direction adjusted by the dust cover assembly into a virtual image. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109703 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A head mounted display includes a sight line direction detection section that detects the direction of a user's sight line, an image display section that has an image display area where an image is displayed, and a display image setting section that allows display of at least part of an image in the image display area and changes, based on the detected direction of the sight line, at least one of the at least part of the image displayed in the image display area and a display position of the image displayed in the image display area. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109704 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An image display device includes a transparent plate which may be disposed in an inclined manner with respect to a display section of a portable terminal provided with the display section. A display displayed on the display section may be reflected on the transparent plate. A space behind the transparent plate may be viewed through the transparent plate and, at the same time, an image on the display section of the portable terminal may also be viewed while being reflected on the transparent plate. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109705 | PROVIDING VARIABLE DEPTH PLANES THROUGH ARRAYS OF REFLECTORS - Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109706 | USING A PLURALITY OF STACKED WAVEGUIDES FOR AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY - Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109707 | COMBINING AT LEAST ONE VARIABLE FOCUS ELEMENT WITH A PLURALITY OF STACKED WAVEGUIDES FOR AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY - Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109708 | PROJECTING IMAGES TO A WAVEGUIDE THROUGH MICROPROJECTORS FOR AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY - Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109709 | SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for a head-worn computer with a content display where the head-worn computer can be changed from an augmented reality system where there is relatively high see-through transmission through the display to a virtual reality system where the is no or relatively little see-through transmission through the display. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109710 | HEAD-WEARABLE ULTRA-WIDE FIELD OF VIEW DISPLAY DEVICE - Multiple-reflector ultrawide field of view (UWFOV) systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a head-wearable display device includes a frame, a narrow-beam light source fixed with respect to the frame, a UWFOV reflective surface fixed with respect to the frame, and a diverging reflective surface fixed with respect to the frame that is configured to receive light emitted from the narrow-beam light source and reflect the light toward the UWFOV reflective surface to spread the light completely across the UWFOV reflective surface. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109711 | OPTICAL CONFIGURATIONS FOR HEAD-WORN SEE-THROUGH DISPLAYS - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for providing a high transmission see-through view of the environment while trapping escaping light from the display system. In embodiments, a camera system is also provided that is aligned with the display system to provide images of the environment in a viewing direction of the user. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109712 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING ONE OR MORE FRESNEL LENSES - Head-mounted displays ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160109713 | SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for a head-worn computer with a content display where the head-worn computer can be changed from an augmented reality system where there is relatively high see-through transmission through the display to a virtual reality system where the is no or relatively little see-through transmission through the display. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109714 | Head-Up Display Device - A head-up display device operated in a vehicle comprises: a first image source and a second image source, a beam-splitter located in between. In an embodiment, two virtual images located at different positions simultaneously while both of the first and the second image sources have linear polarization but mutual orthogonal or both have an opposite-hand circular polarization associated with a corresponding polarization type beam splitter. In the second embodiment, the polarizing beam splitter is replaced by a transparent/mirror element so that one virtual image could be seen by the driver depending on the mode been selected. In the third embodiment, the beam-splitter is replaced by a mechanical movable shielding element. While the mechanical movable shielding element is disposed in the optical plane to block out the first image light, the second virtual image is chosen. While the mechanical movable shielding element is disposed off the optical plane, nothing blocks out the first image light and the second image light, no second image light is reflected by the windshield. As a result, the first virtual image is chosen to be seen by the driver. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109715 | HEAD UP DISPLAY - Technologies are generally described for displaying information in a head up display of a vehicle. In one example, an information acquisition unit is configured to obtain data from one or more sensors associated with the vehicle. An information display unit is coupled to the information acquisition unit and the information acquisition unit is further configured to determine a display location based on the data obtained from the one or more sensors. The information acquisition unit is configured to control the information display unit to display information at the determined display location. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109716 | COLOR SPLITTER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A color splitter, a method of manufacturing the same, and an image sensor including the same are disclosed. The color splitter includes: a color separation element that is formed of a sol-gel material having a high refractive index and exhibits a color separation characteristic; and a low-refractive index layer that has a space in which the color separation element is disposed. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109717 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING UNPOLARIZED INCIDENT LIGHT INTO POLARIZED EMITTING LIGHT - A converting device converts an unpolarized incident light into a polarized emitting light. The converting device includes a polarizing or polarization beam splitter, a converting module, and a retroreflector. The polarizing or polarization beam splitter splits the unpolarized incident light into a first polarization wave and a second polarization wave, the polarizing or polarization beam splitter reflecting the first polarization wave and allowing the second polarization passing through thereon. The converting module receives the second polarization wave and converting the polarization direction of the second polarization wave to match or approximate a polarization direction of the first polarization wave, and guiding the converted second polarization wave to an output direction. The retroreflector is coupled to the polarizing or polarization beam splitter and reflects the first polarization wave to the output direction. Finally, the reflected first polarization wave and the converted second are combined into the polarized emitting light. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109718 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a lens driving apparatus, including: an ultrasonic motor including a drive slider having an output shaft provided so as to project in a direction perpendicular to a driving direction of the drive slider; a lens moving frame configured to hold an optical system, and having a hole into which the output shaft is to be inserted; and a fixed portion configured to support the lens moving frame so that the lens moving frame is movable in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, hold the ultrasonic motor so that the ultrasonic motor is removable from a side opposite to a side where the lens moving frame is provided, and have a through hole passing through the fixed portion in a direction of the optical axis. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109719 | Lens Moving Apparatus - A lens moving apparatus includes a bobbin on which a first coil is disposed, a first magnet disposed around the bobbin to face the first coil, and a housing, which is disposed to surround at least a portion of the bobbin and has a first magnet mounting seat, which receives the first magnet, wherein the housing is provided with an adhesive inlet, which allows a side portion of the first magnet mounting seat to communicate with an outside surface of the housing. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109720 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER WITH IMPROVED MAGNETIC DISPOSITION - The present invention discloses a lens driving device which includes a lens holder defining an optical axis and being for holding a lens; a first AF coil disposed with respect to the lens holder; an OIS coil structure having two coils respectively disposed by two sides of the lens holder on a first plane having a normal direction parallel to the optical axis; two magnets respectively disposed with respect to the respective coils and having a first surface facing the first AF coil and a second surface facing the OIS coil structure; and a circuit structure connected electrically to the OIS coil structure and taking control thereof. At least one of the two magnets and the first AF coil cooperate to drive the lens holder along the optical axis, and each of the two magnets and the OIS coil structure cooperate to drive the lens holder along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109721 | Lens Moving Apparatus - A lens moving apparatus includes a bobbin including a first coil, a first magnet facing the first coil, a housing supporting the first magnet, upper and lower elastic members coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a base spaced apart from the housing, a second coil unit, which faces the first magnet and includes a second coil, a circuit board on which the second coil unit is mounted, a plurality of support members, which support the housing such that the housing is movable in second and/or third directions and which connect at least one of the upper and lower elastic members to the circuit board, and a second sensor detecting displacement of the housing in the second and/or third directions, wherein the center of the second sensor is disposed so as not to overlap the second coil. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109722 | IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATED TO, EYE GLASS FRAMES - The invention is for a glasses frame to lenses for a user's eye. The frame has a first and second lens holding portions adapted to each hold a lens, the portions having at least one hinge between them. A first arm extends from the first lens holding portion on an edge thereof distal from the hinge, and a second arm extends from the second lens holding portion on another edge thereof distal from the hinge. The glasses frame has an unfolded position whereby the first and second lens holding portions are extended on said hinge to enable location of the lenses in front of each eye and the arms extend backward from the frame to engage with a head of the user, and a folded position whereby the first and second lens holding portions are contracted about the hinge to lie toward or adjacent each other and the arms fold such that a free end of each folds towards the hinge to thereby capture and retain the glasses frame to an elongate object. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109723 | Accessory for Glasses - The present invention provides an accessory for eyeglasses or sun glasses which fit over the arms of the sunglasses and allows the user to add flotation pieces, lights or lighting elements, or embellishments. The accessory can be quickly installed and allows the user to customize the color and design of their accessory. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109724 | MICROSCOPIC EYEWEAR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A microscopic eyewear system and method. The microscopic eyewear system utilizes at least one lens to magnify the specimen and form an enhanced magnified specimen image. The lens automatically adjusts its distance relative to the specimen by extending and retracting relative to the eyes, such that light from the specimen is captured and focused. An adjustment mechanism, such as a gear worm, extends and retracts the lens. A sensor detects the specimen and focuses the light. A microprocessor operatively connects to the sensor, and controls operation of the adjustment mechanism. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109725 | CONTACT LENS USE IN THE TREATMENT OF AN OPHTHALMOLOGIC CONDITION - The present disclosure relates to the use of contact lenses for treating one or more ophthalmologic conditions. In some embodiments, the contact lenses may be used to treat presbyopia, induced myopia, computer vision syndrome (CVS), insufficient accommodation, or a condition associated with insufficient accommodation. The contact lens may include a number of regions having different geometries (e.g., curvature, width, diameter) depending on the flattest keratonomy of the cornea to achieve a suitable fit. For example, the contact lens may include an optic zone surrounded by an inner peripheral region and an outer peripheral region surrounding the inner peripheral region, each exhibiting varying degrees of curvature. The fitted contact lens may be selected based on a measured sagittal depth and/or eccentricity of the cornea. When fitted, an appropriate amount of fluid may accumulate between the cornea of the eye and the contact lens. In addition, the lens may exhibit a sufficient amount of apical clearance such that when the wearer blinks, the lens moves no more than 1 mm on the eye. Further, the lens and the eye may be mutually structured such that bubbles greater than 0.5 mm in diameter are prevented from forming between the contact lens and the eye. The contact lens may be used in combination with a suitable bioactive agent providing for enhanced visual correction. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109726 | CONTACT LENS WITH METERED LIQUID SYSTEM - A contact lens fluid delivery device having a liquid reservoir connected to a channel with a flow regulator is described. Other eye hydration and variable dioptric power contact lenses are described herein. Also described are implantable liquid delivery apparatuses having a liquid storage reservoir connected to a channel with a flow regulator. These devices and apparatuses are useful for specific, targeted delivery of therapeutic liquids within a subject. In some embodiments, the devices incorporate actuation chambers which provide a driving force releasing the fluid into the targeted area e.g., the eye. The actuation chambers described herein can contain phase change materials or osmotic chambers or a combination thereof to drive the release of fluid. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109727 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR RESTORING EYESIGHT - Disclosed herein is an optical device for restoring eyesight, which includes a first tube configured such that a first convex lens having a first focal length is installed to an inner peripheral surface of a fore-end thereof, a second tube inserted into the first tube so as to move forward and backward within the first tube while a first concave lens having a second focal length and a second concave lens having a third focal length are installed to an inner peripheral surface of a fore-end thereof, a third tube configured such that a third concave lens having a fourth focal length and a fourth concave lens having a fifth focal length are installed to an inner peripheral surface of a fore-end thereof, a fixing unit for fixing the second tube to the third tube, and a fourth tube fixed to the fixing unit to cover the second tube. | 2016-04-21 |