| 18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
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| 20160124201 | LIGHT SHEET ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPE AND LIGHT SHEET ILLUMINATION METHOD - A light sheet illumination microscope includes a detection optical system and an illumination optical system. The illumination optical system includes a first optical element for forming a sheet-shaped illumination beam that travels in a first direction and that has a width in a second direction that is perpendicular to both the optical axis of the detection optical system and the first direction in a specimen, and a scanner that relatively scans the specimen with the sheet-shaped illumination beam in the second direction. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124202 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND ITS APPLICATION - Provided herein are devices and systems that apply full-field optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology to three-dimensional skin tissue imaging. A special designed Mirau type objective and an optical microscope module allowing both OCT mode and orthogonal polarization spectral imaging (OPSI) mode are disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124203 | MICROSCOPE AND MICROSCOPE IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - To prevent unwanted exposure of a specimen with excitation light despite magnification switching, a microscope of the present invention includes: a detection optical system that detects fluorescence emitted from the specimen; a light-sheet illumination optical system, serving as an excitation light source, that causes planar excitation light to be incident along a direction intersecting an optical axis of the detection optical system; and a control section that, when the magnification of the detection optical system is raised, controls the light-sheet illumination optical system so as to reduce a radiation width of the excitation light made incident on the specimen by the light-sheet illumination optical system. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124204 | SAMPLE RETAINING MEMBER INSERTION-REMOVAL MECHANISM AND IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE - A sample retaining member insertion-removal mechanism is configured so that a receiver is driven to an advance position by a receiver driving unit to project out through an opening of a stage so that a receiving surface makes a downward slope toward a receiving surface positioning portion. Because of this, the sample retaining member insertion-removal mechanism can position the sample retaining member by the receiving surface positioning portion through the use of the downward slope of the receiving surface by simply placing the sample retaining member on the receiving surface. After the positioning by the receiving surface positioning portion, the receiver is driven to a retraction position by the receiver driving unit, whereby the sample retaining member is transferred from the receiver to the stage. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124205 | Simple, Fast and Plasma-Free Method of Fabricating PDMS Microstructures on Glass by Pop Slide Pattering - The present invention relates to patterned microstructures on substrates and methods of making the same. The method completely eliminates the need for elements such as transfer membranes, UV lamps, plasma cleaners, reactive ion etchers, and mask aligners. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124206 | POC-TEST SYSTEM WITH MOBILE COMPUTER UNIT AND METHOD - This invention relates to a test system along with test strips and a test process and its use, especially in the point of care (PoC) area, the test system comprising a mobile computing device having an image processing device arranged on an optical magnification device that is used to analyze body fluids. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124207 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - A microscope system including a microscope main unit that acquires an image of a specimen; a focus-evaluation-value calculating portion that calculates a focus evaluation value in at least one or more evaluation areas defined in a field-of-view range, while moving the focal position with the microscope main unit; and a display portion that displays the focus evaluation value calculated by the focus-evaluation-value calculating portion in chronological order. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124208 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINATION OF LOCALIZATION MICROSCOPY AND STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY - A fluorescence microscope for obtaining super-resolution images of a sample labeled with at least one fluorescent label by combining localization microscopy and structured illumination microscopy is provided. The fluorescence microscope includes one or more light sources, an illumination system having a structured illumination path for illuminating the sample with structured illumination light and a localization illumination path for illuminating the sample with localization illumination light. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124209 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device includes: an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of images of different imaging fields of view on the same subject; an image selector configured to select, from the plurality of images acquired, in which a common region of a predetermined size is set at a common position in the individual images, a plurality of image pairs that are combinations of images in which a subject image in the common region in one image corresponds to a subject image in a region other than the common region in another image; a correction gain calculating unit configured to calculate a correction gain for performing shading correction; and an image correcting unit configured to correct shading produced in a correction-target image, using the correction gain calculated by the correction gain calculating unit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124210 | Apparatus For Viewing Celestial Objects - Embodiments are directed to an apparatus incorporating a smart phone and a celestial viewing device. A mounting device includes a bracket that is capable of holding a smart phone on a telescope or a pair of binoculars. This serves to support a user in viewing celestial objects in the sky, when the smart phone is running an application that assists the user in locating the celestial objects. The apparatus advantageously provides for finding stars, planets, constellations, satellites, and the like. The apparatus allows for the user to manipulate the celestial viewing device without being concerned about or inconvenienced by the placement or handling of the smart phone. Additionally, the apparatus positions the smart phone in an orientation necessary to synchronize information shown on the smart phone with the field of view of the celestial viewing device, greatly improving the user's ability to locate and view desired celestial objects. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124211 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING A LATERAL DIRECTION OF VIEW - An endoscope including: an endoscope shaft having an outer tube and an inner tube rotatable relative to each other, the outer tube radially surrounding the inner tube; a first optical assembly disposed in a distal region of the endoscope shaft and being accommodated in and/or operated by the outer tube; a second optical assembly disposed in the distal region and being accommodated in the inner tube; an axial bearing arranged between the outer tube and the inner tube in a proximal region of the endoscope shaft wherein the axial bearing includes an outer ring associated with the outer tube and an inner ring associated with the inner tube; and a fixing device for the axial bearing, the fixing device including a first elastomer body provided for the outer ring of the axial bearing and/or a second elastomer body provided for the inner ring of the axial bearing. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124212 | FLUID FOR ELECTROWETTING DEVICE AND ELECTROWETTING DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - Provided are a fluid for an electrowetting device including a first fluid as a polar liquid, and a second fluid, as a non-polar solution, which is separated from the first fluid by an interface, wherein the first fluid includes an organic acid having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of about 4 or less, a polar solvent, and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide compound, and an electrowetting device including the fluid. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124213 | COLOR WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND RELATED LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM THEREOF - A color wheel assembly includes a color wheel fixed in a housing and a detecting apparatus for generating a synchronization signal. The color wheel is driven to rotate and has a marking object rotating with it. The housing has a first surface parallel to and adjacent a surface of the color wheel where the marking object is located. The first surface of the housing has a first through hole at a location within an annular region corresponding to the marking object when the color wheel rotates by one revolution. The detecting apparatus is disposed on the back side of the first through hole and a probe head of the detecting apparatus is disposed in the first through hole for detecting the marking object on the color wheel. The structure insulates the probe head from heat emitted from the color wheel. A related light source system is also disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124214 | ELECTROMAGNETIC MEMS DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward techniques and configurations for a magnetic MEMS apparatus that in some instances may comprise a magnetic circuit and a MEMS device. The magnetic circuit may include two magnets that may be disposed on the substantially flat base and magnetized vertically to the base and in opposite directions to each other to produce a substantially horizontal magnetic field between the magnets. The MEMS device may comprise a mirror and a conductor to pass electric current to interact with the magnetic field created by the magnets. The MEMS device may be disposed substantially between the magnets of the magnetic circuit and above a plane formed by top surfaces of the magnets, to provide an unobstructed field of view for the mirror. The MEMS device may include a ferromagnetic layer to concentrate the magnetic field toward the conductor. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124215 | ELECTROMAGNETIC MEMS DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward an apparatus comprising a frameless MEMS device with a two-dimensional (2D) mirror, in accordance with some embodiments. The apparatus may include a base and a MEMS device disposed on the base. The MEMS device may comprise a rotor having a driving coil disposed around the rotor that is partially rotatable around a first axis, in response to interaction of a first magnetic field provided parallel to the first axis, with electric current to pass through the driving coil. The MEMS device may include a mirror disposed about a middle of the rotor. The mirror may be partially rotatable around a second axis coupled with the rotor and orthogonal to the first axis, in response to interaction of a second magnetic field provided parallel to the second axis, with electric current to pass through the coil. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124216 | OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An optical device includes: an optical portion that has a light incident surface on which light is incident; a movable portion that includes a disposition surface on which the optical portion is disposed and a concave disposition portion; and a shaft portion that supports the movable portion so that the movable portion is oscillatable, wherein a portion in which the disposition surface is not formed is included between the optical portion and the shaft portion in a plan view in a normal line direction of the light incident surface. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124217 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An optical device includes: an optical portion that has a light incident surface on which light is incident; a movable portion that supports the optical portion; a shaft portion that supports the movable portion so that the movable portion is oscillatable; and a fixing portion that is connected to the shaft portion, wherein the fixing portion has a thickness greater than the shaft portion and includes a portion of which an end not connected to the shaft portion serves as a free end. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124218 | OPTICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING LENS ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF IMAGING FIELDS OF VIEW USING SUCH OPTICAL SYSTEMS - Optical systems including lens assemblies and methods of imaging fields of view using such optical systems are disclosed. An optical system for imaging a two dimensional field includes a first lens assembly, a first scanning mirror, a second lens assembly, and a two dimensional image sensor. The first lens assembly has a first transform function whose output is within 0.1% of f | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124219 | LIGHT SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The light scanning apparatus includes: a deflection element including first and second deflection surfaces; a rotor including a top surface facing the deflection element; a first imaging optical system including a first imaging lens; a second imaging optical system including a second imaging lens arranged to face first imaging lens; first and second shielding members. The first shielding member is arranged at a position where an edge portion thereof on a side closer to top surface in a sub-scanning direction blocks light reflected by first imaging lens. The second shielding member is arranged at a position where an edge portion thereof on a side closer to top surface in sub-scanning direction blocks light that has passed by first shielding member and been reflected by top surface. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124220 | Lens System and Method - An optical system includes a first deformable lens having a membrane with a deformable portion and having a filler material. The optical system also includes a corrective fixed lens. A sensor is configured to receive the light focused by the first deformable lens. An optical path extends through the first deformable lens and to the sensor. The first deformable lens is tuned according to an applied electrical signal in order to directly focus light traversing the optical path onto the sensor. The corrective fixed lens is integral with the first deformable lens and the corrective fixed lens is in direct contact with the filler material of the deformable lens where the light passes through, and is configured to correct monochromatic or polychromatic aberrations. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124221 | CORRESPONDENCE RELATION SPECIFYING METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM, ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR 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 including N two-dimensionally arranged regions and a wavefront sensor including a lens array having N two-dimensionally arranged lenses corresponding to the N regions and an optical detection element for detecting a light intensity distribution including M 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 the wavefront distortion 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 a correspondence relation between the region of the spatial light modulator and the converging spot formed in the wavefront sensor is specified while the compensation for the wavefront distortion is executed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124222 | CORRESPONDENCE RELATION SPECIFYING METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM, WAVEFRONT DISTORTION COMPENSATION METHOD, ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR 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 including N two-dimensionally arranged regions and a wavefront sensor including a lens array having N two-dimensionally arranged lenses corresponding to the N regions and an optical detection element for detecting a light intensity distribution including K converging spots formed by the lens array and configured to receive the optical image after the modulation from the spatial light modulator, wherein a correspondence relation between the region of the spatial light modulator and the converging spot formed in the wavefront sensor is specified. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124223 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A virtual image display apparatus includes a first light guide that not only causes a display light flux incident through a first light incident surface to repeatedly undergo internal reflection to travel in a first direction away from the first light incident surface but also causes part of the display light flux to exit to the outside through areas of a first light exiting surface that is at least one of interfaces with the outside and extends in the first direction, a first light-incident-side diffraction grating that diffracts light incident thereon to cause the diffracted light to enter the first light guide, and a first light-exiting-side diffraction grating that diffracts light incident from the first light guide. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124224 | DASHBOARD SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a dashboard system for a vehicle, including: a dashboard cluster adopted to display vehicle information; an HUD (Head Up Display) cluster controlling unit adopted to receive data of sensors installed in a vehicle from an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) and to calculate the vehicle information; and an HUD projector adopted to project the vehicle information calculated by the HUD cluster controlling unit on the dashboard cluster so that the vehicle information can be displayed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124225 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A head-up display apparatus and a control method are provided. The head-up display apparatus includes a windshield glass that has a transmittance adjustment region and a head-up display that displays an output image through a particular area of the windshield glass. The head-up display includes a display unit with which an imaging device configured to photograph a driver image is integrated and a signal output unit which is electrically connected to the transmittance adjustment region of the windshield glass and outputs a transmittance adjustment signal to the windshield glass in response to an operation of photograph an image by the imaging device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124226 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An optical device which is disposed between a light source section of a display apparatus and a projection target member, includes a first luminous flux diameter enlargement element in which a first light-transmissive layer and a first partially reflective layer are alternately laminated in a first direction, and a second luminous flux diameter enlargement element in which a second light-transmissive layer and a second partially reflective layer are alternately laminated in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The first partially reflective layer and the second partially reflective layer are formed from dielectric multilayered films that have the same film configuration. In addition, the optical device includes a retardation element that is formed from a ½λ retardation plate between a first emission surface of the first luminous flux diameter enlargement element and a second incidence surface of the second luminous flux diameter enlargement element. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124227 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING HEADS-UP DISPLAY MODULES - A device comprising means for engaging said device to at least a portion of an outside surface of a glass of a headwear, means for engaging said device to at least a portion of an inside surface of glass of said headwear, means for mounting a display module or video capturing device and said means for engaging said device to at least a portion of an inside surface of a headwear to said device, and means for adjusting a viewing angle of said display module or video capturing device with a generally 360 degrees rotation. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124228 | Simplified Mirror - This disclosure relates to an optical system and a method for its manufacture. One embodiment of the optical system may include an optical material upon which a multilayer stack may be deposited. The multilayer stack may include a first layer composed on a first surface of the optical material, a second layer composed on the first layer, and a third layer composed on the second layer. Among other possibilities, the first layer may include Al | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124229 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND MOUNTED DISPLAY APPARATUS - An optical element includes a light guide is provided with a incidence section and a emission section, a semitransmissive reflective film is provided in the inside of the light guide, a first diffraction element is provided in the incidence section, and is provided with a plurality of gratings, a second diffraction element is provided in the emission section, and is provided with a plurality of gratings, and a reflective film is provided in the incidence section in a periphery of the first diffraction element, in which the pitch of the plurality of gratings of the first diffraction element is equivalent to the pitch of the plurality of gratings of the second diffraction element, and each extension direction of the plurality of gratings of the first diffraction element is the same direction as each extension direction of the plurality of gratings of the second diffraction element. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124230 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRAWING METHOD - An image display device includes: a light source section adapted to emit a laser beam; a drawing section adapted to make a mirror reflect the laser beam, and rotate the mirror to draw an image; a display section adapted to reflect the laser beam to form a virtual image; a moving section adapted to move the drawing section and the display section in conjunction with each other; a visual line detection section adapted to detect a visual line of an observer observing the virtual image; and a control section adapted to control the moving section in accordance with a movement of the visual line. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124231 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-up display device including a screen; a projector that projects a visual image to the screen using a projection lens; and an image generator that generates a virtual image of the visual image to be visually recognized by a user from the visual image projected to the screen, wherein the visual image is composed of a first visual image and a second visual image; and the image generator generates a first virtual image, which is a virtual image of the first visual image, from the first visual image, and generates a second virtual image, which is a virtual image of the second visual image, from the second visual image. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124232 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light-transmissive layer and a partially reflective layer are mutually laminated in a luminous flux diameter enlargement element. When manufacturing the luminous flux diameter enlargement element, a light-transmissive first substrate, on which a first reflective layer is formed on a first surface, a light-transmissive second substrate, on which a first partially reflective layer is formed on a first surface, and which is formed so as to have equivalent thickness to the first substrate, and a third substrate, on which a second reflective layer is formed on a first surface, are laminated toward the same direction as a lamination direction of the respective first surfaces. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124233 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - A three-dimensional display system is provided, comprising: a display device; a three-dimensional grating, located on a light emitting side of the display device; and a refractive index adjusting device, disposed between the display device and the three-dimensional grating, wherein the refractive index adjusting device adjusts a viewing distance of the three-dimensional display system by changing a refractive index of outgoing light emitted from the display device to the three-dimensional grating. The viewing distance of the three-dimensional display system is changeable, so that the three-dimensional display system has enhanced space adaptability and a wider application range. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124234 | STEREOSCOPIC VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXING - Visual display systems are described having means for generating stereoscopic images, a device for visual display of said stereoscopic images having a projector and a semitransparent screen; and a pair of stereoscopic spectacles. The projector according to the invention has an imager and an interference filter, the spectral transmission of which has at least one transmission band of determined width centred around a wavelength, said wavelength being dependent on the incidence of the light on said interference filter. The projector has means allowing the angular position of the filter to be varied between two determined positions so as to transmit, according to the position, either a first spectral band or a second spectral band. The pair of stereoscopic spectacles has a first lens transmitting the first spectral band and blocking the second spectral band and a second lens providing the opposite function. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124235 | INTEGRAL IMAGING THREE-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND THE ADOPTED OPTICAL APPARATUS THEREOF - An integral imaging 3D LCD and the optical apparatus thereof are disclosed. The integral imaging 3D LCD includes a lens array, a display panel, a light-tuning panel arranged between the lens array and the display panel. The display panel comprises a plurality of light-tuning units corresponding to different lens or different combinations of the lens of the lens array, the light-tuning panel remains in the same position with respect to the lens array and the display panel during operations. The light-tuning unit comprises electrodes and light-tuning material, when the electrodes are applied with a voltage, the light-tuning material transmits light beams from the display panel to the lens array to change a transmission direction of the light beams. In this way, the viewing angle of the integral imaging 3D LCD is enlarged. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124236 | MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention provides a multi-view display in which a view forming arrangement comprises a first view forming structure spaced by a first distance from the display panel for providing multiple views across a first direction, and a second view forming arrangement spaced by a second distance from the display panel for providing multiple views across a second perpendicular direction. The angular width of the multiple views in the two directions can thus be independently defined. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124237 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT - An image display device includes a display panel displaying an image, and a diffractive element formed to operate in a 2D mode or a 3D mode so that the image of the display panel is perceived as a 2D image or a 3D image after passing through the diffractive element. In the image display device, the diffractive element includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a first electrode layer formed on the first substrate that includes a plurality of zones, a second electrode layer formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Further, when the diffractive element operates in the 3D mode, a common voltage is applied to the second electrode layer, and polarity of voltages applied to the first electrode layer with respect to the common voltage is inverted every zone. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124238 | OPTICAL POLARISATION DEVICE FOR A STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROJECTOR - An optical polarization device for a stereoscopic image projector, including: a polarizer optical element including two beam splitter-polarizer plates, joined to one another; first and second optical reflectors configured to modify, respectively, a trajectory of first and second light beams reflected such that the reflected and transmitted light beams are projected to form one and same stereoscopic image; first, second, and third polarization modulators configured to selectively switch the optical polarization, respectively, of a transmitted light beam, of the first and of the second reflected light beams, between the first and second states of optical polarization; and a control circuit for the polarization modulators. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124239 | POLARIZATION-DEPENDENT LENS STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a polarization-dependent lens structure. The lens structure includes an optically-isotropic polymer layer having a reverse lens shape on a first surface and a lens portion where the surface of the optically-isotropic polymer layer is filled with liquid crystalline polymers, nano-scale 1D lattice structures (nano-scale grooves) are formed on an upper surface thereof, and the liquid crystalline polymers are aligned by the nano-scale 1D lattice structures along a direction of long axes of the 1D lattice structures, wherein it is determined according to a polarization direction of incident light whether or not the polarization-dependent lens structure operates as a lens. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124240 | SURFACE MOUNT DEVICE TYPE LASER MODULE - A surface mount device type laser module includes a housing, a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode, a diffractive optical element and a base. The base is accommodated within the housing, and the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode is integrated into the base. The base includes at least one surface transmission structure. The at least one surface transmission structure is exposed outside the base and the housing. An electronic signal is transmitted through the at least one surface transmission structure. Since the laser module is equipped with the diffractive optical element, the laser diffraction projection efficacy is achieved. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124241 | LASER ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An Electrically Switchable Bragg Grating (ESBG) despeckler device comprising at least one ESBG element recorded in a hPDLC sandwiched between transparent substrates to which transparent conductive coatings have been applied. At least one of said coatings is patterned to provide a two-dimensional array of independently switchable ESBG pixels. Each ESBG pixel has a first unique speckle state under said first applied voltage and a second unique speckle state under said second applied voltage. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124242 | Optical Unit with Shake Correction Function - Provided is an optical unit with a shake correction function, said optical unit being capable of ensuring a space wherein a drive mechanism and the like are positioned between a side surface of an optical module and a side surface of a stationary body, even when the optical module is supported by a gimbal mechanism in such a manner as to be able to swing with respect to the stationary body. In the optical unit, a gimbal mechanism is disposed by utilizing corners of an optical module and corners of a square tube-shaped body section of a stationary body. In other words, the optical unit is configured in such a manner that: a rectangular movable frame is positioned between a rectangular second frame of the optical module and a rectangular frame secured to the square tube-shaped body section); and a first corner and a third corner of the movable frame are swingably supported by corners of the rectangular frame. The optical unit is further configured in such a manner that a second corner and a fourth corner of the moveable frame swingably support corners of the second frame. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124243 | Anti-Vibration Optical System - An anti-vibration optical system is an observation optical system including, in sequence from an object side, an objective optical system, an erecting prism, and an ocular optical system, wherein: in sequence from the object side, the objective optical system includes a first lens group having a positive refracting power and a second lens group having a negative refracting power; in sequence from the object side, the second lens group comprises a positive lens group having a positive refracting power and a negative lens group having a negative refracting power; and an image position can be changed by the negative lens group of the second lens group being displaced in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124244 | HINGE WITH CIRCULAR CAM EYELETS, FOR THE ELASTIC ARTICULATED JOINING OF THE TEMPLES TO THE FRONT OF AN EYEGLASS FRAME - A hinge for the articulated joining of eyeglass frame temples to their respective end pieces of the front of the frame, without requiring welding of eyelets or of other joining parts to the end pieces of the front and temple. The hinge is constituted by a pair of independent outer eyelets engaged with two tines provided at the hingeing end of the temple, and by a middle eyelet ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124245 | CUSTOMIZED LENS DEVICE AND METHOD - A system and method for identifying a custom contact lens for a patient. The method includes receiving as input results from a bare eye examination of a patient including at least a measured sphere power; receiving as input a target or actual measured sphere power of a selected fitting lens; receiving as input results of an over-refraction examination of a patient wearing the fitting lens, wherein the results of the over-refraction examination include at least a measured sphere power; calculating the power delivered by the fitting lens on the patient's eye based on input received from the bare eye examination and over-refraction examinations; calculating an Effectiveness Ratio using the calculated power delivered by the fitting lens and the target or actual measured sphere power of the fitting lens; and calculating a custom lens power for the patient using the Effectiveness Ratio and measured sphere power from the bare eye examination. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124246 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPTICAL EQUIPMENT - Method implemented by computer for determining an optical equipment including at least an optical lens and a spectacle frame, the lens being adapted to be mounted in the frame, the method including:
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| 20160124247 | Head Alignment Eyewear Devices for Sports Applications and Methods of Using the Same - An optical viewing device, consisting of glasses, goggles, visor or other head-worn device, comprised of a vertical aperture, or apertures, designed to limit an athlete's visual field of view and increase the user's focus on the ball position. In this manner, the athlete's eye to ball alignment is enhanced, leading to reduced head movements during use. The improved performance is directly enhanced by the improved eye-ball alignment and reduced head movement during the sporting activity. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124248 | WAKE CIRCUIT FOR POWERED OPHTHALMIC LENS - A wake circuit is designed to minimize leakage current from a battery or other suitable energy source connected to various electronic components. The wake circuit essentially connects/disconnects or couples/decouples the battery or other power source from the other components when the device is in a storage state or otherwise idle. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124249 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE VALUE OF A PARAMETER FOR CUSTOMISING A VISUAL COMPENSATION DEVICE - A method for determining at least one value of a customisation parameter for a visual compensation device includes the following steps: a) a user ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124250 | PIXELATED TUNABLE COLOR FILTER - Methods and apparatus using generating multiple color images in a single exposure. In one implementation, an imaging apparatus is provided that includes an image sensor array including a plurality of image sensor elements. The imaging apparatus also includes a dispersive element configured to rotate incident linearly polarized radiation by a rotation angle to produce rotated linearly polarized radiation having at least two polarization angles, wherein the rotation angle is determined based, at least in part, on a wavelength of the incident linearly polarized radiation. The imaging apparatus also includes a pixelated polarizing filter configured to receive the rotated linearly polarized radiation from the dispersive element and selectively pass the rotated linearly polarized radiation to the image sensor array, wherein the rotated linearly polarized radiation is selectively passed based on the polarization angle of the rotated linearly polarized radiation. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124251 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCORPORATING A BANDGAP TEMPERATURE SENSOR - An optical device that includes means for thermal stabilization and control is described. The optical device can be a ring resonator, or another device that requires accurate control of the phase of the optical signal. In an example involving an optical resonator, a thermal stabilization system includes a temperature sensor, a control circuit, and a heater local to the resonator. The temperature sensor can be a bandgap temperature sensor formed of a pair of matched p/n junctions biased in operation at different junction currents. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124252 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CURVED DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a curved display apparatus is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes forming a curved display panel including a plurality of pixels and a controller configured to respectively apply a plurality of electrical signals to the pixels. The method also includes arranging the curved display panel, a lens, and a camera such that the lens is interposed between the curved display panel and the camera and respectively applying, by the controller, the electrical signals to the pixels. The method further includes obtaining optical information with the camera while the electrical signals are applied to the pixels and setting the controller based at least in part on the obtained optical information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124253 | Automated Detection Method - An automated detection method comprises steps of: moving at least one panel to a first detection station by a first automatic loading device for an automated lighting detection of the panel; assembling the panel with at least one polarizer and at least one circuit board to obtain a display module and moving the display module to a second detection station by a second automatic loading device for an automated optical detection and an automated lighting detection of the display module; and combining the display module and a backlight module to form a display device and moving the display device to a third detection station by a third automatic loading device for an automated lighting detection of the display device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124254 | DISPLAY PANEL AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE INCLUDED IN THE SAME - Provided are a display panel and a thin film transistor array substrate. According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a display panel includes: a first substrate including a pixel area and a non-pixel area; a second substrate that faces the first substrate; and a crack guide groove disposed on a surface of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124255 | DISPLAY COMPONENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A display component includes a glass substrate GS including a display area AA and a non-display area NAA surrounding the display area AA, a color filter | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124256 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exemplary embodiment provides a liquid crystal display including: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a roof layer disposed to face the pixel electrode; and a capping layer disposed on the roof layer, wherein a plurality of microcavities are disposed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, the microcavities form a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal material, a liquid crystal injection portion is formed between the microcavities, the capping layer is disposed to cover the liquid crystal injection portion, and the capping layer includes a light-blocking material and a water-soluble polymer material. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124257 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, an array substrate includes an active area in the shape of a rectangle, and first, second third and fourth end portions, surrounding the active area. A source control circuit is electrically connected with one end of the source lines drawn to the third end portion from the active area. First and second common terminals of a common potential are formed in the first end portion. A power supply line is electrically connected with the first common terminal and extends along the second, third and fourth end portions in this order, and connected with the second common terminal. A branch wiring is electrically connected with an intermediate portion of the electric power supply line and the source control circuit, and extending in the first direction. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124258 | SINGLE-SUBSTRATE DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device with a simplified manufacturing method is presented. The display device includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a roof layer formed to be separated from the pixel electrode via a plurality of microcavities on the pixel electrode; a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavities; and an encapsulation layer formed on the roof layer and sealing the microcavities, wherein the roof layer includes a partition positioned between the plurality of microcavities, and the partition has a width decreases with increasing distance from the substrate. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124259 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate includes an insulating substrate including a pierced portion, a pad electrode formed on the insulating substrate, and a signal line electrically connected to the pad electrode, a wiring board includes an interconnecting wiring and located under the insulating substrate, and a conductive material provided in the pierced portion and electrically connecting the pad electrode and the interconnecting wiring to each other. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124260 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A curved liquid crystal display and a method of manufacturing it are presented. The display includes: a substrate having a central portion; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; and a roof layer disposed to face the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer and formed by a plurality of microcavities, wherein the microcavities hold a liquid crystal material, wherein a difference between a maximum cell gap and a minimum cell gap in each of the microcavities increases with distance from the central portion of the substrate. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124261 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display includes: providing a pixel electrode on an insulation substrate; providing a sacrificial layer on the pixel electrode; providing a common electrode on the sacrificial layer; providing a photoresist layer on the common electrode; exposing a portion of the photoresist layer, common electrode and the sacrificial layer with light; developing the portion of the photoresist layer exposed with the light; etching a layer between the photoresist layer and the sacrificial layer using the developed photoresist layer as a mask to expose the portion of the sacrificial layer exposed with the light; removing the portion of the sacrificial layer exposed with the light; providing a roof layer on the insulation substrate and etching the roof layer to form a liquid crystal injection hole therein; and removing the sacrificial layer exposed through the liquid crystal injection hole to form a microcavity. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124262 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The embodiments of the present invention provide a display panel, a method for manufacturing the display panel, a display device, and a method for manufacturing the display device, relating to the technical field of display, thereby solving the problem that the anti-reflection effect of AR film is poor, since attaching an AR film can only achieve a zero reflection within a narrow wavelength range. The method for manufacturing a display panel comprises forming a black matrix on a first surface of a base substrate, and defining a plurality of display units with the criss-cross black matrix; forming a photoresist on a second surface of the base substrate; performing a curing process for the photoresist corresponding to the position of the display units; removing the photoresist corresponding to the position of the black matrix; and performing a texturing process for a portion of the second surface of the base substrate corresponding to the position of the black matrix. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124263 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Provided is a liquid crystal display, including a first substrate including a plurality of pixel regions including a transmissive light area and a non-transmissive light area, a second substrate facing the first substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the pixel regions includes color filters disposed on a base substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on each of the color filters at the transmissive light area and a black column spacer at a region except a region corresponding to the transsmissive light area, wherein the each of the color filters has substantially rectangular shape with a long side and a short side, and wherein the long side has a recess portion in which a part of a long side corresponding to the non-transmissive light area is removed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124264 | COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL PANELS AND THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - A compensation structure of liquid crystal panels is disclosed. The compensation structure includes a liquid crystal panel and a first polarizing film and a second polarizing film arranged on two opposite surfaces of the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel comprises a liquid crystal layer having a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. An anisotropy reflective index of the liquid crystal layer is Δn, the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is d, and a pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules is θ. The first compensation film is a biaxial compensation film, and an in-plane retardation value and a thickness retardation value of the first compensation film are respectively Ro1 and Rth1. The second compensation film is the single-axial compensation film, and the thickness retardation value of the second compensation film is Rth2, wherein: 324.3 nm≦Δn×d≦342.7 nm; 85°≦θ<90°; 55 nm≦Ro1≦78 nm; 208 nm≦Rth1≦293 nm; Y1 nm≦Rth2≦Y2 nm; Y1=0.001897×(Rth1) | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124265 | POLARIZER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLARIZER AND DISPLAY PANEL - A polarizer includes a base substrate and a wire grid array disposed on the base substrate. The wire grid array includes a plurality of linear patterns that extend in a first direction and are spaced apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction. The linear patterns include a metal layer and a metal oxide layer including an oxide of a metal included in the metal layer. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124266 | PLANAR LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device including a circuit substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer comprising a plurality of openings where respective light sources are located; a plurality of light regulating patterns disposed at an edge of the reflection layer and at an inclination with respect to the reflection layer, wherein corresponding light regulating patterns are disposed closer to the edge of the reflection layer at first areas aligned with the respective light sources than light regulating patterns at second areas between the first areas; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124267 | PLANAR LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device including a circuit substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer comprising a plurality of openings where respective light sources are located; a plurality of absorbers disposed at an edge of the reflection layer and at an inclination with respect to the reflection layer, wherein the plurality of absorbers have a greater density at first areas aligned with the respective light sources than at second areas between the first areas; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124268 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A fixing rib ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124269 | BACKLIGHT UNIT HAVING UNIFORM BRIGHTNESS - A backlight unit according to an embodiment of the inventive concept includes a driving substrate and a plurality of first clusters and a plurality of second clusters arranged in rows and columns on the driving substrate, wherein the first clusters and the second clusters are alternately arranged in each row on the driving substrate, wherein at least one of the first clusters and at least one of the second clusters are repeatedly disposed in each column on the driving substrate, wherein each of the first clusters and each of the second clusters includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), the first and second clusters having structures inverted to each other, wherein each of LEDs that are most adjacent to a row directional edge of the driving substrate, among the LEDs of the first and second clusters, is connected in parallel to a resistor. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124270 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TV RECEIVER - The backlight device includes: a plurality of LEDs arranged in a row; and a light guide plate having, on the long-side side faces, light-entering faces into which light emitted from the plurality of LEDs enters, the light guide plate further having side faces that respectively abut the light-entering faces | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124271 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A backlight unit that includes a light source driving substrate and first and second light source units connected to the light source driving substrate. The first light source unit includes first and second light sources respectively emitting a first light having a first color and a second light having a second color. The second light source unit may include third and fourth light sources respectively emitting a third light having the first color and a fourth light having the second color. The first light source unit emits a first white color light having a first white color coordinate by mixing the first light and the second light and the second light source unit emits a second white color light having a second white color coordinate by mixing the third light and the fourth light. The first and second white color coordinates belong to different white color coordinate areas. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124272 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In summary, when the alignment layer aligns the adjacent liquid crystal molecules while producing the pretilt, the present invention basically forms a different pretilt of the alignment layer of the upper substrate or the alignment layer of the lower substrate, or basically forms a different pretilt of the alignment layer of the high gray subpixel and the alignment layer of the low gray subpixel in one pixel, and as a result, the visibility is improved in the sides (the upper side or the right and left sides). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124273 | CURVED DISPLAY PANEL AND CURVED DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a curved display panel and a curved display apparatus. The curved display panel comprises a curved color filter substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a curved thin film transistor array substrate. The curved color filter substrate comprises a first curved substrate, a color-resisting array layer, a first protective layer and a common electrode; the curved thin film transistor array substrate comprises a second curved substrate and a pixel array layer. The present invention can diminish the dark fringes appearing in border areas of different domains. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124274 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a color filter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a thin film transistor array substrate. The color filter substrate includes a first substrate, a color resist array layer, a black matrix layer, a first protective layer, and a common electrode. The thin film transistor array substrate includes a second substrate and a pixel array layer. The pixel array layer is provided with a pixel unit array, a signal line array, and a thin film transistor switch array. A light leakage phenomenon can be effectively prevented. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124275 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING IMPROVED TRANSMITTANCE - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display including: a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel each configured to display a different color; and pixel electrodes disposed in each of the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel, wherein each pixel electrode includes a plurality of branch electrodes, a width of a third branch electrode disposed in the third pixel is smaller than that of a second branch electrode disposed in the second pixel, and the third pixel is configured to display blue. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124276 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The embodiments of the present invention provide a liquid crystal display panel and driving method thereof. The liquid crystal display panel may comprise a substrate and a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the substrate to generate a driving electrical field, wherein each of the first electrodes is disposed in two pixel units which are adjacent in a first direction, and each of the second electrodes is disposed in two pixel units which are adjacent in the first direction, the first electrodes and the second electrodes are disposed alternately by offsetting one pixel unit in the first direction, and the first direction is a row direction or a column direction. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124277 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved display device includes a display substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. The display substrate is curved along a first direction and includes a pixel electrode and a second alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode. The opposite substrate is coupled to the display substrate to be curved along the first direction and includes a common electrode and a first alignment layer disposed on the common electrode. The first alignment layer comprises different material from the second alignment layer. The pixel electrode includes branch portions extending in a direction inclined with respect to the first direction when viewed in a plan view, and a pitch, which is defined by a sum of a width of each branch portion and a distance between the branch portions, is within a range from about 7.5 micrometers to about 8.5 micrometers. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124278 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Each of branch portions of a pixel electrode and inclined portions of data lines extends in a direction different from an x direction and a y direction in a pixel region and inclined with respect to the y direction. Further, a liquid crystal layer is orientated in a direction different from the x direction and the y direction in the pixel region and inclined with respect to the y direction. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124279 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ARRAY SUBSTRATE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING LIQUID CRYSTAL ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A liquid crystal (LC) array substrate includes a number of pixel regions, each pixel region includes a main region, a sub-region, and an adjustment thin film transistor (TFT), the adjustment TFT adjusts a ratio of voltage of the main region and the sub-region to achieve a LCS design. The main region comprises a first TFT and a main region array common electrode lead wire, the sub-region comprises a second TFT and a sub-region array common electrode lead wire, and the main region array common electrode lead wire and the sub-region array common electrode lead wire are electrically isolated. The main region array common electrode lead wire of all pixel regions of the LC array substrate are connected to a main region conductive pad, the sub-region array common electrode lead wire of all pixel regions of the LC array substrate are connected to a sub-region conductive pad. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124280 | In-Cell Touch Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus, Method Of Manufacturing The Same, Method Of Manufacturing Thin Film Transistor Array Substrate, And Method Of Manufacturing Color Filter Array Substrate - Disclosed are an in-cell touch liquid crystal display (LCD) device based on a twisted nematic (TN) mode, a method of manufacturing the same, a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate, and a method of manufacturing a color filter array substrate. The TFT array substrate includes a TFT disposed in a pixel area defined by an intersecting gate line and data line, a conductive line disposed on the TFT, and a transparent conductive layer in electrical contact with the conductive line. The color filter array substrate includes a light shield layer, a color filter, an overcoat layer covering the light shield layer and the color filter, a column spacer disposed on the overcoat layer, and a common electrode disposed on the overcoat layer and the column spacer, where the conductive line supplies the common electrode with a common voltage or a touch driving signal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124281 | Active Liquid-Crystal 3D Glasses - The invention relates to the field of display technology, and can be used in systems for the free-dimensional representation of information. Active liquid-crystal 3D glasses are proposed which comprise a synchronization signal receiver, an independent power source, an electronic driver and two liquid-crystal shutters such that the liquid crystal in the latter is ferroelectric, wherein the boundary conditions for indicated liquid crystal, determined by a square coefficient of the anchoring energy of molecules in the liquid-crystal layer with the boundary surface of a dielectric or orienting coating, are related in a specific manner to the magnitude of the helix pitch and the thickness of the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer. A range is also proposed for selecting the thickness of the ferroelectric liquid-crystal layer and the condition for implementing the dielectric coating, a low-voltage power element and the electronic driver. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124282 | ELECTROCHROMIC LITHIUM NICKEL GROUP 5 MIXED METAL OXIDES - Multi-layer devices comprising a layer of an electrochromic lithium nickel oxide composition on a first substrate, the lithium nickel oxide composition comprising lithium, nickel and a Group 5 metal selected from niobium, tantalum and a combination thereof. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124283 | CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling transitions in an optically switchable device. In one aspect, a controller for a tintable window may include a processor, an input for receiving output signals from sensors, and instructions for causing the processor to determine a level of tint of the tintable window, and an output for controlling the level of tint in the tintable window. The instructions may include a relationship between the received output signals and the level of tint, with the relationship employing output signals from an exterior photosensor, an interior photosensor, an occupancy sensor, an exterior temperature sensor, and a transmissivity sensor. In some instances, the controller may receive output signals over a network and/or be interfaced with a network, and in some instances, the controller may be a standalone controller that is not interfaced with a network. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124284 | ELECTROPHORETIC INSULATED GLASS UNIT - An electrophoretic insulated glass unit (IGU) comprises an electrophoretic laminate and a pane spaced apart from the electrophoretic laminate, the respective inner faces of the laminate and the pane defining a sealed cavity there between. An outer face of the electrophoretic laminate is in contact with an environment. One inner face of the cavity has a coating that is transparent to visible light and which rejects infrared light greater than a cut-off wavelength. The electrophoretic laminate includes an electrophoretic device including charged particles of at least one type in an electrophoretic cell, the particles being responsive to an electric field applied to the electrophoretic device to move between: a first extreme light state in which particles are maximally spread within the cell to lie in the path of sunlight through the cell and to strongly absorb visible sunlight transmitted through the cell and a second extreme light state in which the particles are maximally concentrated within the cell to remove them from the path of sunlight through the cell and to substantially transmit visible sunlight through the cell. The coating is arranged to direct thermal radiation emitted by the charged particles to the environment in contact with the outer face, and the sealed cavity is arranged to direct thermal conduction diffusing from the charged particles to the environment in contact with the outer face. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124285 | System and Method to Produce Tunable Synthesized Optical Frequency - A control circuit for generating an optical output at a target frequency using a single-frequency laser is provided. The control circuit includes a micro-ring resonator configured to generate a frequency comb of a plurality of comb frequencies based on a source frequency, a carrier-envelope offset interferometer configured to determine a carrier-envelope offset frequency of the frequency comb, a tunable filter configured to select a subset of comb frequencies of the frequency comb based on the target frequency, and a spectrometer configured to resolve ambiguities in overlap between the subset of comb frequencies and the frequency comb, and refine the subset of comb frequencies to a single comb frequency for output. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124286 | GENERATOR OF AT LEAST THREE COHERENT LASER BEAMS IN THE INFRARED AND VISIBLE DOMAIN - According to a first aspect, the invention relates to a generator of at least three coherent laser beams at least one beam of which is in the infrared domain and at least one beam of which is in the visible domain, comprising: an elementary source for emitting a first continuous-wave laser beam, at a first given infrared wavelength; a nonlinear crystal frequency doubler, allowing, from a first beam sampled from the first laser beam at the first wavelength, a second laser beam to be generated at a second wavelength; and a nonlinear crystal sum frequency generator, allowing, from a second beam sampled from the first laser beam at the first wavelength and from the second laser beam at the second wavelength, a third laser beam to be generated at a third wavelength. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124287 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SIGHTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for calibrating a sighting system comprising a viewfinder and an optic for detecting the position of an object in space, characterised in that it comprises the determination of a control law to apply to the viewfinder to aim at the object as a function of its position, said position being determined in a frame of reference of the detection optic and the control law comprising two angular controls and a focusing control of the viewfinder, expressed as a function of the relative positions between the object to aim at and an intersection point of all the lines of sight of the viewfinder,
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| 20160124288 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMERA AUTOFOCUS BASED ON WI-FI RANGING TECHNIQUE - Methods and apparatus for capturing an image using an automatic focus are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method is disclosed which includes communicating, using a camera, with a wireless device via a wireless communication network. The method further includes determining a distance between the camera and the wireless device using the wireless communication network and adjusting a focus of the camera based upon the determined distance. Finally, the method includes capturing an image using the adjusted focus of the camera. In some aspects, this method may be done on a smartphone or digital camera which includes Wi-Fi capabilities. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124289 | USER SECURED WRIST STRAP FOR CAMERA - This is a camera strap which encircles the user's wrist in the manner of a cinching-style mechanism which is user adjustable and/or adjusted by the hanging weight of the attached camera. The strap utilizes the two connecting points on either side of the camera body. The cinching wrist strap will attach to those two connecting points via a loop of webbing and retention clips. Quick release buckles allow the user to disconnect and/or interchange straps in a quick manner. This method of attaching the camera to the user's wrist allows ease of use and offers additional security. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124290 | DUAL LENS MOUNT ON A MOBILE DEVICE CASE - A camera lens and a mobile device case for mounting the camera lens are provided. The camera lens may include a dual mount to allow the lens to couple to a variety of receiving mounts on the mobile device case. The dual mount may comprise first and second mounting systems, such as a bayonet mounting system and a screw mount system. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124291 | CAMERA AND HOT SHOE CONNECTOR FOR CAMERA FUNCTIONAL ACCESSORIES - The present invention discloses a hot shoe connector for camera functional accessories. On the camera functional accessory body exposed in the middle part of the hot shoe connector, there is fixedly provided with a set of at least two groups of electrical contacts which may match with at least two types of camera hot shoes respectively. In the electrical contact set, there is provided with a multi-functional electrical contact, with its first part corresponding to contact of camera shot shoe of a first type and its second part corresponding to contact of camera hot shoe of a second type which transmits the same type of data. The electrical contact set is connected to an auto detection control unit. The multi-functional contact also includes a second shared trigger with its first part corresponding to a first clock contact of camera hot shoe of the first type and its second part corresponding to a second clock contact of camera hot shoe of the second type. With modification to the structure, the present invention may avoid short circuit caused by wear to electrical contacts of hot shoe connector. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124292 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A light source device including a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a cooling member having a plurality of cooling surfaces, the cooling member being configured to cool the plurality of solid-state light sources provided on the respective cooling surfaces. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124293 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, PROJECTOR, AND PROJECTION SYSTEM - A light source device includes a discharge lamp configured to emit light, a discharge lamp driving unit configured to supply a driving current for driving the discharge lamp to the discharge lamp, and a control unit configured to control the discharge lamp driving unit. A driving current waveform of the driving current alternately has a first period and a second period. An absolute value of the driving current during the first period is smaller than an absolute value of the driving current during the second period. The control unit is configured to supply an alternating current as the driving current to the discharge lamp during the first period. A frequency of the alternating current during the first period is equal to or higher than 750 Hz. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124294 | IMAGING DEVICE AND MOUNTING APPARATUS - An imaging device includes a lens, a light pipe, a cover, and a mounting base. The cover can be coupled to the mounting base. The cover defines a groove and includes a latching plate and a mounting plate. The latching plate and the mounting plate are located at two opposite sides of the groove. The mounting plate defines a mounting hole. The mounting base defines a slot, a limiting slot corresponding to the latching plate, and a plurality of securing holes. When the imaging device is assembled, the latching plate is engaged in the limiting slot, a fastener is inserted into the mounting hole and engaged in the corresponding securing hole. The lens and the light pipe are received in the slot and the groove. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124295 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY INCLUDING A SCREEN WITH PATTERNED LIGHT DEFLECTIVE ELEMENTS - A transparent display device includes a screen that has a plurality of light deflecting elements that are separated by transparent areas, and a projector device. The projector device is configured to direct light onto the light deflecting elements and not onto the transparent areas. The display device may include a first screen and a second screen separated longitudinally relative to the projector, wherein each screen respectively has a plurality of light deflecting elements. The projector is configured to direct light onto the light deflecting elements and not onto the transparent areas of the two screens such that light from the first and second light deflecting elements appear in different virtual depth planes. Alternatively, a single screen may have first and second pluralities of light deflecting elements of different optical powers, such that light from the first and second light deflecting elements appear in different virtual depth planes. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124296 | PANORAMIC IMAGING HEAD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM USING SAME - A panoramic photography head for easily photographing a plurality of images having different orientations without any vignetting in order to generate a panoramic image and to provide a photography system using the panoramic photography head are provided. A panoramic photography system includes a digital camera body that has a lens having a predetermined field of view at a front end thereof and can photograph a digital image; a panoramic photography head connected to a lower surface of the digital camera body; and a legged platform connected to a lower surface of the panoramic photography head. The panoramic photography head includes: an approximately horizontal upper plate having a second connector for realizing non-rotatably connection to the first connector; a vignetting preventing extension that is bent downward from the upper plate to secure a predetermined gap so as to prevent the panoramic photography head and the legged platform from being photographed in an image; and a lower plate that extends approximately horizontally and toward a front side from a lower end of the vignetting preventing extension and has a legged platform connector for connection to the legged platform. The legged platform connector is positioned vertically under a nodal point of the lens. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124297 | EUV MASK WITH ITO ABSORBER TO SUPPRESS OUT OF BAND RADIATION - The present disclosure also provides a photolithography mask. The photolithography mask includes a substrate that contains a low thermal expansion material (LTEM). A reflective structure is disposed over the substrate. A capping layer is disposed over the reflective structure. An absorber layer is disposed over the capping layer. The absorber layer contains an indium tin oxide (ITO) material. In some embodiments, the ITO material has a SnO | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124298 | CONDUCTIVE FILM COATED SUBSTRATE, MULTILAYER REFLECTIVE FILM COATED SUBSTRATE, REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK, REFLECTIVE MASK, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is a conductive film coated substrate, including a conductive film formed thereon. In a relationship between a bearing area (%) and a bearing depth (nm) that are obtained by measuring, with an atomic force microscope, a region of 1 μm×1 μm of a surface of the conductive film, the surface of the conductive film satisfies a relationship that (BA | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124299 | TRANSMISSION BALANCING FOR PHASE SHIFT MASK WITH A TRIM MASK - Implementations described and claimed herein include photolithography technology to alleviate the imbalance of transmission intensity induced. In one implementation, a method comprises exposing an alternating phase shift mask (Alt-PSM) and a trim mask, wherein an exposure placement of the trim mask is shifted relative to an exposure placement of the Alt-PSM. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160124300 | Cut-Mask Patterning Process for FIN-Like Field Effect Transistor (FINFET) Device - Disclosed is a mask for use in a lithography system having a defined resolution. The mask comprises first and second patterns that are greater than the defined resolution and a sub-resolution feature that is less than the defined resolution. Portions of the first and second patterns are positioned close to each other and separated by the sub-resolution feature in an intersection area. The size and shape of the sub-resolution feature are such that when the mask is used in the lithography system, a resulting pattern includes the first and second patterns interconnected with each other through the interconnection area. | 2016-05-05 |
