| 27th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20150185408 | PROTECTIVE COVER - A protective cover is adapted to cover a display region of a mobile electronic device. The protective cover includes a fixed side, a movable side, and a flexible portion connecting the fixed side and the movable side. The fixed side is adapted to detachably fix the mobile electronic device. The movable side is adapted to cover the display region and has a transparent plate and a light source device. The transparent plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and at least one light incident surface capable of connecting the first and second surfaces. The light source device is disposed adjacent to the light incident surface. Light generated from the light source device enters the transparent plate and then reaches the display region through the first surface of the transparent plate. The display region receives the light and displays an image through the transparent plate. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185409 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING LIGHT LEAKAGE PREVENTING UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a backlight assembly including: a light source which generates and emits light; a light leakage preventing member including a first horizontal portion and a first vertical portion; a light guide plate including a light input surface and a light output surface; an optical sheet disposed on the light output surface of the light guide plate; and a bottom chassis configured to receive the light source, the light leakage preventing member and the light guide plate therein, in which the light source is disposed at a side of the light guide plate, the first vertical portion of the light leakage preventing member is attached to a rear surface of the light source, and the first horizontal portion is positioned above the light source to overlap a portion of the light output surface of the light guide plate. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185410 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes a light source portion configured to emit light and a wavelength conversion member disposed on an upper portion of the light source portion. The wavelength conversion member is configured to convert a wavelength of the light emitted from the light source portion. A light guide plate is disposed on a side portion of the wavelength conversion member. The light guide plate is configured to receive wavelength-converted light from the wavelength conversion member. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185411 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A backlight device | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185412 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A light source module including a light guide and a light source is provided. An end of the light guide has a light incident surface, and the other end of the light guide has at least three light-guiding branches. The light-guiding branches respectively extend along different extending directions and each light-guiding branch has a light emitting surface. The light source is adapted for providing a light beam, wherein the light beam enters the light guide through the light incident surface and the light beam exits the light guide from the light emitting surfaces. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185413 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT OPTICAL GRATINGS WITH REDUCED THICKNESS REQUIREMENTS AND IMPEDANCE-MATCHING LAYERS - An optical grating comprising a grating layer and two surface layers, the layers being arranged with the grating layer between the surface layers. The grating layer comprises a set of multiple, discrete, elongated first grating regions that comprise a first dielectric material and are arranged with intervening elongated second grating regions. The bulk refractive index of the dielectric material of the first grating regions is larger than the bulk refractive index of the second grating regions. The first surface layer comprises a first impedance matching layer, and the second surface layer comprises either (i) a second impedance matching layer or (ii) a reflective layer. Each said impedance matching layer is arranged to reduce reflection of an optical signal transmitted through the corresponding surface of the grating layer, relative to reflection of the optical signal in the absence of said impedance matching layer. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185414 | Endoscope, exoscope or microscope and a method for illuminating a manipulation region of an endoscope, exoscope or microscope - An endoscope, exoscope or microscope, including an optical fibre bundle for transmitting light from the proximal end to the distal end, the optical fibre bundle showing a contiguous bundle at the proximal end and a plurality of partial bundles or else individual fibres at the distal end. Furthermore, it shows a light source for coupling light into the one proximal end of the optical fibre bundle and including a multiplicity of individually actuatable individual-light sources arranged in an array-like manner, and a control unit for actuating the individual-light sources using an assignment function which represents the assignment of a proximal fibre end to a partial bundle. Here, the proximal ends of the fibres which are assigned to one partial bundle are arranged on a surface in such a way that proximal ends of fibres assigned to a different partial bundle are arranged therebetween. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185415 | Structure for Optical Waveguide and Contact Wire Intersection - A device and a method for manufacturing the device are presented. The device includes a ridge, a peninsula formation, and a conductive trace. The ridge is defined within a semiconducting material. The peninsula formation is also defined within the semiconducting material and is adjacent to the ridge such that a gap exists between an end face of the peninsula formation and a side wall of the ridge. The conductive trace bridges across the gap such that the conductive trace runs over a top surface of the peninsula and a top surface of the ridge. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185416 | SILICON WAVEGUIDES WITH EMBEDDED ACTIVE CIRCUITRY - The present disclosure discloses silicon waveguides with embedded active circuitry fabricated from silicon wafers utilizing photolithographic microfabrication techniques to define waveguide structures and embedded circuit recesses for receiving integrated circuitry. The method of fabricating the waveguides utilizes a double masking layer, one layer of which at least partially defines at least one waveguide and the other layer of which at least partially defines the at least one waveguide and at least one embedded circuit recess. The photolithographic microfabrication techniques are sufficiently precise for the required small structural features of high frequency waveguides and the double masking layer allows the method to be completed more efficiently. The basic fabrication method may be extended to provide batch arrays to mass produce silicon waveguide devices. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185417 | WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE BASED ON LOW FREQUENCY SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS - A structure of a low frequency surface plasmon polariton waveguide includes multiple unit cell blocks arranged at a sub-wavelength period to line up in a one-dimensional line-up direction to form a hollow metallic block periodic structure. Each unit cell blocs includes a body, a penetration section, and an open slot. The penetration section is formed in the unit cell block by extending in a direction perpendicular to the one-dimensional line-up direction so as to define a channel space in the unit cell block. In a low frequency spoof surface plasmon polariton transmission mode, in case of serving as a structure of an antenna, each unit cell block has an electromagnetic field distribution mostly confined in a channel space of the unit cell block; and in case of serving as a waveguide, the electromagnetic field is mostly distributed between two adjacent unit cell blocks with minority distributed in the channel space. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185418 | SUBSTRATE, RELATED DEVICE, AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for manufacturing a substrate may include processing a substrate material member to form a first remaining portion. The first remaining portion has a first cavity. A sidewall the first cavity is oriented at a first angle with respect to at least one of a horizontal plane and a bottom side of the first remaining portion. The method may further include providing a sacrificial material member in the first cavity. The method may further include processing the sacrificial material member when processing the first remaining portion to remove the sacrificial material member and to form a second remaining portion. The second remaining portion has a second cavity. A sidewall the second cavity is oriented at a second angle with respect to at least one of the horizontal plane and a bottom side of the second remaining portion. The second angle is smaller than the first angle. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185419 | OPTICAL-FIBER-SPLICED PORTION REINFORCING HEATING DEVICE - An optical-fiber-spliced portion reinforcing heating device of the invention includes: clamps, a fifth force-applying member that sandwiches an optical fiber and applies a pressing force thereto; a first cam mechanism; a mechanism in which displacement of first cam mechanism controls to grasp the optical fiber by the clamps; heaters; a second force-applying member that sandwiches the sleeve and applies a pressing force thereto; a third cam mechanism; and a mechanism in which displacement of the third cam mechanism control to press the sleeve by the heaters. The same motor controls a force of each force-applying member of the clamps and the heaters by the first and third cam mechanism. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185420 | PORT MAPPING IN FIBER OPTIC NETWORK DEVICES - A fiber optic network device comprising an input port adapted to receive a multi-fiber cable having active optical fibers designated in a consecutive sequence is disclosed. A first plurality and a second plurality of optical fibers are disposed within the fiber optic network device. The first plurality of optical fibers aligns to a first section of the consecutive sequence and a second plurality of optical fibers aligns to a second section of the consecutive sequence. A plurality of drop ports in the fiber optic network device are adapted to optically couple ones of the first plurality of optical fibers to at least one drop cable. A pass-through port is adapted to optically couple the second plurality of optical fibers to a second fiber optic network device through a multi-fiber adapter in a central alignment at the pass-through port. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185421 | SPECTRAL ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD - An illumination device and method including multiple illumination sources such as LEDs, lasing diodes or the like operatively connected to a multi-branch light guide adapted to collect and co-align beams from the illumination sources for delivery of high intensity, spatially uniform illumination. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185422 | DEVICE FOR ROUTING LIGHT AMONG A SET OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES - Light streams are routed. A transparent plate can be provided in which at least 2 waveguides converge on an active region, wherein the active region comprises a switching element, which can be utilized to extract a portion of the light stream or combine two or more wavelength portions for form a subsequent light stream. Cladding material constrains a light stream to a waveguide. Ion bombardment can be utilized to form micropores in the cladding material, and subsequent etching can enlarge the micropores to form larger diameter pores (of nanometer scale) in the switching element. The pores can be filled with liquid crystal, which can be in a passive state with a first refractive (RI) index, and a second active state (electrical voltage applied) with a second RI. By adjusting the RI. the light stream can be diverted by operations of refraction, diffraction, reflection, etc. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185423 | OPTICAL COUPLING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER INSTALLING THE SAME - A simplified optical coupling system having two optical connectors is disclosed. The optical coupling system includes a male connector with a ferrule, a female connector with another ferrule, and a sleeve to receive the ferrules in respective ends thereof. One of connectors provides a latch and a coil spring. The latch engages with a flange of the other connector, and the coil spring put between the flange of the connector having the latch and a base of the latch to secure the engagement of the latch with the flange. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185424 | OPTICAL SIGNAL COUPLING ASSEMBLY - An clip-together optical signal coupling assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first main body and first optical coupling lenses. The second connector includes a plurality of second optical coupling lenses. The first connector includes a cover matched with the first main body, the first main body comprising a first top surface, a first bottom surface and a first outside surface connecting the first top surface and the first bottom surface together. The first top surface defines a first recess, with a first inner side surface defining a first fixing portion. The cover includes a second outside surface with a second fixing portion which functions with the first fixing portion to fix the cover to the first main body. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185425 | WIRELESS CONNECTOR WITH A HOLLOW TELESCOPIC WAVEGUIDE - Wireless connectors and communication systems are described including a first communication device configured to emit a modulated signal, a second communication device configured to receive the emitted modulated signal and a waveguide disposed between the first and second communication devices and configured to wirelessly receive the emitted modulated signal from a first end of the waveguide, guide the received signal from the first end to an opposite second end of the waveguide, and wirelessly transmit the guided signal from the second end to the second communication device. In some embodiments, the telescopic waveguide includes a plurality of guiding sections, each guiding section being configured to slide within or over an adjacent guiding section inwardly to reduce a length of the telescopic waveguide and outwardly to increase the length of the telescopic waveguide. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185426 | Light Steering For Silicon Photonic Devices - A photonic device comprising a base plate, a photonic laser coupled to the base plate, wherein the photonic laser is configured to generate a light, a lens coupled to the base plate, wherein the lens is configured to receive the light from the photonic laser, form a focused light, and pass the focused light to a reflector, and the reflector incorporated with the base plate such that the lens is positioned between the photonic laser and the reflector, wherein the reflector is configured to receive the focused light, and wherein the reflector is configured to steer a first portion of the focused light through the base plate using total internal reflection. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185427 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CABLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - The electronic device with cable includes a circuit substrate provided with a heat generating element mounted thereon, an electrical connector connected to one end of the circuit substrate, a cable that is connected to the other end of the circuit substrate, heat conducting sheets and disposed in the circuit substrate, a first metal housing including an accommodation portion accommodating the electrical connector and a pair of wall portions communicating with the accommodation portion, a second metal housing fitted to the first metal housing so as to cover a one-side opening of the pair of wall portions, and a third metal housing fitted to the second metal housing so as to cover the other-side opening of the pair of wall portions. The cable and the first metal housing are thermally connected to each other. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185428 | BINDER FIBER FOR OPTICAL FIBER UNIT - Provided is a binder fiber for an optical fiber unit including a flat sea-island color composite fiber, in which the flat sea-island color composite fiber satisfies the following (1) to (3): (1) a sea component of the flat sea-island color composite fiber has a melting start temperature of 100° C. or higher and a melting peak temperature of 120° C. to 150° C.; (2) the flat sea-island color composite fiber has a width of 0.5 to 3.0 mm and a thickness of 0.15 mm or less; and (3) the flat sea-island color composite fiber has a thermal shrinkage rate of 1.0% or lower after being heated at 100° C. for 3 hours. With the binder fiber, the color developing properties are improved, the shape retaining properties of optical fiber cores are maintained, the optical fiber cores are not compressed, and there is no adhesion with another adjacent binder fiber or the optical fiber cores. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185429 | HIGH DENSITY AND BANDWIDTH FIBER OPTIC APPARATUSES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND METHODS - High-connection density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic apparatuses are provided and comprise a chassis defining one or more U space fiber optic equipment units. At least one of the one or more U space fiber optic equipment units may be configured to support particular fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths in a given 1-U space. The fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths may be supported by one or more fiber optic components, including but not limited to fiber optic adapters and fiber optic connectors, including but not limited to simplex, duplex, and other multi-fiber fiber optic components. The fiber optic components may also be disposed in fiber optic modules, fiber optic patch panels, or other types of fiber optic equipment. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185430 | TERMINAL BOX FOR OPTICAL FIBER AND POWER LINE COMPOSITE CABLE - Disclosed is a terminal box for an optical fiber and power line composite cable. The terminal box includes a housing, a cable lead-in part provided at a side of the housing, a first intermediate connector provided in the housing, a second intermediate connector provided in the housing. The first intermediate connector and the second intermediate connector are provided on a base of the housing to have different heights. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185431 | OPTICAL PROBE - An embodiment of the present invention provides an optical probe, comprising: a first sleeve in which a lens is contained, the first sleeve having a light transmission aperture from which an exciting light enters the first sleeve; a second sleeve movably engaged with the first sleeve and having a detection window from which the exciting light having passed through the first sleeve and focused by the lens exits the optical probe, the second sleeve being capable of moving with respect to the first sleeve from a first detection position to a second detection position or from the second detection position to the first detection position; and a positioning member configured to position the second sleeve at the first detection position or the second detection position with respect to the first sleeve. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185432 | DRIVING APPARATUS, AND LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A driving apparatus connected to a lens barrel including a movable optical member to drive the movable optical member, includes: a drive unit driving the movable optical member; a controller controlling the drive unit; a first deriving unit deriving a first information indicating at least one of position or speed of the movable optical member; and a second information indicating at least one of position or speed of the drive unit based on a counter-electromotive voltage generated through the drive of the drive unit; and a selection unit to select the first information or the second information as a selected information according to a state of a backlash of the drive unit, the controller controlling the drive unit based on: the first information or the second information selected by the selection unit; and the command information to direct driving of the movable optical member. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185433 | MULTI-MIRROR HELIOSTAT - A heliostat includes mirrors. Each mirror is supported with a frame at three points including a fulcrum and movable points. The movable points are provided with electric extendable units, respectively. The electric extendable units are separately controlled to change distances between the mirror and the frame at the movable points, thereby correcting an aberration of the mirror and always directing reflected light from the mirror toward a predetermined position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185434 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image pickup apparatus which can perform an AF of a high speed and a high focusing precision by simultaneously realizing a phase difference AF and a contrast AF, decides arrange where a contrast evaluation can be performed on the basis of a correspondence relation between each pixel of an image pickup element which is restricted by pupil division means provided for restricting light of an optical image of an object which enters each pixel of the image pickup element to light from a specific exit pupil area of a photographing lens and the specific exit pupil area of the photographing lens, and decides a focus evaluation value of the object in accordance with the decided range from a contrast focus position or a correlation focus position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185435 | Imaging Lens, and Electronic Apparatus Including the Same - An imaging lens includes first to fourth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant lens parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185436 | LENS MODULE - There is provided a lens module including: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having refractive power, an image-side surface thereof being concave; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having negative refractive power, an object-side surface thereof being convex; and a fifth lens having refractive power and having one or more inflection point formed on at least one of an object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof, wherein the first, second, third, fourth and fifth lenses are disposed in a sequential order from the first lens to the fifth lens. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185437 | WIDE ANGLE LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A wide angle lens consists of a front group, a stop, and a positive rear group in order from the object side. A positive lens with a convex surface on the object side and a lens having a negative meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side are respectively disposed first and second from the object side in the front group. When Abbe number with respect to the d-line and the partial dispersion ratio between the g-line and the F-line of the lens having a negative meniscus shape are taken as νdf and θgFf respectively, the wide angle lens satisfies a conditional expression (1): 0.038<θgFf −0.6415+0.001618×νdf and a conditional expression (2): νdf<19. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185438 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - An optical imaging lens set includes a first lens element with a concave image-side surface in a vicinity of its periphery, a second lens element with a convex object-side surface in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex image-side surface in a vicinity of its periphery, a third lens element with positive refractive power, a concave object-side surface in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex image-side surface in a vicinity of the optical axis and a fourth lens element with a concave image-side surface in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex image-side surface in a vicinity of its periphery. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185439 | Imaging Lens, and Electronic Apparatus Including the Same - An imaging lens includes first to fourth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant lens parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185440 | IMAGE CAPTURING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An image capturing optical lens assembly 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 refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has negative refractive power. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image capturing optical lens assembly has a total of five lens elements with refractive power. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185441 | SEVEN-PIECE OPTICAL LENS FOR CAPTURING IMAGE AND SEVEN-PIECE OPTICAL MODULES FOR CAPTURING IMAGE - The invention discloses a seven-piece optical lens for capturing image and a seven-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens element; a second lens element; a third lens element; a fourth lens element with positive refractive power; a fifth lens element; a sixth lens element with positive refractive power having a convex image-side; and a seventh lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side, and the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, and the fifth lens element have refractive power, and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of the second lens element, the sixth lens element, and the seventh lens element are aspheric. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185442 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING UNIT - An imaging lens includes: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power near an optical axis; a third lens having an object-sided surface that is a convex surface near the optical axis, the third lens having positive refractive power near the optical axis; a fourth lens having one of positive refractive power and negative refractive power near the optical axis; and a fifth lens having positive refractive power near the optical axis. The first to fifth lenses are arranged in order from an object side. The following Conditional expression (1) is satisfied, | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185443 | Optical Lens System - An optical lens system includes sequentially from an object side to an image plane side: a first lens having a negative refractive power and an object side surface that is convex; a second lens having a positive refractive power and an image side surface that is convex toward the image side; a third lens having a positive refractive power and an image side surface that is convex toward the image side; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and a biconvex shape; and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power and an object side surface that is concave toward the object side. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185444 | IMAGING LENS - Disclosed herein is an imaging lens, including: a first lens having positive (+) power and being biconvex; a second lens having negative (−) power and being concave toward an image side; a third lens having positive (+) power and being biconvex; a fourth lens having positive (+) power and being convex toward the image side; and a fifth lens having negative (−) power and being concave toward the image side, wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185445 | Optical Lens System - An optical lens system includes sequentially from an object side to an image plane side: a first lens having a negative refractive power and an object side surface that is convex toward the object side; a second lens having a negative refractive power and an object side surface that is convex toward the object side; a third lens having a positive refractive power and an image side surface that is convex toward the image side; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power and an object side surface that is concave toward the object side; and a fifth lens having a positive refractive power and an image side surface that is convex toward the image side. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185446 | OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An optical lens assembly 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 an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and the image-side surface thereof has at least one convex shape in an off-axial region thereof. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185447 | Photographic Lens Optical System - A photographic lens optical system which includes five lenses sequentially arranged in a direction from an object to an image sensor is disclosed. A first lens may have a positive refractive power and an entrance surface convex toward the object. A second lens may have a negative refractive power and an exit surface concave toward the image sensor. A third lens may have a positive refractive power and a meniscus shape convex toward the image sensor. A fourth lens may have a negative refractive power and a meniscus shape convex toward the image sensor. A fifth lens may have a negative refractive power, and at least one of an entrance surface and an exit surface of the fifth lens may be aspheric. The system may satisfy the formula: |tan θ|/f<1.0, θ denoting an angle of view of the system, and f denoting a focal length of the system. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185448 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens consists of a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group having positive refractive power in this order from an object side. Distances between the lens groups change during magnification change, and the first lens group is positioned closer to the object side in a telephoto end state than its position in a wide angle end state. Further, the first lens group consists of three lenses of an 11th lens having negative refractive power, a 12th lens having positive refractive power and a 13th lens having positive refractive power in this order from the object side. Further, the following conditional expressions are satisfied: | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185449 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens consists of a first lens-group having positive refractive-power, a second lens-group having negative refractive-power, a third lens-group having positive refractive-power, a fourth lens-group having negative refractive-power, and a fifth lens-group having positive refractive-power in this order from an object-side. The third lens-group includes a cemented lens closest to an image-side consisting of a negative lens and a positive lens in this order from the object-side, and a cemented surface of which is convex toward the object-side. Further, distances between the lens-groups change, and the fifth lens-group is fixed, and at least the first lens-group and the fourth lens-group move in such a manner that the first lens-group and the fourth lens-group are located closer to the object-side at a telephoto-end than their positions at a wide-angle-end, respectively, when magnification is changed from the wide-angle-end to the telephoto-end. Further, the following conditional expression is satisfied: | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185450 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens consists of a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group having positive refractive power in this order from an object side. The third lens group includes a cemented lens closest to the object side and a cemented lens closest to an image side, and the fourth lens group consists of a negative lens and a positive lens in this order from the object side. Distances between the lens groups change, and the fifth lens group is fixed, and at least the first lens group and the fourth lens group move when magnification is changed from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185451 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens consists of a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, and a positive third lens group. Upon zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the first, second, and third lens groups are moved such that distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is reduced, and distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is increased. The first lens group is composed of a negative lens and a positive lens from the object side. The zoom lens satisfies given conditional expressions related to radius of curvature, center thickness, refractive index, and Abbe number of the negative lens and refractive index of the positive lens of the first lens group, and distance from the most object side surface to the most image side surface of the first lens group on the optical axis. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185452 | WIDE-ANGLE PROJECTION SYSTEM - A wide-angle projection system includes a refraction unit and a reflection unit. The refraction unit includes a first lens group of positive refractive power and a second lens group of negative refractive power. The second lens group is disposed between the first lens group and the reflection unit and the condition: 0.9 | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185453 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND IMAGING OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A method for processing and imaging a first and second plurality of samples, comprising processing at least one sample from the first plurality of samples, imaging the at least one sample from the first plurality of samples, while being capable of simultaneously processing at least one sample from the second plurality of samples; and imaging the at least one processed sample from the second plurality of samples. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185454 | HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING MICROSCOPY - A microscope for high resolution scanning microscopy of a sample, having: | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185455 | METHOD FOR OBSERVING SAMPLE AND ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPE - A sample observation method of the present invention comprises a step of defining, with respect to an electron microscope image, an outline of an observation object with respect to a sample ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185456 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A microscope system includes: a light source configured to emit first excitation light for causing a fluorescent substance of a biological sample stained with the fluorescent substance to emit light; an objective lens configured to condense the first excitation light to the biological sample; a scanning mechanism configured to change an orientation of the first excitation light from the light source such that the first excitation light condensed by the objective lens scans the biological sample; a photodetector configured to input a first fluorescence that is generated from the biological sample by the first excitation light condensed to the biological sample, and to convert the first fluorescence into an electrical signal; and a macro imaging unit configured to apply second excitation light to the biological sample, and to capture an image of a second fluorescence by macro imaging, the second fluorescence being generated from the biological sample. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185457 | Optical Methods for Observing Samples and for Detecting or Metering Chemical or Biological Species - The invention relates to a method for observing a sample under optical microscopy, in incoherent, unpolarised light, using a sample substrate including a contrast-amplifying layer having a complex index of refraction. The invention also relates to a method for detecting or metering at least one chemical or biological species using such a sample substrate. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185458 | GRAYSCALE STIMULATION USING A BINARY SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - A method for optically stimulating a specimen is disclosed. The method involves using a spatial light modulator (SLM) to produce an SLM image containing a plurality of regions having different grayscales from each other. Each region is produced by turning on a predetermined percentage of pixels within the region. The predetermined percentage of pixels corresponds to a percentage of grayscale of the region. The method further involves optically projecting the SLM image onto a specimen via an optical system having a sufficient de-magnification such that the specimen treats individual pixels in the SLM image indiscriminately. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185459 | Electronically Variable Illumination Filter for Microscopy - An illumination system for diascopic microscopy comprises a computer ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185460 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming method for a biological sample includes calculating a component corresponding to a phase distribution of the sample and a component corresponding to a matter other than the phase distribution according to a plurality of pieces of images with different image contrasts, to form a normalized phase component; separating the phase component image into a plurality of frequency components according to spatial frequencies of the image; merging the phase distribution of the refraction component and the phase distribution of the structure component calculated by applying a deconvolution process to each of the frequency components using an optical response characteristic corresponding to each, to calculate the phase distribution, and forming a phase distribution image from the calculated phase distribution; and merging the phase distribution image with an image of the sample in which a biochemical phenomenon and/or a physical phenomenon in the sample are visualized. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185461 | Holder and Multicontact Device - A holder and multicontact device for use in microscopy, a method of loading the multicontact device, a container for the multicontact device, and a microscope comprising said holder and device. The invention is in the field of microscopy, specifically in the field of electron and focused ion beam microscopy. However, its application is extendable in principle to any field of microscopy. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185462 | Microscope And Magnifying Observation Method Using The Same - In a microscope which can incline an imaging section, a height position of an observation target is automatically matched to a eucentric position. The microscope includes: a placement stage on which an observation target is placed; a lower stage lifting section that vertically movably supports the placement stage; a first driving mechanism that drives the lower stage lifting section; an imaging section that captures an image of the observation target; and an upper stage lifting section that vertically movably supports a fitting member along an optical axis and is swingable about a swinging axis orthogonal to the optical axis, wherein the first driving mechanism can drive the lower stage lifting section such that the surface of the observation target placed on the placement stage is matched to a focal position of imaging unit, or a height position of the swinging axis. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185463 | STRUCTURED ILLUMINATING MICROSCOPY APPARATUS - An acquiring unit of a structured illuminating microscopy apparatus acquires at least two modulated images having the same wave number vector and the different phases; and a calculating unit of the structured illuminating microscopy apparatus, in a spatial frequency spectrum of each of at least the two modulated images acquired by the acquiring unit, separates a 0th-order modulating component and ±first-order modulating components of observational light fluxes superimposed on arbitrary two observation points based on at least four observation values regarding the two observation points which are mutually displaced by an amount of the wave number vector. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185464 | Magnifying Observation Apparatus, Magnified Image Observing Method And Computer-Readable Recording Medium - The present invention is for saving the time of searching a visual field to be observed and observing a synthetic image. A magnifying observation apparatus includes a controller configured to set an imaging condition, to generate a first image to be displayed in a first display mode by performing a first image processing on the image acquired on the imaging condition, to generate a second image to be displayed in a second display mode by performing a second image processing on the image, to detect an image changing operation including at least one of changing of the imaging condition and changing of a visual field, and to switch from the first display mode to the second display mode in response to detect the image changing operation. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185465 | Magnifying Observation Apparatus, Magnified Image Observing Method And Computer-Readable Recording Medium - A synthetic image can be generated by a simple operation in a short time. A magnifying observation apparatus includes: a z-axis movement unit capable of automatically adjusting a working distance to an observation surface of an observation target placed on a placement section; an xy-axis movement mechanism capable of changing relative positions of the placement section and a microscope lens section; and an image synthesizing unit for generating a synthetic image obtained by synthesizing a plurality of images each captured at a relative distance made different by the z-axis movement unit, wherein image synthesis processing by the image synthesizing unit and processing of moving the microscope lens section by the z-axis movement unit and capturing an image by the camera section are asynchronously executed. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185466 | SHUTTER-BASED LIGHT MODULATORS INCORPORATING TIERED BACKPLANE SLOT STRUCTURES - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for a MEMS display apparatus incorporating a tiered backplane slot structure. The backplane can include two or more light-blocking layers defining optical windows and positioned at different heights. Light can pass through the optical windows of the display apparatus at an angle. In some implementations, the angle can be based on the index of refraction of a transparent material inside the display apparatus. The transmission of off-axis and on-axis light can be improved by varying the widths of the optical windows in each layer of the backplane. In some implementations, the difference in the widths of optical windows of adjacent layers can be substantially equal to the separation distance between the layers. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185467 | DISPLAY APPARATUS ACTUATORS INCLUDING ANCHORED AND SUSPENDED SHUTTER ELECTRODES - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for actuating an electromechanical systems (EMS)-based light modulator. An actuator for an EMS-based light modulator can be formed from the combination of a drive electrode, an anchored shutter electrode, and a suspended shutter electrode. A parallel plate portion of the drive electrode along with the suspended shutter electrode form a parallel plate portion of the actuator. A zipper portion of the drive electrode and the anchored shutter electrode form a zipper portion of the actuator. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185468 | DRIVING CALIBRATION APPARATUS OF ELECTROSTATIC MEMS SCANNING MIRROR AND DRIVING CALIBRATION METHOD THEREFOF - The invention provides a driving calibration apparatus of an electrostatic MEMS scanning mirror and a driving calibration method thereof The driving calibration method includes the following steps. Different reference voltages are sequentially set to drive a plane mirror of the electrostatic MEMS scanning mirror to swing. Projection positions on a projected surface corresponding to the reference voltages that the laser beam projects to are determined. A driving lookup table is established according to the reference voltages and the corresponding projection positions. Calibrated driving voltages corresponding to ideal projection positions are determined according to the driving lookup table. The pane mirror is driven to swing according to the calibrated driving voltages. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185469 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE TILTING OF A MIRROR ELEMENT - An optical component comprises a carrying structure, at least one mirror element which is mounted in a tiltable manner relative to the carrying structure by an actuator system and which comprises at least one mirror electrode, at least one local regulating device for regulating the tilting of the mirror element, having at least one capacitive sensor and at least one actuator electrode for tilting the mirror element, and a signal generator for generating a modulation signal, having a frequency above a resonant frequency of the mirror element, wherein the signal generator is connected in a signal-transmitting manner to the at least one mirror electrode. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185470 | OPTICAL SCANNER, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND HEAD-MOUNT DISPLAY - An optical scanner includes: a base portion; a light reflecting portion that reflects light; a connection portion that connects the base portion and the light reflecting portion; and a shaft portion that supports the base portion in a swingable manner, wherein the light reflecting portion is disposed so that a geometrical center of the light reflecting portion is separated from a geometrical center of the base portion in a plan view, and wherein the light reflecting portion includes a center of gravity adjusting portion that performs adjustment so that a distance between the geometrical center of the base portion and a center of gravity of the light reflecting portion in the plan view becomes smaller than a distance between the geometrical center of the light reflecting portion and the geometrical center of the base portion in the plan view. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185471 | OPTICAL SCANNER, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND HEAD-MOUNT DISPLAY - An optical scanner includes: a base portion; a light reflecting portion that reflects light; a connection portion that connects the base portion and the light reflecting portion; and a shaft portion that supports the base portion in a swingable manner about a swing axis, wherein the light reflecting portion is disposed so that a geometrical center of the light reflecting portion is separated from the swing axis in a plan view seen in a direction in which the light reflecting portion and the base portion are lined up, and wherein a geometrical center of at least one of the base portion and the connection portion is positioned on an opposite side of the geometrical center of the light reflecting portion with respect to the swing axis in the plan view. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185472 | Laser Machining Device - A laser beam machining device having a laser beam source and an equipment for deflecting a laser beam of the laser beam source for machining a workpiece is provided. The equipment includes a mounting body, a structural member having a reflecting surface, a flexible element by which the structural member is deflectable around an arbitrary space axis about an angle of deflection, a first forcing component and at least one second forcing component, whereby at least one of the forcing components are controllable such that the two forcing components are attracted towards each other or repel each other depending on the triggering. One of the forcing components is coupled to the structural member and the two forcing components are arranged and cooperate such that the structural member deflects around the arbitrary space axis about a predetermine angle of deflection. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185473 | SCANNING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A scanning optical system includes a light source including light emission points, a deflector for deflecting a beam in main scanning direction, an optical element for guiding the beam from the light source to the deflector, and a stop for limiting the beam from the optical element, sets the followings appropriately: distance from the light source to the stop; focal length of the optical element; distance in main scanning direction from an intersection of optical axis and the light source at a farthest light emission point from the optical axis in main scanning direction; stop aperture diameter in main scanning direction; total angle at half maximum of a far-field pattern of emitted light; and angle between a marginal ray within main scanning section at the farthest light emission point from the optical axis in main scanning direction and a ray of a maximum intensity. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185474 | SOLID IMMERSION MICROSCOPY SYSTEM WITH DEFORMABLE MIRROR FOR CORRECTION OF ABERRATIONS - A system and method for correction of aberrations in a solid immersion microscopy system using a deformable mirror. A solid immersion lens is provided having a surface configured to make optical contact with a nearly planar surface of a substrate, an object to be imaged disposed on the opposite side of the substrate. A convex surface of the solid immersion lens faces an objective lens. A deformable mirror assembly, including a plurality of individually controllable actuators, receives light transmitted from the object. A control system controls in communication with the deformable mirror assembly provides individual actuation of each of the actuators of the deformable mirror to compensate or counteract the effects of aberrations. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185475 | EYE TRACKING APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - A transparent waveguide for use in eye tracking includes an input-coupler and an output-coupler. The input-coupler comprises a plurality of curved grating lines having a radially varying pitch. When positioned in front of an eye illuminated with infrared light, infrared light beams reflected from the eye and incident on the input-coupler enter the waveguide at the input-coupler, propagate through the waveguide by way of total internal reflections, and exit the waveguide proximate the output-coupler. The radially varying pitch of the curved grating lines of the input-coupler provides angular encoding of infrared light incident on the input-coupler, and more specifically, causes different beams of infrared light incident on respective different horizontal and vertical positions of the input-coupler to propagate through the waveguide at respective different angles of reflection and exit the waveguide at respective different angles of incidence relative to a surface of the waveguide through which infrared light beams exit. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185476 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a frame to be worn by a user, at least one strain gauge coupled to the frame, and a control unit. The at least one strain gauge generates a deformation measurement signal indicative of an amount of strain caused by deformation of the frame. The control unit identifies the user wearing the frame based on the deformation measurement signal. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185477 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A virtual image display apparatus includes a video image display element which generates video image light and a light guiding member which includes a plurality of optical surfaces and guides the video image light by reflecting on an inner surface side. The light guiding member is a block-shaped member including, as a plurality of optical surfaces, a pair of facing planes which extend substantially in parallel with each other and fully reflect the video image. The light guiding member includes a pair of side portions interposing the pair of facing planes in a direction vertical to a light guiding direction. At least one side portion of the pair of side portions couples the pair of facing planes by a flat plane including a tapered surface which is adjacent to the one plane of the pair of facing planes and forms an obtuse angle. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185478 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - A head-mounted display includes a first display portion, a second display portion, and a support portion. The first display portion is capable of presenting an image to an eye of a user. The second display portion is capable of presenting an image to the other eye of the user. The support portion has a band member and a first communication member. The band member connects the first display portion and the second display portion with each other and is curved to be disposed around a head portion of the user. The first communication member is disposed in the band member and electrically connects the first display portion and the second display portion. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185479 | HELMET - A helmet can include a helmet body and a control system coupled to the helmet body. The helmet body can include a main body, a visor coupled to the main body, and two earphones coupled to opposite sides of the main body. Each of the earphones can include a headset configured to wirelessly couple to an external communication device. The control system can include a control module coupled to the main body, an input module coupled to the control module, and a display module coupled to the control module. The display module can include an incoming display coupled to the visor. The control module can be configured to couple to the external communication device. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185480 | Lens With Embedded Multilayer Optical Film for Near-Eye Display Systems - A lens is formed from at least two sections or bodies that are shaped to mate with each other, and a multilayer optical film is sandwiched between these two sections. Smooth surfaces of each section combine to provide a first optical surface of the lens, e.g., a concave, convex, or flat optical surface. The multilayer optical film includes a stack of polymer layers configured to selectively reflect light by constructive or destructive interference, at least some of the polymer layers being birefringent. The multilayer optical film may thus be or comprise e.g. a reflective polarizer and/or a narrow band or otherwise notched reflector. The multilayer optical film has an extended terminus that separates the smooth surfaces of the two sections. Any edge defects such as cracks or delaminations that may exist along the extended terminus are characterized by an average defect distance of no more than 100 or 50 microns. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185481 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A virtual image display apparatus includes a video image display element which generates video image light, a light guiding member which includes a plurality of optical surfaces and guides the video image light by reflecting on inner surface side, and an optical device portion such as a projector lens through which the video image light passes when the video image light is made to foe incident on the light guiding member. Here, the light guiding member is a block-shaped member including a pair of facing first and third surfaces which extend substantially in parallel with each other and fully reflect the video image light, and first reference optical axis of the optical device portion on a light emitting side extends in a direction in which the first reference optical axis forms an obtuse angle with respect to a traverse reference axis corresponding to an eye alignment direction. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185482 | ENHANCED OPTICAL AND PERCEPTUAL DIGITAL EYEWEAR - Improved wearable optics is disclosed. The wearable optics comprises a frame member and a lens. The wearable optics also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the wearable optics. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the wearable optics for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the wearable optics to be integrated with devices such as MP | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185483 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - By arranging cables, which transmit video signals to a pair of video image display elements arranged on the right side and the left side, along a frame for supporting a pair of right and left light guiding devices, it is possible to concentrate the cables on one of the right and left sides. That is, it is possible to integrally form the cables. By accommodating the cables in a cable cover portion, which extends along the frame, in a cover inside, it is possible to suppress an increase in size which accompanies cable arrangement and to implement the apparatus as a whole in a small body. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185484 | PUPIL TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is a pupil tracking apparatus and method, the apparatus including an image acquirer to acquire an image of an object by capturing the object, a space position detector to detect, from the image, a three-dimensional (3D) position of a predetermined portion in the object, and a display to output a hologram to a space corresponding to the 3D position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185485 | INFRARED LASER ZOOM BEAM EXPANDING SYSTEM AND LASER PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - An infrared laser zoom beam expanding system, applied to the field of laser processing, and comprising a first lens, a second lens and a third lens. The first lens and the third lens are plane-convex plus lenses, and the second lens is a meniscus minus lens. The first lens, the second lens and the third lens respectively comprise a first surface and a second surface, a third surface and a fourth surface as well as a fifth surface and a sixth surface. The radiuses of curvature of the first to sixth surfaces are ∞, −27, 10, 1.7, ∞, −103. The center thickness of the first to third lenses is 2, 1, 4. The outer diameters of the first to third lenses are 10, 3, 34. Proportions of the refractive indexes to the Abbe numbers of the first to third lenses are 1.8:25, 1.48:68, and 1.8:25. A distance between the second surface and the third surface is 10-27. An distance between the fourth surface and the fifth surface is 119-125, The unit is millimeter, and a tolerance is 5%. The system may perform beam expanding on entering light by 2-16 times, which may be adaptable to laser devices with different emergent diameters and divergence angles, and improve efficiency and accuracy of laser processing. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185486 | HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING ELEMENT OPERABLE TO GENERATE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT IMAGES OF AN OBJECT - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to imaging elements. In one aspect, a system includes an electromagnetic radiation source, a detector, and an imaging element. The electromagnetic radiation source is configured to generate electromagnetic radiation. The imaging element is configured to simultaneously project a plurality of images of an object onto the detector after the electromagnetic radiation interacts with the object. Each of the plurality of images of the object has different properties from others of the plurality of images. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185487 | SWITCHABLE TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A switchable type display device includes: a display panel displaying an image; and a lens panel refracting or transmitting a light emitted from the display panel, the lens panel comprising: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; first and second electrodes on an inner surface of at least one of the first and second substrates; a lens layer between the first and second substrates; and a liquid crystal layer between the lens layer and one of the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer including a nano liquid crystal having a nano capsule filled with a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185488 | DOUBLE-LAYERED LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS - A double-layered liquid crystal lens in which two liquid crystal layers are disposed, and a 3D display apparatus. In a 3D display mode, under control of an electric field, liquid crystal molecules of a first liquid crystal layer are deflected to form a plurality of first lenticular lens structures. In case of switching from the 3D display mode into a 2D display mode, under the control of an electric field, liquid crystal molecules in a second liquid crystal layer are deflected to form a plurality of second lenticular lens structures; the second lenticular lens structures are mirror symmetric to the corresponding first lenticular lens structures, so as to compensate a phase delay of a light modulated by the first lenticular lens structures, such that the light passes through the double-layered liquid crystal lens without deflection, and thus a normal 2D display state is realized. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185489 | STEREOPSIS IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a display device having a display panel wherein the display device includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines crossing each other to define a plurality of pixels in the display panel, each pixel being divided into N number of sub-pixel areas including a 2D sub-pixel and a 3D sub-pixel, wherein N is an integer and greater than 1; and a lenticular film including a plurality of lenses and attached to the display panel, wherein 3D sub-pixels on an odd-numbered horizontal line and 3D sub-pixels on an even-numbered horizontal line are alternately arranged on a line-by-line basis in a vertical direction. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185490 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SHUTTER GLASS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention relates to a three-dimensional liquid crystal display device, and shutter glasses and a control method for the shutter glasses. In the case, the three-dimensional liquid crystal display device comprises: a backlight controller, for controlling turn-on of a backlight, and keeping the backlight normally on while left and right eye images are alternately output by the panel; and a transmitting module, for outputting a picture refresh signal with a fixed frequency, and outputting a backlight enabling signal when the backlight are turned on. The shutter glasses include a controller. Under the function of the controller, the shutter glasses receive the picture refresh signal with a fixed frequency and the backlight enabling signal, and start timing once the picture refresh signal triggered by a positive source is detected, with the time point when the backlight enabling signal is received by the receiving module as a starting point. When counted time reaches a set time count, the shutter glasses control a left eye glass or a right eye glass to open for a set open time T | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185491 | Optical Imaging Apparatus - An optical imaging apparatus is provided. The optical imaging apparatus includes a micro reflective mirror assembly and at least one imaging source. The micro reflective mirror assembly is mainly comprised of multiple micro reflective mirrors, and each micro reflective mirror has a first focus. The first focus of each micro reflective mirror is different from the first focus of other micro reflective mirror, and all the first focuses constitute a first focus group. A plurality of light emitted from the imaging source is reflected by the micro reflective mirror assembly so as to form an image in a first region that the first focus group defines. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185492 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE - The present invention relates to a laser light source which reduces wavelength-dependent difference of focal position of condensed light when multicolor light with a wide spectral width is collimated and then condensed. The laser light source incorporates a collimator device, in which an installation position of a collimating lens with respect to a laser light entrance portion is set so that a beam waist position of laser light having passed through the collimating lens shifts closer to the collimating lens with a shorter-wavelength-side wavelength component out of wavelength components included in the laser light. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185493 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side: a positive first lens unit; a negative second lens unit; a positive third lens unit; and a rear lens unit including at least one lens unit. In the zoom lens, an interval between adjacent lens units is changed during zooming, at least a part of the second lens unit is a correction lens unit rotatable during image blur correction with one point located on an optical axis or near the optical axis as a center of rotation located closer to the image side than an intersection between the optical axis and a lens surface of the correction lens unit closest to the object side, and a distance in a direction of the optical axis from the intersection to the center of rotation and a thickness of the correction lens unit on the optical axis are appropriately set. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185494 | 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: a positive first lens unit; a negative second lens unit; a positive third lens unit; a fourth lens unit having one of positive and negative refractive powers; and an aperture stop arranged one of between the second lens unit and the third lens unit, within the third lens unit, and between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit. In the zoom lens, a shift image stabilizing unit configured to be moved in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis to perform image blur correction and a tilt image stabilizing unit configured to be rotated with one of a point on the optical axis and a point near the optical axis as a rotation center to perform image blur correction are arranged in appropriate positions, respectively. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185495 | VARIABLE-MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING SAME VARIABLE-MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE-MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A variable magnification optical system includes, in order from the object side, a first lens group G | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185496 | IMAGING LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens including, in order from an object side: a first lens group G | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185497 | Lens Carrier - Methods and apparatus for attaching lenses to a frame includes a lens carrier having one or more eyeglass lenses installed in one or more eye wires or rims that partially or completely encircle the lens. The lenses are joined by a nose bridge. The lens carrier includes a nose bridge spacer region and optionally a clamp that reversibly engages a brow bar or frame. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185498 | UNIVERSAL EYEWEAR - An eyewear system including eyeglasses having first and second lenses; first and second nose pads; and a bridge operably connecting the first and second lenses, the bridge being bendable from a bridge rest position to permit relative movement between the first and second nose pads and providing a bridge pinch force of 50 g or less between the nose pads when the nose pads are moved 7 mm or less from the bridge rest position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185499 | EYEGLASS TEMPLE HAVING AN AUXILIARY CUSHION FRAME - An eyeglass temple includes a main frame adapted for connection with a lens unit, and an auxiliary cushion frame disposed behind the main frame. The auxiliary cushion frame includes an ear engaging portion, a main connecting portion extending forwardly from the ear engaging portion to connect with the main connecting portion, an abutment portion extending forwardly from the ear engaging portion and adapted to be disposed between the main connecting portion and the wearer's head, and at least one resilient connecting portion connected between the main connecting portion and the abutment portion and adapted for biasing the abutment portion away from the main connecting portion toward the wearer's head. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185500 | Displayed Image-Optimized Lens - A pair of prescription lenses adapted for use with a near-to-eye display, includes a first lens power region adjusted to a focal distance to focus an image displayed by the near-to-eye display and a second lens power region adjusted to a focal distance substantially the same as the focal distance of the first power region; eyeglasses containing the lens pair; and a method for optimizing the visual acuity of a wearer of prescription eyeglasses when observing an image generated by a near-to-eye display. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185501 | LENSES, DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REFRACTIVE ERROR - The present disclosure is directed to lenses, devices, methods and/or systems for addressing refractive error. Certain embodiments are directed to changing or controlling the wavefront of the light entering a human eye. The lenses, devices, methods and/or systems can be used for correcting, addressing, mitigating or treating refractive errors and provide excellent vision at distances encompassing far to near without significant ghosting. The refractive error may for example arise from myopia, hyperopia, or presbyopia with or without astigmatism. Certain disclosed embodiments of lenses, devices and/or methods include embodiments that address foveal and/or peripheral vision. Exemplary of lenses in the fields of certain embodiments include contact lenses, corneal onlays, corneal inlays, and lenses for intraocular devices both anterior and posterior chamber, accommodating intraocular lenses, electro-active spectacle lenses and/or refractive surgery. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185502 | DISPLAY WITH AN ADJUSTABLE FOCUS MECHANISM - An aspect of the invention provides a display with an adjustable focus mechanism. The display with an adjustable focus mechanism includes a display panel for emitting a plurality of rays to form an image; a light modulation device for receiving the rays from the display panel and adjusting an emergent angle of each ray; and a controller for providing a control signal to drive the light modulation device by estimating the emergent angle of the each of the rays according to an eyesight data of a user and a distance between the user and the display. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185503 | AUTOMATIC FOCUS PRESCRIPTION LENS EYEGLASSES - Embodiments are generally directed to automatic focus prescription lens eyeglasses. An embodiment of an apparatus includes one or more variable focus lenses coupled; one or more actuators to change the focus of the variable focus lenses; and one or more focus distance components coupled to detect a focus distance of one or more eyes of a user of the apparatus. The one or more actuators set a focal distance of each of the one or more variable focus lenses, a focal distance setting for each of the one or more variable focus lenses being determined in response to the focus distance of the one or both eyes of the user; and the focal distance setting for each of the one or more variable focus lenses includes adjustment for a vision prescription of the user. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185504 | Method for Providing to an Eye of a Wearer a Customizable Ophthalmic Lens and Associated Active System of Vision - Providing to an eye a customizable ophthalmic lens comprising a transparent set of electroactive cells ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185505 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING REFRACTIVE PROPERTY OF A SMART GLASS THROUGH A DISPLAY DEVICE - A method and system for controlling refractive property of a smart glass includes storing user profiles of a plurality of users in a display device. A user profile includes identifying a user wearing the smart glass. Further, the method includes communicating eye prescription details of the user to the smart glass. The eye prescription details are stored in a user profile. Furthermore, the method includes controlling refractive property of the smart glass based on the eye prescription details. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185506 | ENHANCED OPTICAL AND PERCEPTUAL DIGITAL EYEWEAR - Improved wearable optics is disclosed. The wearable optics comprises a frame member and a lens. The wearable optics also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the wearable optics. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the wearable optics for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the wearable optics to be integrated with devices such as MP3 players, radios, or the like. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150185507 | DIGITAL EYEWEAR - Improved eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame member and a lens. The eyewear also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the eyewear for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the eyewear to be integrated with devices such as MP3 players, radios, or the like. | 2015-07-02 |
