28th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140192324 | SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - An optical coherence tomography device is disclosed for improved imaging. Reduced levels of speckle in the images generated by the device are obtained by forming a B-scan from a plurality of A-scans, wherein each resolution cell of the B-scan is generated through compounding of a subset of the A-scans and wherein at least some of the subset of A-scans are separated by at least half the diameter of a speckle cell both tangent to and orthogonal to the B-scan at that cell. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192325 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING BLINK INHIBITION AS A MARKER OF ENGAGEMENT AND PERCEIVED STIMULUS SALIENCE - The present systems and methods provide a mechanism to assess viewer behavior, features of stimuli, and the interaction between viewer behavior and stimuli. The systems and methods described herein for quantifying blink response and blink inhibition provide moment-by-moments measurements of viewer engagement by measuring what is or is not engaging enough to warrant viewers' inhibition of blinking. The present disclosure describes measures of visual scanning, eye movements, blink data, and blink timing data to derive a measure of how engaged a person is with what he or she is looking at. Blink-related data as a measure of viewer engagement provides a mechanism for determining the most engaging spatial and temporal aspects of a stimulus. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192326 | QUANTITATIVE, NON-INVASIVE, CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY USING VOG DEVICE FOR NEUROLOGIC TESTING - A portable VOG device is disclosed that will facilitate the effective and efficient screening for TBI in military personnel in forward deployed military settings or remote locations using minimally trained staff. This includes the establishment of a protocol that will provide cost effective pre-screening of military personnel prior to deployment to establish a baseline of brain function prior to possible future injury. The efficiency of the device will promote subsequent follow-up screening to assess the effectiveness of prescribed TBI treatment. Further protocols for diagnosis and rehabilitation applications using the same virtual reality portable device will allow more advanced usage for clinicians providing ongoing evaluation and treatment. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192327 | Prosthetic Lenses and Methods of Making the Same - A method of obtaining an impression of an eye, the method comprises preparing an impression material, contacting the impression material with an eye of a subject, obtaining an impression of the eye on the impression material, creating an indication of the orientation of the impression with respect to the eye, and removing the impression material from the eye. The impression can be used in a method of manufacturing a lens for an eye that comprises receiving one or more data files comprising a back lens surface calculation and a front lens surface calculation, forming a back lens surface from a lens blank based on the back lens surface calculation, forming a front lens surface from the lens blank based on the front lens surface calculation, and forming one or more asymmetric features in the back lens surface based on the back lens surface calculation. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192328 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR STEREOSCOPIC PROJECTION DEVICE - An illumination system for a stereoscopic projection device is provided. The illumination system comprises a luminous element and a color wheel module. The luminous element is adapted to generate a plurality of first wave band lights when the color wheel module has a plurality of wave band transmitting transforming areas and a plurality of wave band reflecting transforming areas. When the first wave band lights are projected to the wave band transmitting transforming areas, the first wave band lights are adapted to transmit the wave band transmitting transforming areas to excite a plurality of first selected wave band lights. When the first wave band lights are projected to the wave band reflecting transforming areas, the wave band reflecting transforming areas are adapted to excite and reflect a plurality of second selected wave band lights. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192329 | APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING SPATIAL IMAGE - An apparatus for projecting a spatial image in which the spatial image with a background is projected into a space through a projection unit is discussed. The apparatus according to an embodiment includes a receiving unit to receive a spatial image and a background image, a display unit to display the spatial image and the background image and to project light, a control unit to control the display unit to display the spatial image and the background image, and a spatial image projection unit to project the spatial image and the background image by transmitting or reflecting the light. Thus, a spatial image may be viewed from every direction, and the spatial image may be projected to different positions according to images and a background image may be displayed at the same time. In addition, a user may perform interaction such as reaching of hands into the projected image, and the like. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192330 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - An illumination device includes: a light emitting element that includes an active layer, a first clad layer and a second clad layer with the active layer interposed therebetween, and a first gain region and a second gain region generating light when a current flows through the active layer; a control unit that operates the light emitting element so that light is alternately generated in the first gain region and the second gain region; and a first lens to which light emitted from a first light emitting portion of the first gain region and light emitted from a second light emitting portion of the second gain region are incident, wherein the light emitted from the first light emitting portion and the light emitted from the second light emitting portion are emitted in the same direction and are incident to the first lens. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192331 | PROJECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A projector includes a light detector that detects light brightness information on the brightness of light emitted from a light source and an adjuster that corrects the light brightness information detected with the light detector and adjusts the output from the light source based on the corrected light brightness information. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192332 | PROJECTOR AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projector ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140192333 | Alignment Target Contrast in a Lithographic Double Patterning Process - A system and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device lithographically and an article of manufacture involving a lithographic double patterning process having a dye added to either the first or second lithographic pattern are provided. The dye is used to detect the location of the first lithographic pattern and to directly align the second lithographic pattern to it. The dye may be fluorescent, luminescent, absorbent, or reflective at a specified wavelength or a given wavelength band. The wavelength may correspond to the wavelength of an alignment beam. The dye allows for detection of the first lithographic pattern even when it is over coated with a radiation sensitive-layer (e.g., resist). | 2014-07-10 |
20140192334 | Pixel Blending For Multiple Charged-Particle Beam Lithography - System and method for applying mask data patterns to substrate in a lithography manufacturing process are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a parallel imaging writer system, where the parallel imaging writer system includes a plurality of multiple charged-particle beam (MCB) imaging units arranged in one or more parallel arrays, receiving a mask data pattern to be written to a substrate, processing the mask data pattern to form a plurality of partitioned mask data patterns corresponding to different areas of the substrate, identifying one or more objects in an area of the substrate to be imaged by corresponding MCB imaging units, and performing multiple exposures to image the one or more objects in the area of the substrate by controlling the plurality of MCB imaging units to write the plurality of partitioned mask data patterns in parallel. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192335 | EUV EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EUV MASK, AND METHOD OF MEASURING DISTORTION - An EUV exposure apparatus according to embodiments includes a reticle stage which suctions a rear surface side of an EUV mask to retain the EUV mask. In addition, the EUV exposure apparatus includes a detection unit which detects a position of a measurement mark formed on the rear surface of the EUV mask in the state where the EUV mask is suctioned on the reticle stage. In addition, the EUV exposure apparatus includes a control unit which calculates a distortion amount of the EUV mask based on the position of the measurement mark and performs exposure control on a wafer while correcting the distortion amount. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192336 | Optical Imaging Writer System - System and method for applying mask data patterns to substrate in a lithography manufacturing process are disclosed. In one embodiment, a parallel imaging writer system comprises a plurality of spatial light modulator (SLM) imaging units, and a controller configured to control the plurality of SLM imaging units. Each of the plurality of SLM imaging units includes one or more illumination sources, one or more alignment sources, one or more projection lenses, and a plurality of micro mirrors configured to project light from the one or more illumination sources to the corresponding one or more projection lens. The controller synchronizes movements of the plurality of SLM imaging units with movement of a substrate in writing a mask data to the substrate in a lithography manufacturing process. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192337 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF SETTING UP A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus having a programmable patterning device and a projection system. The programmable patterning device is configured to provide a plurality of radiation beams. The projection system has a lens group array configured to project the plurality of radiation beams onto a substrate. The projection system further includes a focus adjuster in an optical path corresponding to a lens group of the lens group array. The focus adjuster has an optical element having substantially zero optical power. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192338 | Diffraction Based Overlay Metrology Tool and Method of Diffraction Based Overlay Metrology - Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for determining overlay of a pattern on a substrate with a mask pattern defined in a resist layer on top of the pattern on the substrate. A first grating is provided under a second grating, each having substantially identical pitch to the other, together forming a composite grating. A first illumination beam is provided under an angle of incidence along a first horizontal direction. The intensity of a diffracted beam from the composite grating is measured. A second illumination beam is provided under the angle of incidence along a second horizontal direction. The second horizontal direction is opposite to the first horizontal direction. The intensity of the diffracted beam from the composite grating is measured. The difference between the diffracted beam from the first illumination beam and the diffracted beam from the second illumination beam, linearly scaled, results in the overlay error. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192339 | COLLECTOR - A collector for a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography comprises a plurality of reflective sections which are embodied and arranged in such a way that they can be impinged upon during the focusing of radiation from a first focus into a second focus with angles of impingement in a predefined angular spectrum. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192340 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MEASURING METHOD - A ranging apparatus transmits an optical input signal to an optical signal input/output unit mounted on a measurement target. The optical signal input/output unit receives the optical signal and transmits an optical output signal applied with an optical change, to the ranging apparatus. The ranging apparatus receives the optical output signal, measures a propagation distance from a light source a the light receiving unit through the optical signal input/output unit, and measures a relative position of the optical signal input/output unit based on the propagation distance. Thus, a distributed aperture radar is realized from the ranging apparatus and the optical signal input/output unit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192341 | FIXTURE PLANARITY EVALUATION METHOD - Methods for determining the planarity of two components of a semiconductor processing tool, such as a 3D wafer bonder are disclosed. The two components may be fixtures, chucks, or platens of the tool. A test wafer comprising multiple solder balls is compressed and the deformity of multiple solder balls is measured to assess the planarity of the tool. The measurement of the deformed solder balls may be performed manually, or with an automated wafer inspection tool, which may use lasers to measure the height of each solder ball. The planarity of the two components is computed based on the height of the deformed solder balls. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192342 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCES IN BODY FLUIDS - The invention relates to a method for the spectrophotometric determination of the concentration of multiple substances, preferably bilirubin, haemoglobin and lipids, in a sample of body fluid. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192343 | Vacuum Ultraviolet Absorption Spectroscopy System And Method - An efficient absorption spectroscopy system is provided. The spectroscopy system may be configured to measure solid, liquid or gaseous samples. Vacuum ultra-violet wavelengths may be utilized. Some of the disclosed techniques can be used for detecting the presence of trace concentrations of gaseous species. A preferable gas flow cell is disclosed. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used with a gas chromatography system so as to detect and identify species eluted from the column. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used in conjunction with an electrospray interface and a liquid chromatography system so as to detect and identify gas phase ions of macromolecules produced from solution. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used to characterize chemical reactions. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used in conjunction with an ultra short-path length sample cell to measure liquids. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192344 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE ABSORPTION IN A BLANK - A method for determining the absorption of a blank ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140192345 | SUPPORT, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A REFLECTION MEASUREMENT ON AN EYEGLASS - An eyeglass support is adapted for pinch-holding the eyeglass ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140192346 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A REPLICA TAPE - An apparatus and method are provided for characterizing a replica tape which has been embossed, compressed or cast on a surface of a material to be measured to replicate that surface. The replica tape is secured between first and second holding components such that a compressible surface of the replica tape is secured against the first holding component. A light source transmits light through the second holding component, the replica tape and the first holding component. An image sensor measures intensity of the light respectively transmitted through at least two measurement points of the compressible surface of the replica tape. A processing unit converts the measured light intensity transmitted through the at least two measurement points into at least two data values each respectively relating to a measurement statistic of the replica tape at a corresponding one of the at least two measurement points, respectively. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192347 | CAVITY ENHANCED LASER BASED ISOTOPIC GAS ANALYZER - Systems and methods for measuring the isotope ratio of one or more trace gases and/or components of gas mixtures such as different gas species present in a gas mixture. The system includes a resonant optical cavity having two or more mirrors and containing a gas, the cavity having a free spectral range that equals the difference between frequencies of two measured absorption lines of different gas species in the gas, or of two different isotopes, divided onto an integer number. The system also includes a continuous-wave tunable laser optically coupled with the resonant optical cavity, and a detector system for measuring an absorption of laser light by the gas in the cavity. The detector system includes one of a photo-detector configured to measure an intensity of the intra-cavity light or both a photo-acoustic sensor configured to measure photo-acoustic waves generated in the cavity and a photo-detector configured to measure an intensity of the intra-cavity light. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192349 | FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT METHOD - A film thickness measurement apparatus includes: an ECT sensor for measuring a film thickness of a thermal barrier coating formed on a turbine blade; a storage unit for storing a measurement point on the turbine blade which is a point where the film thickness of the thermal barrier coating is measured; a laser displacement meter for measuring a shape of the turbine blade; a measurement position calculation unit for calculating an actual measurement point suitable for actual film thickness measurement using the ECT sensor, based on the shape of the turbine blade measured by the laser displacement meter and the measurement point on the turbine blade stored in the storage unit; and an arm drive unit for driving the ECT sensor to adjust a measurement position of the ECT sensor based on the actual measurement point calculated by the measurement position calculation unit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192350 | Flow Cells For Differential Refractive Index Detection - A flow cell for differential refractive index detection. The flow cell includes a transparent body that extends from a first end to a second end along a longitudinal axis. The transparent body defines a sample prism chamber and reference prism chamber. The sample prism chamber is configured to allow fluid flow between the first and second ends of the transparent body along the longitudinal axis. The reference prism chamber is configured to receive a reference fluid. The sample and reference prism chambers each include a grating comprising a plurality of grooves extending along the longitudinal axis in the direction of fluid flow. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192351 | INSPECTING EQUIPMENT FOR INSPECTING A LIGHT EMISSION CHARACTERISTIC OF A MONITOR - Disclosed is an inspecting equipment for inspecting a light emission characteristic of a display screen includes: a carrying device provided for carrying the display screen, a cover device and a data analyzing device. The cover device has a detecting surface provided with a plurality of luminance detectors, and covers an emitting surface of the display screen to form a darkroom between the cover device and the detecting surface. A plurality of corresponding luminance information is generated by the luminance detectors provided for detecting a plurality of measuring zones of the emitting surface. The data analyzing device receives the luminance information and analyzes the light emission characteristic of the display screen according to the luminance information. And, it is thus able to rapidly inspect the light emission characteristic of the display screen during manufacture process, and is easy to be applied to a present producing line. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192352 | OPTICAL TYPE INSPECTION APPARATUS, INSPECTION SYSTEM AND THE WAFER FOR COORDINATES MANAGEMENT - This optical inspection device has: a line sensor on which channels are arranged; a moving means for moving a wafer mounted on a stage relative to the line sensor; a stage position detection means for detecting the on-stage positions of pseudo-defects in images formed on the channels as pseudo-defect stage coordinates, said coordinate management wafer being a wafer on which one pseudo-defect die is formed per row and column of a matrix of dies and each pseudo-defect die has a plurality of pseudo-defects formed in a line in the columnar direction; a coordinate transformation means for transforming the pseudo-defect stage coordinates into pseudo-defect die coordinates; a difference computation means for computing the differences of the pseudo-defect die coordinates from design coordinates; and a characteristic pattern acquisition means for obtaining a coordinate error characteristic pattern in which the differences from the pseudo-defect stage coordinates increase or decrease along a straight line. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192353 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - An inspection method and apparatus for detecting defects or haze of a sample, includes illuminating light to the sample from an oblique direction relative to a surface of the sample with an illuminator, detecting first scattered light at a forward position relative to an illuminating direction from the sample with a first detector, detecting second scattered light at a sideward or backward position relative to the illuminating direction from the sample with a second detection, and processing a first signal of the first scattered light and a second signal of the second scattered light with different weighting for the first signal and for the second signal with a processor. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192354 | SPECTROSCOPE - A spectroscope comprises a package provided with a light entrance part, a plurality of lead pins penetrating through a support part opposing the light entrance part in the package, and a spectroscopic module supported on the support part within the package. The spectroscopic module has a light detection unit provided with a light transmission part for transmitting therethrough light incident thereon from the light entrance part and a spectroscopic unit, secured to the light detection unit so as to be arranged on the support part side of the light detection unit, including a spectroscopic part for spectrally resolving the light transmitted through the light transmission part while reflecting the light to a light detection part. The lead pins are fitted into fitting parts provided with the light detection unit and electrically connected to the light detection part. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192355 | CONOSCOPIC ILLUMINATION OPTICAL DEVICE WITH A HOLLOW CONE FOR AN OPTICAL MICROSCOPE AND METHOD OF OPTICAL MICROSCOPY IN CONOSCOPY - A method of microscopy and an illumination optical device with a hollow cone for a microscope, the illumination device includes a first conical lens ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140192356 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ICING DETECTION - A method for detecting atmospheric icing potential comprises emitting, by a lidar (light detection and ranging) entity ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140192357 | SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE, COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF GENERATING PROFILE - A spectroscopic measurement device includes a variable wavelength interference filter, an imaging section (an imaging element and a light intensity acquisition section) adapted to image the light dispersed by the variable wavelength interference filter to obtain a spectral image, and a data output section (a storage section and a communication section) adapted to output profile-generating data used to generate a profile of an image display device, and the data output section outputs measurement data which includes a light intensity in each pixel of each of the spectral images and a coordinate value of the pixel associated with each other, as profile-generating data in a case in which the imaging section obtains the spectral images with respect to a color pattern including a plurality of differently colored color patches output from the image display device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192358 | COLOR MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a color measurement apparatus ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140192359 | ANALYZERS WITH TIME VARIATION BASED ON COLOR-CODED SPATIAL MODULATION - A filter arrangement can transmit and/or reflect light emanating from a moving object so that the emanating light has time variation, and the time variation can include information about the object, such as its type. For example, emanating light from segments of a path can be transmitted/reflected through positions of a filter assembly, and the transmission functions of the positions can be sufficiently different that time variation occurs in the emanating light between segments. Or emanating light from a segment can be transmitted/reflected through a filter component in which simpler transmission functions are superimposed, so that time variation occurs in the emanating light in accordance with superposition of two simpler non-uniform transmission functions. Many filter arrangements could be used, e.g. the filter component could include the filter assembly, which can have one of the simpler non-uniform transmission functions. Time-varying waveforms from sensing results can be compared to obtain spectral differences. The filter arrangement, in a practical commercial embodiment, can be manufactured to be disposable, and used in a point-of-care device for use practically anywhere, at low cost, and can also be implemented in an in-line monitoring system. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192360 | DIFFERENTIAL PHOTODIODE INTEGRATOR CIRCUIT FOR ABSORBANCE MEASUREMENTS - Systems and methods for measuring a light intensity. An example photodetector measurement circuit comprises a photodetector that receives a light and generates a photodetector current indicative of the light intensity. The measurement circuit includes a first integrator coupled along a first signal path to the photodetector to generate a first voltage signal at a first integrator output indicative of an integral of the photodetector current level. A second integrator is configured to generate a second voltage signal at a second integrator output indicative of an integral of the photodetector current level. A differential amplifier receives the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal and generates a third output signal at a differential amplifier output indicative of a difference between the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal. The differential amplifier outputs the third voltage signal to an analog-to-digital conversion function (“ADC function”) input. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192361 | RECORDING MEDIUM DETERMINING DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM DETERMINATION METHOD - A recording medium determining device includes a light irradiating portion that irradiates a recording medium with visible light; a regular reflection light receiving portion that receives regular reflection light regularly reflected by the recording medium irradiated with light from the light irradiating portion; a diffused reflection light receiving portion that receives diffused reflection light diffusely reflected by the recording medium irradiated with light from the light irradiating portion; and a determining portion that determines the type of recording medium on the basis of each light amount of two or more visible light components with different wavelengths to one another among the light components received by the regular reflection light receiving portion and each light amount of two or more visible light components with different wavelengths to one another among the light components received by the diffused reflection light receiving portion. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192362 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - An optical measurement apparatus includes: a recording unit that records therein a value of a ratio of a first detection intensity to a second detection intensity, the first detection intensity being an intensity of the returned light detected when a first medium having a refractive index that is the same as that of a specimen is irradiated with illumination light by a measurement probe, and the second detection intensity being an intensity of the returned light detected when a second medium is irradiated with the illumination light by the measurement probe; and a calculation unit that calculates, from a product of a third detection intensity and the value of the ratio, a background intensity of background light to be used in correcting the returned light from the specimen, the third detection intensity being an intensity of the returned light detected when the second medium is irradiated with the illumination light. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192363 | SPECTROSCOPY ASSEMBLY - A spectroscopy assembly having a first and a second optical ring resonator, each provided with a material having an intensity-dependent refraction index. The spectroscopy assembly further includes at least one waveguide, which is guided along the optical ring resonator at a distance such that the light of a continuous wave laser guided in the waveguide can be coupled into the optical ring resonator, and a frequency comb generated from the light of the continuous wave laser in the optical ring resonator can be coupled out of the waveguide. The optical ring resonators and the at least one waveguide are provided on a common substrate. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192364 | ELLIPSOMETRY SYSTEM - An ellipsometry system and a detection unit thereof are capable of achieving miniaturization and price reduction associated therewith. The ellipsometry system includes the detection unit that: has an optical polarization element; separates an interference polarization beam obtained by causing the object-reflected polarization beam and reference reflected polarization beam to interfere with each other into a plurality of interference polarization beams on a wavelength basis; and detects the respective separated polarization components in each wavelength. The optical polarization element: has a birefringence characteristic including a first refractive index and a second refractive index; receives the separated interference polarization beams of the respective wavelengths in a wavelength order and in a parallel manner; separates the separated interference polarization beam of each wavelength, on a polarization component basis, while transmitting the same, and outputs the respective separated polarization components in each wavelength in the same direction but along different optical axes. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192365 | SPATIAL SPLITTING-BASED OPTICAL MEMS INTERFEROMETERS - A spatial splitting-based optical Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Interferometer includes a spatial splitter for spatially splitting an input beam into two interferometer beams and a spatial combiner for spatially combining the two interferometer beams. A MEMS moveable mirror is provided to produce an optical path difference between the first interferometer beam and the second interferometer beam. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192366 | EXPOSURE CONDITION DETERMINING METHOD AND SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS - There is provided an exposure condition determining method for determining an exposure condition for an exposure-objective substrate having a plurality of semiconductor pattern features formed by predetermined exposure on a surface thereon, the method including, irradiating an illumination light onto a surface of a substrate, which has the pattern features, detecting a diffracted light from the plurality of semiconductor pattern features of the substrate irradiated with the illumination light, and determining the exposure condition based on a variation in brightness of the detected diffracted light. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192367 | Laser Detection and Warning System - A laser detection and warning system and associated methods of warning a pilot of an aircraft of incoming laser radiation and determining a location of a source of laser radiation including a detector configured to be mounted to an aircraft, the detector having an optical subsystem, a detector subsystem, and a processor subsystem to determine characteristics of incoming laser radiation and transmit a laser warning output signal, wherein the laser warning output signal may include wavelength characteristics of the laser radiation, corresponding protective eyewear type, and location of the source of the laser radiation. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192368 | RECORDING MEDIUM DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM DETERMINATION METHOD - A recording medium determination apparatus includes a light radiation unit which radiates light toward a recording medium; a light receiving unit which receives diffuse reflection light, which is light radiated from the light radiation unit and diffuse reflected by the recording medium; a reflection portion which can reflect transmitted light, which is radiated from the light radiation unit and transmitted through the recording medium, to cause the transmitted light to be incident to the recording medium again; a switching unit which switches a reflectance state such that a reflectance of the reflection portion changes; and a determination unit which determines a thickness of the recording medium on a basis of a value of a ratio between light amounts of a plurality of the diffuse reflection lights which are reflected by the reflection portion in different reflectance states and are received by the light receiving unit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192369 | AUTOMATIC PRINTING ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR PAGE-WIDTH ARRAY PRINTING DEVICE - An automatic printing adjustment method for a page-width array printing device is provided. The page-width array printing device includes a printing module, a scanning module and a print region. Firstly, the printing module prints a print medium placed on the print region to obtain a printed image, and the scanning module scans the printed image of the print medium. Then, the printed image is transmitted from the scanning module to a processor. Then, a noise eliminating operation, a tilt calibration operation, a ROI selecting operation, a horizontal detection operation and a vertical detection operation are performed on the printed image. Afterwards, a calibrating result is feedback from the processor to the printing module. The printing conditions of nozzles of the respective inkjet head structures are adjusted according to the calibrating result. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192370 | IMAGE DEFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE DEFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an image deformation processing device including: a shift amount calculating unit configured to calculate the difference between the coordinate of the input image which is mapped to the position of the specified pixel by the deformation process and the coordinate of the specified pixel as a shift amount, for each specified pixel in the output image; and an output unit configured to obtain the threshold corresponding to the coordinate of the specified pixel in the second direction from the dispersion threshold table, to calculate a pixel shift amount by comparing the obtained threshold with a decimal component of the shift amount for the specified pixel and by rounding the decimal component of the shift amount, and to output the pixel in the input image, which has a coordinate shifted from the coordinate of the specified pixel by the pixel shift amount, as the specified pixel. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192371 | PRINTING CONDITION SETTING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONDITION SETTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - Color conversion conditions corresponding to medium types belonging to the same group as a selected representative type are collectively updated based on calibration results. It is judged whether or not there is a fluctuating factor concerning color reproduction characteristics between a print medium that is used at present in the calibration and a print medium that was used in the past. If a fluctuating factor is determined to exist, then only the color converting condition corresponding to the representative type is updated. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192372 | METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An image processing method and an image forming apparatus using the same. The method of processing includes dividing an image into a predetermined number of blocks, calculating an average of color signals of pixels existing in each of the blocks divided, classifying the blocks into color blocks and monochrome blocks using the calculated average, and determining whether the image is a color image or a monochrome image using a proportion of the color blocks. Accordingly, for a document wherein color and monochrome images are mixed, it is automatically determined whether an image is a color image or a monochrome image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192373 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COLOUR CALIBRATION TARGET - A method includes the step of printing a calibration target with a printing device, the printing device including a plurality of groups of printheads, the printheads of the same group being fed with ink of the same colour, the calibration target including a plurality of coloured zones that are intended to be subsequently processed, the method further including the steps of:
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20140192374 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus having a function to erase an image formed on a recoding medium is provided. The image forming apparatus has an operation panel which, in a first mode in which an image forming process and an erasing process are not executable, accepts selection of any mode of a second mode in which the image forming process and the erasing process are executable, and a third mode in which the image forming process not executable and the erasing process is executable. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192375 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet on the basis of a job and a controller that manages the job and controls the formation of the image. The controller enables a sample discharge and determines whether to change a sample discharge interval which is set in the sample discharge on the basis of information related to the image when the job is executed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192376 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus instructs a printing apparatus to stop print processing for a print command to be processed by the printing apparatus via a universal serial bus, if status information indicating a status of the printing apparatus indicates that the printing apparatus is in a state where the print processing cannot be continued, wherein the print command is generated by a printer driver configured not to include a language monitor. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192377 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRINTING SERVICES AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A KEY TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED PAGES AS NEEDED - A vendor provides, and an operator obtains a method dedicated printer bundle. The printer bundle includes a printer having a key interface, an ink supply, and a key for association with the printer through the key interface. The key is provided with key data pertaining to an authorized page count. The printer operator is allowed to acquire additional authorized pages as needed. When the printer ink supply becomes depleted, the printer operator is provided with additional ink at no or insignificant cost. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192378 | PRINT DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, PRINT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A print data processing system includes plural intermediate data generation units, an allocation unit, one or more memories, a print image conversion unit, and a reprint controller. Each intermediate data generation unit interprets PDL data and generates intermediate data in units of pages. The allocation unit allocates processes of interpreting the PDL data to the intermediate data generation units in units of pages and causes the intermediate data generation units to execute processes of interpreting pages in parallel. The one or more memories store pieces of intermediate data of the individual pages. The print image conversion unit acquires the pieces of intermediate data, converts the acquired data to print image data, and supplies the print image data to a printer. The reprint controller performs control to cause the print image conversion unit to reacquire the pieces of intermediate data and to reconvert the reacquired data to the print image data. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192379 | TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS CAPTURING AND PATENTS ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and related method are provided for managing technical documents. The system includes a graphical screen divided into a plurality of document units arranged in a m×n manner, where both m and n are integers larger than 1. Each of the document units occupies a screen area for displaying document information of a document, and said document information including important information, at least one related drawing or both of the document. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192380 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes an image processing portion for creating image data of a document read by an image reading portion and a communication portion for transmitting the created image data to a server or cloud, and obtains the image data saved in the server or the like to perform required processing, in which a reduced image generating portion for creating reduced image data based on the created image data, a main storage portion for linking the reduced image data and a saving destination of the data serving as original thereof for storage, and a display portion for displaying an operation screen are included, and the reduced image data stored in the main storage portion is displayed on the display portion to select image data for which the required processing is performed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192381 | LAYOUT INFORMATION CALIBRATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides a layout information calibrating method and device, wherein the calibrating method comprises: obtaining the parameter calibrating standard of layout information and layout information to be calibrated; matching the layout information to be calibrated with the parameter calibrating standard of the layout information; if the layout information to be calibrated is consistent with the parameter calibrating standard of the layout information, sending the information indicating the layout information is successfully calibrated; if the layout information to be calibrated is inconsistent with the parameter calibrating standard of the layout information, sending a reminder indicating the layout information is not successfully calibrated. Adopting the layout information calibrating method and device submitted in the present invention, it is possible to not only effectively avoid calibrating mistakes in the layout production process, but also reduce layout production accidents, accelerate the whole production schedule of the newspaper. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192382 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus is an apparatus capable of performing double-sided printing on a sheet, and is provided with a receiving portion and a control portion. The receiving portion receives an instruction for changing a sheet having one side printed that is set to a paper feed tray into a sheet having both sides printed with same printing content. The control portion performs control, when the instruction is received, to feed the sheet having one side printed from the paper feed tray, and when the fed sheet is an odd-numbered page and is a final page, to discharge the sheet without newly performing printing, and when the fed sheet is an odd-numbered page and is not a final page, to print information printed on a next even-numbered page on a back side of the sheet. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192383 | SINGLE-MOTOR-DRIVEN GRAVURE CYLINDER CHUCK MECHANISM - Provided is a single-motor-driven gravure cylinder chuck mechanism that is enhanced in contact tightness of chuck cones with respect to an unprocessed plate-making roll in each processing unit of a fully automatic plate-making system. The gravure cylinder chuck mechanism is to be used for a processing unit of the fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system for manufacturing a plate-making roll by performing a series of processes on an unprocessed plate-making roll. The gravure cylinder chuck mechanism includes: a pair of chuck cones provided to be opposed to each other, for chucking both end surfaces of the unprocessed plate-making roll; chuck cone moving means for allowing the pair of chuck cones to be freely brought into contact with and separated away from both the end surfaces of the unprocessed plate-making roll; and a single motor for driving the chuck cone moving means. The single motor allows the pair of chuck cones to be freely brought into contact with and separated away from both the end surfaces of the unprocessed plate-making roll so that the pair of chuck cones chuck the unprocessed plate-making roll. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192384 | EXPOSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an exposing device capable of enhancing usage efficiency of light and preventing degradation of imaging property due to a misalignment with a photosensitive drum. The exposing device includes: a laser array including multiple lasers arranged in a predetermined direction; and an optical system guiding light emitted from the each of the multiple lasers to a photosensitive member and focusing the light on the photosensitive member, in which the optical system includes multiple phase modulation elements to decrease a phase lag added in proportion to distance from a center axis that is defined by a principal light beam emitted from the each of the multiple lasers. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192385 | Image Scanner and Image Scanning System - An image scanning system may include an image scanner and a terminal. In some arrangements, upon receiving a scan start command to start scanning the document, the image scanner may generate scan image data. Additionally or alternatively, the image scanner may obtain notification information related to a location in the storage where the scan image data is stored and transmit the notification information to a terminal device identified by destination information. The image scanner may subsequently receive a request receive a request for the scan image data from the terminal device based on the notification information and transmit the scan image data stored in the storage at the location indicated by the notification information to the terminal device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192386 | DOCUMENT READING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND METHOD OF DETECTING ORIGINAL DOCUMENT USING WITH SAME - A document reading unit included in an image forming apparatus and operated with a method of detecting an original document, includes an original document table, a moving irradiation unit having multiple block light sources moving in a sub scanning direction while irradiating the original document, an image sensor receiving reflected light, and a controller that starts a length specifying operation with the moving irradiation unit located at a position facing the original document, sequentially turns on the block light sources, obtains an amount of reflected light under lighting conditions of each block light sources, and determines the length of the original document in the main scanning direction. While the moving irradiation unit is moving in the sub scanning direction, the image sensor receives the reflected light on a region of the original document in the sub scanning direction under each lighting condition during the length specifying operation. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192387 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes an image-modification processing unit and an adjustment unit. The image-modification processing unit executes first image-modification processing wherein pixels are inserted to or deleted from a subject image in a first direction or pixels in the subject image are shifted in the first direction and second image modification processing wherein pixels in the subject image are shifted in a second direction. The adjustment unit adjusts a position of a shift-border along which the pixels are shifted in the second image-modification processing on the basis of a position of each step in an image caused in the first image-modification processing. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTUM HOLOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PROCESSING - Encoding of quantum algorithm and devices therefrom are provided. The encoding includes receiving a unitary matrix operator representing the quantum algorithm, each row of the unitary matrix operator defining a superposition of basis state vectors for transforming input states to output states. The encoding also includes recording rows of the unitary matrix operator by applying, to a volume holographic element, a combination of an i | 2014-07-10 |
20140192389 | HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING - Technologies are generally described for generating an image in a holographic imaging device by causing multiple reflections of a hologram reconstruction light on one side of a display panel in the holographic imaging device. An example device may include a display panel, a semi-transparent mirror layer on the display panel, a mirror layer at a side of the semi-transparent mirror layer opposite to the display panel, and a light irradiation unit opposite to the semi-transparent mirror layer. The light irradiation unit may irradiate a hologram reconstruction light on the semi-transparent mirror layer at a predetermined incident angle. The semi-transparent mirror layer may reflect a portion of the hologram reconstruction light such that the reflected portion of the hologram reconstruction light may be incident on the mirror layer. The semi-transparent mirror layer may transmit the other portion of the hologram reconstruction light to cause interference in the hologram. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192390 | Morphable Identity, Networkable Photonic Quantum Logic Gate System & Method - Systems and methods of performing logical operations with photonic quantum logic gates. The logic gates utilize photon states, usually orthogonal linearly polarized states, to selectively enact self-interference operations whose outputs can be altered by inducing phase shifts in one or more portions of the section of the logic gate where the photon states undergo self-interference. The polarization direction switchings are differentially enacted and/or not enacted, in groupings of switches, to perform various logic operations. Additionally, networked logic gates with interrelated self-interference section phase shifts and output states are described that provide additional capabilities. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192391 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Illuminating Displays - Methods, systems, and products illuminate display devices. Light in a waveguide is frustrated to illuminate an array of picture elements. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192392 | PRINTED APPLIQUE AND METHOD THEREOF - An electro-optic assembly that includes a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface; a rear substrate spaced from and substantially parallel to the front substrate, and having a third surface and a fourth surface substantially parallel to the third surface; and a carrier operably connected to at least one of the front substrate and the rear substrate. Further, the electro-optic assembly includes an appliqué layer directly on at least a first portion of the fourth surface and having an opening over a second portion of the fourth surface; and an assembly component that is coupled to the carrier, behind the fourth surface and substantially coincident with the opening. The portions of the fourth surface are in a transmissive region of the rear substrate, and the front and rear substrates define a cavity at least partially filled with an electro-optic material. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192393 | SPACERS FOR INSULATED GLASS UNITS - This disclosure provides spacers for smart windows. In one aspect, a window assembly includes a first substantially transparent substrate having an optically switchable device on a surface of the first substrate. The optically switchable device includes electrodes. A first electrode of the electrodes has a length about the length of a side of the optically switchable device. The window assembly further includes a second substantially transparent substrate a metal spacer between the first and the second substrates. The metal spacer has a substantially rectangular cross section, with one side of the metal spacer including a recess configured to accommodate the length of the first electrode such that there is no contact between the first electrode and the metal spacer. A primary seal material bonds the first substrate to the metal spacer and bonds the second substrate to the metal spacer. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192394 | OPTICAL PHASED ARRAYS - An optical phased array formed of a large number of nanophotonic antenna elements can be used to project complex images into the far field. These nanophotonic phased arrays, including the nanophotonic antenna elements and waveguides, can be formed on a single chip of silicon using complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) processes. Directional couplers evanescently couple light from the waveguides to the nanophotonic antenna elements, which emit the light as beams with phases and amplitudes selected so that the emitted beams interfere in the far field to produce the desired pattern. In some cases, each antenna in the phased array may be optically coupled to a corresponding variable delay line, such as a thermo-optically tuned waveguide or a liquid-filled cell, which can be used to vary the phase of the antenna's output (and the resulting far-field interference pattern). | 2014-07-10 |
20140192395 | DEVICE HAVING A CONDUCTIVE LIGHT ABSORBING MASK AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A system and method for an optical component that masks non-active portions of a display and provides an electrical path for one or more display circuits. In one embodiment an optical device includes a substrate, a plurality of optical elements on the substrate, each optical element having an optical characteristic which changes in response to a voltage applied to the optical element, and a light-absorbing, electrically-conductive optical mask disposed on the substrate and offset from the plurality of optical elements, the optical mask electrically coupled to one or more of the optical elements to provide electrical paths for applying voltages to the optical elements. In another embodiment, a method of providing an electrical signal to optical elements of a display comprises electrically coupling an electrically-conductive light-absorbing mask to one or more optical elements, and applying a voltage to the mask to activate the one or more optical elements. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192396 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR AN ELECTROWETTING DEVICE - A method of providing a layer of a first fluid and a layer of a second fluid on a first area of a support plate of an electrowetting device includes providing an emulsion of dispersed first fluid and continuous second fluid, the emulsion including an amount of the second fluid for forming the layer of the second fluid. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192397 | MEMS DEVICE WITH SLOPED SUPPORT - A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device has a movable member supported in elevated position spaced by a sloped support structure above a substrate. The movable member may be a polished metallic plate such as a mirror of a digital micromirror device (DMD) supported by a flexible hinge above an integrated circuit wafer die region. The plate may supported centrally at a raised juncture of two upwardly oppositely directed and symmetrically converging hinge legs for pivoting about a parallel axis. The plate may also be supported at a top end of a hinge leg in cantilever fashion, for pivoting about a perpendicular axis. Optional spring tips are provided for limiting movement and recovering energy. In a described fabrication method, hinge material is deposited over a sacrificial layer that has been directly or indirectly patterned using a grayscale photoresist exposure to define sloped surfaces which provide a template for configuring the hinge and optional other components. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192398 | ASYMMETRICAL DEFORMABLE DIFFRACTIVE GRATING MODULATOR - A method for modulating light using a micro-electro-mechanical structure includes providing a plurality of deformable mirror elements ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140192399 | ASYMMETRICAL DEFORMABLE DIFFRACTIVE GRATING MODULATOR - A system for modulating light using a micro-electro-mechanical structure includes a plurality of deformable mirror elements ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140192400 | FINE PIXEL PITCH ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY - High display duty ratio and fast optical response electrophoretic display technology is presented by using an anti-ferroelectric coupling torque. The invention also consequently enables fine pixel pitch resolution by introducing photo lithography based switching element preparation method. Newly introduced casting film method for optical switching element preparation enables extremely fine size of switching element based on current well-established flat panel display volume manufacturing process. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192401 | OPTICAL CONTROLLER CONTAINING DISPENSABLE ELECTROPHORETIC FLUID AND METHOD OF DISPERSING SAME - An optical controller includes: a transparent lower substrate with a first electrode pattern; a transparent upper substrate with a transparent electrode; a plurality of divided regions separated by partitions on the transparent lower substrate; a medium containing charged particles at less than 5 wt % is in the plurality of divided regions and between the first electrode pattern and the transparent electrode; and a seal surrounding the plurality of divided regions and bonded to the first and second substrates. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192402 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display apparatus is suitable for being electrically connected to an external circuit and includes a drive array substrate, an electrophoretic display film and a first optical adhesive layer. The electrophoretic display film is disposed on the drive array substrate and includes a flexible substrate and a display medium layer. The flexible substrate has a disposed region and a bonding region. The external circuit is disposed between the flexible substrate and the drive array substrate, located in the bonding region and extends outside the drive array substrate. The display medium layer is disposed between the flexible substrate and the drive array substrate and located in the disposed region. The first optical adhesive layer is disposed between the display medium layer and the drive array substrate. A thickness of the external circuit is substantially a sum of that of the display medium layer and the first optical adhesive layer. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192403 | MULTI-MODE FIBER AMPLIFIER - A laser utilizes a cavity design which allows the stable generation of high peak power pulses from mode-locked multi-mode fiber lasers, greatly extending the peak power limits of conventional mode-locked single-mode fiber lasers. Mode-locking may be induced by insertion of a saturable absorber into the cavity and by inserting one or more mode-filters to ensure the oscillation of the fundamental mode in the multi-mode fiber. The probability of damage of the absorber may be minimized by the insertion of an additional semiconductor optical power limiter into the cavity. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192404 | OPTICAL QUICKMOUNT - A filter wheel assembly includes a filter wheel and an optical assembly. The filter wheel includes a plurality of viewing openings. The optical assembly includes an optical element secured within an aperture of a housing. The optical assembly is securable to the filter wheel at a viewing opening by a magnetic force. An optical apparatus includes an optical assembly receiver and first and second optical assemblies. The first optical assembly is securable to the optical assembly receiver and the second optical assembly is securable to the first optical assembly by a magnetic force to align the optical assembly receiver and the optical assemblies. Methods of aligning apertures of optical assemblies with viewing openings of a filter wheel or an optical assembly receiver and securing the optical assemblies to the filter wheel or the optical assembly receiver using a magnetic force. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192405 | ADJUSTABLE COLLIMATOR FOR COUPLING A LIGHT GUIDE TO A MICROSCOPE - A solid state illumination system is provided as a replacement for conventional arc light, metal halide and Xenon white-light sources for applications in life sciences including, microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and endoscopy. The solid state illumination system generates high quality white light output from LED light sources. In an embodiment, the solid state illumination system is coupled to a microscope using a liquid light guide. The liquid light guide is coupled to a microscope using an adjustable collimator which optimizes the light output for input to the optical train of the microscope. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192406 | LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE HAVING AN ILLUMINATION ARRAY - The invention relates to a laser scanning microscope (LSM), consisting of at least one light source, from which an illumination beam path in the direction of a sample originates, at least one detection beam path for passing sample light, preferably fluorescence light, onto a detector arrangement, it main colour separator for separating the illumination and detection beam paths, a microlens array for generating a light source grid composed of at least two light sources, a scanner for generating a relative movement between the illumination light and the sample in at least one direction, and a microscope objective, wherein the lens array is arranged in at common part of illumination and detection beam paths. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192407 | Method and Apparatus for Shaping Dynamic Light Beams to Produce 3D Perception in a Transmitted Light Microscope - An illuminator for a transmitted light microscope for producing stereo viewing as well as motion parallax 3D perception, using a generally pyramid-shaped mirror having a plurality of facets and light source adjacent a plurality of the facets and a computer-driven electronic circuit for controlling the on/off status of said light sources. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192408 | Apparatus and method for transmitted light illumination for light microscopes and microscope system - The invention relates to an apparatus for transmitted light illumination for light microscopes, in particular stereo microscopes or macroscopes, having changing effective entrance pupil of an objective. The apparatus has a light source for emitting an illuminating light beam, a housing, in which the light source is arranged, a holding device for holding a sample to be examined and at least one diaphragm edge for trimming the illuminating light beam, wherein the diaphragm edge extends transversely to an optical axis of a light microscope, which can be positioned in an operating state on the device for transmitted light illumination, and wherein a beam path of the illuminating light between the diaphragm edge and the sample held by the holding device is free from adjustable beam focussing components. The apparatus is characterised according to the invention in that in order to adapt the beam path of the illuminating light to the effective entrance pupil of the objective, means are provided for variable positioning of the diaphragm edge in the direction of the optical axis, wherein a position of the diaphragm edge in the direction of the optical axis can be varied irrespectively of a position of the diaphragm edge transversely to the optical axis, assembly means are provided on the housing for mounting a separate sample support able, means for determining the presence of a sample support table are present, the housing has a passage opening, through which the diaphragm edge can be moved in the direction of the optical axis, the holding device is formed in the region of the passage opening of the housing or on a separate sample support table and a control device is present which is adapted to position the diaphragm edge in dependence at least upon a determined presence of a sample support table. The invention also relates to a method for transmitted light illumination for a light microscope and a microscope system. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192409 | ABSORPTIVE WIRE-GRID POLARIZER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - The absorptive wire-grid polarizer includes a periodic structure formed on a substrate surface of a dielectric substrate and constituted by a metal and one or more dielectric materials. The periodic structure has a one-dimensional grating structure in which, in a sectional plane orthogonal to a normal to the substrate surface, grating portions of a metal grating formed of the metal and grating portions of dielectric gratings formed of the one or more dielectric materials are one-dimensionally arranged with a grating period P. The Conditions of n | 2014-07-10 |
20140192410 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR IMAGING APPARATUS - A vehicle exterior imaging apparatus includes a photo-receiving element, a transparent member that is disposed on a front face of the photo-receiving element and introduces light into it, and a movable body movable between a covering position for covering part or all of a front face of the transparent member with the movable body being spaced apart from the transparent member, and an evacuated position evacuating from the front face of the transparent member with respect to the covering position. The movable body has a higher surface wettability in a portion opposing to the transparent member at the covering position than the one of the front face of the transparent member. The movable body evacuates water adhered to the surface of the transparent member in a moving direction of the movable body during the movement of the movable body from the covering position to the evacuated position. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192411 | Optical Device, Imaging Device And Manufacturing Method Of Imaging Device - Provided is an optical device and the like which can suppress a decrease in optical performance even under high-temperature heating environments, such as a ref low process. Since at least one of compound lenses | 2014-07-10 |
20140192412 | PACKAGE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A base substrate, a lid that forms an internal space capable of housing a device (variable-wavelength interference filter), and a brazing filler that joins the lid to the base substrate are provided. The lid has: a lid joining portion having a base facing surface that faces the base substrate, an inner lateral surface that continues at an inner end on the side of the internal space of the base facing surface and faces the internal space, an outer lateral surface, and an upper surface; and a lid sidewall portion standing up in a direction away from the base substrate from the upper surface of the lid joining portion. The brazing filler is provided along the base facing surface and the outer lateral surface from the inner end to the upper end of the outer lateral surface via an outer end opposite to the inner end. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192413 | OPTICAL REFLECTIVE FILM - The object is to obtain an optical reflective film having both productivity and optical characteristic which achieves a lower production cost and a larger area, and reduces unevenness in the reflectivity of visible light regions. An optical reflective film including at least one unit in which a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer are alternately laminated on a film support, at least one of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer including a water-soluble polymer and a metal oxide particle, wherein a mixed region of the nigh refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer is formed between the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer by a simultaneous multilayer coating of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer, and the optical reflective film has at least one region in visible light wavelength regions and 30% or more and 100% or less of a mean reflectivity thereof. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192414 | VARIABLE LENGTH LIGHT SHIELD FOR AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSOR WITHIN A NOSE CONE - A variable length light shield is disclosed for an electro-optical sensor within a nose cone. The light shield includes a base, a telescopic shade supported by the base, and a ring rotatably supported about the base. The light shield also includes a guide tube disposed proximate the ring with an end extending away from the ring about a side of the telescopic shade. The light shield further includes an extension spring supported by the guide tube with an end coupled to the telescopic shade. Additionally, the light shield includes a cable extending through the guide tube and the extension spring, with one end of the cable coupled to the ring and another end of the cable coupled to the telescopic shade. The extension spring is configured to exert a force on the telescopic shade to extend the telescopic shade. Rotation of the ring causes retraction of the telescopic shade. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192415 | WINDOW FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE WINDOW - A window for a display device, the window including a first plastic substrate, a second plastic substrate adjacent to a surface of the first plastic substrate, the second plastic substrate including a polyester resin, a polyester urethane resin, or a combination thereof, a refractive index difference between the first plastic substrate and second plastic substrate being about 0.04 or less, and a third plastic substrate adjacent to a surface of the second plastic substrate. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192416 | WINDOW MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A window member includes a base substrate having a light transmitting area and a light blocking area surrounding the light transmitting area, a plurality of reflection patterns on the base substrate in the light blocking area and spaced from each other, and a light blocking layer covering the reflection patterns and configured to block light. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192417 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL WAVELENGTH-BEAM-COMBINING OF LASERS USING FIRST-ORDER GRATING STACK - A method and apparatus for two-dimensional wavelength beam combining of laser sources. In one example, an external cavity multi-wavelength laser includes an array of laser emitters each producing an optical beam having a specified wavelength, a grating stack comprising a plurality of first-order diffraction gratings arranged linearly in a first dimension, and a dispersive element. The laser further includes a cylindrical telescope that images the optical beams from the array of laser emitters onto the grating stack. A first cylindrical transform lens spatially overlaps the optical beams in a second dimension forming a first region of overlap at the grating stack. A second cylindrical transform lens spatially overlaps the optical beams from the grating stack in the first dimension forming a second region of overlap at the dispersive element. The dispersive element transmits a multi-wavelength output beam comprising the spatially overlapped optical beams from the array of laser emitters. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192418 | Optical Element and Optical Mechanism - An optical element includes a waveguide, a polarizing beam splitter film, and a deflector. The waveguide propagates light incident at a predetermined angle while reflecting the light between first and second planes. The polarizing beam splitter film is adhered to the first plane of the waveguide. The polarizing beam splitter film separates light incident from the waveguide into transmitted light and reflected light. The deflector is joined to the waveguide with the polarizing beam splitter film therebetween. The deflector has a plurality of first reflecting surfaces. The first reflecting surfaces reflect, in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface of the polarizing beam splitter film, light transmitted by the polarizing beam splitter film. The polarizing beam splitter film reflects the majority of light incident at a predetermined angle from the waveguide and transmits a majority or all of the light incident in a substantially perpendicular direction from the deflector. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192419 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - In an optical system including a front lens unit having negative refractive power, a stop, and a rear lens unit having positive refractive power in order from an enlargement side to a reduction side, the front lens unit has a combination lens in which a negative lens and a positive lens are adjacently arranged in order from the enlargement side to the reduction side, and a focal length of the negative lens f | 2014-07-10 |
20140192420 | ASPHERICAL GRIN LENS - A method of fabricating an aspherical gradient refractive index lens includes co-extruding a first polymer material having a first refractive index and a second polymer material having a second refractive index different than the first refractive index to form multilayered polymer composite films, assembling the multilayered polymer composite films into a multilayer composite GRIN sheet and shaping the multilayered composite GRIN sheet into an aspherical lens. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192421 | WIDE-ANGLE LENS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIDE-ANGLE LENS - Including: a front lens group Gf disposed to an object side of an aperture stop; and a rear lens group Gr disposed to an image side of the aperture stop; the front lens group including a sub-lens group Ga having negative refractive power, the sub-lens group Ga including, in order from the most object side, at least three negative lenses, at least one of the three negative lens being an aspherical negative meniscus lens, the aspherical negative meniscus lens having a shape that negative refractive power is getting smaller from the center to the periphery, a cemented lens constructed by a positive lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens being disposed to the image side of the sub-lens group Ga, and given conditional expressions being satisfied, thereby providing a wide-angle lens having high optical performance with a wide angle of view. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192422 | OPTICAL IMAGE COLLECTING SYSTEM - An optical image collecting system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second through sixth lens elements all have refractive power. The fifth lens element has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, wherein at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is aspheric. The sixth lens element has a concave image-side surface at a paraxial region, wherein the image-side surface of the sixth lens element changes from concave at the paraxial region to convex at a peripheral region, and both of an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192423 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially includes five lenses, constituted by: a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface that faces an object side; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power and a meniscus shape with a concave surface that faces the object side; and a fifth lens having a positive refractive power, a meniscus shape with a convex surface that faces the object side, and at least one inflection point on the surface thereof toward an image side. | 2014-07-10 |
20140192424 | Imaging Lens, Imaging Apparatus and Mobile Terminal Device - Imaging lens comprises, in order from the object side, a first lens block having a convex and concave surfaces oriented toward the object and image side respectively, and having a positive power, and a second lens. An aperture stop can be located on the object side of the first lens block, a peripheral portion of the image side surface of the second lens has a positive power where: 0.622014-07-10 | |