29th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150198701 | SUB-DIFFRACTION LIMIT RESOLUTION RADAR ARRAYS - A phased array radar configured to transmit two or more slightly misaligned beams, for improved angular resolution. The transmitting array is split into two or more subarrays that transmit slightly misaligned beams that may have a common carrier frequency and each of which has a different modulation. Each subarray may include alternate elements in the rows of the transmitting array, and alternate elements in the columns of the transmitting array. The width of each transmitted beam may be greater than or comparable to the diffraction-limited width, but the region in which the beams overlap may be significantly narrower than any of the transmitted beams. The reflected beam from a target contains one or more of the modulations of the transmitted beams, in proportions depending on the location of the target, and the extent to which it is illuminated by each beam. The receiving array is phased to maximize the signal from the region in which the beams overlap. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198702 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING RADAR SIGNAL AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RADAR SIGNAL - Disclosed is an apparatus for processing a radar signal, including: a transmitting unit which irradiates a plurality of baseband signals as a plurality of division band penetration signals to a target object based on a channel frequency; a receiving unit which receives a plurality of reflection signals reflected from the target object to integrate the received reflection signals as an integration band response signal; and a control unit which sets the channel frequency so that at least some bands of adjacent division band penetration signals among the plurality of division band penetration signals are overlapped with each other. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198703 | POLARIZED MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A detection system includes a polarization analyzer that generates one or more null detection values if an object is sensed in a received millimeter wave (MMW) brightness temperature data set. The polarization analyzer analyzes a polarization parameter in the received MMW brightness temperature data set to generate the one or more null detection values. An object detector detects if the object is present based on a comparison of the one or more null detection values to a predetermined threshold. A singular value decomposition (SVD) unit is enabled by the object detector to decompose the MMW brightness temperature data set into a plurality of image layers. Each image layer includes at least one feature of a scene. An identification unit analyzes the plurality of image layers from the SVD unit to determine a shape or a location of the object from the scene. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198704 | Antenna Array, Radar System, Vehicle And Method - An antenna array, particularly for a radar system, having first antenna elements which are situated in a horizontal direction in a plane and which are developed to receive a first radio signal, having second antenna elements which are each situated above or below the horizontally situated first antenna elements and which are developed to receive the first radio signal, and having a processing device which is developed to calculate an azimuth angle and an angle of elevation of an object, that is located in front of the antenna array, from the radio signal received by the first antenna elements and from the radio signal received by the second antenna elements. Also described is a radar system, a vehicle and a method. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198705 | METHOD, ANTENNA ARRAY, RADAR SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A method is provided for detecting at least two objects, particularly using a radar system having the steps of sending out a first radio signal using a first sending device, the first sending device being situated in a horizontal plane having at least two first antenna elements, receiving the radio signal using the at least two first antenna elements, receiving the radio signal using at least two second antenna elements, which are situated in different horizontal positions each above or below corresponding first antenna elements of the horizontally situated antenna elements, calculating respectively one azimuth angle and one angle of elevation from at least two objects located in front of the first antenna elements and the second antenna elements from the first radio signal received by the first antenna elements and from the first radio signal received by the second antenna elements. Furthermore, an antenna array, a radar system, and a vehicle are provided. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198706 | HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION LOW FREQUENCY RADAR WITH SMALL ANTENNA AND HIGH RESOLUTION LOW FREQUENCY GROUND PENETRATING RADAR - A ground-penetrating radar system or other low-frequency radar system that operates at a wavelength that is comparable to or larger than the dimensions of the transmitting and receiving antennas. In one embodiment, a radar transmitter includes two drive coils, misaligned with respect to each other, that produce respective field patterns, each modulated with a respective modulation. A radar receiver includes a composite sense coil that senses the effect a target has on the fields, and generates a corresponding signal that carries the two modulations. From the proportion of the two modulations in the received signal, which depends on the extent to which the target is in each of the two field patterns, the receiver estimates the angle (e.g., the azimuth angle) to the target. An additional measurement of the angle may be made by comparing the phases of the carrier in the two received modulations. The composite sense coil may consist of two coils wired in series and configured to generate no output when the only field incident on the composite sense coil is that of the two drive coils, in the absence of a target. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198707 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING DISTANCE AND/OR MOVEMENT - A method (e.g., a method for measuring a separation distance to a target object) includes transmitting an electromagnetic first transmitted signal from a transmitting antenna toward a target object that is a separated from the transmitting antenna by a separation distance. The first transmitted signal includes a first transmit pattern representative of a first sequence of digital bits. The method also includes receiving a first echo of the first transmitted signal that is reflected off the target object, converting the first echo into a first digitized echo signal, and comparing a first receive pattern representative of a second sequence of digital bits to the first digitized echo signal to determine a time of flight of the first transmitted signal and the echo. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198708 | RFID DEVICE, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods for ranging in indoor environment that are accurate and that are substantially undisturbed by multipath interference. The method includes illuminating a sensor tag with electromagnetic radiation generated from a transceiver; the transceiver are being located a distance away from the sensor tag; the sensor tag comprising at least one nonlinear transmission line (NLTL) for broadband harmonic generation, receiving backscattered electromagnetic radiation from the at least one NLTL at three or more locations; coordinates of the three or more locations being known, obtaining from the phase and magnitude outputs at a second harmonic and at least one sub harmonic of second harmonic, a distance from the sensor tag to each of the three or more locations and trilaterating a location of the sensor tag. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198709 | RADAR SYSTEM AND TARGET DETECTION METHOD - A radar system according to the present disclosure includes a transmit antenna, a receive antenna composed of at least three receive antenna elements, a transmitter, a receiver that generates at least three first received signals by demodulating a plurality of reflected waves received by each of the receive antenna elements, a prefilter that estimates a plurality of main arrival angles representing directions of the targets using the at least three first received signals, a direction canceler that generates at least two first extracted signals by using the at least three first received signals to form nulls in eliminating arrival angles which are all the main arrival angles except an extracting arrival angle, and an image generator that analyzes Doppler frequency components around the extracting arrival angle using the at least two first extracted signals and calculates scattering-center arrival angles which each represent the arrival angle for each Doppler frequency component analyzed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198710 | RADAR SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADAR SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND RADAR SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM - A radar signal processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: time-series phase data generating section | 2015-07-16 |
20150198711 | OBJECT FUSION SYSTEM OF MULTIPLE RADAR IMAGING SENSORS - A method of detecting and tracking objects using multiple radar sensors. Objects relative to a host vehicle are detected from radar data generated by a sensing device. The radar data includes Doppler measurement data. Clusters are formed, by a processor, as a function of the radar data. Each cluster represents a respective object. Each respective object is classified, by the processor, as stationary or non-stationary based on the Doppler measurement data of each object and a vehicle speed of the host vehicle. Target tracking is applied, by the processor, on an object using Doppler measurement data over time in response to the object classified as a non-stationary object; otherwise, updating an occupancy grid in response to classifying the object as a stationary object. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198712 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE POSITION DETECTION - A system includes a transmission unit, a first reception antenna, a second reception antenna, and a processing unit. The transmission unit is configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle traversing a route, includes a transmission antenna, and is configured to transmit a location signal to a target disposed along the route as the vehicle traverses the route. The first reception antenna is configured to receive at least one reflection signal of the location signal reflected off the target. The second reception antenna is configured to receive the at least one reflection signal. The processing unit is configured to obtain first reception information from the first reception antenna and second reception information from the second reception antenna, perform a comparison of the first and second reception information, and determine a position of the vehicle using the comparison of the first and second reception information. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198713 | Method and System for Through-the-Wall Imaging using Compressive Sensing and MIMO Antenna Arrays - A method reconstructs a scene behind a wall by transmitting a signal through the wall into the scene. Parameters of the wall are estimated from a reflected signal. A model of a permittivity of the wall is generated using the parameters, and then the scene is reconstructed as an image from the reflected signal using the model and sparse recovery. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198714 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND EVALUATING ULTRASOUND SIGNALS, PARTICULARLY FOR DETERMINING THE DISTANCE OF A VEHICLE FROM AN OBSTACLE - In the device and method for generating and evaluating ultrasound signals, particularly for determining the distance of a vehicle from an obstacle, an ultrasound received signal is received by at least one ultrasound receiver subscriber of a data bus, after a burst transmission signal comprising a plurality of ultrasound pulses and having a burst length has been transmitted by at least one ultrasound transmitter subscriber of the data bus. The ultrasound received signal is subdivided into time sections which are substantially equal to half the burst length. The peak value for each time section of the ultrasound received signal is transmitted via the data bus to a central control and evaluation unit. On the basis of the peak values of the received signal for each time section, taking into account threshold value tracking, it is determined in the control and evaluation unit whether the ultrasound received signal has time sections in which the ultrasound received signal is greater than the tracked threshold value or equal to the tracked threshold value. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198715 | DROP DETECTION - A system for drop detection of fluid drops ejected by a printing device includes a drop detector comprising a radiation source and radiation sensor for illuminating a region in which drops are ejected by a print bar and detecting radiation from the radiation source that is reflected by backscattering from the drops to the radiation sensor; and a controller for controlling the drop detector and the print bar, wherein the controller uses a signal output by the drop detector to determine whether nozzles of the print bar are operating properly. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198716 | SUB-RESOLUTION OPTICAL DETECTION - A detector for optical detection of location within a volume, comprises a beam source for shining a structured light pattern on the volume and a digital detector having detection pixels of a given size. The light pattern, when shone into the volume and reflected back to the detection pixels, has a brightness distribution with a peak and a surrounding brightness structure. Now often the peak may be smaller than the pixel size although the overall distribution of the brightness extends over multiple pixels. The system includes an electronic processor for assessing a distribution of brightness among the neighbouring pixels to infer a location of the peak within a region smaller than the size of the central pixel on which it falls, thus giving sub-pixel resolution. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198717 | MOTION SENSOR - A motion sensor comprises: a plurality of first light emitting elements, which emit lights having mutually different characteristics in the region of movement of the object to be detected; a light receiving element, which receives reflected light that is emitted from the first light emitting elements and reflected by the object to be detected; a second light emitting element, which emits light towards the light receiving element; and a separation member. A light guiding part, which guides light emitted from the second light emitting element so as directly irradiate the light receiving element, without passing through the region of movement of the object to be detected, and light blocking parts, which block light so that light from the first light emitting elements does not directly irradiate the light receiving element, are formed integrally with the separation member. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING NAVIGATION SATELLITE SIGNALS FROM TWO BANDS - Systems, apparatus and methods in a mobile device to multiplex two global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals on a single hardware receiver chain are presented. The GNSS signals may come from a common GNSS system on two bands of two different GNSS systems overlapping on a common band. A duty cycle of the GNSS signals may be based on a harmonic being within one of the first band and the second band. The duty cycle may be based on signal quality, such as indicating a jammed or non jammed signal. The duty cycle may be of unequal proportions and less than 100% such that the receiver chain is idle for a percentage of time. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198719 | RADIO FREQUENCY POSITION TRANSDUCER - A positioning system and method of determining a position of a mobile unit is provided. The system and method include the use of radio frequency signals transmitted between the mobile unit and multiple base units having known and fixed locations. The signals will be transmitted from and returned to the mobile unit to determine a phase shift of the signal in order to determine the distance between the two. The process can be repeated between the mobile unit and each of the base units in order to acquire a continuously updated location of the mobile unit relative to the base units. Additionally, optics and GPS can be included to acquire additional distance readings for comparison and to more accurately determine the location of the mobile unit. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198720 | TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING SPS MEASUREMENTS TO USE IN DETERMINING A FINAL LOCATION ESTIMATE BASED ON A WLAN-BASED LOCATION ESTIMATE - In one embodiment, a mobile device detects one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) access points (APs) and a WLAN-based location estimate is determined for the mobile device using a wireless local area network based positioning system (WLAN-PS). The WLAN-based location estimate is based on the one or more detected WLAN APs and information maintained in a reference database associated with the one or more detected WLAN APs. The mobile device also obtains a plurality of satellite-based positioning system (SPS) measurements. A selection of a set of SPS measurements is made from the plurality of SPS measurements based on consistency of the set of SPS measurements with the WLAN based location estimate. The selected set of SPS measurements is used in determining a final location estimate of the mobile device. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198721 | System for Crowd-Sourced Fingerprinting - A system for crowd-sourced fingerprinting has a positioning database and a mobile wireless device. The positioning database is configured to store information relating wireless local area network access point (AP) signal measurements to points of a geographic positioning grid. The mobile wireless device has a satellite positioning system, a transceiver, a motion measurement system, and position estimation logic. The position estimation logic is configured to determine a reference location as the device passes between areas of satellite positioning signal reception and satellite positioning signal non-reception. The device further configured to record measurements of movements provided by the motion measurement system and measurements of signals provided by the transceiver within areas of non-reception and to provide results to the positioning database. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198722 | Travel Survey Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for collecting travel data include a mobile application capable of being executed on a mobile computing device and configured to monitor and log travel data related to travel of the mobile computing device, and to communicate the travel data over a network. A networked data processing device may be coupled to receive the travel-related data from the network and analyze the travel-related data to identify a mode of travel of the mobile computing device. A graphical user interface allows a user of the mobile computing device to verify accuracy of the identified means of travel. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198723 | RADIATION MONITORING DEVICE - A radiation monitoring device comprises a radiation monitor and a test unit for testing the radiation monitor. The radiation monitor includes a radiation detector and a measurement unit. The test unit includes a test pulse generator and a test pulse controller. The measurement unit includes a counter circuit, a computing part that computes a count rate with the standard deviation kept constant, an input switching circuit. When a test mode is selected in the radiation monitor, the test pulse controller changes the repetition frequency of test pulses in a step-function manner to the same repetition frequency of a start count rate specified as reference, replaces a count rate in the computing part at current computing cycle with the start count rate, switches the input switching circuit to the test pulse input at next computing cycle to start the test, and then finishes the test after a predetermined time elapses. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198724 | X-RAY DEVICE AND X-RAY DETECTOR FOR AN X-RAY DEVICE - An X-ray device according to an embodiment of the invention includes an X-ray detector including a number of detector elements, the detector elements being subdivided into at least two subgroups, each of spatially linked detector elements. The X-ray device or the X-ray detector includes a voltage supply unit for providing a fundamental voltage. The X-ray detector includes two voltage transformers, of which each is associated with respectively one of the two subgroups. And each of the voltage transformers is configured for converting the fundamental voltage into a detector operating voltage for the detector elements, which is lower than the fundamental voltage. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198725 | PHOTON-COUNTING TYPE X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A photon-counting type X-ray computed tomography apparatus that comprises a high-voltage generator to generate a voltage signal, an X-ray tube to emit X-rays when the X-ray tube receives the voltage signal from the high-voltage generator, an X-ray detector to detect photons derived from the X-rays emitted from the X-ray tube, and circuitry to count a number of the detected photons with respect to a plurality of energy bands, detect a number of photons in a first energy band that exceeds an energy level corresponding to a voltage value of the voltage signal, and changing a number of photons at a second energy band based on the detected number of photons in the first energy band, to correct for operational limitations of the X-ray detector. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198726 | Imbedded Mobile Detection Device - An imbedded mobile detection device includes a radiation detector, comprising a detection crystal and a photo-sensitive element, a radiation detector, an analog-digital converter (ADC), and a software application unit, wherein the detection crystal is a C:Al | 2015-07-16 |
20150198727 | METHOD OF MAKING A STANDARD - A measurement standard suitable for measuring amounts of certain elements in pharmaceutical excipients is described. A reference standard is dissolved in a solvent, for example acetone, and mixed with a pharmaceutical excipient such as cellulose, lactose or calcium carbonate. The solvent is then evaporated to provide a dry standard. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198728 | QUALITY CONTROL FOR BROADBAND SWEEPS - A method for determining a quality control quantity corresponding to energy provided by a seismic source and related devices are provided. The method includes determining an envelope of a pilot signal associated with the seismic source; measuring a source signal of the energy provided by the seismic source; normalizing the pilot signal and the source signal using the determined envelope; and determining, in a processor, the quality control quantity using the normalized pilot signal and the normalized source signal. A control mechanism configured to implement the method includes a storage device holding data of a pilot signal associated with the seismic source; and a processor connected to the storage device and configured to carry out the method steps. A computer-readable medium having instructions to carry out steps of the method is also provided. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198729 | REGULARIZATION OF SPATIALLY ALIASED SEISMIC DATA - Presented are methods and systems for regularizing seismic data. The method includes receiving the seismic data, transforming the seismic data into the tau-p domain and regularizing the seismic data to desired positions in the tau-p domain using at least one low rank sparse inversion. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198730 | SEISMIC IMAGE ACQUISITION USING GHOST COMPENSATION IN KIRCHHOFF MIGRATION - Methods and systems for ghost compensation of seismic data in conjunction with Kirchhoff migration are described. Input traces are deghosted by applying a deghost operator thereto across a range of ray parameters, which ray parameters are associated with the Kirchhoff migration. The deghosted traces are buffered and then selected for use in the mapping stage of Kirchhoff migration. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198731 | Marine Seismic Survey Systems and Methods Using Autonomously or Remotely Operated Vehicles - Systems and methods for carrying out seismic surveys and/or conducting permanent reservoir monitoring with autonomous or remote-controlled water vehicles, including surface and submersible vehicles, are described. Additional methods carried out by autonomous or remote-controlled water vehicles and associated with seismic surveys are further described. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198732 | CEMENT ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES FROM ULTRASONIC SIGNAL AMPLITUDE DISPERSIONS IN CASED WELLS - Apparatus and methods for characterizing the physical state of a barrier installed in a borehole traversing a formation including locating an ultrasonic tool with a plurality of spaced receivers and a transmitter at a location in the borehole, activating the ultrasonic tool to form ultrasonic waveforms, wherein the spaced receivers record the ultrasonic waveforms, aligning the transmitter and the spaced receivers, wherein the ultrasonic waveforms comprise propagated Lamb modes, processing the ultrasonic waveforms to obtain a first amplitude dispersion plot of attenuation as a function of frequency and first phase dispersion plot of phase velocity as a function of frequency, processing attenuation dispersions to identify discontinuities, and relating the discontinuities to barrier wavespeeds. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198733 | TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY - A petroleum production well ultrasound logging tool is provided comprising a cylindrical main body having a lower end holding a sideways monitoring transducer assembly comprising a ring-shaped ultrasound transducer array of transducer elements. The transducer array has a downward tapering frustoconical shape. The ultrasound transducer array's radially outward face is covered by a funnel shaped acoustic window with a radially inward facing surface corresponding to the outward face. The ultrasound transducer array and the acoustic window is retained on the cylindrical main body's lower end by an end cap. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198734 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LOCATION OF BURIED PIPE - A method and apparatus for detecting the location of a buried pipe are disclosed. The apparatus includes an inductive source setting unit, an induced voltage measurement unit, a proportional graph generation unit, and a location determination unit. The inductive source setting unit sets an inductive source in a predetermined area which a location of a buried pipe is detected. The induced voltage measurement unit measures the induced voltages of conductive wires for measuring the induced voltages in the predetermined area based on the inductive source. The proportional graph generation unit generates a proportional graph using the measured induced voltages. The location determination unit detects the location of the buried pipe using the proportional graph. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198735 | Method of Processing 3D Sensor Data to Provide Terrain Segmentation - A method of processing 3D sensor data to provide terrain segmentation involves processing the 3D data so as to analyse the positions of sets returns from the terrain in the horizontal plane. Returns from an idealised flat terrain form a series of scanlines in the horizontal plane. A return having a significant displacement in the horizontal plane in comparison to other returns in the same scan line is classified as a non-ground return corresponding to an elevated object. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198736 | TERRAIN MAPPING SYSTEM USING VIRTUAL TRACKING FEATURES - A terrain mapping system is disclosed for a machine having at least one traction device. The system may have a sensor associated with the machine and configured to generate a signal indicative of a position of the machine. The system may also have at least one controller in communication with the sensor. The at least one controller may be configured to receive the signal from the sensor, and divide an area between the at least one traction device and a work surface into a plurality of virtual tracking features based on the signal and known geometry of the machine. The at least one controller may also be configured to track movement of the plurality of virtual tracking features, and update an electronic terrain map of a worksite based on the movement of the plurality of virtual tracking features. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198737 | AUTOMATIC CARTESIAN GRIDDING WITH LOGARITHMIC REFINEMENT AT ARBITRARY LOCATIONS - Method for generating a grid with progressive refinement in one or more one spatial dimensions to account for heterogeneity at multiple locations in the one or more spatial dimension is described. One example includes: using, as an input for a computer processor, the total number of grid cells in the one or more spatial dimensions to be gridded, and locations of features requiring grid refinement; calculating cell divisions via equations derived from geometric or logarithmic series that provide refinement at the multiple locations; and c) adjusting the cell divisions by an iterative process to obey the total number of grid cells used as input. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198738 | VIRTUAL METEROLOGIST BASED ON WEATHER FORECASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A weather forecasting system and method. The system includes a mobile computing device that may request, from a server, real-time weather data at an exact time for a location. The real-time weather data include weather data from up to sixty minutes prior to the exact time. The system predicts future weather data for up to sixty minutes after the exact time. The system converts this real-time future weather data into speech data for output to a user. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198739 | INSOLATION CALCULATING DEVICE, ROUTE PROPOSING DEVICE, AND INSOLATION CALCULATING METHOD - An insolation calculating device has a 3D model acquisition module to acquire a 3D model of an area around a target location to calculate insolation, a routing information acquisition module to acquire routing information about the area around the location, a main routing information extractor to acquire main routing information including a plurality of representative points from the routing information acquired by the routing information acquisition module, a sky diagram generator to generate a sky diagram at each of the representative points, the sky diagram being generated as two-dimensional image data corresponding to a shot image of the whole sky, a representative point insolation calculator to calculate representative point insolation showing insolation at each of the representative points, and a route insolation calculator to calculate insolation of each route connecting two adjacent representative points in the representative points. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198740 | ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME, AND OPTICAL SHEET AND OPTICAL DEVICE OF SAME - An organic-inorganic hybrid composition comprising: zirconia particles containing at least one substance selected from aluminum, tin, and cerium; and a curable resin in which the metal-containing zirconia particles are dispersed, and a production method for the organic-inorganic hybrid composition are provided. The present invention also provides a production method for the organic-inorganic hybrid composition. The occurrence of yellowing due to light exposure can be effectively suppressed while not lowering the light transmittance and luminance of an optical sheet produced using the composition. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198741 | Photosensitive Resin Composition and Color Filter Using the Same - Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition including (A) a colorant including a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2, wherein in Formulae 1 and 2, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description; (B) an acrylic-based binder resin; (C) a photopolymerizable monomer; (D) a photopolymerization initiator; and (E) a solvent, and a color filter using the same. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198742 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided an optical film which is a cellulose acylate film including a cellulose acylate and a sugar ester compound having at least one aromatic group, the film having a film thickness of 15 μm to 35 μm, in which a number density of the aromatic group of the sugar ester compound is 0.90×10 | 2015-07-16 |
20150198743 | Acrylic Resin Film and Retroreflective Sheet - An objective of the present invention is to provide an acrylic resin film having a violet color. The present invention is an acrylic resin film composed of an acrylic resin composition including an acrylic resin (A) and a coloring agent (B) composed of at least one selected from: a red coloring agent; a blue coloring agent; and a violet coloring agent, in which a chromatic coordinate (x, y) according to the XYZ colorimetric system under predetermined measurement conditions is within a range surrounded by four points (0.145, 0.025), (0.270, 0.240), (0.550, 0.340), and (0.600, 0.202). | 2015-07-16 |
20150198744 | POLYMERS COMPRISING SULFONIC ACID GROUPS - The present invention relates to a polymers and hydrogels comprising a sulfonic acid component formed from reactive components comprising (i) at least one hydrophobic monomer and (ii) at least one sulfonic acid-containing component, wherein the sulfonic acid-containing component is comprised of a salt formed by a non-polymerizable, hydrophilic base and a polymerizable sulfonic acid. One or more embodiments provide that the at least one hydrophobic monomer comprises a silicone component. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198745 | POINTING DISPLAY DEVICE - This invention relates to a pointing display device comprising a UV reaction material layer comprising UV reaction material which generates change of color by UV, UV reaction part comprising a substrate part for which a coating layer is the UV reaction material layer, and UV light source which may emit UV laser. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198746 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL LENS - Method for manufacturing an optical lens in which coating solution curing conditions are satisfied and a coating solution is cured. The coating solution curing conditions include the angle of the axis of an optical lens substrate with respect to the horizontal direction falls within a predetermined angle range, and a second condition that the optical lens substrate rotates around the axis at a predetermined rotational speed. The predetermined angle range is between a maximum inclination angle of the axis at which the peripheral edge of a lens surface is positioned at the highest position of the lens surface, and a maximum inclination angle of the axis at which the peripheral edge of the lens surface is positioned at the lowest position of the lens surface. The predetermined rotational speed is a speed at which the coating solution applied to the lens surface is held in a coating position. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198747 | GRAPHENE DISPLAY PROTECTION - An electronic device is disclosed having a display with a viewing area. A hardcoat protective layer covers the display. The hardcoat protective layer is formed of an atomically contiguous sheet of graphene positioned over a matrix. The graphene may also be embedded on the surface of a matrix. The graphene may also be encapsulated within a matrix. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198748 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROD LENSES, AND ROD LENSES - An integral homogeneous rod lens and the manufacturing thereof from a raw glass body are provided by melting the raw glass body in a mold, whereby a protruding part of the raw glass body deforms into a dome shape with a spherical or nearly spherical surface that defines a convex lens portion of the rod lens. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198749 | COLORED, DYNAMIC, AND AMPLIFIED SAFETY FILM - A colored, dynamic, and amplified security film includes a micro lens array layer, a base material layer, and a micro graphic layer. The layers meet the condition of Moore amplified imaging; the micro graphic layer is formed by a background area and a graphic area; the graphic area is distributed in the background area; the micro graphic layer includes a semi-transparent and semi-reflective metal layer, a medium layer, and a metal film layer successively from top to bottom; the metal film layer is of a planar structure; the thickness of the medium layer in the graphic area is greater than the thickness of the medium layer in the background area; and the thicknesses of semi-transparent and semi-reflective metal layers are consistent. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198750 | HIGHLY DISPERSIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT WITH BINARY TRANSMISSIBILITY - The current application is directed to a new, highly dispersive optical element that is characterized by binary transmissibility. Various alternative implementations of the new optical element (“NOE”) are fashioned from semiconductor materials, including binary III-V and II-VI semiconductor materials. When applied as components within various optical devices and systems, the NOEs are fashioned to have shapes that provide high dispersion at non-extreme exit angles. The NOEs are additionally coated with multiple anti-reflective coatings which facilitate high transmission, in excess of 90 percent, across a wide range of visible and infrared wavelengths. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198751 | OPTICAL FILM AND DIGITAL PEN SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An optical film and a digital pen system using the same are provided. The optical film includes a film layer including a fine structure, a coating layer coated on the fine structure and having an infrared ray scattering property, and a matching layer laminated above or below the film layer and having a refractive index matching a refractive index of the fine structure within a predetermined error range. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198752 | ANTI-GLARE SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD AND ARTICLES THEREOF - A glass article including: at least one anti-glare surface having haze, distinctness-of-image, surface roughness, and uniformity properties, as defined herein. A method of making the glass article includes, for example: depositing deformable particles on at least a portion of a glass surface of the article; causing the deposited deformable particles on the surface to deform and adhere to the surface; and contacting the surface having the adhered particles with an etchant to form the anti-glare surface. A display system that incorporates the glass article, as defined herein, is also disclosed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198753 | FILM MIRROR - There is provided a film mirror having excellent weather resistance and flexibility. The film mirror includes a resin substrate, and a metal reflective layer, a diffusion preventive layer, and a surface protection layer laminated on the resin substrate in this sequence, in which the diffusion preventive layer has a layer obtained by performing either or both of heating process and light irradiation process on a precursor layer that is formed by using either or both of a metal alkoxide, which has an acryloyloxy group or a methacryloyloxy group, and a hydrolysis condensate of the metal alkoxide. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198754 | Optical Wavelength Dispersion Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - An optical wavelength dispersion device includes a first substrate, an input unit formed on the first substrate having a slit for receiving an optical signal, a grating formed on the first substrate for producing a diffracted light beams from the optical signal, a first optical reflector formed on the first substrate for reflecting the diffracted light beams from the grating for outputting, and a second substrate covered on the top of the input unit and the grating;, wherein the input unit, the grating and the first optical reflector are formed from a photo-resist layer by high energy light source exposure. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198755 | Lighting Control for Ambient Light Powered Reticules - The present invention is a lighting control unit for scopes and other devices that utilize ambient light for one of their components. In its most basic form the control unit will have a means by which it can be mounted in a usable configuration with the device and a simple user controlled circuit powering an LED or other light source. A wave-guide is utilized to channel light from the source to whatever collective apparatus is used on the device. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198756 | OPTICAL PATTERN SHEET, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit including an optical pattern sheet and a liquid crystal display are provided. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate, a light source portion arranged adjacent to a side surface of the light guide plate to emit light, a mold frame having an extension portion that covers an upper portion of the light source portion and a part of an upper portion of the light guide plate, and an optical pattern sheet arranged on a lower portion of the extension portion to shade or diffuse incident light, wherein the optical pattern sheet includes a base film and an optical pattern portion positioned on the base film. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198757 | VISUAL DISPLAY BACKLIGHT UNIT - A backlight unit suitable for use in illuminating a liquid crystal display panel of a display device. The backlight unit comprises a light guide plate, the light guide plate comprising a glass substrate with at least one edge, an intermediate waveguide physically and optically coupled to the at least one edge along a length of the edge, and a light source optically coupled to the intermediate waveguide | 2015-07-16 |
20150198758 | LIGHT GUIDE, ILLUMINATING DEVICE FOR IMAGE READING, AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A light guide for use in an image reading apparatus. The light guide extends in a predetermined direction. The light guide comprises an emitting surface, through which light rays entering the light guide are emitted, and a reflecting surface configured to reflect the light rays to the emitting surface. A cross-sectional surface of the light guide, which is a sectional surface of the light guide along a plane orthogonal to the predetermined direction in which the light guide extends, has a shape including a combination of an ellipse and a parabola. The parabola on the cross-sectional surface of the light guide defines the reflecting surface. A focal point of the parabola is located on a first focal point of the ellipse that is closer to the reflecting surface. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198759 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A display device includes: a display panel including a display region and a peripheral region; a transparent protector disposed to cover the display panel; a bezel print pattern disposed between the display panel and the transparent protector and configured to form a light shield region corresponding to the peripheral region; at least one light guide film disposed between the display panel and the bezel ink pattern in the light shield region; an ultraviolet (UV)-proof printed circuit board (PCB) disposed between the display panel and the light guide film and in contact with the light guide film; and a UV curing layer formed between the display panel and the transparent protector. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198760 | Outdoor and/or Enclosed Structure LED Luminaire - A luminaire for use in lighting a large open space such as a parking lot or deck of a parking garage includes a plurality of optical waveguides disposed in side-by-side relationship and together defining a closed path and at least one LED associated with each optical waveguide and disposed at a first end of the associated optical waveguide. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198761 | OPTICAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - An optical display system includes a polarizer, an integrated back light unit optically connected to a first face of the polarizer and a display comprising an array of pixels optically connected to a second face of the polarizer. The first face of the polarizer and the second face of the polarizer are not parallel and the polarizer is configured to direct light from the integrated back light unit to the display. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198762 | LED PACKAGE AND A BACKLIGHT UNIT COMPRISING SAID LED PACKAGE - A light emitting diode (LED) package includes: a main body mounted on a substrate; a light emitting diode that is mounted in the main body and emits light; and a lead frame exposed to allow the main body to be selectively top-mounted or side-mounted. A backlight unit includes: a light guide plate configured to allow a light source to proceed to a liquid crystal panel; a light emitting diode (LED) mounted in a main body mounted on a substrate and generating a light source; and an LED package having a lead frame exposed to allow the main body to be selectively top-mounted or side-mounted, and being mounted on the light guide plate. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198763 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device using the backlight module. The backlight module includes a backplane ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150198764 | HIGH-BIREFRINGENCE HOLLOW-CORE FIBERS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING SAME - A hollow core fiber has a cladding comprising a matrix of cells, wherein each cell comprises a hole and a wall surrounding the hole. The fiber further has a hollow core region comprising a core gap in the matrix of cells, wherein the core gap spans a plurality of cells and has a boundary defined by the interface of the core gap. The matrix of cells comprises 8 plurality of lattice cells, and a plurality of defect cells characterised by at least one difference in at least one property from that of the lattice cells. The cells at the core region boundary include lattice cells and defect cells that are arranged in a pattern that define two orthogonal axes of reflection symmetry, so as to produce birefringence in a light propagating through the hollow core fiber. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198765 | OPTICAL-FIBER-SPLICED PORTION REINFORCING HEATING DEVICE - In an optical-fiber-spliced portion reinforcing heating device of the invention, a pressing force that is applied to a sleeve by a second force-applying member is greater than a tension that is applied to an optical fiber by a first force-applying member; in a state in which a tension is applied to the optical fiber by the first force-applying member, a backward movable range of one clamp that applies a tension is ensured in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber and in a direction away from heater; and as a result of ensuring a forward movable range in which it can move toward the heater, one clamp moves in a direction in which a tension that is applied to the optical fiber as a result of pressing the sleeve by the heaters and by the second force-applying member is diminished. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198766 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLING METHOD, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLING TOOL, AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLING SET - An optical fiber connector of the present invention includes: a ferrule; an inserted optical fiber of which one end portion is fixed to the ferrule and of which the other end portion protrudes from the ferrule; an external optical fiber of which a front end portion is fusion-spliced to the other end portion of the inserted optical fiber; and one or more reinforcing members configured to reinforce the fusion-spliced portion of the other end portion of the inserted optical fiber and the front end portion of the external optical fiber, wherein the ferrule comprises a lens located on an extension line of the inserted optical fiber. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198767 | Universal Waveguide Index Translator - An apparatus may be provided. The apparatus may comprise a first edge having a first area and a second edge having a second area larger than the first area. The apparatus may further comprise a volume of material disposed between the first edge and the second edge. The volume of material may have a first numeral aperture value at the first area and a second numeral aperture value at the second area. The second numeral aperture value may be less than the first numeral aperture value. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198768 | FIBER OPTIC CIRCUIT BREAKER - An optical circuit breaker includes a main optical transmission path including an optical coupler, a delay line and a protection device, and a parallel protection path configured to receive a tapped portion of a signal provided to the main optical transmission path and generate a reference signal based on the tapped portion. The protection device may be configured to be triggered to prevent an overpower condition from passing through the optical circuit breaker responsive to the reference signal exceeding a user selectable threshold. The delay line may be configured to have a longer delay than a time it takes for the protection device to be triggered via the parallel protection path. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198769 | OPTICAL FIBER TIP ATTACHMENT - An optical fiber tip attachment comprising:
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20150198770 | FIBER CONNECTOR AND ADAPTER - Fiberoptic connector and adapter assembly includes a fiberoptic connector received within an adapter. The connector has a cover on the connector housing. The cover pivots between open and closed positions to expose or cover, respectively, a optical fiber contained within the connector. Longitudinal guides of the connector are received cooperating with longitudinal guides of the adapter to direct the connector into the adapter in a prescribed alignment. A cam pin is carried on the adapter to engage a cam pin receiving slot on the cover to urge the cover to the open position as the connector is inserted into the adapter. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198771 | FERRULE AND FERRULE WITH OPTICAL FIBER - A ferrule of the present invention includes a positioning mechanism for positioning an optical fiber, and a recess having at least a first inner wall for allowing a front end of the optical fiber portion positioned by the positioning mechanism to protrude, and a second inner wall opposite to the first inner wall. A distance between the first inner wall and the second inner wall is less than or equal to four times the outer diameter of the optical fiber. Adhesive is filled into the recess and cured in a state in which the optical fiber protrudes from the first inner wall and substantially contacts the second inner wall to fix the optical fiber. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198772 | OPTICAL FERRULE AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical ferrule and an optical connector are provided, which make it possible to reduce the labor required for an adhesive wiping operation even when the optical ferrule is small-sized. A first adhesive filling recess | 2015-07-16 |
20150198773 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR FERRULE - An optical connector comprises a housing, a regulating portion which is protrudes toward an inner surface of the housing, a ferrule which is secured to an optical fiber and which is accommodated inside the housing so as to be movable. The ferrule includes a base portion and a thinned portion that has a thickness smaller than that of the base portion. If the ferrule moves forward in the butt-connection direction, the regulating portion and the base portion approach each other, so that the regulating portion regulates the movement of the ferrule in the thickness direction. If the ferrule moves backward in the butt-connection direction, the ferrule reaches a position where the thinned portion faces the regulating portion, so that the movement of the ferrule in the thickness direction is not regulated by the regulating portion. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198774 | Optical connector, optical transmission device and assembly method for optical transmission device - The present invention discloses an optical connector comprising a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes: a first space to accommodate a first fiber joint and a part of a first optical transmission line; a first front opening to expose a first signal transmission interface of the first fiber joint; a first rear opening through which the first optical transmission line connects with the first fiber joint; and a first fastening. The second connector includes: a second space to accommodate a second fiber joint and a part of a second optical transmission line; a second front opening to expose a second signal transmission interface of the second fiber joint; a second rear opening through which the second optical transmission line connects with the second fiber joint; and a second fastening to be fixed to the first fastening in a nondestructive detachable way. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198775 | METHOD OF FORMING PHOTONICS STRUCTURES - The disclosed embodiments relate to an integrated circuit structure and methods of forming them in which photonic devices are formed on the back end of fabricating a CMOS semiconductor structure containing electronic devices. Doped regions associated with the photonic devices are formed using microwave annealing for dopant activation. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198776 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL COOLING CORE FOR OPTOELECTRONIC INTERCONNECT MODULES - An apparatus includes one or more optoelectronic transducers, driving circuitry, one or more cooling elements, and a light coupling module. The optoelectronic transducers are configured to convert between optical signals conveyed over optical fibers and respective electrical signals. The driving circuitry is configured to process the electrical signals. The cooling elements are configured to remove heat that is produced at least by the driving circuitry. The light coupling module is configured to couple the optical signals between the optical fibers and the optoelectronic transducers, and additionally serves as a baseplate for the cooling elements. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198777 | Lens Module - A lens module includes a lens holder having a top wall that has a bottom surface, and a lens unit received by the lens holder. The lens unit includes a first lens adjacent to the top wall and a second lens attached to the first lens. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198778 | Lens Module - A lens module includes a lens holder having a top wall that has a bottom surface, and a lens unit received by the lens holder. The lens unit includes a first lens adjacent to the top wall and a second lens attached to the first lens. The first lens includes a first object-side surface abutting against the bottom surface and a side surface abutting against an inner surface of the lens holder. The second lens includes a second object-side surface engaging with the first lens, and a jointing surface also abutting against the inner surface. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198779 | IMAGING LENS AND SPACER ADAPTED TO IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes a lens barrel, a plurality of lens elements and a spacer. The lens elements are disposed in the lens barrel. The spacer is disposed between the lens barrel and one of the lens elements or between two adjacent lens elements. The spacer is ring-shaped and includes an inside layer and two outside layers. The two outside layers are attached on opposite sides of the inside layer, respectively. The spacer has an object-side surface, an image-side surface and a first inner ring-shaped oblique surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface are formed outside the two outside layers in parallel and oriented toward an object side and an image side of the lens elements, respectively. The first inner ring-shaped oblique surface is formed at an inner periphery of the spacer and connected to at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198780 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL AUXILIARY UNIT - An optical auxiliary unit includes a housing frame, an optical filter and an actuator structure. The housing frame is temporarily placed on a temporary auxiliary carrying substrate, and the housing frame has a bottom opening enclosed by the temporary auxiliary carrying substrate and a top opening opposite to the bottom opening. The optical filter is fixed on the housing frame, and the top opening of the housing frame is enclosed by the optical filter. The actuator structure is fixed on the housing frame to cover the optical filter, and the actuator structure includes a lens holder fixed on the housing frame and a movable lens assembly movably disposed inside the lens holder and above the optical filter. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198781 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which fluctuation of a screen can be reduced. The present invention includes a lens, a lens drive unit configured to move the lens along an x-axis and y-axis which are vertical to an optical axis and a z-axis parallel to the optical axis or to rotate the lens centering on the x-axis and the y-axis, an image pickup unit configured to generate a digital signal by detecting a light having passed through the lens, an image processor configured to create a preview image by applying an image processing to the digital signal, a display unit configured to display the preview image, and a controller, if a distance between the lens and the image pickup unit is shorter than a preset distance, controlling a partial region of the preview image to be outputted through the display unit. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198782 | PACKAGING MEMS IN FLUIDIC ENVIRONMENTS - A method and apparatus for packaging a MEMS device is disclosed that includes a MEMS die mounting surface, a MEMS device disposed on the mounting surface, and a fluid contained within the package and surrounding at least a portion of the MEMS device. The fluid may be selected to provide certain advantageous features. For example, the fluid may have a selected index of refraction that is matched with a lens index of refraction of the lens, have a viscosity selected to provide a predetermined mechanical damping to the MEMS device, be thermally coupled with the MEMS device and configured to remove heat from the MEMS device. The fluid may also be configured in mechanical cooperation with a spring mounted scanning element, a linear translation actuator, a rotational actuator, a lens, etc. to actuate or apply fluidic pressure to such elements. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198783 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A lens driving apparatus for a lens includes a voice coil motor. A coil position of a coil is detected. A table memory stores a correction factor for each one of plural values of the coil position according to flux density distribution. The correction factor is read from the table memory according to the detected coil position. A coil current is corrected by use of the correction factor for each coil position. The corrected coil current is caused to flow through the coil, with which the lens is moved together along an optical axis. Consequently, changes in a moving speed of the lens can be prevented. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198784 | COMPACT NARROW FIELD OF VIEW LENSES FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A compact optical imaging lens can include a front lens group, a rear lens group, and a reflective element to redirect light passing through the system. The reflective element can be placed in front of the front lens group or between the front and rear lens group. In some cases, multiple reflective elements can be used. The use of reflective elements can reduce the depth of the imaging system, allowing for more compact designs. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198785 | Lens Module - A lens module includes a lens holder having a top wall that has a bottom surface, and a lens unit received by the lens holder. The lens unit includes a first lens adjacent to the top wall and a second lens attached to the first lens. The first lens includes a first object-side surface abutting against the bottom surface and a side surface abutting against an inner surface of the lens holder. The second lens includes a second object-side surface engaging with the first lens, and a jointing surface keeping a distance from the inner surface. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198786 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGING DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An imaging 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, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has refractive power. The second lens element has refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. The imaging lens assembly has a total of six lens elements with refractive power. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198787 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; and a third lens group having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, and a third lens having positive refractive power. The second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens. The third lens group includes a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The fourth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface on the object side thereof has a negative curvature radius. The fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface on the image plane side thereof has a positive curvature radius. The first to third lenses have specific Abbe's numbers. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198788 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens is substantially constituted by five lenses, including: a positive first lens having a convex surface toward the object side; a negative second lens of a meniscus shape with a concave surface toward the object side; a positive third lens of a meniscus shape with a convex surface toward the object side; a positive fourth lens of a meniscus shape with a concave surface toward the object side; and a negative fifth lens having a concave surface toward the image side, the surface thereof toward the image side being of an aspherical shape having at least one inflection point within a range from an intersection of a principal light ray at a maximum angle of view with the surface toward the image side inwardly toward the optical axis in the radial direction, provided in this order from the object side. The imaging lens satisfies a predetermined conditional formula. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198789 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens is substantially constituted by five lenses, including: a positive first lens having a convex surface toward the object side; a negative second lens having a concave surface toward the object side; a positive third lens of a meniscus shape with a convex surface toward the object side; a positive fourth lens of a meniscus shape with a concave surface toward the object side; and a negative fifth lens having a concave surface toward the image side, the surface thereof toward the image side being of an aspherical shape having at least one inflection point within a range from an intersection of a principal light ray at a maximum angle of view with the surface toward the image side inwardly toward the optical axis in the radial direction, provided in this order from the object side. The imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional formulae. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198790 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens, substantially consisting of five lenses, composed of a positive first lens with a convex surface on the object side, a negative second lens with a concave surface on the object side, a third lens having a negative meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side, a fourth lens having a positive meniscus shape with a concave surface on the object side, and a negative fifth lens with a concave surface on the image side, the image side surface having an aspherical shape with at least one inflection point located inward in a radial direction from the intersection between the image side surface and a principal ray of the maximum angle of view toward the optical axis, disposed in order from the object side, and satisfies given conditional expressions. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198791 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; and a third lens group having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, and a third lens having positive refractive power. The second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens. The third lens group includes a sixth lens having positive refractive power and a seventh lens having negative refractive power. The first to third lenses and the sixth to seventh lenses have specific Abbe's numbers. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198792 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The zoom lens consists essentially of a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, an aperture stop, a third lens group, a positive fourth lens group and a fifth lens group in this order from the object side. The first, third, and fifth lens groups are fixed while the second and the fourth lens groups move when changing magnification from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, and the fourth lens group moves when focusing is performed. The fifth lens group consists essentially only of a single cemented lens having a meniscus shape with a convex surface toward the image side, and conditional formulas (1), (2) are satisfied when the maximum image height is Y, the air equivalent back focus is Bf and the distance along the optical axis from the aperture stop to the peak of the most-image-side lens surface is Lsr: | 2015-07-16 |
20150198793 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL OBJECTIVE - The present invention relates to a reflective optical objective ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150198794 | LIGHT SHEET GENERATOR - Systems and methods for generating light sheets suitable for use in single plane illumination microscopy may include a series of chambers in sequential communication with each other, the series of chambers including an optics system configured to convert a beam of light, such as a laser beam, into a planar light sheet. The series of chambers may include chambers having respective long axes oriented at an acute angle to each other to form a compact zig-zag pattern. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198795 | OBSERVATION DEVICE - The observation device | 2015-07-16 |
20150198796 | MICROSCOPE - A microscope is a microscope that switches an observation method between the bright-field observation and the fluorescence observation. The microscope includes an objective that irradiates a sample with excitation light and converts fluorescence from the sample into a parallel light flux, a beam splitter that splits fluorescence and excitation light from each other, and a collecting lens that is arranged in such a manner that it is freely set in and removed from an optical path between the beam splitter and the objective, that has a positive power, and that is set in the optical path for fluorescence observation and is removed from the optical path for bright-field observation. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198797 | PERFUSION ASSESSMENT MULTI-MODALITY OPTICAL MEDICAL DEVICE - A perfusion assessment multi-modality optical medical device comprising a white light image sensor ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150198798 | EMULATION OF REPRODUCTION OF MASKS CORRECTED BY LOCAL DENSITY VARIATIONS - A method is provided for emulating the imaging of a scanner mask pattern to expose wafers via a mask inspection microscope, in which the mask was corrected by introducing scattering centers. The method includes determining a correlation between the first values of at least one characteristic of aerial images of the mask pattern as produced by a mask inspection microscope and the second values of the at least one characteristic of aerial images of the mask pattern as produced by a scanner, recording a first aerial image of the mask pattern with the mask inspection microscope, determining the first values of the at least one characteristic from the first aerial image, and determining the second values of the at least one characteristic of the first aerial image, using the correlation. A mask inspection microscope is also provided for emulating the imaging of a mask pattern of a scanner to expose wafers, in which the mask was corrected by introducing scattering centers. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198799 | TELESCOPE WITH PRISM REVERSING SYSTEM - Tie invention relates to a telescope ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150198800 | MEMS SCANNING MIRROR LIGHT PATTERN GENERATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for an apparatus for projecting a light pattern on an object. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include a laser arrangement configured to generate a laser line, a tiltable micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) mirror configured to tiltably reflect the laser line, and a controller configured to control tilting of the MEMS mirror to enable the reflected laser line to project a light pattern on the object. The controller may be configured to control the MEMS mirror with a tilting frequency that is complementary to an optical power of the laser line, or to control the optical power of the laser line to be complementary to the tilting frequency of the MEMS mirror. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2015-07-16 |