36th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120224090 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, CAMERA, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device which includes an imaging region including pixels arranged two-dimensionally, each of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion element and a plurality of pixel transistors for reading out signals outputted from the photoelectric conversion element, and wirings formed on stacked layers for driving each of the pixels. A shading part between the pixels is formed by combining first and second wirings selected from the wirings. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224091 | Image Pickup Optical System and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - An image pickup optical system made of five lenses, includes in order from an object side, an aperture stop, a first lens L | 2012-09-06 |
20120224092 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display processing apparatus which makes it possible to set auto bracketing values while confirming a whole range of shooting conditions configurable for correction in which possible shooting condition corrections are taken into account. An exposure correction value is set based on an instruction from a user for correcting a preset value of exposure. Auto bracketing value auto bracketing shooting are set based on an instruction from the user. A process is carried out for displaying a scale for indicating values of the exposure correction value and the auto bracketing values, indicators indicative of a range of exposure correction values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale, and indicators indicative of a range of auto bracketing values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale and the first indicators. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224093 | OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE - An optical imaging device includes a display panel whereon a coordinate detecting area is formed, at least one first reflective optical unit installed on an outside corner of the display panel for reflecting light transmitted from an object moving within the coordinate detecting area, at least one second reflective optical unit installed outside the display panel for reflecting the light reflected from the at least one first reflective optical unit, an image capturing module for capturing the light reflected from the at least one second reflective optical unit so as to capture image of the object, and a control module coupled to the image capturing module for receiving the image captured by the image capturing module and for calculating a coordinate value of the object within the coordinate area according to the image. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224094 | CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method and system for facilitating focusing of a camera module are disclosed. The camera module includes an image sensor, a lens cube, a barrel and an adjustable member. An adjustable member can be configured to fine-tune the focal length with respect to an image sensor, so that a lens cube with a shorter or longer focal length can be corrected and integrated into the camera module. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224095 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a camera apparatus including a lens apparatus which is attachable thereto and detachable therefrom, the camera apparatus including: an optical system; and an optical element which is insertable to and removable from an optical path of the optical system, in which: the optical element includes a surface having positive refractive power; and the optical system includes a surface having negative refractive power. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224096 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging device includes a micro lens that collects light from a subject, a light sensing element that generates a signal for performing focusing determination through phase difference detection by sensing subject light collected by the micro lens, and a light blocking portion that is disposed between the micro lens and the light sensing element and performs pupil division for the subject light by blocking a part of the subject light, wherein the light blocking portion is set such that a position of an image forming point of subject light passing through the micro lens and a position of an end portion of the light blocking portion on an entrance side become distant from each other according to a variation in image height. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224097 | DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD - A digital camera system ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224098 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERPOLATING FRACTIONAL VIDEO PIXELS - A method and system for interpolating video pixels is described, in which the value of a first fractional pixel is calculated based on the values of the first set of integer pixels, while the value of a second fractional pixel is calculated based on the values of the second set of integer pixels. The first set of integer pixels is not equal to the second set of integer pixels. For example, the first and second set may contain different integer pixels and may contain different numbers of integer pixels. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224099 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus for processing an input moving image including a plurality of access units arranged every first period. The image processing apparatus includes a motion vector calculation unit which calculates a motion vector of an object included in the input moving image every second period, a motion vector conversion unit which converts the motion vector by multiplying the calculated motion vector by a predetermined gain, and a gain calculation unit which calculates the predetermined gain in accordance with a brightness in a user environment and supplies the predetermined gain to the motion vector conversion unit. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224100 | MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS AND SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD THEREOF - A multimedia apparatus and a synchronization method thereof are provided. The multimedia apparatus includes a video output unit which outputs a video, and a control unit which transmits an audio signal to the external device through the communication module and operates the video output unit to display a video corresponding to the audio signal by delaying the video based on delay information received from the external device through the communication module. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE ON AN ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - A controllable device, such as a set top box, responds to a transmission received from a one of a plurality of controlling devices of differing capabilities by entering into a one of a plurality of operating modes wherein the one of the plurality of operating modes entered into corresponds to the capabilities of the controlling device from which the transmission originated. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224102 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof, the display apparatus including: a signal receiver which receives a video signal; an image processor which processes the video signal received by the signal receiver; a display unit which displays an image on the basis of the video signal processed by the image processor; a function selector which senses a user's operation for selecting a plurality of functions provided by the display apparatus; and a controller which displays an on screen display (OSD) menu for selecting the plurality of functions on the display unit in accordance with a user's first operation entering within a predetermined distance from the function selector, and operates one selected among the plurality of functions in accordance with a user's second operation. With this, it is possible to provide an intuitive, convenient and reliable user interface for selecting a plurality of functions even under spatial limitations. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224103 | VIDEO INFORMATION DELIVERY AND DISPLAY SYSTEM AND VIDEO INFORMATION DELIVERY AND DISPLAY METHOD - The present invention provides a video information delivery and display system including display devices respectively mounted on cars of a train and including display units configured to display a guidance screen, a part-content storing unit configured to store a part content, which is a content at a part level, used for formation of the guidance screen, and a guidance-screen creating unit configured to select, according to a guidance content displayed on the guidance screen, based on train information, the part content used for the formation of the guidance screen from the part-content storing unit, arrange the selected part content on the guidance screen according to part arrangement definition data, and cause the part content to act according to part action definition data to thereby cause the display units to display the guidance content. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224104 | Method of Digital Signal Processing - A method of digitally processing images and/or audio in the form of a plurality of data samples, each data sample having a value representative of a visual or audio property, the method comprising: identifying a first set of data samples having values outside a first predefined range of data values; identifying a second set of data samples having values outside a second predefined range of data values, the second predefined range being within the first predefined range; and applying a non-linear scaling algorithm to the data values of the first and second sets of data samples to generate a set of modified data samples having data values within the first predefined range. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224105 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video display apparatus includes a video processing module and a controller. The video processing module is configured to perform signal processing on a video signal to generate a display video signal, and to output the display video signal to a display module. The controller is configured to turn on or off short delay processing mode, and to control the video processing module so that a delay time of the display video signal from the video signal becomes approximately 12 to 17 ms at a minimum when the short delay processing mode is on. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224106 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A lighting device includes light sources arranged at an end, light guide portions arranged along an arrangement direction of the light sources and receiving light from the light sources, and light output portions arranged along a direction crossing the arrangement direction and exiting light from the light guide portions. The light output portions include at least a first light output portion and a second light output portion. The first light output portion is arranged relatively close to the light sources and the second light output portion is arranged relatively farther from the light sources with respect to the first light output portion. The light guide portions include at least a first light guide portion and a second light guide portion, and the first light guide portion is optically connected to the first light output portion and the second light guide portion is optically connected to the second light output portion. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224107 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A backlight device is provided that can prevent the number of production steps from being increased and that can reduce the unevenness of the brightness of a display panel. This backlight device ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224108 | OPTICAL LAMINATED BODY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY UNIT - An optical laminated body includes a phase difference layer that has two or more kinds of phase difference regions having different directions of a slow axis from each other, a polarization plate contacted with a bottom face of the phase difference layer with a bonding layer or an adhesive layer in between, a base material contacted with a top face of the phase difference layer with a bonding layer or an adhesive layer in between, and an antireflection layer or an anti-glare layer directly contacted with a face not contacted with the phase difference layer of the base material. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224109 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, SCREEN, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A screen includes a light diffusion layer in which microcapsules, each having therein a light diffusion liquid that scatters light for displaying a video image, are planarly arranged. The light diffusion layer is fixed to a supporting sheet by a binder material. On a surface of the supporting sheet, a Fresnel lens is formed. A light diffusion plate is made up of the light diffusion layer and the supporting sheet. The screen is made up of the light diffusion plate and a light diffusion plate. Scattering distribution of a scattered wave of light that passes through the light diffusion layer temporally changes. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224110 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device of the present invention comprises a light source, a DMD chip for modulating emitted light in response to an input signal, an illumination optical system for emitting light from the light source to the DMD chip, a projection lens for projecting light modulated by the DMD chip onto a screen, and a photosensor disposed on an optical path of branch light which is branched outside of a main optical path from the light source to the screen, in the vicinity of a position which is optically conjugate to a screen surface of the screen. With this constitution, it is possible to provide a projection display device which is capable of accurately detecting a luminance change and a hue change on a screen surface without interfering with any display video image. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224111 | PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION SET - In a direct type backlight device of a liquid crystal display device, a light guide plate is used obtain a uniform in-plane distribution of light emission intensity. A reflective sheet ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224112 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL SUBSTRATE WITH LIGHT-SHIELDING FILM IN A PERIPHERY REGION, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE BOTH USING THE SAME - A substrate is provided having a pixel region including a pixel electrode and a switching element. A periphery region in the periphery of the pixel region includes a first light-shielding film, the first light-shielding film being formed from the same layer as the pixel electrode. A passivation film that covers the pixel electrode and the first light-shielding film is provided. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224113 | Reflective Type Complex Display Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A reflective type complex display device comprises: a lower substrate; an organic light-emitting layer formed on a top surface of the lower substrate for emitting light when supplied with current; a sealing layer covering the organic light-emitting layer so as to seal the organic light-emitting layer from the outside; an upper substrate formed above the sealing layer with a gap therebetween; liquid crystals injected between the upper substrate and the sealing layer; a transparent electrode formed on a surface of the upper substrate; and a polarizer formed on another surface of the upper substrate. The transparent electrode comprises a first electrode and a second electrode which are alternately arranged, and which drive the liquid crystals by generating an electric field in response to different voltages applied thereto. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224114 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention prevents the shaving of an alignment film caused by a columnar spacer in a liquid crystal display device of an IPS method using photo-alignment. A plinth higher than a pixel electrode is formed at a part where a columnar spacer formed over a counter substrate touches a TFT substrate. When an alignment film of a double-layered structure is applied over the pixel electrode and the plinth, the thickness of the alignment film over the plinth reduces by a leveling effect. When photo-alignment is applied in the state, a photodegraded upper alignment film over the plinth disappears and a lower alignment film having a high mechanical strength remains. As a result, it is possible to prevent the shaving of the alignment film. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224115 | INTEGRATED IMAGE ERECTOR AND THROUGH-SIGHT INFORMATION DISPLAY FOR TELESCOPE OR OTHER OPTICAL DEVICE - Techniques are disclosed for creating optical systems and devices that provide through-sight information while enabling the optical systems and devices to maintain a small, lightweight form factor. According to certain embodiments of the invention, an optical assembly can include a liquid-crystal display (LCD) disposed between the two prism elements of a Schmidt-Pechan prism at a focal plane of the optical assembly. This allows the LCD to be used to display information by blocking light passing through the optical assembly. Additionally, a light-emitting display, such as a backlit LCD, light-emitting diode (LED) display, or organic LED (OLED) display, can be coupled at a surface of one of the two prism elements of the Schmidt-Pechan prism to provide additional information in low-light environments. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224116 | MENU DISPLAY CABINET - A modular display for housing both digital and static display is disclosed herein. The modular display includes a cabinet having an external frame and a display chassis. The display chassis is shaped and sized so that it can be selectively inserted into and selectively coupled to the external frame of the cabinet. Both a static display chassis and a digital display chassis serve as display chassis that can interchanged within the modular display. The static display chassis housing includes a static light source and a static display. The digital display chassis housing includes a digital display. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224117 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device is a liquid crystal display device having: a light guide plate for converting light from a light source into backlight for illumination; a first frame for containing the light guide plate; and a liquid crystal display panel provided over said light guide plate, wherein the liquid crystal display device further has a photosensor that is placed so as to face a sidewall of the light guide plate and detect an amount of the backlight, and the photosensor is placed so as to face the sidewall of the light guide plate through a hole or a notch created in a sidewall portion of the first frame. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224118 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - On the surface of a first substrate on the side of a liquid crystal layer, an alignment film formed by curing a resin material having fluidity is provided so as to expand from a pixel region to a part of a terminal region through a connection region. At least between mounting terminals and the pixel region, a restriction structure portion for restricting the flow of the resin material that has not cured yet is formed. Each of the plurality of mounting terminals exposed to outside from the alignment film. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224119 | Light-Emitting Diode Module, Backlight Assembly Having the LED Module and Display Device Having the Backlight Assembly - A backlight assembly includes a light-emitting diode (LED) module and a bottom chassis. The LED module includes an LED package in which at least one LED chip is mounted, and first and second wire sockets respectively making contact with lead frames formed at two sides of the LED package. The bottom chassis has a coupling hole formed through a bottom portion for receiving a coupling hook of the LED module. Thus, a wire socket is configured to make contact with a lead frame formed at a side portion of an LED package and power is received through a wire inserted through the wire socket, so that an additional printed circuit board (PCB) or an additional flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) for providing the LED package with power may be omitted. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224120 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH - Provided is a backlight unit that is capable of suppressing an uneven brightness. The backlight unit ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224121 | High Dynamic Range Displays Using Filterless LCD(s) For Increasing Contrast And Resolution - A display provides increased contrast and resolution via first LCD panel energized to generate an image and a second LCD panel configured to increase contrast of the image. The second panel is an LCD panel without color filters and is configured to increase contrast by decreasing black levels of dark portions of images using polarization rotation and filtration. The second LCD panel may have higher resolution than the first LCD panel. A half wave plate and/or film is placed in between the first and the second panel. The panels may be directly illuminated or edge lit, and may be globally or locally dimmed lights that may also include individual control of color intensities for each image or frame displayed. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224122 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel where the outer shape of the backlight in a plane has at least one corner of which the angle is greater than 90°, and a light guide plate LG having approximately the same form as the outer shape of the backlight, wherein a number of light emitting diodes are aligned along two sides (s | 2012-09-06 |
20120224123 | LCD and Light Guide Plate Thereof - A light guide plate includes a main body, a main reflective structure and an auxiliary reflective structure. The main reflective structure has a first included angle and a second included angle with respect to a bottom surface of the main body. The auxiliary reflective structure is adjacent to the main reflective structure and has a third included angle and a fourth included angle with respect to the bottom surface. A height difference between the main reflective structure and the auxiliary reflective structure ranges between 1.5 micrometer and 5 micrometer, and a bottom width of the auxiliary reflective structure on the bottom surface is smaller than a bottom width of the main reflective structure on the bottom surface. A liquid crystal display is also disclosed herein. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224124 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUNDS AND THE USE THEREOF IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS or PSA type (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment” respectively). | 2012-09-06 |
20120224125 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate including a first through-hole; a second substrate facing the first substrate and including a second through-hole corresponding to the first through-hole; a sealant coupling the first substrate and the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a supporting assistance member including a third through-hole connected to the first through-hole and the second through-hole, wherein the supporting assistance member includes a first supporting assistance member made with the same material as the spacer. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224126 | LIQUID CRYSTAL FILM - A liquid crystal film (LCF) is provided. The exemplified LCF can be used as a reflective polarization plate, which can improve luminance and light utilization efficiency of a display device, such as an LCD, and the like. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224127 | Method of producing spatially variable pretilt angles across a liquid crystal cell - A method of producing spatially varying pretilt angles across a liquid crystal cell coats a substrate with a polyimide alignment layer and a layer of photoalignment material on top of the polyimide layer. An applied beam with variable light dosage spatial or temporal profiles is then used to achieve a corresponding pretilt angle distribution. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224128 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a first base substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed on the first base substrate, an insulating layer on the first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer and including a plurality of slits; a second substrate including a second base substrate opposite the first base substrate and on the first base substrate, and a reference electrode disposed on the second base substrate and facing the second pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer is disposed between the second pixel electrode and the reference electrode, the liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules which are vertically aligned relative to the first and second substrates. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224129 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - In an embodiment of the invention, a liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first electrode formed on the first substrate, wherein the first electrode includes a plurality of subpixels, and each the subpixel includes a plurality of subunits, and each the subunit includes a plurality of first slits and a plurality of second slits, wherein the first slits are connected to the second slits and the first slits of the subunits which are adjacent to each other are connected to each other, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224130 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH PROTRUDING SUB-PIXEL ELECTRODE - A pixel unit of a liquid crystal display includes a first sub-pixel electrode coupled by a direct current path to a corresponding switching element and a second sub-pixel electrode capacitively connected to the first sub-pixel electrode. The second sub-pixel electrode has a protrusion extending upwardly toward a spaced apart common electrode. The common electrode has a cut-out directly above the protrusion. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224131 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - In the step of curing a resin for bonding a TFT substrate and a counter substrate each having an alignment film that has been optically aligned by using UV-light, damage to the alignment film due to the UV-light can be prevented without using a light shielding mask. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224132 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, AND METHOD FOR TESTING SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224133 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - To provide a method for producing liquid crystal display panels from a panel assembly, the display panels having a panel thickness smaller than that of the assembly, by which favorable scribe grooves can be formed, which therefore allows contribution to thin profiles and narrow frame regions of the display panels. The method includes a first scribe-formation step of forming, after a first step of thinning a TFT substrate assembly | 2012-09-06 |
20120224134 | THERMAL CONDITIONING BUOYANT EYEWEAR RETAINERS - An eyewear retainer includes a flexible elongated arm and a flexible leg extending downwardly from the posterior end of the arm. Elastic bands on the arm receive and engage a wide range of temple arms of eyewear. The leg extends behind a wearer's ear when the temple arm of the eyewear is engaged by the elastic bands. The retainer is buoyant and may include a bulbous buoyancy cell containing a buoyant object on the lateral side of the leg. Thermal medium compartments are attached to the medial side of the retainer arm and retainer leg. Each thermal medium compartment removably contains a thermal medium, such as a cooling medium or a heating medium. A pressure sensitive skin-contacting adhesive is provided on the outer skin-contacting side (i.e., the medial side) of the thermal medium compartment located on the retainer leg. The retainer leg and arm may be comprised of a material including a thermochromic additive and/or a hydrochromic additive configured to change color when the retainer is submerged in water. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224135 | EYEGLASS COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM - An eyeglass component mounting system is provided that can comprise a frame and at least a first ear stem. The first ear stem extends rearwardly from the frame and defines an anterior end and a posterior end. The anterior end of the first ear stem can be hingedly coupled to the frame such that the first ear stem can be pivotably movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The first ear stem can comprise a mounting area configured to receive an eyewear component thereon such that the eyewear component can be removed or seated onto the mounting area when the first ear stem is in the stowed position and such that the eyewear component is retained on the mounting area when the first ear stem is in the deployed position. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224136 | Automatically stretchable folding spectacles - Automatically stretchable folding spectacles, comprising: a first rim, with a first lens being provided within the first rim; a second rim, with a second lens being provided within the second rim; a first leg; and a second leg, wherein the first rim and the first leg are elastically connected via a first elastic member; the second rim and second leg are elastically connected via a second elastic member; a middle beam mechanism is provided between the first rim and second rim; and a locking mechanism is provided between the first leg and the second leg, which makes the spectacles capable of keeping a folded state after the spectacles are completely folded. The wearer needs only to press the locking mechanism with one hand, and the whole spectacles will stretch naturally and exhibit an available state under the action of the tension of the elastic members. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224137 | Eyeglasses Frame with Dual Hooks and a Slingshot - An eyeglasses frame with dual hooks and a slingshot is provided, comprises a frame, legs and elastic connecting devices which connect the frame with the legs, wherein the elastic connecting device comprises a first element ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224138 | Diffraction IOL with Micro-modulation - Mutifocal diffractive lenses are generally designed with concentric annular zones comprising blazed steps of equal area. Trifocal diffractive lenses differ in the intensity of light that they diffract into each of their three different powers. Usually, this light distribution has been adjusted by varying the step heights of the blazed steps within the annular zones. This invention discloses a trifocal diffractive lens wherein the equal area annular zones are further subdivided into two sub-zones wherein each sub-zone comprises a discrete blazed step. The sub-zones of this invention may be of unequal area. This allows the light distribution at its focal powers to be adjusted by varying not only the step heights of the blazed steps of the sub-zones, but also the relative areas of the sub-zones. The present invention allows for an increased flexibility in the design of multifocal diffractive lenses. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224139 | COMPOSITE OPTICAL ARTICLES - Provided is a composite optical article including (a) a polymeric base layer comprising a sulfur-containing urethane-based material having a refractive index of at least 1.57; and (b) a polymeric outer layer cast over a surface of the base layer (a) comprising (i) a poly(urea-urethane) material having a refractive index of less than 1.57, and (ii) a photochromic compound and/or a static dye. The thickness of the base layer (a) is greater than the thickness of the outer layer (b). | 2012-09-06 |
20120224140 | Lens Deblocking Method and Related Device - A method of deblocking an ophthalmic lens component ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224141 | FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A fundus photographing apparatus comprises: an anterior-segment observation optical system arranged to image an anterior-segment illuminated with infrared light to obtain an anterior-segment image; a fundus photographing optical system arranged to image a fundus illuminated with visible light emitted from a light source to obtain a fundus image; a display controller arranged to selectively display the fundus image and the anterior-segment image on a monitor; a photographing switch for inputting a photographing start signal to start photographing using the fundus photographing optical system; and a time informing part arranged to inform an elapsed time after the photographing start signal is input with the photographing switch or an elapsed time after the visible light is emitted from the light source, wherein the display controller displays the elapsed time informed by the time informing part together with the anterior-segment image on the monitor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224142 | OCULAR FUNDUS CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY - An ocular fundus camera system and an associated methodology. The system includes (a) an image sensor disposed along a fundus-image reflection path adjacent that path's downstream end, and in optical communication with light carried in this path, (b) an aperture centered on the reflection path's long axis, operatively associated with, and stationary with respect to, the sensor at a location which is upstream from the sensor, and (c), for accomplishing (1) precision fundus-image focusing on the sensor, and additionally (2) autorefraction, optical, light-content shifting structure, operable selectively for producing, within that portion of the reflection path which is disposed downstream from the shifting structure, relative trans-axial displacement solely of any non-collimated light carried in that portion of the main path which is disposed upstream from the shifting structure. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING EYEBALL MOTION - Detecting position information related to a face, and more particularly to an eyeball in a face, using a detection and ranging system, such as a Radio Detection And Ranging (“RADAR”) system, or a Light Detection And Ranging (“LIDAR”) system. The position information may include a location of the eyeball, translational motion information related to the eyeball (e.g., displacement, velocity, acceleration, jerk, etc.), rotational motion information related to the eyeball (e.g., rotational displacement, rotational velocity, rotational acceleration, etc.) as the eyeball rotates within its socket. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224144 | PERIMETER - In a perimeter having means for measuring a visual field of an eye to be examined, means for monitoring fixation state and means for lighting the eye to be examined with a brightness necessary for monitoring the fixation state of the eye to be examined and means for correcting visibility, means for correcting visibility is provided so as to be freely moved between a set position corresponding to a measurement position of the eye to be examined and a stored position retracted to an outer periphery of a projection member. Such a perimeter further has means for detecting whether means for correcting visibility is at the set position or the stored position and an illustration controller for changing brightness of the illumination onto the eye to be examined through the means for lighting according to the detected position of means for correcting visibility. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING THE PIRACY OF MOTION PICTURES - A method and apparatus to inhibit the piracy of motion pictures in theaters by taking advantage of the frame rate discrepancies between film (or digital) display and video camcorders. By alternating specific image display intervals and, shuttering cadences, or with digital video projectors commanding a similar modified display via the digital projector's blanking and display capabilities, so that the projected images occur in a random and/or phase shifted manner, objectionable distortions are produced in an illicitly captured video image, while being invisible to theatrical viewers. In addition, various serrated, slit, multi-quadrant or spotted patterns may be used on mechanical shutters, or simulated on digital displays, to further degrade the quality of illicitly captured video by pirates in theaters. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224146 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Illumination device includes a light source ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224147 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - Provided is a light-emitting element having high luminance and high directivity and emitting light in a controlled polarization state. The light-emitting element comprises substrate | 2012-09-06 |
20120224148 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - Light source layer ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224149 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A hologram layer ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224150 | FRONT PROJECTION SCREEN WITH HIGH CONTRAST - A light diffusing optical construction is disclosed. The optical construction includes a symmetric optical diffuser that scatters light in a first direction with a first viewing angle A | 2012-09-06 |
20120224151 | Light Engine Using Common Building Blocks - A light engine combines light of first, second, and third color ranges using three pentagonal prism elements. Each prism has first and second diagonal surfaces. Each first diagonal surface has a first dichroic treatment and each second diagonal surface has a second dichroic treatment. The prisms are arranged with the first diagonal surface of the first prism juxtaposed with one diagonal surface of the third prism and with the second diagonal surface of the second prism juxtaposed with the other diagonal surface of the third prism. A first light beam of the first color is reflected at a right angle by the first diagonal surfaces, and a second light beam is reflected at a right angle by the second diagonal surfaces. A third light beam of the third color passes unreflected through the surfaces to produce a combined light beam or common output light path. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224152 | OVERHEAD SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A LIGHT PROJECTION SYSTEM - A supplemental optic system supported by a forward support structure azimuthally hinged from a forward portion of a track of an overhead support system cooperates with a light projector operatively coupled to the track. The track is suspended from a slider operatively coupled to a support post depending from an associated ceiling mount structure. The position of the slider within the track provides for minimizing the torque on the support post as a result of the distribution of weights of the light projector and the supplemental optic system. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224153 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT, IN PARTICULAR IN A PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY - An optical arrangement, in particular in a projection exposure apparatus for EUV lithography. In an aspect an optical arrangement has a housing ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224154 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate by irradiating exposure light on the substrate through liquid. The exposure apparatus has a substrate holder for holding the substrate, a substrate stage capable of moving the substrate held by the substrate holder, and a temperature adjusting system for adjusting the temperature of the substrate holder. The temperature of the substrate is controlled so that there is no difference in temperature between the substrate and the liquid, thereby preventing a reduction in exposure accuracy resulting from variation in temperature of the liquid. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224155 | DIRECT WRITE LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - The invention pertains to a direct write lithography system comprising: A converter comprising an array of light controllable electron sources, each field emitter being arranged for converting light into an electron beam, the field emitters having an element distance between each two adjacent field emitters, each field emitter having an activation area; A plurality of individually controllable light sources, each light source arranged for activating one field emitter; Controller means for controlling each light source individually; Focusing means for focusing each electron beam from the field emitters with a diameter smaller than the diameter of a light source on an object plane. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224156 | METHOD OF CORRECTING FLARE AND METHOD OF PREPARING EXTREME ULTRA VIOLET MASK - A method of correcting flare includes measuring flare of a test pattern, calculating point spread functions (PSFs) of the flare as a function of distance, and correcting the flare using corresponding PSFs for an influence range of the flare. The influence range is divided into a first range less than a predetermined distance and a second range equal to or greater than the predetermined distance, and corresponding PSFs are separately applied to the first and second ranges to correct the flare. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224157 | MOVABLE BODY DRIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING MOVABLE BODY BASED ON MEASUREMENT VALUE OF ENCODER AND INFORMATION ON FLATNESS OF SCALE, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A drive unit drives a wafer stage in a Y-axis direction based on a measurement value of an encoder that measures position information of the wafer stage in the Y-axis direction and based on information on the flatness of a scale that is measured by the encoder. In this case, the drive unit can drive the wafer stage in a predetermined direction based on a measurement value after correction in which a measurement error caused by the flatness of the scale included in the measurement value of the encoder is corrected based on the information on the flatness of the scale. Accordingly, the wafer stage can be driven with high accuracy in a predetermined direction using the encoder, without being affected by the unevenness of the scale. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224158 | MOVABLE BODY DRIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING MOVABLE BODY BASED ON MEASUREMENT VALUE OF ENCODER AND INFORMATION ON FLATNESS OF SCALE, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A drive unit drives a wafer stage in a Y-axis direction based on a measurement value of an encoder that measures position information of the wafer stage in the Y-axis direction and based on information on the flatness of a scale that is measured by the encoder. In this case, the drive unit can drive the wafer stage in a predetermined direction based on a measurement value after correction in which a measurement error caused by the flatness of the scale included in the measurement value of the encoder is corrected based on the information on the flatness of the scale. Accordingly, the wafer stage can be driven with high accuracy in a predetermined direction using the encoder, without being affected by the unevenness of the scale. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224159 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PATTERNING A DISK - An apparatus to carry out patterning of a disk includes a rotatable mask having a cone shape and a nanopattern on an exterior surface of said mask and a radiation source configured to supply radiation of a wavelength of 436 nm or less from said nanopattern, while said nanopattern is in contact with a radiation-sensitive layer of material. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224160 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An optical imaging system serving for imaging a pattern arranged in an object plane of the imaging system into an image plane of the imaging system with the aid of electromagnetic radiation from a wavelength range around a main wavelength λ | 2012-09-06 |
20120224161 | Lithographic Apparatus and Method - A lithographic apparatus comprising an illumination system for providing a beam of radiation, a support structure for supporting a patterning device, the patterning device serving to impart the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section, a substrate table for holding a substrate, and a projection system for projecting the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate, wherein the projection system includes a moveable lens connected to an actuator which is configured to move the moveable lens during projection of the patterned radiation beam onto the target portion of the substrate. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224162 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Positions in a main scanning direction of points of exposure are determined by emission of light from two light-emitting points of each exposure device near predetermined endmost light-emitting points. A first exposure device of which a distance between the two light-emitting points is greatest is identified based on the determined positions of the points of exposure. A subset of usable light-emitting points of a second exposure device other than the first exposure device, located in positions corresponding to a range of exposure which coincides in a width direction with a range of exposure defined by the two light-emitting points of the first exposure device, is specified The number n of pairs of adjacent usable light-emitting points of the second exposure device each associated with one pixel is obtained by subtracting the number of usable light-emitting points of the first exposure device from that of the second exposure device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224163 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An apparatus includes original positioning mechanism which positions original stage, substrate positioning mechanism which positions substrate stage, measurement device mounted on the substrate stage, and controller. One of original and the original stage is provided with first measurement pattern including patterns, at least one of pitches and widths thereof being different from each other. The measurement device includes second measurement pattern, and sensor configured to detect light passed through the first and second measurement patterns, and a projection optical system. The controller determines illuminated region, within which the first measurement pattern is to be illuminated, using information related to the original, and obtains information related to an image of the first measurement pattern within the illuminated region based on an output from the sensor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224164 | OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS - An optical distance measuring apparatus which emits emission light from a light source to an object and receives reflection light from the object with a light-receiving unit, and performs distance measurement based on the emission light and the reflection light, the apparatus including a deflection mechanism provided in an optical path to an irradiation light axis from the light source to the object, the deflection mechanism configured to reflect the emission light to incline a direction of the emission light with respect to the emission light axis of the light source, wherein the deflection mechanism has an optically conjugate relationship with a predetermined position on the emission light axis or on the irradiation light axis, the predetermined position being closer to the object than the deflection mechanism when viewed from the light source. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224165 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING IN OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS - Systems, devices and methods of producing an image are provided. A electro-magnetic radiation source provides electro-magnetic radiation to a sample and a reference. A detector/interferogram unit produces at least one interferogram that is supplied to a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit extracts phase, magnitude, and/or polarization data from the supplied signals, and produces an image based on at least the extracted data. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224166 | Device for Determining Particle Sizes - Method for measuring particle size distributions, in particular for the optical measurement of wide particle size distributions of bulk materials such as cereals, cereal milling products, cereal products and the like, which is intended to enable the measurement of particle size distributions which vary by orders of magnitude. To address this problem, a sample of isolated particles is optically detected in an arrangement by means of at least two measurement methods, wherein preferably detection of the contours of the particles and laser diffraction take place at the same time. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224167 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL AGENT SENSING - Apparatus and method for chemical, biological and radiological agent sensing. The sensing apparatus includes a plurality of resonators each having a resonance frequency and an optical fiber coil. The optical fiber coils have cladding and an indicator embedded in the cladding that reacts to an agent (chemical or biological substance) or a dopant that darkens with radiation. The resonator circulates light through the coil and produces a resonance shape centered at the resonance frequency and measured via the input light. A predetermined change in the resonance shape indicates a presence of the agent in the environment. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224168 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE AND OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Bending of an optical fiber where a heat may be generated by a high output power can be detected without using a dedicated light source. An optical communication module that outputs a continuous wave light generated by at least one light source to an optical fiber transmission line, includes: (1) a loss measurement unit that measures a loss of an amplified spontaneous emission generated by allowing the continuous wave light output from the light source to create stimulated Raman scattering in the optical fiber transmission line; (2) a fiber abnormality analyzer that detects the abnormal state of the optical fiber transmission line on the basis of loss information on the ASE measured by the loss measurement unit; and (3) a light source controller that controls a supply state of the continuous wave light from the light source on the basis of the detection of the fiber abnormality analyzer. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224169 | OPTICAL FIBER VIBRATION SENSOR - A Sagnac interference type optical fiber vibration sensor includes two optical fiber loops arranged along a structure, and a vibration sensor main body which detects the vibration caused to the structure via the two optical fiber loops. A sensitivity of one of the two optical fiber loops for detecting a vibration decreases with a distance from one end to an other end, while a sensitivity of an other of the two optical fiber loops increases with a distance from the one end to the other end. The main body includes a portion for determining whether the vibration occurred to the structure based on a sum of outputs produced via the two optical fiber loops, and a portion for determining a position where the vibration occurred based on an output ratio which is a difference between the outputs produced which is divided by the sum of the outputs produced. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224170 | OPTICAL NODE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CHECKING CONNECTION IN NODE APPARATUS AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An optical node apparatus whose plural function units are connected each other through an optical transmission line includes a control unit which carries out control to send an optical test signal and to stop sending the optical test signal a sending unit which sends the optical test signal on the basis of an instruction issued by the control unit a receiving unit which receives the optical test signal sent by the sending unit through the optical transmission line and a discriminating unit which discriminates whether the receiving unit receives the optical test signal. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224171 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIMING HEADLIGHTS - A vehicle headlight aiming apparatus and method is provided which includes a housing that is vertically and horizontally adjustable along vertical and horizontal tracks. The housing includes a lens for receiving and focusing a headlight beam of a vehicle and forming an image on an internal screen, and a control unit mounted on the housing that is vertically and horizontally pivotable relative to the housing. The housing and the control unit each emit laser beams to configure and measure an alignment of the apparatus to the vehicle. The control unit compensates for an unlevel supporting surface of the apparatus and/or the vehicle and indicates whether the headlight is properly aimed according to a selected aiming standard based on the image, the configuration of the vehicle and the apparatus, and any compensation of any unlevel supporting surface(s) of the apparatus and/or the vehicle. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224172 | Optical components for use in measuring projection lens distortion or focus of an optical imaging system that images a substrate - New and useful optical components are provided, for use in measuring projection lens characteristics of an optical imaging system that images a substrate. The optical components comprise an array of full NA imagers located at the substrate plane, and a relay system for imaging the imagers to a detector that is remote from the substrate. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224173 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - An inspection apparatus includes a wafer stage for carrying a wafer, an illumination module which irradiates an inspection beam on the wafer carried on the wafer stage, a detection module which detects scattering rays or reflection rays from the wafer on the wafer stage and outputs an image signal, a coordinates control module which stores information about the arrangement of individual inspection areas on the wafer, and an imperfect area recognition module which recognizes, on the basis of the inspection area arrangement information stored in the coordinates control module, an imperfect inspection area interfering with a wafer edge. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224174 | Volume Phase Grating Spectrometers - A spectrometer is provided including a camera and an axial symmetric camera mount configured to receive the camera and to rotate. The spectrometer furthers include an input for providing optical radiation to a spectrometer system; a diffraction grating for dispersing the optical radiation along a prescribed plane; at least one lens for focusing wavelength-dispersed light onto at least one array of a detector of optical radiation, wherein the camera has at least one linear array of elements for detecting optical radiation; a mechanical housing, wherein the axial symmetric camera mount is configured to couple the camera to the mechanical housing; and a means for rotating the camera coupled to the mechanical housing about an axis. Related systems and methods are also provided. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224175 | MICROWAVE PLASMA ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE MERCURY ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A method for the detection of mercury or other heavy metals in a gas stream comprises the steps of: providing a pulsed microwave power supply; | 2012-09-06 |
20120224176 | Parallel Acquisition Of Spectra For Diffraction Based Overlay - Spectra for diffraction based overlay (DBO) in orthogonal directions, i.e., along the X-axis and Y-axis, are acquired in parallel. A broadband light source produces unpolarized broadband light that is simultaneously incident on X-axis and Y-axis DBO targets. A polarization separator, such as a Wollaston prism or planar birefringent element, receives diffracted light from the X-axis and Y-axis DBO targets and separates the TE and TM polarization states of the diffracted light. A detector simultaneously detects the TE and TM polarization states of the diffracted light for both the X-axis DBO target and the Y-axis DBO target as a function of wavelength. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224177 | LED BASED ILLUMINATION MODULE COLOR MATCHED TO AN ARBITRARY LIGHT SOURCE - LED based illumination modules are realized that are visually color matched to light sources not based on LEDs based on visually matched color spaces. A visually matched color space is employed to both instrumentally and visually match an LED based light source with a light source not based on LEDs. In one aspect, an LED based illumination module is realized to achieve a target color point in a visually matched color space within a predetermined tolerance. In another aspect, an LED based illumination module is realized to visually match a light source not based on LEDs. A target color point in the CIE 1931 XYZ color space is derived based at least in part on the spectrum of the visually matched LED based illumination module. LED based illumination modules visually matched to light sources not based on LEDs are realized based on the derived target color point. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224178 | Vaccine Testing System - Several methods and apparatuses for determining whether a vaccine specimen has previously frozen. One method includes providing a known value correlating to the settling of vaccine known to have previously frozen, and, upon agitation of the specimen, directing light substantially through the specimen as the specimen settles. The amount of light that passes through the specimen correlates to the settling of the specimen and is compared to the known value to determine whether the specimen has previously frozen. Another method includes providing light of a predetermined wavelength and directing the light through the specimen. The intensity of the light transmitted through the specimen is compared to the intensity of light of the predetermined wavelength having passed through an amount of vaccine known to have previously frozen. Based on this comparison, a determination is made whether the specimen has previously frozen. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224179 | PIPETTE, APPARATUS AND KIT FOR LIGHT MEASUREMENT AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a pipette ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224180 | CRANKSHAFT TESTING METHOD - In a crankshaft testing method for the classification testing of at least one bearing surface of a crankshaft or the like, a reflection of a reference object at the bearing surface to be tested (reflection image) is detected by at least one sensor, using a sensor system. The detected reflection image is evaluated with regard to its contrast, and the crankshaft is classified as “unsatisfactory” when the contrast is below a predefined or predefinable threshold value. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224181 | Wide-Band/High-Resolution Tunable Spectral Filter - The present invention relates to tunable spectral filters. A wide-band/high-resolution tunable spectral filter uses a single transmissive diffraction element in a double pass configuration. The double pass is provided and separated laterally by a retro-reflective mirror working with a half wave plate, which reduces effectively polarization-dependent loss (PDL). The transmissive diffraction element in low dispersion configuration provides a wide-band operation. An anamorphic system is disposed for increasing filter spectral resolution to a desirable level. The continuous tuning of a selected spectral portion from input port over a wide band is accomplished by rotating the retro-reflective mirror. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224182 | INTERFEROMETER SYSTEMS - A fiber-optic sensor can have a Michelson sensor portion and a Mach-Zehnder sensor portion. A first splitter-coupler can be configured to split incoming light between a first fiber portion and a second fiber portion. A first polarization-phase conjugation device can be configured to conjugate a polarization phase of incident light corresponding to the first fiber portion, and a second polarization-phase conjugation device can be configured to conjugate a polarization phase of incident light corresponding to the second fiber portion. Each of the first and second polarization-phase conjugation devices can be configured to reflect light toward a detector and through the respective first and second fiber portions. A coupler can be configured to join light in the first fiber portion with light in the second fiber portion, and a third fiber portion can be configured to receive light from the coupler and to illuminate a second detector. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224183 | INTERFEROMETRIC METROLOGY OF SURFACES, FILMS AND UNDERRESOLVED STRUCTURES - An interferometry method for determining information about a test object includes directing test light to the test object positioned at a plane, wherein one or more properties of the test light vary over a range of incidence angles at the plane, the properties of the test light being selected from the group consisting of the spectral content, intensity, and polarization state; subsequently combining the test light with reference light to form an interference pattern on a multi-element detector so that different regions of the detector correspond to different angles of the test light emerging from the test object, wherein the test and reference light are derived from a common source; monitoring the interference pattern using the multi-element detector while varying an optical path difference between the test light and the reference light; determining the information about the test object based on the monitored interference pattern. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224184 | OPTICAL DETECTOR FOR DETECTING OPTICAL SIGNAL BEAMS, METHOD TO DETECT OPTICAL SIGNALS, AND USE OF AN OPTICAL DETECTOR TO DETECT OPTICAL SIGNALS - An optical detector for detecting an optical signal beam (OSB) modulated in a way that it includes an in-phase and/or a quadrature component, includes: a polarisation beam splitter arranged to split the OSB into two polarised OSBs; a non-polarisation beam splitter arranged to further split each of the two polarised OSBs into two split polarised OSBs; at least one birefringent element providing a phase shift, the birefringent element being arranged in a path of at least one polarised OSB and/or in a path of at least one split polarised OSB so that an in-phase and quadrature phase offset between two split polarised OSBs originating from the same polarised OSB is formed in output signal beams; and at least two detection means arranged to receive at least one output signal beam that includes a in-phase and/or quadrature component of the OSB. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224185 | Multi-Point Interferometric Phase Change Detection Method - Provided is a method for measuring multi-point interferometric angle changes beginning with an interferometric device capable of measuring at least one main point and at least one reference point. The method includes recording interferometric intensity changes on two or more spots using the main point and the reference point, and determining a sequence having a plurality of peak, local maximas and a plurality of valley, local minimas. The method includes sampling a first, partial sequence and comparing it to a neighboring, partial sequence using a perturbation analysis and additional calculation(s) to compile all phase angle changes for all measured points. Also provided is a computer implemented method to enable nanometer resolution sensitivity in a noisy signal and for characterization of a material in an interferometric device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224186 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MIRROR HAVING AT LEAST TWO MIRROR SURFACES, MIRROR OF A PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY, AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A mirror (M) of a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography configured for structured exposure of a light-sensitive material and a method for producing a mirror (M). The mirror (M) has a substrate body (B), a first mirror surface (S) and a second mirror surface (S′). The first mirror surface (S) is formed on a first side (VS) of the substrate body (B). The second mirror surface (S′) is formed on a second side (RS) of the substrate body (B), the second side being different from the first side of the substrate body (B). The mirror (M) may be embodied, in particular, such that the substrate body (B) is produced from a glass ceramic material. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224187 | TOUCH SENSOR AND TOUCH SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A touch sensor for a touch system includes a housing having a light sensing window, a light blocking section, and a reference window, the light sensing window and the reference window configured to allow light to pass therethrough, the light blocking section configured to prohibit light from passing therethrough, a rotating assembly disposed within the housing, and a light sensor. The rotating assembly is configured to transmit light received from the light sensing window and the reference window to the light sensor, and the light sensor is configured to output a signal that is utilized to identify an angular location of a touch. A touch system including such touch sensors is also described herein. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224188 | Laser-Optical Position Detecting Module - The present invention relates to a laser-optical position detecting module with a laser light source, comprising: laser mode conversing assembly, having a laser source capable of emitting a time-modulated laser beam; a laser mode conversing unit, used to expand the time-modulated laser beam to a two-dimension sensing plane; a drive control unit, adopted for driving the laser source to emit the time-modulated laser beam; and a detector matrix, used for detecting the. The laser mode conversing unit has a phase delay device and a passive optical device capable of reflecting the light; so that, through the laser mode conversing unit, the laser-optical position detecting module can expand the light emitted by the laser source to the two-dimension sensing plane without using any other mechanical scanning; moreover, it make the energy of the light emitted by the laser source not easily decays, so as to maintain the accuracy of light detection. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224189 | PIPE DIAMETER MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A measurement system comprising an elongated member, a distal member connected to an end of the elongated member, the distal member having one or more register members to define a reference point(s), and a beam measurement device mounted to the distal member and configured to generate a beam at least a portion of the beam having a first axis essentially perpendicular to the reference point(s), the beam measurement device determining distance data based on the reflection of at least a portion of the beam. | 2012-09-06 |