47th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150331136 | INLINE JET-SONDE - A multi-piece sonde configuration for use in troubleshooting a pipe and providing precise location of the problem includes a sonde carrier having a first end adapted to attach to a line and a second opposite end adapted to attach to a troubleshooting device. The multi-piece sonde can include a first carrier having a sonde housing with a central fluid passageway and a sonde transmitter operably positioned about the central fluid passageway. A second carrier can include a housing with a central fluid passageway and a power source carried by the second carrier. A flexible connector has a central fluid passageway and first and second opposing ends, and the first carrier is operably connected to the first end of the flexible connector and the second carrier is operably connected to the second end of the flexible connector. An electrical connection between the power source and the sonde transmitter can be carried by the flexible connector. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331137 | MULTI-AXIAL ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR USE IN DOWNHOLE TOOLS - Embodiments of a multi-axial antenna system and system for measuring subsurface formations are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, the multi-axial antenna system comprising at least two co-located coils wound around a torroidal-shaped bobbin. Each coil generates a magnetic field in a mutually orthogonal direction. Signals provided to the coils may be adjusted to simulate a tilted-coil antenna system. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331138 | Real-Time, Limited Orientation Sensor Auto-Calibration - A system method and computer-readable medium for correcting measurements obtained by a down hole tool for residual measurement errors is disclosed. A down hole tool having at least two directional field sensors is disposed in a borehole. The at least two directional sensors are substantially orthogonal to each other and to a longitudinal axis of the down hole tool. Measurements are obtained from the at least two directional sensors during rotation of the tool by at least 360 degrees around the longitudinal axis of the tool. Residual measurement errors are determined for the obtained measurements, and a quality level of the determined residual measurement errors selected. The determined residual measurement errors are applied to the obtained measurements when the determined residual measurement errors are consistent with the selected quality level. In various embodiments, the residual measurement errors are reduced from a first value that does not match the selected quality level to a second value that are consistent with the selected quality level. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331139 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING RANGING MEASUREMENTS USING THIRD WELL REFERENCING - Systems and methods for obtaining ranging measurements are described herein. An example method includes injecting a current | 2015-11-19 |
20150331140 | SCANNING IMAGING SYSTEMS - The present disclosure discloses a scanning imaging system, comprising a transportation apparatus, a first imaging system, and a second imaging system. A distance between a ray beam from a first ray generator of the first imaging system and a ray beam from a second ray generator of the second imaging system in the transportation direction is roughly L. A controller is configured to acquire, based on a count value of the encoding counter module, a correspondence relationship between data in a position of the inspected object in the transportation direction which is collected by the first imaging system and data in the position of the inspected object in the transportation direction which is collected by the second imaging system, wherein a difference between a count value of the encoder corresponding to the data in the position which is collected by the first imaging system and a count value of the encoder corresponding to the data in the position which is collected by the second imaging system is roughly L/D. The present disclosure can achieve alignment of the DR data image and the CT data image in a simple manner. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331141 | Geological Constituent Estimation Using Calculated Spectra Relationships - A method for estimating at least one geological constituent may include obtaining a measured energy spectrum for the at least one geological constituent for a first borehole configuration, generating a calculated energy spectrum for the at least one geological constituent for the first borehole configuration, and generating a calculated energy spectrum for the at least one geological constituent for a second borehole configuration different than the first borehole configuration. The method may further include determining a relationship between the calculated energy spectra for the first and second borehole configurations, and generating an estimated energy spectrum for the at least one geological constituent for the second borehole configuration based upon the measured energy spectrum and the relationship between the calculated energy spectra for the first and second borehole configurations. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331142 | MATTER-WAVE GRAVIMETER WITH MICROWAVE SEPARATION AT THE MAGIC FIELD - The general field of the invention is that of matter-wave gravimeters. The gravimeter according to the invention comprises at least:
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20150331143 | METHOD OF RECOGNIZING SLOPE CONDITION, SYSTEM USING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method for recognizing a slope condition is provided. The method includes obtaining an image of a slope and setting a region of interest thereof, calculating an initial slope model information of the region of interest and an optical flow information of the region of interest, first determining a first possibility of a slope failure based on the optical flow information, and when a degree of the first possibility is determined that the slope failure can occur, second determining a second possibility of the slope failure by a comparison between the initial slope model information and a slope information, wherein the slope information is obtained based on the optical flow information by scanning on a portion of the region of interest that the slope failure can occur | 2015-11-19 |
20150331144 | Borehole Tool Calibration Method - A borehole tool calibration method may include obtaining a measured energy spectrum for at least one geological constituent based upon a first borehole tool, generating a calculated energy spectrum for the at least one geological constituent for the first borehole tool, and generating a calculated energy spectrum for the at least one geological constituent for a second borehole tool different than the first borehole tool. The method may further include determining a relationship between the calculated energy spectra for the first and second borehole tools, and determining a calibration parameter for the second borehole tool based upon the measured energy spectrum and the relationship between the calculated energy spectra for the first and second borehole tools. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331145 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTIC MODEL OF A POROUS MATERIAL SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS OF PERMEABILITY CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional characteristic model of a rock sample for analysis of the spatial and physical characteristics of materials subsequent to the processing of images obtained by means of computer tomography. The method includes producing a three-dimensional tomographic image of a sample of material, identifying areas where the structure of the material is homogeneous, assigning a particular material density value to each such area, assigning a particular porosity value to each pixel, assigning a particular absolute permeability value to each pixel, forming a three-dimensional characteristic model on the basis of the porosity and permeability values of each pixel, and calculating the absolute permeability of the entire sample or of a portion thereof in any direction by means of computational fluid dynamics. The technical result is an increase in the precision and reliability of data obtained regarding the permeability characteristics of a sample of porous material, without the need to employ additional financial and labor resources. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331146 | METAMATERIAL-BASED OPTICAL DISPERSION COMPENSATION - A metamaterial-based dispersion compensator includes a plurality of layers arranged in a geometric structure; wherein the plurality of layers comprise engineered metamaterials; wherein the engineered metamaterials and the geometric structure are configured to compensate dispersion across a wavelength spectrum. The metamaterial-based dispersion compensator utilizes a specifically engineered frequency response, in a compact metamaterial form-factor, to correct for naturally occurring and problematic dispersion in physical systems such as in optical communication systems. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331147 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, OPTICAL MATERIAL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - The polymerizable composition of the present invention contains (A) an alicyclic isocyanate compound (a1) having two or more functional groups and/or an aliphatic isocyanate compound (a2) having two or more functional groups, (B) a thiol compound having one or more sulfide bonds and/or one or more ester bonds and having two or more functional groups, and (C) an imidazole-based curing catalyst, in which the amount of the imidazole-based curing catalyst (C) is 5 ppm to 3,000 ppm with respect to the total amount of the isocyanate compound (A) and the thiol compound (B). | 2015-11-19 |
20150331148 | Azo Compound, Dye-Based Polarizing Film And Polarizing Plate - The present invention relates to an azo compound represented by the following formula (1), [wherein, A represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent, R | 2015-11-19 |
20150331149 | ANTI-GLARE AND ANTI-SPARKLE TRANSPARENT STRUCTURES - A distortion-reducing anti-glare (DRAG) structure is disclosed, wherein the DRAG structure includes first and second transparent mediums. The first transparent medium has a first refractive index and a first light-scattering anti-glare (AG) surface. The first AG surface by itself reduces glare but introduces an amount of distortion to the transmitted light. A second transparent medium having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index is selectively added to the first transparent medium to reduce the amount of distortion in the transmitted light. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331150 | NANOPOROUS LAYERS FOR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to a layer structure comprising a substrate layer and a layer, which comprises a plurality of silicon oxide particles, wherein said silicon oxide particles have a positively charged surface (a PCS layer), which PCS layer is at least partially superimposed to the substrate layer and wherein the refractive index of the PCS layer is less than 1.2, a process for preparing the layer structure having a substrate and a PCS layer, a layer structure obtainable by the process, an optical device comprising the layer structure and the use of a PCS layer. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331151 | OPTICAL FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided an optical film comprising a layer formed on a base film by curing a curable composition containing the specific component (A) in an amount of 50 to 99% by mass and the specific component (B) in an amount of 1 to 50% by mass, based on the total solid content of the curable composition when the total solid content of the curable composition is set to 100% by mass. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331152 | Method for the Production of an Optical Article with Improved Anti-Fouling Properties - The present invention is dedicated to a method for the manufacture of an optical article comprising the following steps: providing a substrate having two main faces and bearing —OH functions on at least one of its faces, successively exposing one face of the substrate bearing —OH functions to at least 2 distinct materials named M1 and M2, M1 having a weight average molecular weight higher than M2, in a vacuum chamber under conditions resulting in the deposit of those materials on the surface of the substrate, and wherein: M1 is a substituted silane comprising: at least one function X1 bonded to a silicon atom, wherein the Si—X1 group is capable of forming a covalent bond with a —OH group of the substrate and/or a covalent bond with M2, and at least one fluorine containing group, M2 is a substituted silane having a number average molecular weight inferior or equal to 900 g/mol, comprising: at least one function X2 bonded to a silicon atom, wherein the Si—X2 group is capable of forming a covalent bond with a —OH group of the substrate and/or a covalent bond with M1, and at least one hydrophobic and/or oleophobic group, or at least one hydrophilic group, wherein the difference between the weight average molecular weight of M1 and the weight average molecular weight of M2 is higher than or equal to 600 g/mol. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331153 | GAS BARRIER FILM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a gas barrier film including: an inorganic layer which contains oxygen atoms; and an organic-inorganic mixed layer which contains silica (SiO | 2015-11-19 |
20150331154 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A lenticular lens sheet produced by patterning a UV curable resin on one surface of a conventional glass substrate has a problem of the reliability of the UV curable resin. Additionally, stress generated by the UV curable resin causes warpage in production and use of a display device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331155 | WAFER LEVEL LENS, LENS SHEET - A lens sheet including a first transparent substrate, a first lens film, a second lens film, a second transparent substrate, a plurality of bonding material patterns and a plurality of buffer cavities is provided. The first lens film is disposed on the first transparent substrate, and having a plurality of first lens portions and a plurality of first carrying portions. The second lens film is disposed between the second transparent substrate and the first lens film. The bonding material patterns are disposed between the second lens film and the first carrying portions. The buffer cavities are located between the first carrying portions and the first lens portions. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331156 | LIQUID LENS WITH MAGNIFICATION CONTROL - A liquid lens structure and method of fabrication are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending through the substrate. A liquid drop is disposed within the channel and an enclosure at least partially surrounds the substrate, and forms a chamber. The liquid drop resides within the chamber, and a second liquid is disposed within the chamber in direct or indirect contact with the liquid drop at a first interface and a second interface. The first and second interfaces define first and second protruding liquid portions relative to the first and second surfaces, respectively. Taken together, the first and second liquid portions define a total protruding liquid volume. A lens magnification control is provided for adjusting magnification of the liquid lens by increasing or decreasing the total protruding liquid volume defined relative to the first and second surfaces. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331157 | SHEET FOR ILLUMINATION, PRINTED MATTER FOR ILLUMINATION, METHOD OF PRODUCING PRINTED MATTER FOR ILLUMINATION, AND ILLUMINATION SIGNBOARD - A sheet for illumination including a support, a mat layer which is arranged on one surface of the support, and an easily-adhesive layer which is arranged on the other surface of the support, in which a transmission value in percentage of image clarity in comb teeth with an interval of 2 mm and an image clarity value in percentage of reflection at 60° in comb teeth with an interval of 2 mm when an angle between a traveling direction of light and a normal of a sheet is set to be 60° satisfy (Transmission value in percentage of image clarity)/(image clarity value in percentage of reflection at 60°)≧2, suppresses reflection of external light without degrading sharpness of a printed image. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331158 | MAGNESIUM MIRRORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Low density mirrors for optical assemblies and methods of manufacture thereof. In one example, a reflective mirror is formed of a magnesium or magnesium alloy substrate that is single point diamond turned to provide a reflective surface. The magnesium or magnesium alloy substrate is compatible with thin-film finishing processes and/or magnetorheological finishing which may be applied to improve a surface finish of the mirror. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331159 | MARKINGS ON GLASS CUBE-CORNER RETROREFLECTOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING RETROREFLECTOR ORIENTATION - A retroreflector includes a glass prism having three mutually perpendicular planar reflecting faces and a front face, the three reflecting faces intersecting in intersecting lines each having a mark, the front surface including three marks, each of the marks on the intersecting lines and the front surface having a different angle in a 2D image obtained a camera for any angle of an optical axis of the camera from 0 to 45 degree relative to a vector normal of the front face. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331160 | SECURITY DEVICE - A security device for improving the security against falsification of articles has a carrier element. Arranged on the upper side of the carrier element are a large number of diffractive surface elements. The surface elements respectively form a number of surface element groups, surface structures of which are made to match one another in such a way that they show a point of the symbol to be represented over an entire observation sphere. By changing the angle of incidence of the light and/or the angle of observation of an observer, a continuous movement of the symbol in the observation sphere is perceived by the observer. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331161 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A color filter substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The color filter substrate includes: a transparent base ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150331162 | Elastomeric Material, Color Filter Substrate and Liquid Crystal Panel - An elastomeric material, a color filter substrate and a liquid crystal panel are disclosed. The elastomeric material is prepared by subjecting a mixture of a siloxane side-chain liquid crystal elastomer, a polymerizable liquid crystalline monomer and a photoinitiator to UV irradiation to induce polymerization. The color filter substrate comprises a sealant and a pixel area, with a retaining ring disposed therebetween, wherein the retaining ring is prepared from the siloxane side-chain liquid crystal elastomer or the elastomeric material. The liquid crystal panel is prepared by assembling and aligning, under vacuum, an array substrate and the color filter substrate. By applying a ring of the elastomeric material having a network structure between the sealant and the pixel area according to the invention, it is possible to effectively prevent the impact of liquid crystal on the sealant during cell assembly and alignment, such that the undesirable phenomenon like penetration is minimized. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331163 | IMAGE CAPTURING ELEMENT AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - [Object] To provide an image capturing element and an image capturing apparatus in which an image capturing optical system can be thinned without degrading image capturing properties. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331164 | LIGHT AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A light amount adjustment device of this invention includes a light path forming member including an aperture which forms a light path, a plurality of light amount adjustment members which adjust the amount of light which passes through the aperture, and a plurality of movement units linearly advancing and retracting the light amount adjustment members with respect to the aperture. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331165 | RED PIXEL, GREEN PIXEL AND COLOR FILTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A red pixel has a chromaticity coordinate in the CIE colorimetric system in use by a light emitting element containing quantum dots as a light source, satisfying 0.670≦x≦0.680, and a film thickness of 3.0 μm or less. A green pixel has a chromaticity coordinate in the CIE colorimetric system in use by the light emitting element as a light source, satisfying 0.690≦x≦0.710, and a film thickness of 3.0 μm or less. The color filter has at least one of the red pixel and the green pixel. A display device comprises a color filter having at least one of the red pixel and the green pixel, and the light emitting element containing quantum dots. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331166 | INORGANIC POLARIZING PLATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An inorganic polarizing plate, containing: substrate transparent to light of bandwidth for use; and wire grid layer containing metal wires aligned on the substrate with gaps shorter than wavelength of the light, the plate satisfying formulae (1) to (3): | 2015-11-19 |
20150331167 | Direct Write Lithography for the Fabrication of Geometric Phase Holograms - A direct-write lithography apparatus includes a polarization selector stage configured to vary a polarization orientation angle of light from a light source, a focusing element configured to focus the light from the light source into a spot at a focal plane thereof, and a scanning stage configured to scan the spot in at least two dimensions along a surface of a polarization-sensitive recording medium that is arranged proximate to the focal plane such that neighboring scans substantially overlap. The polarization selector stage and the scanning stage are configured to be operated independently of one another. Related fabrication methods of and optical elements fabricated thereby are also discussed. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331168 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, DUAL-VIEW BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DUAL-VIEW DISPLAY DEVICE - A light guide plate, a dual-view backlight module having the light guide plate and a dual-view display device having the dual-view backlight module are provided. A lower surface of the light guide plate includes at least one V-shaped groove configured to reflect a light ray, which is incident onto the lower surface of the light guide plate from sides thereof, onto an upper surface of the light guide plate by sides of the at least one V-shaped groove, the reflected light ray leaving the light guide plate from the upper surface thereof. The V-shaped groove on the light guide plate refracts the light from the two sides of the V-shaped groove, so that the light leaving the upper surface of the light guide plate can form dual-view backlight with a good brightness enhancement effect and a dual-view display having a high brightness can be manufactured. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331169 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND LIGHTING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a light source module capable of providing a line shaped beam with various effects using optical patterns of both sides of a light guide layer | 2015-11-19 |
20150331170 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module including a back plate, a light guide plate, a light source, a plastic frame, and a light conversion layer is provided. The light guide plate is disposed on the back plate and has a light incident surface and a light exit surface, wherein a first edge of the light exit surface is adjacent to the light incident surface. The light source is disposed on the back plate and faces the light incident surface. The plastic frame is disposed on the back plate and covers the first edge. The light conversion layer is disposed on the light exit surface and extends to the first edge. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331171 | BACK LIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The general inventive concepts provide a side-light type backlight unit. The side-light type backlight unit comprises a light guide plate and a light source located at the side of the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The light source comprises a circuit board which comprises a first region opposite to the light incident surface of the light guide plate and a second region adjacent to the first region. The first region and the second region are provided with LED lamps. By arranging LED lamps in both the first region and the second region of the circuit board of the side-light type backlight unit, the incident light of the side-light type backlight unit is increased, thereby improving the luminance of the side-light type backlight unit in 3D state. The disclosure further provides a display device comprising such a side-light type backlight unit. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331172 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a reflective cover, a light guide plate, and a display device. The reflective cover has an opening confined by a top inner surface, at least one side inner surface, and a bottom inner surface of the reflective cover. The light guide plate has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side face connected to the top surface and the bottom surface, a part of the top surface is covered by the top inner surface of the reflective cover. The display device is placed under the light guide plate and a partial surface of the display device is covered by the bottom inner surface of the reflective cover. The reflective cover bonds the light guide plate and the display device together. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331173 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a light guide plate, a backlight module and a display device. In the light guide plate, a plurality of triangular pyramid dots are provided; two of four surfaces of each of the triangular pyramid dots are light receiving surfaces facing a backlight source, and are reflective mirror surfaces, so that incident light reaching the two light receiving surfaces from the backlight source is converted into emergent light exiting in two different directions, and then the emergent light is emitted out from the upper surface of the light guide plate. In the solution, as the triangular pyramid dots capable of converting incident light from a backlight source into emergent light exiting in two specific directions are provided in a light guide plate, the effect of dual-view backlight can be realized while providing a light guide plate or dual-view backlight module with simpler structure and lower cost. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331174 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit and a display device are provided. The backlight unit includes: a circuit board ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150331175 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND FORMING MOULD THEREOF, AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present invention relates to the field of display technologies, and in particular, to a light guide plate, a forming mould and a backlight module. The light guide plate comprises a transparent substrate and a light shielding member, wherein the transparent substrate comprises a light outgoing surface, a bottom surface opposite to the light outgoing surface, a light incoming side and a non-light incoming side, and the light shielding member is integrally connected with the non-light incoming side of the transparent substrate. The light at the edge of the light guide plate is shielded by the non-transparent light shielding member, so that the reflection between the light and a plastic frame may be prevented effectively, and the problem may be avoided that light leakage and bright line appear at the edge of the light guide plate. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331176 | FRONT LIGHT GUIDE MODULE AND ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A front light guide includes a light guide plate, a light source, a functional material layer and a first adhesive layer. The light guide plate has a side surface, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light guide plate has a first refractive index. The light source faces the side surface and configured to emit light into the light guide plate. The functional material layer is disposed at a side adjacent to the first surface, and has a third refractive index. The first adhesive layer is interposed between the light guide plate and the functional material layer so as to adhere the light guide plate with the functional material layer. The first adhesive layer has a second refractive index. The first refractive index is greater than the second refractive index, and the second refractive index is greater than the third refractive index. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331177 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a light guide plate; an optical sheet arranged on one side of the light guide plate and provided with a first positioning part at an edge position of the optical sheet; and a mold frame arranged on the periphery of the light guide plate, wherein the mold frame includes at least a coverage part, which is located at one side of the optical sheet far away from the light guide plate and covers the edge position of the optical sheet, and a second positioning part used for coordinating with the first positioning part to realize positioning of the optical sheet is arranged on a surface of the coverage part facing the optical sheet. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331178 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including a display panel, a backlight assembly to provide light to the display panel, a bottom chassis to accommodate the backlight assembly, a shield chassis connected to the bottom chassis, an insulation tape disposed between the shield chassis and the bottom chassis, the insulation tape including a bolt having grooves defined therein, and a bolt extending through the bolt area and coupling the shield chassis to the bottom chassis. The bolt area is separated into portions at the grooves by the bolt, such that the portions of the bolt area electrically insulate the bolt from the bottom chassis. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331179 | BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a backlight, which includes a rubber frame, a light guide plate and a membrane disposed on the light guide plate. The membrane has at least one positioning hole defined therein; the rubber frame includes an elastic connecting part disposed thereon, and the elastic connecting part engages with the positioning hole to fix the membrane. The present disclosure also discloses a display device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331180 | OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL FIBER SILICA GLASS BASE MATERIAL - An optical fiber silica glass base material comprising a core formed of silica glass doped with a positive dopant that increases a refractive index; an intermediate layer adjacent to the core and surrounding the core on a radial outside thereof; a trench layer adjacent to the intermediate layer, surrounding the intermediate layer on a radial outside thereof, and formed of silica glass doped with a negative dopant that decreases a refractive index; and a cladding layer adjacent to the trench layer, surrounding the trench layer on a radial outside thereof, and formed of silica glass. Thickness of the intermediate layer in a radial direction is greater than thickness of the trench layer, and a region of the intermediate layer nearer the core is more heavily doped with the positive dopant and/or a region of the intermediate layer nearer the trench layer is more heavily doped with the negative dopant. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331181 | MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBER AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH - A multimode optical fiber comprising: a core with a diameter D | 2015-11-19 |
20150331182 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A RADIATION-RESISTANT OPTICAL FIBER, RADIATION-RESISTANT OPTICAL FIBER AND DEVICE INCLUDING SUCH A FIBER - A method of manufacturing a radiation-resistant optical fiber and a thus-obtained radiation-resistant optical fiber, the method includes the following steps:
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20150331183 | WAVEGUIDE DEVICES WITH SUPPORTING ANCHORS - Si waveguide devices on a bulk Si substrate with supporting anchors and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a waveguide device over an Si substrate, and forming one or more anchors from the Si substrate. The one or more anchors support the waveguide device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331184 | TUNABLE REFLECTORS BASED ON MULTI-CAVITY INTERFERENCE - A reflective structure includes an input/output port and an optical splitter coupled to the input/output port. The optical splitter has a first branch and a second branch. The reflective structure also includes a first resonant cavity optically coupled to the first branch of the optical splitter. The first resonant cavity comprises a first set of reflectors and a first waveguide region disposed between the first set of reflectors. The reflective structures further includes a second resonant cavity optically coupled to the second branch of the optical splitter. The second resonant cavity comprises a second set of reflectors and a second waveguide region disposed between the second set of reflectors. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331185 | PLASMONIC OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE USING PLASMONIC COUPLING BETWEEN NANO-APERTURE AND NANO-PARTICLE - The present invention relates to a plasmonic optical waveguide using plasmonic coupling between a nano-aperture and a nano-particle. The plasmonic optical waveguide includes the nano-aperture formed with an opening of a nano-scale through which light enters; and a single metal nano-particle arranged at the focal point of the nano-aperture to generate plasmon coupling in association with the light output from the nano-aperture. The plasmonic optical waveguide has an effect of forming a small and strong high-intensity high-density light spot of a sub-wavelength size, in which an amplification rate is increased at the output surface of the nano-particle more than a few hundred times compared with the incident light, since the light is transmitted by plasmon coupling generated between the nano-aperture and the nano-particle. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331186 | Method and Apparatus for Fabricating an Optical Device Using a Treated Surface - A method and apparatus for forming an optical device on a substrate. A surface of the substrate may be treated to form a treated surface having a number of modified properties. A plurality of drops of material may be deposited onto the treated surface of the substrate to form the optical device. An adhesion between the plurality of drops and the treated surface of the substrate may be reduced by the number of modified properties of the treated surface such that the plurality of drops form an optical device having a lateral resolution below a selected threshold. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331187 | Method of Integrating All Active and Passive Optical Devices on Silicon-based Integrated Circuit - A method is provided to integrate all active and passive integrated optical devices on a silicon (Si)-based integrated circuit (IC). A Si-based substrate, instead of a Si-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, is used for integrating the devices. Therefore, cost is down and heat dissipation efficiency is enhanced. Besides, rapid melt growth (RMG) is used for solving problems on integrating the electric circuit and the optical devices. The present invention can be used to develop a proactive optical transceivers on a standard chip; or, to fully and compatibly integrate all devices on a circuit for an optical communication chip. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331188 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DRY FILM, AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE USING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DRY FILM - The present invention relates to a dry film for an optical waveguide which has a carrier base material, a resin layer for an optical waveguide that can be cured by active energy ray or heat, and a protective film. The surface of the protective film that is in contact with the resin layer for an optical waveguide is a roughened surface. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331189 | MODE SIZE CONVERTERS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - One aspect of the invention provides a method of fabricating a mode size converter. The method includes: exposing a photoresist-coated substrate to varying doses of light exposure to produce a profile in the photoresist of a beam mode size converter; and etching the photoresist-coated substrate to remove an equal thickness of the photoresist and substrate. The beam mode sized converter includes: a first surface having a first surface height and a first surface width; a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface having a second surface height different than the first surface height and a second surface width different than the first surface width; and one or more boundary surfaces connecting the first surface and second surfaces. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331190 | Optical fiber fusion splicer with cutting and positioning function - An optical fiber fusion splicer with cutting and positioning functions, comprising: a body carrier ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150331191 | OPTICAL PROBE - An optical probe has an optical fiber, a deflecting element, and a protective tube. The optical fiber includes a glass filament having a first diameter for transmitting light between the proximal and distal ends thereof and a resin layer for covering the filament except for the distal end thereof. The deflecting element is made of glass in a circular form having a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and it is connected with the optical fiber and has an end-face having a normal vector whose angle relative to the central axis is larger than the critical angle. The protective tube surrounds a portion of the optical fiber and the entire length of the deflecting element and is adhered to the side of a deflecting optical element, whereas the inside diameter of the part covering the optical fiber is smaller than that of the part covering the deflecting element. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331192 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICALLY CONNECTING FIBER ARRAYS WITH PAIRED TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE FIBERS - Systems and methods for optically connecting first and second fiber arrays at different locations with paired transmit and received fibers are disclosed. A method includes establishing at a first location first and second fiber arrays of fibers T and R, and establishing at a second location third and fourth fiber arrays of fibers T′ and R′. A trunk cable is then used to optically connect fibers T to fibers R′ and fibers R′ to fibers T to form first fiber pairs (T,R) where T=1 to (N/2) and R=[(N/2)+1] to N, and second fiber pairs (T′, R′), where T′=1′ to (N/2)′ and R′=[(N/2)+1]′ to N′, wherein N is an even number greater than 2. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331193 | SELF-EQUALIZING PHOTO DETECTOR - A self-equalizing photo-detector (SEPD) includes, in part, a multitude of optical splitters and photo detectors, and at least one optical delay element. The first optical splitter splits an optical signal into second and third optical signals. The optical delay element delays the second optical signal to generate a fourth optical signal. The second optical splitter splits a signal representative of the fourth optical signal to generate fifth and sixth optical signals. The first photo detector receives the third optical signal via a first optical path, has an anode terminal coupled to an output terminal of the detector and a cathode terminal coupled to a first supply voltage. The second photo detector receives the sixth optical signal via a second optical path, has an anode terminal coupled to a second supply voltage and a cathode terminal coupled to the output terminal of the detector. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331194 | OPTICAL MODULE - Even in the case of an optical module including a multi-chip integrated device, an optical module having a smaller size in consideration of the connection to optical fibers. An optical module having a package containing a multi-chip integrated device integrated with an optical functional element having both ends connected to planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) is provided. Each of the PLCs includes a folded waveguide for connecting a light waveguide formed in the optical functional element to optical fibers. The optical module comprises a connecting part connected to each of the PLCs for connecting the optical functional element to the optical fibers in the same face. The optical fibers are taken out from opposed surfaces of the package. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331195 | OPTICAL COUPLING CONNECTOR - An exemplary optical coupling connector includes a main body, a number of coupling lenses; two guide members and a cover. The main body includes a coupling surface, a mounting surface opposite to the coupling surface and a top surface perpendicularly to the mounting surface. The coupling surface includes a first mounting area. The mounting surface includes a second mounting area, and the first mounting area corresponds to the second mounting area. The top surface defines a number of first receiving grooves for receiving optical fibers. The coupling lens is located at the second mounting area. The guide members protrude outwardly from the coupling surface, the two guide members are arranged at intervals and the first mounting area is arranged between the two guide members. The main body, the coupling lenses and the guide members are integrally formed in one monolithic piece. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331196 | SMART AR COATED GRIN LENS DESIGN COLLIMATOR - Anti-reflective (AR) coating on the back side of the GRIN lens with a specific coating performance to match the index of refraction of fiber glass, such as 1.47, and then to select an index matching resin to join the components with the same index of refraction as the rear AR coated lens and fiber in the ferrule, such as 1.47 again, thus to provide virtually lossless cavity, where n | 2015-11-19 |
20150331197 | Method And System For Grating Couplers Incorporating Perturbed Waveguides - A system for grating couplers incorporating perturbed waveguides is disclosed and may include, in a semiconductor photonics die, communicating optical signals into and/or out of said semiconductor die utilizing a grating coupler on the semiconductor photonics die, where the grating coupler includes perturbed waveguides as scattering elements, and the perturbed waveguides comprise rows of continuous waveguides defined by non-discrete scatterers. The perturbed waveguides may include a variable width along a length of the perturbed waveguides. The grating coupler may include a single polarization grating coupler comprising perturbed waveguides and a non-perturbed grating, or a polarization splitting grating coupler including two sets of rows of perturbed waveguides at a non-zero angle from each other. The polarization splitting grating coupler may include discrete scatterers at an intersection of the two sets of rows of perturbed waveguides and/or may include non-linear rows of discrete shapes at an intersection of the perturbed waveguides. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331198 | NxN Optical Switch - Described herein are various embodiments of a cross-connect type optical switch (E.g. 1) for switching optical beams between a plurality of optical fibers. Switch | 2015-11-19 |
20150331199 | Scalable and Modular Automated Fiber Optic Cross-Connect Systems - This invention discloses patch-panel systems for organized configuration management of large numbers of fiber optic interconnection strands, wherein each strand transmits high bandwidth signals between devices. In particular, a system for the programmable interconnection of large numbers of optical fiber strands is provided, whereby strands connecting a two-dimensional array of connectors are mapped in an ordered and rule based fashion into a one-dimensional array with substantially straight lines strands there between. The braid of fiber optic strands is partitioned into multiple independent, non-interfering zones or subbraids. The separation into subbraids provides spatial clearance for one or more robotic grippers to enter the free volume substantially adjacent to the two-dimensional array of connectors and to mechanically reconfigure one or more optical fiber strands without interrupting or entangling other fiber optic strands. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331200 | SWITCHING PATCH CORD FIBERS - Provided herein are switching methods and systems for switching a patch cord fiber in a fiber management system having non-tensioned patch cord fibers, from a first adapter to a second adapter. Switching comprises disconnecting the patch cord fiber connector from the first adapter; distinguishing the disconnected patch cord fiber, at a region removed from the connector, from other patch cord fibers according to a position of the patch cord fiber in the fiber management system; pulling the distinguished patch cord fiber at the handling region to receive and clasp the disconnected connector, wherein the pulling is carried out to disentangle the pulled patch cord fiber from the other patch cord fibers; and connecting the clasped connector to the second adapter. The patch cord fibers are thus manages at edges thereof only, with no slack control required. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331201 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND FERRULE - Multi-fiber ferrules may be produced with tapered bodies and guide pin holes that have fluted internal surfaces with projections for engaging the guide pins, and channels for capturing any foreign material that may accumulate on or around the guide pins, thereby providing improved consistency in fiber connections during mating of the ferrules. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331202 | Optical Connector Element - An optical connector has a single ferrule held within a ferrule holder to make a ferrule assembly. The ferrule assembly is inserted into a connector housing with an expansion slot extending from the front end toward the back end to allow insertion of the ferrule assembly from the front of the connector housing. The ferrule holder has at least one extension extending from a outer surface thereof and a window in communication with and opening extending through the ferrule holder. The connector housing also has a window disposed in the main body, the window disposed in the main body in an outer surface adjacent the expansion slot to receive the extension from the ferrule holder. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331203 | Connector and Electronic Device Using the Connector - A transmission connector includes a transmission optical module having a signal electrode inputting/outputting an electric signal and a transmission receptacle having a contact to be electrically connected to the signal electrode when fitted to the transmission optical module. The transmission modules includes a second cutout for preventing erroneous fitting to a reception receptacle. The transmission receptacle includes a first projection for preventing erroneous fitting to a reception optical module. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331204 | OPTOELECTRONICS STRUCTURES - One aspect of the invention provides an optoelectronics structure including: a substrate defining a trench on a first surface; and a VCSEL structure mounted vertically within the trench of the substrate such that the VCSEL structure emits a laser beam substantially parallel to the substrate. Another aspect of the invention provides an optoelectronics structure including: an fiber guiding substrate defining a trench on a first surface; a VCSEL structure mounted vertically within the trench of the fiber guiding substrate such that the VCSEL structure emits a laser beam substantially parallel to the substrate; and an optical fiber mounted on the fiber guiding substrate substantially coaxial with the laser beam emitted by the VCSEL structure. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331205 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT - In various embodiments, a beam-parameter adjustment system and focusing system alters a spatial power distribution of a radiation beams before the beam is coupled into an optical fiber or delivered to a workpiece. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331206 | STACKABLE OPTOELECTRONICS CHIP-TO-CHIP INTERCONNECTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An optoelectronics chip-to-chip interconnects system is provided, including at least one packaged chip to be connected on the printed-circuit-board with at least one other packaged chip, optical-electrical (O-E) conversion mean, waveguide-board, and (PCB). Single to multiple chips interconnects can be interconnected provided using the technique disclosed in this invention. The packaged chip includes semiconductor die and its package based on the ball-grid array or chip-scale-package. The O-E board includes the optoelectronics components and multiple electrical contacts on both sides of the O-E substrate. The waveguide board includes the electrical conductor transferring the signal from O-E board to PCB and the flex optical waveguide easily stackable onto the PCB to guide optical signal from one chip-to-other chip. Alternatively, the electrode can be directly connected to the PCB instead of including in the waveguide board. The chip-to-chip interconnections system is pin-free and compatible with the PCB. The main advantages of this invention are to use the packaged chip for interconnection and the conventional PCB technology can be used for low speed electrical signal connection. Also, the part of the heat from the packaged chip can be transmitted to the PCB through the conductors, so that complex cooling system can be avoided. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331207 | MICROMECHANICALLY ALIGNED OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - An optical assembly includes a combination of laser sources emitting radiation, focused by a combination of lenses into optical waveguides. The optical waveguide and the laser source are permanently attached to a common carrier, while at least one of the lenses is attached to a holder that is an integral part of the carrier, but is free to move initially. Micromechanical techniques are used to adjust the position of the lens and holder, and then fix the holder it into place permanently using integrated heaters with solder. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331208 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a housing including an upper cover and a lower cover, a first circuit board having a wiring pattern for transmitting an electric signal, a second circuit board on which a photonic device is bonded, the photonic device converting the electric signal into light or converting the light into the electric signal, an optical waveguide that is provided on the first circuit board, and guides the light output from the photonic device or the light to be incident on the photonic device, and a first thermal conducting member having plasticity, wherein, the optical waveguide, the second circuit board, and the first thermal conducting member are layered on the first circuit board, a first protrusion formed on the upper cover is adhered to a top surface of the first thermal conducting member, and the first thermal conducting member is adhered to a top surface of the photonic device. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331209 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH-POWER OPTICAL FIBERS - A method includes obtaining a substrate having at least one exposed metal surface. The method also includes electro-depositing metal onto the at least one exposed metal surface of the substrate and around at least a portion of an optical fiber to secure the optical fiber to the substrate. The substrate and the electro-deposited metal are configured to remove heat from the optical fiber. The method could further include electro-depositing metal around a sacrificial material and removing the sacrificial material to form at least one cooling channel through the electro-deposited metal. The optical fiber could include a polymer coating, where a portion of the polymer coating is removed at an end of the optical fiber. The substrate and the electro-deposited metal could be faceted at an input of the optical fiber and at an output of the optical fiber. The optical fiber could have a coiled arrangement on the substrate. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331210 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH LOW RADIATED EMISSION COUPLING - An AOC system includes an AOC optical module, a substantially cylindrical cable jacket, a bundle of optical fibers in the cable jacket, a metallic fiber holder, and a spring clip. A portion of the metallic fiber holder is seated within a recess in a metallic AOC module housing. The spring clip resiliently biases the portion of the metal fiber holder seated within the housing recess into contact with the metallic housing, promoting EMI shielding. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331211 | OPTICAL COUPLER AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE HAVING SAME - A photoelectric conversion device uses an optical coupler to divide a light beam emitted from a light emitter into two portions according to a predetermined ratio. A first light beam portion is guided to an optical fiber, and a second light beam portion is guided to a light receiver. The light receiver can detect an intensity of the second light beam portion. In this way, a processor can calculate an intensity of the light beam emitted from the light emitter accordingly. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331212 | METHOD FOR FORMING OPTOELECTRONIC MODULES CONNECTABLE TO OPTICAL FIBERS AND OPTOELECTRONIC MODULE CONNECTABLE TO AT LEAST ONE OPTICAL FIBER - A method for forming optoelectronic modules connectable to optical fibers is provided which comprises forming a compound substrate comprising a substrate having a two-dimensional array of optoelectronic devices and further comprising a cover layer having a two-dimensional array of fiber end-piece mounting structures. The cover layer is arranged in an aligned position in relation to the substrate, thereby bringing all fiber end-piece mounting structures in alignment to all optoelectronic devices simultaneously. The compound substrate is singulated into pieces, thereby forming a plurality of optoelectronic modules each comprising at least one optoelectronic device covered by an aligned fiber end-piece mounting block connectable to end-pieces of at least one optical fiber in a position automatically self-aligned. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331213 | CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING ELECTRICAL POWER CONDUCTORS AND FIBER OPTIC DATA LINES - A cable assembly with electrical conductors and fiber optic lines includes a hybrid cable, electrical tethers, a fiber optic tether, and a joining location thereof that includes a shielding unit establishing an electrical contact between shielding of the hybrid cable and shielding of the respective electrical tether cables. The shielding unit includes a central body of an conductive material surrounding the hybrid and tether cables at the joining location, where the central body is in electrical contact with the shielding of the hybrid cable and with the shielding of each electrical tether. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331214 | ADAPTER PANEL WITH LATERAL SLIDING ADAPTER ARRAYS - An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining open rearward cable connections and open forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. The adapters being arranged in arrays that slide independently of other adapter arrays to provide access to the open rearward and open forward cable connections. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331215 | ADAPTER PANEL WITH LATERAL SLIDING ADAPTER ARRAYS - An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining open rearward cable connections and open forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. The adapters being arranged in arrays that slide independently of other adapter arrays to provide access to the open rearward and open forward cable connections. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331216 | ADAPTER PANEL WITH LATERAL SLIDING ADAPTER ARRAYS - An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining rearward cable connections and forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. Openings permitting access to the rearward and forward cable connections of the adapters are provided. The chassis further including a removable rear chassis portion to provide access to cable routing areas within the chassis interior. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331217 | PRE-LOADED FIBER RACEWAY SYSTEM - A pre-loaded fiber raceway system for deploying optical fiber networks comprising an elongated substantially rigid base member having a back wall that is attachable to an interior wall structure of a building and a pre-loaded fiber flexible raceway tubing that is selectively routed and spliced into the base member. The length of the base member is interrupted at selected fiber drop points along the interior wall structure where the raceway tubing is unsupported by the base member. The raceway tubing has a split seam extending longitudinally along its length to permit the raceway tubing to be spread open along the split seam at the selected drop points for deploying one or more fibers from the raceway tubing at the selected drop points. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331218 | LENS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A lens made of glass, includes a first surface, a second surface, and a flange. The first surface has a locating portion and a first reference portion abutting against a first positioning object to fix a relative position between the first surface and the first positioning object in an axial direction and a radial direction thereof. The second surface has a second reference portion abutting against a second positioning object to fix a relative position between the second surface and the second positioning object in an axial direction thereof. The flange is formed on an outer periphery around the first surface and the second surface. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331219 | LENS ASSEMBLY - A lens assembly includes a lens barrel, a first lens, a second lens, and a third lens. The first lens is provided in the lens barrel with an outer periphery abutting against an inner wall of the lens barrel. The second lens abuts against the first lens, and there is a spacing formed between the second lens and the inner wall of the lens barrel. The third lens abuts against the second lens, and there is another spacing formed between the third lens and the inner wall of the lens barrel. With abutment relations of these lenses, relative positions between each lens can be fixed, and therefore the influence of allowable tolerance of the lens barrel upon optical performance is greatly reduced. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331220 | Lens Driving Device - A lens driving device includes: a lens frame, a base member, and a supporting portion that supports the lens frame so as to be able to move, relative to the base member, in the direction of the optical axis and in the direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis. The lens driving device also includes a driving unit that drives respectively the lens frame in the direction of the optical axis and in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis. The supporting portion includes a path for supplying power to the driving unit. The base member includes a plurality of connecting terminals wherein the external connecting faces thereof are exposed. The paths for supplying power to the driving unit are connected to the connecting terminals. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331221 | CHANGEABLE LENS BARREL - A changeable lens barrel includes a fixed barrel formed in an annular shape a straight-advancing barrel housed in the fixed barrel during non-photographing and extended to an outside of the fixed barrel during photographing, and a first annular member that turns according to manual operation. When the changeable lens barrel is in a photographable state, a part of an outer circumference of the first annular member is exposed to an outside and a front end face of the annular member forward in an optical axis direction is located further forward than a front end face of the fixed barrel, and, when the changeable lens barrel is in an un-photographable state, a rear end face backward in the optical axis direction is within the fixed barrel and the rear end face is present further backward in the optical axis direction than when the changeable lens barrel is in the photographable state. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331222 | OPTICAL IMAGE PICK-UP LENS - An optical image pick-up lens includes an aperture, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens in order along an optical axis from an object side to an image side. The first lens is a positive plastic meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side. The second lens is a negative plastic biconcave lens. The third lens is a positive glass meniscus lens having a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side. The fourth lens is a plastic lens having an aspheric surface facing the object side, wherein the fourth lens is gradually changed from positive to negative from the center to the edge of the fourth lens. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331223 | OPTICAL LENS FOR IMAGE PICKUP - This invention discloses an optical lens for image pickup, in order from an object-side to an image-side including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and fourth lens. The first lens has positive refractive power. The second lens has negative refractive power. The third lens has positive refractive power. The fourth lens has negative refractive power with at least one inflection point on image-side surface. Wherein, each of the lenses has at least one aspheric surface. The optical lens for image pickup further includes an aperture stop and an image sensor. The aperture stop is disposed between the object and the second lens, and the image sensor is disposed at the image-plane. The optical lens for image pickup also satisfies with specific conditions. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331224 | Lens Assembly - A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is with refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The second and third lenses are with refractive power. The fourth lens is with refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fifth lens is with negative refractive power. The lens assembly satisfies: 0≦f | 2015-11-19 |
20150331225 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR PICKUP - An optical imaging system for pickup, sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, comprising: the first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface, the second lens element with refractive power, the third lens element with refractive power, the fourth lens element with refractive power, the fifth lens element with refractive power; the sixth lens element made of plastic, the sixth lens with refractive power having a concave image-side surface with both being aspheric, and the image-side surface having at least one inflection point. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331226 | MOBILE MICROSCOPY DEVICE BEING ABLE TO TAKE IMAGES IN DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS (MULTISPECTRAL) - A mobile microscopy device that can be integrated onto mobile imaging devices and mobile phones, and take images in different wavelengths to be used in various fields where microscopic investigation is needed, characterized in that it has a lens module placed into an imaging head and having at least one lens that carries out different magnification rates as needed, a filter module having at least one filter device to filler out reflected light being sent in different wavelengths so as to be sensed by the imaging sensors, and a led module having at least one led to send light beams in different wavelengths. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331227 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR AN ILLUMINATION COMPONENT OF A MICROSCOPE, A MICROSCOPE ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND A MICROSCOPE - An adjusting device for an illumination component of a microscope, an illumination device and a microscope containing the adjusting device are disclosed. The adjusting device for an illumination component of a microscope includes a first barrel component having an axis; a second barrel component received in the first barrel component, the second barrel component having an axis coincident with or parallel to the axis of the first barrel component, wherein the second barrel component houses and supports the illumination component; and a plurality of set screws each having a first end coupled to a side wall of the first barrel component at a corresponding coupling point and a second end pressed against a side wall of the second barrel component. With embodiments of the present invention, the structure is simpler and the cost is lower. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331228 | PTYCHOGRAPHY IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH CONVEX RELAXATION - Certain aspects pertain to ptychographic imaging systems and methods with convex relaxation. In some aspects, a ptychographic imaging system with convex relaxation comprises one or more electromagnetic radiation sources, a digital radiation intensity detector, and a processor in communication with the digital radiation detector. The electromagnetic radiation provides coherent radiation to a specimen while the digital radiation intensity detector receives light transferred from the sample by diffractive optics and captures intensity distributions for a sequence of low resolution images having diversity. The processor generates a convex problem based on the sequence of low resolution images and optimizes the convex problem to reconstruct a high-resolution image of the specimen. In certain aspects, the convex problem is relaxed into a low-rank formulation. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331229 | SCANNING OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A scanning observation apparatus includes: an optical fiber that emits illumination light; a scanning section that two-dimensionally scans an observation object with the illumination light by giving vibration to a distal end of the optical fiber; a waveform generation section that generates a vibration waveform of the distal end of the optical fiber by the scanning section; a sampling section that samples a vibration waveform generated by the waveform generation section and instructs the scanning section on the vibration waveform; and a control section that supplies a drive frequency and a frame period to the waveform generation section, and a scanning sampling rate to the sampling section, wherein the control section calculates the frame period by dividing the number of vibrations in one frame period input thereto by the drive frequency, and calculates the scanning sampling rate so as to be an integer multiple of the drive frequency. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331230 | Variable-Magnification Optical Loupe - An optical loupe assembly includes mechanical or electromechanical apparatus for varying the magnification of objects viewed through the loupe and or varying a working distance of the loupe. In another embodiment, an optical loupe may include a lens system comprising one or more liquid lens assemblies or liquid crystal lens assemblies for providing variable magnification. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331231 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY PANEL, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - The invention relates to the field of display technique, particularly relates to an electrowetting display panel, a fabrication method thereof and a display apparatus comprising the same. The electrowetting display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed opposite to each other, wherein the first substrate, the second substrate and the space therebetween are divided into a plurality of sub-pixel areas, and a baffle wall is disposed in the gap area between each two adjacent sub-pixel areas, characterized in that the baffle wall is formed from a material having both a hydrophilic group and a hydrophobic group. The electrowetting display panel has a simpler structure, the baffle wall thereof has a superior adhesiveness, and there is no necessary to form a hole in the hydrophobic dielectric layer to enhance the adhesiveness of the baffle wall during fabrication, such that the fabrication process is simplified. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331232 | ULTRA-FAST MECHANICAL SHUTTER - An electro-mechanical shutter is described. The fast operation is based on a coil operated via a current, where the coil can move within a set of magnets to provide opening and closing of a shutter. The shutter can comprise a mirror connected to the coil, so that the mirror can be moved into the path of an optical beam. The mirror can block the beam light in the closed state, and allow the beam light in the open state. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331233 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS - An optical scanning apparatus for efficiently performing scanning with light by efficiently increasing amplitude of an emission end of an optical fiber is provided. The optical scanning apparatus includes an optical fiber that guides illumination light emitted from a light source so that the illumination light is emitted from the emission end, a magnetic body fixed to the optical fiber, and a magnetic field generating unit changing a magnetic field to act on the magnetic body to displace a position of the emission end in a radial direction by magnetic force, and the magnetic field generating unit includes a plurality of coils for individually generating magnetic fields acting on the magnetic body at positions separate from each other in a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber, and the magnetic fields acting on the magnetic body can be individually adjusted at the positions. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331234 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes an optical scanning device and one or more second driving motors. The optical scanning device includes a polygon mirror, an optical scanning system for forming an image of the beam light on a surface to be scanned, a folding mirror for returning the beam light so as to be led to a photosensitive drum, and a housing. The housing is provided with a first support portion, a second support portion, and a third support portion for supporting the reflective surface of the folding mirror. When a distance between the first support portion and the second support portion is set to L, the third support portion is disposed at the first support portion side from a position of L/4 in a direction of the second support portion from the first support portion and is disposed at the second support portion side from the first support portion. | 2015-11-19 |
20150331235 | DISPLAY FOR DISPLAYING A VIRTUAL IMAGE IN THE FIELD OF VISION OF A DRIVER, AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING IMAGES FOR SAID DISPLAY - A display device for displaying a virtual image within the visual field of a driver, said display device including an image generation device, and at least one light sensor, said image generation device being configured for producing with said light sensor a measurement of the ambient light intensity within an area, referred to as ambient background, located in the direction where said image is formed in order to allow the brightness of said image to be adapted to said ambient background. An image generation device for such a display device, said device comprising said sensor are also disclosed. | 2015-11-19 |