48th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150338526 | RADIATION SENSOR AND METHODS OF DETECTING A TARGETED RADIATION USING THE RADIATION SENSOR - A radiation sensor can include a body configured to capture targeted radiation. In an embodiment, the body can include a topological insulator material. In another embodiment, the radiation sensor can further include a controllable magnetic source configured to generate a magnetic field that is received by the body. The radiation sensor can be used to detect the targeted radiation. In an embodiment, detecting the targeted radiation can be done in not greater than 100 ns. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338527 | A DETECTOR FOR RADIATION, PARTICULARLY HIGH ENERGY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - A detector for radiation, particularly high energy electromagnetic radiation is provided. The detector includes a converting section including a cathode for converting the radiation incident on the converting section in electrons by the photoelectric effect. The detector further includes a gas electron multiplier for generating an electron avalanche from electrons which are generated by the converting section and enter the gas electron multiplier, the gas electron multiplier including a first electrode, a dielectric layer and a second electrode, the first electrode being disposed at a first side of the dielectric layer adjacent to the converting section and the second electrode being disposed at a second side of the dielectric layer opposite to the first side. The gas electron multiplier includes a number of holes filled with gas, the holes extending through the first electrode, the dielectric layer and the second electrode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338528 | Method of Manufacturing Radiological Image Conversion Panel and Radiological Image Conversion Panel - A radiological image conversion panel, having a phosphor layer containing therein a fluorescent substance which emits light through radiation exposure, is manufactured by forming the fluorescent substance into respective columnar structures on one of surfaces of a substrate to thereby obtain a phosphor layer made up of a group of columnar structures. The panel is subsequently manufactured by forming reflection films by respectively covering an outer surface of each of the columnar structures with a reflection film while leaving a gap between respective adjoining columnar structures, the reflection film being arranged to reflect light of a predetermined wavelength. In case a refractive index of the gap is lower than a refractive index of the columnar structures, the reflection films are formed of an inorganic material having a higher refractive index than the refractive index of the columnar structures. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338529 | X-RAY SCINTILLATOR CONTAINING A MULTI-LAYERED COATING - There is provided an x-ray scintillator ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338530 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A radiographic image capturing apparatus, comprising a plurality of sensors arrayed on a substrate, a driving unit, a detection unit and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to perform a first control controlling the driving unit so as to repeatedly initialize the plurality of sensors on a row-by-row basis before a start of emission of radiation, and a second control controlling the driving unit so as to interrupt the initialization in response to a detection signal from the detection unit and cause the plurality of sensors to output signals, and the apparatus further comprises a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the detection signal is a signal which was output in response to the start of emission of radiation. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338531 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a readout IC equipped with a plurality of readout circuits connected to signal lines, respectively; a power source circuit which supplies a power to the readout IC; and a discharge circuit disposed on a path through which the power source circuit supplies the power to the readout IC, the discharge circuit being is capable of connecting the path and a GND to each other. The discharge circuit connects the path and the GND during a sleep mode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338532 | HE-3 DETECTOR GUARD BAND - A neutron detector for detecting neutrons includes an exterior shell bounding and sealing an interior volume. The exterior shell serves as a cathode. A central structure extends longitudinally within the exterior shell. The central structure serves as an anode and is maintained at a first voltage. The neutron detector includes an insulating portion extending between the central structure and the exterior shell and longitudinally past a shell end of the exterior shell towards a structure end of the central structure. A guard structure extends circumferentially around an outer insulating surface. The guard structure is positioned on the insulating portion between the shell end and the structure end. The guard structure is maintained at a second voltage such that a leakage current on the outer insulating surface is absorbed by the guard structure. A method of detecting neutrons with the neutron detector is also provided. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338533 | RADIATION CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD - A radiation camera system and method incorporating a radiation sensor/detector (RSD) and automated operation of coded camera aperture masks (CAMs) is disclosed that may be advantageously applied to real-time tracking of radiological hot spots in crisis, maintenance, decontamination, and/or maintenance scenarios. The system/method integrates automated camera RSD positioning, CAM identification, and CAM rotation. The system incorporates computerized controls in conjunction with remotely controlled horizontal/vertical tilting motors to direct the RSD aperture position and view of the RSD. CAMs may be installed in the camera manually and are automatically identified by the system via the use of encoding magnets that are detected using a Hall-effect sensor. The CAMs may be rotated after installation in the camera by computer control to predefined positions such as “mask” and “anti-mask” to affect the desired degree of radiation screening to be applied to the RSD. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338534 | ANALYZING APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - Calibration of an analyzing apparatus is performed using appropriate calibration data that reflects actual measurement conditions. The analyzing apparatus includes an emission unit, a collection filter, a calibration base material, a detection unit, and a composition analysis unit. The emission unit emits an exciting X-ray to generate a fluorescent X-ray by exciting particulate matter. The collection filter collects the particulate matter. The calibration base material is provided in a measurement area together with the collection filter when performing the calibration. The detection unit detects X-rays generated from the measurement area. The detection unit detects a calibration X-ray when performing the calibration. The composition analysis unit generates calibration data by using the calibration X-ray when performing the calibration. The composition analysis unit analyzes compositions of the particulate matter based on the calibration data and a measured X-ray detected by the detection unit when analyzing the compositions of the particulate matter. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338535 | SYSTEMS FOR ACQUIRING AND PROCESSING SEISMIC DATA - Systems and methods may be provided for setting up a geophysical seismic information-gathering grid utilizing a source pattern including but not limited to a “slant” or “diamond” source as well as a receiver pattern using base patterns including but not limited to “I+H” or “H+I” and “box plus.” Use of such base patterns may allow seismic data to be collected and processed using a reduced number of sources and receivers to provide a seismic imaging plot having increased and noticeably improved resolution than is presently available. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338536 | P-WAVE AND S-WAVE SEPARATION OF SEISMIC DATA IN THE PRESENCE OF STATICS AND IRREGULAR GEOMETRY - Methods and systems for separating P-S wave field data are described. Slowness values for the PP mode and the PS mode are estimated and are, typically, unequal based on aliased and/or irregularly sampled data. A calculation, in the space-time domain, based on a matrix of equations, generates separated P-wave and S-wave data. The separated P-wave data and S-wave data are output for further imaging. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338537 | NOISE ATTENUATION OF MULTICOMPONENT MICROSEISMIC DATA - A method for processing microseismic data, comprises: receiving the microseismic data acquired by one or more multicomponent sensors; convolving the microseismic data with an operator that is applied to all of the components of the microseismic data; and applying a multicomponent filter operator to the convolved microseismic data. The microseismic data may result from human activity or be entirely natural. The filtering preserves the polarity of the received data whilst improving the signal-to-noise ratio of the filtered data. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338538 | MULTI-MODEL SEISMIC PROCESSING OPERATION - Systems and methods for seismic processing are provided. For example, the method may include modeling seismic data as a combination of a modeling matrix and a parameter vector, and determining a plurality of solution spaces of filter models for the parameter vector. The method may also include calculating data residual terms for the filter models, wherein the data residual terms are related to a difference between the seismic data and a combination of the modeling matrix and the parameter vector determined using the filter models. The method may further include selecting a solution filter model for the parameter vector from among the filter models based on a combination of the data residual terms and complexities of the filter models, and performing a seismic processing operation using the solution filter model and the seismic data. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338539 | ECONOMICAL MAGNETIC LOCATOR APPARATUS AND METHODS - Magnetic locators for detection of buried objects, such as ferromagnetic objects, are disclosed. Outputs provided from two or more magnetic sensors, such as three three-axis magnetic sensors, as well as optionally from other sensors, such as accelerometers and gyroscopic sensors, may be used to determine magnetic field distortion indicative of ferromagnetic objects and/or provide output information corresponding to the detected objects based on the sensor outputs. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338540 | DUAL MODE BALANCING IN OBM RESISTIVITY IMAGING - Methods, systems, and devices for evaluating an earth formation. Methods may include conveying the carrier into a formation borehole; and using measure electrodes, in one mode of measurement, to make current measurements by applying a voltage to each measure electrode in a first set of sensor arrays while making first current measurements; and applying another high frequency voltage to each measure electrode in a second set of sensor arrays while making second current measurements. Optionally, methods include using the measure electrodes, in another mode of measurement, to make further resistivity measurements by applying a voltage to each measure electrode in both sets of sensor arrays while making third current measurements. Methods include combining first current measurements, second current measurements, and third current measurements to simulate a virtual impedance for each measure electrode. Optionally, any two consecutive sensor arrays around the circumference of the tool body are in different sets. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338541 | Electromagnetic Assessment of Multiple Conductive Tubulars - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for measuring material thickness of multiple tubulars by placing a logging tool in a well with multiple conductive tubulars and generating an electromagnetic field that interacts with the tubulars. A logging tool obtains the measurements using one or more receivers. A monitoring system or the logging tool applies the measurements to a mathematical model that considers at least a transition zone and one or both of a near field zone and a remote field zone of the electromagnetic field that interacts with the multiple conductive tubulars. Furthermore, the monitoring system or the logging tool may ascertain a thickness of the one or more conductive tubulars using the mathematical model. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338542 | DEEP AZIMUTHAL SYSTEM WITH MULTI-POLE SENSORS - Various embodiments include systems and methods of operation with respect to well logging. The systems and methods can include a number of transmitter sensors and a number of receiving sensors arranged to operate as a system including one or more multi-pole sensors. Such systems may be controlled to generate deep high-order azimuthal sensitivity. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338543 | RELATING TO GEOLOGICAL LOGGING - A method of improving geological log data comprises the steps of:
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20150338544 | DETERMINATION DEVICE, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING MOVING STATE - A determination device includes a geomagnetism value obtaining unit for obtaining a geomagnetism value detected with a geomagnetism sensor; and a geomagnetism value determining unit for determining a type of moving object among a plurality of types of moving objects according to the geomagnetism value obtained with the geomagnetism value obtaining unit. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE X-RAY CARGO INSPECTION - An X-ray based inspection systems providing radiographic imaging for cargo inspection and material discrimination with adaptive control dependent upon characteristics of the cargo under inspection. A packet of X-ray pulses with controllable packet duration is produced that allows multi-energy material discrimination in a single scan line and real-time adjustment of packet duration to adapt to cargo attenuation. In addition, adaptive dynamic adjustment of the operational characteristic of the detector channels increases the effective dynamic range and as a result increases the penetration and range of thicknesses where material discrimination is possible. The material discrimination technique is applied within a single packet of short pulses of several hundred nanoseconds. Feedback from the detection system is used to control the packet duration of each packet of X-ray pulses in order to adapt scan parameters to the object that is being imaged. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338546 | WELLBORE FTIR GAS DETECTION SYSTEM - A system can be constructed and operated with at least a wellbore that is connected to a gas detection system. The gas detection system can house a control module, infrared sensor, and first and second pumps in a portable case. The first and second pumps may be respectively positioned on opposite sides of the infrared sensor and configured to provide uniform sample gas flow through the infrared sensor to detect multiple different types of gasses flowing from the wellbore. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338547 | Optical and Electrical Sensing of a Multiphase Fluid - Apparatus and methods for optical and electrical sensing different phases of a multiphase fluid. The apparatus includes a cylindrical member formed with an optically transparent material including a first end with a shaped tip and a second end operable to receive an optical conductor. The apparatus also includes first and second electrodes disposed on the cylindrical member operable to receive first and second electrical conductors, respectively. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338548 | TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN SURVEYING AMUSEMENT PARK EQUIPMENT - A dynamic signal to noise ratio tracking system enables detection and tracking of amusement park equipment within the field of view of the tracking system. The tracking system may include an emitter configured to emit electromagnetic radiation within an area, a detector configured to detect electromagnetic radiation reflected back from vehicles within the area, and a control unit configured to evaluate signals from the detector to survey the amusement park equipment to determine whether the equipment has degraded or shifted. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338549 | TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATED GEOPHYSICAL ADVANCED DETECTION MODEL TEST DEVICE - The present invention discloses a tunnel construction large-scale integrated geophysical advanced detection model test device. The model test device includes a tunnel surrounding rock, a main tunnel model, a model test case, a water-containing geological structure device, a numerical control automated construction device and a main control chamber. The model test device is a large-scale integrated geophysical advanced detection model test device meeting the detection using a seismic wave method, an electromagnetic method and a direct-current electric method. By using the geophysical advanced detection model test device, the geophysical response features of the water-containing geological structure device in front of a tunnel face may be studied, multiple geophysical advanced detection forward and inversion methods for the water-containing geological structure device are verified, and the relationship between some geophysical detection method results and water burst quantity is studied, so as to lay a test foundation for the advanced prediction and water burst quantity prediction of the water-containing geological construction device in actual engineering. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338550 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERISING SUBSURFACE RESERVOIRS - A computing apparatus ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338551 | TRANSPARENT BASE - A transparent base has a first surface that is textured, and a second surface that is textured and is located on an opposite side of the transparent base from the first surface. A 20° effective reflected image diffusion index value R | 2015-11-26 |
20150338552 | OPTICAL COMPONENT - An optical component includes a transparent base body, an anti-reflection coating stacked on the transparent base body, and an anti-smudge coating stacked on the anti-reflection coating. The surface roughness Ra of the anti-smudge coating is 3 nm or less. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338553 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COAT SYSTEM, COAT SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - A method for producing a layer arrangement in plate, sheet, or web form, having a photocatalytically active functional layer ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338554 | SPECTACLE LENS - An aspect of the present invention relates to an eyeglass lens comprising a lens substrate and a vapor-deposited film either directly or indirectly on the lens substrate, wherein the vapor-deposited film is an oxide film of metal selected from the group consisting of zirconium and tantalum, with a proportion accounted for by regions observed in a streaky shape, in a columnar shape, or in a lump shape in a cross-sectional image of the vapor-deposited film obtained by a transmission electron microscope of equal to or less than 20%. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338555 | OPTICAL FIBER COATING WITH NON-RADIATION-CURABLE ACRYLIC HARD-SOFT BLOCK COPOLYMER - An optical fiber coating composition that includes an acrylic copolymer. The acrylic copolymer is a block copolymer that includes two or more acrylic blocks. The two or more acrylic blocks differ in glass transition temperature (T | 2015-11-26 |
20150338556 | NON-PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - A non-photosensitive resin composition including: a self-cross-linkable copolymer having structural units of Formulae (1) and (2): | 2015-11-26 |
20150338557 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS REDUCE TEMPERATURE INDUCED DRIFT EFFECTS ON A LIQUID LENS - Systems and methods reduce temperature induced drift effects on a liquid lens used in a vision system. A feedback loop receives a temperature value from a temperature sensor, and based on the received temperature value, controls a power to the heating element based on a difference between the measured temperature of the liquid lens and a predetermined control temperature to maintain the temperature value within a predetermined control temperature range to reduce the effects of drift. A processor can also control a bias signal applied to the lens or a lens actuator to control temperature variations and the associated induced drift effects. An image sharpness can also be determined over a series of images, alone or in combination with controlling the temperature of the liquid lens, to adjust a focal distance of the lens. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338558 | PRIVACY SECURING FILM - A privacy securing film comprises a louver film consisting of transparent layers and opaque layers arranged alternatively, wherein the opaque layer is made of light-absorbing beads having a mean diameter of 0.2 to 20 micrometers and binder bonding said beads each other and adjacent transparent layers, and being characterized in a micro-roughness formed at the interface between the transparent layer and the opaque layer due to the presence of said beads. The privacy securing film of the present invention has a simplified structure, excellent appearance with a simple manufacturing process as well as reduces the creation of a ghost image significantly, as compared with conventional ones. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338559 | Frontal Aperture Stop for IR Optics - An IR imaging system is presented comprising an optical assembly comprising an optical assembly with a lens housing made of an organic polymer, the housing structurally defining a frontal aperture stop having an object-side surface and a detector-side surface, characterized in that the aperture stop comprises a metallic diaphragm. This results in an affordable design, well suited to be build into portable or mobile devices, in particular when protected behind an IR-transparent window. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338560 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF IN SITU TREATING AN EUV OPTICAL COMPONENT TO ENHANCE A REDUCED REFLECTIVITY - The present invention relates to an optical device and a method of in situ treating an optical component ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338561 | LIGHT EMISSION REDUCING FILM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A shield for a device is provided. In one embodiment, the shield for a device comprises a polymer substrate. The shield may also comprise an absorbing agent dispersed within the polymer substrate. The shield may also reduce a transmissivity of an ultraviolet range of light by at least 90%, wherein the ultraviolet range of light comprises a range between 380 and 400 nanometers, and wherein the shield also reduces a transmissivity of a high energy visible light range by at least 10%, wherein the high energy visible light range comprises a range between 415 and 555 nanometers, and wherein the shield also reduces a transmissivity of a red light range by at least 10%, wherein the red light range comprises a range between 625 and 740 nanometers. Additionally, the shield may also be configured to transmit sufficient light generated by the device such that an image generated by the device is substantially unaltered by the shield. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338562 | POLARIZING FILTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a polarizing filter and a display device. The polarizing filter comprises a polarization layer and a conductive layer provided on one side of the polarization layer. In the present invention, the conductive layer is provided on the polarization layer, thus, when the electrostatic charge are present on the color film substrate having the polarizing filter, the electrostatic charge may be shielded by the conductive layer, and will not adversely affect the liquid crystal molecule between the color film substrate and a array substrate celled to the color film substrate even if the charge are present on a surface of the color film substrate, such that the display quality of the display panel having the color film substrate and the array substrate is improved. In addition, there is no need to provide a conductive tape used to guide the electrostatic charge out of the color film substrate in the display panel, so as to prevent some undesirable phenomenon, such as local uneven force on the panel, light leak and glue residue and the like, caused by the arrangement of the conductive tape. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338563 | RESIN COMPOSITION, TRIAZOLE COMPOUND, OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, OPTICAL LENS, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a resin composition capable of forming a film exhibiting a small humidity-dependent variation in optical values; a triazole compound to be incorporated into the resin composition; an optical film and an optical lens, each of which is prepared from the resin composition and exhibits a small humidity-dependent variation in optical values; and a polarizing plate, a circularly polarizing plate, and an image display device, each of which includes the optical film and exhibits excellent moisture resistance. The resin composition of the present invention contains a resin and a compound having a 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic ring, wherein the resin is a hygroscopic resin, the compound has at least three specific aromatic rings having a specific NICS value, and the specific aromatic rings are bonded to one another via a single bond or one or two atoms. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338564 | SURFACE TEXTURE OF LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, USE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A surface texture of a light guide plate ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338565 | FRONT LIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A front light module including a light guide plate, a light source, a transparent cover lens and an annular connecting unit is provided. The light guide plate includes a first surface, a plurality of micro-structure groups, a second surface and a light entering surface. The first surface includes a first area and a second area surrounding the first area. The micro-structure groups are disposed on the first surface and within the first area. The micro-structure groups have a plurality of adjacent micro-structures, and the micro-structures groups are separate from each other. The light entering surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The light source is disposed beside the light entering surface. The annular connecting unit connects the second area of the first surface and the transparent cover lens, and keeps a gap between the micro-structure groups and the transparent cover lens. A display device is also provided. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338566 | LIGHT EXTRACTION ELEMENTS - A light guide includes: a first major surface; a second major surface opposite the first major surface; an array of extraction elements, each element disposed between an upper and lower edge of the first major surface, each upper and lower edge defining a plane therebetween, each element including: a first face adjoining the upper edge, the first face projecting inwardly relative to the plane at a first angle; a second face adjoining the first face, the second face projecting inwardly at a second angle relative to the plane, the second angle greater than the first angle; a third face adjoining the lower edge and the second face, the third face projecting inwardly relative to the plane at a third angle, the third angle greater than the first angle; wherein the first face, second face and third face define an indentation projecting inwardly from the plane defined by the first major surface. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338567 | OPTICAL FILM AND LIGHTING AND DISPLAY PRODUCTS INCLUDING SAME - An optical film includes a transparent substrate, an optical material comprising quantum dots disposed over a surface of the substrate, and a light diffusion film disposed over the optical material, the light diffusion film including a transparent support and a diffusion layer formed over the transparent support, the light diffusion film being positioned such that the transparent support is between the optical material and the diffusion layer, the light diffusion film having a back to front haze value of at least 80% and a total back to front light transmission value of at least 50%. Other layers can optionally be included in the optical film. A backlight unit and display including the optical film taught herein are also disclosed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338568 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LIGHT GUIDE ARTICLE-PREFORM, LIGHT GUIDE ARTICLE-PREFORM, LAMINATED LIGHT GUIDE ARTICLE-PREFORM, LIGHT GUIDE ARTICLE FOR SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A resin composition for a light guide article-preform is described, which enables the formation of a foamed layer having a large light scattering effect on the surface of a shaped article by laser irradiation processing at low cost. More specifically, the present invention relates to: a resin composition for a light guide article-preform, which contains a resin having a mass average molecular weight of 60,000 to 150,000, and has a 30% thermal mass reduction temperature of 310° C. or lower and a difference between a 40% thermal mass reduction temperature and a 20% thermal mass reduction temperature of 7° C. or less when a thermal mass measurement is performed with starting from the state at 100° C. under air at a temperature rising rate of 5° C./min. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338569 | ILLUMINATED PANELS AND METHOD OF USE - An illuminate panel is disclosed. The illuminated panel includes two flat transparent plates disposed parallel and close to each other and plurality of spacers disposed between the flat panels. The spacers are at least partially transparent and disposed comprised in planes that are parallel to each other. The illuminated panel also includes a plurality of illumination units disposed along a line at one end of the illuminated panel and parallel to the planes of the spacers. The illumination units are disposed so that their illumination is directed towards the space between the flat panels. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338570 | Light Bar, Backlight and Display Device - The present invention provides a light bar, a backlight and a display device, the light bar comprises light emitters, a substrate and a connector. Both the light emitters and the connector are provided on the substrate, and the connector comprises an input port configured to be connected to a driving circuit and an output port connected to the light emitters, wherein a through hole penetrating through the substrate in a thickness direction of the substrate is provided in the substrate, and the connector is inserted into the through hole, so that a first end of the connector protrudes from a first side of the substrate while a second end thereof protrudes from a second side of the substrate opposite to the first side. The present invention can reduce the occurrence of dark region and improve the display effect of a display device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338571 | BACKLIGHT UNIT - A backlight unit is disclosed which includes: optical members configured to each include a sheet ring portion having an optical sheet hole; a bottom cover configured to receive the optical members; and an optical member fixation portion formed in a fixation portion mounting region of the bottom cover, and configured to include a hook and a holder. The hook is inserted into the optical sheet hole. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338572 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A SUPPORT MEMBER - A display device includes a display device including a display panel and a light source configured to emit light. A light guide member is configured to receive the light and guides the light toward the display panel. A protective member is dimensioned and configured to receive the light guide member. The protective member includes a sidewall portion. A support member is configured to absorb pressure from the light guide member. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338573 | BACK PLATE ASSEMBLY AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - A back plate assembly and a backlight module are provided. The back plate assembly includes a back plate, at least one optical film and at least one fixing member. The back plate includes a bottom plate and a sidewall. The optical film is disposed on the bottom plate. The fixing member includes a main body and a protruding member. At least one portion of the main body overlaps with the sidewall. The protruding member is disposed on the main body and is combined with the optical film. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338574 | POST-ASSEMBLY WAVELENGTH-TUNING METHOD FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER FILTER - A post-assembly wavelength-tuning method for an optical filter provided along an optical fiber mounted under tension in a packaging assembly is provided. The packaging assembly includes at least one packaging component mechanically coupled to the optical fiber and optically accessible from outside of the packaging assembly. The method includes a step of measuring a post-assembly spectral response of the optical filter and determining therefrom a spectral deviation with respect to a target spectral response. The method also includes a step of forming one or more laser-welded zones on the packaging component so as to cause a permanent deformation thereof. The permanent deformation induces a modification in length of the optical fiber, thereby changing the post-assembly spectral response of the optical filter to compensate for the measured spectral deviation. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338575 | COATED OPTICAL FIBRES HAVING IMPROVED FEATURES - A waveguide for high efficiency transmission of high energy light useful in ablation procedures at predetermined bandwidths over predetermined distances comprising: an optical fiber core; a silanization agent; layered cladding surrounding the optical fiber core comprising: a first thin metal layer comprising at least two types of metals the first thin metal layer covalently bonded to the core and a second thin metal layer bonded to the second metal layer; and a catalyst component; wherein the silanization agent comprising organofunctional alkoxysilane molecule, such as 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTS), is a self supporting bridge between the surface of the optical fiber and the first metal layer; the first metal layer is uniformly chemisorbed onto the surface of the optical fiber by means of covalent Si—O—Si bonds with the optical fiber; further wherein the catalyst component derived from an activation solution for enhancing the layered cladding upon the optical fiber. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338576 | UNIT CELL BASED WAVEPATH GRID ARCHITECTURE APPLICABLE TO PHASED-ARRAY DEVICES AND ENABLING SYMMETRICAL OUTPUT POWER DISTRIBUTION AND SINGLE CHANNEL CONTROL - A waveguide pathway and a phased-array device utilizing the waveguide pathway are provided. The waveguide pathway comprises a two-dimensional array of homogeneous unit cells. Each unit cell includes a branch point leading to two waveguide branches. Each waveguide branch passes through a positive phase shift element and a negative phase shift element, in series, and with each waveguide branch passing through the two phase shift elements in opposite order relative to the other waveguide branch. Each unit cell additionally includes a convergence point where the two waveguide branches converge. The wavepath grid and the phased-array device are capable of producing output channels with linear, asymmetrical phase distribution but with symmetrical power distribution without employing amplifiers. The phased-array device can be tuned with single-channel or dual-channel control. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338577 | Polarization Rotator-Splitter/Combiner Based On Silicon Rib-Type Waveguides - Various embodiments of an integrated polarization rotator-splitter/combiner apparatus are described. An integrated polarization rotator-splitter apparatus may include an input waveguide section, a polarization rotator section, a polarization splitter section and an outgoing waveguide section, which can also be reversely connected as a polarization rotator-combiner. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338578 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING LEGACY MULTIMODE LINKS TO LONGER-WAVELENGTH LINKS - Systems and methods are disclosed for converting a legacy 850 nm optical-fiber link in a data center to a 1310 nm optical-fiber link. The methods include accessing the primary optical fiber of the legacy 850 nm optical-fiber link and optically connecting thereto one or more sections of compensating optical fiber. The resulting 1310 nm link has a peak wavelength of nominally 1310 nm and supports a bandwidth of greater than 2 GHz·km and a data rate of at least 25 Gb/s. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338579 | Method For Preparing An Outer Surface Of A Planar Waveguide To Be Capable Of Binding Target Samples Along A Plurality Of Predeterminded Lines And A Planar Waveguide - According to the invention there is provided a method for preparing the outer surface ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338580 | OPTICAL IMAGING PROBE - Provided is optical imaging probe that is able to obtain stable observation image by optical path correction. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338581 | Optical Connector - An optical connector includes a ferrule, a ferrule retaining member having, at its rear end portion, a fastening portion into which an optical fiber is inserted and onto which a tightening ring configured to hold a tensile strength wire and a jacket in place is tightly fastened, a housing, and a fiber insertion passage formed through the fastening portion and having an expansion space that ensures an interference avoidance gap with an outer circumference of the optical fiber inserted inside the fastening portion. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338582 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING OPTICAL CABLE ASSEMBLIES - A processing system to connectorize optical cables includes processing stations on a table arrangement; and a track arrangement. The processing stations include: a strip-clean-cleave station that creates prepared ends of cable fibers and stub fibers; a splice station that fusion splices the prepared ends of cable and stub fibers; an overmold station that injection molds hubs around the splices; a UV cure station and a heat cure station for the injection molding; and a connector assembly station at which an optical connector is assembled at an end of each optical cable. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338583 | OPTICAL CONNECTION ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED GUIDING OF THE FERRULES OF OPTICAL CONTACTS, FERULE WITH REDUCED DIMENSIONS AND CONNECTION METHOD ASSOCIATED - An optical connection assembly includes a first optical contact including at least one body which is designed to envelop a first ferrule at least partly, laterally, and constitutes the receptacle for the first ferrule, at least a first guide arm extending beyond the front face of the first ferrule, and at least a second guide arm beyond which the body of the ferrule extends; a second optical contact including at least one body which is designed to envelop a second ferrule at least partly, laterally, and constitutes the receptacle for the second ferrule, and at least one guide means extending beyond the front face of the ferrule and being designed to cooperate with the first guide arm of the first optical contact, in order to carry out the guiding, then the connection, between the first and second optical contacts. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338584 | FIBER OPTICAL CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH SEALED COUPLING MECHANISM - A sealing enclosure for a connector on a terminated end of a cable includes an inner housing and an outer housing. In a first embodiment, the inner housing is permanently affixed and sealed to a section of the cable adjacent to the connector. The outer housing slides over the inner housing and has attachment features at a forward end of the outer housing for attaching to an enclosure surrounding a port for the connector. In a second embodiment, the outer housing has a sealing member attached to an inner circumference thereof, wherein when the outer housing is slid forward along the inner housing, the sealing member engages an outer surface of the inner housing to seal the outer housing to the inner housing. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338585 | VISION-BASED PASSIVE ALIGNMENT OF AN OPTICAL FIBER SUBASSEMBLY TO AN OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE - A vision-based passive alignment approach to optically couple input/output of optical fibers in optical alignment to optoelectronic components that are supported on a substrate. An optical bench supporting an optical fiber is physically and optically coupled to an optoelectronic device mounted on a submount via an optically transparent alignment block. The transparent alignment block having a first set of optical fiducials for aligning optical fiducials defined on the optical bench with the alignment block, and a second set of optical fiducials for aligning the alignment block with optical fiducials defined on the submount. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338586 | Optical Transmission Module - An optical transmission module includes a first member having a bottom portion, sidewalls and an opening, a second member joined to a sidewall end surface of the first member and sealing the opening, a connector member attachable to and detachable from the second member, a light-emitting element mounted on an inner surface of the second member, an interconnection formed on the inner surface and extending inside and outside the first member across the sidewalls of the first member, and electrodes formed on outer surfaces of the sidewalls. The second member transmits therethrough light outputted from the light-emitting element. One end portion of the electrode is electrically connected to one end portion of the interconnection extending outside the first member. The other end of the electrode is soldered to an interconnection formed on a substrate surface on which the optical transmission module is mounted. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338587 | Optical Package and a Process for Its Preparation - The present invention is directed to a package including optical components, comprising: (i) at least one structure, the structure having at least one optical input or output, (ii) at least one optical interconnection, optically connected to the at least one optical input or output, and (iii) a component in which the at least one optical interconnection and the at least one optical input or output is embedded, wherein (a) the component (iii) embedding the at least one optical interconnection and the at least one optical input or output and the at least one optical interconnection (ii) are made from a chemically identical material, wherein the material of the at least one optical interconnection has a different primary and/or secondary structure, compared to the material of the component embedding the at least one optical interconnection and the at least one optical input or output, (b) the component (iii) embedding the at least one optical interconnection and the at least one optical input or output and the at least one optical interconnection (ii) have a difference in their refractive indices of at least 0.0004 to 0.0015 at 850, 1310, and 1550 nm, respectively, and (c) the at least one optical interconnection (ii) is mechanically fixed by the component (iii) embedding the at least one optical interconnection and the at least one optical input or output. Further, the invention provides methods for the preparation of the said package. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338588 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER HAVING PLUG BOARD INDEPENDENT OF CIRCUIT BOARD - An optical transceiver that provides a plug board independent of a circuit board is disclosed. The optical transceiver further includes a holder to hold both of the plug board and the circuit board in respective positions. The holder provides a first support to support the plug board in a side thereof, and a second support to support the circuit board in a side thereof. Because the holder supports the plug board and the circuit board in respective sides thereof, the holder does not reduce a space for mounting electronic circuit on the circuit board and not interfere with the function of the plug board. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338589 | VIA FOR ELECTRICAL CONTACT PASSING THROUGH LAYERS OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE IN MULTILAYER STRUCTURE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL SUBSTRATE AND LAMINATED LAYERS OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A structure is formed which is prepared as a via for electrical contact passing through layers of an optical waveguide, in a multilayer structure including an electrical substrate and the laminated layers of the optical waveguide. The surface of an electrode pad is plated with solder. The layers of the optical waveguide are formed above the portion plated with solder are removed to expose the portion plated with solder. A device is prepared having both a light-emitter or photoreceptor in optical contact with the optical waveguide, and a stud (pillar). The stud (pillar) is inserted into the portion in which layers of the optical waveguide have been removed, and the plated solder is melted to bond the electrode pad on top of the electrical substrate to the tip of the inserted stud (pillar). | 2015-11-26 |
20150338590 | OPTICAL RECEPTACLE, AND OPTICAL MODULE PROVIDED WITH SAME - A surface ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338591 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AT BOTH ENDS - A fiber optic cable is disclosed, a fiber optic cable containing multiple optical fibers within an enclosure, where the fibers are divided into two groups, the first group of fibers being arrayed together and the second group being free fibers. The arrayed fibers are used to carry signals that are desired to be maintained in synchronization with each other, while the free fibers are used to carry signals whose synchronization with other signals is not important. In one example, four optical fibers form a linear array, and two free optical fibers are arranged on two sides of the linear array. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338592 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTION CABINET - A telecommunications cabinet includes a cabinet housing; a fiber optic splitter; a plurality of spools disposed on a cable management surface; a panel oriented at a fixed angle relative to the access opening so that the panel extends laterally and rearwardly between the access opening and the cable management surface; and a plurality of adapters disposed on the panel. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338593 | 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. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338594 | 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. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338595 | 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. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338596 | SLIDABLE FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION MODULE WITH CABLE SLACK MANAGEMENT - A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame and a fiber optic module including a rack mount portion, a center portion, and a main housing portion. The rack mount portion is stationarily coupled to the frame, the center portion is slidably coupled to the rack mount portion along a sliding direction, and the main housing portion is slidably coupled to the center portion along the sliding direction. The main housing portion of the fiber optic module includes fiber optic connection locations for connecting cables to be routed through the frame. The center portion of the fiber optic module includes a radius limiter for guiding cables between the main housing portion and the frame, the center portion also including a latch for unlatching the center portion for slidable movement. Slidable movement of the center portion with respect to the rack mount portion moves the main housing portion with respect to the frame along the sliding direction. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338597 | 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. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338598 | 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. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338599 | 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. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338600 | FIBER DISTRIBUTION DEVICE - A fiber distribution device includes a swing frame chassis pivotally mounted to a support structure. At least a first optical splitter module is mounted to the swing frame chassis. Pigtails having connectorized ends are carried by the swing frame chassis and have portions that are routed generally vertically on the swing frame chassis. An optical termination field includes fiber optic adapters carried by the swing frame chassis. The fiber optic adapters are configured to receive the connectorized ends of the pigtails. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338601 | SPECIAL-SHAPE TUBE LAYING OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLES IN COMMUNICATION ROOM - A special-shape tube having an outer sleeve and multiple microtubes is used for the layout of optical fiber bundles in communication room. Microtubes are placed inside the outer sleeve, the section of which is an arbitrary polygon with more than three sides. For the tube, the section of its outer sleeve is a polygon so it can contact the wall closely and improve utilization ratio of indoor space. This is simple and convenient, can be connected reliably without displacement or falling off, achieves good coaxiality, and protects the optical fiber bundles inside. The tube can be laid by multiple construction methods, such as air blowing and water dressing, with quick construction speed, high efficiency and other advantages. Alternatively the tube can be laid independently or by expanding existing communication lines or branch tubes to achieve multiple cables in one tube and sufficient utilization of existing communication line resources. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338602 | LENS MODULE FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - A lens module for an imaging apparatus includes a lens assembly including a first lens and a second lens, a holder holding the lens assembly, a first adhesive that adheres the first lens to the holder, an elastic modulus of the first adhesive being larger than an elastic modulus of the first lens, and a second adhesive that adheres the first lens to the holder, an elastic modulus of the second adhesive being smaller than the elastic modulus of the first lens. The first adhesive is interposed between one surface of the first lens and the holder and the second adhesive is interposed between the other surface of the first lens and the holder. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338603 | CAMERA MODULE AND TITANIUM-COPPER FOIL - A camera module ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338604 | BOND-PAD INTEGRATION SCHEME FOR IMPROVED MOISTURE BARRIER AND ELECTRICAL CONTACT - An apparatus includes first and second electrodes separated by an insulative material (such as a piezoelectric material). The apparatus also includes a protective layer over the first and second electrodes. The protective layer has a first opening that exposes a portion of the first electrode and a second opening that exposes a portion of the second electrode. The apparatus further includes a first electrical contact at least partially within the first opening and electrically coupled to the first electrode. In addition, the apparatus includes a second electrical contact at least partially within the second opening and electrically coupled to the second electrode. Each of the first and second electrical contacts includes a stack of metal layers. The stack of metal layers includes a titanium nitride layer, a titanium layer over the titanium nitride layer, and an aluminum copper layer over the titanium nitride layer and the titanium layer. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338605 | Wide Angle Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - A wide angle lens includes in order from an object side, a front lens unit having a positive refractive power, one focusing lens having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power, and at the time of focusing, the focusing lens moves on an optical axis, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338606 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup device includes a photographing optical system having a central optical system disposed at a central region and a circular optical system disposed at an outer portion of the central optical system which are arranged along the same optical axis, a directional sensor having plural pixels including two-dimensionally arranged photoelectric conversion elements, the directional sensor including plural pixels for selectively receiving light beams of light fluxes which are incident via the central optical system and the circular optical system by applying pupil division, an image readout device that acquires from the directional sensor each of an image signal representing a first image received via the central optical system and an image signal representing a second image received via the circular optical system. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338607 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND MOBILE DEVICE - A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from object side to image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region. The third and fourth lens elements have refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, and an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one inflection point. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338608 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING UNIT - It includes: a first lens having a convex shape on an object side and having positive refractive power; a second lens having a concave shape on an image plane side and having negative refractive power; a third lens having, in a paraxial region, one of a biconvex shape and a plano-convex shape that is provided with a convex surface facing toward the image plane side, the third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having aspherical shapes on both surfaces thereof and having negative refractive power; and a fifth lens having aspherical shapes on both surfaces thereof, having a concave shape in a paraxial region on the image plane side, and having negative refractive power, the first to fifth lenses being arranged in order from the object side. The following conditional expressions are satisfied, where ν2 is an Abbe number of the second lens, and ν4 is an Abbe number of the fourth lens. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338609 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - An optical imaging lens includes: a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens element, the first lens element has an object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery, the second lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of its periphery, the third lens element has an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery, the fourth lens has an object-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of its periphery, the fifth lens element has an object-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, the sixth lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338610 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An imaging optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The third lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and having a convex shape in an off-axial region thereof. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338611 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system may include: in order from an object side, a first lens having positive refractive power and an object-side surface convex in the object side direction; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power and an image-side surface convex in an image side direction; a fifth lens having negative refractive power and an image-side surface convex in the image side direction; and a sixth lens having negative refractive power and an image-side surface concave in the image side direction, such that bright, high resolution images may be implemented. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338612 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURE MODULE - The present disclosure illustrates an optical image capture module comprising an optical lens assembly, an aperture stop and an image plane. The optical lens assembly in order from an object side toward an image side comprising: a first lens element, having positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface adjacent to the optical axis; a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element which have refractive power adjacent to the optical axis; a fifth lens element having refractive power and a concave image-side surface adjacent to the optical axis; a sixth lens element having negative refractive power and a convex surface image-side surface adjacent to the optical axis, at least one of the object-side surface and image-side surface of the sixth lens element being aspheric and having at least one inflection point located between the optical axis and the peripheral surface. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338613 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An optical image capturing system, in order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second through fifth lens elements have a refractive power, and the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the above lens elements are aspheric. The sixth lens element with a negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface, the object-side surface and an image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric, and at least one of the object-side and the image-side surfaces has an inflection point. When satisfying the specific conditions, the optical image capturing system may have a better optical path adjusting ability to acquire better imaging quality. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338614 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - The present disclosure illustrates an optical image capturing system which comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with a refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second through fifth lens elements have refractive powers, and the object-side surfaces and the image-side surfaces of the four lens elements are aspheric. The sixth lens element with a negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface, an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the sixth lens elements are aspheric, and at least one of the object-side and the image-side surfaces has an inflection point. When specific conditions are satisfied, the optical image capturing system has a better optical path adjusting ability to improve imaging quality. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338615 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens is constituted by six lenses, including: a first lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface toward the object side; a second lens having a negative refractive power and a convex surface toward the object side; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power; a fifth lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface toward the object side; and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power, provided in this order from the object side. The imaging lens satisfies a predetermined conditional formula. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338616 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY - A photographing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element, the third lens element and the fourth lens element have refractive power. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one of the surfaces thereof has at least one inflection point thereon. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one of the surfaces thereof has at least one inflection point. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338617 | OPTICAL FOCUSING SYSTEM - An optical focusing system, including: a lens group, a first reflective optical element, a second reflective optical element, and an optical sensing imaging surface. The first reflective optical element is disposed on an object end and the second reflective optical element is disposed at an image end, for reflecting light rays. The optical sensing imaging surface is disposed at the emergent surface of the second reflective optical element. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338618 | Wafer Lens, Shaping Mold for Wafer Lens, and Production Method for Wafer Lens - A wafer lens, includes a substrate; and a resin-molded body which is formed with a distance on at least one surface of the substrate and is composed of a hardenable resin material; wherein the resin-molded body includes a lens portion and at least two alignment mark portions, the lens portion includes an optical surface and a lens annular portion formed at a periphery of the optical surface, and the alignment mark portion includes a flat surface portion on which an alignment mark is formed and a mark annular portion formed at a periphery of the flat surface portion, and wherein a volume at an inside of the lens annular portion of the lens portion is made substantially equal to a volume at an inside of the mark annular portion of the alignment mark portion. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338619 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL LENS - An optical system, including a focusing lens group; a replaceable lens group; an optical filter; and an imaging surface. The replaceable lens group includes at least one lens and is disposed at one side of the focusing lens group facing an object space, and the at least one lens is replaceable so as to achieve the alteration of focal distance. The optical filter is disposed at one side of the focusing lens group facing the image group. The imaging surface is disposed at one side of the optical filter facing the image space. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338620 | ZOOM LENS AND CAMERA DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - Provided are: a zoom lens which exhibits a large variable-power ratio, an increased degree of freedom with respect to aberration correction, and which has been achieved having a sufficient reduction in size in the optical axis direction; and an imaging device equipped therewith. The zoom lens includes at least, from the object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group, and a fifth lens group, in that order. In the zoom lens, prescribed conditions are satisfied. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338621 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - A zoom lens system capable of satisfactorily compensating for aberration, including, in an order from an object to an image, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, an aperture, and a second lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens group including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens in the order from the object to the image, and wherein an Abbe number of the first lens is less than 30, an Abbe number of the second lens is greater than 45 and less than 65, and a ratio of an Abbe number of the third lens to an Abbe number of the fourth lens is greater than 3.8 and less than 4.3. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338622 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system comprising a positive first lens unit; a negative second lens unit; and subsequent five or six lens units, wherein an aperture diaphragm is provided, intervals between the adjacent lens units vary in zooming, the first lens unit moves in zooming and is fixed in focusing, and the conditions: BF/f | 2015-11-26 |
20150338623 | Pneumatic Parabolic Mirror Solar Energy Collector and Grids made thereof - A scalable parabolic or disc shaped mirror, that is formed and maintained by inflating, with air or inert gas, a rigid polymer membrane envelope, that is pre-formed, and such that when inflated, forms this parabolic or disc shape, governed by a centre supporting pole, and ring around circumference of the mirror. The top half of the ballooned envelope is made of a clear transparent membrane through which the sun's rays pass through and on to the lower inner lower surface, which is coated with reflective surface. The balloon is skewered through the middle of each membrane, and clamped with flanges to hermetically seal the envelope. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338624 | REFLECTING MIRROR FOR SOLAR RADIATION COLLECTION - A reflecting mirror for solar radiation collection includes: a film mirror for solar radiation collection having a polygonal shape and including a resin substrate, a metallic reflective layer and a surface covering layer; and a support member having a frame shape and adapted to support a peripheral edge of the film mirror. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338625 | MICROSCOPE - A microscope for investigating a microscopic sample is disclosed, the microscope comprising a receiving apparatus that furnishes primary signals which contain at least one information item regarding at least one property of the sample, and the microscope comprising an output apparatus that generates, from the primary signals, secondary signals perceptible by the user. Provision is made that the output apparatus furnishes secondary signals perceptible auditorily and/or perceptible olfactorily and/or perceptible gustatorily and/or perceptible tactilely and/or perceptible by thermoreception; and/or that the microscope comprises a feedback apparatus with which the user can control the receiving apparatus in real time during the sensing of information regarding at least one property of the sample. | 2015-11-26 |