12th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160084962 | SYSTEM FOR EXCLUDING A FAILURE OF A SATELLITE IN A GNSS SYSTEM - The invention proposes a system for excluding a failure of a satellite suitable for a hybrid navigation system and which operates even in case of degraded geometry of the constellation of satellites. The hybrid system according to the invention comprises a plurality M of hybridization filters (SFH | 2016-03-24 |
20160084963 | LARGE-AREA SCINTILLATOR ELEMENT AND RADIATION DETECTORS AND RADIATION ABSORPTION EVENT LOCATING SYSTEMS USING SAME - A scintillator element ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160084964 | PHOTON DETECTING ELEMENT, PHOTON DETECTING DEVICE, AND RADIATION ANALYZING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a photon detecting element includes one or more avalanche photodiodes and a circuit. The circuit is connected between cathodes of the one or more avalanche photodiodes and an external power source. The circuit is configured in which a first temperature coefficient representing variation of a setting potential with respect to temperature variation when constant-current driving is performed so that electrical potential of the cathodes becomes equal to the setting potential is substantially the same as a second temperature coefficient representing variation of breakdown voltage of the one or more avalanche photodiodes with respect to temperature variation. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084965 | RARE-EARTH HALIDE CRYSTAL SCINTILLATOR WITH POLISHED SENSITIVE FACE - A single-crystal scintillator material can include at least 50 wt % of rare-earth halide and comprising a polished first face. This material is integrated into an ionizing-radiation detector comprising a photoreceiver, the photoreceiver being optically coupled to the material via a face other than the polished first face. The material provides a good energy resolution and a high light intensity. The polishing may be carried out whatever the crystal orientation of the crystal. Loss of material due to this orientation is therefore prevented. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084966 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR OUTPUTTING X-RAY INFORMATION STORED IN A MEMORY PHOSPHOR LAYER - A method and device for reading out X-ray image information stored in a storage phosphor layer with a stimulating light beam includes deflecting the stimulating light beam to alternately move it in a first direction and in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, across the storage phosphor layer. During the movements of the stimulating light beam in the first direction and the second direction, detection emission light emitted by the storage phosphor layer and converting them into corresponding first and second detector signals, respectively. The first and second detector signals are compared with each other. The first and/or second detector signals, which were obtained during the movements of the stimulating light beam across the storage phosphor layer in the first direction and second direction, respectively, are corrected dependent on the results of the comparison. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084967 | Low-Rate Inexpensive Digital Gamma-Ray Imaging/Inspection System - A γ-ray scanner includes a Solid-State Single-Photon Detector (“SSSPD”) and a γ-ray source, which may be a radioisotope such as Americium oxide (Am-241) that may not require certification since it has a low intensity that is safe even over extended periods of exposure to a human body. The γ-ray scanner may be used for monitoring a fixed object such as a pipe and includes an imaging assembly having a stationary annular gantry surrounding the pipe and an armature that fixedly supports the γ-source and the detector in mutual opposed alignment, so that they are constrained to move together. The armature rides around an inside periphery of the gantry, while the armature or the gantry moves laterally in a direction parallel to a rotation axis of the armature so as to move the γ-ray beam around and along the pipe. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084968 | DIRECT CONVERSION RADIATION DETECTOR DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING ELECTRONICS | 2016-03-24 |
20160084969 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus includes a pixel array where a plurality of pixels configured to detect radiation are arrayed, a sensor configured to detect radiation irradiation for exposure control, a reader configured to read out signals from the plurality of pixels and the sensor, and a processor configured to process the signals read out by the reader. The processor corrects, based on the signals read out from the sensor by the reader, the signals read out from the plurality of pixels by the reader. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084970 | SOLID STATE PHOTOMULTIPLIER - Embodiments of a solid state photomultiplier are provided herein. In some embodiments, a photosensor may include a sensing element; and readout electronics, wherein the sensing element is AC coupled to the readout electronics. In some embodiments, a solid state photomultipler may include a microcell having; a sensing element; and readout electronics, wherein the sensing element is AC coupled to the readout electronics. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POLARIZED NUCLEAR IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY - Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for examining a subject. In one embodiment, a method includes polarizing nuclei of a radioactive substance such that the spins of the nuclei are oriented in a specific direction, to generate a polarized radioactive tracer with anisotropic gamma ray emission probability. The method also includes introducing the tracer into a subject. The method further includes applying radio frequency oscillating (RF) magnetic fields and/or spatially varying magnetic fields to the tracer that are configured to manipulate the orientation of the spins such as to manipulate the directional dependence of gamma ray emission from the tracer. The method further includes detecting gamma rays from the gamma ray emission, and obtaining, based on the detected gamma rays and properties associated with the anisotropic gamma ray emission, imaging data and/or spectroscopic data associated with the tracer in the subject. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084972 | X-Ray Detector Apparatus - An x-ray detector apparatus includes at least one x-ray detector ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160084973 | Multi-Spectral X-Ray Detection Apparatus - An x-ray X-ray imaging apparatus includes an x-ray detector ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160084974 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE EVALUATION OF GAMMA RADIATION EVENTS - The invention concerns an evaluation apparatus ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160084975 | SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING - Described herein are implementations of various technologies for a method for seismic data processing. The method may receive seismic data for a region of interest. The seismic data may be acquired in a seismic survey. The method may receive a summation that is based on a particle motion velocity component of a seismic wavefield in the vertical direction and the pressure component of the seismic wavefield. The method may predict an upgoing pressure component of the seismic wavefield for the region of interest. The method may compare the predicted upgoing pressure component to the received seismic data that corresponds to the received summation. The method may update the predicted upgoing pressure component based on the comparison. The method may use the updated upgoing pressure component in hydrocarbon exploration or production for the region of interest. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084976 | PROCESSING OF MULTI-SENSOR STREAMER DATA - Presented are methods and systems for predicting a seismic data related quantity. The prediction is based on a linear least mean square estimate associated with covariance matrices. The application of a prediction error filter provides the ability to derive the prediction for aliased data samples. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084977 | Deghosting With Adaptive Operators - Methods and apparatuses for processing marine seismic data with a process of combined deghosting and sparse T-p transformation. The process is formulated as an optimization problem. The optimization problem has an objective function that is a weighted sum of two norms: one norm is an Lp norm of the differences between the modeled data and acquired survey wherein the modeled data are derived from a model and a set of adaptive filters; the other norm is an Lq norm of the model; and the optimization variables and solutions are the coefficients of the model and coefficients of the adaptive filters. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084978 | ADAPTABLE SEISMIC SOURCE FOR SEISMIC SURVEYS AND METHOD - Method, source array and seismic vibro-acoustic source element for seismic data acquisition. The method includes storing in a controller a library of beam form factor sets associated with a source array and corresponding regions to be surveyed; towing the source array along survey lines over the regions to be surveyed; selecting a beam form factor set from the library to be applied to the source array for each region; and actuating the source array based on the selected set of beam form factors and a position of the source array relative to the regions. Each set of beam form factors maps to a corresponding region of an area to be surveyed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084979 | Distributed Seismic Source Array - A multitude of seismic sources are formed into a linear array which can be permanently cemented within a wellbore. The seismic sources can be orbital vibrators that are electrically connected and protected from the cementing by use of pieces of drill pipe and tubing that are interconnected and provide a container for electrical connection of the seismic sources and provide surface access through a surface vault. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084980 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND MAPPING SUBSURFACE ANOMALIES - A method for estimating at least one geophysical property is disclosed. The method includes using a plurality of transmitter electrodes distributed in a conductive medium, periodically passing rectangular current impulses through the media; collecting a sequence of sounding data between each of the impulses with a receiver electrode disposed between the plurality, determining a first difference and a second difference of the electric potential between points of the collected data; when each of the transmitters is excited, acquiring a focused measurement by simultaneously calculating a combination of at least one orthogonally weighted measurement and at least one axially weighted measurement obtained by the receiver, wherein the weighting is obtained from a condition of equipotentiality in four outer electrodes of the receiver; and, applying a time-differentiation technique to obtain deep measurements that exhibit low noise contribution from shallow features. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084981 | SCREENING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a screening device includes a first antenna configured to transmit a first microwave to a subject to generate a second microwave and a third microwave, the second microwave being generated by a diffraction of the first microwave at the subject, the third microwave being a part of the first microwave passing the subject, and a second antenna configured to receive the second microwave in a first period and to receive the third microwave in a second period. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084982 | PIPE AND BOREHOLE IMAGING TOOL WITH MULTI-COMPONENT CONFORMABLE SENSORS - An example downhole tool incorporating aspects of the present disclosure may include a tool body and a first flexible material coupled to the tool body. A transmitter may be coupled to the first flexible material. A receiver may coupled to the first flexible material, with the receiver having at least two antenna windings positioned in different orientations. A control unit may be communicably coupled to the transmitter and the receiver, the control unit having a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor, the memory device containing a set of instruction that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate an electromagnetic signal in a downhole element using the transmitter, and measure a response of the downhole element to the electromagnetic signal using the at least two antenna windings of the receiver. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084983 | HOMOGENEOUS INVERSION FOR MULTI-COMPONENT INDUCTION TOOLS - Various embodiments include apparatus and methods that perform a homogeneous inversion processing to data or signals acquired from a multicomponent induction tool operating in a wellbore. The homogeneous inversion processing can be used to provide a quality check of results from radial one dimensional borehole correction processing. Also, the homogeneous inversion processing may be employed as a dip indicator of conventional array induction logging processing. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084984 | Systems and Methods For The Automatic Detection of Lithium Batteries in Cargo, Baggage, Parcels, and Other Containers - The present specification discloses methods for scanning objects for the presence of lithium batteries. Normalized transmission X-ray data is used to generate organic, effective Z, and attenuation-based images. These images are then segmented using a combination of thresholding and region growing techniques to identify regions of interest. The regions are classified as lithium batteries or other objects, based on characteristics such as area of the region, its organic intensity, Z | 2016-03-24 |
20160084985 | 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. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084986 | Snow and Ice Melting System and Sensors Therefor - Embodiments of the invention provide a snow and ice melting heating system that can include a capacitive probe, such as an aerial probe, having a capacitive sensor to improve detection of the onset or accumulation of snow or ice. The capacitive probe provides uniform response to the presence of snow and ice on the capacitive sensor, and the capacitive sensor can be protected from galvanic corrosion by one or more coatings without affecting the detection of snow or ice. The capacitive probe can indicate when heaters should be turned on to melt snow or ice. The system can include a light probe having a color sensor to detect snow cover, or lack thereof, on a monitored surface from the color of reflected light. The light probe provides a monitoring device that can detect when the snow cover has melted and signal for the system heaters to be turned off. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084987 | YIELD ESTIMATION - A method and apparatus estimate yield. A first method comprises receiving a first signal indicating an aggregate yield measured by an aggregate yield sensor during a measurement interval, receiving a second signal indicating a plurality of geo-referenced regions across which a harvester head has traveled prior to the measurement interval, allocating a portion of the aggregate yield to each of at least two geo-referenced regions based upon different travel times for crops from different portions of the head and outputting aggregate yield portion allocations. A second method estimates yield based upon sensed power characteristics across the harvesting width of a harvesting machine. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084988 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING 2-DIMENSIONAL GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE DATA USING WEB-BASED 3-DIMENSIONAL SECTIONAL VIEW - Disclosed herein is a method for analyzing 2-dimensional geothermal resource data using a web-based 3-dimensional sectional view, to implement an analyzing module performing 3-dimensional section analysis for 2-dimensional geothermal resource spatial data as a program run by data processing devices including a computer. The method for analyzing 2-dimensional geothermal resource data using a web-based 3-dimensional sectional view is configured by the processes of: selecting an analysis target region and generating linear vector data; requesting a section analysis layer of GeoServer for the target region; generating a dynamic query for a section analysis according to the delivered conditions, and executing PostGIS, an open source GIS software; delivering a result of the sectional view analysis executed by PostGIS to OpenLayers, and generating a section analysis results chart to display it on the Web; and displaying the sectional view analysis chart as a pop-up window. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084989 | ATMOSPHERE PROFILING SYSTEMS - An atmosphere profiling system is disclosed. The atmosphere profiling system is configured to characterize optical properties of the atmosphere. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084990 | STRETCHED LAMINATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN POLARIZER, THIN POLARIZER MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD, AND POLARIZING PLATE INCLUDING THE THIN POLARIZER - There is provided a stretched laminate formed by stretching a laminate including: a non-stretched high-density polyethylene film; and a non-stretched polyvinyl alcohol-based film attached to at least one surface of the high-density polyethylene film, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol-based film has a thickness of 10 μm or less after stretching. In addition, there are provided a method of manufacturing a thin polarizer using the stretched laminate, a thin polarizer manufacturing by the method, and a polarizing plate including the thin polarizer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084991 | A LAMINATE OF OPTICAL ELEMENTS HAVING A LAYER OF A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH LAMINATE OF OPTICAL ELEMENTS - A laminate of optical elements comprises a transparent first optical element, a second optical element, and a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for bonding the first optical element to the second optical element. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprises a base adhesive zone, a transparent refractive index-adjusting zone. The base adhesive zone is made essentially of a transparent base pressure-sensitive adhesive material and formed over a given range from a first principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer facing the first optical element, in a thickness direction of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The a transparent, adherent, refractive index-adjusting zone is formed over a given range from a second principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer facing the second optical element. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084992 | DISPLAY - A display includes: a laminated wiring with a conductive film arranged on a foundation layer, and a transparent film and a translucent film arranged on the conductive film; a wiring terminal part arranged at an edge portion of the laminated wiring and having the same laminated structure as that of the laminated wiring; and an insulating film that covers the laminated wiring and the wiring terminal part. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084993 | METHOD FOR PREPARING POLARIZING PLATE INCLUDING OPERATION OF ADJUSTING POLARIZER COLOR BY UV IRRADIATION - There is provided a method for preparing a polarizer including preparing a polyvinyl alcohol-based film exhausted with iodine or dichroic dye and then elongated, and adjusting the color of a polarizer by irradiating polarized ultraviolet light onto the elongated polyvinyl alcohol-based film. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084994 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel having a bent shape with respect to a first bending axis and a second bending axis, the display panel emitting light upward, and the first and second bending axes intersect with each other, a polarizing plate on an upper surface of the display panel and polarizing the light emitted upward, and a first protective film on a lower surface of the display panel, the first protective film including a plurality of first protrusion portions having three-dimensional shapes. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084995 | POLARIZING PLATE - A polarizing plate of the present invention includes: a polarizing film; and a transparent protective layer provided on at least one surface of the polarizing film, wherein: the polarizing film and the transparent protective layer are laminated through a first adhesion layer; the polarizing film has a thickness of 10 μm or less; the transparent protective layer has a total thickness 6 or less times as large as the thickness of the polarizing film; the transparent protective layer has a moisture permeability of 200 g/m | 2016-03-24 |
20160084996 | POLARIZING PLATE AND OPTICAL LAMINATE - A polarizing plate of the present invention includes: a first adhesion layer, a transparent protective layer, a second adhesion layer, and a polarizing film in the stated order, wherein: the first adhesion layer has a thickness of 10 μm or more; the transparent protective layer has a thickness of 30 μm or less; the transparent protective layer has a moisture permeability of 200 g/m | 2016-03-24 |
20160084997 | MICROLENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A microlens substrate has a tendency to warp when an oxide film is formed and annealed before forming a mask in order to adjust the etching rate of wet etching. A film exerting a stress that cancels out this warping may be formed upon a microlens. This film functions as an optical path length adjusting layer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084998 | LIGHT-DIFFUSING ELEMENT - Provided is a light diffusing element having a high haze value, strong diffusibility, and suppressed backscattering. The light diffusing element of the present invention includes a matrix including a resin component and ultrafine particle components, and light diffusing fine particles dispersed in the matrix, in which the ultrafine particle components have an average primary particle diameter of 100 nm or less, and in which the light diffusing element is substantially free of aggregated ultrafine particle components. In a preferred embodiment, the light diffusing fine particles have an average primary particle diameter of from 1 μm to 5 μm, the light diffusing fine particles have a coefficient of variation in weight average particle diameter distribution of 20% or less, and the light diffusing fine particles are substantially free of aggregation. | 2016-03-24 |
20160084999 | OPTICAL COMPONENT - An optical component contains a translucent substrate and a glass layer disposed in contact with the translucent substrate. The glass layer has a refractive index equal to or less than that of the translucent substrate. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085000 | POSITIVE MICROCONTACT PRINTING - A process for positive microcontact printing, including inking a patterned mold with a thiol; contacting the mold with a metal surface of a substrate; backfilling the metal surface with a solution containing an aromatic amine to form a backfilling layer; etching the metal surface of the substrate; and rinsing the substrate to remove the backfilling layer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085001 | TOUCH PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND SURFACE MODIFICATION METHOD FOR INFRARED MATERIAL - A touch panel, a LCD device including the touch panel, a surface modification method for an IR material, and a touch panel provided with a component including an IR material obtained via the surface modification method are disclosed. A component including the IR material is disposed in the touch panel. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085002 | INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM, AND LAMINATED GLASS EMPLOYING SAME - The present invention has the objective of providing an infrared reflective film by means of which it is possible to achieve an effective heat-shielding performance with a smaller number of layers than hitherto using a construction employing specified infrared reflective layers. Solution Means The infrared reflective film of the present invention has at least two infrared reflective layers and, of these infrared reflective layers, the center reflective wavelength of at least one infrared reflective layer is between 1200 and 1300 nm. Furthermore, the laminated glass of the present invention is formed by interposing this infrared reflective film between two sheets of intermediate film, and laminating these between two sheets of glass. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085003 | MATERIALS, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS FOR USE WITH EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION IN LITHOGRAPHY AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - Nanostructured photonic materials, and associated components for use in devices and systems operating at ultraviolet (UV), extreme ultraviolet (EUV), and/or soft Xray wavelengths are described. Such a material may be fabricated with nanoscale features tailored for a selected wavelength range, such as at particular UV, EUV, or soft Xray wavelengths or wavelength ranges. Such a material may be used to make components such as mirrors, lenses or other optics, panels, lightsources, masks, photoresists, or other components for use in applications such as lithography, wafer patterning, astronomical and space applications, biomedical applications, biotech or other applications. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085004 | DISAPPEARING IMAGE SCREEN PROTECTOR - A disappearing image screen protector for displaying an illustration on the display screen of an electronic device when the screen is off and becoming transparent when the screen is on. The disappearing image screen protector comprises a modified screen protector having top shield layer and a screen layer. The top shield layer is optically transparent and the screen layer is optically transparent but includes photochromic paint, dye, and/or ink arranged therein in a selected image, design, and/or text. The disappearing image screen protector attaches to the display screen of the mobile phone, displaying the age, design, and/or text in the screen layer when the display screen is off and being optically transparent when the display screen is on. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085005 | STRETCHED LAMINATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN POLARIZER, THIN POLARIZER MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD, AND POLARIZING PLATE INCLUDING THE THIN POLARIZER - There is provided a stretched laminate formed by stretching a laminate including: a non-stretched thermoplastic polyurethane film; and a non-stretched polyvinyl alcohol-based film attached to at least one surface of the thermoplastic polyurethane film, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol-based film has a thickness of 10 μm or less after stretching. In addition, there are provided a method of manufacturing a thin polarizer using the stretched laminate, a thin polarizer manufacturing by the method, and a polarizing plate including the thin polarizer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085006 | POLARIZING PLATE WITH PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER - There is provided a thin polarizing plate with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which is excellent in level difference followability and hardly warps. A polarizing plate with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the present invention includes: a protective film, a polarizing film, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the stated order, wherein: the polarizing plate with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a total thickness of 90 μm or less, the polarizing film has a thickness of 13 μm or less; the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness of from 12 μm to 25 μm; and a creep amount when a load of 500 g is applied to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for 1 hour is from 80 μm/h to 260 μm/h. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085007 | POLARIZING PLATE WITH PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER - There is provided a thin polarizing plate with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer hardly warping. A polarizing plate with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the present invention includes: first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a protective film, and a polarizing film in the stated order, wherein: the polarizing film has a thickness of 13 μm or less; a thickness ratio between the protective film and the polarizing film (thickness of the protective film/thickness of the polarizing film) is from 1.5 to 9.0; and a creep amount when a load of 500 g is applied to the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for 1 hour is from 20 μm/h to 300 μm/h. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085008 | PANEL WITH REDUCED GLARE - A wire-grip polarizer (“WGP”), and a panel having said WGP is provided. The WGP is mounted on an absorption layer. The absorption layer is mounted on a substrate. The substrate is brightly colored. The WGP includes a plurality of gratings formed of a metallic element. Each of the gratings is spaced apart from the other so as to form a waveguide. The WGP is configured to transmit S-Polarized light and reflect P-polarized light. The A thin film layer may be disposed on each of the metallic gratings. The thin film layer is configured to generate a resonance so as to modify the reflectivity of P-polarized light so as to reduce veiling glare and maintain the brightness of the substrate. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085009 | INORGANIC POLARIZING PLATE CONTAINING FESI FINE PARTICLES - To provide an inorganic polarizing plate which, when used in structures having different used wavelength bands, can reduce reflectance by using a common structure, making it possible to achieve a predetermined light extinction ratio. The inorganic polarizing plate has a substrate that is transparent to light in a used bandwidth, a reflective layer that is composed of grids that are formed on one surface of the substrate with a pitch that is smaller than a wavelength of light in the used bandwidth, a dielectric layer that is stacked on the reflective layer, and an absorbing layer containing FeSi fine particles. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085010 | OPTICAL ALIGNMENT METHOD AND PATTERNED RETARDER MANUFACTURING METHOD USING POLARIZED PULSE UV - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a patterned retarder including an optical alignment layer or a first domain optically aligned in a first direction and a second domain optically aligned in a second direction. According to the invention, it is possible to improve productivity and to maximize optical alignment efficiency by reducing an optical alignment processing time using polarized pulse UV. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085011 | Lighting Guide - A lighting guide is disclosed for a lighting apparatus, which comprises an elongate and substantially transparent member having opposed ends. A longitudinal portion of an outer surface of the member is linearly recessed symmetrically about a transversal main axis of the member. A transversal distance of the recessed portion relative to a longitudinal portion of the outer surface opposed to the recessed portion increases progressively in either direction away from the transversal main axis of the member. A lighting apparatus is also disclosed, which comprises the lighting guide and two light sources located adjacent respective and opposed ends of the member. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085012 | GRADIENT LIGHT HALO FOR A REMOTE INPUT DEVICE - A gradient light halo device gradient light halo device for creating a gradient light halo for a remote input device is disclosed herein. The device includes a backlight portion to project a backlight onto a first surface of a remote input device; a floodlight portion to project a floodlight onto a second surface of the remote input device, the second surface opposing the first surface; an ink layer disposed on the first surface, the ink layer including a solid portion and a stippled portion; and a blocking layer disposed on the second surface, the blocking layer including a non-ink portion and an ink portion. A method of creating a gradient light halo is also disclosed, as well as a method of manufacturing a gradient light halo assembly. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085013 | LIGHT PROJECTION APPARATUS, LIGHT CONDENSING UNIT, AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS - A light projection apparatus that can produce an elongate light projection pattern is provided. The light projection apparatus includes a fluorescent member which is excited with exciting light and a light projecting member which reflects or transmits the light emanating from the fluorescent member to project it outside. The fluorescent member includes an irradiated region which is irradiated with the exciting light, and the length of the irradiated region in a first direction is greater than its length in a second direction. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085014 | PLANAR LIGHT UNIT - A planar light unit is provided that suppresses appearance of a bright line when viewed from the side of the emission surface of the light guide plate. The planar light unit includes a light source, and a light guide plate including an incident surface for receiving light emitted from the light source, an emission surface from which the light introduced through the incident surface is emitted, an opposing surface disposed so as to oppose the emission surface, and a side surface disposed along an outer periphery of the emission surface and the opposing surface. The emission surface has a non-rectangular outer shape, and at least a part of the side surface is formed as a diffusing surface. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085015 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THERMALLY PROTECTED BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - A spacer member is provided within a display apparatus that includes a heat-emitting light source and a thermally deformable light guide plate. In one embodiment, the spacer member includes a pair of spacer members disposed at sides of the light source and engaging the light guide plate so as to space the light source from a light receiving incident surface of the PGP by a predetermined distance. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085016 | LIGHT GUIDING UNIT, AND LIGHT ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a light guiding unit including: a light guiding member including an incident surface, an exit surface elongated in a first direction, and a light guiding surface opposed to exit surface; and a diffusion member opposed to light guiding surface, in which: light entering the light guiding member from incident surface is guided via light guiding surface and diffusion member to exit surface, and exits from exit surface to illuminate the original; the light guiding member further includes a plurality of prisms arrayed in first direction on light guiding surface on a side opposed to diffusion member; each of prisms has a rectangular shape in a first section; and each of prisms satisfies the following condition: W tan(sin | 2016-03-24 |
20160085017 | WAVEGUIDE FOR CONTROLLED LIGHT DISTRIBUTION - A waveguide for controlled light distribution is described. The waveguide may include a body that longitudinally extends from a proximate end to a distal end. And the body may include a plurality of scattering flanges axially extending toward the proximate end on a first longitudinal side and a plurality of notches interposed between each of the plurality of scattering flanges. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085018 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An illumination device having a first light source package including a first electrode lead and a second electrode lead, the first and second electrode leads projecting from a side of the first light source package; a second light source package including a first electrode lead and a second electrode lead, the first and second electrode leads projecting from a side of the second light source package; and a light guide member adjacent to the first and second light source packages, The light guide member includes a light guide panel, and a circuit pattern disposed on a surface of the light guide panel, the circuit pattern including first electrode pads connected to the first electrode leads and second electrode pads connected to the second electrode leads. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085019 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE AND LIGHT-GUIDING PLATE THEREOF - A light-emitting module includes a light-guiding plate, a plurality of light-guiding elements and a light-emitting unit. The light-guiding plate can guide the direction of light, and has at least a light input surface and two opposite flat surfaces. The light-guiding elements are disposed at one of the surfaces of the light-guiding plate. By viewing along a direction perpendicular to the surfaces, the shape of each of the light-guiding elements is curve shape with at least one inflection point. The light-emitting unit is disposed adjacent to the light input surface of the light-guiding plate. The light emitted by the light-emitting unit enters the light-guiding plate, is guided by the light-guiding plate and the light-guiding elements, and is outputted through one of the surfaces of the light-guiding plate in an alternating arrangement of bright and dark zones. The invention also discloses a display apparatus and the light-guiding plate. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085020 | Light Source Device and Display Apparatus - Provided are a light source device capable of suppressing reflection of light which is irregularly reflected on a side face relating to a notch part, and a display apparatus. The light source device includes a light guide plate having a notch part formed at an edge part thereof, and a reflection sheet which is disposed to face the light guide plate and has a notch part formed at an edge part corresponding to the notch part, wherein the reflection sheet includes a low-reflection part which is provided around the notch part of a surface facing the light guide plate and has a reflectance lower than that of the reflection sheet. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085021 | Backlight Module and Display Device - Embodiments of the invention provide a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module comprises an outer frame and an optical component, wherein the outer frame includes a body portion and an extension portion connected with each other, the extension portion is positioned on one side of the body portion and has a first bent portion and a second bent portion integrally formed, the body portion has a central region and a periphery region surrounding the central region, the second bent portion is connected to the periphery region of the body portion through the first bent portion and extends to the central region of the body portion, such that a space for accommodating the optical component is enclosed by the first and second bent portions of the extension portion and the body portion. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085022 | Indicator Lights - An indicator light is disclosed herein. The indicator light can include a housing having at least one wall, where the at least one wall forms a cavity, and where the housing has a first length. The indicator light can also include a light guide disposed within the housing at a distal end of the housing, where the light guide has a second length that is less than the first length. The indicator light can further include a light source disposed adjacent to the light guide. The housing and the light guide can form a flame path therebetween. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085023 | OPTICAL FIBER COATING TO REDUCE FRICTION AND STATIC CHARGE - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and corresponding apparatus for making armored cables with one or more optical fibers contained therein. The techniques may be utilized to control an amount of excess fiber length (EFL) in the armored cables. The techniques may also allow introduction of one or more optical fibers directly into a welding process without using an inner tube in the final armored cable. The techniques may also be utilized to reduce friction and static charge on the optical fiber(s) as the fiber(s) are pushed through one or more guide tubes that protect the fiber(s) during the welding process. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085024 | Optical Spatial Mode-Multiplexer - An apparatus includes an optical fiber bundle that includes a plurality of input optical fibers and a tapered segment. One end of each of the input optical fibers physically connects to a wide end of the tapered segment. The optical fiber bundle is an integral unit. The input optical fibers are multimode optical fibers. Fundamental optical propagating modes of at least two of the multimode optical fibers have different velocities. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085025 | WAVEGUIDE ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON ADIABATIC ELIMINATION - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to nanophotonics. In one aspect, an arrangement of waveguides includes a substrate and three waveguides. Each of the three waveguides may be a linear waveguide. A second waveguide is positioned between a first waveguide and a third waveguide. The dimensions and positions of the first, the second, and the third waveguides are specified to substantially eliminate coupling between the first waveguide and the third waveguide over a distance of about 1 millimeter to 2 millimeters along lengths of the first waveguide, the second waveguide, and the third waveguide. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085026 | SPOT-SIZE CONVERSION OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A spot-size-converting optical waveguide includes a core portion. A first core portion of the core portion has a first straight portion and a first tapered portion. The first straight portion extends in a direction, having width and height that are approximately constant in the direction, and the first tapered portion is continuous with the first straight portion and decreases in width and height toward a termination portion. A second core portion of the core portion has a straight-portion-coating portion, a tapered-portion-coating portion, and a second tapered portion, the straight-portion-coating portion covers the first straight portion, the tapered-portion-coating portion covers the first tapered portion continuously with the straight-portion-coating portion and decreases in width and height along the first tapered portion's shape, and the second tapered portion increases in width and height toward the direction. A refractive index of the second core portion is lower than that of the first core portion. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085027 | TAPERED OPTICAL MIXING RODS - An optical transmission device includes a tapered mixing rod that includes an optically transmissive material and has a first face, a second face, and a length. A size of the first face is based on a first number of optical fibers and a size of the second face is based on a second number of optical fibers, where the size of the first face is different from the size of the second face. The length can be selected such that light entering the first face from one of the first number of optical fibers is distributed substantially uniformly across the second face and such that light entering the second face from one of the second number of optical fibers is distributed substantially uniformly across the first face. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085028 | Filter, Method for Producing Filter, and Laser Wavelength Monitoring Apparatus - A filter includes two translucent bodies. Each of the translucent bodies has a first plane, a second plane that forms a wedge angle with the first plane, and a third plane that intersects with both the first plane and the second plane, first planes of the two translucent bodies are parallel to each other, and second planes of the two translucent bodies are parallel to each other. The filter also comprises a beam splitting film, where surfaces of both sides are respectively combined with the first planes of the two translucent bodies. Two reflective films are combined, respectively, with the second planes of the two translucent bodies. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085029 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE LENS AND OPTICAL COUPLING MODULE INCORPORATING THE SAME - An optical waveguide lens includes a substrate, and a planar waveguide and a media grating formed on the substrate in sequence. The media grating includes a first group of gratings located adjacent to the light source and a second group of gratings away from the light source. The first group of gratings and the second group of gratings each include a plurality of strip-shaped films arranged in parallel. The first group of gratings and the planar waveguide under the first group of gratings cooperatively define a first waveguide section. The second group of gratings and the planar waveguide under the second group of gratings cooperatively define a second waveguide section. Light radiated from a light source passes through the optical waveguide lens and is successively converged by the first waveguide section and the second waveguide section. An optical coupling module incorporating the optical waveguide lens is also provided. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085030 | FERRULE | 2016-03-24 |
20160085031 | PLUG PART - A plug part which has at least one plug part housing having at least one elongate plug region for establishing a plug connection with another plug part in a plug-in direction, wherein the plug region has at least one electrical and/or optical plug contact for establishing at least an electrical and/or optical connection with the other plug part, and at least one step is arranged between the plug region and the rest of the plug part housing, wherein the plug part housing is of integral design and the plug region has an outer contour, wherein the outer contour, apart from the ends thereof which are at the end faces as seen in the plug-in direction, is designed to be free of recesses over the entire longitudinal extent thereof in the plug-in direction, or, with at least one recess. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085032 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION DEVICE WITH RUGGEDIZED TETHERS - A loop back connector and methods for testing lines in a fiber optic network are disclosed. The loop back connector includes a ferrule having an interface side constructed for optical connection to a multifiber optical cable. The loop back connector also includes first and second optical loop back paths, each having first and second terminal ends positioned at the interface side. The terminal ends of each loop back path are adapted to be aligned to fibers in the multifiber optical cable. The method includes injecting a signal on a first optical path at a first location, looping back the signal at a second location onto a second optical path, and receiving the signal on the second optical path at the first location. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085033 | Ferrule for an Optical Connector - Ferrule for an optical connector, an optical connector containing such a ferrule, and a method for assembling such a ferrule. The ferrule includes a base, at least one cover, at least one fiber section running through a channel between the base and the cover from a cable connection side to an opposite contact face exposing distal ends of the fiber sections. The fibers are adhered to the base and/or to the cover at a bonding section at a distance from the contact face. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085034 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS AND INTERFACES FOR FIBER OPTIC CONNECTIVITY THROUGH DEVICE DISPLAY SURFACE, AND RELATED COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A fiber optic connection system is disclosed for optically connecting a fiber optic connector to an internal optical interface of a device through a display surface of the device. Connecting the connector to the device causes a display alignment feature of the connector to be retained against the display surface of the device. This causes a connector optical interface in the connector to optically connect to a device optical interface through the display surface of the device when the connector is connected with the device. One benefit of this arrangement is that a device, such as a smartphone or other small form-factor device for example, may include optical communication hardware that leverages the excellent clarity and flatness of the display surface, such as a display glass for example, to form and maintain a strong fiber optic connection between the connector and the device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085035 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An optical connector assembly ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160085036 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - A plug-side optical connector, including: a plug-side coupling mechanism and a ferrule. The plug-side coupling mechanism is to be coupled to a coupling mechanism of another optical connector, the other optical connector being on receptacle side and being for being coupled with the plug-side optical connector. The plug-side coupling mechanism includes: a reference section to which the coupling mechanism of the other receptacle-side optical connector is to be hooked; and an inserted section that is to be inserted into a cylindrical main body of the coupling mechanism on the receptacle side. The ferrule is accommodated inside the inserted section. When a direction in which the optical connector is attached or detached is defined as a front-rear direction and a side of the receptacle-side optical connector is defined as front, a distance in the front-rear direction from the reference section to a front edge of the inserted section is 7.0 mm or more. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085037 | METHODS FOR FORMING CONNECTORIZED FIBER OPTIC CABLING - A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes: an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers; at least one strength member; and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the at least one strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers of the optical fiber bundle have a ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly and a loose, non-ribbonized configuration outside the rigid portion. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from the ribbonized configuration to the loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly. According to some embodiments, the rigid portion of the connector assembly includes a rigid connector housing. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085038 | INTEGRATED CHIP PACKAGE WITH OPTICAL INTERFACE - A chip package includes an integrated circuit and an optical integrated circuit (such as a hybrid integrated circuit) with an optical source and/or an optical receiver. The integrated circuit and the optical integrated circuit may be proximate to each other on opposite sides of an interposer in the chip package. Moreover, the integrated circuit may include a driver circuit of electrical signals for the optical source and/or a receiver circuit of electrical signals from the optical receiver. Furthermore, the optical integrated circuit may be positioned in a hole or an etch pit in a substrate, and an alignment feature may mechanically couple the substrate to an optical-fiber assembly, so that the optical-fiber assembly is positioned relative to the interposer and the optical integrated circuit. In particular, the optical-fiber assembly may partially overlap the interposer, so that optical signals are provided and/or received from the optical integrated circuit through the interposer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085039 | INTEGRATED PHOTODETECTOR WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE WITH ALIGNMENT TOLERANCE - An encapsulated integrated photodetector waveguide structures with alignment tolerance and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a waveguide structure bounded by one or more shallow trench isolation (STI) structure(s). The method further includes forming a photodetector fully landed on the waveguide structure. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085040 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE FOR CONNECTORIZATION AND METHOD - A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber, having a core surrounded by a cladding, and a jacket, which surrounds the optical fiber. The jacket includes a plurality of reinforcement members integrated into a matrix material of the jacket. The connector assembly includes a rear housing having a connector end that is directly engaged with an end portion of the jacket. A fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber with a core surrounded by a cladding. The fiber optic cable also includes a jacket that surrounds the optical fiber. The jacket includes about 40% to about 70% by weight of a plurality of reinforcement members integrated into a matrix material of the jacket. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085041 | FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTION DEVICE MOUNTING BRACKET - A fiber optic distribution device ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160085042 | HIGH-DENSITY MODULAR WDM SYSTEM - HIGH DENSITY PASSIVE FIBER MODULE (PFM), TRAY AND CHASSIS INTERCHANGEABLE SOLUTION - A rack system comprising a plurality of removable housing modules each configured to hold a plurality of electronic modules in stepped rows, with the housing modules being arranged on a tray at least partly within a housing in a dense configuration, thereby providing ease of access to the electronic modules for routing wire connectors to each of the electronic modules in an organized manner. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085043 | TOOL FOR OPENING AN EXTRUDED PROFILED BODY OF A POWER CORD ASSEMBLY DEVICE - A tool for opening an extruded profiled body of a power cord assembly device includes at least one pair of guides and at least one support, the pair of guides and the support being arranged in a frame, wherein a first guide of the pair of guides is arranged and shaped to releasably connect to the an interconnection area of the profiled body, and wherein a second guide of the pair of guides is arranged and shaped to releasably connect to a second interconnection area of the profiled body, said support being provided with a support member adapted to bear against a portion of the first wall opposite to a slit in the profiled body, the distance of the pair of guides relative to the support being such that the slit is widened in the area of the elongation of the profiled body where the tool is applied, thereby allowing a fibre optic cable to be introduced into the chamber. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085044 | COMPONENT ASSEMBLY APPARATUS - A component assembly apparatus includes a first device supportive of a first component and a second device configured to bring a second component into contact with the first component. The second device is further configured to apply a first pressurizing force directed to force respective first surfaces of the first and second components together, and the first device is configured to convert a portion of the first pressurizing force into a second pressurizing force directed transversely with respect to the first pressurizing force to force respective second surfaces of the first and second components together. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085045 | Pushable Multi-Fiber Connector - Multi-fiber, fiber optic cable assemblies may be configured so that the terminal ends of the cables have pre-assembled back-post assemblies that include pre-assembled ferrules, such as MPO ferrules that meet the requisite tolerances needed for fiber optic transmissions. To protect the pre-assembled components from damage prior to and during installation, pre-assembled components may be enclosed within a protective housing. The housing with pre-assembled components may be of a size smaller than fully assembled connectors so as to be sized to fit through a conduit. The remaining connector housing components for the multi-fiber connectors may be provided separately and may be configured to be attached to the back-post assembly after installation of the cable. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085046 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a protrusion portion or an accommodating portion formed in a lens barrel to allow a press-fitting ring supporting lenses to be inserted into the protrusion portion or the accommodating portion, whereby the press-fitting ring may be stably fixed to the lens barrel. Since a process of separately applying and hardening an adhesive in order to fix the press-fitting ring may be omitted, an amount of manufacturing processes and a manufacturing cost of the lens module may be decreased. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085047 | DEFORMABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME AS WELL AS A LITHOGRAPHIC SYSTEM COMPRISING THE DEFORMABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM - The deformable optical system comprises at least one optical element ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160085048 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens consists of, disposed in order from the object side, a front group, a stop, and a rear group, wherein
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20160085049 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side, a front group, a stop, and a rear group, wherein
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20160085050 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens is constituted essentially by, in order from the object side to the image side, a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, a stop, and a positive third lens group. The first lens group is constituted essentially by four or fewer lenses, has a positive lens and a negative meniscus lens provided adjacent to each other in this order from the most object side, and further has a negative lens at the most image side. The second lens group is constituted essentially by one single lens. The third lens group is constituted essentially by five or fewer lenses, and has four lenses having refractive powers of different signs adjacent to each other provided in order as lenses most toward the image side. Predetermined conditional formulae are satisfied. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085051 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY - An imaging lens assembly includes an optical lens set including first, second and third optical lens elements that are arranged sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis of the imaging lens assembly and that respectively have positive, negative and positive refractive powers, and a fixed aperture stop that is disposed between the object side and the first optical lens element. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the second optical lens element is aspheric, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the second and third optical lens element has an inflection point. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085052 | LENS MODULE - There is provided a lens module including: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having negative refractive power and having a convex image-side surface; a fifth lens having negative refractive power; and a sixth lens having negative refractive power and having one or more inflection point on an image-side surface thereof. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085053 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens consists of, in order from the object, a negative first lens, a positive second lens, a positive third lens, a negative fourth lens, a positive fifth lens, a positive sixth lens, and a negative seventh lens. When νd7 is the Abbe's number of the material for the seventh lens, f is the focal length of the entire system, and f5 is the focal length of the fifth lens, the following conditional formulae are satisfied: | 2016-03-24 |
20160085054 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side, a negative first lens, a positive second lens, a positive third lens, a negative fourth lens, a positive fifth lens, a positive sixth lens, and a negative seventh lens. When f is the focal length of the entire system, D4 is the air space between the second lens and the third lens, f345 is the combined focal length of the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens, f1 is the focal length of the first lens, and f2 is the focal length of the second lens, the following conditional formulae are satisfied: | 2016-03-24 |
20160085055 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side, a negative first lens, a positive second lens, a positive third lens, a negative fourth lens, a positive fifth lens, a positive sixth lens, and a negative seventh lens. When f12 is the combined focal length of the first lens and the second lens, f is the focal length of the entire system, νd7 and νd3 are respectively the Abbe's numbers of the materials of the seventh lens and the third lens with respect to the d line, the following conditional formulae are satisfied: | 2016-03-24 |
20160085056 | MINIATURE TELEPHOTO LENS ASSEMBLY - An optical lens assembly includes five lens elements and provides a TTL/EFL<1.0. In an embodiment, the focal length of the first lens element f12016-03-24 | |
20160085057 | IMAGE LENS ASSEMBLY SYSTEM - An image lens assembly system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element has refractive power. The sixth lens element with refractive power is made of plastic material, wherein at least one surface of the sixth lens element is aspheric. The seventh lens element with refractive power made of plastic material has a concave image-side surface changing from concave in a paraxial region to convex in a peripheral region, and at least one surface thereof is aspheric. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085058 | LENS MODULE - A lens module may include a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens having refractive power; a fifth lens having refractive power; a sixth lens having negative refractive power; and a seventh lens having refractive power and one or more inflection points formed in locations thereof not crossing an optical axis, wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens and the seventh lens are disposed in a sequential order from the first lens to the seventh lens. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085059 | SMALL FORM FACTOR TELEPHOTO CAMERA - A compact telephoto lens system that may be used in a small form factor cameras. The lens system may include five lens elements with refractive power. Alternatively, the lens system may include four lens elements with refractive power. At least one of the object side and image side surfaces of at least one of the lens elements is aspheric. Total track length (TTL) of the lens system may be 6.0 mm or less. Focal length f of the lens system may be at or about 7.0 mm (for example, within a range of 6.5-7.5 mm). Lens elements are selected and configured so that the telephoto ratio (TTL/f) satisfies the relation 0.742016-03-24 | |
20160085060 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection zoom lens is constituted essentially by: a plurality of lens groups that include at least two lens groups that move when changing magnification; the distances among all pairs of adjacent lens groups changing when changing magnification; the reduction side being configured to be telecentric; and a negative first lens group, which is fixed when changing magnification, being provided most toward the magnification side. The first lens group is constituted essentially by, in order from the magnification side to the reduction side, a negative first lens, which is a meniscus lens having a convex surface toward the magnification side, a biconcave second lens, and a positive or negative third lens. Conditional Formula (1) related to fw, which is the focal length of the entire projection zoom lens at the wide angle end, and f3, which is the focal length of the third lens, is satisfied: | 2016-03-24 |
20160085061 | PROJECTION OPTICAL UNIT FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT FIELD INTO AN IMAGE FIELD, AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH A PROJECTION OPTICAL UNIT - A projection optical unit images an object field in an image field. The projection optical unit includes a plurality of mirrors guides imaging light from the object field to the image field. At least two of the mirrors are arranged directly behind one another in the beam path of the imaging light for grazing incidence with an angle of incidence of the imaging light which is greater than 60°. This results in an imaging optical unit that can exhibit a well-corrected imageable field with, at the same time, a high imaging light throughput. | 2016-03-24 |