20th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160139272 | ESTIMATION OF PRECISE ROAD GRADE USING TIME-DIFFERENCED SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SIGNALS - Implementations described herein contemplate measuring the carrier phase (CP) of carrier signals transmitted by constituent satellites of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to provide highly accurate calculations of a gradient of a road segment between different points at which the vehicle received carrier signals (from which CP measurements were made). The methods described herein are able to calculate the road grade with only an approximate estimate of the absolute altitude of the receiver. Similarly, the methods described herein are able to provide a precise estimate of road grade with only an approximate estimate of the absolute value of latitude or longitude. Furthermore, implementations described herein provide highly accurate calculations of road grade information with standard GNSS vehicle hardware and are thereby able to achieve a substantial increase in accuracy without increasing cost. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139273 | Wireless Devices and Systems for Tracking Patients and Methods for Using the Like - Disclosed are apparatuses, systems, and methods for tracking patients that suffer from dementia. The disclosed apparatus is a wearable device capable of micro-tracking through Bluetooth Low Energy technology and capable of macro-tracking through GPS technology. The device may additionally include sensors to monitor other information such as the health of the patient or the patient's surrounding environment. The disclosed systems utilize the disclosed device in an overall system for tracking patients. These systems teach how the device interacts with the other components of the system (e.g., signal beacons, wireless transmitters, a central processing unit, mobile computing devices) to provide an integrated system to tracking the location and monitoring the well being of the patient. Finally, methods for tracking patients that use the disclosed devices and systems are disclosed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139274 | INFORMATION INDICATION APPARATUS - An information indication apparatus installed in a vehicle, includes a vehicle's information obtainment unit to obtain a position of the vehicle; another vehicle's information obtainment unit to obtain a position of the other vehicle by inter-vehicle communication; a relative position calculation unit to calculate a relative position of the other vehicle; and an indication unit to indicate one of areas, which represent ranges of directional angles as viewed from the vehicle, that includes the existence direction of the other vehicle, when the distance is less than or equal to a first threshold, and the other vehicle is traveling towards the vehicle. When the distance is less than or equal to a second threshold set to be less than the first threshold, the indication unit does not change the area to be indicated even if the existence direction of the other vehicle changes to be included in another area. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139275 | ADVANCED CRYOSTAT DESIGN FOR RADIATION DETECTION - A structurally robust radiation detection system is provided, the system having a radiation detector, a first encasement encasing the radiation detector, a second encasement encasing the first encasement, and a pair of rigid support frames each configured to couple the first encasement to the second encasement such that the first encasement does not contact the second encasement, the support frames respectively comprising an inner ring configured to be coupled to the first encasement, an outer ring configured to be coupled to the second encasement, and a plurality of curvilinear connecting members connecting the inner ring to the outer ring, the connecting members being periodically spaced apart along a circumference of each of the inner and outer rings and respectively configured to have connecting points at the inner ring that are radially offset from corresponding connecting points at the outer ring. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139276 | RADIATION IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - A radiation image sensing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to sense a plurality of radiation images at a frame rate according to a synchronization signal, and a controller configured to control the image sensor. In a case in which the frame rate is lower than a predetermined frame rate, the controller causes the image sensor to perform a temperature controlling operation of generating additional heat other than heat generated by an image sensing operation in addition to the image sensing operation so as to reduce a change in a temperature of the image sensor. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139277 | SCINTILLATION PIXEL ARRAY, RADIATION SENSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SCINTILLATION PIXEL ARRAY AND A METHOD OF FORMING A SCINTILLATION PIXEL ARRAY - The disclosure relates to a scintillation pixel array, a radiation sensing apparatus, a scintillation apparatus, and methods of making a scintillation pixel array wherein scintillation pixels have beveled surfaces and a reflective material around the beveled surfaces. The embodiments described herein can reduce the amount of cross-talk between adjacent scintillation pixels. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139278 | DEVICE FOR READING RADIOLOGICAL IMAGES - A radiological image reading device includes a MEMS mirror that scan a recording medium on which a radiological image is recorded with excitation light; a light detecting element that includes a plurality of channels, each channel including a photodiode array, and detects light emitted from an irradiation position of the excitation light on the recording medium; a MEMS mirror driving circuit that determines as a light detection channel to detect the light, a channel corresponding to the irradiation position of the excitation light, out of the plurality of channels; and a reading circuit that reads the detection result of the light from the channel determined by the MEMS mirror driving circuit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139279 | RADIATION IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A radiation imaging control apparatus, which is communicable with a radiation imaging apparatus including a radiation sensor and capable of acquiring an X-ray moving image, includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with the radiation imaging apparatus via Ethernet communication, a second communication unit configured to communicate with the radiation imaging apparatus via at least a pair of bidirectional serial optical communication lines, a first control unit configured to cause the first communication unit to transmit a first signal for setting at least one parameter to the radiation imaging apparatus, a second control unit configured to cause the second communication unit to output data of the X-ray moving image received from the radiation imaging apparatus to an image processing unit, and transmit a second signal for some settings to the radiation imaging apparatus. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139280 | Neutron Detector With Interblended Liquid Scintillator - A neutron detector that utilizes cells in which a liquid scintillator is contained in elongated detector tubes, with photo-detectors disposed at each end of the tube to measure scintillation light generated by incident neutrons. The liquid scintillator is an interblended mixture including an ionic liquid blended with a scintillation enhancer and/or a moderator and/or a controlled optical attenuator. A longitudinal position of an incident neutron is determined by the magnitudes of the scintillation light portions arriving at each photo-detector, which are proportional to the distances between the neutron interaction point and the photo-detectors. The cells are arranged in a closely-spaced parallel planar array to facilitate determining incident neutron location in two dimensions. A detector system utilizes a first detector array to detect fast neutrons, a thermalizer (e.g., polyethylene) to convert fast incident neutrons to thermal neutrons, and a second detector array to detect the thermal neutrons. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139281 | Method for increasing detection sensitivity of radon monitor based on electrostatic collection method and device thereof - A method for increasing a detection sensitivity of a radon monitor based on an electrostatic collection method and a device thereof increase the detection sensitivity of the radon monitor based on the electrostatic collection method through increasing a collection efficiency of positively charged | 2016-05-19 |
20160139282 | Vector Based Geophysical Modeling of Subsurface Volumes - Method and system are described for modeling one or more geophysical properties of a subsurface volume. The method includes computing vector volumes from geophysical data to enhance subsurface features, where the vectors may be estimated by steps, including the following. Samples are extracted from a neighborhood around a selected data location ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160139283 | SEISMIC WAVEFIELD DEGHOSTING AND NOISE ATTENUATION - A method can include receiving measured values that include representations of constructive interference and destructive interference from an upgoing wavefield and a downgoing ghost wavefield reflected from a sea surface; and estimating at least one of the wavefields with attenuated noise. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139284 | MARINE SEISMIC PATTERNS FOR COORDINATED TURNING OF TOWING VESSELS AND METHODS THEREFOR - Methods for performing marine seismic surveys are disclosed. Survey lines can be traversed and the survey vessels can be turned by following determined turn paths which are based on a number of factors including, whether they are source or streamer vessels, the length of towed equipment, a turn radius, and/or other factors. Such methods can be applied using various seismic survey vessel configurations, e.g., a long-offset, diagonally-staggered configuration. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139285 | OPERATION DETECTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An operation detecting apparatus for a vehicle includes: a detecting unit including a first electrode and a second electrode for detecting variations in capacitance value; a capacitance measuring unit configured to measure a first capacitance value detected by the first electrode and a second capacitance value detected by the second electrode; a determining unit configured to compare a value on the basis of an amount of variations in the first capacitance value with a value on the basis of an amount of variations in the second capacitance value and determine presence or absence of operation from a user on the basis of the result of comparison; and an output unit configured to output a control signal on the basis of a result of determination of the determining unit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139286 | SENSOR CORE AND SENSOR - A proximity sensor core for a proximity sensor. The core is made from a sheet of high permeability material that has a thickness that is less than a width and length of the sheet of material. The sheet of material is cut or shaped such that it has a head portion extending across a width of the sheet of material and the head has a first length. First and second leg portions extend for a second length from the same edge of the head portion. Each of the first and second leg portions extend across a portion of the width of the head portion. First and second foot portions extend for a third length from the respective first and second leg portions. The first and second foot portions have the same width as the respective leg portions In the basic design, the sheet of material comprises a first bend between each of the first and second foot portions and the respective first and second leg portions so that the first and second foot portions extend generally perpendicular to the respective first and second leg portions. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139287 | SYSTEM FOR INTERFACING AN LC SENSOR, RELATED METHOD AND COMPUTERPROGRAM PRODUCT - A system for interfacing an LC sensor includes a starter configured to selectively start an oscillation of the LC sensor. The system also includes an analog peak detector configured to determine a signal (V | 2016-05-19 |
20160139288 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ACCESS TO A STORAGE AREA OF A PLURALITY OF STORAGE AREAS FOR GOODS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a device for monitoring access to a storage area of a plurality of storage areas for goods, including a measurement signal generation, detection, and evaluator. The measurement signal generator includes a signal source and a conductor loop arrangement, the detector for detecting the generated magnetic field is configured to provide a measurement signal on the basis of the detected magnetic field, and the evaluator for evaluating the measurement signal is configured to determine an instance of access to one of the storage areas on the basis of the measurement signal, to compare a determined instance of access with a target access instance, and to output a display signal on the basis of the comparison. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139289 | IMPROVED ARRAY LATEROLOG TOOL TECHNIQUES - Apparatus and techniques are described, such as for obtaining information indicative of a formation resistivity, such as using an array laterolog apparatus. For example, an electrical excitation is coupled from a well tool in a borehole to a geologic formation through which the borehole extends, the excitation coupled through excitation electrodes on the well tool selected according to a specified excitation mode, and induced voltages are received from the geologic formation resulting from the excitation using monitor electrodes selected according to the specified excitation mode. In some examples, a voltage difference between a first pair of monitor electrodes is estimated through use of the induced voltage received through at least one additional monitor electrode. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139290 | FIBER OPTIC BASED MAGNETIC SENSING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to acquire a monitoring output from a first distributed feedback (DFB) fiber laser sensor at least partially bonded to a piezoelectric portion of a downhole device, to demodulate the monitoring output to determine a frequency shift in a lasing frequency of the DFB fiber laser sensor, and to correlate the frequency shift to a measure of magnetic field strength to determine a strength of a downhole magnetic field. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139291 | Surface Relaxivity Calculation using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Measurement, Three Dimensional (3D) Rock Model and NMR Response Simulation - The present invention is directed to a method to use nuclear magnetic resonance (“NMR”) to determine the surface relaxivity in a reservoir. The surface relaxivity can be used to calculate the pore size distribution in a reservoir. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139292 | RESISTIVITY LOGGING TOOL WITH EXCITATION CURRENT CONTROL BASED ON MULTI-CYCLE COMPARISON - A resistivity logging system includes a plurality of excitation electrodes, at least one return electrode, and a plurality of monitor electrodes. The resistivity logging system also includes a controller that determines a level of excitation current to be emitted by at least one of the plurality of excitation electrodes during a subsequent excitation cycle based on a comparison of measured downhole parameter values corresponding to excitation current emitted in two previous excitation cycles. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139293 | Subsurface Estimation of Level of Organic Maturity - A method for determining a level of organic maturity of a shale gas formation includes inverting multifrequency complex conductivity data to estimate a volume fraction of graphite, turbostatic carbon nanostructures, and pyrite. The inversion is validated using estimates of the volume fraction of graphite, turbostatic carbon nanostructures, and pyrite. The volume fraction of graphite and turbostatic carbon nanostructures is correlated to a level of organic maturity log of the shale gas formation. The level of organic maturity log is validated using sulfur content obtained from pyrolysis or vitrinite reflectance. A variation of an electromagnetic response due to the volume fraction of graphite, turbostatic carbon nanostructures, and pyrite is quantified. The electromagnetic response is modified by removing the quantified variation to obtain resistivity and permittivity values. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139294 | Method and Apparatus to Determine Pressure in a Neutron Radiation Generator - Systems, methods, and apparatuses to determine an operation gas pressure in a neutron radiation generator are described. In certain aspects, a method to determine the operation gas pressure includes receiving an operation radiation signal from a radiation generated by electrons backstreaming in a radiation generator, and determining from the operation radiation signal an operation gas pressure in a chamber of the radiation generator. An operation radiation signal may be received from a radiation detector associated with a neutron radiation generator. A radiation detector may detect radiation produced by particles (e.g., electrons) striking a portion (e.g., a cathode) of the neutron radiation generator. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139295 | Radiation Generator Having An Actively Evacuated Acceleration Column - A radiation generator includes an ion source region, and an acceleration column downstream of the extractor electrode and in fluid communication with the ion source region. The ion source region and the acceleration column contain an ionizable gas. A vacuum pump pumps the ionizable gas from the acceleration column to the ion source region such that a gas pressure in the acceleration column is less than a gas pressure in the ion source region. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139296 | INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENTS WITH LATERALLY-DISTRIBUTED SPECTRAL FILTERS - Technologies for providing optical analysis systems using an integrated computational element with laterally-distributed spectral filters are described. A measurement tool contains an optical element including a substrate and a plurality of spectral filters supported by the substrate and arranged at different lateral positions with respect to a path of light to be received from a sample during operation of the measurement tool. Each spectral filter is formed to transmit or reflect a different subset of wavelengths in a wavelength range. Additionally, each spectral filter has a respective area exposed to the light from the sample, such that the respective areas are related to a property of the sample. The wavelength range can include wavelengths in a range from about 0.2 μm to about 25 μm. Additionally, the sample can include wellbore fluids and the property of the sample is a property of the well-bore fluids. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139297 | LIGHT CURTAIN COMPONENT - A light curtain component comprising a housing which extends essentially along a longitudinal direction, and having a plurality of optoelectronic emission or reception elements which are arranged in the housing and are oriented toward an upper side of the housing, and which are separated from one another along the longitudinal direction. The housing comprises, on a front side, a first planar front surface which is arranged at an angle (α) of less than 90°, preferably equal to 45°, with respect to the longitudinal direction. This first planar front surface allows joining two such light curtain components flush with one another in a corner, without undesired formation of dead or blind zones taking place. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139298 | Reservoir History Matching - Systems and methods for reservoir history matching based on closed loop interaction between a geomodel and a reservoir model. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139299 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A GEOLOGICAL MODEL - Method of constructing a geological model of a subterranean formation formed of at least two sedimentary beds. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139300 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LOW TEMPERATURE GLASS PHOSPHOR LENS AND A LENS PRODUCED BY THE SAME - A method for producing a low temperature glass phosphor lens includes dry mixing a glass material and fluorescent powder to form a powdery or particulate mixture. The mixture is grinded to a diameter of 15-20 μm, obtaining uniformly mixed glass fluorescent powder. The glass fluorescent powder is hot pressed into a glass phosphor at a temperature of 500-1000° C. The glass phosphor is grinded and polished into a lens. The fluorescent powder can be a fluorescent material selected from the group consisting of yttrium aluminum garnet, nitride, and silicate. The glass material can be selected from the group consisting of a silicate system, a phosphor system, a borate system, and a tellurate system. The glass phosphor includes characteristics of both of glass and fluorescence. The glass phosphor can keep efficiency under the high heat generated by the chip of an LED. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139301 | Method for Preparing Optical Lenses - The present invention relates to a composition comprising 10 to less than 50 wt.-% of at least one oligomeric polyisocyanate a-1) based on hexamethylene diisocyanate and more than 50 to 90 wt.-% of at least one polyisocyanate a-2) based on isophorone diisocyanate, comprising monomeric isophorone diisocyanate and at least one oligomeric isophorone diisocyanate, and an isocyanate-reactive component selected from the group consisting of polyester polyol, polyether polyol and mixtures thereof. It has been shown that the above mentioned mixture of the specific isocyanate group containing components improves the thermal and mechanical properties of a cured composition. Thus prepared molded articles are particularly suitable for the preparation of spectacle lenses, inter alia due to these properties. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139302 | Formation of Antireflective Surfaces - Technologies are described for methods and systems effective for etching nanostructures in a substrate. The methods may comprise depositing a patterned block copolymer on the substrate. The patterned block copolymer may include first and second polymer block domains. The methods may comprise applying a precursor to the patterned block copolymer to generate an infiltrated block copolymer. The precursor may infiltrate into the first polymer block domain and generate a material in the first polymer block domain. The methods may comprise applying a removal agent to the infiltrated block copolymer to generate a patterned material. The removal agent may be effective to remove the first and second polymer block domains from the substrate. The methods may comprise etching the substrate. The patterned material on the substrate may mask the substrate to pattern the etching. The etching may be performed under conditions to produce nanostructures in the substrate. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139303 | CELLULOSE ACYLATE FILM, NOVEL COMPOUND, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a cellulose acylate film containing a compound having at least one connecting group selected from a group consisting of a bivalent connecting group denoted by —NH—(C═O)—O— and a bivalent connecting group denoted by —NH—(C═O)—NR— in which R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group, and at least one polar group which is a residue of a compound having a C log P value of less than or equal to 0.85 (however, an aromatic hetero ring-containing group which is a residue of a compound having a C log P value of less than or equal to 0.85 is excluded from the polar group), in which an equivalent weight U obtained as a value which is obtained by dividing a molecular weight by the number of connecting groups included in one molecule is less than or equal to 515. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139304 | Item Coated with a Silicon/Organic Layer Improving the Performances of an Outer Coating - The invention concerns an item comprising a substrate having at least one main surface coated with a layer A in direct contact with a hydrophobic outer layer B, characterised in that said layer A has been obtained by depositing, under ion beam, activated species from at least one compound C, in gas form, containing, in the structure of same: at least one carbon atom, at least one hydrogen atom, at least one Si—X group, in which X is a hydroxy group or a hydrolysable group chosen from the H, halogen, alkoxy, aryloxy and acyloxy groups, —NR | 2016-05-19 |
20160139305 | STRUCTURED GRANULAR COMPOSITE MATERIALS, METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A structured granular optical component for use within an optical apparatus includes a primary optically active component comprising a first optical material and a secondary optically active component contained within the first optically active component and comprising a second optical material different than the first optical material. The first optical material and the second optical material are selected to influence scattering. When incorporated into a macroscopic optical apparatus the structured granular optical component provides enhanced performance. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139306 | RETROREFLECTOVE ARTICLE WITH MULTILAYER SEAL FILM - The present disclosure generally relates to retroreflective articles and methods of making retroreflective articles including a plurality of microreplicated retroreflective elements (prismatic elements and lenslets) and a multilayer seal film adjacent to the retroreflective elements. The multilayer film includes a polymeric sealing layer and an adhesive layer. In some embodiments, the multilayer film includes a release liner. Seal legs extend through all layers of the multilayer film In some embodiments, the retroreflective article is retroreflective sheeting. In some embodiments, the retroreflective sheeting and the multilayer film are laminated, embossed, and/or sealed in a single processing step. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139307 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS USING OPTICALLY PUMPED LUMINESCENT SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS - A multicolor electronic display is based on an array of luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals. Nanocrystals which emit tight of different colors are grouped into pixels. The nanocrystals are optically pumped to produce a multicolor display. Different sized nanocrystals are used to produce the different colors. A variety of pixel addressing systems can be used. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139308 | NEAR-INFRARED CUT FILTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A near-infrared cut filter of which a transmittance satisfies the conditions (A) and (B), and a solid-state image pickup device including the filter are provided. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139309 | ALKALI-SOLUBLE RESIN, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER CONTAINING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to an alkali-soluble resin (A) and a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter and uses thereof. The photosensitive resin composition includes the alkali-soluble resin (A), a compound (B) containing an ethylenically unsaturated group, a photoinitiator (C) and an organic solvent (D). The photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention can improve the change rate of film thickness in thermal solvent and linearity of pattern with high finesse of the color filter. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139310 | DISPLAY PANEL ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE SAME - A display panel assembly and an electronic device including the assembly are disclosed. In one aspect, the assembly includes a window cover including a display area and a non-display area and a display panel disposed on a location of a rear surface of the window cover corresponding to the display area. The assembly further includes a dielectric mirror layer disposed on a location of the rear surface of the window cover corresponding to the non-display area which selectively reflects light incident through the window cover to provide a metallic color sense to a user and a light absorbing layer absorbing light transmitted through the dielectric mirror layer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139311 | FABRICATION OF A MICRO-OPTICS DEVICE WITH CURVED SURFACE DEFECTS - A method of fabrication of a micro-optics device included providing a layer of material; patterning the layer of material by one or more of: locally unzipping and desorbing molecules thereof, with a nano-scale dimensioned probe, to obtain a curved surface for the layer of material, the curved surface having a curved profile in a plane section; and completing a layer structure perpendicular to the plane section by providing one or more additional layers of material in contact with the curved surface to obtain the micro-optics device, wherein the micro-optics device has the layer structure, with a given layer thereof comprising a defect delimited by two surfaces, wherein one of the two surfaces is the curved surface. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139312 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING POLARIZING FILM AND POLARIZING FILM MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a polarizing film manufacturing method including (a) injecting a coating solution containing a component functioning as a polarizer into a sealed chamber to form an injection condition of the coating solution, (b) supplying a polyvinyl alcohol film into the chamber and dyeing outer surfaces of the polyvinyl alcohol film with the coating solution, and (c) discharging the polyvinyl alcohol film dyed with the coating solution out of the chamber, a polarizing film manufacturing apparatus, and a polarizing film exhibiting improved optical properties manufactured using the same. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139313 | WIRE GRID POLARIZING PLATE, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAID DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a wire grid polarizing plate. The wire grid polarizing plate comprises a light-transmitting substrate and wire grid patterns which are disposed on the light-transmitting substrate, and which are arranged to transmit first polarized light and to reflect second polarized light polarized in a direction perpendicular to that of the first polarized light, the wire grid patterns comprising target patterns comprising conductive structures shaped as closed curves, at least one of the conductive structures surrounding another one of the conductive structures with a gap therebetween. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139314 | RETARDATION FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RETARDATION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE WHICH USE RETARDATION FILM, AND 3D IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM USING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - In order to make it possible to effectively suppress interference fringes which occur due to the difference in refractive index between a retardation layer and a pattern alignment layer while maintaining an alignment property in a retardation film, a retardation film includes a substrate, an alignment layer containing a photo-alignment material, and a retardation layer containing a liquid crystal compound, and the alignment layer contains 3.0-8.0 parts by mass (inclusive) of epoxy monomer with respect to 100 parts by mass of photo-alignment material. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139315 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present invention discloses a display device and a backlight module. The display device includes a display panel and a backlight module. The display panel is used for displaying images and passing light rays. The backlight module includes a light source and a light source providing board. The light source providing board is used for providing first light rays and passing second light rays. The light source providing board includes a light ray input interface, a light ray providing unit, and a light ray transmittance channel. The present invention can make a viewer see an object behind the display device. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139316 | Wall Wash Luminaire With Light Guide and Optical Element Therefore - A light shaping article includes a solid optic having a cross-sectional profile including an input interface; a convex output surface opposite the input interface; a concave first side surface extending between the input interface and the convex output surface; and a second side surface opposite the concave first side surface extending from between input interface to the convex output surface. The concave first side surface and the convex output surface are configured such that, when the solid optic receives input light having an input angular range in a plane of the cross-sectional profile, the solid optic guides the light to and emits the light from the output surface in an output angular range in the plane. A prevalent propagation direction of output light in the output angular range is tilted toward the second side surface relative to a prevalent propagation direction of input light in the input angular range. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139317 | Light Emission Module and Light Guide Plate and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A light emission module and a light guide plate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The light guide plate is configured to guide the light received and has a first lateral surface and a tongue extending from the first lateral surface toward a light source. The tongue has a flat end surface that faces or engages with the light source. The light guide plate receives the light emitted from the light source by the flat end surface, so as to reduce or eliminate the gap between the light source and the light guide plate. Therefore, the loss of light energy during the light traveling in air is effectively reduced, and the intensity of light received by the light guide plate from the light source meets expectation, improving the lighting effect of the light emission module. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139318 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display apparatus. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate, a light source located at one side of the light guide plate at the light incident surface, a lampshade accommodating the light source and being provided with an opening structure with an adjustable size and/or position, and a control device for adjustment of the size and/or position of the opening structure on the lampshade. The amount of light which is irradiated by the backlight module to the light incident surface of the light guide plate may be varied by providing the lampshade which accommodates the light source and disposing the opening structure with an adjustable size and/or position on the lampshade, to achieve an adjustment of the brightness of a display without requiring for adjustment of the current flowing through the light source in the backlight module, thereby causing no impact on the life of the light source. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139319 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a backlight module, which includes: a backplane, which has a sidewall; a light guide plate, which is carried on the backplane and includes a light incidence end section, a light exit surface, and a bottom surface opposite to the light exit surface; a light source, which is mounted on the sidewall and adjacent to the light incidence end section; an intermediate frame, which is set on and covers the light guide plate and the light source; a first retention slot, which is formed in the light incidence end section and has an opening facing the intermediate frame; a second retention slot, which is formed in the light incidence end section and close to the first retention slot and has an opening facing the backplane; a first quantum dot strip, which is received in the first retention slot; and a second quantum dot strip, which is received in the second retention slot. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display device. The present invention provides an arrangement including quantum dot strips arranged in the light incidence end section in a top-down staggering manner, where the manner of fixing is simple and light emitting from the light source is prevented from directly entering the light guide plate so as to improve the taste of the color of the backlighting. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139320 | BACKLIGHT UNIT - A backlight unit includes a printed circuit board; a light source on the printed circuit board; a light guide plate that receives light emitted from the light source on one surface and directs light outwards through another surface; and a light blocking unit between the light source and the light guide plate. The light blocking unit may be spaced apart from the light guide plate. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139321 | PATTERN DISPLAYING DEVICE - A pattern displaying device includes a light path changing element, a first light source, a second light source, and a control module. The light path changing element has first inclined surfaces to reflect light and arranged into a first predetermined pattern, and second inclined surfaces to reflect light and arranged into a second predetermined pattern. The first light source is operable to emit light toward the first inclined surfaces to display the first predetermined pattern. The second light source is operable to emit light toward the second inclined surfaces in order to display the second predetermined pattern. The control module is electrically connected to the first and second light sources to control the first and second light source to emit light or not. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139322 | ULTRATHIN LIGHT UNIT - Provided is a thin light unit for a display device that includes, for example, a high refraction film including an inclined portion at a first side of the high refraction film and a flat portion extended from the inclined portion to a second side of the high refraction film; a second member on the inclined portion at the first side of the high refraction film and having a first width; a first member on the flat portion in a middle of the second side of the high refraction film and separated from the second member; a third member on the flat portion and having the first width; and a light source adjacent to the first member at a side of the flat portion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139323 | FLAT LIGHT GUIDE - The present disclosure describes a flat lightguide configured to be illuminated by one or more small light sources, such as light emitting diode (LED) light sources. The one or more small light sources inject light into an end of a stepped lightguide that includes light redirecting elements capable of changing the direction of the light to exit perpendicular to the stepped lightguide and enter an edge of a planar lightguide. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139324 | LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE, LIGHT GUIDE BODY FOR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICES, AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A laminate which comprises a core layer, a first cladding layer, a second cladding layer and a light reflecting layer, and wherein the light reflecting layer, the second cladding layer, the core layer and the first cladding layer are sequentially laminated. The refractive index of the first cladding layer and the refractive index of the second cladding layer are lower than the refractive index of the core layer, and the light reflecting layer has a thickness of 50 μm or more. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139325 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND LIGHTING DEVICE - In a lighting device of a display device, a plurality of light emitting elements are mounted on a surface of a light source substrate, and the light source substrate is supported by a light source support member by means of a positioning (fixing) structure such as a metal screw. The plurality of light emitting elements are divided into a plurality of blocks, and the emission light amount can be controlled with respect to each of the blocks. Although the head of the screw is exposed on the surface of the light source substrate, the screw is located between adjacent ones of the blocks. Therefore, even though the illuminating light intensity becomes partially discontinuous owing to the presence of the screw, degradation of display quality originating from such discontinuity can be suppressed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139326 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include a first light guide plate (LGP) comprising a first optical material and a second optical material. The first LGP is configured to emit light guided through the second optical material toward a display panel using the first optical material. The backlight unit may include a second LGP disposed between the first LGP and the display panel. The second LGP is configured to emit light toward the display panel using a diffuser plate provided in a lower portion of the second LGP. The backlight unit may include light sources configured to provide, under control of a controller, light to the first LGP if a three-dimensional (3D) image is displayed on the display panel, and to provide light to the second LGP if a two-dimensional (2D) image is displayed on the display panel. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139327 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A backlight unit includes first light guide plates (LGPs) provided in a line shape, and second LGPs provided in a line shape and disposed between the first LGPs. The backlight unit may include a controller configured to control a plurality of light sources to provide a light to the first LGPs when a three-dimensional (3D) image is displayed on a display panel that receives the light from at least one of the first LGPs and the second LGPs, and to provide the light to the first LGPs and the second LGPs when a two-dimensional (2D) image is displayed on the display panel. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139328 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160139329 | Light Source Device and Display Apparatus - Light sources are disposed to face two opposite end surfaces of light guide plate. Cutout parts are provided at respective centers of other two opposite end surfaces of the light guide plate. Pinching members which pinch the light guide plate are attached to rear cover which covers one surface of the light guide plate, the pinching members being at positions corresponding to the respective cutout parts of the light guide plate. The rear cover pinches the other two opposite end surfaces of the light guide plate by two pinching members, while supporting the one surface of the light guide plate. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139330 | Light Source Device and Display Apparatus - Provided are a light source device which is capable of constantly maintaining an interval between the light source and the light guide plate when the light guide plate is thermally expanded by a simpler configuration without adding a separate component, while suppressing the manufacturing costs, and a display apparatus. The light source device includes a light guide plate for emitting light made incident on one side surface from one surface thereof, a light source disposed on the one side surface side of the light guide plate, and a rear housing body for housing the light guide plate and the light source, wherein a heat spreader, which holds the light guide plate and the light source and transfers heat emitted from the light source to a bottom surface of the rear housing body, is configured to slide on the bottom surface of the rear housing body, such that the light source which is held together with the light guide plate by the heat spreader also slides according to an expansion and contraction of the light guide plate. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139331 | OPTICAL FIBER COATING COMPOSITIONS WITH ACRYLIC POLYMERS - An optical fiber coating composition is provided. The optical fiber coating composition includes a radiation-curable component, a photoinitiator, and an acrylic polymer having at least one benzophenone group. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139332 | OPTICAL FIBER - The present invention relates to an optical fiber containing a glass fiber and a resinous coating layer that covers a periphery of the glass fiber, in which the resinous coating layer contains an ethanol of 10 mg or less or a methanol of 2 mg or less per gram of the resinous coating layer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139333 | BENDING INSENSITIVE SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBER - In one aspect of the invention, the bend insensitive single-mode optical fiber includes a core layer and cladding layers having an inner cladding layer, a trench cladding layer and an outer cladding layer sequentially formed surrounding the core layer from inside to outside. For the core layer, the diameter is 7-7.9 μm, and the relative refractive index difference Δ | 2016-05-19 |
20160139334 | INTERLAYER LIGHT WAVE COUPLING DEVICE - An interlayer light wave coupling device includes a substrate; a first core disposed on the substrate and having a first acute structure; a third core spatially set apart from the first core and having a second acute structure; and a second core disposed between the first core and the third core and having a smaller index of refraction than the first core and the third core. The acute structures of the first core and the third core are disposed so as to have no overlap as viewed from above. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139335 | Semiconductor Structure - A semiconductor structure is provided, the semiconductor structure comprising: a semiconductor substrate processed to comprise at least an optical aspect comprising at least a silicon photonics device and at least an electronic aspect comprising at least an electronic device; at least an interlayer dielectric layer provided on the semiconductor substrate, and at least an electrically interconnecting layer provided on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein: the semiconductor structure further comprises at least a functional-oxide crystalline layer provided in relation to the interlayer dielectric layer before the interconnecting layer is provided on the interlayer dielectric layer, the functional-oxide crystalline layer comprising at least a functional-oxide material and is processed to comprise at least an active optical device, and the interlayer dielectric layer comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in common to at least a respective part of the optical aspect and the electronic aspect. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139336 | High Efficiency Pump Signal Combiner For High Power Fiber Amplifier And Laser Applications - A high efficiency optical combiner minimizes core region distortions in the area where fusion splicing between an input tapered fiber bundle (or any other type of “cladding-less” input fiber) and output fiber are joined. The thickness of the output fiber's glass cladding layer in the splice region is reduced (if not removed altogether) so that a core-to-core splice is formed and any necked-down region where the glass flows to join the core regions (while also joining the outer diameters) is essentially eliminated. The reduction of distortions in the core region of the splice improves the transmission efficiency between an input tapered fiber bundle and output fiber, reaching a level of about 99%. This high efficiency optical combiner is particularly well-suited for applications where a number of pump sources are combined and applied as an input to a fiber laser or amplifier. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139337 | Dual-Ended Optical Fiber Pathway - In an optical fiber turnaround, first and second optical fiber cores are configured to transmit light bidirectionally along a transmission axis between proximal and distal ends of the first and second optical fiber cores. A reflector component is positioned at the distal ends of the first and second optical fiber cores. The first core, second core, and reflector component are configured to provide a bidirectional routing path, wherein light energy travels from the proximal end of one of the first and second cores towards the reflector component, and travels back from the reflector component along the other of the first and second cores. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139338 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR HAVING WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An optical connector includes a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial layer of photoelectric element, and a waveguide. The semiconductor substrate has a surface that includes a photoelectric element zone, a waveguide zone, and an optical fiber zone, and defines a receiving groove in the optical fiber zone extending through the optical fiber zone and connecting with the waveguide zone and configured for receiving an optical fiber. The epitaxial layer of photoelectric element is grown up from the photoelectric element zone. The waveguide is directly formed on the waveguide zone. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139339 | GRIN LENS ARRAY, LENS-MOUNTED CONNECTOR, AND LENS-MOUNTED CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A GRIN lens array of an embodiment has a structure for enabling a coupling face in which lens end faces of GRIN lenses are arranged, to be accurately polished so as to have a desired angle relative to optical axes of the GRIN lenses. The GRIN lens array has the GRIN lenses and a main body portion. The main body portion comprises a holding portion having a coupling face, and an edge portion having a reference face to be used as a reference in polishing of the coupling face. The respective thicknesses of the holding portion and the edge portion along the longitudinal direction of the GRIN lenses are set so as to form a step between the coupling face and the reference face. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139340 | MEMS FIBER OPTICAL SWITCH - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for optical switching. One of the optical switches includes a plurality of optical fibers positioned in an array, the plurality of fibers including one or more input fibers and a plurality of output fibers; a microelectromechanical (MEMS) mirror configured to controllably reflect light from an input fiber to a particular target output fiber of the plurality of output fibers, wherein a position of the MEMS mirror is controllable to switch from a first target output fiber to a second target output fiber of the plurality of output fibers, and wherein the position of the MEMS mirror is controlled using a vertically staggered comb drive. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139341 | OPTICAL FIBER SPLICING UNIT, OPTICAL FIBER SPLICING METHOD, AND HOLDING MEMBER FOR OPTICAL FIBER SPLICING UNIT - An optical fiber splicing unit includes: a mechanical splice which aligns optical fibers and puts the optical fibers between half-split elements to splice the optical fibers to each other; a splice holder portion which holds the mechanical splice; fixing member guide portions which respectively guide anchoring fixation members that are respectively fixed to the optical fibers at two sides of the held mechanical splice; anchoring portions which respectively anchor the anchoring fixation members, the anchoring fixation members being respectively guided by the fixing member guide portions and advancing; and a first spacer which abuts one anchoring fixation member and is disposed to be retracted to restrict the advancement of said one anchoring fixation member, said one anchoring fixation member being guided by one fixing member guide portion and advancing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139342 | ADAPTER AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR COUPLING SYSTEM - An adapter includes an optical connector accommodation part having a first cavity in which a first optical connector having a first front end portion is to be accommodated, and a second cavity in which a second optical connector having a second front end portion is to be accommodated, and a spacer having a first surface configured to contact the first front end portion, a second surface configured to contact the second front end portion, and a light transmission part configured to enable a light beam to pass therethrough. The spacer being arranged between the first cavity and the second cavity. At a state where the first front end portion is contacted to the first surface and the second front end portion is contacted to the second surface, the first optical interface part and the second optical interface part face each other at a predetermined interval. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139343 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR SUB-ASSEMBLIES HAVING A FRONT-LOADING LOCKING FERRULE HOLDER AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS, DEVICES AND METHODS - A fiber optic connector inner housing employing a front-loading retention feature for receiving and retaining a ferrule holder, and related fiber optic connectors, cables, and methods are disclosed. In one example, the inner housing has an opening extending therethrough and at least one bayonet locking mechanism that includes an insertion slot, a rotation slot, and a retention slot disposed in an interior surface of the opening. A ferrule holder having a key portion is inserted into the opening such that the key portion is received by the insertion slot. The ferrule holder is next rotated in the rotation slot and released such that a bias member within the inner housing moves the key portion of the ferrule holder into the retention slot, thereby retaining the ferrule holder in the inner housing and preventing accidental removal of the ferrule holder from the inner housing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139344 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR WITH FRONT-LOADING FERRULE HOLDER - A fiber optic connector comprises a ferrule extending along a longitudinal axis, a ferrule holder having a body in which the ferrule is received and at least one arm extending from the body, and a housing having a passage in which the ferrule holder is received. The passage is shaped to accommodate insertion of the ferrule holder from a front end of the housing, and the housing further includes at least one retention member that cooperates with the at least one arm to retain the ferrule holder in the housing. The at least one arm is configured to flex toward and away from an outer surface of the body to provide a snap-fit coupling between the ferrule holder and housing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139345 | Cylindrical Optical Ferrule Alignment Apparatus - An alignment sleeve for an optical fiber adapter includes features to bring precision alignment between optical fiber cores. The sleeve includes a tubular inner area to accept first and second ferrule ends of first and second connectors. First and second tabs project from first and second ends of the sleeve. The first and second tabs slide into holes in the ferrule holders or barrels of the first and second connectors, so as to provide rotational alignment of the first and second ferrules, which may be presenting multi-core optical fibers. A mid-portion of the sleeve may include geometrical features to enable a snap fit of the sleeve into a housing of the adapter. More than one tab may be employed at the ends of the sleeve, and the tabs may have defined spacing and/or dimensions to enable security keying, only permitting coupling between connectors possessing matching holes in the ferrule barrels. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139346 | TELECOMMUNICATION ENCLOSURE FOR EXTERNAL CONNECTION - A telecommunication enclosure ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160139347 | MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS - A communications connection system includes an SC fiber optic connector including a storage device having memory configured to store physical layer information. The storage device also includes at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory. The communications connection system also includes a fiber optic adapter module having one or more media reading interfaces. Each media reading interface is configured to read physical layer information stored on one of the fiber optic connectors received at the adapter module. Certain types of media reading interfaces extend between an internal passage of the adapter module and an external surface of the adapter module. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139348 | Improvements in the Interconnection Systems Between Signal Switching Circuit Boards - An optical interconnection assembly for the mutual connection of a plurality of signal switching circuit boards that may be coupled to a common planar support, backplane, includes a planar support frame, adapted to receive an ordered arrangement of connectors, which includes a series of first connectors arranged to face corresponding signal transmission ports of said boards, and a series of second connectors arranged to face corresponding signal reception ports of the boards. The support frame is adapted to guide the deployment of an interconnection circuit between corresponding pairs of first and second connectors. The interconnection circuit includes a plurality of arrangements of aggregated interconnection optical fibers extending along a longitudinal axis of the arrangement; and controlled deformation guide formations of the optical fiber arrangements, arranged to establish a plurality of non-intersecting coplanar paths of the optical fiber arrangements between corresponding pairs of first and second connectors. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139349 | OPTICAL WIRING SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WIRING SUBSTRATE AND OPTICAL MODULE - An optical wiring substrate includes an insulation layer including a resin, a first conductor layer formed on the insulation layer and including a metal, the first conductor layer including an inclined surface that is inclined relative to an optical axis of an optical fiber. The insulation layer further includes an end surface that faces a cladding of the optical fiber. The inclined surface of the first conductor layer is formed at a position that faces a core of the optical fiber. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139350 | INVERTED 45 DEGREE MIRROR FOR PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Inverted 45° semiconductor mirrors as vertical optical couplers for PIC chips, particularly optical receivers and transmitters. An inverted 45° semiconductor mirror functions to couple light between a plane in the PIC chip defined by thin film layers and a direction normal to a top surface of the PIC chip where it may be generated or collected by an off-chip component, such as a wire terminal. In an exemplary embodiment, a (110) plane of a cubic crystalline semiconductor may provide a 45° facet inverted relative to a (100) surface of the semiconductor from which light is to be emitted. In further embodiments, a (110) plane may be exposed by undercutting a device layer of a semiconductor on insulator (SOI) substrate. Alternatively, a pre-etched substrate surface may be bonded to a handling wafer, thinned, and then utilized for PIC waveguide formation. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139351 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL MODULE - A method to determine a position of a lens that concentrates an optical beam on an inclined end surface of an optical fiber is disclosed. The method first determines two positions at which optical power output from the lens and measured through a multi-mode fiber becomes a maximum on respective virtual plane apart from the lens; then, calculates the direction or the angle of the optical beam output from the lens, and moves the lens so as to compensate a deviation of the calculated direction from the designed direction. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139352 | COMMUNICATION COUPLING INTERFACE - Systems, apparatuses, and devices for facilitating communication. An apparatus a first interface configured for coupling with a first pin pattern of an optical transceiver and a second interface configured for coupling with a second pin pattern of a printed circuit board. The apparatus is configured for communicatively coupling an optical transceiver having the first pin pattern with the second pin pattern of the printed circuit board. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139353 | TRACEABLE OPTICAL FIBER CABLE AND FILTERED VIEWING DEVICE FOR ENHANCED TRACEABILITY - A system and method for tracing an optical communication cable and related traceable fiber optic cable are provided. The system includes a traceable optical communication cable that includes an elongate light emitting element extending along at least a portion of the length of the cable body configured to emit light radially outward from the cable body, and the light emitted from the light emitting element has a wavelength range. The cable body includes a plurality of spaced light transmitting windows separated from each other by a plurality of opaque fire-resistant sections. The system includes a viewing device having a light filtering element configured to pass light within the wavelength length range through the light filtering element and to block at least a portion of light having wavelengths outside of the wavelength range. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139354 | 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. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139355 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE WITH FLEXIBLE CONDUIT - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic cable that includes a plurality of internal optical fibers and a fiber optic cable portion. The fiber optic cable portion includes an outer jacket and an inner conduit, the inner conduit containing the plurality of optical fibers disposed therein. The fiber optic cable further includes a flexible conduit portion, wherein the flexible conduit portion has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is secured to the fiber optic cable portion and the distal end has a terminating device. The terminating device at least partially encases the flexible conduit portion, and the plurality of optical fibers passes through the flexible conduit portion and the terminating device. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139356 | Reference System for Fiber Optic Cables - A system of color coded reference tables is disclosed by which fiber optic installation workers and engineers may quickly and easily convert fiber count numbers to bundle and sheath colors. The color code used may be an industry-standard 12-color or an alternative mapping of colors to numbers. The tables convert a numerical cable count having in principal no upper bound to an identifiable color code, which may be applied to cables and related equipment in the field. The tables of the system may be printed on a laminated card or page where an installation worker may make temporary notations using a solvent-erase marker (for example to check off fibers for which work has been completed). | 2016-05-19 |
20160139357 | IMAGING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides an imaging module capable of performing positioning of an imaging element unit, and a lens unit at a low cost and with high precision and an electronic device including the imaging module. An imaging module | 2016-05-19 |
20160139358 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a lens driving apparatus. The lens driving apparatus includes a base formed at a center thereof with a first opening; a housing coupled with the base and having a second opening corresponding to the first opening; a yoke installed on the base and including a horizontal plate having a third opening corresponding to the first opening and a vertical plate protruding upward from the horizontal plate; a bobbin movably installed in the yoke and coupled with a lens module; a coil fixedly disposed around the bobbin; a plurality of magnets provided at the vertical plate of the yoke to face the coil; and a spring installed on at least one of upper and lower portions of the yoke to return the bobbin, which has moved up due to interaction between the magnet and the coil, to its initial position. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139359 | IMAGING LENS MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An imaging lens module includes an imaging lens assembly and a first optical component. The imaging lens assembly has an optical axis and includes a lens element. The lens element includes an effective optical portion, which is non-circular and disposed on a center of the lens element. The first optical component has a non-circular opening hole. The effective optical portion of the lens element of the imaging lens assembly is corresponded to the non-circular opening hole of the first optical component. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139360 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A five-piece optical lens for capturing image and a five-piece optical module for capturing image, includes, in order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis, a first lens with positive refractive power, wherein an object-side surface thereof can be convex; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens which can have refractive power; and a fifth lens with negative refractive power, wherein an image-side surface of the fifth lens can be concave, both surfaces of each of the aforementioned lenses are aspheric, and at least one surface of the fifth lens has an inflection point whereby the optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139361 | EYEPIECE OPTICAL SYSTEM - An eyepiece optical system is achieved that is suitable for an object image displayed on a miniaturized image display device and can magnify the object image to a high magnification ratio, the distance to the eyepoint is long while achieving a wide apparent visual angle at a short focal length, various aberrations can be favorably corrected while achieving a superior optical quality, and the pupil diameter can be enlarged. The eyepiece optical system includes a first lens element having a meniscus shape with a concave surface on the object side, a positive second lens element, a negative third lens element, and a positive fourth lens element, in that order from the object side toward the eye side. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139362 | Imaging Lens And Imaging Device - Imaging lens including four lenses capable of widening an angle of view and reducing height compared to a conventional imaging lens while reducing cost and securing optical performance. The lens includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens in order from an object side. The first lens and the second lens have negative refractive power. An object-side surface of the first lens has an aspherical shape. Moreover, the imaging lens satisfies the following conditional expressions: | 2016-05-19 |
20160139363 | MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS THEREOF - Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens may comprise four lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying at least one inequality, the optical imaging lens may exhibit better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens may be shortened. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139364 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A five-piece optical lens for capturing image and a five-piece optical module for capturing image, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, include a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; and a fifth lens with negative refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the five lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139365 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A five-piece optical lens for capturing image and a five-piece optical module for capturing image, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, include a first lens with positive refractive power having an object-side surface which can be convex; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; and a fifth lens which can have negative refractive power, wherein an image-side surface thereof can be concave, and wherein at least one surface of the fifth lens has an inflection point and both surfaces of each of the five lenses are aspheric whereby the optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139366 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a first lens having refractive power; a second lens having refractive power, both surfaces thereof being convex; a third lens having refractive power, both surfaces thereof being concave; a fourth lens having refractive power; a fifth lens having refractive power, an object-side surface thereof being convex; and a sixth lens having refractive power and having one or more inflection points on an image-side surface thereof, an object-side surface thereof being convex. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed in numerical order from the first lens to the sixth lens from an object side of the lens module toward an image side of the lens module. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139367 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a first lens, an object-side surface thereof being convex; a second lens, both surfaces thereof being convex; a third lens, both surfaces thereof being concave; a fourth lens having negative refractive power, both surfaces thereof being convex; a fifth lens, an object-side surface thereof being concave; and a sixth lens, an object-side surface thereof being convex. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed in numerical order from the first lens to the sixth lens from an object side of the lens module toward an image side of the lens module. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139368 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens includes an object-side surface that is convex with a meniscus shape. The second lens includes an image-side surface that is convex. The third lens includes an image-side surface that is concave. The fifth lens includes an image-side surface that is concave. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139369 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a first lens having negative refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power; and a fifth lens having negative refractive power. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed in numerical order from an object side of the lens module toward an image plane of the lens module, and 0.3<(r1−r2)/(r1+r2) is satisfied, where r1 is a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the first lens, and r2 is a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the first lens. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139370 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS OPTICAL SYSTEM - Provided is a photographing lens optical system achieving high performance with low expenses. The lens optical system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially arranged between an object and an image sensor on which an image of the object is formed from the object side, and an aperture disposed between the object and the first lens, wherein the first to fifth lenses respectively have positive, negative, negative, positive, and negative refractive powers. | 2016-05-19 |
20160139371 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS OPTICAL SYSTEM - Provided is a photographing lens optical system achieving high performances with low expenses. The lens optical system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially arranged between an object and an image sensor on which an image of the object is formed from the object side, and an aperture disposed between the object and the fifth lens, wherein the first to fourth lenses respectively have positive, negative, positive, positive, and negative refractive powers. | 2016-05-19 |