38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 91 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140268266 | OPTICAL SCANNER, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY - An optical scanner includes a movable section, a frame body section, a first shaft section configured to connect the movable section and the frame body section, a fixed section, a second shaft section configured to connect the frame body section and the fixed section, a first distortion detecting element and a second distortion detecting element arranged at an end on the frame body section side of the second shaft section or in any one of the movable section, the frame body section, and the first shaft section, a first signal processing section configured to receive a detection signal of the first distortion detecting element and output a signal based on bending deformation of the second shaft section, and a second signal processing section configured to receive a detection signal of the second distortion detecting element and output a signal based on torsional deformation of the second shaft section. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268267 | OPTICAL SCANNER, ACTUATOR, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - An optical scanner includes: a movable portion that is provided with a light reflection portion and is swingable around a first axis; a frame body portion that is swingable around a second axis; a first shaft portion that connects the movable portion and the frame body portion; a fixed portion; a second shaft portion that connects the frame body portion and the fixed portion; a strain detection element that is disposed in the second shaft portion to detect deformation of the second shaft portion; a first signal processing portion to which a detection signal of the strain detection element is input and that outputs a signal based on bending deformation of the second shaft portion; and a second signal processing portion to which a detection signal of the strain detection element is input and that outputs a signal based on torsional deformation of the second shaft portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268268 | ELECTROSTATICALLY STEERABLE ACTUATOR - An electrostatically steerable actuator includes a gimbaled platform. A central portion of a rear side of the platform extends outward from the platform. A diameter of the central portion is substantially smaller than a corresponding diameter of the platform. An array of electrodes faces the rear side of the platform to provide an adjustable electrostatic field for tilting the platform. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268269 | METHOD OF FORMING A GRID DEFINING A FIRST RELATIVE REFERENCE FRAME - A method of projecting into space, from a first object, a plurality of modulated lines to form a grid defining a first relative reference frame, the method includes projecting polarized light having a first orientation to form a horizontal grid line projecting from the first object and projecting polarized light having a second orientation different than the first orientation to from a vertical grid line projecting from the first object and modulating the horizontal grid line and the vertical grid line to carry first and second grid words, respectively. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268270 | OPTICAL SCANNER, ACTUATOR, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - An optical scanner includes: a movable member having a light reflection portion and being configured to swing around a first axis; a frame body configured to swing around a second axis intersecting the first axis; a first shaft connecting the movable member and the frame body; a fixing member; a second shaft connecting the frame body and the fixing member; a first strain detection element disposed at the second shaft and detecting deformation of the second shaft; and a first signal processing unit to which a detection signal of the first strain detection element is input and which outputs a signal based on bending deformation of the second shaft. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268271 | OPTICAL DEFLECTOR INCLUDING MEANDER-TYPE PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS COUPLED BY CROSSING BARS THEREBETWEEN - In an optical deflector including a mirror, a fixed frame surrounding the mirror, and first and second piezoelectric actuators of a meander-type provided opposite to each other with respect to the mirror, for rocking the mirror around an axis on a plane of the fixed frame, the first piezoelectric actuator includes a plurality of first piezoelectric cantilevers folded at first folded portions and coupled to the fixed frame, and the second piezoelectric actuator includes a plurality of second piezoelectric cantilevers folded at second folded portions and coupled to the fixed frame. The optical deflector further includes at least one first crossing bar coupled between one of the first folded portions and one of the second folded portions symmetrically located with respect to the mirror. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268272 | MEMS SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION DISPLAYS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing compact shutter assemblies. Shutter assemblies can be formed in a more compact fashion, allowing for higher pixel-per-inch displays, by incorporating shutters that during actuation pass over or under portions of the actuators that control those shutters. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268273 | INTEGRATED ELEVATED APERTURE LAYER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for displaying images. One such apparatus includes a substrate, an elevated aperture layer (EAL) defining a plurality of apertures formed therethrough, a plurality of anchors for supporting the EAL over the substrate and a plurality of display elements positioned between the substrate and the EAL. Each of the display elements may correspond to at least one respective aperture of the plurality of apertures defined by the EAL. Each display element also includes a movable portion supported over the substrate by a corresponding anchor supporting the EAL over the substrate. In some implementations, one or more light dispersion elements may be disposed in optical paths passing through the apertures defined by the EAL. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268274 | Display Apparatus Incorporating an Elevated Aperture Layer and Methods of Manufacturing the Same - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for displaying images. Some such apparatus include an array of display elements coupled to a substrate and an elevated aperture layer (EAL) suspended over the array of display elements. The EAL is coupled to the substrate, and includes, for each of the display elements, at least one aperture for allowing passage of light therethrough. Methods for manufacturing such apparatus include at least one of forming etch holes through the EAL, employing an at least partially sublimatable sacrificial mold, employing a two phase release process, and releasing the apparatus such that a portion of a sacrificial mold remains surrounding portions of the apparatus. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268275 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCORPORATING AN INTERCONNECT-SUPPORTING ELEVATED APERTURE LAYER - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for displaying images. Some such apparatus include a transparent substrate, a display element formed on the substrate, a light blocking elevated aperture layer (EAL) supported over the substrate by an anchor formed on the substrate, and an electrical interconnect disposed on the EAL for carrying an electrical signal to the display element. The electrical interconnect can include one or more of a data voltage interconnect, a scan-line interconnect or a global interconnect. In some implementations, a dielectric layer can separate the electrical interconnect from the EAL. The EAL can include an aperture formed through it that corresponds to the display element. In some implementations, a second electrical interconnect disposed on the substrate can be electrically coupled to a plurality of display elements. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268276 | DETACHABLE HYBRID DISPLAY COMPRISING ORGANIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR-BASED ELECTRONIC COVER - A method and apparatus for displaying a reflective image in response to light emitted from an emissive display is disclosed. An apparatus includes an emissive display, a processor in communication with the emissive display, and an electronic cover proximate to the emissive display. The electronic cover includes a passive display layer having a plurality of passive display elements and a photosensitive layer responsive to emitted light from the emissive display. A method includes forming an emitted light image on the emissive display and exposing the photoconductor layer of the electronic cover to an emitted light image, causing the plurality of passive display elements to form a reflective image on the passive display layer so that the reflective image corresponds to the displayed image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268277 | IMAGE CORRECTION USING RECONFIGURABLE PHASE MASK - A display device includes a waveguide, a reconfigurable phase mask, and a controller. The controller dynamically reconfigures the reconfigurable phase mask so as to modulate display light in accordance with a detected position of an eye and/or a parameter for a shape of the waveguide. The waveguide transmits the modulated display light. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268278 | Optical Polarimeter - A polarimeter is proposed that utilizes additional Stokes parameter measurements to determine both an average Stokes vector, as well as any rotation of the state of polarization around the Stokes vector. The optical polarimeter is configured to measure the state of polarization (SOP) under multiple, different conditions that yield both averaged Stokes vector and at least one other secondary (filtered) Stokes vector, the latter thus being determined from a subset of the conditions used to create the average Stokes vector. The secondary Stokes vector created from a filtered input will necessarily exhibit changes over time as a function of polarization transformations (based on filter-dependent changes), while the average Stokes vector will retain a constant value. Thus, a comparison of the average Stokes vector to the changing secondary Stokes vector allows for these polarization-dependent transformations to be recognized. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268279 | FILL PORT PLUGS FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - An electrochromic device including: a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which includes: at least one solvent; at least one anodic material; and at least one cathodic material, wherein both of the anodic and cathodic materials are electroactive and at least one of the anodic and cathodic materials is electrochromic; wherein at least one of a seal member, the first substrate, the second substrate, and the chamber includes a plug associated with a fill port; and wherein the plug is at least partially cured with at least one photoinitiator and at least one photosensitizer upon exposure to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 350 nm to about 420 nm. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268280 | Color and Pattern Identifying and Highlighting Lenses - An optical film having electrochromatic characteristics that block selected wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum when activated by an electric signal configured to operate with a controller that activates the electromagnetic characteristics of the film. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268281 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MIRROR SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A system is configured to reduce glare form a trailing vehicle. The system may include a forward facing light sensor, partially enclosed in an interior mirror housing. This forward facing light sensor is configured to detect ambient light, such that the system can determine a day time condition or a nighttime condition. The system may also include rear facing light sensors, each included in separate mirror assemblies. Based upon an ambient light detected and a glare of a trailing vehicle, the system may be configured to change the reflectance of an electro-optic element in order to reduce glare independently in the separate mirror assemblies. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268282 | DIMMABLE MIRROR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREOF - A manual dimmable mirror assembly includes a mirror element having a first substantially transparent substrate and a second substantially transparent substrate. The first and second substantially transparent substrates are substantially parallel and define a cavity that contains an electro-optic medium. The mirror assembly also includes an input device and a controller in communication with the input device. The controller configured to control electrical power supplied to the mirror element, such that the mirror element transitions from a substantially clear state to a substantially dark state at least partially based upon the communication from the input device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268283 | VARIABLE-EMITTANCE ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME - Variable-emittance, electrochromic devices utilizing IR-active conducting polymers and methods of preparing the same are disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268284 | ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an electrochromic display element, including a display substrate, an opposed substrate that is opposed to the display substrate, an opposed electrode being formed at a display-substrate-opposed side of the opposed substrate, a first display electrode and a first electrochromic layer being laminated at an opposed-substrate-opposed side of the display substrate, a single porous film being formed between the display substrate and the opposed substrate, a second display electrode and a second electrochromic layer being laminated at a display-substrate-opposed side of the porous film, a third display electrode and a third electrochromic layer being laminated at an opposed-substrate-opposed side of the porous film, and an electrolyte being present between the display substrate and the opposed substrate. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268285 | TRANSMITTANCE CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTROCHROMIC COMPONENT - A transmittance control method of electrochromic element, mainly comprising the following step: firstly, a total current flux input required is obtained by adding current value of each second together by the relationship between different current value and different rate of change of the electrochromic element obtained in terms of the same transmittance and different input voltages, then the total current flux for fixed transmittance is input into the electrochromic element in usage so as to achieve a transmittance of fixed value. In this manner, the electrochromic element can quickly achieve a transmittance of fixed value in precise manner, without repeated adjustment. Further, there is not such case happened as to influence the accuracy of its transmittance even after aging time lapse. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268286 | ELECTROCHROMIC LITHIUM NICKEL GROUP 6 MIXED METAL OXIDES - Multi-layer electrochromic structures comprising an anodic electrochromic layer comprising a lithium nickel oxide composition on a first substrate, the anodic electrochromic layer comprising lithium, nickel and a Group 6 metal selected from molybdenum, tungsten and a combination thereof, wherein (i) the atomic ratio of lithium to the combined amount of nickel, molybdenum, and tungsten in the anodic electrochromic layer is at least 0.4:1, respectively, (ii) the atomic ratio of the combined amount of molybdenum and tungsten to the combined amount of nickel, molybdenum and tungsten in the anodic electrochromic layer is at least about 0.025:1, respectively, and (iii) the anodic electrochromic layer exhibits an interplanar distance (d-spacing) of at least 2.5 Å as measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD), comprises at least 0.05 wt. % carbon, and/or has a coloration efficiency absolute value of at least 19 cm2/C. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268287 | CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling transitions in an optically switchable device. In one aspect, a controller for a tintable window may include a processor, an input for receiving output signals from sensors, and instructions for causing the processor to determine a level of tint of the tintable window, and an output for controlling the level of tint in the tintable window. The instructions may include a relationship between the received output signals and the level of tint, with the relationship employing output signals from an exterior photosensor, an interior photosensor, an occupancy sensor, an exterior temperature sensor, and a transmissivity sensor. In some instances, the controller may receive output signals over a network and/or be interfaced with a network, and in some instances, the controller may be a standalone controller that is not interfaced with a network. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268288 | ELECTRO-OPTIC WINDOW ASSEMBLY - An electro-optic window assembly is provided that includes a first substantially transparent substrate comprising: a first surface, a second surface, and a first peripheral edge; and a second substantially transparent substrate comprising: a third surface, a fourth surface, and a second peripheral edge. The first and second substrates define a cavity. The assembly further includes an electro-optic medium at least partially filling the cavity and configured to reduce the transmission of light viewed through the electro-optic window assembly. Further, the electro-optic window assembly is configured such that the substrates each have a theoretical maximum thermal stress of less than approximately 25 MPa upon exposure of the window assembly to an application environment. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268289 | VARIABLE TRANSMISSION ELECTROCHROMIC WINDOW AND ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT WINDOW SYSTEM - A variable transmission electrochromic window including: first and second substantially transparent substrates having electrically conductive materials associated therewith; an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which includes at least one solvent, at least one anodic electroactive material, at least one cathodic electroactive material, and wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and wherein the electrochromic window exhibits an E | 2014-09-18 |
20140268290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING COHERENCE LENGTH IN LIDAR SYSTEMS - Various implementations of the invention compensate for “phase wandering” in tunable laser sources. Phase wandering may negatively impact a performance of a lidar system that employ such laser sources, typically by reducing a coherence length/range of the lidar system, an effective bandwidth of the lidar system, a sensitivity of the lidar system, etc. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering near the laser source and before the output of the laser is directed toward a target. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering in the target signal (i.e., the output of the laser that is incident on and reflected back from the target). Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering at the laser source and in the target signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268291 | Thermochromic Glazings - A thermochromic window system includes at least one substrate and a thermochromic layer applied onto the at least one substrate. The thermochromic layer includes at least two thermochromic films and at least one non-thermochromic colored film positioned between the thermochromic films. The at least one substrate can be selected from glass, plastic, or mixtures thereof. The at least one non-thermochromic colored film can also include light absorbers. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268292 | MULTI-STATE SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES HAVING SEGMENTED DRIVE ELECTRODE SETS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus incorporating display elements having light modulators that can operate in more than two states. In some implementations, the light modulator assembly includes an electrostatic actuator that includes a load electrode coupled to a shutter and a drive electrode set positioned proximate to the load electrode. The drive electrode set includes a plurality of discrete portions that are configured to drive the light modulator assembly to a plurality of different light modulator states. In some such implementations, the portions of the drive electrode set are positioned opposite to corresponding regions of the load electrode. In some implementations, the portions are arranged such that the portions are configured to electrostatically engage with adjacent regions of the load electrode. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268293 | Display Apparatus with Narrow Gap Electrostatic Actuators - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for incorporating tip-gap adjustment features (TGAF) in actuators of shutter assemblies. The TGAF are incorporated into a drive beam of the actuator during the formation of the shutter assembly over a mold. The TGAF are configured such that they develop a mechanical stress or stress gradient. When the shutter assembly is released from the mold, the stress or stress gradient in the TGAF bend the drive beam such that a tip-gap between the drive beam and a load beam of the actuator is reduced. The reduced tip-gap, in turn, reduces an actuation voltage needed to actuate the shutter assembly. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268294 | MEMS SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION DISPLAYS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for generating images using dual-shutter shutter assemblies. Such shutter assemblies include two shutters that move over a common aperture to selectively obstruct the passage of light there through. In the closed position, portions of one of the shutters overlaps a portion of the other shutter to provide such light obstruction without the two shutters needing to come into contact. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268295 | HERMETICALLY SEALED MEMS DEVICE AND ITS FABRICATION - A hermetic package comprising a substrate ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140268296 | INSULATED GLAZING UNIT AND CONTROLLER PROVIDING ENERGY SAVINGS AND PRIVACY - An insulated glazing unit includes a spacer defining a framed area, first and second glazing panes attached to the spacer, a pane conductive layer on an inner surface of the first glazing pane, and a dielectric layer disposed on the pane conductive layer. A shade for use with the insulated glazing unit is affixed to the first glazing pane. The shade includes one or more layers selected from a resilient layer, a substantially transparent shade conductive layer, and an opaque shade conductive layer. When an electric drive is applied between the pane conductive layer and the shade conductive layer, a potential difference between the pane conductive layer and the shade conductive layer causes the shade to extend from a retracted configuration to an extended configuration. The shade can further include at least one ink coating layer including pigments that selectively reflect or absorb certain visible colors and infrared. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268297 | FLEXIBLE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND FLEXIBLE FLUID DISPLAY - A flexible liquid crystal display and a flexible fluid display are provided. The flexible liquid crystal display includes a first module, a second module, at least two supporting structures and a liquid crystal layer. The second module is disposed correspondingly to the first module. The supporting structures are separately disposed between the first module and the second module and used for abutting the first module and the second module, so that a space between the first module and the second module is divided into a flexible area and two non-flexible areas. The flexible area is located between the two non-flexible areas. The liquid crystal layer is disposed in the flexible area and the two non-flexible areas. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268298 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrowetting display device with first and second support plates and a seal arranged to bond the first and second support plates together. The second support plate is arranged to at least partly constrain outward movement of the seal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268299 | COLORED COMPOSITION AND IMAGE DISPLAY STRUCTURE - A colored composition includes a pyrazolone methine dye having a solubility in n-hexane of 1% by mass or higher at 25° C. and 0.1 MPa and represented by the following Formula (1), and a non-polar solvent at a content of 70% by mass or higher with respect to a total mass of the colored composition. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268300 | Packages of MEMS - The present invention provides a flip-chip package for MEMS device without time consuming wire-bonding. Bonding a silicon chip to a printed circuit board can be achieved by restricting the heat deformation of printed circuit board with adhered glass substrate which has similar heat expansion coefficient as silicon. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268301 | LOW-EMISSIVITY PANELS INCLUDING MAGNETIC LAYERS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming low emissivity panels that may include a first substrate. The first substrate may have a first side and a second side. The low emissivity panels may also include a magnetic fluid layer deposited over the first side of the first substrate and a reflective layer deposited over the second side of the first substrate. The magnetic fluid layer may include magnetic particles. The reflective layer may include a conductive material configured to conduct an electrical current and generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field may be configured to change an orientation of the magnetic particles in the magnetic fluid layer and a transmissivity of the magnetic fluid layer within a visible spectrum. The low emissivity panels may also include a first bus and a second bus deposited along opposite edges of the reflective layer and electrically connected to the reflective layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268302 | ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICE - Provided is an electrooptical device, an electronic device, a control method for an electrooptical device, and the like that can easily realize various characteristics that are difficult to realize with related art. An electrooptical device uses electrophoretic particles migrating in a dispersion medium for image display. The electrooptical device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, first electrophoretic particles that are pigmented in a first color and charged in a first polarity, and second electrophoretic particles that are pigmented in the first color and charged in the first polarity. The first electrophoretic particles and the second electrophoretic particles are disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. An absolute value of a charge quantity of the first electrophoretic particles is larger than an absolute value of a charge quantity of the second electrophoretic particles. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268303 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONICALLY DISPLAYING INFORMATION - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a mass resolving aperture that may be used in an ion implantation system. Embodiments of the present invention relate to a mass resolving aperture that is segmented, adjustable, and/or presents a curved surface to the oncoming ion species that will strike the aperture. Embodiments of the present invention also relate to the filtering of a flow of charged particles through a closed plasma channel (“CPC”) superconductor, or boson energy transmission system. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268304 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONICALLY DISPLAYING INFORMATION - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a mass resolving aperture that may be used in an ion implantation system. Embodiments of the present invention relate to a mass resolving aperture that is segmented, adjustable, and/or presents a curved surface to the oncoming ion species that will strike the aperture. Embodiments of the present invention also relate to the filtering of a flow of charged particles through a closed plasma channel (“CPC”) superconductor, or boson energy transmission system. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268305 | WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH - A wavelength selective switch includes: a port array that includes an input port for inputting a signal light and an output port for outputting the signal light which are arranged in a first direction; a dispersive element that disperses the signal light in a second direction; a condensing element that condenses signal lights; a light deflection element that deflects the signal lights toward the output port; a first optical system that matches a beam waist position of the signal light incident onto the condensing element with a front focus of the condensing element in the optical axis direction, in a first plane that extends in the first direction; and a second optical system that shifts the beam waist position of the signal light incident onto the condensing element from the front focus in the optical axis direction, in a second plane that extends in the second direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268306 | DISTRIBUTED THERMAL SYSTEM FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION - A laser frequency converter includes a first substrate material forming a first planar surface that includes a first nonlinear material situated along a portion of the first planar surface of the first substrate material to perform a frequency conversion of a laser signal. The frequency converter includes a second substrate material forming a second planar surface and separated by a distance from the first planar surface of the first substrate material. The second substrate material includes a second nonlinear material situated along a portion of the second planar surface of the second substrate material to perform the frequency conversion of the laser signal in conjunction with the first non-linear material. The second nonlinear material is offset from the first nonlinear material along an axis of propagation for the laser signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268307 | APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MICRO-ROTATIONAL CALIBRATION FOR AN NLO CRYSTAL ENABLED LASER SYSTEM - The invention pertains to an apparatus and a method for tuning and then locking a nonlinear crystal to the angle at which phase-matching occurs. It is particularly advantageous to conduct tuning automatically and in the field. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268308 | TILT CONTROL THROUGH OPTICAL PUMP POWER ADJUSTMENT - The adjustment of tilt in an optical signal path of a repeater. The repeater includes an optical pump that optically powers a rare-Earth doped fiber amplifier, which amplifies the optical signal. The optical signal path also includes Raman gain stage implemented in a previous optical fiber span in the optical signal path, and which contributes tilt with respect to wavelength. Adjusting the Raman gain and/or the rare-Earth doped gain also adjusts the combined tilt contributed by these gain stages. However, the rare-Earth doped gain operates at least partially in the saturated regime, thereby stabilizing the gain at the output of the rare-Earth doped amplifier. Thus tilt control may be employed by adjusting optical pump power with reduced effect on overall gain. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268309 | SUPPRESSION OF AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION (ASE) WITHIN LASER PLANAR WAVEGUIDE DEVICES - Described herein are devices and techniques for suppressing parasitic modes in planar waveguide amplifier structures. One or more of the side and end facets of a planar waveguide amplifier are angled with respect to a fast axis defined in a transverse plane perpendicular to a core region. A relationship between glancing in-plane angles of incidence and threshold bevel angles θ | 2014-09-18 |
20140268310 | Spun Non-circular and Non-elliptical Core Optical Fibers and Apparatuses Utilizing the Same - Optical fibers are provided for modal discrimination which include a central core and a cladding disposed about the central core. The central core has a non-circular and non-elliptical cross-section, and it is rotated about a central axis of the optical fiber along the length of the optical fiber at a selected pitch resulting in the capability of a fundamental mode beam output for large core sizes. An optical system includes a seed optical source configured to provide a seed beam and an optical amplifier configured to receive and amplify the seed beam. The optical amplifier also includes an active optical fiber having a large mode area non-circular and non-elliptical core rotated about a central axis of said active optical fiber to provide modal discrimination and fundamental mode output. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268311 | HIGH-POWER DOUBLE-CLADDING-PUMPED (DC) ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER (EDFA) - A high-powered double cladding (DC) pumped Ytterbium-free L-band Erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) for dense-wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) is disclosed. The DC pumped Ytterbium-free L-band EDFA comprises a length of DC Erbium-doped fiber (EDF) that has a low-index, large-diameter core. For some embodiments, the DC-EDF also comprises a trench that is located radially exterior to the cladding, thereby increasing cladding absorption while still effectively maintaining single-mode behavior. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268312 | HYBRID OPTICAL SOURCE WITH SEMICONDUCTOR REFLECTOR - A hybrid optical source that provides an optical signal having a wavelength is described. This hybrid optical source includes an edge-coupled optical amplifier (such as a III-V semiconductor optical amplifier) aligned to a semiconductor reflector (such as an etched silicon mirror). The semiconductor reflector efficiently couples (i.e., with low optical loss) light out of the optical amplifier in a direction approximately perpendicular to a plane of the optical amplifier. A corresponding optical coupler (such as a diffraction grating or a mirror) fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator chip efficiently couples the light into a sub-micron silicon-on-insulator optical waveguide. The silicon-on-insulator optical waveguide couples the light to additional photonic elements (including a reflector) to complete the hybrid optical source. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268313 | HIGH POWER PULSED LIGHT GENERATION DEVICE - A high power pulsed light generation device includes: a master clock generator that generates a master signal; an optical oscillator that generates a pulsed light synchronized with the master clock signal; an optical amplifier that amplifies the pulsed light emitted from the optical oscillator to output a high power pulsed light; a pump semiconductor laser that generates a pulsed light for pumping the optical amplifier; a driving unit that drives the pump semiconductor laser by a pulsed driving current synchronized with the master clock signal; and a control unit which controls the driving unit and controls a gain of the optical amplifier for each pulse by changing a pulse width of the pulsed drive current from driving unit so as to change the pulse width of the pumping pulsed light. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268314 | Three-beam Coherent Beam Combining System | 2014-09-18 |
20140268315 | GLASS SELECTION FOR INFRARED LENS DESIGN - The invention relates to process for manufacturing infrared optical lenses that will transmit in multiple infrared bands, for example, lenses with multiple optical elements such as doublet and triplet lenses (i.e., achromatic, apochromatic, and superachromatic optical elements). The lens materials are selected on the basis of dispersion ratios and/or minimum dispersions and minimum dispersion wavelengths as defined herein. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268316 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION COATINGS OF LOW-EMISSIVITY GLASS INCLUDING A TERNARY ALLOY - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming low emissivity panels that may include a substrate and a reflective layer formed over the substrate. The low emissivity panels may further include a top dielectric layer formed over the reflective layer such that the reflective layer is formed between the top dielectric layer and the substrate. The top dielectric layer may include a ternary metal oxide, such as zinc tin aluminum oxide. The top dielectric layer may also include aluminum. The concentration of aluminum may be between about 1 atomic % and 15 atomic % or between about 2 atomic % and 10 atomic %. An atomic ratio of zinc to tin in the top dielectric layer may be between about 0.67 and about 1.5 or between about 0.9 and about 1.1. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268317 | High Solar Gain Low-E Panel and Method for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe low-e panels and methods for forming low-e panels. A transparent substrate is provided. A reflective layer is formed above the transparent substrate. An over-coating layer is formed above the reflective layer. The over-coating layer includes first, second, and third sub-layers. The second sub-layer is between the first and third sub-layers, and the first and third sub-layers include the same material | 2014-09-18 |
20140268318 | ARRAYED DUAL AXIS CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES - Various aspects as described herein are directed to apparatuses, methods, and systems including a sandwiched arrangement having a light-access port, a scanning mirror, an optics region, and a spacer. The spacer provides a light-directing optical region that separates the scanning mirror and the optics region, and includes a mirrored surface that reflects light between the light-access port and the optics region. Additionally, the optics region includes a curved-shaped window that provides a field of view by communicating beams of light between a target region. The optics region also includes a curved-shaped mirror having a surface that reflects light between the scanning mirror and the mirrored surface. Light beams, as conveyed between the light-access port and the curved-shaped window, are folded by being reflected off the scanning mirror, the curved-shaped mirror and the mirrored surface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268319 | COMPACT LENS SYSTEM AND ARRAY - A compact lens system for imaging a sample comprising a substrate having a well formed therein. Index matching material is disposed in the well and a lens member is further disposed in the well in optical contact with the index matching material disposed in the well. A spacer member extends from at least one of the substrate and the lower transparent member to define a spacing from a focal point of the lens member, wherein the lens member and index matching material cooperate to image a sample disposed below the lower transparent member. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268320 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image input unit configured to input a plurality of images acquired by imaging a specimen stained with non-fluorescent dye at a plurality of wavelength bands that are different from one another and a characteristic amount calculation unit configured to calculate a characteristic amount representing auto-fluorescence emitted by the specimen based on the plurality of images. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268321 | DEVICE FOR IMAGING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE SUPPORTS IN A MICROFLUIDIC OR ELECTROCHEMICAL CHAMBER WITH AN OPTICAL MICROSCOPE - A sample holder for optical microscopy that incorporates sample holders typically used in electron microscopy to maximize the correlation between optical and electron microscopy images and data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268322 | LONG-RANGE OPTICAL DEVICE - A long-range optical device with at least one replaceable electrical energy storage device for supplying power to the long-range optical device, which energy storage device is disposed in a closable compartment of the device incorporating electrical contacts, wherein an adapter is provided which can be inserted in the compartment instead of the energy storage device, which is configured to run a data exchange with at least one other component, in particular a memory, of the long-range optical device and/or by means of which the long-range optical device can be supplied with power. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268323 | COMBINATION OPTICAL AIMING DEVICE FOR PROJECTILE WEAPONS - A combination optical aiming device comprises a non-magnifying sight that includes an optic and a magnifying sight that includes an eyepiece and an objective. To reduce the vertical distance between viewing positions for the sights, the optic and the eye lens are truncated in order to position the optic predominately outside of a projection of a perimeter of the eye lens, the projection being parallel to the optical axis of the objective. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268324 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING 3D IMAGES FROM 2D SOURCE IMAGES USING A BARRIER GRID - Methods and systems are described for use of a barrier grid to enable the perception of three-dimensional (3D) content from inherently two-dimensional (2D) captured images. When viewing the captured image as a photograph, transparency or image displayed on an electronic display such as LCD, plasma, or DLP, a spacer and a barrier grid with vertical lines is placed in front of the display the barrier grid separates the horizontally displaced components of the image and directs the separated components to the left and/or right eye. Similarly, the image can be provided by a rear-projector screen, in which the image was stored and displayed digitally, photographically, or rendered by a computer device. The disparity contained in the horizontal displacement is perceived as depth information in the human brain. The result is that the perceived image is a three-dimensional representation of the actual depth information contained in the scene. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268325 | PATTERNED RETARDER FILM - Disclosed herein is a patterned retarder film for 3D display. The patterned retarder film includes a substrate, a patterned retarder layer and a micro-louver structure. The patterned retarder layer on the surface of the substrate has a plurality of first retardation micro structures and a plurality of second retardation micro structures and can split the image into two phase of images to form stereo image; the micro-louver structure is disposed between the substrate and the patterned retarder layer at the boundary of the first retardation micro structures and the second retardation micro structures. The micro-louver structure can decrease the crosstalk of the 3D display at vertical viewing angle and does not decrease the brightness of the 3D display at normal viewing angle. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268326 | OPHTHALMIC LENS VIEWING SETS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PERCEPTION OF STEREOSCOPIC MEDIA - The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for forming a Viewing Set of Ophthalmic Lenses for Three-dimensional Perception of stereoscopic media and includes the resulting Viewing Set devices. The Viewing Sets include a left Ophthalmic Lens and a right Ophthalmic Lens, wherein each Ophthalmic Lens includes a translation filter that, when combined, allow for Three-dimensional Perception. The present invention also includes embodiments where the translation filters are included in an encapsulated Rigid Insert or Media Insert, wherein the Media Insert includes a variable optic zone. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268327 | OPTICALLY VARIABLE DEVICE EXHIBITING NON-DIFFRACTIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL EFFECT - An optically variable device includes a substrate and a plurality of optical elements formed in or on the substrate and being structured to provide a three-dimensional optical effect for a viewer when light is incident on the optical elements. The plurality of optical elements are arranged as a plurality of stereo pairs structured to reflect or refract light to corresponding focal points in three-dimensional space apart from the optically variable device to form the three-dimensional optical effect. The optical elements include one or more optical elements that are curved structures having a curvature that is either less than or greater than a semi-circle. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268328 | Polarization Grating Stack - A stack of polarization gratings each having a grating pitch, the stack having a first end and a second end and, the polarization grating stack including N stages wherein one or more of the N stages in the stack comprise a first set of gratings which direct an incident beam through angles lying substantially in a first plane and one or more of the N stages in the stack comprise a second set of gratings which direct an incident beam through angles lying substantially in a second, different, plane lying at an angle relative to the first plane and wherein each of the N stages provide one of a plurality of deflection angles and wherein the N stages are arranged such that a stage having the smallest deflection angle is nearest the first end of the stack and a stage having the largest deflection angle is nearest the second end of the stack and wherein the deflection angles of the gratings in each set are chosen such that the grating pitch of each grating is at least one of: substantially twice the grating pitch of another member of the set; or substantially one-half the grating pitch of another member of the set. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268329 | Polarized Beam Director and Method - Incident differently-polarized light beams are separately directed and combined by one or two corner cube structures, each having one or two walls formed as a beam splitter. One incident light beam is passed, while the other incident light beam is reflected. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268330 | IMAGING WITH SHAPED HIGHLIGHT BEAM - A source light beam is split into an illumination beam and a highlight beam. The highlight beam can be controllably shaped into a shaped highlight beam based on a brightness analysis of an image to output. The illumination beam and the shaped highlight beam are combined and provided to an imaging device that generates the image using the combined beam. An array of reflectors, such as a MEMS mirror device, can be used in conjunction with a stacked rod array to generate the shaped highlight beam. The illumination beam and the shaped highlight beam can be combined using offset lenses or a polarizing beam splitter. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268331 | Patterns On Glass For Increased Light Transmission And/Or Light Trapping - In one non-limiting embodiment, a transparency for use as a cover plate for a solar collector, window and/or room divider includes a major surface of a glass substrate having Brewster tetrahedrons to convert s-polarized light waves to converted p-polarized light waves to reduce the percent of light wave reflectance of the substrate. In another non-limiting embodiment, the transparency includes a major surface of the substrate having pyramidal tetrahedrons to capture light waves within the body of the substrate to reduce the percent of visible light reflection. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268332 | DYE AND PIGMENT-FREE STRUCTURAL COLORS AND ANGLE-INSENSITIVE SPECTRUM FILTERS - Optical spectrum filtering devices displaying minimal angle dependence or angle insensitivity are provided. The filter comprises a localized plasmonic nanoresonator assembly having a metal material layer defining at least one nanogroove and a dielectric material disposed adjacent to the metal material layer. The dielectric material is disposed within the nanogroove(s). The localized plasmonic nanoresonator assembly is configured to funnel and absorb a portion of an electromagnetic spectrum in the at least one nanogroove via localized plasmonic resonance to generate a filtered output having a predetermined range of wavelengths that displays angle insensitivity. Thus, flexible, high efficiency angle independent color filters having very small diffraction limits are provided that are particularly suitable for use as pixels for various display devices or for use in anti-counterfeiting and cryptography applications. The structures can also be used for colored print applications and the elements can be rendered as pigment-like particles. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268333 | RETARDATION FILM, AND CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE EACH USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a retardation film succeeded in solving those conventional problems, that is, a retardation film insusceptible to color dropout or color shift even under environment of severe temperature or humidity conditions and capable of being produced by a melt film-forming method. The retardation film of the present invention satisfies the relationships of the following formulae (A) and (B): | 2014-09-18 |
20140268334 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN AND TRANSPARENT FILM FORMED THEREFROM - The polycarbonate resin of the invention includes a first structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (1), a second structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (2), and a third structural unit derived from at least one dihydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (3), a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (4), a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (5), and a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (6), and in which the first structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the general formula (1) accounts for 18% by mole or more of the polycarbonate resin. The above general formulae (1) to (6) are described in the specification of the present application. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268335 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING CONTAMINATION ENHANCED LASER INDUCED DAMAGE (CELID) BASED ON FLUORINATED SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS DISPOSED ON OPTICS - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for inhibiting contamination enhanced laser induced damage (CELID) based on fluorinated self-assembled monolayers (F-SAMs) disposed on optics. For example, a coating for inhibiting CELID to an optic disposed in a sealed gas environment or vacuum may include an F-SAM that includes a fluorinated hydrocarbon tail group covalently bound to the optic by a head group. The coating may be formed by heating the optic and a liquid-phase precursor of the F-SAM to generate a gas-phase precursor, and exposing the heated optic to the gas-phase precursor for a period of time sufficient for the gas-phase precursor to coalesce at and covalently bond to the optic and form the F-SAM. The optic may include silica, and the F-SAM may include a siloxane group covalently bound to the silica. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268336 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A virtual image display apparatus (head mounted display) that is worn around a head of a viewer and displays a virtual image includes a projection optical section that projects light that forms an image, a lens barrel that accommodates the projection optical section, a light-transmissive light guide member that causes the light from the projection optical section to be internally reflected and guided to an eye of the viewer to allow the viewer to visually recognize the image as a virtual image, and a blocking section that blocks a gap created between the light guide member and the lens barrel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268337 | MUTLI-LAYER MICROPRISMATIC RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multi-layer microprismatic retroreflective film and a method of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the film includes: (1) a prism layer including an acrylic polymeric material and containing microprisms, (2) a strengthening layer including a polymeric material different from the acrylic polymeric material and (3) a buffer section including acrylic polymeric material located between the microprisms of the prism layer and the strengthening layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268338 | REFLECTOR ARRAY OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A reflector array optical device has a plurality of dihedral corner reflector array optical elements which are disposed side by side on the same plane. Each of the dihedral corner reflector array optical elements has a substrate and a plurality of dihedral corner reflectors which each have at least two orthogonal side faces perpendicular to the principal surface of the substrate and orthogonal to each other, and which are formed on the substrate so that the orientations of the interior angles of the orthogonal side faces are aligned with each other. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268339 | MULTI-AXIS SECTOR MOTOR - A multi-axis motor includes a first elongate magnet member disposed in a first orientation and a second elongate magnet member disposed in a second orientation orthogonal to the first orientation and mechanically coupled to the first elongate magnet member. The first elongate magnet member is operable to adjust a first axis of a fine axis structure. The second elongate magnet member is operable to adjust a second axis of the fine axis structure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268340 | TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a telephoto zoom lens system and an electronic apparatus including the telephoto zoom lens system. The telephoto zoom lens system includes a first lens group having a positive refractive power and is fixed when zooming and focusing, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a negative refractive power and performs focusing, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a rear lens group comprising one or more lens groups located between the fourth lens group and an image side. At least one lens group of the rear lens group is fixed while zooming, and a focal length thereof is unchanged while zooming. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268341 | PLANAR DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT LENS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A planar diffractive optical element (DOE) lens is described herein. The planar DOE lens includes a substrate. The planar DOE lens further includes a first layer, the first layer being formed upon the substrate. The planar DOE lens further includes a diffractive optical element, the diffractive optical element being formed upon the first layer. The planar DOE lens further includes a second layer, the second layer being formed upon the first layer. The second layer is also formed over the diffractive optical element. The second layer encloses the diffractive optical element between the first layer and the second layer. The second layer includes a planar surface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268342 | OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical filter device includes a housing including a light passage hole making light incident on the inner side, an aperture on the outer side of the housing and limiting the light made incident on the incident light passage hole, and an interference filter on the inner side of the housing and including a fixed reflection film and a movable reflection film. In a plan view of the fixed reflection film and the movable reflection film, an opening of the aperture, the light passage hole, and the fixed reflection film and the movable reflection film overlap one another. When the diameter of the fixed reflection film close to the light passage hole is Φm, the bore of the light passage hole is Φp, and the opening diameter of the aperture is Φa, Φa<Φm<Φp. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268343 | LIGHT FILTER AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - A light filter has a first reflecting film and a second reflecting film opposed to each other, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a fourth electrode, and a potential difference control unit, the first electrode and the third electrode are opposed at a first distance, the second electrode and the fourth electrode are opposed at a second distance different from the first distance, the potential difference control unit brings the first electrode and the third electrode into contact by producing a potential difference between the first electrode and the third electrode and brings the second electrode and the fourth electrode into contact by producing a potential difference between the second electrode and the fourth electrode, and thereby, a gap between the first reflecting film and the second reflecting film may be controlled with high accuracy. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268344 | INTERFERENCE FILTER, INTERFERENCE FILTER MANUFACTURING METHOD, OPTICAL MODULE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND BONDED SUBSTRATE - A wavelength tunable interference filter includes a fixed substrate, a movable substrate, a fixed reflective film provided on the fixed substrate, a movable reflective film provided on the movable substrate so as to face the fixed reflective film, and a first bonding portion that bonds the fixed substrate and the movable substrate to each other. The first bonding portion includes a resin layer provided on the fixed substrate, a metal layer that is provided on the fixed substrate so as to cover the resin layer and that has smaller plasticity than the resin layer, and another metal layer that is provided on the movable substrate and that is bonded to the metal layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268345 | INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A wavelength tunable interference filter includes a fixed substrate, a fixed reflection film that is provided on the fixed substrate, reflects part of incident light, and transmits at least part of the incident light, a movable reflection film that faces the fixed reflection film, reflects part of incident light, and transmits at least part of the incident light, and a fixed electrode that surrounds the fixed reflection film and has a light absorbing layer and a metal layer, and the light absorbing layer is disposed closer to the fixed substrate than the metal layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268346 | APODIZED BROADBAND PARTIAL REFLECTORS HAVING DIFFERING OPTICAL PACKETS - A broadband partial reflector includes a first multilayer polymeric optical film having a total number of optical repeating units from a first side to a second side of the first multilayer polymeric optical film and a second multilayer polymeric optical film having a total number of optical repeating units from a first side to a second side of the second multilayer polymeric optical film and an intermediate layer on the second side of the multilayer polymeric optical film separates the first multilayer polymeric optical film from the second multilayer polymeric optical film. The first multilayer polymeric optical film has a first baseline optical repeating unit thickness profile and a first apodized optical repeating unit thickness profile monotonically deviating from the first baseline optical repeating unit thickness profile and defining the second side of the first multilayer polymeric optical film. The second multilayer polymeric optical film has a second baseline optical repeating unit thickness profile and a second apodized optical repeating unit thickness profile monotonically deviating from the second baseline optical repeating unit thickness profile and defining the first side of the second multilayer polymeric optical film. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268347 | DAYLIGHTING TUBE SEGMENT CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Certain disclosed embodiments provide internally-reflective tube assemblies for use in a tubular daylighting device configured to direct daylight into an interior of a building when installed on a roof of the building. A tube assembly may include multiple tube segments including connection projections, such as hook-type structures, for weaving or otherwise connecting and/or securing tube segments together. In some embodiments, sidewalls of tube segments connected together are substantially parallel to one another at or near the connection region. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268348 | Anti-Reflective Coatings with Porosity Gradient and Methods for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein provide anti-reflective coatings with porosity gradients and methods for forming such anti-reflective coatings. A transparent substrate is provided. A primary material and a sacrificial material are simultaneously deposited above the transparent substrate to form a coating above the transparent substrate. At least some of the sacrificial material is removed from the coating to form a plurality of pores in the coating. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268349 | Optical Coatings with Plate-Shaped Particles and Methods for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe optical coatings, panels having optical coatings thereon, and methods for forming optical coatings and panels. A transparent substrate is provided. An optical coating is formed on the transparent substrate. The optical coating includes a plurality of plate-shaped silicon dioxide particles. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268350 | LOW REFLECTANCE GLARE OPTIC - A rearview assembly is disclosed for use in a vehicle for providing a rearward view from the vehicle. In one example, the rearview assembly includes at least one substrate having a partially transmissive coating and a light sensor proximate the at least one substrate. The rearview assembly further includes a secondary optic. The secondary optic has a first surface facing outward toward the at least one substrate and a second surface facing inward toward the light sensor. Vertical flutes extend uniformly along the first surface and horizontal flutes extend uniformly along the second surface. The secondary optic is configured to control a field of view of the light sensor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268351 | SWITCHABLE REARVIEW MIRROR ELEMENT WITH ANTI-REFLECTION MECHANISMS FOR USE WITH A DISPLAY - The embodiments described herein generally relate to a rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle. More particularly, they relate to a rearview mirror assembly including a switchable reflective element and a display. The switchable reflective element is a type that is selectively switchable between a reflective mode and a transmissive mode. The display is positioned behind the switchable reflective element for displaying images through the switchable reflective element when in the transmissive mode. The rearview mirror assembly may further include either an anti-reflection coating provided on at least one of the front and rear sides of the switchable reflective element, or first and second prisms provided on opposite sides of the switchable reflective element. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268352 | DEVICES FOR INTERLEAVING LASER BEAMS - A device for interleaving a plurality of laser beams ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140268353 | 3-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) NAVIGATION - One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for 3-dimensional (3-D) navigation are provided herein. A heads-up display (HUD) component can project graphic elements on focal planes around an environment surrounding a vehicle. The HUD component can cause these graphic elements to appear volumetric or 3-D by moving or adjusting a distance between a focal plane and the vehicle. Additionally, a target position for graphic elements can be adjusted. This enables the HUD component to project graphic elements as moving avatars. In other words, adjusting the focal plane distance and the target position enables graphic elements to be projected in three dimensions along an x, y, and z axis. Further, a moving avatar can be ‘animated’ by sequentially projecting the avatar on different focal planes, thereby providing an occupant with the perception that the avatar is moving towards or away from the vehicle. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268354 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - Disclosed is an optical system for a head-mounted display, in which image rays provided from a display device are diverged to form and provide an enlarged image. First, second, and third lenses or first, second, third, and fourth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object along an optical axis and provide the enlarged image on an image plane, and angles of principal rays are gradually increased from the optical axis toward an edge of the image plane. Thus, as the angles of principal rays increase, the angle of view is improved to provide a large image so that it is possible to appreciate a vivid image due to an increase in the sense of presence and the degree of involvement. The size of the entire optical system can be reduced, thus a head-mounted display can be made compact and lightweight. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268355 | DISPLAY MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A display mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a partially reflective, partially transmissive element; and a full display module mounted behind the partially reflective, partially transmissive element, the display module having an optic block, and a display in optical communication with the optic block, the display being one an in-place switching liquid crystal display, a fringe filed switching liquid crystal display, and a vertically aligned liquid crystal display. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268356 | DYNAMIC FIELD OF VIEW THROTTLING AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING USER EXPERIENCE IN HEAD MOUNTED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS - A head-mounted display (HMD) allows a user to view a virtual environment. The HMD displays a field of view to the user. However, the user may experience simulator sickness or motion sickness from viewing the field of view. The HMD is connected to a sensor which can monitor the user. By monitoring the user's physiological state, the user's simulator sickness can be detected or predicted. To reduce the negative effects, the field of view can be throttled. The field of view can also be throttled in order to provide a better user experience even if the user does not experience sickness. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268357 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical element, notably an optical element for creating a retractable sheet for use in a motor vehicle, has in the final state a three-dimensional shape resulting from forming of the optical element, the optical element being designed to have an extended shape comprising: a first main surface, a second main surface, and an edge surface. A method of manufacturing involves during a first step of the method, forming the optical element to give its final three-dimensional shape in terms of the first main surface, the second main surface and the edge surface. During a second step at least one of the surfaces of the optical element is cleaned. During a third step, a functional coating is applied to the first main surface and/or the second main surface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268358 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A virtual image display device includes: an image projection device that projects an image light; a diverging element on which the image light emitted from the image projection device is incident, spreading the image light out over a range of a predetermined angle; and a light branching element that reflects the image light emitted from the diverging element, while transmitting the incident light from the surface other than the reflecting surface. The image light from the image projection device is formed into an image on the diverging element. A virtual image of the image formed on the diverging element is generated on an extension line in the opposite direction to the emission direction of the image light reflected from the light branching element. Further, an optical axis converting element is provided to convert the optical axis of the image light emitted from the image projection device, into a predetermined direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268359 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-up display device includes a housing, an image light emitter disposed in the housing for emitting image light representing an image, and a mirror disposed in the housing for reflecting the image light in order to display the image light as a virtual image in a front visual field of the user outside of the housing. A light-transmissive layer is disposed in the housing on a light path of the image light. The light-transmissive layer has a light transmittance that is progressively higher toward a center region thereof. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268360 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - Methods and systems are disclosed for using a head-mounted display that may consist of an image projector mounted to the head that projects one or more images onto a screen in front of one or both of the user's eyes. Moreover, head-mounted displays may also include electronics to track the position of the user's head. This tracking information can then be used as an input to change the display projected to the user—creating a Virtual Realty environment. Head tracking may be combined with transparent or semi-transparent display screens, to enable a user to see both a projected image and the physical world beyond the display screen. In certain embodiments, tracking information may be used to adjust the location of a projected image to compensate for the detected head movement. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268361 | LENS ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED FEEDBACK LOOP FOR FOCUS ADJUSTMENT - This invention provides a removably mountable lens assembly for a vision system camera that includes an integral auto-focusing liquid lens unit, in which the lens unit compensates for focus variations by employing a feedback control circuit that is integrated into the body of the lens assembly. The feedback control circuit receives motion information related to the bobbin of the lens from a position sensor (e.g. a Hall sensor) and uses this information internally to correct for motion variations that deviate from the lens setting position at a desired lens focal distance setting. Illustratively, the feedback circuit can be interconnected with one or more temperature sensors that adjust the lens setting position for a particular temperature value. In addition, the feedback circuit can communicate with an accelerometer that reads a direction of gravity and thereby corrects for potential sag in the lens membrane based upon the spatial orientation of the lens. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268362 | IMAGING LENS - The present invention relates to an imaging lens, the imaging lens including, in an ordered way from an object side, a first movable lens having a positive (+) refractive power, a second lens having a negative (−) refractive power, a third lens having a positive (+) refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive (+) refractive power, and a fifth lens having a negative (−) refractive power. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268363 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM - Provided is a zoom optical system which includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having negative refractive power and other lens groups, and in which an interval between each lens group changes upon zooming, wherein the first lens group includes a first negative lens which is disposed closest to the object and has a diffractive optical element on an image side lens surface, and a positive lens disposed closer to the image than the first negative lens, and the glass material used for the positive lens satisfies the following conditions expressions: ν1p≦35 and Δ(θg, F)≧0.007, where ν1p denotes an Abbe number, based on the d-line, of the glass material used for the positive lens of the first lens group, and Δ(θg, F) denotes a deviation of the partial dispersion ratio of the glass material, which is used for the positive lens, from a standard line that connects a glass type A and a glass type B in a graph of which abscissa is an Abbe number νd based on the d-line, and the ordinate is the partial dispersion ratio (θg, F)=(ng−nF)/(nF−nC), with the Abbe number νd and the partial dispersion ratio (θg, F) of the glass type A and the glass type B being as follows: Glass type A: νd=60.49, (θg, F)=0.5436; glass type B: νd=36.26, (θg, F)=0.5828. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268364 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A zoom lens includes: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; a third lens unit having a positive refractive power; and a rear unit having two or more lens units, in the order from an object side to an image side, an interval between the adjacent lens units being changed in order to carry out at least one of zooming and focusing, wherein the rear unit includes a focus lens unit that has a negative refractive power and that moves during the focusing, and wherein, when the zoom lens focuses on a specific object distance, the focus lens unit moves integral with the other lens unit during zooming. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268365 | Zoom Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Equipped with Same - A zoom lens consists of, in order from the object side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power. The first lens unit and the second lens unit move during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expressions (1), (2), and (3): | 2014-09-18 |