40th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160291222 | OPTICAL FILTER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME - A filter, having a first filter material and second filter material, the first and second filter materials having different light attenuation properties and being in mutual contact along an interface surface, a cross-section of which has a curved line. Additionally, a method for preparing a filter, by: combining a first surface and an element to form a moulding cavity, delimited by the surface and by a moulding surface of the element; inserting a first material in liquid state; allowing the first material to solidify; removing the element to form a second moulding cavity, delimited by a second part of the surface and by the solidified first material; and inserting a second material in the second moulding cavity. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291223 | OPTICAL FILTER - An optical filter, a process for producing an optical filter, and the use of the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes a substrate and a filter layer on at least one side of the substrate. The filter layer has a matrix and at least one organic dye dissolved in the matrix. The filter layer has optical homogeneity. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291224 | COMPOSITE POLARIZING PLATE - A composite polarizing plate includes a polarizing plate having a polarization coating layer formed on one surface thereof, a retardation coating layer, and a photo-curable adhesive layer installed between the polarizing plate and the retardation coating layer, such that a display device having a thinner thickness and lighter weight may be implemented, and cracks may be reduced due to excellent flexibility, thereby the composite polarizing plate may be applied to a flexible display device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291225 | POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a polarizing plate where, when the polarizing plate is applied to a liquid crystal display device, both thinning of the device and improvement in display performance such as prevention of light leakage, prevention of color variation, and suppression of display unevenness under a moist and hot environment can be achieved. The polarizing plate has, in this order, a first polarizer protective layer, a first polarizer, a first optically anisotropic layer including a liquid crystal compound X, and a second optically anisotropic layer including a liquid crystal compound Y, in which the thickness of the first optically anisotropic layer is 10 μm or less, the first optically anisotropic layer has predetermined Re(550) and Rth(550), the thickness of the second optically anisotropic layer is 10 μm or less, and has predetermined Re(550) and Rth(550), and the polarizing plate has a thickness of is 100 μm or less. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291226 | Wire Grid Polarizer with Phosphonate Protective Coating - A wire grid polarizer (WGP) can have a phosphonate conformal-coating to protect the WGP from at least one of the following: corrosion, dust, and damage due to tensile forces in a liquid on the WGP. The conformal-coating can include a chemical: | 2016-10-06 |
20160291227 | Wire Grid Polarizer with Water-Soluble Materials - Wire grid polarizer (WGP) performance can be improved by use of certain water-soluble materials. Such water-soluble materials can be protected by a conformal coating, which can be applied by an anhydrous method, such as vapor deposition for example. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291228 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode display including: a display panel; a first retarder on the display panel and including a first reactive liquid crystal; a second retarder on the first retarder and including a second reactive liquid crystal; and a polarizer on the second retarder, wherein a first optical axis of the first reactive liquid crystal is inclined by 2θ+45° relative to an absorption axis of the polarizer, and a second optical axis of the second reactive liquid crystal is inclined by θ relative to the absorption axis of the polarizer. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291229 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RETARDATION FILM - A method for manufacturing a phase difference film having specific optical properties from a pre-stretch film that includes a resin layer (a) made of a resin A containing polycarbonate and a resin layer (b) made of a resin B having a negative intrinsic birefringence, wherein the pre-stretch film has a property of exhibiting a phase difference that varies depending on temperatures. The method includes a stretching step of performing uniaxial stretching two or more times at different temperatures and in different directions, so that a resin layer having a specific plane orientation coefficient is obtained by stretching the resin layer (a), and a resin layer having specific birefringence and specific Nz coefficient is obtained by stretching the resin layer (b). The resin A has a specific glass transition temperature TgA, and the TgA and a glass transition temperature TgB of the resin B satisfy a specific relationship. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291230 | CAMERA, OPTICAL SYSTEM AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS WITH BIREFRINGENT DEVICE - An optical system ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160291231 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a display apparatus including: a display panel; and a backlight unit configured to output light to the display panel, wherein the backlight unit includes: a light source configured to emit light having a particular color; a light guide plate (LGP) configured to scatter the light incident from the light source and configured to emit the scattered light through a light emitting surface; and an optical converter configured to convert the light emitted from the light source and including an optical conversion pattern disposed on an inner side from the display panel, the optical converter including an optical conversion material for converting color of light; and wherein the optical converter is provided at an edge portion of the backlight unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291232 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH SPECTRAL CONVERSION ELEMENT - A light emitting device comprising at least one first light source ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160291233 | Thermal Expansion Compensated Backlight Illumination - An electronic device includes a display frame, a light guide plate disposed within the display frame, and a light source disposed along an edge of the light guide plate. The light source is secured to the display frame. The electronic device further includes an enclosure in which the display frame and the light guide plate are disposed. The enclosure is configured to allow thermal expansion of the display frame and of the light guide plate. The light guide plate and the display frame have substantially similar coefficients of thermal expansion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291234 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND BACKLIGHT SYSTEM USING SAME - The present invention discloses a backlight module including a solar collector, a number of fibers, a light bar, an optical mixing block and a light guide plate. Each of the fibers includes a light incident end and a light output end. The solar light collector traces the sun and collects the solar light. The light incident ends are connected to the solar light collector and transmits the collected solar light to the light output end. The light bar includes a number of point light sources. The point light sources and the light output ends of the fibers are set on the light bar. The solar light collected by the solar light collector enters the optical mixing block to mix via the light output ends of the fibers and emits into the light guide plate to be spread as an even surface light source. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291235 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, DOUBLE CONE-SHAPED REFLECTOR, DOUBLE CONE-SHAPED REFLECTOR STRIP, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DOUBLE CONE-SHAPED REFLECTOR - Disclosed herein is a backlight unit including a flat substrate, a light emitting device mounted on the flat substrate, a light guide plate disposed on the flat substrate, and a reflector being inserted to be disposed in a through-hole and having a contacted reflection portion contacted to the light emitting device and a spaced reflection portion spaced from the light emitting device. The light guide plate may include an inner wall surface defining the through-hole which accommodates the light emitting device. The contacted reflection portion and the spaced reflection portion are configured to reflect light generated in the light emitting device to penetrate into the light guide plate through the inner wall surface. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291236 | WAVEGUIDES COMPRISING LIGHT SCATTERING SURFACES AND DISPLAY DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are waveguides comprising at least one scattering surface, a periodicity ranging from about 0.5 μm to about 2 μm, and an RMS roughness ranging from about 20 nm to about 60 nm. Single-layer waveguides having a thickness ranging from about 1 μm to about 100 μm are disclosed herein as well as multi-layer waveguides comprising at least one high index layer and optionally at least one low index layer. Lighting and display devices and OLEDs comprising such waveguides are further disclosed herein as well as methods for making the waveguides. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291237 | BACKLIGHT MODULE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present disclosure provides a backlight module, a display device and a method for manufacturing a backlight module. The backlight module includes a blue light emitting device and a light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate includes a substrate and a plurality of quantum dots which are of different diameters and doped in the substrate. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291238 | FRONT LIGHT DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A front light display device includes a reflective display module, a light guide plate, an optical clear adhesive, plural microstructures, and a light source. The light guide plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces. The light guide plate is made of a material including glass. The optical clear adhesive is located between the reflective display module and the first surface of the light guide plate. The microstructures are located on the first surface of the light guide plate. The light source faces the third surface of the light guide plate. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291239 | PRISM PLATE, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRISM PLATE - A display device includes a display panel and a backlight unit which provides light to the display panel. The backlight unit includes a light source which emits the light, a light guide plate which guides the light emitted from the light source toward the display panel, and a prism plate. The prism plate includes a base film disposed on the light guide plate and a plurality of prisms disposed on the base film. Each of the prisms has an isosceles trapezoidal section, two base angles of which are obtuse angles, when viewed from a cross-sectional view in a width direction. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291240 | Display Apparatus - Provided is a display apparatus in which a deflection of an optical sheet as well as a slit due to vibration and impact are suppressed while a flaw in a member being in contact with the optical sheet is suppressed, uniform surface luminance and preferable image quality are attained, and thus the occurrence of a defect is suppressed. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291241 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a backlight module and a display device, so as to improve the luminous effect of the backlight module. The backlight module includes: a backboard; a seal frame and a light guide plate arranged in the backboard; and a light source assembly located between the light guide plate and the seal frame. The light source assembly comprises a light source and a circuit board for controlling the light source. A bottom surface of the circuit board of the light source assembly abuts against an inner surface of the backboard. Since the bottom surface of the circuit board abuts against the inner surface of the backboard, the heat generated by the light source of the light source assembly may be transferred to the backboard through the circuit board and directly dissipated outside from the backboard. Thereby, it may prevent the temperature of the light source and the light guide plate from becoming over high, increasing the light emitting effect of the light source and light guide plate, and improving the luminous effect of the backlight module. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291242 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a light source unit including a light source configured to generate light and a light source supporting unit on which the light source is disposed, and a light guide plate disposed at a rear portion of the display panel and transmitting the light generated by the light source toward the display panel. The light source supporting unit is disposed to support at least one portion the front surface of the light guide plate. Through this configuration, the display apparatus may have a slim and thin design and may be manufactured efficiently. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291243 | Backlight Device and Display Apparatus - A plurality of LEDs emit light to a right end surface of a light guide plate. The light guide plate emits the light from a front surface, the light being made incident on the right end surface. The heat dissipater dissipates heat generated by the plurality of LEDs. A backlight chassis supports the light guide plate. The backlight chassis includes: a cover plate for covering a rear surface of the light guide plate; and an upper wall connected to the cover plate, for covering an upper end surface of the light guide plate adjacent to the right end surface. The heat dissipater includes a right side wall for covering the right end surface of the light guide plate. The right end of the upper wall of the backlight chassis and the upper end of the right side wall of the heat dissipater are connected by a non-transparent connecting part. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291244 | Flexible Backlight Illumination Carrier - A display includes a light guide plate, a plurality of light sources disposed along an edge of the light guide plate, and a flexible carrier to which the plurality of light sources are secured. The flexible carrier includes a plurality of flexures, each flexure of the plurality of flexures disposed between a respective pair of adjacent light sources of the plurality of light sources to allow a spacing between the pair of adjacent light sources to change. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291245 | Electronic Device with Display Chassis Structures - Electronic devices may include displays. A display may include backlight components that provide backlight illumination for the display. Backlight components may include a light guide plate that distributes light from a light source across the display. Display chassis structures may be used to support display layers and backlight components. A metal chassis may include a portion that partially surrounds the light source. Openings or perforations in the metal chassis may allow the portion that surrounds the light source to flex about a flex axis. A portion of a display layer may be mounted to a plastic chassis. The plastic chassis may be insert molded over a light source, may form part of a package for a light source, may be adhered to a light source, or may wrap around the light source. An encapsulant may be formed over the light source to protect the light source from vibrations and contaminants. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291246 | MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBER - An embodiment of the invention relates to a GI-MMF with a structure for achieving widening of bandwidth in a wider wavelength range and improving manufacturing easiness of a refractive index profile in a core. In an example of the GI-MMF, a whole region of the core is doped with Ge and a part of the core is doped with P. Namely, the Ge-doped region coincides with the whole region of the core and the Ge-doped region is comprised of a partially P-doped region doped with Ge and P; and a P-undoped region doped with Ge but not intentionally doped with P. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291247 | SINGLE MODE PROPAGATION IN FIBERS AND RODS WITH LARGE LEAKAGE CHANNELS - Various embodiments include large cores fibers that can propagate few modes or a single mode while introducing loss to higher order modes. Some of these fibers are holey fibers that comprise cladding features such as air-holes. Additional embodiments described herein include holey rods. The rods and fibers may be used in many optical systems including optical amplification systems, lasers, short pulse generators, Q-switched lasers, etc. and may be used for example for micromachining. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291248 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device and a method for producing a semiconductor device are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes: a first silicon layer; a first dielectric layer, located on the first silicon layer, where the first dielectric layer includes a window, and a bottom horizontal size of the window of the first dielectric layer is not greater than 20 nm; and a III-V semiconductor layer, located on the first dielectric layer and in the window of the first dielectric layer, and connected to the first silicon layer in the window of the first dielectric layer. A III-V semiconductor material of the semiconductor device has no threading dislocations, and therefore has relatively high performance. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291249 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR USE IN AN OPTICAL APPLICATION - A semiconductor device for use in an optical application and a method for fabricating the device. The device includes: an optically passive aspect that is operable in a substantially optically passive mode; and an optically active material having a material that is operable in a substantially optically active mode, wherein the optically passive aspect is patterned to include a photonic structure with a predefined structure, and the optically active material is formed in the predefined structure so as to be substantially self-aligned in a lateral plane with the optically passive aspect. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291250 | LOOSE TUBE FIBER CABLE ADAPTER AND SPLICE-ON CONNECTOR ADAPTER - An adapter is configured to hold a loose tube fiber cable and is mountable into a fusion splicer. The adapter includes a clamp base having a first and second grooves, each groove having a centerline, a width and a depth. The depth of the second groove is greater than the depth of the first groove, such that a shoulder is formed between the first and second grooves. The centerlines of the grooves align. This allows for the loose tube fiber cable or splice-on connector to be properly positioned within the grooves. The first groove is V-shaped. The second groove may be V-shaped, U-shaped or square-shaped. A clamp cover seats on the clamp base. The clamp cover has a compressible pad which, when the clamp cover is placed into a facing relationship with the clamp base, the pad aligns with the first groove. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291251 | Resonant Cavity Component Used in Optical Switching System - A resonant cavity component can be used in an optical switching system, and includes a resonant cavity group, where the resonant cavity group includes at least two resonant cavities that have displacement in a vertical direction, and adjacent resonant cavities exchange optical energy by means of evanescent wave coupling; a restriction layer between resonant cavities that has a relatively low refractive index; and at least one optical waveguide, close to a bottom-layer resonant cavity in the resonant cavity group, couples optical energy, and is used to input or output an optical signal. In implementation manners of the present invention, multiple resonant cavities have displacement in a vertical direction, are located in different planes, and may be made by using a CMOS process; and a space in a vertical direction can be controlled to a level of several nanometers. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291252 | LASER UNIT AND OPTICAL FIBER LASER - A laser unit includes: multi-mode semiconductor lasers configured to output laser lights in multi-mode; an optical multiplexer configured to multiplex and output the laser lights; a multi-mode optical fiber configured to connect the multi-mode semiconductor lasers to the optical multiplexer, and including a core portion, a cladding portion, and a coated portion; a first bending portion formed to the multi-mode optical fiber and bent with a predetermined bending length and at a predetermined first bending radius; a radiation portion formed outside the coated portion at the first bending portion, and configured to radiate heat of the multi-mode optical fiber; and a second bending portion formed to the multi-mode optical fiber between the first bending portion and the optical multiplexer and bent at a predetermined second bending radius, wherein increase in a temperature at the second bending portion is restrained by radiation from the radiation portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291253 | OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device comprises optical fibers and a holder. The holder includes one end portion, another end portion, and a supporting portion extending in a direction of a first axis from the one end portion to the other end portion. The one end portion includes a first end face extending along a first reference plane intersecting with the first axis from a side of the holder to cladding regions of the optical fibers; a second end face extending along a second reference plane from the one end portion to the other end portion; and a third end face extending along a third reference plane inclined at an angle of less than 90 degrees and more than zero degrees relative to the first axis. The cladding regions of the optical fibers are disposed at the second end face. The optical fibers have respective tips disposed at the third end face. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291254 | COUPLER AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE CHIP APPLYING THE COUPLER - A coupler and a waveguide chip including the coupler are provided. The coupler connects a first optical waveguide to a second optical waveguide and includes an entity region and a first waveguide grating. A first end of the entity region is coupled to the first optical waveguide. A second end of the entity region is coupled to a second end of the first waveguide grating. A first end of the first waveguide grating is coupled to the second optical waveguide. Size of the first end of the entity region matches size of an end plane of the first optical waveguide, size of an end plane of the second end of the entity region matches size of an end plane of the second end of the first waveguide grating, and size of the first end of the first waveguide grating matches size of an end plane of the second waveguide. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291255 | Multicast Optical Switch Based On Free-Space Transmission - A multicast optical switch based on free-space transmission comprises a 1×M input collimator array, a light splitting device, an optical distance compensation device, a spot transformation device, a 1×N output collimator array and a reflector array which are arranged in sequence. The 1×N output collimator array corresponds to reflector array. The light splitting device is provided with a light splitting surface and a reflection surface, and by means of light splitting surface and reflection surface, light splitting and beam splitting of n times are carried out on input signals of 1×M input collimator array, and then N beams of sub-signal light are generated. The optical distance compensation device compensates optical distance differences among M×N sub-signal light beams produced by light splitting device. The M×N sub-signal light beams are focused to be 1×N light spots through light spot conversion device, and then 1×N light spots are reflected to reflector array. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291256 | OPTICAL COMPONENT INCLUDING NANOPARTICLE HEAT SINK - An optical fiber assembly includes at least one optical component configured to deliver light from a first end to a second end opposite the first end. The at least one optical component includes at least one localized heat-sensitive area that emits increased temperatures with respect to remaining areas of the at least one optical fiber in response to light traveling through the localized heat-sensitive area. The optical fiber assembly further includes a nanoparticle heat sink that contacts the optical component and that completely surrounds the localized heat-sensitive area such that the nanoparticle heat sink dissipates heat from the at least one optical component. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291257 | ALL-IN-ONE FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR INSPECTION PROBE WITH EMBEDDED WEB BROWSER AND WIRELESS TRANSMITTER - A fiber optic connector endface inspection probe includes a microscope system, a camera module, and an image processing system. While the objective lens of the microscope system is being moved towards and past the focused position for the endface of a mated connector, either by manually turning a focusing knob in one direction or via an automatic transmission mechanism, the camera module continuously takes and sends endface images to the image processing system, wherein a microprocessor continuously monitors the sharpness of the endface images to acquire a focused image and analyze it to make an endface inspection pass/fail judgment, without using an external display to monitor the endface images. The microprocessor further comprises an embedded web browser for converting endface images and inspection report into web pages to be transmitted by a wireless transmitter of the image processing system to external devices for optional monitoring or manual inspection. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291258 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a fiber optic connector assembly, comprising: providing a ferrule having a first fiber and a cable having a second fiber; adjusting the ferrule to locate the first fiber at a first predetermined orientation, and adjusting the cable to locate the second fiber at a second predetermined orientation; and inserting the first fiber located at the first predetermined orientation and the second fiber located at the second predetermined orientation into a alignment tool received in a housing of a fiber optic connector. Wherein the first and second predetermined orientations are set so that a distance between a center of a fiber core of the first fiber and a center of a fiber core of the second fiber is equal to an absolute value of a difference between a distance from a center of a coat layer to the center of the fiber core of the first fiber and a distance from a center of a coat layer to the center of the fiber core of the second fiber when the first fiber located at the first predetermined orientation and the second fiber located at the second predetermined orientation are inserted into the alignment tool. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291259 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR COMPONENT - Disclosed in an optical connector component including: a housing that accommodates an end portion of an optical transmission line; a shutter having a reflecting portion that reflects an optical signal outputted from the optical transmission line and being able to open and close inside the housing; and a light-absorbing member that is heat resistant compared to the housing and is irradiated the optical signal reflected by the reflecting portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291260 | FIBER-OPTIC CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT AND ADAPTER SLEEVE - The invention relates to a fiber-optic connection arrangement, with the connection arrangement ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160291261 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR WITH OPTICAL PATH DIRECTION CHANGER - An optical path direction changing optical fiber connector, comprising: a base having an optical fiber mechanical splice at one edge of the base for securing a first end of an optical fiber ribbon; a retention block having a curved surface for guiding a portion of the optical fiber ribbon laid upon thereof, wherein the curved surface curving from a first end to a second end of the optical fiber ribbon such that the first end being at a bending angle to the second end of the optical fiber ribbon, wherein the curved guiding surface having a curvature radius of no more than approximately 2 mm, and wherein the retention block being positioned on top of the base; and a cover for covering the retention block and retaining the portions of the optical fiber ribbon laid upon the curved guiding surface of the retention block. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291262 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A crimp connector is disclosed for enhancing pull-retention of a fiber optic cable in a fiber optic connector assembly housing. The connector has a flange for engaging with the housing and crimp member for engaging with the cable. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291263 | CONNECTOR - When a moving member moves to a fixing position, a fixing member moves to a second fixing position, a blade of the fixing member cuts into a protection layer of a cord, and thereby the cord is fixed. When the moving member moves to a releasing position, the fixing member moves to a second releasing position, the blade leaves the protection layer, and thereby the cord is released. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291264 | CONFIGURABLE CONNECTOR - A terminal for making a hydraulic, electrical, or optical connection in an ink jet printing machine. The terminal extends along an axis XX′, and its external surface includes: a cylindrical portion, including a contact end and having a first diameter (d1), this end being provided with hydraulic or electrical or optical connection structure. The external surface also includes a collar, having a diameter (d2) higher than the first diameter (d1), and a throat, the bottom of which has a cross-section, in a plane perpendicular to the axis XX′, having at least one arc of circle portion having a third diameter (d3) lower than that of the collar, at least one planar part, and a part of this cross-section having a width lower than the third diameter. The throat continues with a connection device, for connecting to at least one hydraulic conduit or one electrical cable or one optical fibre. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291265 | Optically Aligned Hybrid Semiconductor Device and Method - Two semiconductor chips are optically aligned to form a hybrid semiconductor device. Both chips have optical waveguides and alignment surface positioned at precisely-defined complementary vertical offsets from optical axes of the corresponding waveguides, so that the waveguides are vertically aligned when one of the chips is placed atop the other with their alignment surface abutting each other. The position of the at least one of the alignment surface in a layer stack of its chip is precisely defined by epitaxy. The chips are bonded at offset bonding pads with the alignment surfaces abutting in the absence of bonding material therebetween. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291266 | OPTICAL DEVICE PACKAGE AND OPTICAL DEVICE APPARATUS - An optical device package includes a metal base body including a cutout portion formed from an outer circumferential surface of the metal base body toward the center portion thereof, and a wiring board connected on a side surface of the cutout portion of the metal base body. The wiring board includes an optical device mounting region provided on a portion of the wiring board located inside the cutout portion of the metal base body, and a pad arranged on a portion of the wiring board located outside the optical device mounting region. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291267 | COUPLING OF PHOTODETECTOR ARRAY TO OPTICAL DEMULTIPLEXER OUTPUTS WITH INDEX MATCHED MATERIAL - A system is provided for improved coupling of photodetectors to optical demultiplexer outputs, for example an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), using a refractive index matched material. In one embodiment, the system may include an optical demultiplexer including multiple optical outputs corresponding to multiple signal channels and a photodetector array including a plurality of photodiodes aligned with the multiple optical outputs. The system may also include an epoxy disposed within a gap between each of the photodiodes and each of the corresponding optical outputs of the optical demultiplexer. The epoxy may be configured to provide an index of refraction that is matched to the optical demultiplexer. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291268 | BIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE - There is provided a bidirectional optical communication module including a bidirectional optical communication chip configured to include an optical circuit board in which a light receiving element constituting a receiving section, a transmitting element constituting a transmitting section, and a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) filter that divides transmission signal light and reception signal light from each other are hybrid-integrated, a reflecting section configured to direct a propagation direction of the transmission signal light output from the transmitting section and the reception signal light received by the receiving section to a direction orthogonal to the optical circuit board, and an optical coupling element configured to spatially optically-couple an input-output port for the transmission signal light and the reception signal light provided at the bidirectional optical communication chip to an input-output port of an optical fiber. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291269 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP PACKAGING - A localized hermetic sealing of a photonic integrated circuit component chip mounted in a photonic integrated circuit device chip to protect a chip-to-chip interface from contamination, thereby enhancing functionality and reliability. A covering lid mounted on or over the component chip is hermetically sealed to the device chip surrounding the component chip forming a localized hermetically sealed area. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291270 | PLUGGABLE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE AND SYSTEM - An optical communications system and a pluggable optical communications module for use in the system are provided. The configuration of the pluggable optical communications module is such that no optical turn in any light path is required. Embodiments of the optical communications module include an EMI shielding solution and an electrical interface for electrically interfacing an electrical subassembly (ESA) of the module with a system printed circuit board (PCB) in a way that obviates the need for an optical turn. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291271 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a first circuit board, an optical sub-assembly, a first flexible printed circuit and a second flexible printed circuit. At first electrical connection terminals and a first electrical connector are provided on the first circuit board. The optical sub-assembly includes a second circuit board that includes second electrical connection terminals and a second electrical connector. The first flexible printed circuit is connected to the first electrical connection terminals and the second electrical connection terminals. The second flexible printed circuit is connected to the first and second electrical connectors. A high-speed electrical signal of 1 GHz or higher is transmitted between both the circuit boards through the first flexible printed circuit, and a power source signal and a low-speed electrical signal of 1 MHz or lower are transmitted between both the circuit boards through the second flexible printed circuit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291272 | OPTICAL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An optical module may include a case, an optical assembly, a circuit board interface positioned on the case, and a circuit board attached to the case through the circuit board interface. The optical assembly may be arranged in the case. The circuit board may include a first area that may electrically connect the circuit board to the optical assembly. The circuit board may also include a second area that may secure the circuit board to the circuit board interface. An optical module manufacturing method is also provided. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291273 | LATCH FOR COMMUNICATION MODULE - A communication module includes a printed circuit board, a housing including a left and right sidewall, a top and bottom panel, and a catch pin extending from the bottom panel, the housing enclosing the circuit board and configured to be inserted into and removed from the host device, and a delatch assembly slidably engaged with the bottom panel of the housing, including first and second delatch arms extending underneath the bottom panel of the housing and configured to removably engage with the host device, and a delatch cross-member extending underneath the bottom panel of the housing, including a hooking member configured to selectively engage the catch pin as the delatch assembly slides along the housing. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291274 | TRANSCEIVER AND INTERFACE FOR IC PACKAGE - An interconnect system includes a first circuit board, first and second connectors connected to the first circuit board, and a transceiver including an optical engine and arranged to receive and transmit electrical and optical signals through a cable, to convert optical signals received from the cable into electrical signals, and to convert electrical signals received from the first connector into optical signals to be transmitted through the cable. The transceiver is arranged to mate with the first and second connectors so that at least some converted electrical signals are transmitted to the first connector and so that at least some electrical signals received from the cable are transmitted to the second connector. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291275 | PRE-TERMINATED FIBER CABLE - A cable assembly may include a plurality of cable connectors and a cable jacket. Each cable connector may include a ferrule and a cable boot. Each ferrule may have a ferrule passage between a leading end and a trailing end and may be configured to receive an optical fiber. Each cable boot may include a first end with a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the ferrule and a second end having a boot passage connected to the recess and configured to receive at least a portion of the optical fiber. The cable jacket may include a jacket passage between a first portion and a second portion and may be configured to selectively release the plurality of cable connectors in the first configuration and receive the plurality of cable connectors in the second configuration. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291276 | FIBER OPTIC RIBBON CABLE - A fiber optic ribbon cable includes a stack of fiber optic ribbons, strength members surrounding the stack, and a jacket defining an exterior of the cable. The jacket forms a cavity through which the stack and the strength members extend. The stack has a bend preference, but the strength members are positioned around the stack or are flexible in bending such that the strength members do not have a bend preference. Furthermore, the jacket is structured such that the jacket does not have a bend preference. The cavity is sized relative to the stack in order to allow the stack to bend and twist within the cavity with respect to the jacket as the cable bends, facilitating movement of the optical fibers of the fiber optic ribbons to low-stress positions within the cavity and decoupling the bend preference of the stack from transfer to the jacket. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291277 | TRACEABLE CABLE WITH SIDE-EMITTING OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A traceable cable and method of forming the same. The cable includes at least one data transmission element, a jacket at least partially surrounding the at least one data transmission element, and a side-emitting optical fiber incorporated with and extending along at least a portion of the length of the cable. The side-emitting optical fiber has a core and a cladding substantially surrounding the core to define an exterior surface. The cladding has spaced apart scattering sites penetrating the exterior surface along the length of the optical fiber. The scattering sites scattering light so that the scattered light is emitted from the side-emitting optical fiber at discrete locations. When light is transmitted through the core, light scattered from the side-emitting optical fiber allows the cable to be traced along at least a portion of the length thereof. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291278 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE - An optical fiber cable has a sectional area of Ac [μm | 2016-10-06 |
20160291279 | ULTRA-HIGH FIBER DENSITY MICRO-DUCT CABLE WITH EXTREME OPERATING PERFORMANCE - A micro-duct cable includes a center member and a plurality of buffer tubes surrounding the center member. A plurality of fibers are disposed in each of the plurality of buffer tubes. Each of the plurality of buffer tubes contains greater than or equal to 24 fibers. The micro-duct cable further includes a cable jacket surrounding the plurality of buffer tubes and the center member. A maximum outer diameter of the cable is less than 13 millimeters and a modulus of elasticity of the cable is greater than or equal to 800 kpsi. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291280 | FIBER CABLE AND DROP WIRE ORGANIZER - A cable supporting device includes a first support and a second support. The first and second supports have respective first and second channel members with an inwardly facing opening. The channel members support and retain a cable or fiber optic component, for example a fiber optic cable or drop wire. The supports may be used in an enclosure. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291281 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY WITH TRANSLATABLE CENTERED SLEEVE - Optical assemblies include a barrel defining a cavity having a center axis, a sleeve inserted in the cavity, one or more optical elements mounted within the sleeve and a retaining ring inserted into the cavity and securing the sleeve. The sleeve engages the barrel inner wall through a thread engagement allowing a longitudinal displacement of the sleeve within the cavity. The retaining ring is also threadably engaged within the barrel, and the profile of the corresponding threads, as well as the spatial profile of a peripheral transversal surface of the sleeve engaging the retaining ring, are selected to provide centering of the sleeve with respect to the center axis of the cavity throughout the longitudinal displacement of the sleeve. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291282 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a filter ring retainer, an OIS base frame, and a ring-shaped filter ring. The filter ring retainer has a male screw. The OIS base frame has a female screw locking the male screw. The ring-shaped filter ring has an inner circumferential projection inserted into between the filter ring retainer and the OIS base frame, and is disposed on the outer circumferential side of the filter ring retainer and the OIS base frame. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291283 | LENS ARRAY PASSIVE ATHERMALIZATION - A lens housing includes a main housing, a lens array, a lens housing, and an athermalization bushing. The lens array has a thermally variable focal length that determines a focal point along a focal axis. The lens housing contains the lens array and is situated within the main housing, and is capable of translating relative to the main housing along the focal axis. The athermalization bushing is situated axially between the lens housing and the main housing, such that thermal expansion of the athermalization bushing translates the lens housing along the focal axis. This translation causes the focal point to remain substantially fixed relative to the main housing as the focal length of the lens array varies across an operational temperature range. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291284 | LENS-DRIVING DEVICE - A lens-driving device includes a lens frame; a base member; a support that supports the lens frame such that the lens frame can move, relative to the base member, along the optical axis; a driving means that drives the lens frame along the optical axis; and a focus control unit that controls the driving means so as to move the lens frame to a focus position. The support has an elastic support member that supports the lens frame in a suspended manner in an elastic equilibrium position when the driving means is powered off. To set a focus baseline, the focus control unit controls the driving means so as to make the lens frame abut against a mechanical focus baseline position. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291285 | Lens Driving Device, Camera Module and Optical Apparatus - A lens driving device is provided, the lens driving device includes: a housing; a bobbin disposed at an inner side of the housing; a support member coupled to the bobbin and the housing; and a sensor sensing a position of at least one of the bobbin and the housing, wherein the support member may include a first support unit, and a second support unit disposed not parallel to the first support unit, wherein the sensor may be disposed more adjacent to the first support unit than to the second support unit, and wherein an elastic modulus of the fist support unit may be lower than an elastic modulus of the second support unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291286 | Motorized Adjusting Drive for Objectives - An objective ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160291287 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The image pickup apparatus has a focus lens that adjusts focus on a subject, an operating section (an MF operation ring) that accepts user's operation, and a focus-lens driver that drives the focus lens in response to the user's operation. The focus-lens driver drives the focus lens so that a rotation amount at the operating section, which is required for moving a focus position by unit distance, is maintained at a constant level with no regard to a subject distance. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291288 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160291289 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An optical element includes a first optical component, a second optical component cemented to the first optical component, and a third optical component cemented to the second optical component. At least either one of the first and third optical components and the second optical component are cemented to each other via a cement member. Following conditional expressions are satisfied: | 2016-10-06 |
20160291290 | INNER FOCUSING LENS - An inner focusing lens has sequentially from the object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power. The first lens group has negative meniscus lenses disposed farthest on the object side thereof. The second lens group is moved along the optical axis whereby focusing from a focus state for an object at infinity to a focus state for the minimum object distance is performed. The inner focusing lens satisfies predetermined conditions and thereby, realizes a compact inner focusing lens having high imaging performance at wide angles, suitable for compact cameras having a function of capturing video. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291291 | INNER FOCUSING LENS - An inner focusing lens has sequentially from the object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power. The first lens group has negative meniscus lenses disposed farthest on the object side thereof. The second lens group is moved along the optical axis whereby focusing from a focus state for an object at infinity to a focus state for the minimum object distance is performed. The inner focusing lens satisfies predetermined conditions and thereby, realizes a compact inner focusing lens having high imaging performance at wide angles, suitable for compact cameras having a function of capturing video. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291292 | OPTICAL LENS, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An optical lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and including one convex shape in an off-axial region thereof. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and including one convex shape in an off-axial region thereof. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291293 | MINIATURE TELEPHOTO LENS ASSEMBLY - An optical lens assembly includes five lens elements and provides a TTL/EFL<1.0. In an embodiment, the focal length of the first lens element f12016-10-06 | |
20160291294 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An imaging lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has refractive power. The third lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291295 | ZOOM DUAL-APERTURE CAMERA WITH FOLDED LENS - Zoom digital cameras comprising a Wide sub-camera and a folded fixed Tele sub-camera. The folded Tele sub-camera may be auto-focused by moving either its lens or a reflecting element inserted in an optical path between its lens and a respective image sensor. The folded Tele sub-camera is configured to have a low profile to enable its integration within a portable electronic device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291296 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side, a front group having a negative refractive power, a stop, and a rear group having a positive refractive power. The front group consist of a front-group negative lens group that consists of three negative lenses and has a negative refractive power, and a front-group positive lens group that includes one positive lens and one negative lens and has a positive refractive power, where the negative lens is disposed at the most image-side position. The rear group includes two positive lenses and two negative lenses. The imaging lens satisfies condition expression (1): 0.95<−fAn/f<2, where fAn is a focal length of the front-group negative lens group, and f is a focal length of the entire system. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291297 | TELECENTRIC LENS - A telecentric lens ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160291298 | PLURALITY OF IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A plurality of imaging optical systems includes at least two imaging optical systems, and each imaging optical system includes an identical diaphragm member. Each imaging optical system includes in order from an object side, a front lens unit having a positive refractive power, a focusing lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power. The diaphragm member is disposed near the focusing lens unit. At the time of focusing, only the focusing lens unit moves on an optical axis. Each imaging optical system satisfies the following conditional expression (1), and the plurality of imaging optical systems satisfies the following conditional expressions (2) and (3). | 2016-10-06 |
20160291299 | Variable-Magnification Optical System, Imaging Optical Device, and Digital Appliance - A variable-magnification optical system has five lens groups, namely, from object side, positive, negative, positive, positive, and negative lens groups, and achieves magnification variation by varying all axial distances between the lens groups. Focusing is achieved by moving the fourth lens group in optical axis direction. Vibration correction is achieved by moving all or part of the fifth lens group perpendicularly to optical axis. Fulfilled are formulae 4.0<|f1/f2|<6.0, 1.02016-10-06 | |
20160291300 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection zoom lens includes: a first lens group having a negative refractive power provided most toward the magnification side, which is fixed when changing magnification; and at least two movable lens groups that move to change the relative distance therebetween in the direction of an optical axis when changing magnification. The first lens group is constituted by, in order from the magnification side to the reduction side, a front group which is fixed during focusing operations and a rear group having a negative refractive power that moves in the direction of the optical axis during focusing operations. The front group moves in the direction of the optical axis to correct field curvature. Conditional Formula (1) related to the focal length fw of the entire lens system at the wide angle end and the focal length fla of the front group is satisfied. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291301 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection zoom lens includes: a first lens group having a negative refractive power provided most toward the magnification side, which is fixed when changing magnification; and at least two movable lens groups that move to change the relative distance therebetween in the direction of an optical axis when changing magnification. The first lens group is constituted by, in order from the magnification side to the reduction side, a front group having a negative refractive power and a rear group having a negative refractive power. The front group is fixed and only the rear group moves in the direction of the optical axis during focusing operations. Conditional Formula (1) related to the focal length f | 2016-10-06 |
20160291302 | IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD FOR A MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING MICROSCOPE SYSTEM | 2016-10-06 |
20160291303 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPE WITH SUCH A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An optical transmission system configured to image a selected region of a sample arranged in a first medium in an object plane on or in a sample carrier, which includes plane-parallel plate, from the object plane into an intermediate image plane in a second medium. The plane-parallel plate is located between the optical transmission system and the sample during the imaging. The object plane and the intermediate image plane form an angle between 0° and 90° with an optical axis of the transmission system. The optical transmission system is positioned relative to region of the sample such that the sample is located within the focal length of the lens of the optical transmission system closest to the sample. The intermediate image plane and the object plane are located on the same side of the optical transmission system, and the intermediate image is a virtual image. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291304 | Arrangement for Light Sheet Microscopy - An arrangement for light sheet microscopy including illumination optics with an illumination objective for illuminating a sample, located in a medium on a sample carrier aligned with respect to a plane reference surface, with a light sheet. The arrangement also includes detection optics with a detection objective. The arrangement further includes a separating layer system with at least one layer separating the medium from the illumination and detection objectives. The separating layer system contacts the medium by a base surface aligned parallel to the reference surface. A correction lens system, with at least one correction lens serving to reduce those aberrations which occur as a result of the oblique passage of illumination light and/or of light to be detected through interfaces of the separating layer system, is arranged between illumination objective and separating layer system and/or between detection objective and separating layer system. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291305 | Microscope Illumination System - An illumination system and method for operating the same is disclosed. The illumination system includes a spatial light modulator (SLM), first and second optical systems, a controller and a mask. The SLM is positioned to receive an incident light beam. The first optical system images light leaving the SLM onto the mask that blocks part of the light. The second optical system images light leaving the mask onto a sample to be illuminated. The controller causes the SLM to display an SLM pattern that generates an illumination beam and a spurious light beam from the incident light beam, the illumination beam passing through the mask, wherein the mask includes a fixed part having a plurality of openings and a moveable part that moves in relation to the fixed part and that includes an opening. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291306 | CELL IMAGING APPARATUS AND CELL IMAGING METHOD - A cell imaging apparatus captures images of cells contained in a liquid specimen comprising: an image capture unit including an objective lens, specimen cells each including an inner space which is capable of holding a liquid specimen and which is elongated in one direction, the specimen cells arranged such that the inner spaces are aligned in a row in a longitudinal direction of the inner spaces, a drive unit that moves at least one of: a) one or more specimen cells; and b) the objective lens; and a controller that controls the drive unit to move at least one of: a) one or more specimen cells; and b) the objective lens in the longitudinal direction and controls the image capture unit to capture images of cells contained in a liquid specimen held in the inner space of each of the specimen cells at multiple image capture positions. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS, ASYNCHRONOUS AUTOFOCUS OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to autofocus subsystems within optical instruments that continuously monitor the focus of the optical instruments and adjust distances within the optical instrument along the optical axis in order to maintain a precise and stable optical-instrument focus at a particular point or surface on, within, or near a sample. Certain embodiments of the present invention operate asynchronously with respect to operation of other components and subsystems of the optical instrument in which they are embedded. In one embodiment the autofocus detector comprises a beam splitter arranged to split the autofocus light beam into a plurality (n) of down-stream light beams and a photodetector arrangement for registering the intensity of each one of the down-stream light beams. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291308 | DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS INCLUDING PASSIVE AUTOLOADER - A microscope assembly for use in an automated microscope apparatus has a support frame; a cartridge magazine actuator assembly connected to the support frame; a subframe; a plurality of vibration isolators connecting the support frame to the subframe; an XYZ drive connected to the subframe; and an optical stage connected to the subframe. In some embodiments the assembly further includes a cartridge gripper connected to said XYZ drive. In some embodiments, the cartridge magazine actuator assembly includes an input element, an output element, and a transfer assembly interconnecting the input element and the output element, with the transfer assembly configured to linearly advance the output element upon linear depression of the input element. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291309 | STAGE APPARATUS AND MICROSCOPE - A stage apparatus includes a plate-like stage plate having a spread in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction and a plate member having a linear expansion coefficient different from that of the stage plate. The stage apparatus includes: a first holding unit configured to hold the plate member on the stage plate; a second holding unit configured to hold the plate member on the stage plate, allow relative deformation caused between the stage plate and the plate member in the first direction, and constrain the relative deformation in the second direction; and a third holding unit configured to hold the plate member on the stage plate, constrain the deformation in the first direction, and allow the deformation in the second direction. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291310 | TELESCOPE WITH MUTUALLY CONNECTABLE MODULES - A telescope made up of mutually connectable modules, which telescope includes at least a lens module and an eyepiece module, and the lens module and eyepiece module each have a connection interface for connecting the modules, wherein an optical system for changing the zoom is integrated in the lens module. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291311 | OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY ADAPTED FOR A SOLAR TELESCOPE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - An optical lens assembly adapted for a solar telescope comprising a diverging lens, a converging lens, an etalon filter, and a housing. The diverging lens, the converging lens, and the etalon filter being positioned within the housing. The diverging lens being located between the first opening and the converging lens, and the etalon filter being located between the converging lens and the second opening. The housing comprising at least one baffle located between the diverging lens and the converging lens. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291312 | IMAGING DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE DEVICE - An imaging device includes: a holder that has a substantially hollow cylindrical shape having first and second end portions, both of the first and second end portions being opened in a longitudinal direction of the holder, the holder having a cutout portion on a side surface of the first end portion; a lens group provided inside the holder and configured to collect light incident from the second end portion of the holder; an optical member provided inside the holder and configured to transmit or reflect the light collected by the lens group; and an image sensor configured receive the light from the optical member. Part of an outer surface of the optical member is a columnar surface, and the columnar surface of the optical member abuts on an inside of the holder. Part of the image sensor is attached to the side surface of the holder through the cutout portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291313 | INSERTION APPARATUS - An insertion apparatus includes a flexible insert section inserted into an insertion target and a curved-shape detection sensor which detects a curved shape of the insert section. The curved-shape detection sensor includes at least a core, a cladding, a coating, and a sensing part mechanically attached to the core and detecting the curved shape. The optical fiber is disposed at least in the insert section. The optical fiber includes at least one displacement restraint section which directly or indirectly restrains a displacement of the sensing part relative to the insert section. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291314 | Portable Magnifying Assembly - A portable magnifying assembly includes an external electronic device that may display an image. A bellows has a top end, a bottom end and a peripheral wall extending therebetween. The top end is open and the bellows are substantially hollow. The bottom end may be positioned on a support surface and the bellows may be positioned in an extended position. A magnifying plate is removably positioned on the bellows thereby facilitating the magnifying plate to magnify the image displayed on the external electronic device when the bellows is positioned in the extended position. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291315 | WHEEL AND PROJECTION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wheel and a projection device using the same are provided. The wheel includes a wheel plate and a wavelength conversion layer. The wheel plate includes a first surface, a second surface, a through hole, a first groove, and a second groove. The first surface is opposite to the second surface, and forms a coating area and a non-coating area. The through hole is located in the coating area. The second groove is formed on the second surface and protrudes over the first surface to assemble a driver. The wavelength conversion layer is formed in the coating area of the first surface to convert a wavelength of a light beam. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291316 | OPTICAL SIGNAL GENERATION IN A SPAD ARRAY - A circuit may include a first circuit configured to generate a voltage signal for generating an optical pulse, the voltage signal being generated based on a phase control signal, and an array of single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) cells configured to detect a phase of the optical pulse. The circuit may include a phase control circuit configured to generate the phase control signal based upon a target phase value and the detected phase of the optical pulse. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291317 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device is configured by a laminated body of a second conductive layer and a reflective layer for a mirror. The second conductive layer includes a mirror support post facing a concave portion at a side opposite to a substrate, and a flat plate which extends from an end portion of the mirror support post and faces the substrate. The concave portion is filled with the resin. Surfaces of the flat plate and the resin configure a continuous plane. The reflective layer for a mirror is laminated on a surface of the resin at a side opposite to the substrate, and a surface of the flat plate of the second conductive layer at a side opposite to the substrate. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291318 | ELECTROOPTICAL APPARATUS, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE ELECTROOPTICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - An electrooptical apparatus includes a torsion hinge and a mirror support post that are formed integrally with an electroconductive member. Of the mirror support post (second support post), a first end portion at a substrate side has an open end whose opening faces the substrate. Of the mirror support post, a second end portion at a mirror side is a flat plate portion that closes the opening of the mirror support post. A mirror is in contact with the opposite side of the flat plate portion to the substrate. A first sacrificial layer for use for production of the electrooptical apparatus is formed by exposing and developing a photosensitive resist. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291319 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In an electro-optical device, a torsion hinge and a mirror support post are formed as one piece together with a conductive member, and in the mirror support post, a first end portion on a substrate side is an open end which is opened toward the substrate. In the mirror support post, a second end portion on a mirror side is a flat plate which closes an opening of the mirror support post, and the mirror is in contact with a surface of the fiat plate at a side opposite to the substrate. The first sacrificial layer which is used for manufacturing the electro-optical device is formed by exposure, development, and etching in a state in which a hard mask is formed, with respect to the photosensitive resin layer. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291320 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided an electro-optical device comprising a substrate, a first torsion hinge disposed above the substrate in a thickness direction, the first torsion hinge having a first hinge support portion configured to support the first torsion hinge in the thickness direction, a second torsion hinge disposed above the first torsion hinge in the thickness direction, the second torsion hinge having a second hinge support portion configured to support the second torsion hinge in the thickness direction, and a mirror disposed above the second torsion hinge in the thickness direction, the mirror having a mirror support portion configured to support the mirror in the thickness direction. The second hinge support portion does not overlap the first hinge support portion in a planar view of the substrate, and the mirror support portion does not overlap the second hinge support portion in the planar view of the substrate. | 2016-10-06 |
20160291321 | ELECTROOPTICAL APPARATUS, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE ELECTROOPTICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - An electrooptical apparatus includes a torsion hinge (torsion hinge) that has a first opening portion. Around the first opening portion, the opposite side of the torsion hinge to a substrate is in contact with a first connecting portion of a mirror support post that has a tubular shape. A resin that constitutes a sacrificial layer does not remain within the mirror support post. A second end portion of the mirror support post which is at a side opposite the substrate forms a flat plate portion. The second end portion is in contact with a mirror. Therefore, the surface of the mirror does not have any dimple. | 2016-10-06 |