51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150362669 | BAND-GAP TUNABLE ELASTIC OPTICAL MULTILAYER FIBERS - The rolled photonic fibers presents two codependent, technologically exploitable features for light and color manipulation: regularity on the nanoscale that is superposed with microscale cylindrical symmetry, resulting in wavelength selective scattering of light in a wide range of directions. The bio-inspired photonic fibers combine the spectral filtering capabilities and color brilliance of a planar Bragg stack compounded with a large angular scattering range introduced by the microscale curvature, which also decreases the strong directional chromaticity variation usually associated with flat multilayer reflectors. Transparent and elastic synthetic materials equip the multilayer interference fibers with high reflectance that is dynamically tuned by longitudinal mechanical strain. A two-fold elongation of the elastic fibers results in a shift of reflection peak center wavelength of over 200 nm. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362670 | BEND COMPENSATION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPTICAL FIBERS - Optical fiber profiles are shown in which the optical fiber has a large mode area, but is nevertheless sufficiently bend-insensitivity to comply with technical specifications for telecommunication optical fibers. The optical fibers meet two bend-loss conditions. First, they meet tight bend conditions, which reflects macro-bending due to coiling or bending of the optical fiber. Second, these optical fibers meet cable bend conditions, which reflect macro-bending conditions that are introduced as a result of cabling. By satisfying the tight bend-loss condition and then adjusting for the cable bend-loss condition, the optical fiber permits larger effective areas than normally achievable with only bend-compensation designs. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362671 | ISOTOPICALLY ALTERED OPTICAL FIBER - An optical waveguide having a cladding layer formed of high-purity glass, or a cladding layer formed of high-purity isotope-proportion modified glass, and with a core of high-purity isotope-proportion-modified glass with the index of refraction of the core glass greater than the index of refraction of the cladding glass, said high-purity isotope-proportion-modified core material having a Si-29-isotope proportion at most 4.447% Si-29 (atom/atom) of all silicon atoms in said core, or at least 4.90% of Si-29 (atom/atom) atoms in said core, or having a Ge-73 isotope proportion of at most 7.2% Ge-73 (atom/atom) of all germanium atoms in said core, or at least 8.18% of Ge-73 (atom/atom) of Germanium atoms in said core region. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362672 | LIQUID SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING A RING RESONATOR SENSOR - A sensor system having a multi-pass interaction region is disclosed. The system includes an input region, a multi-pass region, and an output region. The input region is configured to receive emitted light. The multi-pass region is coupled to the input region and is configured to absorb portions of the emitted light according to a specimen proximate the multi-pass region. The output region is coupled to the multi-pass region and is configured to provide interacted light from the multi-pass region. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362673 | SURFACE-NORMAL COUPLER FOR SILICON-ON-INSULATOR PLATFORMS - A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is described. This PIC includes an inverse facet mirror on a silicon optical waveguide for optical proximity coupling between two silicon-on-insulator (SOI) chips placed face to face. Accurate mirror facets may be fabricated in etch pits using a silicon micro-machining technique, with wet etching of the silicon <110> facet at an angle of 45° when etched through the <100> surface. Moreover, by filling the etch pit with polycrystalline silicon or another filling material that has an index of refraction similar to silicon (such as a silicon-germanium alloy), a reflecting mirror with an accurate angle can be formed at the end of the silicon optical waveguide using: a metal coating, a dielectric coating, thermal oxidation, or selective silicon dry etching removal of one side of the etch pit to define a cavity. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362674 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method for assembling an opto-electronic circuit board is described as follows. A bottom cladding layer, a core layer and a top cladding layer are formed on the base orderly such that a waveguide is completed. A first light-guide hole is formed in a base material, and a light source is disposed on the base material thereby forming an emission component. A second light-guide hole is formed in another base material, and then an optic receiver is disposed on another base material thereby forming a receiver component. A circuit substrate is processed in order to form a first cavity, a second cavity and a third cavity on a first circuit layer of the substrate. The waveguide, the emission component and the receiver component are disposed respectively in the first cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362675 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SHEET, OPTICAL UNIT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical waveguide sheet, includes: an optical path; and a clad member that covers the optical path, wherein the clad member has a portion formed by removing a part of the clad member which is on a first surface of an optical waveguide sheet on which the optical component is to be mounted and is provided within an area which is unused for propagation of light input to and output from the optical component. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362676 | LASER SYSTEM WITH DOPED FIBER COMPONENTS - A laser amplifier includes a pump source and an optically active fiber having an input portion configured to receive a signal source and an output portion. The pump source is optically coupled to the optically active fiber. The laser amplifier also includes an output fiber optically coupled to the output portion of the optically active fiber. The output fiber includes a rare-earth element. The laser amplifier further includes a beam expansion section joined to the output fiber. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362677 | Digital dispersion compensation module - Embodiments of present invention provide a digital dispersion compensation module. The digital dispersion compensation module includes a multi-port optical circulator; and a plurality of dispersion compensation units connected to the multi-port optical circulator, wherein at least one of the plurality of dispersion compensation units includes a fiber-bragg grating (FBG) having a first port and a second port; and an optical switch being capable of selectively connecting to one of the first port and the second port of the FBG, wherein the at least one of the plurality of dispersion compensation units is adapted to provide a positive dispersion to an optical signal, from the multi-port optical circulator, when the optical switch connects to the first port of the FBG and is adapted to provide a negative dispersion to the optical signal when the optical switch connects to the second port of the FBG. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362678 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION SYSTEM - A fiber optic connector ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362679 | LASER-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIBER-TO-FERRULE BONDING FOR OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORS - Systems and methods for bonding a bare fiber section within a longitudinal bore of a ferrule are disclosed. The methods include inserting the bare fiber section into the ferrule bore along with a photoactivated adhesive. A diverging beam of activating light is directed into an endface of the bare fiber section at the ferrule front end. The activating light passes through the bare fiber section to expose the surrounding photoactivated adhesive, thereby bonding the bare fiber section within the longitudinal bore. The ferrule and fiber can then be incorporated into an optical fiber connector. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362680 | CLEANING TOOL OF OPTICAL CONNECTOR - A cleaning tool for cleaning an optical connector including a plurality of ferrules, including: a plurality of heads whose pressing surfaces are spanned by a cleaner, each of the pressing surfaces being for pressing the cleaner against the ferrules; a guide member that is placed sandwiched between the heads, and that guides the heads in such a manner that the heads can move rearward; and a cover that accommodates the plurality of heads and the guide member and that exposes the cleaner. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362681 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING OPTICAL FIBER ALIGNMENT DEVICE WITH OPTICAL FIBER CLEANER - The present disclosure relates to system and method for cleaning an end face of a bare optical fiber ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362682 | OPTICAL FIBER INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLY - An optical fiber interconnect assembly includes a first housing component with deflectable locking arms having a locking section and an engagement section. The locking arms are movable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position. A second housing component is operatively slidable relative to the first housing component between a locking position and an unlocking position. An engagement section moves the locking arm to its second unlocked position upon movement of the second housing component to its second unlocking position. A ferrule is movably mounted between the first housing component and the second housing component. At least one biasing member biases the ferrule for movement. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362683 | Method And Optical Coupling Package With A Locking Device For A Fiber Array Subassembly And A Lens Array - Various embodiments of a novel method and design for coupling optical signals from a lens array to a fiber array subassembly with locking capability in a pluggable form factor are provided. Optical signals vertically emitted from a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) array on a printed circuit board (PCB) are coupled into an optical coupling lens array, which are then coupled into a fiber array subassembly parallel to the PCB. A locking device in a pluggable form factor provides means for mating and locking between the lens array and the fiber array subassembly, thereby achieving good coupling and locking between the fiber array subassembly and lens array. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362684 | PUMP BEAM STRIPPER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided herein is a pump beam stripper including an optical fiber including a core, a primary cladding configured to surround the core, and a secondary cladding configured to surround the primary cladding, the secondary cladding including an opening that exposes a portion of the primary cladding; and an atypical glass substance deposited irregularly on a surface of the primary cladding exposed through the opening. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362685 | OPTICAL MODULE WITH BEAM SPLITTER ON REFLECTING SURFACE - An optical module providing laser diodes (LD) and monitor PDs is disclosed. The LDs and monitor PDs are mounted on a module substrate that also mounts a resin body. The resin body includes a mirror surface which causes a total inner reflection for the optical beams coming from the LDs toward the inner fibers set in one side of the resin body. The mirror surface further provides a blip to refract portions of the optical beams toward the monitor PDs. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362686 | PLUGGABLE CONNECTOR - In an embodiment, a pluggable connector configured to removably couple an end of an optical cable to an optoelectronic module includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to engage a latch slot of the optoelectronic module to retain within the optoelectronic module a ferrule optically coupled to optical fibers of the optical cable. The second portion is configured to engage the ferrule to prevent removal of the ferrule from within the optoelectronic module when the first portion engages the latch slot. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362687 | Optical Element - An aspect of the present invention is an optical element that combines light waves using a spatial optical system, including a housing section, an optical waveguide element, a combine section, and a collimator section is provided. The housing section has a storage space and is formed by joining two or more members together. The optical waveguide element is provided in the storage space and emits at least two light waves. The combine section is provided outside the storage space and combines the light waves emitted from the optical waveguide element outside the housing section using a spatial optical system. The collimator section is connected to the housing section, holds the combine section, and includes a light focusing section configured to focus a light wave combined by the combine section and an optical fiber to which the light wave focused by the light focusing section is introduced. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362688 | SINGLE-PHOTON CAMERA - A nanophotonic device comprises at least two segments, wherein each segment comprises a grating coupler for receiving incident light and a superconducting stripe located on a substrate, wherein the grating coupler is optically coupled to a superconducting stripe of a superconducting single-photon detector. The nanophotonic device further comprises at least two further segments which do not comprise a superconducting stripe, wherein the grating couplers in the further segments constitute an optical reference port for aligning an optical fiber array to the nanophotonic device, wherein an optical coupling is provided between at least two of the optical reference ports. Additionally, a single-photon camera comprises a housing, wherein the housing comprises a single-photon detector chip with at least one nanophotonic device, a method for manufacturing the nanophotonic device, and a method for aligning an optical fiber array to the nanophotonic device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362689 | Media Patching System With Door Assembly - Improved media patching systems and related methods of use are provided. The present disclosure provides improved systems/methods for the design and use of patching systems configured to support multiple media connections (e.g., high density, mixed media connections). The present disclosure provides advantageous systems/methods for the design and use of patching systems having one or more bracket members (e.g., Z-shaped bracket members) configured to facilitate cable management. In exemplary embodiments, the bracket members allow a panel assembly to move relative to the bracket members for cable management purposes. The improved systems/assemblies of the present disclosure provide users with the ability to install multiple media connections (e.g., copper-based and/or fiber optic connections) in the same patching system/enclosure. The present disclosure also provides media patching systems having a door assembly (e.g., mounted with respect to bracket members) that is configured to open, close, lock and unlock as desired by a user. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362690 | ENVIRONMENTAL SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR FURCATED OPTICAL FIBERS - An assembly for protecting spliced optical fibers includes: a fiber optic cable comprising at least one optical fiber and a surrounding jacket; at least one elongate tubular member housing the optical fiber, wherein a gap exists between the elongate tubular member and the jacket such that the optical fiber has an exposed region; and a premold block formed of an ultra-low pressure material, the premold block encasing the exposed region of the optical fiber. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362691 | Modularly Mountable Cable Management Systems and Associated Methods - Exemplary embodiments are directed to modular cable management systems for a rack, the rack including frame members. The systems can include a first support plate and a second support plate. The first and second support plates can be mountable in a horizontal orientation relative to the frame members of the rack. The systems can include a media patching assembly mountable in a vertical orientation relative to the rack. Embodiments are also directed to methods of mounting cable management systems to a support structure or a rack. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362692 | Cable Management Plate Assembly and Associated Systems and Methods - Exemplary embodiments are directed to cable management plate assemblies for a media patching system or a rack. The cable management plate assemblies include a lower cable management plate and an upper cable management plate. The upper cable management plate can be slidably secured to the lower cable management plate. In a first configuration, the upper cable management plate is disposed in a retracted position relative to the lower cable management plate. In a second configuration, the upper cable management plate is disposed in an extended position relative to the lower cable management plate. Embodiments are also directed to methods of supporting one or more cables in a media patching system or a rack, and associated media patching systems. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362693 | PULLING GRIP ASSEMBLY - Teachings of the present disclosure relate to a pulling sleeve for pulling a cable through a conduit. The pulling sleeve is mounted over fibers of a fiber optic cable and a plurality of fiber optic connectors associated with the fibers. The pulling sleeve includes an elongated body formed of two mating pieces to include an interior cavity to receive and house the fibers. The two mating pieces may include half-pieces. The elongated body of the pulling sleeve includes a length that extends along a central axis between first and second ends, where the first end of the elongated body includes a pulling eye. Also, the elongated body of the pulling sleeve defines a plurality of axially spaced-apart circumferential notches for enhancing flexibility along its length. The axially spaced-apart circumferential notches enable the elongated body of the pulling sleeve to conform to a curved conduit path. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362694 | OPTICAL POST MOUNT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - An optical mount system that may be adjusted by a variety of devices and methods. In some cases, a post collar assembly may be configured to engage a collar coupling surface of a post holder body such that the post collar engages the collar coupling surface in indexed and predetermined angular positions. In some cases, a base of a post holder body may be configured to accept a secondary base element in the form of a mounting adapter which may be releasably secured the base to provide additional stiffness for the mounting of the base to a reference surface. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362695 | CORRECTING OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGE DEFLECTION CORRECTING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - A correcting optical device including: a fixing member; a rotating member; a movable member; first and second drive units; and at least first and second contact members. For the regulation of movement of the movable member, rotational driving force is produced by the first and second drive units and, the rotating member is rotated in the opposite direction of the rotational direction of the movable member after the movable member is rotated to be brought into contact with the first contact member, whereby translational movement of the movable member is regulated. For image deflection correction, rotational driving force in the opposite direction of the rotational force is produced and, the rotating member is rotated in the opposite direction of the rotational direction of the movable member after the movable member is rotated to be brought into contact with the second contact member, whereby regulation on the movable member is released. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362696 | Lens Moving Device, Camera Module and Optical Apparatus - A lens moving device is provided. The lens moving device includes: a bobbin; a first driving unit coupled to the bobbin; a second driving unit configured to move the first driving unit through an electromagnetic interaction with the first driving unit; a sensing magnet disposed on one side of the bobbin; a location detection sensor configured to sense a location of the sensing magnet; and a correction magnet disposed on an opposite side of the bobbin. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362697 | MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS THEREOF - Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises six lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying at least one inequality, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362698 | Image Sensor for Depth Estimation - An apparatus for acquiring intensity and depth information images may comprise: an image sensing unit having first radiation-sensitive elements and groups of second radiation-sensitive elements in a flat or curved plane having at least two directions, the first radiation-sensitive elements and groups of second radiation-sensitive elements to receive, respectively, an intensity image and a depth information image, at least two groups of second elements extending in each of the two directions of the plane; first micro-lenses, each of which is arranged to convey radiation to a corresponding one of the first elements; and second micro-lenses, each of which is arranged to convey radiation to a corresponding group of the second elements. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362699 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, CAMERA, AND IN-VEHICLE CAMERA - An optical imaging system having a single focus includes a negative first lens group, an aperture stop, and a positive second lens group arranged in order from an object side. The first lens group includes a positive first front lens group including a positive single lens and a negative first rear lens group including a negative meniscus lens and at least one positive lens, arranged in order from the object side. The second lens group includes a positive second front lens group including a cemented lens of a negative lens and a positive lens and a positive second rear lens group including at least one positive lens, arranged in order from the object side. All of the lenses of the optical imaging system are spherical glass lenses. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362700 | IRIS IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AN IRIS IMAGING APPARATUS - The invention comprises an iris imaging apparatus comprising an image sensor and an optical assembly. The optical assembly comprises an image-side surface and an object-side surface. The optical imaging lens assembly may be configured such that D1≦6 mm, PX | 2015-12-17 |
20150362701 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - An optical imaging lens includes: first through sixth lens elements, the first lens element has a positive refracting power, an object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery, the second lens element has a negative refracting power and an object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of its periphery, the third lens element and the fourth lens element each have an image-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis, the fifth lens element has an object-side surface with a convex part in a vicinity of the optical axis, the sixth lens element has an image-side surface with a concave part in a vicinity of the optical axis, and the optical imaging lens set includes no lens element with refractive power other than said first through sixth lens elements. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362702 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An optical image capturing system, in order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with a refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second through fifth lens elements have a refractive power, and the object-side surface and the image-side surface of these lens elements are aspheric. The sixth lens element with a negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface, the object-side surface and the image-side surface are aspheric, and at least one of the object-side and the image-side surfaces has an inflection point. When satisfying specific conditions, the compact optical image capturing system receives lights effectively and reduces the height of the optical system, so as to acquire better imaging quality. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362703 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having positive or negative refractive power, and a sixth lens having negative refractive power. One or more inflection points may be formed on an image-side surface of the sixth lens. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362704 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; and a third lens group having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, and a third lens having positive refractive power. The second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens. The third lens group includes a sixth lens having negative refractive power and a seventh lens. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362705 | CONCAVE SPACER-WAFER APERTURES AND WAFER-LEVEL OPTICAL ELEMENTS FORMED THEREIN - Wafer-level optical elements and the concave spacer-wafer apertures in which they are formed are disclosed. The wafer-level optical elements include a spacer wafer comprising a plurality of apertures. Each aperture has a concave shape in a planar cross-section of the spacer wafer and an overflow region intersecting the planar cross-section. The wafer-level optical elements also include an array of optical elements, each optical element of the array being formed of cured flowable material within a respective one of the plurality of apertures. A portion of the cured flowable material forming each optical element extends into the overflow region of the respective aperture of the plurality of apertures. The spacer wafer includes a plurality of apertures, each of the plurality of apertures having a concave shape in a planar cross-section of the spacer wafer. Each of the plurality of apertures includes an overflow region intersecting the planar cross-section. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362706 | WIDE-ANGLE IMAGING DEVICE - A wide-angle imaging device configured to photograph a first range, having an imaging element that photographs an image at a second range, wherein the first range has an angle of view wider than the second range, a visual field switching optical system comprising at least one optical element, and an optical system driving mechanism that moves the optical element of the visual field switching optical system. The optical element has a refractive type prism that refracts light incident from a visual field in a direction inclined with respect to an optical axis direction to collect the light to the imaging element. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362707 | Optics with Built-In Anti-Reflective Sub-Wavelength Structures - Optical elements having an intrinsic anti-reflective sub-wavelength structure (SWS) built into one or more surfaces thereof so that the structure becomes integral part of the surface of the lens. The SWS is in the form of a structure of identical or similar objects such as straight or graded cones, pillars, pyramids, or other shapes or depressions, where the dimensions of the objects and the distances between them are smaller than the wavelength of light with which they are designed to interact. The SWS can be a periodic or random, and can be the same across the entire surface or can vary across the surface so as to correspond with the index of refraction of the lens at that point. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362708 | Wide-Angle Projection Lens - A wide-angle projection lens includes a first lens group with negative refractive power, a second lens group with positive refractive power and a third lens group with positive refractive power, all of which are arranged in order from a projection side to an image source side along an optical axis. The third lens group includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens, all of which are arranged in order from the projection side to the image source side along the optical axis, wherein the third lens and the fourth lens are cemented together to form a cemented lens and there is no air gap between the third lens and the fourth lens. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362709 | Projection Lens - A projection lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group, all of which are arranged in sequence from a projection side to an image source side along an optical axis. The first lens group is with positive refractive power. The second lens group is with positive refractive power and includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens, wherein the first lens is with negative refractive power, the second lens is with positive refractive power, the third lens is with positive refractive power and the fourth lens is with positive refractive power. The first lens and the second lens are cemented together to form a cemented lens, the cemented lens is with negative refractive power. The first lens satisfies: −0.579≦f | 2015-12-17 |
20150362710 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens including, in order from an object side: a positive first lens unit not moving for zooming; a negative second lens unit moving during zooming; a negative third lens unit moving during zooming; and a fourth lens unit not moving for zooming and including an aperture stop, the fourth lens unit including first and second sub-lens units arranged on object side and image plane side of the aperture stop, respectively, in which a relationship between a maximum height of an axial ray from an optical axis in the first sub-lens unit when focusing at infinity at a wide angle end, and a maximum height of an axial ray at the aperture stop when focusing at infinity at the wide angle end and of full open aperture, and a lateral magnification of the fourth lens unit when focusing at infinity at the wide angle end are appropriately set. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362711 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side: a first lens unit not moving for zooming; a second lens unit moving during the zooming; at least one lens unit moving during the zooming; and a rear lens group. The first lens unit includes a first lens sub unit not moving for focusing, and a second lens sub unit moving during the focusing. The first lens sub unit includes a negative lens and a positive lens. A focal length of the first lens unit, a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to an image side of the first lens sub unit to a rear principal point position of the first lens sub unit, and a focal length of the zoom lens at a telephoto end are appropriately set. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362712 | IMAGING OPTICS - To provide thin imaging optics that have magnification-adjustment functionality and can fit in a small-form-factor electronic device that has limited thickness or layout space. These imaging optics, which have magnification-adjustment functionality that allows magnification adjustment, are characterized in that a prism (P) with the ability to bend the optical axis by 90° is positioned on the object side. These imaging optics are also characterized in that at least the following are laid out, in this order, behind the optical-axis bending means: a positive-power first group (G | 2015-12-17 |
20150362713 | RAPID ADAPTIVE OPTICAL MICROSCOPY OVER LARGE MULTICELLULAR VOLUMES - Excitation light is focused to a focus within a sample and the focus is scanned within a volume in the sample with scanning optical elements. Signal light emitted from the focus is de-scanned, with the one or more scanning optical elements, onto a wavefront sensor as the focus is scanned within the volume. Based on the descanned signal light, an average aberration created by the volume of the sample of a wavefront of the excitation light is determined. A wavefront of the excitation light is corrected by an amount according to the determined average aberration while the focus is scanned within the volume, the signal light is imaged onto a photosensitive detector as the focus is scanned within the volume, and a wavefront of the imaged signal light is corrected by an amount according to the determined average aberration while the focus is scanned. These steps can be repeated for a plurality of different volumes in the sample, and an image of the sample can be generated based on the detected signal light from scanned foci within the different volumes. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362714 | BEAM SPLITTER APPARATUS, SCANNING OBSERVATION APPARATUS, LASER-SCANNING MICROSCOPE, AND LASER-SCANNING ENDOSCOPE - A beam splitter apparatus including demultiplexing portions that split an input pulsed light beam into a plurality of optical paths; relay optical systems that individually relay the pulsed light beams in the plurality of optical paths; a multiplexing portion that multiplexes the plurality of pulsed light beams that have been relayed through the optical paths; and delaying portions and divergence-angle setting portions that respectively give the pulsed light beams, which are individually guided through the plurality of optical paths, relative time delays that are large enough to separate the signal lights and divergence angles that are different from each other. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362715 | LASER MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - By using a PPD as a detector, photon count loss is reduced to the utmost, and the incident light-intensity range in which light can be detected is widened. Provided is a laser microscope apparatus including an objective lens that collects return light from a specimen; a collimator lens that converts the return light collected by the objective lens into a substantially collimated beam, a PPD including a plurality of pixels that detect the return light converted to a substantially collimated beam by the collimator lens; and a controller that makes the beam diameter of the return light incident on the PPD substantially equal to an effective detection area of the PPD, formed by the plurality of pixels. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362716 | CELL SUCTION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A cell suction support system includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires a microscopic image of a group of cells in a cell container; an image processor that uses the microscopic image to calculate a characteristic amount of each cell, and detects a cell having a characteristic amount that satisfies a predetermined condition; a display that displays information concerning the group of cells so that the detected cell is distinguishable; and a movement controller that moves the cell container so that a designated specific cell is placed at a predetermined suction position, while moving a suction tip to the suction position. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362717 | MULTIPHOTON LUMINESCENCE EXCITATION MICROSCOPY UTILIZING DIGITAL MICROMIRROR DEVICE (DMD) - A multiphoton luminescence excitation microscopy utilizing a digital micromirror device (DMD), wherein the multiphoton luminescence excitation microscopy generates luminescence excitation light information according to excitation of a sample, comprising an excitation light source, a plurality of lenses, a digital micromirror device (DMD), an objective lens, a dichroic mirror and a light detector. The DMD is utilized to replace the conventional diffraction grating of luminescence excitation microscopy The DMD has advantages of easy accessibility, relatively low cost, successfully achieves temporal-focusing at the image formation plane, and the grating effect. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362718 | INFRARED UP-CONVERSION TELESCOPE - There is presented to an up-conversion infrared telescope ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362719 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE - An optical system for an endoscope includes an objective lens, a relay lens arrangement, and a correction optical system disposed in an optical path on a proximal end side of the objective lens. The correction optical system corrects curvature of field caused by the relay lens arrangement. In the optical system for an endoscope, the correction optical system includes at least one concave mirror having an aspherical surface. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362720 | EYEPIECE LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An eyepiece lens consists essentially of a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens having positive refractive power in this order from an observation object side. Conditional expression (1): −3.52015-12-17 | |
20150362721 | OPTICAL MODULATION UNIT AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - The present inventive concept provides, for an optical modulation unit of which the manufacturing is simplified and the performance is improved and a stereoscopic display having the same, an optical modulation unit and a stereoscopic display device comprising the same, the optical modulation unit comprising: a liquid crystal cell having different phase delay amounts of penetrated light in the on and off states; and a phase delay film part arranged on at least one among an optical path of light having passed through the liquid crystal cell and an optical path of light entering into the liquid crystal cell, and comprising a phase delay film having a fixed phase delay amount, wherein when a wavelength of light, which has passed through both the liquid crystal cell and the phase delay film part, is λ, a phase delay amount of the light having passed through both the liquid crystal cell and the phase delay film part is λ/4 when the liquid crystal cell is in the on state and −λ/4 when the liquid crystal cell is in the off state, or is −λ/4 when the liquid crystal cell is in the on state and λ/4 when the liquid crystal cell is in the off state. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362722 | MEMBRANE STRUCTURES FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL PIXEL AND DISPLAY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FORMING MEMBRANE STRUCTURES AND RELATED DEVICES - Embodiments relate to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and more particularly to membrane structures comprising pixels for use in, e.g., display devices. In embodiments, a membrane structure comprises a monocrystalline silicon membrane above a cavity formed over a silicon substrate. The membrane structure can comprise a light interference structure that, depending upon a variable distance between the membrane and the substrate, transmits or reflects different wavelengths of light. Related devices, systems and methods are also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362723 | OPTICAL GRATING PHASE MODULATOR FOR LASER INTERFERENCE PHOTOETCHING SYSTEM - An optical grating phase modulator for a laser interference photoetching system is composed of a substrate, an optical grating, an electric motor and an optical grating positioner. The optical grating, the electric motor and the optical grating positioner are all mounted on the substrate. The optical grating is circular or rectangular, and adopt transmission or reflection type optical grating. A light beam is incident on the optical grating and generates diffraction, and when the electric motor drives the optical grating to continuously move relative to the incident light beam, diffracted light will generate a frequency shift, thereby realizing the phase modulation of the light beam. The optical grating phase modulator has the advantages of high phase modulation speed, high regulation precision and wide regulation range, thereby improving the whole performance of an interference photoetching system. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362724 | OPTICAL DEFLECTOR APPARATUS CAPABLE OF INCREASING OFFSET DEFLECTING AMOUNT OF MIRROR - In an optical deflector apparatus including a mirror, an inner frame, an outer frame, an inner piezoelectric actuator adapted to flex the mirror around an axis of the mirror, an outer piezoelectric actuator adapted to flex the mirror around the axis of the mirror, and a driver adapted to generate an offset drive voltage and a rocking drive voltage. The offset drive voltage is applied to a first piezoelectric actuator selected from the inner piezoelectric actuator and the outer piezoelectric actuator. The rocking drive voltage is applied to a second piezoelectric actuator different from the first piezoelectric actuator. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362725 | DESIGN METHOD OF LED FREEFORM SURFACE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM BASED ON XY-POLYNOMIAL - A design method of LED freeform surface illumination system based on XY-polynomial obtains a plurality of data points of a freeform surface, wherein each data point includes a coordinate value Q | 2015-12-17 |
20150362726 | OPTICAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR ROOM LIGHTING - An optical distributor ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362727 | COMBINER ELEMENT FOR A HEAD UP DISPLAY AND HEAD UP DISPLAY - A combiner element for a head up display (HUD) system includes: a glass pane, a further glass pane, and a safety foil, the glass pane having a first main plane of extension, a first main surface and a second main surface, the second main surface being positioned opposite of the first main surface of the glass pane, the further glass pane having a second main plane of extension, a third main surface and a fourth main surface, the fourth main surface being positioned opposite of the third main surface of the further glass pane, and the safety foil being positioned between the first main plane of extension and the second main plane of extension such that the safety foil is positioned on the second main surface of the glass pane and on the third main surface of the further glass pane. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362728 | SEMITRANSPARENT DIFFUSION-POLARIZATION LAMINATE AND USAGE THEREFOR - Provided is a polarization laminate that allows a distinct transmission image to be displayed on a translucent screen while maintaining the visibility of a projection image from a projector even in a case where the translucent screen contains a diffusion-polarization plate. A transparent polarization laminate as a member of a translucent projector screen for displaying a projection image from a projector comprises a diffusion polarization layer and an absorption polarization layer, the diffusion polarization layer comprises a continuous phase comprising a first transparent thermoplastic resin and a dispersed phase comprising a second transparent thermoplastic resin and having a refractive index different from that of the continuous phase, and these layers are laminated so that the diffusion polarization layer may have a transmission axis substantially parallel with a transmission axis of the absorption polarization layer. The diffusion polarization layer may comprise a stretched sheet, the continuous phase may have an in-plane birefringence of less than 0.05, the dispersed phase may have an in-plane birefringence of not more than 0.05, and a difference in refractive index for linearly polarized light between the continuous phase and the dispersed phase in a stretching direction may be different from that in a direction perpendicular to the stretching direction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362729 | GLASS TYPE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a glass type terminal and a control method thereof. The glass type terminal includes: a frame unit configured to be wearable on a user's head; a display unit; and a control unit configured to turn on power of a camera when preset conditions are met, analyze an image captured by the camera to produce image capture guide information, and control the display unit to output the produced image capture guide information. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362730 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display control apparatus includes: an input unit that receives state information indicating at least one of a state of a moving object, a state of inside of the moving object, and a state of outside of the moving object; and a controller that controls a displayer, which generates a predetermined image and outputs the predetermined image onto a display medium, based on the state information. The predetermined image shows a presentation image including text, when displayed on the display medium. The controller causes the displayer to generate a first predetermined image showing a first presentation image including first text corresponding to a predetermined event, determines whether the at least one state has made a predetermined change, based on the state information, and causes the displayer to generate a second predetermined image showing a second presentation image including second text corresponding to the predetermined event. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362731 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH A DRIVE MECHANISM TO MOVE A COMBINER - The invention relates to a head-up display system comprising a housing, a combiner to display information in an operating position and a cover to protect the combiner, wherein the combiner is movable between the operating position and a storage position and wherein the cover is movable between an open position and a closed position to protect the combiner in its storage position with the cover in its closed position wherein the head-up display system comprises a rotational drive mechanism that comprises a motor that drives a motor driven gearwheel that comprises a curved guiding member on its end face to guide a driver pin along a curve which driver pin engages with the combiner to move the combiner between its operating position and its storage position. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362732 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH A DRIVE MECHANISM TO MOVE A COVER TO PROTECT A COMBINER - A head-up display system includes housing, a combiner to display information in an operating position and a cover to protect the combiner. The combiner moves between the operating position and a storage position. The cover moves between an open position and a closed position to protect the combiner in its storage position with the cover in its closed position. The system includes a drive to move the cover between its open and closed positions. The drive includes a main lever and a support lever that is pivoted with a moving end to the main lever and with a fixed end to the housing. The main lever is pivoted with a cover end to the cover and with a driver end to a rotational drive to drive an essential linear movement of the cover end of the main lever during the movement of the cover between its open and closed positions. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362733 | WEARABLE HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY AND CAMERA SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE MODES - Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for a wearable head-mounted display and camera system with multiple modes of user interaction including at in some embodiments a natural reality mode, an augmented reality mode, and a virtual reality mode. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362734 | TRANSFLECTIVE HOLOGRAPHIC FILM FOR HEAD WORN DISPLAY - A display panel assembly comprises a transflective holographic screen, i.e., a transparent screen that reflects light from a projection system, comprising at least a volume hologram, a first protective element and a second protective element, each arranged in contact with the volume hologram such that the volume hologram is sandwiched between the first protective element and the second protective element. The display panel assembly further comprises a projection system focusing an image on the volume hologram comprising at least projection optics, mounting means arranged to fixedly mount the projection system relatively to the transflective holographic screen. The volume hologram comprises a plurality of diffractive patterns disposed in sequence across the volume hologram, each of the plurality of diffractive patterns being configured to diffuse the light rays from the projection system in a determined direction corresponding to the specific diffractive pattern and oriented towards a position of an intended eye of a user wearing the display panel assembly. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362735 | LIGHT BEAM EXPANDING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An image display device includes an image generating device, a light guide unit, and a light beam expanding device. The light guide unit includes a light guide plate, a first deflector, and a second deflector. The light beam expanding device expands a light beam incident from the image generating device along the Z direction and outputs the light beam to the light guide unit when the incident direction of light incident on the light guide plate is defined as the X direction and the propagation direction of light in the light guide plate is defined as the Y direction. The light beam expanding device is composed of a first reflective mirror on which light from the image generating device is incident and a second reflective mirror on which light from the first reflective mirror is incident and that outputs light to the light guide unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362736 | Magnified Screen Cover Protector For Electronic Devices - The present invention is a magnified screen cover and protector for electronic devices. The invention comprises a magnified surface layer with a top protective layer and a bottom adhesive layer. The invention magnifies the screen of an electronic device with diopter and/or magnification power ranges so that the user may comfortably use the electronic device without the aid of wearing prescription eyewear, contact lenses, reading glasses or other visual aids. The touch screen sensitivity and functionality of the electronic device is unaffected by the magnified screen cover protector, so usability of the electronic devices touch and sensitivity functions are not compromised. The present inventions additional benefit is protecting the glass and/or plastic surface of an electronic devices main viewing screen from scarrings shattering, debris and breakage. Other embodiments of the magnified screen cover protector would include a three dimensional (3D) magnification layer for viewing text images, and video in a three dimensional (3D) visual simulation on an electronic devices screen. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362737 | WIDE FIELD IMAGING USING PHYSICALLY SMALL DETECTORS - An imaging method and system are provided, being particularly useful for imaging a relatively wide field of regard on a relatively small detection surface with high spatial resolution. The method comprises: creating a segmented image of a field of regard in an effective object plane, said image being formed by an array of N image parts of the field of regard; and projecting a selected number M≧1 of patterns of structured light onto a detection surface, which is located in a plane conjugate to the effective object plane and has geometry and size substantially of the image part, each of the M patterns being formed by selected K light components of said N image parts concurrently projected onto the entire detection surface forming a superposition of the K image parts, thereby enabling reconstruction of the image of the field of regard from detected number M of patterns of the structured light. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362738 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTER CUBES - To produce optical beam splitter cubes, an optically transparent plate is provided with an optically active layer on a cover side. Then, on both cover sides of the plate, a plurality of prism bars are formed by molding an optically transparent material, so that a double prism plate is obtained. The prism bars are arranged on cover sides of the plate projecting roof-like in ridge lines separated from each other by valleys. Each prism bar has the cross section of an isosceles right-angled triangle, complemented by the prism bar lying opposite on the other cover side of the plate to form the cross section of the beam splitter cube. The double prism plate is cut up along the valleys between the prism bars and transverse to the longitudinal direction into segments which in each case form a beam splitter cube. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362739 | OPTICAL ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS - In various embodiments, wavelength beam combining laser systems incorporate fast-axis collimation lenses and slow-axis collimation lenses (either separately or as portions of a single hybrid lens) optically upstream of an optical rotation system to thereby reduce or minimize cross-talk in the combined output beam. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362740 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic image display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix format; and a viewpoint division unit dividing light of a left-eye image and light of a right-eye image displayed by the plurality of dots and transferring the divided light to a plurality of viewpoints corresponding to each dot, wherein the viewpoint division unit includes a plurality of openings and a light blocking unit, and when a horizontal directional width of each of the plurality of openings corresponds to an m number of dots (m is a natural number), a number dots of n adjacent in the horizontal direction displaying the left-eye image and the right-eye image is equal to n=2m+1 or n=2(m+1). | 2015-12-17 |
20150362741 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes a display panel including pixels arranged in row and column directions and displaying an image using a light. A switching panel, which controls liquid crystal molecules to allow the image displayed on the display panel to be recognized as a two or three-dimensional image, is disposed on the display panel. The switching panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate while being coupled to the first substrate, and spacers interposed between the first and second substrates. Each pixel has a first width in the row direction and has a second width in the column direction, and the spacers are arranged in the row direction at a first distance and arranged in the column direction at a second distance. The first distance is different from the first width, and the second width is different from the second distance. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362742 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A transmissive screen formed in an arc shape around a center axis, and, when light entering an inner circumferential surface is output from an outer circumferential surface, having a diffusion angle in a first direction as a direction along the center axis wider than a diffusion angle in a second direction as a circumferential direction around the center axis, projection devices that are arranged at equal intervals along the second direction around the center axis and respectively project image lights on the inner circumferential surface, and a display control device that allows the projection devices to project the image lights so that partial images formed by portions of the respectively projected image lights of the projection devices may be observed as one visually recognized image having the partial images arranged in the second direction at viewpoints set outside of the outer circumferential surface along the second direction are provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362743 | Content-Adaptive Parallax Barriers for Automultiscopic Display - In exemplary implementations of this invention, two LCD screens display a multi-view 3D image that has both horizontal and vertical parallax, and that does not require a viewer to wear any special glasses. Each pixel in the LCDs can take on any value: the pixel can be opaque, transparent, or any shade between. For regions of the image that are adjacent to a step function (e.g., a depth discontinuity) and not adjacent to a sharp corner, the screens display local parallax barriers comprising many small slits. The barriers and the slits tend to be oriented perpendicular to the local angular gradient of the target light field. In some implementations, the display is optimized to seek to minimize the Euclidian distance between the desired light field and the actual light field that is produced. Weighted, non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) is used for this optimization. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362744 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A three-dimensional (“ | 2015-12-17 |
20150362745 | Eyeglass Positioning Device - An eyeglass positioning device configured to be positioned between a user's nose and eyeglasses frame to elevate multifocal lenses relative to a user's eyes to bring an intermediate or near field of vision into a line of sight for use with certain activities, such as computer use, when the user's head is in an upright and normal head tilt position. The eyeglass positioning device preferably comprises a connector and two support arms that simply sit on a user's nose in either an upright or an inverted orientation, providing greater flexibility of use and comfort The eyeglass positioning device may be used with a variety of shapes, styles, and sizes or eyeglass frames without requiring attachment to the frames or obstructing the field of view through the lenses. The eyeglass positioning device may include a visual or tactile indicator to aid in placing the device on a user's nose. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362746 | TORIC LENS - A toric lens includes a first surface, a second surface, two first sector zones, and two second sector zones. The first surface and the second surface are opposite to each other. Each of the first sector zones has a first curvature on the first surface along a radial direction of the toric lens, and the first curvature is constant along an arc direction of the toric lens. The two second sector zones are alternately arranged with the two first sector zones. Each of the second sector zones has a second curvature on the first surface along the radial direction, and the second curvature is constant along the arc direction. The first curvature is steeper than the second curvature. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362747 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ASTIGMATIC SPECTACLE LENS - A reference lens common to left and right and reference object surface common to left and right including a plurality of object surfaces; calculating a ratio between distance from an intersection between a visual line in a front view and the reference lens to chief ray passing position on the reference lens and distance from an intersection between the visual line in the front view and the pseudo prescribed lens to the chief ray passing position on the pseudo prescribed lens; correcting, for each of the left and the right, a curvature distribution of pseudo prescribed lens' by correcting curvature at the chief ray passing position on the pseudo prescribed lens corresponding to each point on each of the plurality of object surfaces; and correcting, for each of the left and the right, curvature distribution of the prescribed lens based on the corrected curvature distribution of the pseudo prescribed lens. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROGRAMMING AN ENERGIZED OPTHALMIC LENS - A method and a system for the selection and programming of an energized ophthalmic lens are disclosed. More specifically, the energized ophthalmic lens which can include a variable state arcuate shaped liquid meniscus lens capable of changing vision correction properties upon the receipt of an activation signal. According to some aspects of the disclosure, the system and method comprise vision simulation software configured to use patient's eye related data and product design options to select the ophthalmic lens and an operational protocol for the change of optical properties. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362749 | CAPACITIVE GAZE TRACKING FOR AUTO-ACCOMMODATION IN A CONTACT LENS - A method of capacitive gaze detection for accommodation includes monitoring at least one capacitance value of a capacitive sensor system disposed within a contact lens. The at least one capacitance value varies in response to changes in a gazing direction of a cornea upon which the contact lens is removeably mounted. The changes in the gazing direction of the cornea are detected in real-time based upon changes in the at least one capacitance value. An accommodation actuator disposed within the contact lens is manipulated to automatically change an optical power of the contact lens in response to detecting changes in the gazing direction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362750 | CONTACT LENS WITH CAPACITIVE GAZE TRACKING - An eye-mountable device includes an enclosure material, a capacitive sensor system, and a controller. The enclosure material has a concave surface and a convex surface. The concave surface is configured to be removeably mounted over a cornea and the convex surface is configured to be compatible with eyelid motion when the concave surface is so mounted. The capacitive sensor system is disposed within the enclosure material. The capacitive sensor system has at least one capacitance value that varies with changes in a gazing direction of the cornea. The controller is disposed within the enclosure material and electrically connected to the capacitive sensor system. The controller is configured to measure the capacitance value of the capacitive sensor system to detect the changes in the gazing direction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362751 | POWER DELIVERY FOR ACCOMMODATION BY AN EYE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE - Techniques and mechanisms to power automatic accommodation by an eye-mountable device. In an embodiment, the eye-mountable device includes an accommodation actuator to change an optical strength of the eye-mountable device. Control logic of the eye-mountable device is to transition a supply voltage between different levels to drive operation of the accommodation actuator, including the control logic to perform a step-wise transition of the supply voltage from a first voltage level to a second voltage level. In another embodiment, the control logic includes a bidirectional direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter. During the step-wise transition of the supply voltage, the bidirectional DC-DC converter is configured to aid in recharging a battery of the eye-mountable device with charge from the accommodation actuator. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362752 | FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR FOR USE WITHIN A CONTACT LENS - An eye-mountable device includes a flexible lens enclosure, anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes, and an accommodation actuator element. The flexible lens enclosure includes anterior and posterior layers that are sealed together. The anterior flexible conductive electrode is disposed within the flexible enclosure and across a center region of the flexible lens enclosure on a concave side of the anterior layer. The posterior flexible conductive electrode is disposed within the flexible enclosure and across the center region on a convex side of the posterior layer. The accommodation actuator element is disposed between the first and second flexible conductive electrodes. The anterior and posterior flexible conductive electrodes are transparent and electrically manipulate the accommodation actuator element. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362753 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING AN EYE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE WITH A USER INTERFACE - Techniques and mechanisms for providing access to an accommodation-capable eye-mountable device via a user interface of an auxiliary device. In an embodiment, the user interface provides prompts for a user of the eye-mountable device to perform various viewing actions, where the eye-mountable device receives from the auxiliary device communications indicating respective times of the viewing actions. Based on the communications, the eye-mountable device generates configuration information indicating a correspondence of respective states of the eye-mountable device to respective characteristics of the viewing actions. In another embodiment, operational modes of the eye-mountable device are defined based on the configuration information. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362754 | EYE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC ACCOMMODATION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - Techniques and mechanisms for providing an eye-mountable device including an accommodation actuator. In an embodiment, fabrication of the eye-mountable device includes sealing layers of enclosure material to form a lens enclosure comprising a pinch-off region where the layers of enclosure material physically contact one another. The accommodation actuator includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between the layers of enclosure material in a central region around which the pinch-off region extends. In another embodiment, electrodes are disposed in the central region each between the liquid crystal layer and a respective one of the layers of enclosure material. The liquid crystal layer isolates the electrodes from one another in the central region. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362755 | FAILSAFE OPERATION OF EYE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE - An embodiment of an eye-mountable device includes an optical lens; an accommodation actuator to provide vision accommodation for the optical lens; a controller including an accommodation logic to select one of a plurality of vision accommodation states for the device, the plurality of vision accommodation states including at least a failsafe focal distance; and a failsafe subsystem including a system health detector, the system health detector to monitor for one or more operational indicators for the device, wherein the failsafe subsystem is to cause the device to transition to a failsafe mode upon the failsafe subsystem identifying a failure condition for the device, the failsafe mode includes setting the vision accommodation state to be the failsafe focal distance. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362756 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAZE TRACKING BASED ON PHOTODETECTION BY AN EYE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE - Techniques and mechanisms for determining a direction of gaze by a user of an eye-mountable device. In an embodiment, the eye-mountable device includes a first circuit and a second circuit, each comprising a respective photodiode. The second circuit is configured to provide a light response profile that is more linear than a light response profile provided by the first circuit. Light sensing by the first circuit results in generation of a first signal indicating a level of ambient light in a surrounding environment. Other light sensing by the second circuit results in a second signal being generated. A direction of gaze by a cornea of the user is detected based at least in part on the first signal and the second signal. In another embodiment, the first signal is provided to configure the second circuit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362757 | COLORED CONTACT LENS PROVIDED WITH BLUE LIGHT FILTERING AND ANTI-UV FUNCTIONS - A colored contact lens provided with blue light filtering and anti-UV functions of the present invention is a coated contact lens formed from three layers, in which a coloring agent of a middle layer is cured onto a lower layer lens, and the upper layer lens contains an UV (ultraviolet)-light absorber and a blue light filming agent. Accordingly, apart from providing a colored contact lens, the contact lens further achieves the multiple effectiveness of anti-UV and blue light filtering. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362758 | VENTILATION STRUCTURE OF EYEGLASSES - A ventilation structure of eyeglasses is revealed. It comprises a spectacle frame having a lens assembly portion, a concave slot extended from a peripheral edge of the lens assembly portion for engaging with a lens, and a plurality of air guide channels formed in the concave slot, wherein each of the plurality of air guide channels is extended from an opening of the concave slot, pass front and rear sidewalls of the concave slot and towards a base of the concave slot for communicating with the concave slot. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362759 | ILLUMINATED EYEWEAR - An apparatus for eyewear comprises a light emitter, a temple having an interior side opposing an exterior side, an aperture disposed on the temple and aligned with the light emitter, a control unit having a first side opposing a second side, wherein the light emitter is affixed to the first side and the first side is affixed to the temple, and a processor affixed to the control unit and in electronic communication with the light emitter. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362760 | GLASSES WITH CALL FUNCTION - The present invention relates to the technical field of glasses and discloses glasses with a call function, where the glasses include a temple, a holding groove is disposed on the temple, the holding groove has an opening connecting to a side of the temple, a swinging block that is placed in the holding groove and can be moved out of the opening of the holding groove is movably connected in the holding groove, and a sound element configured for a call is disposed in the swinging block. Compared with the prior art, in glasses in the present invention, when a call function needs to be used, a swinging block can be moved out of a holding groove to expose outside a temple, and a sound element in the swinging block is used to perform a call operation; and when a call function is not needed, the swinging block is placed in the holding groove to prevent a problem that the glasses is relatively big in dimension and heavy in weight. In addition, a user is not required to place any element in an ear and is relatively comfortable when using the glasses, and an impact caused by radiation during a call to health is greatly reduced. In particular, for a user frequently drives, using these glasses can significantly improve driving safety. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362761 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL EYEGLASSES MODELING FROM TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - There are provided systems and method for three-dimensional ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362762 | NANOCOMPOSITE OPTICAL-DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED CONDUCTIVE PATHS - A nanocomposite optical device comprising a cured optically transparent nanocomposite ink and a treated conductive nanocomposite-ink. The treated conductive nanocomposite-ink integrated within the nanocomposite structure. The treated nanocomposite-ink having electrical, thermal or both electric and thermal communication to the exterior of the optical device and the same communication with at least a portion of the optically transparent nanocomposite within the optical-device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362763 | Variable Emittance Window - A smart window comprising a transparent substrate, a transparent low emittance layer on the transparent substrate, a variable emittance material layer on the substrate or transparent low emittance layer, and a protection material layer on the variable emittance material layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362764 | INTEGRATED ELECTRO-ABSORPTION MODULATOR - An integrated optical device includes an electro-absorption modulator disposed on a top surface of an optical waveguide. The electro-absorption modulator includes germanium disposed in a cavity between an n-type doped silicon sidewall and a p-type doped silicon sidewall. By applying a voltage between the n-type doped silicon sidewall and the p-type doped silicon sidewall, an electric field can be generated in a plane of the optical waveguide, but perpendicular to a propagation direction of the optical signal. This electric field shifts a band gap of the germanium, thereby modulating the optical signal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362765 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses an array substrate, a display panel and a display device. A planarization layer is covered on the array substrate, forms a planar plane on the array substrate and an orientation film is set on the planarization layer, the planarization layer extends to a non-display area of the array substrate, and the thickness thereof in the position where a via hole is formed in the non-display area on the array substrate is not less than the depth of the via hole. The present invention has the following beneficial effects: avoiding that an orientation solution is influenced by the via hole during formation of an orientation layer, thus the orientation solution disperses uniformly, the problem that defects occur on the periphery of the orientation film is well alleviated, the formation effect of the orientation film is improved, thereby the display effect of the display device is improved. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362766 | CURVED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved liquid crystal display device may include first and second substrates having curved surfaces along a first direction; first and second alignment layers on inner surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second alignment layers; and a seal pattern in an edge area surrounding the liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, wherein the first and second alignment layers have an alignment direction substantially parallel with the first direction to orient liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362767 | Liquid Crystal Panel and Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Display Apparatus - The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus comprising the liquid crystal panel, which relates to the field of display technology, and can avoid the problem that the sealant is separated from the first substrate and/or the second substrate while the liquid crystal panel is bent. The liquid crystal panel of the present invention comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate are aligned with each other to form a liquid crystal cell, and the liquid crystal cell is sealed with sealant, wherein, at least one convex structure is provided in a region which corresponds to position of the sealant on the first substrate and/or the second substrate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362768 | Sealed Transparent Liquid Crystal Display Assembly - A sealed, transparent liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly is disclosed. The assembly preferably contains a front and a rear glass panel. The assembly also preferably has a spacer element that is positioned around a perimeter of, and sandwiched between, the front and rear glass panels, thereby providing a gaseous seal. The LCD panel is positioned between the front and rear glass panels. In an exemplary embodiment, a two way light guide would be used within the assembly. | 2015-12-17 |