52nd week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200400898 | CABLE ARRANGEMENT DEVICE - A cable arrangement device adapted to use with an optical fiber cable includes two detachably connected positioning halves defining an axial groove unit that permits the optical fiber cable to extend therethrough, and two auxiliary grooves that are diametrically opposite to each other with respect to the main groove, and two sleeves disposed detachably between the positioning halves. When the sleeves are mounted between the positioning halves, the device is suitable for a three-core fiber. When the sleeves are detached from the positioning halves, the device is suitable for a single-core fiber. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400899 | HIGH DENSITY OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER ASSEMBLY - A transceiver assembly for mounting on a mother board, said transceiver assembly comprising: (a) a frame defining a first plane configured for mounting parallel to said motherboard, said frame defining a plurality of slots perpendicular to said first plane; and (b) one or more opto-electric cards, each of said one or more opto-electric cards disposed in one of said plurality of slots and comprising at least, (i) a substrate having a first edge parallel to said first plane when said opto-electric card is mounted in said slot, (ii) an electrical interface along said first edge, (iii) and an interposer electrically connected to said electrical interface and comprising at least one optical component operatively connected to said electrical interface, and (iv) at least one optical fiber extending freely from said interposer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400900 | OPTICAL COLLIMATION DEVICE - A collimation device of axis D, including a first surface placed in an outer medium having a first refraction index n | 2020-12-24 |
20200400901 | INTERPOSER - An optical subassembly comprising: (a) an interposer having first and second opposing sides and defining an alignment aperture extending from said first opposing side to said second opposing side, said interposer defining traces having contacts; (b) a fiber having a first optical axis, said fiber being held such that first optical axis is positioned essentially orthogonal to said first and second opposing sides; (c) at least one optical component mounted to said second opposing side and being electrically connected to at least a portion of said contacts, said at least one optical component having a second optical axis coincident with said first optical axis; and (d) a circuit board configured to receive said interposer such that said interposer is essentially orthogonal to said circuit board and said first optical axis is essentially parallel to said circuit board, said circuit board being electrically connected to at least a portion of said contacts. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400902 | INTERPOSER - A silicon interposer. The silicon interposer including: a silicon layer, including one or more optical waveguides each connectable to an optical fiber; an optically active component, configured to convert optical signals received from the optical fiber into electrical signals or to convert electrical signals into optical signals and provide them to the optical fiber; and one or more electrical interconnects, connected to the optically active component and connectable to a printed circuit board, a separate die, a separate substrate, or a wafer level package. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400903 | OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON AND OPTICAL FIBER CABLE - Provided is an optical fiber ribbon and an optical fiber cable, which are adaptable to manufacture at a high velocity, in the intermittent connecting type optical fiber ribbon obtained by adhering and connecting adjacent colored optical fibers by intermittent connecting portions. In an optical fiber ribbon | 2020-12-24 |
20200400904 | OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON AND OPTICAL FIBER CABLE - Provided is an optical fiber ribbon and an optical fiber cable, which are adaptable to manufacture at a high velocity, in the intermittent connecting type optical fiber ribbon obtained by adhering and connecting adjacent colored optical fibers by intermittent connecting portions. In an optical fiber ribbon | 2020-12-24 |
20200400905 | CABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A cable distribution system is provided wherein a feeder cable with one or more feeder fibers is received by a distribution device or box. The feeder fibers are terminated to a fiber optic connector. Customers can directly connect to the connectors of the feeder cable through an adapter and a mating connector for a point-to-point connection. Alternatively, a splitter input can be connected to one or more of the connectors of the feeder cable, such as through a pigtail extending from the splitter, wherein the splitter splits the signal as desired into a plurality of outputs. The outputs of the splitters can be in the form of connectors or adapters. Customers can connect to the splitter outputs through a mating connector (and an adapter if needed). | 2020-12-24 |
20200400906 | FIBER OPTIC MODULE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING REAR CONNECTORS - A telecommunications assembly including a housing and a plurality of modules mounted within the housing. The modules includes a rear face in which is mounted at least one fiber optic connector. Within an interior of the housing are positioned at least one fiber optic adapters. Inserting the module through a front opening of the housing at a mounting location positions the connector of the module for insertion into and mating with the adapter of the housing. The adapters within the interior of the housing are mounted to a removable holder. A method of mounting a telecommunications module within a chassis. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400907 | Apparatus for Cable Routing - A communication system may include a first chassis having first and second side walls and adapted to slidably receive therein a plurality of cassettes. A first cable hanger assembly may have a first side edge hingedly coupled to the first side wall of the first chassis, the first cable hanger assembly including a plurality of first hangers adapted to support cables thereon. An axis of rotation of the first cable hanger assembly may be substantially orthogonal to a direction in which the plurality of cassettes are slideable. The cable hanger assembly may be rotatable from a first position to a second position so that during rotation from the first position to the second position, the plurality of first hangers move toward front faces of the plurality of cassettes. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400908 | MODULAR FIBER OPTIC CASSETTE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fiber optic cassette system is disclosed comprising a case defining a tray receiving space and an opening to a space, a tray received within the case for movement between a stored position wherein the tray is inside the case and an accessible position wherein a front end of the tray is in front of the opening and outside of the case, fiber optic cassettes arrangeable side by side along the tray front end, a first of the cassettes comprising a width of one of one, two, three, four or six standard width units and a second of the cassettes comprising a width different from the first cassette width and one of one, two, three, four or six standard width units, and a fastener for removeably the cassettes to the tray. When arranged on the tray each of said selected cassettes is directly adjacent at least one other selected cassette. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400909 | MICRODUCT PULLING CAP DEVICE - A system and method for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of installing and pulling microducts through subterranean pathways is provided. The system includes a device that is placed over at least one microduct and secured through tapered screws that enter through the end cap of the body of the device and into at least one microduct. The tapered screw both expands the microduct, pressing it against the inner wall of the body and guide rod, as well as securing the microduct to the cap end of the body. Securing the microducts against seal provides further protection from water, debris, and other contaminants, and the expansion of the microducts provides friction and adherence to the body, aiding in keeping microducts in place. The device further includes a pulling apparatus connected to the device body, allowing it to be connected to a pulling mechanism for installation of the microducts. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400910 | Flexible Fiber Node Connector - A fiber node connector includes a first duct fitting and a second duct fitting. The first duct fitting is configured to be fixedly coupled with a flexible duct, to couple a nut with the flexible duct, to permit the nut to rotate relative to the flexible duct, and to permit limited relative axial movement between the nut and the flexible duct. The second duct fitting is configured to be axially and rotatably fixed to the flexible duct, to couple a connector body to the flexible duct, to permit the connector body to rotate relative to the flexible duct, and to permit limited relative axial movement between the connector body and the flexible duct. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400911 | MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE - A medical observation device includes an imaging unit configured to photograph an image of an operation site, and a holding unit configured to be connected with the imaging unit and have rotary shafts which are operable with at least six degrees of freedom. Among the rotary shafts, at least two shafts are active shafts whose driving is controlled based on states of the rotary shafts, and at least one shaft is a passive shaft which is rotated according to direct external manipulation accompanying contact. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400912 | FOUR-PIECE DUAL WAVEBAND OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM - A four-piece dual waveband optical lens system includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a stop; a first lens element with a positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex near an optical axis, an image-side surface being convex near the optical axis; a second lens element with a negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave near the optical axis, an image-side surface being convex near the optical axis; a third lens element with a positive refractive power having an object-side surface being concave near the optical axis, an image-side surface being convex near the optical axis; a fourth lens element with a negative refractive power having an object-side surface being convex near the optical axis, an image-side surface being concave near the optical axis, which has a short length and good performance without re-focusing in visible light and infrared dual waveband. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400913 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes: a first lens and a second lens provided between a light emitter and a light receiver; and a base member on which the light emitter and the light receiver are placed, and each of the first lens and the second lens is fixed via an adhesive resin. A first bonding direction in which a first bonding surface of the first lens is bonded and fixed via an adhesive resin, and a second bonding direction in which a second bonding surface of the second lens is bonded and fixed via an adhesive resin are respectively perpendicular to an optical axis direction of light, and an orientation of the first bonding surface and an orientation of the second bonding surface make are different from each other. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400914 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens apparatus includes an urging member disposed between first and second lens holding members, a first guide member including a first receiver configured to receive the urging member, and a first guide protrusion extending in an optical axis direction from the first receiver toward the second lens holding member, and a second guide member including a second receiver configured to receive the urging member; and a second guide protrusion extending in the optical axis direction from the second receiver toward the first lens holding member. The first and second guide protrusions have areas that always overlap each other in the optical axis direction in a use state. When the first and second lens holding members are closer to each other than a predetermined state, at least part of the first and second guide protrusions protrudes from the first or second receiver. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400915 | DRIVE UNIT, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND ENDOSCOPE - A drive unit includes: a fixed barrel; a movable barrel; a magnet unit including a first magnet, a second magnet, and a third magnet being polarized in an optical axis direction L such that magnetic poles of the third magnet have the same polarities as a magnetic pole of the first magnet at an outer side in the radial direction and a magnetic pole of the second magnet at an outer side in the radial direction; a coil unit including a first coil and a second coil; and a movable range restricting member. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400916 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - An embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin arranged in the housing; a first coil arranged at a first side part of the bobbin; a second coil arranged at a second side part positioned on the side opposite to the first side part of the bobbin; a first magnet facing the first coil and arranged in the housing; a second magnet facing the second coil and arranged in the housing; a first elastic member coupled to the bobbin; a second elastic member comprising a first elastic unit and a second elastic unit coupled to the bobbin; and a circuit board arranged in the housing and having first and second terminals, wherein one end of the first coil is coupled to one area of the first elastic member and the other end of the first coil is coupled to the first elastic unit, one end of the second coil is coupled to another one area of the first elastic member and the other end of the second coil is coupled to the second elastic unit, the first elastic unit is connected to the first terminal of the circuit board, and the second elastic unit is connected to the second terminal of the circuit board. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400917 | LENS ASSEMBLY DRIVING MODULE, PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM AND CELL PHONE DEVICE - A lens assembly driving module includes a holder, a metal yoke, a lens unit, a magnet set, a coil, at least one elastic element and at least one damper agent. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder and includes a through hole and at least one extending structure. The extending structure is disposed around the through hole and extends along a direction from the through hole to the holder. The lens unit is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The lens unit includes an optical axis and at least one notch structure. The notch structure is disposed in an outer peripheral area of the lens unit and is corresponding to the extending structure. The damper agent is disposed between the extending structure of the metal yoke and the notch structure of the lens unit. The damper agent is applied to damp a movement of the lens unit. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400918 | OPTICAL MEMBER DRIVING MODULE - A moving mechanism for holding a lens is provided, including a carrier having an accommodating space, a coil, a sensing object, a base, at least one magnetic member, and a position detector, wherein the lens is disposed in the accommodating space. The coil and the sensing object are disposed on the carrier, and the coil surrounds the accommodating space. At least a portion of the coil is disposed between the sensing object and the accommodating space. The magnetic member and the position detector are disposed on the base, and the position detector is adjacent to the sensing object. When a current flows through the coil, the carrier moves relative to the base. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400919 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a positive first lens unit (L1), a negative second lens unit (L2), a positive third lens unit (L3), and a negative fourth lens unit (L4), wherein distances between adjacent lens units change during focusing, at least the L2 and the L4 move during focusing, the L4 consists of negative and positive partial units, an air distance between the negative and positive partial units is the largest among those between adjacent lenses in the L4, and 0.452020-12-24 | |
20200400920 | MINIATURE WIDE-ANGLE IMAGING LENS - A miniature wide-angle imaging lens has a miniaturization ratio, of a total track length from the center of a first surface to a focal plane by an image circle diameter, with a value less than 3.0. The imaging lens includes, starting from an object side of the lens, a first group of at least three optical elements, a second group including an aperture stop and an optical element immediately in front of or behind the aperture stop, and a third group of at least two optical elements. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400921 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A photographing lens system includes seven lens elements, the seven lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, and a seventh lens element. Each of the seven lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof and has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400922 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens L | 2020-12-24 |
20200400923 | OPTICAL LENS GROUP - The present disclosure discloses an optical lens group including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens. The first lens has negative refractive power; the second lens has refractive power, and an image-side surface thereof is a concave surface; the third lens has refractive power, and an image-side surface thereof is a convex surface; the fourth lens has positive refractive power, and an object-side surface thereof is a convex surface; the fifth lens has negative refractive power; and the sixth lens has refractive power. The third lens is made of glass, and a center thickness CT3 of the third lens along the optical axis and a center thickness CT4 of the fourth lens along the optical axis satisfy 1.52020-12-24 | |
20200400924 | CAMERA LENS ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure discloses a camera lens assembly including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The first lens has negative refractive power; the second lens has positive refractive power, and an image-side surface thereof is a concave surface; the third lens has positive refractive power, and an image-side surface thereof is a convex surface; the fourth lens has refractive power; the fifth lens has refractive power; the sixth lens has positive refractive power; and the seventh lens has negative refractive power. And an effective focal length f2 of the second lens and a total effective focal length f of the camera lens assembly satisfy 22020-12-24 | |
20200400925 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400926 | FOLDED CAMERA WITH OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION - Folded digital camera comprising a lens having a lens optical axis, an image sensor and first and second optical path folding elements (OPFEs), in which the second OPFE is closest to the image sensor, wherein the lens is operative to move in a first direction substantially parallel to the lens optical axis and in a second direction substantially perpendicular to first and second optical paths, wherein the second OPFE is operative to move in the first direction, and wherein the combined motion of the lens and of the second OPFE is operative to provide focus and to compensate for tilts of the camera around the first and second directions. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400927 | SIMULTANEOUS SPHERICAL PANORAMA IMAGE AND VIDEO CAPTURING SYSTEM - An omnidirectional image and video capturing system including a tube, a plurality of reflectors, openings for rays of light to the enter tube, and a stitching, display or decoding non-transitory storage media. The reflectors may include a first mirror, a second mirror, a third mirror, and a fourth mirror and may be angled at an approximate 45-degree angle and a fifth mirror that may capture reflected images from the first (4) four mirrors. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400928 | Projection Lens - The disclosure discloses a projection lens, which sequentially includes a first lens, a second lens and a third lens from an image source side to an imaging side along an optical axis. The first lens has a positive refractive power, and a surface near the image source side thereof is a convex surface. The second lens has a positive refractive power or negative refractive power. The third lens has a positive refractive power is a meniscus lens of which a surface near the imaging side is a convex surface. An image source height ImgH of the projection lens and a total effective focal length f of the projection lens meet ImgH/f<0.2. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400929 | OPTICAL WHEEL AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE - An optical assembly for a surgical microscope includes an iris diaphragm assembly arranged in a first plane and including a first adjustable diaphragm arranged in a first observation beam path of the surgical microscope and defining a first opening, and a second adjustable diaphragm arranged in a second observation beam path of the surgical microscope and defining a second opening, an optical wheel rotatably mounted on the iris diaphragm assembly in a second plane, the optical wheel including openings for receiving optical elements and optical element holders fastened to the optical wheel to secure the optical elements in the openings without creating transverse forces on the optical elements, the optical wheel having substantially a shape of a half wheel and including an external gearing provided on a circular portion of the optical wheel. A surgical microscope includes the optical assembly with the iris diaphragm assembly and the optical wheel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400930 | DIGITAL PATHOLOGY SCANNING INTERFACE AND WORKFLOW - Disclosed herein is a method of acquiring a high-resolution scan of a biological sample disposed on a substrate with a scanning device, the method comprising: receiving, on a graphical user interface, a first user input corresponding to user configurable scanning settings; receiving, on a graphical user interface, a second user input to initiate scanning based on the received series of user inputs corresponding to user configurable scanning settings; and displaying, on the graphical user interface, a visualization of one or more placeholders populated with one or more of scanning operation status information, image data, and at least a portion of the user configurable scanning settings. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400931 | CAMERA MODULE FOR A MICROSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - The invention relates first to a camera module for a microscope. The camera module comprises an optical interface for inserting the camera module into an imaging beam path of the microscope, which imaging beam path images a nominal intermediate image. Furthermore, the camera module comprises an electronic image converter and a functional element for changing an intermediate image plane, which functional element is arranged in a beam path of the camera module between the optical interface and the image converter. The camera module also comprises a first optical assembly having an optical power, which first optical assembly is arranged in the beam path between the optical interface and the image converter. According to the invention, a distance between the functional element and the optical interface along the beam path or a distance between the first optical assembly and the optical interface along the beam path can be changed. The invention further relates to a method for operating the camera module. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400932 | IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system is described for measuring the position or movement of a particle having a size of less than about 20 microns. The system comprises an optional sample holder configured to hold a sample with a particle, an optional illumination source configured to illuminate the sample, a lens having a magnification ratio from about 1:5 to about 5:1 and configured to generate the image of the sample, an image sensor having a pixel size of up to about 20 microns and configured to sense the image of the sample, and an image processor operatively connected to the image sensor to process the image of the particle in order to determine the position or movement of the particle. The dimension of the image of each particle is at least about 1.5 times the dimension of the particle multiplied by the magnification ratio of the lens, and the image of each particle is distributed on at least two pixels of the sensor. The imaged area of the sample is at least about one millimeter squared. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400933 | FLUORESCENCE-LIFETIME IMAGING MICROSCOPY METHOD HAVING TIME-CORRELATED SINGLE-PHOTON COUNTING - A fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy method with time-correlated single-photon counting includes using excitation light pulses separated in each case by a measurement interval to excite a sample to emit fluorescence photons. A detector signal that represents the captured fluorescence photons is generated. Detection times are determined based on the detector signal. Imaging is performed based on the detection times. The detection times of all captured fluorescence photons are compiled in a first data memory, common to a plurality of image pixels. The detection times of only those fluorescence photons which were captured in a predetermined number within the respective measurement intervals are compiled in a second data memory, common to the same plurality of image pixels. The detection times compiled in the data memories are combined within a calculation step. The results of the calculation step are stored in a third data memory. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400934 | Single Actuation Goggle Positioning Mounting Assembly - A mounting device having a mounting assembly for mounting a pair of goggles to a helmet is provided. The mounting assembly is configured to provide at least three degrees of freedom of movement using one or more actuation mechanisms for locking and unlocking a position of the mounting device. The number of actuation mechanisms is less than a number of degrees of freedom. In some aspects, the number of actuation mechanisms is one. A rotation base connects the mounting assembly to the helmet, and a goggle linkage connects the mounting assembly to the goggles. Various single actuation mechanisms, including a sliding mechanism, a friction-based wire/brake mechanism, and a floating friction brake mechanism, are provided. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400935 | TELESCOPES AND OTHER OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH VISUALLY ACCESSIBLE OPTICAL COMPONENTS - An optical instrument comprises: an openable housing and a cover portion which together define an optical path cavity through which light travels for operation of the optical instrument; and one or more optical components mounted to the openable cover portion and located within or at least partially within the optical path cavity. The openable housing defines a housing aperture. The cover portion is moveable relative to the openable housing between: a closed position where the cover portion is located to cover the housing aperture to visually conceal the one or more optical components or at least portions of the one or more optical components; and an open position where the cover portion is located to uncover the housing aperture and visually expose the one or more optical elements or at least portions of the one or more optical components via the housing aperture. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400936 | WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE USING A MONOCHROME IMAGE SENSOR FOR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING - Systems, methods, and devices for fluorescence imaging with increased dynamic range are disclosed. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation, wherein the pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels each configurable as a short exposure pixel or a long exposure pixel. The system includes a controller comprising a processor in electrical communication with the image sensor and the emitter. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 770 nm to about 790 nm. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400937 | EMBEDDABLE MODULE FOR HIGH OUTPUT LED - In one aspect, a light module is disclosed, which includes a housing providing a hollow chamber extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and a lens positioned in the hollow chamber, where the lens has a lens body comprising an input surface for receiving light from a light source and an output surface through which light exits the lens body, said lens further comprising a collar at least partially encircling said lens body. The light module further includes at least one shoulder on which the lens collar can be seated for positioning the lens within the housing. A light source, e.g., an LED, is coupled to the hollow chamber, e.g., at its proximal end, for providing light to the lens. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400938 | Wavelength-Tunable Interference Filter - A wavelength-tunable interference filter includes: a first substrate where a first mirror and a first electrode are provided; a second substrate where a second mirror corresponding to the first mirror and a second electrode facing the first electrode are provided; and a bonding part bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together. The first substrate includes a moving part where the first mirror is arranged, a diaphragm part holding the moving part in such a way that the moving part is movable in the Z-direction, and an outer circumferential part provided outside of the diaphragm part. The diaphragm part includes a planar part having a uniform thickness, and a first slope part having a thickness in the Z-direction incrementing as it goes from the planar part toward the outer circumferential part. The first electrode is provided over a range from the planar part to the first slope part. An outer edge of the first electrode, which is an edge opposite to the first mirror, is located at the first slope part. The bonding part is provided over a range from a part of the first slope part to the outer circumferential part. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400939 | COMBINED BIOMETRICS CAPTURE SYSTEM WITH AMBIENT FREE INFRARED - An electronic device is disclosed herein that includes an infrared light source to emit infrared light, a rolling shutter sensor, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is to: cause the rolling shutter sensor to output a first signal corresponding to a first frame of image data during exposure to the infrared light, reset the rows of the rolling shutter sensor at a same time, cause the rolling shutter sensor to output a second signal corresponding to a second frame of image data without exposure to the infrared light from the infrared light source, determine a difference between the first signal and the second signal to generate an ambient infrared free frame, and recognize a face based on the ambient infrared free frame. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400940 | LIGHT DEFLECTOR, LIDAR DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light deflector includes a reflector having a reflecting surface, a movable part coupled to the reflector, a drive circuit configured to cause the movable part to deform so as to oscillate the reflector, a supporting unit having an opening in part; and a spring having a bending structure. The spring is disposed between the movable part and the supporting unit, the spring coupled to each of the movable part and the supporting unit. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400941 | WAVEGUIDES HAVING INTEGRAL SPACERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A head-mounted, near-eye display system comprises a stack of waveguides having integral spacers separating the waveguides. The waveguides may each include diffractive optical elements that are formed simultaneously with the spacers by imprinting or casting. The spacers are disposed on one or more major surfaces of the waveguides and define a distance between immediately adjacent waveguides. Adjacent waveguides may be bonded using adhesives on the spacers. The spacers may fit within indentations of overlying waveguides. In some cases, the spacers may form one or more walls of material substantially around a perimeter of an associated waveguide. Vent holes may be provided in the walls to allow gas flow into and out from an interior volume defined by the spacers. Debris trapping structures may be provided between two walls of spacers to trap and prevent debris from entering into the interior volume. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400942 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - A head mounted display device is provided. The head mounted display device includes a left eye display unit which displays an image for a left eye and is disposed along a trajectory of a left eye ellipse having a first eccentricity, and a left eye lens which faces the left eye display unit and refracts the image for the left eye in a direction of a user's left eye. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400943 | WEARABLE DISPLAY FOR NEAR-TO-EYE VIEWING WITH EXPANDED BEAM - An optical apparatus has a laser light source to direct a modulated beam toward a scan mirror. An objective lens and the mirror define a curved focal surface, with a center of curvature at the scan mirror. A numerical aperture (NA) expander conforms to the concentric curved focal surface. Pupil relay optics relay an entrance pupil to an exit pupil of the viewer, the pupil relay optics defining an optical path between entrance and exit pupils. The optical path has a curved mirror surface to transmit half of the light from the modulated beam and has a first center of curvature at the entrance pupil. A first polarizing beam splitter in the optical path receives light from the scan mirror to reflect incident light of a first polarization and transmit incident light of a second polarization. The optical path directs the modulated light beam twice to the first polarizer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400944 | ENHANCED VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An enhanced vision system includes a first optic subsystem and a transparent photodetector subsystem disposed within a common housing. The first optic subsystem may include passive devices such as simple or compound lenses, active devices such as low-light enhancing image intensifiers, or a combination of passive and active devices. The transparent photodetector subsystem receives the visible image exiting the first optic subsystem and converts a portion of the electromagnetic energy in the visible image to a signal communicated to image analysis circuitry. On a real-time or near real-time basis, the image analysis circuitry detects and identifies structures, objects, and/or individuals in the visible image. The image analysis circuitry provides an output that includes information regarding the structure, objects, and individuals to the system user contemporaneous with the system user viewing the visible image. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400945 | PROJECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR A HEAD-UP DISPLAY (HUD) WITH P-POLARISED LIGHT PORTIONS - A projection arrangement for a head-up display, including a composite pane, including an outer pane and an inner pane, which are joined to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, having an upper edge and a lower edge and an HUD region; an electrically conductive coating on the surface of the outer pane or the inner pane facing the intermediate layer or provided within the intermediate layer; and a projector that is aimed at the HUD region; wherein the light of the projector has at least one p-polarised portion and wherein the electrically conductive coating has, in the spectral range from 400 nm to 650 nm, only a single local reflection maximum for p-polarised light, with this maximum in the range from 510 nm to 550 nm. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400946 | Methods and Apparatuses for Providing a Waveguide Display with Angularly Varying Optical Power - Systems and methods for waveguide displays with angularly varying optical power in accordance with various embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a waveguide display including a source of image modulated light projected over a field of view, and a waveguide including at least one output grating with an optical prescription providing angularly varying optical power for focusing the field of view onto an external surface. In another embodiment, the at least one output grating includes at least one grating prescription providing a first focal length for focusing a first FOV portion onto a first area of the surface and a second focal length for focusing a second FOV portion onto a second area of the surface. In still another embodiment, the at least one output grating includes at least one grating prescription providing a continuously varying focal length across at least a portion of the FOV. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400947 | AUXILARY BATTERY SYSTEM FOR A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - A battery system for a head-mounted display is provided. A first arm member has one or more interior walls defining a first chamber, wherein one or more first batteries are positioned in the first chamber of the first arm member. A second arm member has one or more interior walls defining a second chamber, wherein one or more second batteries are positioned in the second chamber of the second arm member. A base member is coupled to the first arm member and the second arm member. The base member has a base member power connector positioned along an exterior surface. A first auxiliary battery removably couples to the exterior surface of the base member via a first fastener, the first auxiliary battery having a first side and a second side. A first auxiliary battery power connector is positioned on the first side and aligns with the base member power connector. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400948 | Display And Vision Correction System With Removable Lens - A display and vision correction system includes a head-mounted display unit, a glasses frame, and a removable lens assembly. The head-mounted display unit is configured to be worn on a head of a user and includes a display for providing graphical content to the user. The glasses frame is configured to be worn on the head of the user. The removable lens assembly is removably coupleable to the head-mounted display unit and to the glasses frame. The removable lens assembly includes a corrective lens element. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400949 | AUGMENTED REALITY INTERFACE AND METHOD OF USE - A system for providing an augmented reality interface comprising a head mounted display having a wireless data interface, a camera and a display, the head mounted display configured to receive user interface data and to generate a user interface using the display and to receive image data from the camera and to transmit the image data over the wireless data interface to a wireless network. A wireless device configured to generate the wireless network, to transmit the user interface data to the head mounted display, to receive the image data from the head mounted display and to generate modified user interface data as a function of the image data. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400950 | MULTI-PIECE HEADS UP DISPLAY BEZEL WITH LONG CHUTE - Systems and apparatus for a bezel assembly for a heads-up display (HUD) unit located in an instrument panel of a vehicle, the instrument panel being adjacent to a front windshield of the vehicle. The bezel assembly includes a bezel having a rear edge aligned with a front edge of the instrument panel and an interior border defining a bezel opening. The bezel assembly also includes a chute located beneath the bezel and above the HUD unit. The chute includes an exterior border defining a top chute opening aligned with the bezel opening, and an interior border defining a bottom chute opening aligned with a display screen of the HUD unit and having a shape corresponding to the display screen of the HUD unit. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400951 | SURFACE-RELIEF GRATING WITH PATTERNED REFRACTIVE INDEX MODULATION - Techniques disclosed herein relate generally to surface-relief structures. In one embodiment, a surface-relief grating includes a plurality of grating ridges. The plurality of grating ridges includes a first set of grating ridges characterized by a first refractive index, and a second set of grating ridges interleaved with the first set of grating ridges and characterized by a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. The plurality of grating ridges is imprinted in a polymer layer by a nanoimprint lithography process and is exposed to a light pattern to form the first set of grating ridges and the second set of grating ridges that have different refractive indices. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400952 | LENS WITH INTERNAL APERTURE - A lens with an internal aperture includes a first region of optically-transmissive material, a second region of optically-transmissive material, and an internal aperture element. The first region of optically transmissive material defines a first surface of the lens and the second region defines a second surface of the lens that is opposite the first surface. The internal aperture element is integrally disposed between the first region and the second region and defines the aperture of the lens. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400953 | HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EXPANDED VIEWING WINDOW - Provided a holographic display apparatus including a light guide plate including an input coupler and an output coupler, a holographic image generating assembly configured to generate a holographic image and provide the holographic image to the input coupler of the light guide plate, and an image processor configured to convert source image data based on a point spread function, which is obtained for each pixel of the holographic image on an image plane, to compensate for a blur of the holographic image output through the output coupler. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400954 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND WEARABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display system includes a wearable display device configured to display an image to a person wearing the wearable display device, the wearable display device mountable on a head of the person; an image capture unit configured to capture an image of a face of the person wearing the wearable display device; and circuitry configured to extract one or more facial feature points of the person based on the image captured by the image capture unit; calculate a position of the head of the person and a posture of the person based on the one or more extracted facial feature points to generate position-posture information; and generate an image to be displayed at the wearable display device based on the position-posture information. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400955 | EYEPIECES FOR AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY SYSTEM - An augmented reality display system. The system can include a first eyepiece waveguide with a first input coupling grating (ICG) region. The first ICG region can receive a set of input beams of light corresponding to an input image having a corresponding field of view (FOV), and can in-couple a first subset of the input beams. The first subset of input beams can correspond to a first sub-portion of the FOV. The system can also include a second eyepiece waveguide with a second ICG region. The second ICG region can receive and in-couple at least a second subset of the input beams. The second subset of the input beams can correspond to a second sub-portion of the FOV. The first and second sub-portions of the FOV can be at least partially different but together include the complete FOV of the input image. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400956 | HEAD MOUNTED AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND DEVICE - An augmented reality device includes two optical combiners configured to correspond to two eyes of a user respectively, each of the two optical combiners comprising an internal surface for reflecting light from the image source to a respective eye of the user, wherein the internal surface is a freeform surface with a surface function that is based on an XY-polynomial including at least one multivariate monomial; an image source positioned above the eyes of the user to emit light onto the optical combiners, wherein the image source comprises two active displaying areas which are on two different planes; and a housing structure configured to maintain relative position and orientation of the optical combiners and the image source. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400957 | Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Providing Images via a Contact Lens - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, via light from a light source, rendering an image on a retina. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400958 | SUPPRESSION OF STRAY LIGHT IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to suppression of stray light in head worn computing. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400959 | AUGMENTED REALITY MONITORING OF BORDER CONTROL SYSTEMS - An augmented-reality device is provided. The augmented-reality device is configured to retrieve security information for a plurality of persons at respective security checkpoints. In addition, the augmented-reality device is configured to concurrently display the security information for each of the plurality of persons on an augmented-reality display. Security information is superimposed on or adjacent to each of the plurality of persons located at respective security checkpoints, the display configured to maintain visibility of the security checkpoint. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400960 | HINGED HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - Systems and methods for a flexible, modular head-mounted display is provided. The head-mounted display system may comprise a base member and one or more arm members that are coupled to the base member. The arm member(s) may be coupled to the base member via a hinge system that allows the arm member(s) to move with respect to the base member. Interior walls of the hinge system may define a passage therethrough such that wiring may extend throughout the head-mounted display system. The head-mounted display system may further include a cover that encloses at least a portion of the hinge. The cover may overlap with the base member or the one or more arm members. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400961 | MODULAR HEAD-MOUNTED PERIPHERAL PLATFORM - The invention is directed towards a wearable platform system (e.g., head-mounted computing device) that allows for various modular peripheral devices to be interchangeably attached and detached, as well as methods and systems for transitioning an operational mode of the wearable platform between a hard connection mode and a wireless connection mode when a peripheral device is attached to or removed from the wearable platform. Specifically, the wearable platform may include a base member coupled to one or more arm members. A variety of modular peripheral devices may be attached at a hardware interface of the wearable platform to provide varied functionality to the wearable platform. As a user begins to remove a peripheral device, the wearable platform system may determine the peripheral device is being removed from the wearable platform and may transition from a hard connection mode to a wireless connection mode. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400962 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A head-mounted display device includes an image display unit ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400963 | CUSHION ASSEMBLY FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a cushion assembly for a head-mounted device is provided. The method includes molding a foam material to provide a first panel with a first layer having a three-dimensional configuration defined therein. The method further includes arranging a second panel and a third panel with respect to the first panel such that the first panel is disposed between the second panel and the third panel. The method further includes molding the first panel, the second panel and the panel layer together to form a single piece laminate. The method further includes trimming the single piece laminate to form the cushion assembly adapted to conform to a face of a wearer of the head-mounted device. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400964 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In order to achieve the above object, an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a light source section and one or more optical components. The one or more optical components include an optical surface for dividing the light emitted from the light source into a plurality of light beams to be converged and a reflective surface for reflecting the plurality of light beams converged by the optical surface, and emit the plurality of light beams reflected by the reflective surface from the optical surface. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400965 | Nano-Textured Attenuator for Use with Laser Beam Profiling and Laser Beam Characterization Systems and Method of Use - The present application discloses a nano-textured attenuator which includes a body defining in in the aperture, a measurement aperture, at least one beam dump aperture, at least one coupling fixture may be formed on or positioned on the body, a first nano-textured beamsplitter is positioned within the body and configured to transmit 85% to 99.9999% of an input signal therethrough while reflecting 0.0001% to form at least one partially attenuated signal, at least a second nano-textured beamsplitter is positioned within the body and is configured to transmit 85% to 99.9999% of an input signal therethrough while reflecting 0.0001% to form at least one attenuated measurement signal, and at least one camera is communication with the measurement aperture be configured to measure at least one optical characteristic of the attenuated measurement signal. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400966 | ROTARY BEAM SYMMETRIZER - An optical device may include a polarization splitter to split a unidirectional rotary optical beam into a first rotary optical beam having a first polarization state and a second rotary optical beam having a second polarization state. The unidirectional rotary optical beam and the second rotary optical beam may have optical power with a first direction of spatial rotation. The optical device may include a reflective element to reverse a parity of the first rotary optical beam in association with causing optical power of the first rotary optical beam to have a second direction of spatial rotation. The optical device may include a polarization combiner to, after reversal of the parity of the first rotary optical beam, combine the first rotary optical beam and the second rotary optical beam to create a bi-directional rotary optical beam having the first polarization state and the second polarization state. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400967 | MAXWELLIAN VIEW DISPLAY APPLYING SPACE-TIME MULTIPLEXING METHOD - Provided is a Maxwellian view display which uses a space-time multiplexing scheme and widens a field of view, thereby having a degree of freedom within a set area instead of a fixed position while maintaining the advantage of the existing Maxwellian view, in which a clear image can be observed irrespective of the difference in individual ability for focal point adjustment since the focal point does not need to be adjusted. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a display includes: a light source unit for changing the position of a point light source according to time; a first lens for converting the light emitted from the light source unit to be parallel; an image generating unit for generating an image using the parallel light incident from the first lens; and a second lens for focusing the image generated by the image generating unit. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400968 | EYEWEAR HAVING DEPLOYABLE AUXILIARY DEVICES - Eyewear having one or more electronic devices stowable and deployable from storage cavities disposed in one or both temple arms of the eyewear are described. The devices are deployable through passages in the eyewear frame which are covered when the devices are in the stowed position. Devices may be changed either by removing and replacing a device or by removing and replacing a temple arm on a particular set of eyewear. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400969 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING USER'S NOSE FROM SOLAR RADIATION - A device for protecting a user's nose from solar radiation has a cover part which is formed to cover a user's nose and is composed of a material which is capable of protecting a user's nose from solar radiation, and a connecting part which is attachable to glasses or sunglasses wearable by a user and formed to be retained on the glasses and holds the cover part of the device on the user's nose. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400970 | EYEWEAR HEAD GRIPS - Secure eyewear includes a face piece and a temple piece. The face piece includes a first side, a second side and a nose rest therebetween. The temple piece extends from a first end coupled with the first side and/or the second side of the face piece to a second end and includes a first extension. The first extension is configured to, with the nose rest supported by a nose of a user and the first temple piece resting on a first ear of the user, selectively grip a back of a head of the user by transitioning between states. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400971 | LENS REPLACEABLE EYEGLASSES - A pair of eyeglasses includes a front with two lenses installed in the two openings thereof. Two lugs respectively extend from two ends of the front and each have a slot communicating with the opening corresponding thereto. Two threaded holes are respectively defined through the two ends of the front and communicate with the two slots. Two screws threadedly extend through the two threaded holes to narrow the slots to secure the two lenses in the front. The two lugs are clamped between the two connectors and two securing members by bolts extending through the securing members, the lugs and the two connectors, and connected with two positioning members. The lenses can be replaced by unscrewing the bolts and the screws. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400972 | EYEGLASSES FRAME - Provided is an eyeglass frame that includes a hinge with which a reduction in size and a reduction in weight can be achieved, and stable open/close operations can be performed over a prolonged period of time. The eyeglass frame includes a lens holding portion | 2020-12-24 |
20200400973 | LENS COMPRISING AN ADJUSTABLE FOCAL LENGTH - The invention relates to a lens ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400974 | OPHTHALMIC TINTED GLASS - An ophthalmic tinted glass ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200400975 | OPHTHALMIC TINTED LENS - An ophthalmic tinted lens has a visual transmission value TV for quantifying a first light intensity ratio which relates to light effective for human vision and transmitted through the lens in daylight condition, and also has a value of a chronobiological factor FC for quantifying a second light amount ratio which relates to light effective for a non-visual physiological effect and also transmitted through the lens in daylight condition. The TV-value and the FC-value expressed as percentage values meet the following condition: FC>1.1×TV+13.0 with 3%≤TV≤43%, or FC>0.7×TV+32 with 43%2020-12-24 | |
20200400976 | HANDS FREE MEDICAL LIGHT WITH SELECTIVE INTENSITY - A hands free integrated personal task lighting system for dental or surgical use providing remote control light activation and selective adjustable light intensity output. A fixed output value light source on a headset has an electronically activated variable transmission glass which changes transparency to degrees of translucentness by varied electrical activation. The light system provides both remote light activation and illumination value control by variable control sensors in a hands-free environment. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400977 | Optical Modulator - To make it possible to more easily improve modulation efficiency in an optical modulator using a core made of an InP-based semiconductor. The optical modulator includes a lower cladding layer | 2020-12-24 |
20200400978 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL PHASE MODULATOR - An electro-optical phase modulator includes a waveguide made from a stack of strips. The stack includes a first strip made of a doped semiconductor material of a first conductivity type, a second strip made of a conductive material or of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type, and a third strip made of a doped semiconductor material of the first conductivity type. The second strip is separated from the first strip by a first interface layer made of a dielectric material, and the third strip is separated from the second strip by a second interface layer made of a dielectric material. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400979 | SCREEN ANTI-PEEPING PROTECTION LAYER AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - The disclosure provides a screen anti-peeping protection layer arranged above a display panel. The screen anti-peeping protection layer includes a first polarizing layer, a second polarizing layer, a viewing angle adjusting layer and a touch sensing layer. The first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer are sequentially arranged on a transmission path of a display beam which comes from the display panel. The viewing angle adjusting layer is arranged on the transmission path and located between the first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer, and used for changing a range of an emitted light viewing angle of the display beam. The touch sensing layer is arranged on the transmission path, and located above the viewing angle adjusting layer and opposite to the first polarizing layer. The disclosure also provides a touch display device including the screen anti-peeping protection layer and the display panel as described above. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400980 | SCREEN PRIVACY DEVICES WITH ALTERNATING POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL BANDS - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a screen privacy device is described. The screen privacy device includes first bands of a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) compound. These first bands have first light-scattering properties. The screen privacy device also includes second bands of the PDLC compound, the second bands having second light-scattering properties. In this example, the second light-scattering properties are different than the first light-scattering properties and the first bands and the second bands alternate along a dimension of the screen privacy device. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400981 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first sealant surrounding a first chamber and a second chamber between the first substrate and the second substrate, a second sealant disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber, and a liquid crystal layer with which the first chamber and the second chamber are filled. The first chamber includes a first display portion including a first pixel. The second chamber includes a second display portion including a second pixel. The first sealant includes a first wall having a predetermined width and a second wall having a width less than the width of the first wall. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400982 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided are a pair of substrates, a seal material disposed between the pair of substrates, an inter-substrate conductive member disposed spaced apart from the seal material, and a moisture-proof film covering a side face of the seal material and a side face of the inter-substrate conductive member. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400983 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a color filter layer, an illumination device and a selection layer. The illumination device illuminates the color filter layer with mixed light including first and second components. The color filter layer includes first and second filters. The selection layer includes a phase element layer including first and second phase elements, and first and second polarizers. The first phase element changes a polarization state of the mixed color light such that the first component is transmitted through the second polarizer. The second phase element changes a polarization state of the mixed color light such that the second component is transmitted through the second polarizer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400984 | IMAGE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE ADJUSTMENT METHOD - The disclosure provides an image adjustment device configured to be different modes according to whether the adopted display is a light emitting diode display or a liquid crystal display, and including a duty cycle calculator, an intensity calculator and a compensator. In a first mode, the duty cycle calculator determines a respective type of each segment according to brightness information of each segment, and sets a duty cycle value according to the type of the segment. In a second mode, the duty cycle calculator calculates the duty cycle value according to the brightness information of each segment. The intensity calculator calculates the pixel intensity of the segment based on the duty cycle value and a light diffusion coefficient set. The compensator generates a pixel gain value according to the intensity value of each pixel of the segment, and adjusts the pixel value according to the pixel gain value. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400985 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT, PHASE MODULATION DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT - A phase modulation device includes an image data generator, a controller, a light reception signal detector, and a liquid crystal element. The image data generator generates image data. The controller generates a gradation control signal based on the image data. The liquid crystal element includes a first substrate and a light receiver. The first substrate has a pixel region in which a plurality of pixel electrodes constituting pixels are arranged. The light receiver photoelectrically converts light with which the pixel region is irradiated to generate a light reception signal. The light reception signal detector generates a drive control signal based on the light reception signal. The liquid crystal element changes an inclination angle of a wavefront of the light with which the pixel region is irradiated by applying different driving voltages to the plurality of pixel electrodes based on the gradation control signal. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400986 | Display Device, Electronic Apparatus, and Image Acquisition Method - The present disclosure provides a display device including a display face and a bottom face facing away from each other, wherein between the display face and the bottom face, the display device further includes: a substrate; a photosensitive layer including a plurality of photosensitive units, the plurality of photosensitive units being disposed on the substrate; and a plurality of collimators disposed between the photosensitive layer and the display face, the collimators defining light-passing holes aligned with the photosensitive units, wherein the light-passing holes are capable of allowing light signals to pass through to reach the photosensitive units. The present disclosure further provides an electronic apparatus, and an image acquisition method. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400987 | Display Device and Electronic Device - A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a first substrate, a photosensitive layer, a liquid crystal layer, a second substrate, and a collimation layer that are stacked successively. The photosensitive layer comprises a plurality of photosensitive units. The second substrate comprises a plurality of display units and a shutter layer having a plurality of first holes, any adjacent two of the display units are spaced by the shutter layer, and one of the first holes is located between any adjacent two different ones of the display units. The collimation layer comprises a plurality of collimators, each of the plurality of collimators defines a second hole communicated with a corresponding one of the first holes and facing a corresponding one of the photosensitive units, and a light signal passes through the second hole and the corresponding one of the first holes and reaches the corresponding one photosensitive unit. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400988 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided and includes first substrate; gate lines extending on first substrate; data lines extending in a direction crossing gate lines; first electrode on first substrate; insulating film on first electrode; second electrode on insulating film, facing first electrode and including connection electrode arranged in parallel with data lines and comb electrodes arranged in parallel with gate lines and slits arranged between comb electrodes; second substrate facing first substrate; liquid crystal layer provided between first and second substrates; and light shielding portion extending along extending direction of gate lines, wherein comb electrodes connected to connection electrode, length of each of slits in extending direction is longer than width of slits in direction orthogonal to extending direction, and in plan view, one of comb electrodes overlaps with light shielding portion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400989 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display panel, a display module and an electronic device are provided. The display panel includes an array substrate and a color filter. The array substrate includes a first substrate and a first common electrode layer disposed on the first substrate. The color filter substrate is disposed against the array substrate. The color filter substrate includes a second substrate and a spacer on the second substrate. The spacer includes a first spacer and a second spacer. A height of the first spacer is higher than or equal to a height of the second spacer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400990 | AIR-SPACED ENCAPSULATED DIELECTRIC NANOPILLARS FOR FLAT OPTICAL DEVICES - Embodiments described herein relate to flat optical devices and methods of forming flat optical devices. One embodiment includes a substrate having a first arrangement of a first plurality of pillars formed thereon. The first arrangement of the first plurality of pillars includes pillars having a height h and a lateral distance d, and a gap g corresponding to a distance between adjacent pillars of the first plurality of pillars. An aspect ratio of the gap g to the height h is between about 1:1 and about 1:20. A first encapsulation layer is disposed over the first arrangement of the first plurality of pillars. The first encapsulation layer has a refractive index of about 1.0 to about 1.5. The first encapsulation layer, the substrate, and each of the pillars of the first arrangement define a first space therebetween. The first space has a refractive index of about 1.0 to about 1.5. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400991 | TRANSPARENT SEMICONDUCTOR, LIGHT CONTROL BODY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A transparent conductor including a transparent substrate, a first dielectric layer, a metal layer containing silver or a silver alloy as a primary component, a second dielectric layer composed of a semiconductor, and a third dielectric layer of which electrical conductivity is different from that of the second dielectric layer in the order presented, wherein the third dielectric layer-is composed of a conductor. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400992 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided. A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of connecting signal wires which supply different control voltages; a flexible printed circuit board attached to a side surface of the display panel and including a base film and a plurality of lead wires which are disposed on the base film; an anisotropic conductive film disposed between the plurality of connecting signal wires and the plurality of lead wires, and at least one bump wire disposed between adjacent connecting signal wires, the at least one bump wire being not supplied with the different control voltages controlling the display panel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400993 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a relay substrate provided between a liquid crystal panel and a controller includes first connectors. The controller includes a microcomputer and second connectors. The relay substrate and the controller include a line pattern to form a test circuit which feeds a test signal back to an input pin of the microcomputer from an output pin of the microcomputer, and which transfers the test signal between the controller and the relay substrate in each pair of the first connectors and the second connectors. The microcomputer outputs the test signal from the output pin, and determines a connecting state of the cables that connect the relay substrate and the controller based on a state of feedback of the test signal to the input pin. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400994 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal device comprises a first polymer substrate, a first buffer layer, thin film transistors, a liquid crystal layer and a second polymer substrate. The first buffer layer is disposed on the first polymer substrate. The thin film transistors are disposed on the first buffer layer. The liquid crystal layer is disposed on the thin film transistors. The second polymer substrate is disposed on the liquid crystal layer. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400995 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a display panel, a backlight module, and a connecting portion. The backlight module includes a back frame having a backplate and a bent portion connected to the backplate. The connecting portion includes a first fixing portion disposed on an end surface of the bent portion and fixedly connected to the end surface of the bent portion and the display panel. An orthographic projection of the end surface of the bent portion on the display panel covers an orthographic projection of an outer side of the first fixing portion on the display panel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400996 | POLARIZER, METHOD OF PRODUCING POLARIZER, LAMINATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a polarizer, a method of producing a polarizer, a laminate, and an image display device which enable achievement of both the degree of alignment and heat resistance. The polarizer of the present invention is a polarizer formed of a polarizer-forming composition which contains a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic material, in which the liquid crystal compound has a smectic liquid crystallinity, and a phase transition temperature of the polarizer-forming composition from a smectic phase to an isotropic phase or a nematic phase is 120° C. or higher. | 2020-12-24 |
20200400997 | COMPOSITE PANE HAVING A FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT AND ILLUMINATION - A composite pane having electrically controllable optical properties, includes an outer pane, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer, and an inner pane, a functional element having electrically controllable optical properties, which is arranged between the first intermediate layer and the second intermediate layer, and a thermoplastic frame layer, which surrounds the functional element in the manner of a frame, wherein the outer pane and the inner pane are joined to one another via the first intermediate layer, the second intermediate layer, and the thermoplastic frame layer, and an optical waveguide is arranged at least partially between the outer pane and the inner pane. | 2020-12-24 |