03rd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220018988 | GENERATING DYNAMIC RESERVOIR DESCRIPTIONS USING GEOSTATISTICS IN A GEOLOGICAL MODEL - Methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium can be used for generating dynamic reservoir descriptions using geostatistics in a geological model. Data processing techniques can be used by a computing system to automate processes for generating, and updating (e.g., in real-time), subsurface reservoir models. An integrated methodology and hardware systems are described for determining properties of a reservoir in a subterranean region using a geological model based on seismic data and transient pressure data. The methodology and automated approaches employ technologies relating to machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to process seismic data and information relating to seismic facies. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018989 | FORECASTING ENVIRONMENTAL OCCLUSION EVENTS - In an approach for forecasting environmental occlusion events, a processor receives a spatio-temporal zone of interest. A processor collects data associated with the spatio-temporal zone of interest. A processor builds a machine-learning model using the data. A processor generates an occlusion probability map for the spatio-temporal zone of interest based on the machine-learning model and enriched mathematical operators. A processor outputs the occlusion probability map. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018990 | GENERATING AND CONVEYING COMPREHENSIVE WEATHER INSIGHTS AT FIELDS FOR OPTIMAL AGRICULTURAL DECISION MAKING - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of generating and displaying a comprehensive depiction of a weather element comprises: based on archived forecast model and observed data, training a machine learning model; calibrating current forecast data by applying the machine learning model to yield a calibrated forecast probability density function; displaying graphical representation of recently observed data and calibrated forecast probability density. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018991 | METHOD FOR PRECIPITATION NOWCASTING USING DYNAMIC MOTION VECTORS, RECORDING MEDIUM AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A precipitation nowcasting method using dynamic motion vectors includes calculating a multiscale motion vector of a radar precipitation motion vector and a numerical model precipitation motion vector by changing spatial scale of cross correlation analysis for reach of a preset time interval from precipitation data obtained through a dual polarization radar, calculating a dynamic motion vector by merging the radar precipitation motion vector and the numerical model precipitation motion vector, generating a precipitation development and dissipation map through precipitation tracking and matching using the dynamic motion vector, and outputting a precipitation forecast field for each forecast time by applying the dynamic motion vector and the precipitation development and dissipation map to Lagrangian backward extrapolation. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve realistic precipitation forecast field simulation. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018992 | COMPOSITION, LIGHT SHIELDING FILM, COLOR FILTER, OPTICAL ELEMENT, SENSOR, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND HEADLIGHT UNIT - The present invention provides a composition from which a light shielding film having excellent low reflection properties to infrared rays can be formed. Moreover, the present invention also provides a light shielding film, a color filter, an optical element, a sensor, a solid-state imaging element, and a headlight unit. The composition according to the embodiment of the present invention contains a black coloring material, inorganic particles, and a resin, in which the resin includes a specific resin, and a value of a difference between an SP value of the specific resin and an SP value of the inorganic particles is equal to or greater than 1.5 MPa | 2022-01-20 |
20220018993 | Reflection-Reducing Layer System and Method for Producing A Reflection-Reducing Layer System - In an embodiment a layer system includes an effective refractive index profile extending between a substrate-side surface and an interface with an ambient medium, wherein an effective refractive index of the layer system decreases on average from the substrate-side surface in a direction of the interface with the ambient medium, wherein the effective refractive index profile has at least two local minima, and wherein a local minimum closest to the interface with the ambient medium is spaced from the interface. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018994 | VEHICLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - An assembly includes a sensor lens, a polymer film adhered to the sensor lens, a hydrophilic coating applied to the sensor lens, and a fluid layer between the sensor lens and the polymer film, wherein the fluid layer is disposed on the hydrophilic coating. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018995 | Metalens Array and Spatial Positioning Method Based on Metalens Array - The present disclosure provides a metalens array and a spatial positioning method based on the metalens array. The metalens array includes at least two metalenses, each of the metalenses comprises a plurality of prism cells, each of the prism cells comprises a silicon dioxide substrate and a titanium oxide prism placed on the silicon dioxide substrate, and the plurality of prism cells are arranged periodically. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018996 | LENS ARRAY AND DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a lens array comprises a plurality of lens elements. Each of the plurality of lens elements comprises a boundary surface of two layers with different refractive indices, and an actuator configured to deform the boundary surface. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018997 | Optical Imaging Lens Assembly and Display Device - Some embodiments of the disclosure provide an optical imaging lens assembly and a display device. The optical imaging lens assembly includes: a lens barrel, a lens, and a microstructure. The lens barrel has a body and a mount hole disposed on the body; the lens is disposed in the mount hole; and an outer wall surface of the body and/or an inner wall surface of the mount hole is provided with the microstructure. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018998 | INTEGRATED CONDUCTIVE APERTURES FOR OPTICAL DEVICES - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to optical devices. Specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to optical devices with one or more optical component circuits. The optical devices including one or more optical component circuits prevent the user from exposure to light when a conductive pathway is interrupted via aperture breakage, for example, from the user dropping the substrate, or from the user dropping the optical device. The conductive pathway allows for current to flow from a power source through the apertures and to one or more light sources and, in some embodiments, one or more light detectors. Aperture breakage resulting in the interruption of the conductive pathway prevents current from being provided to the one or more light sources and/or one or more light detectors to prevent (e.g., automatically prevent) light exposure to the user. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018999 | DISPLAY BOARD AND DISPLAY DEVICE - [Object] To switch display while reducing a difference in luminance between regions more. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019000 | LIGHT REDIRECTING CONSTRUCTIONS AND METHODS FOR SEALING EDGES THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to articles and methods of sealing light redirecting film constructions comprising a microstructured optical film, such as a daylight redirecting film, bonded to another film. This type of assembly may serve various purposes. For example, the assembly may protect the structured film, provide additional functionality, such as diffusion or infrared reflection, and/or facilitate attachment of the microstructured optical film to a mounting surface, such as a glazing or window pane. The methods for sealing the edge of a light redirecting construction inhibit ingress of water and other contaminants during the film installation and afterwards during its regular use. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019001 | VISIBLE QUALITY MIRROR FINISHING - According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a mirrored apparatus includes a substrate with a non-metal inorganic material that is non-diamond turnable. The mirrored apparatus further includes a finish layer arranged on the surface of the substrate. The finish layer has a polished surface opposite the substrate. The mirrored apparatus also includes a reflective layer arranged on the polished surface of the finish layer. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019002 | VISIBLE QUALITY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED ALUMINUM MIRROR FINISHING - A mirrored apparatus includes a substrate having a surface and including an additive manufactured aluminum and about 2 to about 30 weight % (wt. %) silicon. The mirrored apparatus also includes a finish layer arranged directly on the surface of the substrate. The finish layer includes a polished surface opposite the substrate. The mirrored apparatus further includes a reflective layer arranged on the polished surface of the finish layer. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019003 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes an upper display substrate. The upper display substrate includes a base substrate and first to fourth color filters. The first and second color filters overlap first and second pixel areas. The third color filter overlaps a light-blocking area and a third pixel area and has a first opening and a second opening corresponding to the first pixel area and second pixel area, respectively. The fourth color filter overlaps the first pixel area and the second pixel area and has a third opening corresponding to the third pixel area. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019004 | OPTICALLY FUNCTIONAL ABSORBING SOLUTION COMPOSITION, INFRARED ABSORBING GLASS USING SAME, INFRARED CUT FILTER COMPRISING SAME, VISIBLE-LIGHT ABSORBING GLASS, AND INFRARED TRASMITTING FILTER COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to an optically functional absorbing solution composition, infrared absorbing-enhanced glass using same, and an infrared transmitting filter comprising same, the optically functional absorbing solution composition comprising: a resin having a siloxane group substituted at an acrylic group; an organic solvent; and a dye comprising heat resistant dyes and/or non-heat-resistant dyes. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019005 | OPTICAL FILTER, AND CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed are an optical filter including a near infrared absorption layer on a polymer film. The polymer film has a* of about −5.0 to about +5.0 and b* of about −5.0 to about +5.0 in a color coordinate expressed by a CIE Lab color space. The near infrared absorption layer may be configured to transmit light in a visible region and to selectively absorb at least one part of light in a near infrared region. The near infrared absorption layer includes a first near infrared absorption material including a copper phosphate ester compound and a second near infrared absorption material including at least two different organic dyes. The second near infrared absorption material has a maximum absorption wavelength (λ | 2022-01-20 |
20220019006 | COLOR FILTER - An aspect of the present invention is a color filter for converting an incident light from one surface of the color filter to a light having a wavelength different from that of the incident light and permitting the converted light to exit from another surface of the color filter, the color filter comprising: a bank having a plurality of opening portions and being formed to extend from the another surface to the one surface of the color filter; a plurality of pixel portions formed in the respective opening portions; and a reflective film formed so as to cover at least part of the side of the bank. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019007 | LIGHT CONTROL FILM - A light control film is described comprising alternating transmissive regions and absorptive regions disposed between the light input surface and the light output surface. The absorptive regions have an aspect ratio of at least 30. In some embodiments, an absorptive layer or reflective layer is disposed between the alternating transmissive regions and absorptive regions and the light input surface and/or light output surface. In another embodiment, the alternating transmissive regions comprise an absorptive material. The light control film can exhibit low transmission of visible light and high transmission of near infrared light. Also described is a light detection system comprising such light control films and a microstructured film. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019008 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY PANEL - A color filter (CF) substrate includes a CF structure disposed on a base, and multiple pixel regions each including multiple sub-pixel regions. The CF structure includes a nanostructure layer including multiple nanostructures and a light guide structure layer including multiple light guide structures, sequentially provided on the base. Each light guide structure is in a corresponding pixel region, and includes multiple light guide sub-portions. Each light guide sub-portion is in a corresponding sub-pixel region. Each sub-pixel region corresponds to a nanostructure, and each nanostructure is in a corresponding sub-pixel region. Each of the light guide sub-portions in one pixel region is configured such that light incident on the light guide sub-portions exits at different angles and enters into the nanostructure in the sub-pixel region corresponding thereto. Each nanostructure is configured such that light exiting from the sub-pixel region corresponding thereto has a predetermined color. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019009 | OPTICAL STACK - Optical stacks are described that include a reflective polarizer disposed between an infrared reflector and an infrared absorber. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019010 | OPTICAL FILTER WITH NANOSTRUCTURED LAYERS AND SPECTRAL SENSOR HAVING LAYERS OF SUCH KIND - The present invention relates to an optical filter with nanostructured layers and spectral sensors with layers of such kind. The optical filter has at least two nanostructured layers, each of which forms a transmission grating from grating wires extending parallel to each other. The grating wires of the two transmission gratings intersect each other and are positioned one on top of the other in the optical filter. An optical polarise which polarises incident optical radiation linearly parallel to the grating wires of one of the two transmission gratings is arranged over the transmission gratings. The optical filter can be produced as a bandpass filter with standard semiconductor processes without additional layers or modification of said processes. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019011 | AN ENCLOSURE - An alkali metal vapor enclosure comprising: an internal surface comprising nanostructures; a transmissive portion to enable the internal surface to be illuminated; wherein the enclosure contains atoms of an alkali metal which are in a vapor state and/or adsorbed onto the internal surface; and wherein illumination of the internal surface via the transmissive portion with light having a frequency to cause a temperature rise in the nanostructures by exciting an enhanced optical extinction mechanism in the nanostructures, causes an increase in the density of the alkali metal vapor. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019012 | Color Liquid Crystal Displays and Display Backlights - A display backlight, comprises: an excitation source, LED ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220019013 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE UNIT, ARRAY, AND FLAT LENS - An optical waveguide unit includes a plurality of reflecting units being the same in structure, and each reflecting unit being any one or a combination of any two of: a metal layer, a total reflecting layer, and a medium reflecting layer; and a plurality of sub waveguides stacked on each other, each of two sides of each sub waveguide being provided with one reflecting unit, at least two of the plurality of sub waveguides having different heights in a stacking direction of the plurality of sub waveguides, and the different heights of the sub waveguides being corresponding to different incident angle directions. The present disclosure also provides an optical waveguide array and a flat lens. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019014 | LIGHT CONTROL FILM WITH TURNING FILM AND LENTICULAR DIFFUSER FOR VIEW ENHANCEMENT IN THE HORIZONTAL PLANE - An optical system comprises a turning film and a lenticular diffuser. The lenticular diffuser comprises a structured surface comprising a plurality of microstructures comprises a plurality of lenticular prisms separated by substantially flat land areas, the lenticular prisms having a rounded tip and two sides comprising a linear base section and a linear tip section connected by a polynomial blend section. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019015 | INORGANIC MATRIX NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - The disclosure provides high refractive index ceramic material nanoimprint lithography (NIL) gratings having a relatively lower amount of carbon compared to traditional NIL gratings, and methods of making and using thereof, and devices including such gratings. The ceramic material includes one or more of titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, tungsten oxide, zinc tellurium, gallium phosphide, or any combination or derivative thereof. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019016 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a liquid crystal panel, an illumination device, and a light reflecting material. The illumination device includes a first light guide having an opening, a first light source configured to irradiate the first light guide with light, a second light guide formed in the opening, and a second light source configured to irradiate the second light guide with light. The light reflecting material is located between the first light guide and the second light guide in the opening. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019017 | OPTICAL FIBER COATINGS - An optical fiber comprising a core, a cladding disposed about the core, and a primary coating disposed about the cladding. The primary coating is cured during draw to at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the primary coating's fully cured primary-coating in situ modulus (P-ISM) value. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019018 | LIGHTGUIDE OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR POLARIZATION SCRAMBLING - A lightguide optical element (LOE) configured for polarization scrambling is provided. The LOE includes a transparent substrate having a first refractive index, the substrate having a pair of parallel external surfaces configured to propagate light within the LOE through total internal reflection (TIR), and a plurality of mutually parallel partially reflective internal surfaces, those being non-parallel to the pair of parallel external surfaces and configured to couple out said light to a viewer. The LOE further includes a first coating on at least one external surface of the substrate, the first coating being of a coating material having a second refractive index higher than the first refractive index; The LOE further includes an antireflective (AR) coating on at least one external surface of the substrate over the first coating. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019019 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DISTANCE MEASURING INTERFEROMETER - A digital measuring device implemented on a photonic integrated circuit, the digital measuring device including a laser source implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to provide light, a first waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to direct a first portion of light from the laser source at a moving object and receive light reflected from the moving object, a second waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to combine a second portion of light from the laser source with the light reflected from the moving object to produce a measurement beam, a first multiplexer implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to split the measurement beam into a plurality of channels, and a plurality of detectors implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to detect an intensity value of each channel to measure a distance between the digital measuring device and the moving object. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019020 | Method and Apparatus for Optical Waveguide-to-Semiconductor Coupling for Integrated Photonic Circuits - A grating coupler couples a waveguide to a beam and is formed of patterned shapes in a first and second layer of planar material, the shapes embedded in background material, the layers separated by less than one wavelength. The shapes are organized as a plurality of adjacent unit cells arranged along a direction of propagation of light with each unit cell including a shape of the first material and a shape of the second material, each unit cell having design parameters including a period, a width wb of the shape of first planar material, a width wt of the shape of second planar material, and an offset between the shapes. The coupler has a directivity ratio D is at least 10 dB between “up” and “down” radiation; and unit cells differ in at least one parameter selected from period, wb, wt, and offset to provide a predetermined beam shape. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019021 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR AMPLIFYING OPTICAL SIGNALS - A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) includes various mode field adapters (MFAs), a waveguide, and various contact pads. All the MFAs are on a same facet of the PIC. One MFA of the PIC outputs a first optical signal that is an amplified version of a second optical signal. The waveguide is divided into two waveguide arms and a bend portion to join the two waveguide arms. The waveguide extends between the MFAs such that the second optical signal propagates through the waveguide. Further, each waveguide arm is formed between the contact pads. The second optical signal propagating through the waveguide is amplified based on a current that is injected in the PIC by way of the contact pads. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019022 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND PHOTODETECTION SYSTEM - An optical device includes a first mirror having a first reflecting surface and extending along a first direction, a second mirror having a second reflecting surface that faces the first reflecting surface and extending along the first direction, and an optical waveguide layer, located between the first mirror and the second mirror, that causes light to propagate along the first direction. A transmittance of the first mirror is higher than a transmittance of the second mirror. A reflection spectrum of at least either the first mirror or the second mirror with respect to light arriving from a direction normal to the reflecting surface includes, in a wavelength region in which a reflectance is higher than or equal to 90%, a local maximum point and first and second points of inflection located closer to a long-wavelength side than the local maximum point. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019023 | VARIABLE BANDWIDTH MICRORING OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE AND METHOD WITH FREQUENCY TUNING - Methods and devices that provide a variable-bandwidth optical filter with frequency tuning are disclosed. A universal variable bandwidth optical filter architecture is disclosed, based on microring resonators that can vary both operation wavelength and bandwidth with no extra complexity relative to conventional wavelength tunable filters. The filter architecture provides a universal filter design for any arbitrary shape of filter response, such as second-order, fourth-order, sixth-order, and so on. The filter characteristics—insertion loss, in-band ripple, and out-of-band rejection level—may be maintained over the bandwidth tuning range. There is no need for extra heaters to tune the filter's operating bandwidth, as the same heaters used to tune the filter frequency can be used to tune filter bandwidth. The device can be used as an add/drop filter. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019024 | RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A receiving apparatus and method for determining transmission characteristics of an optical waveguide in which the receiving apparatus includes a waveguide interface for receiving a mixed light beam having a plurality of modes from a multi-mode optical waveguide and for receiving a blended shifted light beam from the multimode optical waveguide, wherein the mixed light beam has an associated phase for each mode of the plurality of modes, and wherein the mixed shifted light beam has an associated shifted phase for each mode of the plurality of modes; and one or more processors for determining mode information for the intermixed light beam and shifted mode information for the intermixed shifted light beam using a trained neural network and for determining, for each mode of the plurality of modes, the respective associated phase using the intermixed shifted light beam. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019025 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTI-FIBER CONNECTOR AND MULTI-FIBER CONNECTOR - A manufacturing method for manufacturing a multi-fiber connector, including: shaping a part of each of a plurality of optical fibers such that a part of an outer peripheral surface of a glass fiber including one end portion becomes a flat surface; arranging each of the plurality of optical fibers in a positioning component such that the entire flat surface protrudes from the positioning component; rotationally aligning each of the plurality of optical fibers such that the flat surface comes into contact with a reference surface of a jig; fixing each of the plurality of optical fibers to the positioning component; and cutting and removing a part of the glass fiber which protrudes from the positioning component and includes the flat surface and grinding a cut surface of each of the plurality of optical fibers which is exposed from the positioning component. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019026 | FIELD ASSEMBLY OPTICAL CONNECTOR CONFIGURED TO PREVENT OPTICAL FIBER BENDING - The present invention relates to an optical connection technology, and more specifically, to a field-assembled optical connector configured to prevent bending phenomenon in which an optical fiber is bent when the optical connector is assembled by using an adapter. The present invention is characterized in that the field-assembled optical connector comprises: an inner sleeve module; a connector frame | 2022-01-20 |
20220019027 | OPTICAL SUBASSEMBLY FOR NON-RECIPROCAL COUPLING OF LIGHT AND ASSEMBLY PROCESS THEREOF - An optical subassembly for non-reciprocal coupling of light from a planar optical waveguide output to an optical fiber includes a carrier configured to support the optical subassembly, an optical fiber fixed to the optical subassembly, a focusing optical system consisting two foci with one focus coincident with the input of optical fiber, an optical isolator to transmit light unidirectionally between two foci, an input boundary provided by the carrier to align the optical subassembly with the planar optical waveguide output. In particular, the optical subassembly is operably configured to provide a low transmission loss for light traveling from the planar optical waveguide output to the optical fiber. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019028 | FIBER OPTIC PROBE HAVING COMPONENTS AND FEATURES THAT IMPROVE PERFORMANCE - A fiber optic probe is provided with a distal sampling end, a proximal end, and light delivery and collection paths therethrough. The probe includes a window disposed at the distal sampling end of the fiber optic probe, the window having a distal end and a proximal end. A lens is disposed at the proximal end of the window, the lens having a distal end, a proximal end, and an aperture. A light delivery optical fiber is provided having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end being received by the lens aperture. An optical isolator provided within the lens aperture to optically isolate the light delivery path and the light collection path. A collection optical fiber is provided in optical communication with the fiber collection filter. The probe may include a lens collection filter disposed between the window and the lens. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019029 | TRANSCEIVER HIGH DENSITY MODULE - An optical coupler couples light from waveguides of a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) to output waveguides, for example waveguides of a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). The optical coupler includes optical elements having different optical properties. In some embodiments the optical properties vary to account for waveguide angled facets in the PIC, and in some embodiments the optical properties vary to account for the PIC being mounted at an angle compared to the PLC, or optical coupler. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019030 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module of a configuration that ensures use of commercially available electronic components and reduction of the number of current generation circuits and electric wirings. The optical module includes an electronic component mounted on a separate board from a light wave circuit board provided with an optical component such as an optical switch, and they are each electrically connected by wire bonding. For this reason, the optical module can use a commercially available electronic component. In addition, the module has a configuration in which heaters of optical switches, which do not simultaneously flow currents, are grouped and a current from one current generation circuit is supplied to any one of the heaters in the group by means of one electrical switch. For this reason, the optical module does not have to be prepared with the same number of electrical switches and current generation circuits as the number of heaters. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019031 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a shell, a circuit board, a light-emitting chip, a lens assembly, an optical fiber ferrule assembly and a fastener. The fastener fixes the optical fiber ferrule assembly to the lens assembly. The fastener includes a fastening body, a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion. The first clamping portion is disposed at one end of the fastening body, and is clamped with the optical fiber ferrule assembly. The second clamping portion is disposed at the other end of the fastening body, and is clamped with the lens assembly. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019032 | OPTICAL DEVICE - A first optical device is adapted to couple to a second optical device along a coupling direction and includes two spaced apart pairs of leading and trailing pads, such that when the first optical device lands and slides on a landing surface of the second optical device to optically couple to the second optical device, and for each pair of leading and trailing pads, the leading pad prevents any debris on the landing surface from collecting on the trailing pad. Upon full coupling of the first optical device with the second optical device, the leading pads do not make contact with the landing surface. The first optical device may be, for example, an optical ferrule or a cradle having a recess adapted to receive an optical ferrule. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019033 | FERRULE, FIBER-EQUIPPED FERRULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-EQUIPPED FERRULE - A ferrule includes: a ferrule body including a first body-side guide hole into which a first guide pin is inserted, a second body-side guide hole into which a second guide pin is inserted, and an optical fiber holder that holds an optical fiber; and a lens plate including a first plate-side guide hole into which the first guide pin is inserted, a second plate-side guide hole into which the second guide pin is inserted, a lens part, and an abutment surface that an end face of the optical fiber abuts. The first guide pin fits the first body-side guide hole and the first plate-side guide hole. The second guide pin fits one of the second body-side guide hole or the second plate-side guide hole. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019034 | Stabilizing Power Output - The present disclosure relates to transmitter modules, vehicles, and methods associated with lidar sensors. An example transmitter module could include a light-emitter die and a plurality of light-emitter devices coupled to the light-emitter die. Each light-emitter of the plurality of light-emitter devices is configured to emit light from a respective emitter surface. The transmitter module also includes a cylindrical lens optically coupled to the plurality of light-emitter devices and arranged along an axis. The light-emitter die is disposed such that the respective emitter surfaces of the plurality of light-emitter devices form a non-zero yaw angle with respect to the axis. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019035 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a shell, a circuit board, a light-receiving device and an optical fiber ribbon. The circuit board is located in the shell. The light-receiving device is disposed on the circuit board and is electrically connected to the circuit board. An end of the optical fiber ribbon is connected to the light-receiving device. The light-receiving device includes a light-receiving chip and a focusing lens. The light-receiving chip is disposed on a surface of the circuit board and has a photosensitive surface. The focusing lens is disposed opposite to the photosensitive surface of the light-receiving chip, and is configured to converge light transmitted by the optical fiber ribbon to the photosensitive surface of the light-receiving chip. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019036 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER USING SAME - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an optical assembly for optical transceiver which is composed of two separate sub-assemblies including an assembly that is coupled with a substrate and has a post formed to have a central hollow into a multi-branched shape, for increasing the optical alignment efficiency between the optical elements included in the optical assembly for optical transceiver which involves multiple complicated and sophisticated processes, the optical assembly for optical transceiver being structured to drain out the epoxy resin or the refractive index matching material used when coupling the optical fiber inserted from the outside with the optical elements, whereby greatly reducing optical alignment errors caused by the epoxy resin or refractive index matching material, as well as directed to an optical transceiver using the optical assembly for optical transceiver. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019037 | OPTICAL TUBE FOR AN OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES COMPRISING IT - An optoelectronic device, e.g. of a photocell or light barrier, comprising an electrical-to-optical or optical-to-electrical transducer, and an optical tube assembly comprising an optical chamber, a first aperture proximal with respect to the transducer, and a second, distal aperture being formed in chamber wall. In at least one first half-section taken e.g. along optical axis, at least an intermediate portion of the chamber wall extending between a first and a second line has a local tangent at each point (P) oriented so that any stray light ray incoming from the boundary point of the first aperture in the opposite half-section would be so deviated at that point (P) as to impinge upon the chamber wall at an impingement point (Q) in said first halfsection and more distal than the distal line. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019038 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECT FOR SWITCH APPLICATIONS - A switch module includes a switch integrated circuit (IC), a silicon photonics chips, and a planar lightwave circuits (PLCs). | 2022-01-20 |
20220019039 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH VERSATILE POSITIONING - An optical transceiver can include a transmitter and a receiver. The optical transceiver is configured to mate with an electrical connector in first and second orientations that are opposite each other. In certain examples, a thermally conductive surface of the transceiver is configured to be placed in thermal communication with a heat dissipation member in one or both of the first and second orientations. Further examples of optical transceivers can be mounted to a base and placed in electrical communication with an electrical connector. A lid provides a compressive force that simultaneously makes electrical contact between the transceiver and a host printed circuit board (PCB) and provides a low impedance heat transfer path to dissipate heat generated during transceiver operation. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019040 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An optical communication system includes a light source module, a circuit board, a light emitter and a ROSA. The circuit board is disposed in the light source module. The light emitter is disposed in the light source module and electrically connected to the circuit board. The ROSA is located outside the light source module, and the ROSA is optically coupled to the light emitter. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019041 | ULTRA-SMALL FORM FACTOR OPTICAL CONNECTORS USED AS PART OF A RECONFIGURABLE OUTER HOUSING - An optical connector holding one or more optical ferrule assembly is provided. The optical connector includes an outer body, an inner front body accommodating the one or more optical ferrule assembly, ferrule springs for urging the optical ferrules towards a mating receptacle, and a back body for supporting the ferrule springs. The outer body and the inner front body are configured such that four optical ferrule assembly are accommodated in a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver footprint or eight optical ferrule assembly are accommodated in a quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) transceiver footprint. A receptacle can hold one or more connector inner bodies forming a single boot for all the optical fibers of the inner bodies. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019042 | FERRULE-LESS MULTI-FIBER CONNECTORS - A connection system includes an optical connector assembly; and an optical plug. The connector assembly includes a stack of gel-groove assemblies and a spring assembly mounted within a housing. Each of the gel-groove assemblies includes a first gel block at a first axial end, a second gel block at a second axial end, and a fiber mating region between the first and second gel blocks. The optical plug including sub-modules over-molded over arrays (e.g., ribbons) of the optical fibers. Each sub-module defines notches for receiving latches of the spring assembly when the optical plug is coupled to the first axial end of the optical adapter. Bare optical fibers extend from the plug, pass through the first axial gel block, and enter the fiber mating region when the plug is coupled to the adapter. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019043 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAY ASSEMBLY - A modular multi-positionable tray assembly ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220019044 | Optical Splitting Apparatus - An optical splitting apparatus includes an enclosure, an even optical splitter and an uneven optical splitter that are disposed in the enclosure. A light inlet and a plurality of light outlets are disposed on the enclosure, and fiber adapters are disposed on the light outlets. The light inlet, the even optical splitter, the uneven optical splitter, and the light outlets are connected, so that optical paths are formed between the light inlet and the light outlets by using the even optical splitter and the uneven optical splitter. The light inlet is connected to at least one of a light input end of the even optical splitter and a light input end of the uneven optical splitter, and the fiber adapter on the light outlet is connected to at least one of a light output end of the even optical splitter and a light output end of the uneven optical splitter. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019045 | FAN-OUT ASSEMBLY FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE - An optical fan-out assembly includes: a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a surrounding jacket; a housing comprising first and second mating halves that mate to form a cavity, each of the first and second halves having opposite first and second ends and first and second lips adjacent respective first and second ends; the second half having a window, wherein the first lips create a seal with the cable jacket; a disk with a plurality of holes, a plurality of slots, and having a periphery, wherein a respective one of the plurality of slots extends between each hole and the periphery, the disk adjacent to and forming a seal with the second lips of the first and second halves; and a plurality of furcation tubes, each of the furcation tubes being inserted into a respective hole; wherein the optical fibers extend through the cavity, and each optical fiber is received in a respective furcation tube. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019046 | THERMAL RESISTANT WATER BLOCKING TAPE - The present disclosure provides a thermal resistant water blocking tape for use in an optical fiber cable. The thermal resistant water blocking tape includes a water blocking tape. The water blocking tape is resistant to water penetration. The water blocking tape is defined by a top surface and a bottom surface. In addition, the water blocking tape has an intumescent material that reduces transmission of thermal radiations across the thermal resistant water blocking tape at elevated temperature. The intumescent material may be coated on the water blocking tape. The intumescent material may produce insulating carbonaceous foam at elevated temperature. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019047 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF A COMMUNICATION LINE ONTO A SURFACE SUCH AS A ROADWAY OR PATHWAY - A method for adhering a tubular body to a surface. The tubular body may be, for example, a communication line and the surface may be a road. The method includes deploying a tubular body directly onto a natural surface, applying an uncured protectant onto the tubular body while the tubular body is on the natural surface, and shaping the uncured protectant to possess a constant cross-sectional shape around the tubular body on the natural surface. The method includes curing the uncured protectant into a cured protectant to adhere the tubular body and the cured protectant to the natural surface, whereby the tubular body is protectively encased and adhered to the natural surface. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019048 | Photothermally Actuated Self-Tuning Optical Light Valve - A tunable optical filter for a detector is presented including a plate having a top side and a bottom side. The plate has material properties making it transparent to a range of optical frequencies. A transparent metasurface is proximate the top side of the plate. The transparent metasurface is configured to have a transmissive pass band and a stop band. An undercarriage support structure is proximate the bottom side of the plate. The undercarriage support is responsive to photothermal heating. The undercarriage support is configured to deform from the photothermal heating caused by an undesired signal thereby shifting the stop band in frequency toward the undesired signal to block reception of the undesired signal by the detector. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019049 | ADJUSTABLE OPTICAL ELEMENT SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - The present invention is directed to an adjustable optical element supporting structure comprising a first structure group, a second structure group, a third structure group and a fourth structure group. The second structure group is disposed on the first structure group, the third structure group is disposed on the second structure group, and the fourth structure group is disposed on the third structure group. Each of the first structure group, the second structure group and the third structure group includes a supporting beam and a node assemble, and the position of the node assemble can be adjusted along a radial or a tangential direction. The fourth structure group is a supporting member having three branches, and a supporting pad made by an elastic material is disposed on the supporting member for supporting an optical element. Accordingly, the present invention can evenly support the optical element having different sizes and structures. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019050 | LENS UNIT - A lens unit | 2022-01-20 |
20220019051 | LENS UNIT - A lens unit | 2022-01-20 |
20220019052 | PRISM DRIVING DEVICE - Provided is a prism driving device. The prism driving device includes a housing assembly, a prism holder disposed on the housing assembly in an angle adjustable manner, and an electromagnetic driving assembly. The electromagnetic driving assembly includes a magnet portion and a coil portion disposed opposite the magnet portion, where one of the magnet portion or the coil portion is disposed on the prism holder, the other one is disposed on the housing assembly, and the electromagnetic driving assembly is configured to adjust a tilt angle of the prism holder. One of the housing assembly or the prism holder is provided with a support protrusion and the other is provided with a groove, and at least a portion of the support protrusion is magnetically sucked into the groove. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019053 | ASSAY APPARATUSES, METHODS AND REAGENTS - Apparatuses, systems, method, reagents, and kits for conducting assays as well as process for their preparation are described. They are particularly well suited for conducting automated analysis in a multi-well plate assay format. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019054 | OPTICAL LENS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING OPTICAL LENS - An optical lens includes seven lenses sequentially arranged along an optical axis from an object side to an image side. A fourth lens includes a seventh surface facing the object side and an eighth surface facing the image side. Each of the seventh surface and the eighth surface includes an inflection point. The optical lens satisfies the following conditional formulas: | 2022-01-20 |
20220019055 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING FOUR LENS GROUPS - The zoom lens consists of, in order from the object side, a first lens group that has a negative refractive power; a second lens group that has a positive refractive power; a third lens group that has a negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group that has a positive refractive power. During zooming, in each lens group, distances between the adjacent groups in the direction of the optical axis are changed. The first lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a first lens having a negative refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, and a third lens having a positive refractive power. The third lens group consists of a negative lens. During focusing, only the third lens group moves along the optical axis. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019056 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS, IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An optical imaging lens including, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens, wherein the first lens has positive refractive power and includes a convex image-side surface; the second lens has negative refractive power and includes a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface; the third lens has positive refractive power and is biconvex; the fourth lens has positive refractive power and includes a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; the fifth lens has negative refractive power and includes a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The object-side and image-side surfaces of the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are aspheric. The optical imaging lens includes a total of five elements. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019057 | OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element and a third lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex, and the object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof are aspheric. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave, and an object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof are aspheric. The third lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being concave, and the object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof are aspheric. The optical lens assembly further includes a stop with no lens element having refractive power disposed between the stop and the first lens element. The optical lens assembly has a total of three lens elements with refractive power. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019058 | CAMERA OPTICAL LENS - A camera optical lens includes first to fifth lenses from an object side to an image side, which are first and fourth lenses having positive refractive power, and second, third and fifth lenses having negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies 0.90≤f1/f≤1.30; −5.00≤f3/f≤−2.50; 10.00≤d1/d2≤25.00; and 0≤(R7+R8)/(R7−R8)≤0.90, where f, f1 and f3 respectively denote focal lengths of the camera optical lens, the first lens, and the third lens, R7 denotes a curvature radius of an object side surface of the fourth lens, R8 denotes a curvature radius of an image side surface of the fourth lens, d1 denotes an on-axis thickness of the first lens, and d2 denotes an on-axis distance from an image side surface of the first lens to an object side surface of the second lens. The camera optical lens has good optical performance and satisfies design requirements of a large angle, a wide angle and ultra-thinness. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019059 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE - To achieve high performance. A first lens having a positive refractive power with a convex surface facing an object side, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power with a concave surface facing the object side, a fifth lens having a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power, a sixth lens having a positive refractive power with a concave surface facing an image side, and a seventh lens having a negative refractive power in the vicinity of an optical axis, a surface on the image side of which is formed into an aspherical shape having an inflection point are provided in order from the object side to the image side. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019060 | Optical Imaging Lens Assembly - The disclosure provides an optical imaging lens assembly, which sequentially includes, from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a first lens with a positive refractive power; a second lens with a negative refractive power; a third lens, an object-side surface thereof is a convex surface; a fourth lens with a positive refractive power; and a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, an object-side surface thereof is a convex surface, wherein an on-axis distance VP from an intersection point of a straight line where a marginal ray of the optical imaging lens assembly and the optical axis to an object-side surface of the first lens satisfies 0 mm2022-01-20 | |
20220019061 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, LENS APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a front unit having a positive refractive power and including one or more lens units configured to move during focusing, and a negative lens unit having a negative refractive power. The one or more lens units included in the front unit moves to the object side during focusing from infinity to a short distance so as to widen a distance between the front unit and the negative lens unit. The front unit includes a first subunit having a negative refractive power and including a lens disposed on the object side of a first positive lens that is one of positive lenses included in the optical system, which is the closest to an object. A predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019062 | DOUBLE TELECENTRIC PROJECTION LENS AND PROJECTION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of projection, and provide a double telecentric projection lens and a projection system. The double telecentric projection lens includes a first lens group, an aperture stop, and a second lens group that are successively arranged from an object side to an image side, a center of the aperture stop being at a rear focus of the first lens group and a front focus of the second lens group; wherein a focal power of the double telecentric projection lens is greater than 0.03, an object-side numerical aperture of the double telecentric projection lens is 1.7, and an image-side numerical aperture of the double telecentric projection lens is 5.95. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019063 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM - A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises, in order from an object, a first lens group (G | 2022-01-20 |
20220019064 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM - A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises, in order from an object, a first lens group (G | 2022-01-20 |
20220019065 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first, second and third lens units having positive, negative and positive refractive powers. The first lens unit moves during zooming. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, a distance between the first and second lens units widens, and a distance between the second and third lens units narrows. The first lens unit consists of three or less lenses. The second lens unit consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a first single lens as a spherical lens having a negative refractive power, a cemented lens in which a lens having a negative refractive power and a lens having a positive refractive power are cemented, and a second single lens as a spherical lens having a negative refractive power. A predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019066 | LATTICE LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR TILING LATTICE LIGHT SHEET IN LATTICE LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPE - The present disclosure relates to a lattice light sheet microscope and a method for tiling a lattice light sheet in the lattice light sheet microscope. The lattice light sheet microscope comprises: a single spatial light modulator (SLM), the optical modulation plane of which conjugates to an image plane of an excitation objective lens and which is configured to: generate an optical lattice by loading a phase map obtained from a central cross section of a corresponding optical lattice of a desired lattice light sheet, and tile the optical lattice by loading a phase map obtained from an off-center cross section of the corresponding optical lattice; a transparent annular diaphragm, arranged at a plane conjugating to the entrance pupil of the excitation objective lens; and a first galvanometer, configured to: scan each optical lattice in the extending direction thereof so as to form a tiled lattice light sheet. Hence, an LLS may be easily tiled without changing the hardware structure of a conventional LLSM, and the high-resolution and high-speed imaging capabilities of an LLSM are maintained on an imaging field of view that is much greater than the size of the light sheet, which is convenient, low cost and may be easily popularized. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019067 | LIGHT MICROSCOPE AND MICROSCOPY METHOD - A light microscope having a scanner for scanning a sample with illuminating light and a light detector for measuring sample light. A microlens array having a plurality of microlenses is arranged in front of the light detector in the region of a pupil plane. The light detector respectively has a plurality of detector elements behind each microlens and has a complete readout frequency of at least 100 kHz. By means of the detector elements arranged behind the respective microlens, a wavefront datum regarding the sample light is determined. Moreover, a sample point signal is computed from signals of the detector elements. Illuminating light is successively deflected onto different sample points with the scanner and corresponding sample point signals are captured, wherein, for at least some of the different sample points, a corresponding wavefront datum is also determined. The determined wavefront data can be taken into account in a calculation of a sample image from the plurality of sample point signals. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019068 | ASSEMBLY FOR SWITCHING OPTICAL PATH AND OPTICAL MICROSCOPE INCLUDING THE ASSEMBLY - The assembly ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220019069 | Augmented Reality Laser Capture Microdissection Machine - An augmented reality (AR) subsystem including one or more machine learning models, automatically overlays an augmented reality image, e.g., a border or outline, that identifies cells of potential interest, in the field of view of the specimen as seen through the eyepiece of an LCM microscope. The operator does not have to manually identify the cells of interest for subsequent LCM, e.g, on a workstation monitor, as in the prior art. The operator is provided with a switch, operator interface tool or other mechanism to select the identification of the cells, that is, indicate approval of the identification of the cells, while they view the specimen through the eyepiece. Activation of the switch or other mechanism invokes laser excising and capture of the cells of interest via a known and conventional LCM subsystem. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019070 | DETECTING A DEFECT WITHIN A BODILY SAMPLE - Apparatus and methods are described for analyzing a bodily sample. One or more microscope images of the bodily sample are acquired. Using at least one computer processor at least one sample-informative feature that is indicative of a characteristic of the bodily sample is extracted from the images. Based upon the sample-informative feature, the computer processor determines that there is a defect associated with the bodily sample, and determines a source of the defect. Other applications are also described. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019071 | BINOCULAR BRIDGE SYSTEM - The binocular bridge system is configured to couple two night vision monoculars together, effectively providing the user with a binocular night vision system. An example binocular bridge system comprising: a bridge; a first hinged arm that includes an objective alignment ring configured to fit around an objective lens locking ring of a night vision monocular secured to the first hinged arm; and a second hinged arm that includes an objective alignment ring configured to fit around an objective lens locking ring of a night vision monocular secured to the second hinged arm. The hinged arms in conjunction with the objective alignment rings are configured to mechanically collimate the night vision monoculars secured to the first hinged arm and the second hinged arm of the binocular bridge system. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019072 | ENDOSCOPE OBJECTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope objective optical system includes in order from an object side, a first group having a negative refractive power, a second group having a positive refractive power, and a third group having a positive refractive power, focusing from an object point at a long distance to an object point at a short distance is carried out by moving the second group from the object side to an image side, the first group includes a lens having a negative refractive power, the second group includes a lens which is a meniscus lens having a positive refractive power of which a convex surface directed toward the image side, and the third group includes in order from the object side, a lens having a positive refractive power, and a cemented lens of a lens having a positive refractive power and a lens having a negative refractive power, following conditional expressions (1″), (2), and (3) are satisfied, | 2022-01-20 |
20220019073 | HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT REFLECTIVE LAYER FOR WAVELENGTH CONVERSION DEVICES - A wavelength conversion device ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220019074 | PROJECTOR COLOR WHEEL AND PROJECTOR ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A projector color wheel, including:
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20220019075 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO INSULATING GLASS UNIT INTERIORS, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODS - Certain example embodiments relate to an insulating glass (IG) unit. A spacer is interposed between first and second substrates. The spacer helps maintain the substrates in substantially parallel spaced apart relation to one another, and helps define a cavity therebetween. First and second exterior surfaces of the spacer face interior surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively. Third and fourth exterior surface of the spacer face towards and away from the cavity, respectively. A membrane is provided over at least a part of the fourth exterior surface of the spacer. A pin protrudes through holes in the third and fourth exterior surfaces of the spacer, and through the membrane. The pin is formed from an electrically conducting material. A structural seal for the IG unit is provided external to the spacer and at least partially surrounds a portion of the pin that protrudes through the membrane. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019076 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning apparatus includes a first polarizing member and a second polarizing member between a light source and a MEMS mirror that is a deflection mirror. The first polarizing member reflects a first polarization component included in a beam light emitted from the light source so as to squarely enter the MEMS mirror and passes a second polarization component having a phase difference of a half-wavelength with respect to the first polarization component. The second polarizing member is provided between the first polarizing member and the MEMS mirror to pass the first polarization component reflected by the first polarizing member therethrough twice before and after being reflected by the MEMS mirror to change the first polarization component into the second polarization component. A rotation axis of the MEMS mirror is parallel to an optical axis of the beam light immediately before being reflected by the first polarizing member. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019077 | WAVEGUIDE FOR HEAD-UP DISPLAY, INCLUDING REFLECTIVE OUTPUT COUPLING STRUCTURE - A waveguide structure for a head up display in which a reflective output coupling structure is formed of a separate, but connected, component to a main waveguide. Light is coupled from the main waveguide to the output coupling structure by evanescent wave coupling. In a method of manufacture for such a waveguide the output coupling structure is attached to the main waveguide using an optical feedback technique. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019078 | Space Suit Helmet Having Waveguide Display - A system may include a space suit helmet. The space suit helmet may include a surface structure, an inner surface structure, and a waveguide display. The inner surface structure may be configured to maintain an oxygenated environment within an interior cavity of the space suit helmet, wherein a user is able to see through the inner surface structure and the surface structure. The waveguide display may be implemented at least one of in or on the space suit helmet. The waveguide display may include a waveguide and an optical system configured to project images at least through the waveguide to be displayed to the user. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019079 | HEADS-UP DISPLAY APPARATUS - A heads-up display apparatus adapted to be mounted to a helmet or item of headgear to display an image to a user includes a housing and an image projection system. The image projection system includes an electronic display, a display controller adapted to receive and process data presented on the electronic display, an aspherical lens, a semi-transparent display panel locatable in a line of sight of a user, and a front surface mirror for reflecting light emitted from the electronic display through the aspherical lens onto the semi-transparent display panel. The electronic display, the aspherical lens and the front surface mirror are arranged within the housing, and the heads-up display apparatus minimises refocusing of an eye of a user when looking from a primary task to the display and back to the primary task. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019080 | NEAR FOCUS CORRECTIVE AR GLASSES - A head-mounted display for an augmented reality application includes an image light guide arranged within the aperture of an eye rim section of the head-mounted display for directing angularly related image-bearing light beams encoding a virtual object toward an eyebox for the viewing the virtual object at a hyperfocal to near infinite focusing distance to the eyebox. A negative-power optic between one side of the image light guide and the eyebox diverges the image-bearing beams in advance of the eyebox for viewing the virtual object at a closer distance to the eyebox that is less than the hyperfocal distance. A positive-power optic on an opposite side of the image light guide compensates for the negative-power of the negative-power optic for viewing a real-world object at its actual distance to the eyebox. A corrective optic located between the image light guide and the eyebox reduces the viewer's aberrations for viewing of both the real-world object and the virtual object. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019081 | WAVEGUIDE AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - A waveguide and a head-mounted display device are provided. The waveguide is used for transmitting an image beam. The waveguide includes a plate, at least one coupling-in prism, and microstructures. The plate has a first surface and a second surface. The image beam enters the plate through the first surface. The coupling-in prism is located on the second surface. The coupling-in prism has a first inclined surface, and the image beam is reflected by the first inclined surface and then transmitted in the plate. The microstructures are located on the second surface. Each microstructure has a second inclined surface. The image beam exits from the first surface after being reflected by the second inclined surface. A difference between refractive indices of the coupling-in prism and the microstructures is less than 0.05. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019082 | NOVEL CURVED WAVEGUIDE FOR SLIM HEAD UP DISPLAYS - A waveguide can include a first portion configured to confine an input beam within the structure of the waveguide, and a second portion configured to collimate the beam to be projected through a combiner, to produce an image in infinity. A method of constructing an optical system for a head-up-display can include shaping a first waveguide element such that a first portion of the waveguide is configured to confine an input beam within the structure of the waveguide, and a second portion is configured to collimate the input beam. The method can include coupling the waveguide to a combiner. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019083 | Wearable Imaging Device - A device including a frame that has first and second openings and a pair of temple arms that pivot relative to the frame. The device includes an imaging unit connected to the frame at a location adjacent to the first opening and capture images through the first opening. The device includes a mechanical switch disposed on the frame or the imaging unit adjacent to the first opening. The device includes lenses fitted within the first and second openings, and the lens that fits within the first opening includes a key interfaceable with the mechanical switch and configured to adjust firmware of the imaging unit based on physical features of the lenses upon interface with the mechanical switch. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019084 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a display control apparatus including an image producing part that produces an image of a virtual space to be displayed on a head-mounted display, a display control part that causes the head-mounted display to display thereon the image of the virtual space, and a position selecting part that accepts a selection instruction for a position in the virtual space displayed on the head-mounted display, through an input apparatus used by a user. When the position selecting part accepts the selection instruction for the position from the user, the position selecting part causes the head-mounted display to display thereon an image of the input apparatus, and accepts the selection instruction for the position from a plurality of selectable positions in accordance with an input position relative to a touch pad included in the input apparatus. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019085 | SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019086 | ENHANCED CONTRAST AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) TAGS FOR VISUAL FIDUCIAL SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for improved visual fiducials and detection. A plurality of high-contrast visual fiducials are disposed within an environment (e.g., a vehicle interior). Each high-contrast visual fiducial comprises a pattern layer disposed on a translucent base, the pattern layer comprising an opaque material with one or more pattern components disposed therein. The high-contrast visual fiducials are configured to enable light to pass through the translucent base and through the one or more pattern components of the pattern layer. One or more wearable devices can be configured to detect light passing through the pattern components, the wearable devices communicatively coupled to a detection system configured to decode the received light pattern. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019087 | OPTICAL UNIT WITH SHAKE CORRECTION FUNCTION - An optical unit with a shake correction function includes a movable body, a fixed body, a swing support mechanism structured to swingably support the movable body, a shake correction drive mechanism structured to swing the movable body, and a flexible printed circuit board extended from the movable body. The flexible printed circuit board is provided with a flat face part between the movable body and a circuit board fixing part provided in the fixed body, and a fixed part which is fixed to the circuit board fixing part. The flat face part is provided with a curved part, the fixed part is positioned in the optical axis direction by abutting with the circuit board fixing part, the circuit board fixing part comprises a fixable region capable of fixing the fixed part, and a width of the fixable region is larger than a width of the fixed part. | 2022-01-20 |