Optical: systems and elements inventions 08/07

20070201116 - Double-blind security features: A compound security feature is formed by printing latent images together with visually integrated settings using an invisible ink. Even if illuminated by a wavelength capable of rendering the inks visible, the latent images remain visually indistinguishable from their visually integrated settings. However, the latent images and visually integrated settings... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20070201117 - Image-formed object and method for producing the same: The present invention provides an image-formed object having security property improved, in which, even in the case where the image-formed object comprises a plurality of optical diffraction structures, the presence of each optical diffraction structure is hardly recognized. An image-formed object comprises a background region where an optical diffraction structure... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070201118 - Optical waveguide type holographic memory: A multi-layered azobenzene polymer thin film layer (8) is formed on a substrate (1). Holograms are recorded on each of the azobenzene polymer thin films (1, 2, 3, 4, . . . ) of the azobenzene polymer layer (8) after forming two-dimensional surface reliefs by photoisomerization. To read the recorded... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070201119 - Laser treatment apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device: A laser treatment apparatus is provided which is capable of irradiating a laser beam to the position where a TFT is to be formed over the entire surface of a large substrate to achieve the crystallization, thereby forming a crystalline semiconductor film having a large grain diameter with high throughput.... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070201120 - Arrangement for and method of improving image quality, especially for image projection arrangements: A lightweight, compact image projection module, especially for mounting in a housing having a light-transmissive window, is operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern to be illuminated to produce an image of high resolution of VGA quality in color. The brightness of the illuminated pixels is enhanced by... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20070201121 - Optical scanner device: An optical scanner device, comprising a scanning unit, which casts irradiation light emitted from a light source in an arbitrary direction to scan an observation object, an objective lens system, which converges the irradiation light on the observation object, and a photo-detector unit, which is disposed on an optical axis... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070201122 - Electro-optical element including metallic films and methods for applying the same: A method for manufacturing an electrochromic element comprises providing a first substrate having first and second surfaces and a first edge surface, providing a second substrate having third and fourth surfaces and a second edge surface, the third surfaces facing the second surface, providing an electrochromic medium located between the... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt, & Litton, LLP/gentex Corporation

20070201123 - Method for high speed microscopy with three-dimensional laser beam scanning: A system and method for independently controlling the collimation and lateral positioning of a light beam comprises at least one acousto-optic deflector and a pair of counter propagating acoustic waves with offset frequencies. While the frequency offset controls the lateral positioning of the light beam, a frequency gradient across the... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070201124 - Electrophoretic media and processes for the production thereof: A first electrophoretic medium comprises an electrically charged particle suspended in a suspending fluid, the particle having a polymeric shell having repeating units derived from at least one monomer the homopolymer of which is incompatible with the suspending fluid. A second, similar electrophoretic medium comprises a suspending fluid, and first... Agent: David J Cole E Ink Corporation

20070201125 - Optical frequency converter for non-polarized light: Optical apparatus including an optical frequency conversion device, pumped by a non-polarized light beam. The apparatus may include a pump incident side, such as an optical fiber emitting non-polarized light beam, a polarization beam splitter to split the incident beam into two polarized beams, beam forming optics to shape the... Agent: David Klein Dekel Patent Ltd.

20070201126 - Method for network commissioning and upgrading using amplified spontaneous emission (ase) sources: This invention provides a method for commissioning and upgrading an optical ring network using its internal amplifiers as Automatic Spontaneous Emission sources of light that are used in making measurements. A modular segmented approach is adopted and the network is commissioned segment by segment. A flexible method is used for... Agent: Victoria Donnelly

20070201127 - Three-terminal optical signal amplifying device: In the three-terminal optical signal amplifying device 10, a portion of the neighboring light LS at other wavelength than that of the first wavelength λ1 that is selected from the output light from the element 14 by the optical add drop filter 16, and the control light LC at the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070201128 - Optical function film, display device and manufacturing method for the optical function film: A first reflection-property adjusting film (430) is detachably provided on a surface of an optical-property adjusting film (420) of an optical function film (400). The optical function film (400) is attached such that the first antireflection film 430 does not face a display surface (321). Accordingly, for example, when repairing... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070201129 - Inverted microscope: An inverted microscope that follows an innovative and ergonomic user concept so that a user can properly operate the motorized inverted microscope using the plurality of the control buttons present on the stand even without visual contact. In particular, a plurality of control buttons for operating the motorized microscope functions... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20070201130 - Living-specimen observation and measurement system and living-specimen observation and measurement method: The present invention provides a living-specimen observation and measurement system for storing a predetermined observation condition and controlling the predetermined observation condition based on an activity specific to a living specimen. The predetermined observation condition is information (items) about, for example, observation and culturing. More specifically, the predetermined observation condition... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070201131 - Diffusing sheet and rear projection screen: A diffusing sheet is glossy and is capable of displaying images in satisfactory contrast and a rear projection screen includes the diffusing sheet. A diffusing sheet 11 has an exit surface 12 facing the viewer and an entrance surface 13. The exit surface 12 meets a condition that a value... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070201132 - Rear projection television optics: The optical path for a rear projection television is disclosed, having emission from a projection lens, an optional reflection from a turning mirror, reflection from a curved mirror, reflection from one or two flat mirrors, and projection onto the rear surface of a viewing screen. When two flat mirrors are... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070201133 - Image enhancement for three-dimensional displays: A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus includes an image generation subsystem (IGS) for generating at least one two-dimensional (2D) image and providing filtered rays derived from the at least one 2D image to an optical element for modulating the filtered rays and producing a 3D image, wherein the filtered rays comprise... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070201135 - Optical element and method of manufacturing optical element: The present invention provides an optical element having a three-dimensional structure which can function in a visible range and can improve adherence at a structural interface of the element, and a method of manufacturing the optical element. The optical element including a substrate and at least a first layer and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070201134 - Optical device and method for manufacturing optical device: An optical device includes a polarizer having a polarizing layer, a first light-transmissive substrate bonded on one surface of the polarizing layer of the polarizer, and a second light-transmissive substrate bonded on the other surface of the polarizing layer of the polarizer. The first light-transmissive substrate and the second light-transmissive... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070201136 - Thin film interference filter and bootstrap method for interference filter thin film deposition process control: A thin film interference filter system includes a plurality of stacked films having a determined reflectance; a modeled monitor curve; and a topmost layer configured to exhibit a wavelength corresponding to one of the determined reflectance or the modeled monitor curve. The topmost layer is placed on the plurality of... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070201137 - Solid-state image sensing device including anti-reflection structure including polysilicon and method of manufacturing the same: A solid-state image sensing device including an anti-reflection structure that uses polysilicon and a method of manufacturing the same, in which the solid-state image sensing device includes a photodiode region and a transistor region. The photodiode region includes a semiconductor substrate, a first anti-refection layer, a second anti-reflection layer, and... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070201138 - Fluidic adaptive lens systems and methods: Fluidic adaptive lens devices, and systems employing such lens devices, along with methods of fabricating and operating such lens devices, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a lens material is optimally selected to provide one or more desired characteristics for a variety of applications related to adaptive lens devices. In another... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070201143 - Magnification varying optical system and image taking apparatus: A magnification varying optical system that directs light from an object to an image sensor includes in order from the object side: a first lens unit having negative optical power and including an optical axis changing element that changes the optical axis; a second lens unit having positive optical power... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070201140 - Wide-angle lens system: m

20070201141 - Wide-angle lens system:

20070201142 - Zoom lens and camera with zoom lens: The zoom lens comprising, sequentially from an object side thereof, a first lens elements group has a negative refraction power as a whole, a second lens elements group has a positive refraction power as a whole and the third lens element group has a negative refraction power as a whole,... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070201139 - Zoom lens and image acquisition apparatus incorporating the same: A zoom lens having an effective focal length fw for the wide angle mode comprises a first lens group, a second lens group and a third lens group. The first lens group has a negative effective power and an effective focal length f1, wherein 2.1<|f1/fw|<2.6. The first lens group comprises... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070201145 - Variable focal length lens system and image capturing apparatus: A variable focal length lens system includes first to fourth lens groups having positive, negative, positive, and positive powers, respectively, and a fifth lens group arranged in this order from an object side. When a lens zoom position is changed from a wide-angle to a telephoto, the first to fourth... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070201144 - Zoom lens and image-taking device: A zoom lens including subsequently from an object side of the zoom lens to an image side of the zoom lens: a first lens group with a positive focal length; a second lens group with a negative focal length, an aperture arranged on an object side of a third lens... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070201146 - Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus having the same: z

20070201147 - Zoom lens and optical apparatus having the same:

20070201148 - Fresnel field lens: Provided is a Fresnel lens for use with an array of semiconductor pixels that are separated by inactive areas, comprising a faceted surface with a plurality of facets for receiving an imaging beam, the facets being arranged into a plurality of zones separated by zone edges, and wherein the zone... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070201149 - Lens system and optical apparatus: A lens system includes a first lens which is formed of a medium exhibiting negative refraction and a second lens which is formed of a medium having a positive refractive index. Abbe's number for a material which forms the first lens differs from Abbe's number for a material which forms... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070201150 - Optical lens holder: The invention relates to an optical lens holder (1) comprising a supporting means (2) and a first and a second arm (10, 20, 30) defining a lens holder general plane, first and second arms being relatively movable with regards to each other and each arm having spaced apart first and... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070201152 - Zoom lens unit and image pickup device: There is provided a zoom lens unit excellent in shock resistance and space-saving. Second, third lens holders 29, 30 have shaft holes, into which shafts 27, 28 are inserted, so as to be movable in an optical axis direction. By first, second helical springs 31, 32 fitted to the shafts... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070201151 - Optical element: An optical element, in particular a lens, comprising an element body (2.1) with an optically effective first region (2.2), which has an optical axis (2.3), and a peripheral region (2.6) extending in a circumferential direction of the element body (2.1), in which at least a first holding region (2.7) is... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070201153 - Side mirror and side mirror unit: A side mirror 14 which improves a working efficiency for mounting. The side mirror 14 mounted on a door panel 12 of a vehicle body includes a mirror 22, an external body 24 for housing and holding the mirror 22, and a mounting base 26 for supporting the external body... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070195387 - Holographic structure and method for producing the same: The present invention is a preprinted holographic label or printed material for use in labeling squeezable tubes or containers as well as compact discs, computer software, cosmetics, and the like. The holographic structure of the present invention provides for selectively reverse-printing a reflective coating directly onto a micro-embossed holographic film... Agent: Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20070195388 - Hologram recording method, hologram recording device, hologram playback method, and optical recording medium: A hologram recording method, which records signal light onto an optical recording medium as a hologram, includes: placing a signal light region, which generates signal light, and a reference light region, which generates reference light, symmetrically with respect to an optical axis of coherent light by displaying, on a spatial... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070195389 - Method for the calculation of, storage medium for and device for the read-out of computer-generated holograms on a non-planar surface: The invention relates to a method for calculating a light field which propagates between a non planar surface of a computer-generated hologram and a planar reconstruction surface, in which an intermediate plane arranged in front of the hologram is defined, in which the propagation of the light field between the... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20070195392 - Adhesive chromagram and method of forming thereof: An optical structure is provided wherein a windowed demetallized hologram is hot stamped on to an optically variable foil and wherein the demetallized hologram optionally has a coating of optically variable ink thereon. In another embodiment a hologram is hot stamped to a banknote or document printed with a color-shifting... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070195390 - Holographic recording method and holographic recording apparatus: A holographic recording method and a holographic recording apparatus which can provide a shortened time for recording and an improved data rate during recording even when the recording material has a low photosensitivity or the light source has a low power. This is achieved by, before a minimum exposure time... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070195391 - Reflection type diffuse hologram, hologram for reflection hologram color filters, etc, and reflection type display device using such holograms: A method of fabricating a hologram having a pattern made up of pixels in which a photosensitive material for forming a hologram is stacked on either a reflection-type hologram or a transmission type hologram. According to one aspect of the invention, the photosensitive material is stacked on a reflection-type relief... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070195393 - Beam irradiation apparatus: An attachment lens is arranged in a stage subsequent to a scanning lens. After a laser beam is converged by the scanning lens, the laser beam is converted into a parallel beam by the attachment lens. When the scanning lens is displaced in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20070195394 - Method for decomposition of a customized doe for use with a single exposure into a set of multiple exposures using standard does with optimized exposure settings: A method of determining diffractive optical elements to be utilized in an imaging process. The method includes the steps of defining a customized diffractive optical element which is based on a target pattern to be printed during the imaging process; decomposing the customized diffractive optical element into one or more... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070195395 - Optical element holder, light scanning unit, and image forming apparatus: An optical element holder is provided with a holding frame having a side surface provided spaced apart by a specific distance from an end portion of the correction lens in a longitudinal direction by deeming a light scanning direction as the longitudinal direction and holding the correction lens so as... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070195396 - Optical modulator: An optical modulator is provided which includes: an optical splitting part that splits an input light wave into two light waves; two optical waveguides that propagate the two light waves into which the input light wave is split, respectively; a first SSB modulating part that is provided in one of... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070195397 - Semiconductor optical modulation device: A semiconductor optical modulation device includes a semiconductor optical modulator, an input terminal which is connected to a drive circuit for supplying an electrical signal to the semiconductor optical modulator, an output terminal which is connected to a terminating resistor, an input wire which connects the input terminal to an... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070195398 - Reversible electrodeposition devices and associated electrochemical media: The present invention is directed to an electrochemical medium for use in a reversible electrodeposition device including at least one solvent, at least one anodic electroactive material, at least one active metal; and optionally at least one redox buffer.... Agent: King & Partners, PLC F/b/o/ Gentex Corporation

20070195402 - Method of manufacturing charged particle, charged particle, electrophoretic dispersion liquid, electrophoretic sheet, electrophoretic device and electronic equipment: A method of manufacturing a charged particle, comprising: a) providing a mother particle; and b) forming a coating layer that covers at least a part of a surface of the mother particle wherein the step b) includes: coupling a first chemical compound having at least a part where is going... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070195401 - Spd light valves incorporating films comprising improved matrix polymers and methods for making such matrix polymers: The film exhibits a greater degree of adhesion to substrates it contacts than films which do not include a unit as recited in (c) above. Additional embodiments include a suspended particle device incorporating the film as a light modulating element, as well as a method of preparing the film according... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070195400 - Building window control system: A scalable apparatus and a network environment dynamically changes the light transparency of a single SPD device, a small number of SPD devices or thousands of such SPD devices installed in windows in automobiles, aircraft, trains, marine vehicles, residential homes, commercial buildings and skyscrapers. A scalable apparatus and a network... Agent: Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC

20070195399 - Stacked-cell display with field isolation layer: The present invention relates generally to the field of electro-optical modulating displays, for example, electrophoretic displays, and more particularly to a display having an array of stacked cells. In particular, the invention discloses the use of a electrical field isolation layer between the stacked arrays of microcells, , or alternative... Agent: Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20070195403 - Method and system for simultaneously imaging in the near infrared and short wave infrared spectrums: An image forming system and lens system configured to simultaneously image light at the short wave infrared region (SWIR) and the near infrared region (NIR).... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070195404 - Transparent laminate: A transparent laminate useful as an optical filter having an excellent anti-reflection property, a near-infrared ray absorption property, an electromagnetic wave-shielding property, durability, visibility and reduced weight. The transparent laminate comprises a first laminate portion including a first transparent substrate, an anti-reflection layer and a near infrared ray-absorption layer respectively... Agent: John F Mcnulty Paul & Paul

20070195405 - Actively controlled night vision imaging system filter: An optical filter and control system that provides graduated adjustment of the optical characteristics, which render a display compatible with the use of Night Vision Goggles. The control system enables real time adjustment of the filter's optical characteristics during operational use of the display. The filter is actively controlled to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070195406 - Screens, microstructure templates, and methods of forming the same: A front projection screen can include a microstructure on an upper surface of a substrate. The microstructure can include a surface that is inclined relative to the upper surface the substrate. A conformal reflective layer that conforms to the surface of the microstructure, can include discrete reflective microscopic objects that... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070195407 - Projection-receiving surface that functions in ambient light: The present invention is a broadband projection-receiving surface that can function as a projection screen. This surface can, even in strong ambient light, provide high gain, prevent glare and speckle, provide high contrast, preserve of gray-scale linearity, provide a uniformity of brightness, provide rapid angular cut-off, preserve polarization, and provide... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070195409 - Stereoscopic image conversion panel and stereoscopic image display apparatus having the same: In a stereoscopic image conversion panel and a stereoscopic image display apparatus, the stereoscopic display panel includes a first lens substrate, a second lens substrate, a stereoscopic image lens part and a lens liquid crystal layer. The stereoscopic image lens part is disposed between the first and second substrates, and... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070195408 - Method and apparatus for stereoscopic display using column interleaved data with digital light processing: The invention has two main embodiments, a first called column switching and blanking and a second embodiment called doubling. The first embodiment is a projector for displaying a stereoscopic image with projector using one or more digital micromirror devices positioned into a plurality of columns and rows. The projector itself... Agent: Reveo, Inc.

20070195410 - Stereoscopic image conversion panel and stereoscopic image display apparatus having the same: In a stereoscopic image conversion panel for enhancing display quality and a stereoscopic image display apparatus having the panel, the stereoscopic display panel includes lower and upper transparent substrates, lower and upper transparent electrodes, and a liquid crystal lens layer. The lower and upper transparent substrates face each other. The... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070195411 - Microlithography optical system: The disclosure relates to an optical system, such as, for example, an illumination system or a projection lens of a microlithographic exposure system. The optical system can have an optical axis and include at least one optical element that includes an optically uniaxial material having, for an operating wavelength of... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070195412 - Anti-reflection multi-layer laminated film: A laminated film obtained by carrying out anti-reflection processing on the surface of a reflection polarizing film. This laminated film comprising (A) a monoaxially oriented laminated film consisting of 501 or more alternating first layers made of a first thermoplastic resin having a positive stress optical coefficient and a thickness... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070195413 - Birefringence optical element and manufacturing method thereof: A mask with an opening pattern is placed on a substrate, and etching is carried out by use of anisotropy etching of crystal. The opening pattern of the mask is composed of broken lines, each of which is discontinued by discontinuing portions. By the etching, a birefringence optical element with... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070195414 - High visibility reflective system: The hereby described system, which provide an increased visualization of the person or object fitted with this device, comfortable and easy to carry, due to its small size and adaptability. The system includes a main device with a frame fitted with a space with the first reflective band, and other... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070195415 - Hybrid achromatic optical lens and method for manufacturing the same: A hybrid achromatic optical lens having a high numerical aperture whose chromatic aberration is removed and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The hybrid achromatic optical lens includes a first optical member of a low index of refraction and a second optical member of a high index of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070195416 - Interferential optical filter: An interferential optical filter is provided comprising multiple layers each having real and/or imaginary refraction indexes. The values of the real and imaginary indexes depend on the strength of an external electric field. The material refraction indexes and the thickness of each layer and their combination are selected such as... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070195417 - Light-absorbing member: An object of the present invention is to provide a light-absorbing member capable of preventing the reflection of light at the interface with air and absorbing the light substantially completely. A light-absorbing member has a substrate (101) made of a material capable of absorbing light of which reflection is to... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070195418 - Prism-integrated light diffusing board and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention provides a prism-integrated light-diffusing plate, characterized in that a prismatic portion formed of a plurality of prism-shaped protrusions is provided on at least one surface of a light-diffusing sheet which is formed of a transparent resin material containing a light-diffusing agent and which has a thickness of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070195419 - Anti-glare glass substrate: An anti-glare glass substrate used for liquid crystal display devices is disclosed, which comprises a glass substrate; and a coating covering one side of said substrate, the coating having, on its surface, projection bodies which have round bottom surfaces and have an average bottom surface area ranging from 80 to... Agent: Gerald T. Shekleton

20070195420 - Extraneous light reducing lens: The present invention provides a lens that reduces the reflected scattered light or glare from the surface of a display screen comprising at least two of the five characteristics of polarizing light, a short wavelength pass, a long wavelength pass, yellow-orange wavelength blocking and cyan wavelength blocking.... Agent: David B. Waller

20070195421 - Synergetically enhanced optical film and process for making same: An optical film includes: a structured-surface layer and a supporting layer bonded with the structured-surface layer, wherein the structured-surface layer includes a plurality of upper prismatic or structured protrusions formed on an upper portion of the structured-surface layer and having a plurality of lower prismatic protrusions or lower protrusions formed... Agent: Ching-bin Lin

20070195422 - Polarizing optical element comprising a polarizing film and method for manufacturing such element: A polarizing optical element comprises a transparent optical base element and a layered structure that incorporates a polarizing film. The polarizing film is of the dichroic dye type and is oriented uniaxially. The layered structure is bonded to the optical base element by means of a layered structure that includes... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20070195423 - Method of determining lens materials for a projection exposure apparatus: A method of determining materials of lenses contained in an optical system of a projection exposure apparatus is described. First, for each lens of a plurality of the lenses, a susceptibility factor KLT/LH is determined. This factor is a measure of the susceptibility of the respective lens to deteriorations caused... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070195424 - Hydraulic optical focusing-stabilizer: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software product for optical focusing and stabilizing using a hydraulic component, called focusing stabilizer, in an image focusing module of the electronic devices. This focusing stabilizer is capable of doing focus adjustment and/or image stabilization. The focusing stabilizer can comprise... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070195425 - Zoom lens system and optical device using thereof: Providing an ultra-compact zoom lens system having a vibration reduction function, suitable for a compact optical device using a solid-state imaging device. The system includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having positive power and a bending member for bending the optical path by about 90°, a... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070195426 - Digital camera imaging lens: A digital camera imaging lens includes first, second and third lenses arranged in sequence from an object side toward an imaging surface side. The first lens is a meniscus lens having a positive power, whose convex surface faces the object side. The second lens is a meniscus lens having a... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070195427 - Zoom lens and image projection apparatus having the same: d

20070195428 - Camera unit and camera unit controlling method: Electrode substrates, a movable element which can freely move reciprocally by being guided by the electrode substrates, and in which electrodes are formed on a pair of surfaces thereof facing one another, and which has a lens, an image pickup element imaging an image which was image-formed by the lens,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070195429 - Lens barrel: A lens barrel having a configuration lending itself to effectively reducing the size thereof and ensuring appropriate and safe operation thereof. The lens barrel includes a guiding portion provided for a lens holding member for guiding a cam follower in a radial direction of a cam barrel; a tabular elastic... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070195430 - Lens apparatus and optical apparatus: A lens apparatus includes a supporting member including a parallel engaging portion parallel to an optical axis direction and a circumferential engaging portion extending in the circumferential direction on a plane orthogonal to the optical axis direction; a lens supporting member configured to supported an optical element; an eccentricity adjusting... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070195431 - Optical film, antireflection film, polarizing plate and image display device: An optical film is provided and includes: a transparent support; and a light diffusion layer containing light-transmitting particles and a binder. The light diffusion layer has an average thickness of from 7.5 to 30 μm, and the average thickness of the light diffusion layer is from 1.4 to 3.5 times... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070195432 - Imaging lens system: An object is to provide an imaging lens system which can achieve reduction of the size and weight while maintaining the high optical performance. The imaging lens system of the present invention comprises, in order form an object side to an imaging surface side: a first lens having a positive... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070195433 - Lens system and optical apparatus: A lens system includes a first lens which is formed of a medium exhibiting negative refraction, and a second lens having a positive refractive index. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a lens system in which a negative refractive index medium for which a curvature of field is reduced. Moreover,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070195434 - Optical system including a weak lens and a beam translation plate for selectively coupling to the lowest order mode of an optical resonator: Improved optical alignment precision to a passive optical cavity is provided by including a combination of a weak focusing element and a translation plate in the input coupling optics. Adjustment of positions and angles of these optical elements, preferably after all other input optical elements are fixed in place, advantageously... Agent: Lumen Intellectual Property Services, Inc.

20070195436 - optical mount: An optical mount (1) for optical component (2) which has a edge contour (4) relative to extending radially optical axis (A), includes a rigid optical support (3) having an axially oriented stop edge (5), which is suitable for an axial contact with the optical component (2), and at least one... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070195435 - Adjustable optical mounting and method: A method of adjusting an optical system includes placing the optical system in a controlled environment enclosure, and adjusting an optical mount of the optical system while the optical system is in the controlled environment enclosure.... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070195438 - Lens driving device: A lens driving device includes a lens barrel having a lens holder and an extension part extended from the lens holder. The device also includes a piezoelectric vibrator with a piezoelectric body flexed and bent in response to power application with a friction member in contact with the extension part,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070195437 - Lens apparatus and image-pickup apparatus: A lens apparatus which has a small size but allows a higher magnification and an image-pickup apparatus including the lens apparatus are disclosed. The lens apparatus provides a variable magnification by moving a first lens and a second lens placed closer to an image plane than the first lens in... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070195440 - Scanning module of image scanner: A scanning module of an image scanner for scanning a document is provided. The scanning module of the image scanner includes a base, a reflective mirror stand, a shaft, a reflective mirror member and a gear set. The reflective mirror stand is mounted on the base. The shaft is rotatably... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070195441 - Supporting mechanism of reflector and projection apparatus: A reflection surface (1a) of a mirror (1) has a rotationally-symmetrical shape about an optical axis (110). The mirror (1) is rotatably supported by a pivot supporting portion (41) on the position of the optical axis (110) of the reflection surface (1a) or in the vicinity of the optical axis... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070195439 - Thermal and intrinsic stress compensated micromirror apparatus and method: A micromirror apparatus includes a device layer having a recess, a multilayer thin-film dielectric reflector coupled to and structurally supported by the device layer on the opposite side of the device layer from said recess, and a stress compensator seated in the recess, with the stress compensator operable to resist... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070195442 - Actuator: An actuator is disclosed. The actuator, which includes a base; a shaft, of which one end is rotatably joined to the base; a case secured to the other end of the shaft; a magnet mounted on one side of the case; a coil secured to the base to face the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070188837 - Beam expanding optical element, beam expansion method, image display apparatus, and head-mounted display: A first HOE and a second HOE are respectively arranged on two opposite faces of an optical waveguide member. The first HOE diffracts light incident from the outside on the optical waveguide member such that the light is then totally reflected inside the optical waveguide member and is thereby directed... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070188835 - Optical device and optical pickup device: An optical device diffracts incident light with a hologram element and receives the diffracted light with light receiving faces 20A to 29 on a light receiving element. Reflected sub-beams used for a tracking operation are received with different ones of the light receiving faces depending on the wavelengths of the... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070188836 - Hologram having authentication information recorded therein: The invention relates to a hologram having authenticating information recorded in such a way that the information is little viewable in an ordinary viewing state and an authenticator can easily check the authenticating information from a color difference, and so having high counterfeit-proofness. In a 3D image-reconstructing hologram 10, a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070188838 - Real-time pattern recognition processor using holographic photopolymer and method of use thereof: We have designed, built and operated an innovative JTOC system utilizing a holographic photopolymer as the square law detector to record the holographic data for one-step correlation signal requisition in real time. The resultant high-resolution, high-speed JTOC is useful to perform real-time pattern recognition. An example application that has been... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070188839 - Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus using same: An optical scanning apparatus allowing reduction in the size of the overall apparatus and the size of an imaging optical system LB with the use of an optical deflector that swings back-and-forth and an image forming apparatus using such an optical scanning apparatus, comprising: light source means; a condense optical... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20070188840 - Light irradiation apparatus, light irradiation method, crystallization apparatus, crystallization method, device, and light modulation element: A light irradiation apparatus includes a light modulation element which modulates a phase of an incident light beam to obtain a V-shaped light intensity distribution having a bottom portion of a minimum light intensity, and an image formation optical system which applies the modulated light beam from the light modulation... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070188841 - Method and system for lowering the drive potential of an electrochromic device: An electrochromic (EC) device having a low starting potential, thereby having a lower drive potential is disclosed. A potential is applied to the EC device to lower the starting potential. Methods and systems for manufacturing EC devices and adjusting the drive potential of an existing EC device are also disclosed.... Agent: Dainel H. Golub

20070188843 - Heated glass panel system: A heated glass panel system may include a glass sheet having an electro-conductive film provided thereon, a first conductor positioned at a first location on the electro-conductive film, and a second conductor positioned at a second location on the electro-conductive film. A first terminal of a supply of direct current... Agent: Fennemore Craig, P.C.

20070188842 - Heated glass panels and methods for making electrical contact with electro-conductive films: A heated glass panel assembly according to one embodiment of the invention may include a substrate having an electro-conductive film provided thereon. A conductor is positioned in contact with the electro-conductive film. A resilient material is positioned in contact with the conductor so that at least a portion of the... Agent: Fennemore Craig, P.C.

20070188844 - Rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprises an electro-optic mirror unit whose reflectivity is variable in response to an electrical voltage applied thereto. The mirror unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate with an electro-optic medium sandwiched therebetween. The second substrate includes a recess at a... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070188845 - Electropolymerization of enhanced electrochromic (ec) polymer film: Electropolymerization of EC monomers is employed to obtain an EC polymer film deposited on a substrate. A first embodiment of a method to produce the film employs cyclic voltammetry alone, while a second embodiment deposits a very thin homogeneous layer using chronoamperometry, and then cyclic voltammetry is employed to increase... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20070188846 - Mems switch with bistable element having straight beam components: A MEMS switch of the type having a substrate and a bistable element, uses a structure for the bistable element having first and second substantially straight beam members that are bridged by an optional switch contact member. The switch contact member may be actuated to close a pair of fixed... Agent: Ram Nath

20070188847 - Mems device and method: A micro-mirror hinge assembly for use in a MEMS device such as a DMD, and method. In a preferred embodiment, a first hinge member is mounted to a substrate by one or more via structures that may be integrally-formed with the hinge-member to facilitate torsional deformation. A second hinge member... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070188848 - Image display medium, and image display device equipped with the image display medium: An image display medium has: a display substrate that is at least transparent; a back substrate opposing the display substrate with a gap therebetween; at least two or more kinds of moving particle groups that are chargeable and that are different colors, the moving particle groups being enclosed between the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070188849 - Optical device: Various embodiments and methods relating to an optical device in which light is attenuated and in which gain is applied to light are disclosed.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070188850 - Solar-pumped active device: The present invention provides a solar-pumped active device which utilizes a holographic antenna grating on a solar energy silicon substrate to select specific diffracted wavelength and couple pump wavelength in an approximately vertical way and converge the pump wavelength to excite an optical gain medium so that an optical amplifier... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070188851 - System and method for managing system margin: An optical communication system is operable to communicate a plurality of wavelength signals at a bit rate of at least 9.5 gigabits per second over a multiple span communication link spanning at least 400 kilometers without optical regenerators. The plurality of wavelength signals include a bandwidth of more than 32... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070188852 - Multimode fiber optic amplifier and method of amplifying optical signals: A multimode fiber receiver includes a multimode collimator, a multimode fiber optic amplifier and a detector. The collimator receives incoming signals and provides the signals to the amplifier. The amplifier includes plural amplification stages, a limiter, a tunable narrow band filter and a microcontroller. The amplification stages each include a... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070188853 - Optical amplifier and gain control method: An input monitoring unit monitors full input light and outputs an input monitor signal. An output monitoring unit monitors full output light and outputs an output monitor signal. An ASE compensating circuit compensates for an ASE component contained in the output monitor signal. A gain-variation-level compensating circuit calculates a target... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070188854 - Front filter in plasma display panel: Disclosed is a front filter attached to a front surface of a plasma display panel, the front filter comprising: an antireflection coating for preventing reflection of incident light from outside; an optical characteristic film for improving optical characteristics of incident light from the panel, by decreasing brightnesses of red (R)... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070188855 - Apparatus for obtaining information for a structure using spectrally-encoded endoscopy teachniques and methods for producing one or more optical arrangements: Exemplary apparatus for obtaining information for a structure can be provided. For example, the exemplary apparatus can include at least one first optical fiber arrangement which is configured to transceive at least one first electromagnetic radiation, and can include at least one fiber. The exemplary apparatus can also include at... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070188856 - Apparatus and methods relating to spatially light modulated microscopy: Apparatus and methods relating to microscopes having specific control of the light that contacts a sample and/or a light detector, such as the eye of the user, a charge couple device or a video camera. The improved control includes enhanced, selective control of the angle of illumination, quantity of light... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP

20070188857 - Reconfigurable spatial light modulators: This invention relates to reconfigurable spatial light modulators (SLM) incorporating a scatter plate. Computer generated diffraction patterns or holograms may be loaded on the (SLM) either as a single frame or as a series of frames for observation by an observer. In a preferred embodiment both an electrically addressable spatial... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070188858 - Reconfigurable spatial light modulators: This invention relates to reconfigurable spatial light modulators (SLM) incorporating a scatter plate. Computer generated diffraction patterns or holograms may be loaded on the (SLM) either as a single frame or as a series of frames for observation by an observer. In a preferred embodiment both an electrically addressable spatial... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070188859 - Visual inspection apparatus: A visual inspection apparatus is provided which is capable of obtaining an image oft a substrate at a predetermined position, in particular, a focused state of an image without using an aligning mechanism or an auto-focusing mechanism of specific use. A stage absorbs and holds a wafer. A stage-rotating mechanism... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070188860 - Binocular with disparate fields of view: An improved binocular apparatus, system and method for presenting disparate fields of view is provided. The binocular apparatus and system differently magnifies optical transmissions pertaining to fields of view concurrently and simultaneously presents the optical transmissions pertaining to fields of view disparately.... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070188861 - Optical sheet and display device having the same: An optical sheet includes a first plane, a second plane facing the first plane and a plurality of optical patterns. The optical patterns are formed on the second plane along a plurality of columns. An optical pattern includes a plurality of convex light-condensing portions. End portions of the light-condensing portions... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070188862 - Multifocal lens array and three-dimensional stereoscopic image display apparatus: A multifocal lens array and a three-dimensional stereoscopic image display apparatus, which has a low cost, simple structure. A two-dimensional image is displayed on a display apparatus and is incident on a multifocal lens array. The array includes a plurality of lenses arranged on a planar surface, respective focal distances... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070188863 - Dual polarizing light filter for 2-d and 3-d display: A stereoscopic display and record component, more specifically a dual polarizing light filter, and the methods of applying the component for stereoscopic image displaying and stereoscopic image recording, are disclosed. A dual polarizing light filter may be statically or dynamically controlled to deliver or accept polarizing light of different orientations... Agent: Robert Platt Bell, Registered Patent Attorney

20070188864 - Optical articles from curable compositions: A curable composition is provided comprising an oligomer having a plurality of pendent and/or terminal ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable functional groups, a free-radically polymerizable crosslinking agent, and/or a diluent monomer, and a photoinitiator. The composition, when cured, is non-yellowing, exhibits low shrinkage and low birefringence making it suitable for many... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070188865 - Apparatus for adding red light to a polarized light system: An apparatus for adding red light to a polarized light system includes a first light source and a second light source. A polarizing beam splitter combines S-polarized-light from the first light source and P-polarized light from the second light source. A first multi-layer filter means rotates the polarization state of... Agent: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Thomson Licensing LLC

20070188866 - Hue variable retroreflective sheet: The hue variable retroreflective sheet of the present invention includes: a surface layer (1) composed of at least one layer; and a plurality of retroreflective elements (3, 4, 5) that are positioned beneath the surface layer, wherein the retroreflective elements (3, 4, 5) retroreflect incident light toward a light source... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070188867 - Eyepiece lens group of a riflescope system: An eyepiece lens group in a riflescope system comprises, from a front, eye side to a rear, object side, a glass lens and a plastic lens. The plastic lens has an aspherical surface and a diffractive surface, wherein the diffractive surface is on the front surface of the plastic lens... Agent: John Chen

20070188868 - Image stabilizing apparatus: An image stabilizing apparatus of the present invention includes a laminated substrate 19 that has a coil pattern, a hall element 21 fixed to the laminated substrate 19, a magnet 20, a back yoke 22, an opposing yoke 23, and a flexible printed circuit board for wiring the coil pattern... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20070188869 - Oblique parallelogram pattern diffractive optical element: A diffractive optical element (DOE), including a substrate formed of a substantially transparent material having a substrate index of refraction. The substrate includes a first transmission face that is substantially planar and a second transmission face that is substantially parallel to the first transmission face. The second transmission face includes... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070188870 - Multilayer mirror manufacturing method, optical system manufacturing method, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method: A method for manufacturing a multilayer mirror that includes a substrate and a multilayer film formed on the substrate, and has a reflection surface shape includes the steps of estimating a surface shape variation amount as a difference between a surface shape of the substrate before the multilayer film is... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070188871 - Transparent substrate comprising an antireflection coating: m

20070188872 - Backlight module and brightness enhancement film thereof: A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide disposed on one side of the light source, a reflector disposed under the light guide, a lower diffuser disposed on the light guide, and a brightness enhancement film, which is disposed on the lower diffuser and includes a main part... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070188873 - Electrically controlled display material: A display window for selectively passing illumination emanating from one or more artificial light source is described to comprise a display material with a transparency that may be controlled to pass a substantially constant amount of the illumination from the one or more artificial light source and through the display... Agent: Mark Wardas

20070188874 - Lenticular lens sheet registration and alignment device: A lenticular lens sheet registration and alignment device uses an elongate blade accurately to align a lenticular sheet for printing purposes. The blade nestles within one of the elongate recesses of the sheet. The device may be used in association with a printer, for example a flat-bed printer.... Agent: Schwartz Cooper CharteredIPDepartment

20070188877 - Large-area optical element: A large-area optical element is described. The large-area optical element includes a monolithic container fabricated from a transparent material, wherein the monolithic container has a plurality of optical surfaces. A liquid is positioned within the monolithic container, wherein the liquid has a density substantially less than a density of the... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070188876 - Hybrid primary optical component for optical concentrators: A hybrid optical component that collects and concentrates incident light. The hybrid component includes both refractive and reflective elements. In preferred embodiments, refractive and reflective components focus rays on a common focal plane generally located at the bottom of the reflector where they are absorbed by a device such as... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20070188875 - Refractive lens array for scanner application that reduces lateral tolerance sensitivity: A low cost single lens array for use in an automatic optical inspection system, so as to reduce parallax, cross talk, and sensitivity to lateral fabrication errors, and a method for stitching together image segments formed by the array. The lens array comprises a plurality of tube-like baffles, within which... Agent: Agilent Technologies, Inc. Legal Department, Dl429

20070188878 - Image projecting apparatus: An image projecting apparatus includes a light source, a relay lens, a reflective light valve, and a projection lens. The light source is capable of emitting a light beam. The relay lens is disposed to permit the light beam provided by the light source to pass therethrough, and has a... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070188881 - Projection objective, especially for microlithography, and method for adjusting a projection objective: A method of adjusting a projection objective permits the projection objective to be adjusted between an immersion configuration and a dry configuration with few interventions in the system, and therefore to be used optionally as an immersion objective or as a dry objective. The projection objective has a multiplicity of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070188879 - Projection optical system, exposure system, and exposure method: A liquid immersion type projection optical system that can stably prevent the outflow of immersion liquid into inside of an optical system and can maintain good imaging performance. In the projection optical system of the present invention, an optical path between a light transmitting member (Lp) disposed closest to a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070188880 - Very high-aperture projection objective: A very high-aperture, purely refractive projection objective having a multiplicity of optical elements has a system diaphragm (5) arranged at a spacing in front of the image plane. The optical element next to the image plane (3) of the projection objective is a planoconvex lens (34) having a substantially spherical... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070188882 - Devices and related methods for light distribution: A device for distributing light may comprise a plurality of liquid optical lenses comprising at least one liquid. Each liquid optical lens may have a configuration that is based on a pressure associated with the at least one liquid and the pressure may be selectively modulatable so as to selectively... Agent: Kurt Luther, Esq, Honeywell International, Inc.

20070188884 - Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera: A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element, wherein an interval between at least any two lens units is changed so that an optical image is formed with a continuously variable magnification, any one of the lens units includes a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070188883 - Three-dimensional imaging system for robot vision: The present invention provides a three-dimensional imaging system for robot vision, which is capable of three-dimensional positioning of objects, object identification, searching and tracking of an object of interest, and compensating the aberration of the system. The three-dimensional imaging system for robot vision comprises one or more camera systems, each... Agent: Stereo Display Inc.

20070188885 - Zoom lens and camera with zoom lens: The zoom lens comprising, sequentially from an object side thereof, a first lens elements group has a negative refraction power as a whole, a second lens elements group has a positive refraction power as a whole and the third lens element group has a negative refraction power as a whole,... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070188886 - Zoom lens and electronic imaging device having the same: A zoom lens includes a most object-side lens unit remaining fixed on the optical axis when the magnification of the zoom lens is changed and a focusing operation is performed; a most image-side lens unit remaining fixed when the focusing operation is performed; and a plurality of moving lens units... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070188887 - Zoom lens system and image-pickup apparatus: A zoom lens system includes, in order from the object side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens unit. When the... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070188888 - Telescopic zoom lens system: z

20070188889 - Auto-focusing camera module and auto-focusing lens module: An auto-focusing camera module (100) includes a base (110), a first lens barrel (120) mounted on the base, a second lens barrel (130) threadedly engaged with the first lens barrel, a first lens (140) arranged in the second lens barrel, an image pickup module (150) mounted on the base, and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070188890 - Subminiature optical system:

20070188891 - Imaging lens: An imaging lens is provided and has, in order from the object side, a first lens of a positive lens having a convex surface on the object side thereof; a second lens in a meniscus shape having a concave surface on an image side thereof; a third lens in a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070188892 - Objective lens for endoscope: An endoscope objective lens is provided and has a front-group divergent lens system, an aperture stop, and a rear-group convergent lens system in this order from the object side. The back focal length Bf of the whole system is longer than 2.5 times the combined focal length f of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070188893 - Camera system in particular for an environment detection system of a vehicle: The invention relates to a camera system, in particular for an environment detection system of a vehicle. The system comprises a retaining frame for retaining a lens carrier, whose lens guides incident light onto an image sensor. The invention is characterized in that the retaining frame comprises a bearing surface... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20070188894 - Actuator and lens drive apparatus: An actuator is provided and has an electro-mechanical conversion element; a driving frictional member attached at one end of the electro-mechanical conversion element with respect to a direction of expansion and contraction thereof; a plurality of driven members frictionally engaged with the driving frictional member; a plurality of biasing units,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070188895 - Vibration suppressor, especially used in motor vehicles: Oscillating or vibrating components, especially inside rearview mirrors, are provided in motor vehicles. In order to avoid undesirable vibrations of the inside rearview mirror, the mirror housing (3) is reinforced or complex measures need to be taken to secure the mirror housing (3) to the vehicle. The aim of the... Agent: Philip R Warn Warn Hoffmann Miller & Lalone

20070188896 - Adjustable rear view mirror structure: An adjustable rear view mirror structure is provided. The rear view mirror structure comprises a flexible body and an adjusting apparatus wherein the body has a reflective surface and an inner surface. The adjusting apparatus is disposed at a rear portion of the body and is utilized to drive the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070188897 - Deformable mirror: A deformable mirror includes a deformable section in which, a reflecting surface is formed, a fixing section which fixes an outer periphery of the deformable section, a GND electrode which is formed on the deformable section, a drive electrode which is provided facing the GND electrode, and a driving-signal source... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070188898 - Real image optical system: An optical system for producing a three-dimensional real image of an object. The apparatus includes at least one concave reflective surface and a second reflective surface. In a first aspect of the invention the system includes two concave reflective surfaces in substantially fixed spatial relationship to each other. The surfaces... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070188899 - Dual mirror mounting assembly: A mirror mounting assembly for mounting a mirror on a vehicle bulkhead. The assembly includes a generally Z-shaped mirror mounting bracket configured for attachment to a structural portion of the vehicle inside an engine bay of the vehicle, and a support member connected to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070188900 - Figuring of optical device for compensation of load-induced distortion: A method of correction of load-induced optical distortion in an optical device includes subjecting an optical device having a first morphology to a predetermined loading condition, determining a deformation to a second morphology of the optical device under said predetermined loading condition, and removing material from at least one surface... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP (all Coodrich Entities)

20070183010 - Method for service information projection: A method for providing information for demonstrating at least one image of a service procedure of an apparatus, wherein said image is projected on a surface neighboring and/or on an apparatus.... Agent: Frank John Williams

20070183008 - Vibration detection apparatus, hologram apparatus, vibration detection method for the vibration detection apparatus, and recording method for the hologram apparatus: A hologram apparatus comprises a vibration detection beam generation unit to apply a vibration detection beam, incoherent to the data and reference beams and to detect the presence/absence of vibrations, to the hologram recording medium; a light reception/determination unit to receive the vibration detection beam emitted from the medium after... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070183009 - Holographic multiplex recording method, and holographic recording apparatus and holographic recording medium employing the method: A holographic multiplex recording method which can keep a recording data rate constant and equalize nonuniformity in recording due to vibrations or the like, and a holographic recording apparatus and a holographic recording medium, which employ the method are provided. In a process of multiplex-recording information, the time of exposure... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070183011 - Fabrication process of multi-image type hologram, and multi-image type hologram fabricated by that process: The invention relates to a process by which a multi-image type hologram wherein one 3D image changes over to another depending on a viewing direction can be fabricated in simple construction and a multi-image type hologram fabricated by that process. According to the process for the fabrication of a multi-image... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070183012 - Holographic display and controls applied to gas installations: The present invention provides methods and systems for holographic control and monitoring of processing devices. Operator control of a processing device is indicated by interaction with a holographic image. The holographic image is generated, and the operator interaction is detected, by a holographic control system. The holographic control system is... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property Dept.

20070183013 - Afocal beam steering system corrected for excess diffraction due to phase error from microelectromechanical mirror offsets: An afocal beam system corrects excess diffraction from phase error in microelectromechanical mirror offsets. One invention aspect interposes an opposing phase difference, between rays reflected at adjacent mirrors, varying the difference with mirror angle to make it roughly an integral number of waves. Mirror-array (not one-mirror) dimensions limit diffraction. Another... Agent: Peter I. Lippman

20070183014 - Multiple frequency source system and method of operation: A multiple frequency source system includes at least one frequency source tunable to a predefined target frequency, and at least one additional frequency source operable to generate a second signal at a frequency which is either higher or lower than the target frequency. A method for tuning the tunable frequency... Agent: Clifford B. Perry

20070183016 - Converging substrate, electro-optic device, substrate for electro-optic device, projector, and electronic apparatus: An electro-optic device having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern, including: a converging substrate formed of a transparent substrate having groove-shaped prism elements formed in an array pattern, wherein the prism elements are arranged along boundary areas of the pixels, wherein the prism elements each include a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070183015 - Spatial light modulator and a display device: A spatial light modulator comprises: a first substrate (25); a second substrate (26); a layer of electrooptic material disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first electrode arrangement (27) is disposed over the first substrate (25); and a second electrode arrangement (35) is disposed over the second... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070183017 - Correcting device to compensate for polarization distribution perturbations and projection objective for microlithography: Disclosed is a corrective device for compensating disturbances of polarization distribution across the cross-section of a light beam (10). Said corrective device comprises a corrective member (18; 118) encompassing two double-refractive corrective elements (20, 22; 120a, 120b, 122; 220; 222; 320, 322) with two substantially parallel surfaces (24, 26; 126,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070183018 - System for recovering input polarization state of optical beam at proportional intensity: A method for recovering an initial linear state of polarization, of an optical beam after the beam has passed through an optical fiber and whose polarization state was disrupted, attaining power which is directly proportional to the power of the beam before it has passed through the optical fiber. The... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070183019 - Optical devices with cascaded liquid crystal elements: An optical beam processing device with two serially disposed birefringent elements, each element having its own direction of orientation. At least one element is pixelated with electrodes activated by control signals. The directions of orientation of the elements are aligned such that the phase shift imparted to the beam by... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070183020 - Polarization independent phase modulator: The present invention provides a polarization independent phase modulator for light comprising a layer of chiral liquid crystal mixture that has a low enough pitch to provide polarization independence of the effective refractive index for visible light. The liquid crystal mixture is controllable between a helix oriented ground state and... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070183021 - Device with electrically alterable appearance: The invention discloses a device with electrically alterable appearance including a shell having a non-display region, with a thin-film display disposed thereon to alter the appearance of the electronic device by electrically writing operation. The thin-film display maintains the present appearance of the electronic device without power supply.... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070183023 - Multiband amplifier based on discrete soa-raman amplifiers: Several discrete hybrid amplifiers are used in parallel for amplifying an optical signal in an optical fiber system. An optical signal is first split into two or more separate signals each with a separate wavelength band. Each wavelength band is then amplified by a Raman pump utilizing a length of... Agent: At&t Corp.

20070183022 - Managing gain tilt in an optically amplified transmission system: An optical transmission system may include a combination of higher gain repeaters and lower gain repeaters, arranged to manage gain tilt. The higher gain repeaters and lower gain repeaters may be arranged to allow net gain to vary (e.g., above and below zero) within a predetermined acceptable net gain excursion.... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070183024 - Dual band lens system incorporating molded chalcogenide: An image forming system and lens system including at least one molded chalcogenide lens element and configured to simultaneously image light at the medium wave infrared region (MWIR) and the long wave infrared region (LWIR) at a common focal plane.... Agent: Donald J. Perreault Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070183025 - Short-wavelength polarizing elements and the manufacture and use thereof: While gold wire grids have been used to polarize infrared wavelengths for over a hundred years, they are not appropriate for shorter wavelengths due to their large period. With embodiments of the present invention, grids with periods a few tens of nanometers can be fabricated. Among other things, such grids... Agent: Watchstone P + D

20070183026 - Adjustable lens device: An adjustable lens device includes a fixing seat, an adjusting seat sleeved on the fixing seat, and first and second lens modules mounted to the fixing seat. The fixing seat is formed with a plurality of positioning projections, and a plurality of guide slots that extend parallel to an axis.... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20070183027 - Forward view apparatus for motor vehicles: Forward view apparatus (10) for a motor vehicle, to enable the driver of the vehicle to view an image of objects which are located forward of the apparatus (10), includes a housing (12) in which a rear view mirror (14) is located. A two-mirror arrangement (20, 24) within the housing... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20070183028 - Tube for a microscope: The invention relates to an ergonomic tube (30) for a microscope (1). A binocular head (20) is provided on the tube (30). A deflection element (15) is provided in the tube (30) and a deflection mirror (18) is assigned to said element, the mirror (18) being located behind the optical... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070183029 - Microscope and its optical controlling method: Microscope and its optical controlling method capable of making an optical adjustment of first and second lights being made in easy with high accuracy, and capable of developing the effect of the superresolution and expected optical performance surely, is provided. The microscope comprises first deflection means 14a and 14b for... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070183030 - Total reflection fluorescent microscope: A fluorescent microscope comprises a light source, an optical illumination system which forms an optical path to irradiate a specimen with a light beam from the light source, an objective lens which condenses the light beam of the optical illumination system onto the specimen, an optical device which is disposed... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070183031 - Control device for controlling an astronomical telescope and a method for controlling the same: This invention relates to a control device for controlling an astronomical telescope and, specifically, to a control device for automatic locating of celestial bodies, and to a method for controlling an astronomical telescope. The control device comprises a power input interface, a master controller, and an intelligent motor drive controller.... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20070183032 - Projection apparatus: A projection apparatus includes an optical engine (10) that projects an image on a screen from a rear side, an engine supporting plate (100) on which the optical engine (10) is placed, an adjusting member (500) of a substantially wedge-shape inserted into between a base portion (11) and a lower... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20070183033 - Multi-lens lenticular system and lighting device for an autostereoscopic display: The invention relates to a multi-lens lenticular system and a lighting device for an autostereoscopic display. Said display comprises, in the direction of light, an illuminating matrix (7), a focusing matrix (8), and a transmissive data panel (5). The illuminating matrix is provided with a plurality of light-penetrated controllable openings... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20070183035 - Short-wavelength polarizing elements and the manufacture and use thereof: While gold wire grids have been used to polarize infrared wavelengths for over a hundred years, they are not appropriate for shorter wavelengths due to their large period. With embodiments of the present invention, grids with periods a few tens of nanometers can be fabricated. Among other things, such grids... Agent: Watchstone P + D

20070183037 - Mirror with built-in-display: A mirror device (1) which can be simultaneously used for display purposes based on e.g. an LCD display (5) with a polarizing mirror (2) placed in front of it. The orientation direction of a retardation layer (31, 32) is aligned with respect to the polarization direction of the polarizing mirror... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070183036 - System and method for producing a light beam with spatially varying polarization: An apparatus for providing a light beam with spatially varying polarization. The apparatus comprises: two circumferentially curved reflectors positioned substantially opposite each other, a polarizer positioned in an optical path between the two reflectors, for polarizing light reflected from one reflector before it reaches the other. A non-polarized light beam... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070183038 - Polarized light emitting light guide plate, method of manufacturing the same and illuminator for flat panel display device using polarized light emitting light guide plate: A polarized light emitting light guide plate includes: a transparent substrate of optically isotropic material, in which the light incident through a lateral side thereof travels; an anisotropic liquid crystal polymer layer formed on an upper surface of the substrate and having first and second refractive indices with respect to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070183039 - System and method for diverting air in a vehicle: The present invention comprises a system and method for clearing an external driving mirror on a vehicle. The system and method comprise providing a stream of compressed air to clear water, dirt, and/or other substances from the reflective surface of an external driving mirror. This system uses the air source... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070183041 - Retroreflective marker-tracking systems: A marker-tracking system includes an object, a marker illuminating device, a marker sensing device, and a computing device. The object includes a first retroreflective marker having a shape that is substantially defined by two spherical caps of different radii that are disposed substantially concentric in relation to one another. The... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070183040 - Device for obtaining light images: A device for obtaining a light image has at least one light source, a transparent volume, at least one block associated with the volume and having dispersing centers, a control block operative for controlling intensity, color and time of illumination of a light flux which is produced by the at... Agent: Ilya Zborovsky

20070183042 - Zoom lens system with vibration reduction function: Providing a compact zoom lens system suitable for a single-lens reflex camera using a solid-state imaging device, having a zoom ratio of about 3.5 or more, an angle of view of 29° or more in a wide-angle end, and a vibration reduction function. The system includes, in order from an... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070183043 - Zoom lens system, lens barrel, imaging device and camera: A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element, wherein an interval between at least any two lens units is changed so that an optical image is formed with a continuously variable magnification, any one of the lens units, any one... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070183044 - Diffractive optical element, illumination system comprising the same, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using illumination system: An illumination system including a diffractive optical element (DOE) having an uneven surface that produces an illumination shape. The DOE comprising an uneven surface that produces a multipole illumination shape having angular scope element, wherein the angular scope element is a function of a radius and an angle of the... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070183045 - Diffractive security element comprising a half-tone picture: A diffractive security element has a half-tone image comprising diffractive structures in a reflection layer, which are embedded in a layer composite between a transparent embossing layer and a protective lacquer layer. The half-tone image is divided into image elements of at least one dimension less than 1 mm, wherein... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070183046 - Method of forming a diffractive optical element: A diffraction element can be used in a system employing very short wavelengths of light, for example light in the nanometer range (e.g., about 100 nm to about 300 nm). The diffraction element is formed using a substrate (or any optical element) having high transmission characteristics in this wavelength range.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070183047 - Optically variable security devices: A security article includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, with the first surface having an optical interference pattern such as a holographic image pattern or an optical diffraction pattern thereon. A color shifting optical coating is formed on the substrate such as... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070183048 - Filtre optique reconfigurable: A tunable optical filter comprising an index grating produced in a waveguide defining a longitudinal direction of propagation of an incident optical signal, said grating being defined by a plurality of optical parameters, is characterized in that the optical guide contains semiconductor nanoparticles and in that the index grating is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070183049 - Film scanner: The invention relates to a film scanner for the optical scanning of a film in different spectral ranges comprising an optical receiving system, a diaphragm and an optoelectronic light receiver. The diaphragm has a substantially transparent central region and at least one filter region which surrounds the central region and... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070183051 - Antireflection film forming method, and substrate treating apparatus: A substrate is first spin-coated with an antireflection film material is carried out to the substrate to form antireflection film on the substrate. Next, a mixed solvent of HMDS and xylene is supplied in a predetermined quantity to the upper surface of the antireflection film, and is spin-dried in this... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070183050 - Light control film and backlight unit using the same: A light control film enabling improvement in front luminance, having appropriate light diffusing property and free from problems of interference pattern, glare etc. is provided. A light control film 10 having a rough surface as one surface and a substantially smooth surface as the other surface is constituted so that... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070183053 - Light absorbing elements: Light shielding devices are created from opaque, light absorbing strips (39), created by coating the strips (38,39) with a, preferably, black light-absorbing coating, and arranging the strips to extend to the surface or surfaces of a transparent material in which the strips are encased, enclosed or embedded. Strips (38, 39)... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20070183052 - Optical film, method for producing same, and polymer liquid crystal particle: The present invention provides an optical film that can be suitably used for antiglare treatment to suppress blurry image and reduced contrast, as well as a method of producing such optical film. The optical film proposed by the present invention has a transparent base and a coating layer which is... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070183054 - Optical system for transforming numerical aperture: A system and method are used to form illumination light beams having desirable divergence and directivity. The illumination light beams are shaped using a pupil defining element and a field defining element. Then, divergence or numerical apertures of the light generated by these elements is modified using an optical element... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070183055 - Head up display mechanism: A Head up display (HUD) calibration assembly is designed for coupling a HUD system with the inner walls of a vehicle, and adjusting the orientation of the HUD system. The HUD calibration assembly includes a mounting tray for coupling with a HUD projector and with a HUD combiner deployment mechanism.... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070183056 - Method for improving the edging of an optical article by providing a temporary layer of an organic material: Methods for edging optical articles comprising two main faces, at least one of which being coated with an outermost layer comprising fixing the optical article to a chuck with a holding pad that adheres to both the optical article and the chuck, wherein the surface of the holding pad contacting... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070183057 - Solid immersion lens and microscope: A solid immersion lens 1 comprises a spherical portion 2 and a bottom surface portion 3. The bottom surface portion 3 is attached in close contact with a substrate 10 of a semiconductor device to be an observed object. The bottom surface portion 3 of this solid immersion lens 1... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070183058 - Zoom lens system, lens barrel, imaging device and camera: A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element, wherein an interval between at least any two lens units is changed so that an optical image is formed with a continuously variable magnification, any one of the lens units, any one... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070183059 - Focusing unit and optical device: A focusing mechanism allowing a user to adjust the focus from infinity to a close distance rapidly and precisely, and an optical device utilizing such a focusing mechanism. The focusing unit includes an optical member movable along an optical axis of an optical system, a screw body put into rotation... Agent: The Maxham Firm

20070183060 - Mirror optic for near-field optical measurements: A mirror optic (10), particularly for near-field optical measurement of a specimen (1) is described, which mirror optic (10) has a reflector (11) with the shape of a paraboloid with a paraboloid axis (12) and a focal point (13), which can be illuminated along a first illumination beam path (I),... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070183061 - Telescope and lens cap: Providing a telescope capable of preventing aesthetic external appearance thereof from losing. The telescope has a hole 33 on an outer surface of a lens barrel 3. A lens cap 5 for protecting an objective lens of the telescope includes a lens cap body 51, an extending portion 59 extending... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070183062 - Imaging lens: It is to provide a super-wide-angle imaging lens that can be reduced in size and weight, maintain excellent optical performance, and is low in cost. The imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side towards an image surface side, a first lens which is a meniscus lens having a... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070183065 - Lens unit and image capturing apparatus: A lens unit for focusing light onto an image pickup device, including: a frame body; a first lens group having a first optical axis and being movable between an operating position and a storing position; a bending member for bending the light along the first optical axis to a perpendicular... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070183064 - Apparatus for holding optical element, barrel, exposure apparatus, and device producing method: A holding apparatus (38) for holding an optical element (37) at a controlled position and attitude. The optical element (37) is held at an inner ring (43) by a piezo housing (54). A piezo element (65) is isolated from the optical element (37). When the piezo element (65) elongates and... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070183063 - Device for preventing the displacement of an optical element: In a device (1) for preventing the creeping of an optical element (2), in particular a lens or a mirror, the optical element (2) is connected to a mount (3) via connecting members (4) arranged on the circumference of the optical element (2). The position of the optical element (2)... Agent: Gray Robinson Attorneys At Law

20070183066 - Signal mirror system for a vehicle: A signal mirror system for a vehicle includes a reflective mirror element comprising a semitransparent nondichroic mirror reflector coated onto a light-transmitting substrate. The visible light transmission through the reflective mirror element is in the range of from about 1% visible light transmission to about 30% visible light transmission and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070183067 - Mirror mounting structures and methods for scanners employing limited rotation motors: A scanning assembly is disclosed for providing controlled movement of a mirror. The scanning assembly includes a motor shaft of a limited rotation motor, a scanning device, and a scanning device mounting unit. The mirror mounting unit includes a tapered base for coupling the scanning device mounting unit to the... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070183068 - Power adjust rear view mirror: A power-adjust rear view mirror system. The power-adjust rear view mirror system includes a power-adjust mechanism structure coupled to a mirror structure both of which are located within a vehicular passenger compartment. One or more control pads include operating devices that, when actuated, cause the power-adjust mechanism structure to manipulate... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070183069 - Nd filter: Provided is an ND filter including an alternating layer which is composed of two films being alternately stacked and formed on a transparent substrate, the two films having different refractive indexes, wherein the alternating layer has a substrate-side reflected light attenuating multi-layered film and a transmittance adjusting multi-layered film formed... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070177238 - Temperature stable color coded chip: Multicolored glass and/or mineral chips are disclosed. Coded information provides the benefit of part verification, authentication of origin, and anti-counterfeit protection. Numerous combinations are provided by color coding using the base ten system. Coloring may be carried out in glass, high temperature ceramic, or minerals such as quarz and alumina.... Agent: Frank A. Palase

20070177239 - Image display apparatus and head-mounted display: Variation of the wavelength of the light emitted from a light source is reduced by a wavelength variation reduction mechanism. Hence, wavelength deviation of the intensity peak of the light emitted from the light source from the diffraction-efficiency peak of a hologram optical element is reduced. Thus, even when a... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070177240 - Optical analysis system using multivariate optical elements: The present invention provides an optical analysis system for determining an amplitude of a principal component of an optical signal. The principal component is indicative of the concentration of a particular compound or various compounds of a substance that is subject to spectroscopic analysis. The optical signal is subject to... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070177241 - Image scanning apparatus: An image scanning apparatus for embodying an image using visible lights apparatus includes a scanning unit for irradiating line scan light; a power source for generating voltage for driving the scanning unit; a light detector for detecting duty that is a variation ratio of line scan light with respect to... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070177242 - Micromirror and micromirror device: There is provided a micromirror which includes a holding unit, a mirror that is held by the holding unit to be pivotable about a rotation axis of the mirror, a first fixed electrode group including a plurality of electrodes fixed to the holding unit, a second fixed electrode group including... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070177243 - Green electrochromic (ec) material and device: Three green EC materials based on thiophene, and a green EC material based on pyrazine are disclosed. A first thiophene derivative (2,3-Di-thiophen-2-yl-thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine), which was previously investigated as a nonlinear optical material, is here disclosed for its use as an EC material, and for its incorporation into an EC device. Synthesis... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20070177244 - Method and system for patterning alignment marks on a transparent substrate: Disclosed is a method and a system for forming alignment marks on a transparent substrate. A light reflective layer is deposited over an optically transparent substrate of a wafer. A region is defined around an alignment mark on the optically transparent substrate. The light reflective layer is removed from a... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070177245 - Optical modulator: An optical modulator having a protective film on a reflective layer is disclosed. One aspect of the invention provides an optical modulator having a protective film on a reflective layer, including a substrate; an insulation layer positioned on the substrate; a ribbon layer which has its center portion spaced apart... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070177247 - Method and device for modulating light with multiple electrodes: Improvements in an interferometric modulator that has a cavity defined by two walls.... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20070177246 - Micromechanical getter anchor: One embodiment provides an anchor to hold getter materials in place within a micromechanical device package substrate, said anchor comprising: a first cavity face; and a second cavity face. The cavity faces define an anchor cavity and mechanically retain a getter away from a region holding the micromechanical device. Another... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070177248 - Electrophoretic device, electrophoretic display, and electronic apparatus: An electrophoretic device includes an electro-optical panel including an electrophoretic layer having an electrophoretic dispersion containing electrophoretic particles dispersed in a liquid-phase disperse medium, wherein the electro-optical panel is enclosed with a single protective film folded, and a first portion of the protective film is bonded to a second portion... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070177249 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing display medium, and display medium: A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a display medium, the manufacturing apparatus including an image data storing unit that stores image data for text or image to be displayed on the display medium; an electrode pattern generating unit that generates an electrode pattern based on the image data stored in the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070177250 - Scanning illumination system and method: A method and apparatus for the multi-dimensional control of a light source's brightest point over a targeted area is disclosed. Control and drive electronics are presented to the beam-steering device causing the beam-steering component to steer the spot of light toward a targeted area in at least a two-dimensional scanning... Agent: J. Charles Dougherty

20070177251 - Optical device with polarization independent phase structure system: The invention relates to an optical scanning device which comprises a phase structure system than can be used in various modes of operation of the optical scanning device. The optical device comprises a first phase structure (105) comprising a first birefringent material (203) having a first extraordinary axis and a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070177252 - Light modulating apparatus: In a light modulating apparatus of an external modulating type which is used in an optical communication system, there are provided an LN modulator, a light branching circuit, a photoelectric converter, a bias control circuit, a driver for an LN modulator which serves to drive the LN modulator in response... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070177253 - Near infrared twin photon source: Optical parametric oscillator including a semiconductor microcavity being configured to spatially localize polaritons of at least three quantized polariton energy levels to effect an optical parametric oscillation.... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20070177254 - Method and system for improved eye protection safety of high output power lumped optical amplifiers: A system and method for providing eye-safety protection during operation of a lumped optical amplifier. The method is based on monitoring of continuous out-of-band Raman amplified spontaneous scattering (ASS) created by the amplified signal in an optical communication network span coupled to an output port of the lumped optical amplifier.... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20070177255 - Observing tool and observing method using the same: A transparent small object such as a cell can be simply observed without using any special modulating element needed for special observing methods. An observing tool for containing an object to be observed is used for a method for observing the object by illuminating the object with vertical illuminating light... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070177256 - Microscope examination apparatus: The invention provides a microscope examination apparatus including a light source; an illumination optical system configured to guide light from the light source to a specimen; an objective lens configured to collimate return light from the specimen, the objective lens being provided in such a manner as to be displaceable... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070177257 - Mirror-changing confocal optical device: A confocal optical device comprising a separation and redirection unit with two parallel mirrors (321, 320) which are placed in an afocal area.... Agent: Vincent Lauer

20070177258 - Arrangement for micromanipulation of biological specimens: An arrangement for micromanipulation of biological specimens includes a microscope, a motor-adjustable micromanipulator, and a common operating console having a motor-adjustable microscope functional element. The motor-adjustable micromanipulator has an injector. The common operating console includes a first operating element and a second operating element. Each of the first and second... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070177259 - Examination apparatus: The present invention provides an examination apparatus which includes a base; a stage on which a specimen is mounted, the stage being movable relative to the base; and a movable image acquisition apparatus for acquiring an image of the specimen, the movable image acquisition apparatus being fixed on the stage.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070177261 - Catadioptric telescopes: Certain embodiments described herein comprise a telescope comprising primary and secondary mirrors and a corrector. The primary mirror has a first curved reflecting surface having a non-hyperbolic shape. The second secondary mirror has a second curved reflecting surface having a hyperbolic shape. The corrector comprises substantially optically transmissive material. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070177260 - Singlet telescopes with controllable ghosts for laser beam forming: A singlet telescope is provided for reshaping the laser beam to a larger or smaller diameter while maintaining the inherent quality of the beam. Applications for the singlet telescope include intercavity expansion to accommodate the damage thresh-old of various components, expansion of beams to match the size of different wavelengths... Agent: Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

20070177263 - Back projection-type screen and back projection-type projection device: A rear projection-type screen and a rear projection-type projection device, in which contrast is enhanced, unevenness of an external light absorption layer is reduced, moiré trouble is suppressed, damage due to contact between sheets is suppressed, and the entire projection device can be reduced in size and weight. The rear... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070177262 - Resin sheet for transmissive screen: r

20070177264 - Optical isolator and optical device: A simple-structure, small-size, inexpensive optical isolator mounted in an amplifier. The PMD and PDL are reduced to desired numerical levels to improve the characteristics. The optical isolator is composed of two double refraction elements, a 45 DEG Faraday rotator, a magnet, a lens, and a total reflection member. The directions... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070177265 - Device for the protection of the bodywork of a vehicle: A device for protecting the bodywork of a motor vehicle includes a flexible laminar element, able to be laid out to cover the motor vehicle, and a mainly longitudinal developed housing structure, provided with a connection unit means to the motor vehicle, which contains the laminar element when it is... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070177266 - Optical module and method for manufacturing the same: An optical module includes: an optical element; a support member for supporting the optical element; a lid member that seals the optical element with respect to the support member; a sealing member that is provided to bond the lid member with the supporting member; and a case with a lens... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070177267 - Mounting apparatus for expansion card of computer system: A mounting apparatus for an expansion card (11) with a shield plate (12) includes a rear plate (10), a locking member (20) and a latch (30). A bent portion (17) extends out of the rear plate for the shield plate being disposed thereon. The locking member is pivotably attached to... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070177268 - Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same: A process for making molds for retroreflective sheeting and like articles includes making a substrate having a structured surface of geometric structures such as cube corner elements. The structured surface is in one embodiment partially replicated from a previous generation structured surface, and partially machined in the substrate. At least... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070177269 - Safety light or reflector for front and side edge of snow plow: A snow plow light or reflector system comprising a molded U, L, Z, S or flat shaped light or reflector clip for attachment to the side edge of a snow plow, said clip having a plurality of active or inactive light reflectors attached or attached thereto and means for affixing... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20070177270 - Doe-based systems and devices for producing laser beams having modified beam characteristics: Novel methods are disclosed for designing and constructing miniature optical systems and devices employing light diffractive optical elements (DOEs) for modifying the size and shape of laser beams produced from a commercial-grade laser diodes, over an extended range hitherto unachievable using conventional techniques. The systems and devices of the present... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C.

20070177271 - Antireflection film, polarizing plate and image display: An antireflection film is provided and has at least one hard coat layer and a low refractive-index layer having a refractive index of 1.47 or less as the outermost layer on a transparent support. The roughness Ra of the antireflection film is 0.03 μm or more and when it is... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070177273 - Films including thermoplastic silicone block copolymers: A composite film includes a first film and a second film contiguous to the first film. The first film includes a light transmissive material. In one embodiment, the second film includes a polydiorganosiloxane polyamide block copolymer. In another embodiment, the second film includes a polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide block copolymer.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070177272 - Multilayer films including thermoplastic silicone block copolymers: A multilayer film includes a first layer of a first polymeric material and a second layer of a second polymeric material. The first material has a first index of refraction and the second material has a second index of refraction less than the first index of refraction. In one embodiment,... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070177274 - Optical element, and light source unit and exposure apparatus having the same: An optical element includes plural multilayer mirrors, wherein the multilayer mirrors are renewable.... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, LLP

20070177275 - Personal display using an off-axis illuminator: Certain embodiments include a head mounted display for displaying images that can be viewed by a wearer when the display is worn on the wearer's head. The display can include a spatial light modulator having an array of pixels selectively adjustable for producing spatial patterns. The array of pixels can... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070177276 - Optical electrowetting device: The invention relates to an optical electrowetting device comprising a conductive fluid (5; 101) and a non-conductive fluid (4; 102), said fluids being non miscible, and an insulating substrate (2; 103) on which both fluids are in contact and form a triple interface, wherein the natural contact angle (105) of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070177278 - Imaging lens: The imaging lens is configured to include, in an order arranged from an object side: a first lens 101 having a substantially convex surface formed at the object side and having a positive refractive power; a second lens 102 constituted of a meniscus lens having a substantially concave surface formed... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070177277 - Zoom lens and image projection apparatus having the same: where ha indicates a height of a paraxial marginal ray passing through the zoom lens, and hb indicates a height of a paraxial chief ray passing through the zoom lens, where, among a plurality of positive lenses in the zoom lens, a positive lens whose hb/ha is the smallest is... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20070177279 - Mini camera device for telecommunication devices: The present invention provides a camera device which can be applied to communication devices such as a mobile phone. The camera device of the present invention has divided movement regions of a movable lens group. The movable lens group is actuated at a large width in any one movement regions... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20070177280 - Image pickup system: An image pickup system includes one or more optical elements, wherein an infrared cut coating in which a maximum value of reflectance at the wavelength λ of 800 to 1200 nm is 30% or more, is formed on at least two optical surfaces of the optical elements.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070177281 - Assembly including an optical lens and a support, and method using them: The optical lens (1) includes a circular edge (2) in which is made a notch (3) whereby the lens (1) may be held by at least a portion of its edge (2) and angularly indexed by the notch (3) vis à vis the support.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070177282 - Holding device and exposure apparatus using the same: A holding device 100A according to one preferred form of the invention includes a holding member having holding portions 121 with an approximately V-shaped recess by which a subject member 110 having approximately V-shaped protrusions 111 is held, wherein the V-shaped protrusions 111 are disposed at a pitch of about... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070177283 - Optical pickup: In an objective lens driving means of an optical pickup, the accuracy of the boundary position of magnets is improved, the generation of angular moment through coils is suppressed, and the inclination of the objective lens is reduced. An optical pickup for reading or writing information on an optical disc... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070177284 - Mirror: Mirror having an epoxy paint layer covering a silver layer have at least one of the following properties: (a) a scratch resistance determined by the Clemen test showing scratches of less than 10 μm when applying a weight of 1500 g; (b) a hardness determined by the Persoz pendulum of... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070177285 - Extendable rearview mirror: An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle including an extendable mirror for improved rearward viewing is disclosed. Several embodiments of the rearview mirror assembly each comprise a mirror housing, a mirror disposed in the mirror housing, and some structure to allow extension of the mirror between an inboard position... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070177286 - Mirror retention system: A vehicle side mirror (10) that includes an internal case frame (30) having a spherical concave support portion (38) and a ‘T shaped’ retention post (40). The spotter mirror (28) also includes a backing plate (54) having a dish portion (56) with a center opening (58). The backing plate (54)... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20070177287 - Method of manufacturing a mirror and a mirror device: A method of manufacturing a mirror having high verticality and less surface roughness, comprising forming a mask material to the surface of a silicon substrate, applying anisotropic dry etching and anisotropic wet etching, thereby anisotropically dry etching the surface substantially parallel with the crystal face in perpendicular to the surface... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Suite 1231

20070177288 - Gimbal with orbiting mirror: A gimbal for a gimbaled mirror optical sensor system includes a mirror support rotatable about a first axis along which an optical sensor suite lies, the first axis being spaced apart from a desired pivot point of a variable line of sight, which may be for example a fixed-size window... Agent: David E. Huang, Esq. Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20070177289 - Optical filter and plasma display panel employing the same: An optical filter and a plasma display panel (PDP) employing the same, where the optical filter includes a substrate and a selective absorption layer having a maximum transmittance of about 50% or less in a wavelength range of from about 450 nm to about 680 nm, and wherein a difference... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.