Optical: systems and elements inventions 11/07

20070273944 - Multi-color holographic optical traps: A method and system for providing multi-color holographic optical traps and patterns. The method and system employs a laser beam which interacts with a diffractive optical element with a hologram and for optics which acts to selectively pass or attenuate different light color wavelengths and to position the particular color... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070273943 - Birefringent optical system: The invention relates to an optical system comprising a fluid chamber 1 and a birefringent part. The fluid chamber comprises first and second fluids 10, 12 having different indices of refraction, the interface between the fluids forming a meniscus 14. The birefringent part is capable of varying characteristics of a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070273945 - Wafer inspection using short-pulsed continuous broadband illumination: An inspection system may be configured to inspect objects, such as semiconductor wafers, using narrow-pulse broadband illumination. The illumination may be obtained in some embodiments using a laser configured to emit light into a material having a spectral broadening effect. The inspection system can include various filters which may be... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070273946 - Optical deflector and optical apparatus using the same: An optical deflector comprises a vibration system and a driver. The vibration system includes a first oscillatory moving element having a reflecting surface, a second oscillatory moving element, and a support. The first and second oscillatory moving elements are resiliently supported respectively by first and second torsion springs to be... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070273947 - Optical scanning device, enclosure of the same, method of configuring the same, and image forming apparatus: An enclosure includes a first enclosure and a second enclosure. A deflector deflects a light emitted from a light source. A first optical system leads the light emitted from the light source to the deflector. A second optical system includes at least one optical element, and leads the light deflected... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070273948 - Shutters for infra red communication at moderate bandwidths: A modulating corner-cube retroreflector for remote communications is disclosed. The modulating corner-cube retroreflector includes a solid retroreflector with a front surface and three mutually perpendicular surfaces: a first surface, a second surface and a third surface. A first thin membrane is disposed relative to at least one of the three... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070273949 - Optical scanning apparatus: The optical scanning apparatus has a first light source, a second light source disposed in a side-by-side relationship with the first light source in a sub-scanning direction, a deflector deflecting respectively a first light beam outgoing from the first light source and a second light beam outgoing from the second... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070273950 - Shutter unit and laser processing device using same: A shutter unit capable of preventing the scattering of the laser beam upon closing the optical path of the laser beam and capable of being miniaturized, and a laser processing device employing such a shutter unit. In a shutter unit 1, when the optical path of the laser beam L... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070273951 - Flash imaging devices, methods for making and using the same: The invention provides flash imaging devices that include an optical change component that undergoes a change in response to an applied stimulus, a substrate and a stimulus element. Also provided are articles that include the subject devices, as well as methods of making and using the same.... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20070273952 - Characterization of micro- and nano scale materials by acoustic wave generation with a cw modulated laser: Apparatus for analyzing thin surface layers. An acoustic wave generating laser beam is amplitude modulated with continuous wave modulation of a frequency in the megahertz to gigahertz range and an optical system directs the modulated radiation to a surface of a thin surface layer. This in turn causes an acoustic... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070273953 - Method of reducing speckles and an apparatus therefor: Disclosed is a method of reducing speckles appearing in a laser beam. The method includes the steps of splitting the laser beam into two polarized light modes perpendicular to each other; modifying the phase of at least one of the two polarized light modes, and combining the two polarized light... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070273954 - Hinge assembly for a digital micromirror device: An apparatus for use with a digital micromirror device includes a hinge layer that is disposed outwardly from a substrate. The hinge layer including a hinge that is capable of at least partially supporting a micromirror that is disposed outwardly from the hinge. In one particular embodiment, the hinge and... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070273955 - Optical projection system and smooth picture device thereof: A smooth picture device includes an optical element, a holder, a flexible member, a base and an actuator. The holder supports the optical element. At least one portion of the holder is coupled to the flexible member. The base supports the flexible member. The actuator is coupled to the holder... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070273956 - Electronic ink display device and driving method: An electronic ink panel comprises an electronic ink layer, a first substrate and a second substrate. The electronic ink layer includes first to third particles responding to voltages in different level ranges. The first substrate has a first electrode facing one surface of the electronic ink layer. The second substrate... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070273957 - Optical system and method for use in projection systems: An optical system and method are presented to produce a desired illuminating light pattern. The system comprises a light source system configured and operable to produce structured light in the form of a plurality of spatially separated light beams; and a beam shaping arrangement. The beam shaping arrangement is configured... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070273958 - Optical fourier transform device and method: Optical Fourier transform is executed over a wide time range. A quadratic function type optical pulse generator (7) generates a control light pulse of a shape expressed by a quadratic function or a parabola according to a clock signal based on a signal light pulse from an optical coupler (1).... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070273960 - In-line, high energy fiber chirped pulse amplification system: By writing non-linear chirp into fiber Bragg gratings, greater control over dispersion compensation in chirped pulse amplification (CPA) systems is obtained, such that, for example, the dispersion profile of the fiber Bragg grating and a bulk compressor may be matched. An iterative method of writing the fiber grating can reduce... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070273959 - Method and apparatus for enhancing plasmon polariton and phonon polariton resonance: A metallic nano-particle surrounded by an amplifying medium results in a boundary condition that creates a singularity in the particle's dynamic polarizability at the localized surface plasmon resonance and at a critical value of the gain is disclosed. The boundary condition may be time dependent due to excitation by a... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20070273961 - Light pulse amplification in long optical fibers: A method is disclosed for amplifying a light pulse (S) in an optical fiber (1), wherein a Raman pump signal (RPS) having a lower wavelength than the light pulse (S) is transmitted at a selected interval of time after the light pulse (S) into an end (IA) of an optical... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070273962 - Low loss fiber optic link using an optical amplifier: An optical amplifier is included within a fiber optic transmission system for driving a fiber optic towed decoy system. The optical amplifier boosts the optical power of a laser on board the driving system and compensates for link loss within the driving system and link loss associated with a blind... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070273963 - Fiber optic link gain control: An optical attenuator is included within an aircraft decoy driver system for driving a fiber optic towed decoy system to compensate for variability in the fiber optic connection to the towed decoy system. The attenuator is controlled by a control signal from the towed decoy system and adjusts the link... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070273964 - Near-infrared ray shielding film: A near-infrared ray shielding film which has high adhesion between layers, is substantially transparent, can shield a wide near-infrared region at a high level and is free from electromagnetic interference. This near-infrared ray shielding film is a multi-layer laminated film consisting of a first laminated film portion and a second... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070273965 - Catadioptric projection system for 157nm lithography: A photolithography reduction projection catadioptric objective includes a first optical group including an even number of at least four mirrors, and a second at least substantially dioptric optical group more imageward than the first optical group including a number of lenses for providing image reduction. The first optical group provides... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070273966 - Lightweight compactible projection screen for trade show and other uses: A screen for a trade show or like environment that is lightweight, flexible and compactible. The screen may be patterned to include a plurality of ridges extending from a top to a bottom thereof that serve to reflect projected light into a larger field of view. The screen may be... Agent: Steven J. Adamson, PC

20070273967 - Visual communication panel and method for manufacturing it: Improved visual communication panel provided with a visual side (3) and a back side (4) and which mainly consists of a support (2) onto which is provided at least on the visual side (3) an enamelled metal (5), characterised in that the support (2) is provided on at least one... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070273968 - Devices for the magnified viewing of an object: A device for the magnified viewing of an object, from which object rays originate, includes a lens system (1) for collecting object rays. In one embodiment of the invention, the device includes: a display (2) from which display rays (14) originate, and; a left eyepiece (3) and a right eyepiece... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070273969 - Optical projector and image display apparatus using the same: Image disturbance called speckle noise occurs when an image generator has a small effective screen size and a projection lens has a small effective diameter. The present invention is intended to reduce speckle noise. In an optical projector, a viewing angle enlarging ember (60) for enlarging viewing angle or a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070273970 - Wide field of view, compact collimating apparatus: A compact, lightweight, multi-wavelength display system which can be used as a collimating eyepiece. A first polarization selective optical element reflects light have one linear polarization state while transmitting light having the orthogonal linear polarization state. A first quarter-wave plate transforms the linearly polarized light to a circular polarization. A... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20070273971 - Cleaning assembly for motor vehicle: A cleaning assembly cleans an exterior surface of a motor vehicle. The exterior surface defines first and second edges. The motor vehicle includes a cleaning fluid reservoir. The cleaning assembly includes a connector for connecting the cleaning fluid reservoir with the cleaning assembly for receiving fluid therefrom. A distribution chamber... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070273972 - Corrugated pattern forming sheet and method for manufacturing the same, and method for manufacturing antireflector, retardation plate, original process sheet plate, and optical element: A corrugated pattern forming sheet exhibiting excellent performance when being used as optical elements, such as an antireflector and a retardation plate is provided. A corrugated pattern forming sheet of the invention includes a resin layer, and a hard layer provided at least in a portion of an outer surface... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070273973 - Optical layer system having antireflection properties: The invention relates to an optical layer system having antireflection properties, where a layer package comprising a first layer having a refractive index in the range from 1.20 to 1.37 and a second, smooth layer having a refractive index of from 1.40 to 1.48 is located on at least one... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070273975 - Light control sheet and surface light source using the same: A light control film comprising a downward prism sheet and a light diffusing sheet having a rough surface as a surface facing the downward prism sheet, which solves the problem of mutual scratching of constituent members. The light control sheet of the present invention comprises at least a light diffusing... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070273974 - Light diffusing member for transmission screen: There is provided a light diffusing member for use in a transmission screen, which has an excellent surface protective effect while maintaining an antireflection effect. The light diffusing member for use in a transmission screen comprises a hard coat layer provided on a surface of a substrate having a single... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070273976 - Optical device for processing a beam, in particular a laser beam: An optical device is used for processing a laser beam. It includes an optical element into which at least one input beam is coupled and out of which an output beam emerges. It is proposed that the optical element include a transparent member which has two mutually opposing surfaces having... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070273977 - Resin optical member and method for manufacturing the same: A method for manufacturing a resin optical component in which a light-shielding may easily be formed is provided. A laser beam is focused on a given position in the resin having a high light transmittance to concentrate the energy to the focal point, resulting in a small dot-like discolor by... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070273978 - Controllable optical lens: A controllable optical lens system comprises a chamber housing first and second fluids, the interface between the fluids defining a lens surface. An electrode controls the shape of the lens surface and has first and second electrodes. The current supplied by a power source to the electrode arrangement is monitored,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070273979 - Zoom lens and projector with zoom lens: To attain the object, there is provided a zoom lens including a first lens group having a positive or negative refractive power as a whole, a second lens group having a negative refractive power as a whole, a third lens group having a positive refractive power as a whole, and... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070273980 - Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same: A zoom lens comprises, in the following order from the object side to the image side, a positive first lens unit, a negative second lens unit, which moves during zooming, a positive third lens unit, and a positive fourth lens unit, which moves during zooming. The first lens unit includes... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20070273981 - Imaging lens: z

20070273982 - Lens barrel: A lens barrel includes a helicoid ring provided with a helicoid; a retractable rotational ring which is guided by the helicoid to move along an optical axis while rotating, wherein the retractable rotational ring includes a pair of split retractable rotational rings which are supported so as to integrally rotate... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070273983 - Devices, methods, and systems for image viewing: Devices, methods and systems for image viewing. Various example embodiments of devices, methods and systems for image viewing are disclosed. In one or more example embodiments, the disclosure provides devices, methods and/or systems for image viewing, having one or more of: modular characteristics; telecentric characteristics; lens designs; lens designs in... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20070273984 - Light guide lens and light emitting diode package structure having the light guide lens: A light guide lens includes a lens body having a light incidence surface and a light emission surface, a plurality of refraction structures formed on the light incidence surface, and a plurality of reflection structures formed on the light emission surface. The refraction structures send incoming light rays to the... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20070273985 - Projection type image display device: The device has flexure correcting means for operating to rotate a first eccentric cam provided at a central part of a first side of a reflecting mirror, thereby moving up and down the central part of the first side to correct the flexure of the reflecting mirror, torsion correcting means... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070273986 - Objective lens, lens drive mechanism, optical pickup apparatus, and method for assembling the same: An objective lens, a lens drive mechanism, an optical pickup apparatus, and a method for assembling the same, that are capable of making the apparatuses lighter and keeping the weight balance in a well-balanced state are provided. An objective lens recess portion is formed at a position that is symmetrical,... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070273987 - Inclined reading magnification stand: A portable magnification stand includes a lower inner plane area surrounded by and held in place by a lower coplanar support material. A back pair of adjustable arms and a front pair of adjustable arms are mounted to the lower planar base unit and an upper planar lens unit that... Agent: Wiesner & Associates

20070273988 - Optical module: An optical module (100) includes a lens barrel (10), a lens module (20), a filter (40) and a clip (50). The lens barrel defines a groove in an inner periphery thereof. The lens module is received in the lens barrel. The clip is received in the groove of the lens... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070273990 - Optical device chip, and optical module and method for manufacturing the same: An optical device chip includes: a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; an optical layer that emits light or receives light formed above the first semiconductor, layer; a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed above the optical layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070273989 - Substrate comprising a fabry-perot filter and method for application of the filter to the substrate: A Fabry-Perot filter is applied as a thin coating on a film, for example, a packaging film, and permits interesting color effects. The coating has a layered construction in which both reflecting layers of the filter may be made of aluminum and the intermediate layer between the reflecting layers may... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070273991 - Thermally treatable layer assembly that filters sun and heat and method for producing the same: A layer system that filters sun and heat can be applied to glass by a vacuum coating process. The system comprises at least one series of metal layers in addition to a respective series of lower dielectric layers and a respective series of upper dielectric layers. At least one series... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070268538 - Holographic reconstruction apparatus, holographic recording/reconstruction apparatus, and holographic reconstruction method: A holographic reconstruction apparatus is provided. The holographic reconstruction apparatus reconstructs recording data recorded on a holographic recording medium from diffracted light generated by emitting reference light from a laser light source to the holographic recording medium. The apparatus includes a spatial light modulator applying spatial modulation on a light... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070268536 - Optically variable security device: A method of recording an optically variable security device. The method comprises exposing an object (3) to a coherent beam of diffuse light; causing the resultant light to interfere with a reference beam (5) and recording the resultant interference pattern on or in a record medium (4). An aperture mask... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070268537 - Optical processing: To operate an optical device comprising an SLM with a two-dimensional array of controllable phase-modulating elements groups of individual phase-modulating elements are delineated, and control data selected from a store for each delineated group of phase-modulating elements. The selected control data are used to generate holograms at each group and... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070268539 - Apparatus and method for holographic recording and reproducing: A holographic recording and reproducing apparatus is provided. The holographic recording and reproducing apparatus includes a signal-beam spatial light modulating unit that displays a signal beam pattern for a signal beam, a reference-beam spatial light modulating unit that displays a reference beam pattern for a reference beam, and a controller... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070268540 - Non-contact scanning system: A non-contact scanning system for three dimensional non-contact scanning of a work piece is disclosed for use in various applications including reverse engineering, metrology, dimensional verification and inspection The scanning system includes a scanner carried by an arcuately configured gantry assembly and a fixture for carrying a work piece. The... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070268541 - Image display apparatus and projection optical system: An image display apparatus acquires a high-quality image by suppressing positional fluctuation of projected dots due to a positional offset of an optical path deflecting element. A spatial light modulation element (1) displays an image by projecting a light from an illumination light source. A projection optical system (3) enlarges... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070268542 - Pattern generator using a dual phase step element and method of using same: A system and method are used to pattern light using an illumination system, an array of individually controllable components, and a projection system. The illumination system supplies a beam of radiation. The array of individually controllable elements patterns the beam. The array of individually controllable elements comprises mirrors having first... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070268543 - Mirror structure and optical scanner having the same: A mirror structure and an optical scanner having the same which may achieve a high resolution since dynamic deformation is small while having a large driving angle. A plurality of vertical ribs are formed in a rear of the mirror of a scanner that reflects light, and are vertical to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070268544 - Optical scanner and scanning type projector: An optical scanner is provided with a mirror section; a movable frame positioned to surround the mirror section and to support the mirror section with a pair of torsion bars to hold the mirror section therebetween; a stationary frame to surround the movable frame and to support the movable frame... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070268546 - Adjustable pulse-shaper: An optical pulse-shaper includes a prism, a delay line having positive optical power and a reflective spatial light modulator. In one arrangement the delay line has a selectively variable optical path length for accommodating pulses of different spectral bandwidth and positive optical power is provided by a concave mirror. In... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20070268545 - Generation of a desired three-dimensional electromagnetic field: The present invention relates to a method and a system for synthesizing a prescribed three-dimensional electromagnetic field based on generalized phase contrast imaging. Such a method and apparatus may be utilized in advanced optical micro and nano-manipulation, such as by provision of a multiple-beam optical tweezer.... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20070268547 - Method and system for maskless lithography real-time pattern rasterization and using computationally coupled mirrors to achieve optimum feature representation: A method and system for determining specific pixel modulation states of a spatial light modulator (SLM) to print a desired pattern on a substrate are disclosed. The method includes selecting at least one super-pixel in an object plane of the desired pattern, the super-pixel being formed of at least two... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070268548 - Spatial light modulator alignment: A method and system for aligning a spatial light modulator with respect to an imaging device is disclosed. An image of the spatial light modulator can be formed upon the imaging device and a controller can be used to position optical elements in a manner that effects translation, rotation, and... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070268549 - Micro-oscillation element: A micro-oscillation element includes an oscillation section and a frame. The oscillation section is provided with a mirror surface and is connected to the frame via trapezoidal first and second springs. The oscillation section is located between the first spring and the second spring. Each of the first spring and... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070268550 - Switchable window based on electrochromic polymers: Syntheses of a new blue EC monomer (ProDOT-MePro), and a new red EC monomer (ProDOP-Et2) are described. Two additional new types of EC monomers based on 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene include fluorinated EC monomers and an EC monomer including silicon. EC polymer devices having more than one different color EC polymer to enable... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20070268551 - Electrochromic mirror: An electrochromic mirror 10 has a simple construction wherein only two layers of films, namely an electrochromic film 14 and an electrically conductive light reflecting film 16 are formed on a glass substrate 12, and a film thickness and film quality and the like of the electrochromic film 14 and... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070268552 - Method and apparatus for selecting wavelength: A wavelength selecting apparatus includes a wavelength selecting filter and that a monitoring filter are similar acousto-optic tunable filters; a light source that outputs light having a specific wavelength to the monitoring filter; a light receiving unit that detects a wavelength of light that has passed the monitoring filter; and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070268553 - Mems control system gain normalization: A method and system for providing gain normalization in a MEMS control system and/or device includes moving a MEMS structure from a first position wherein light is redirected from a first input port to an output port to a second position wherein light is redirected from a second input port... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070268554 - Discharge of mem devices having charge induced via focused beam to enter different states: An apparatus includes micro-electromechanical (MEM) devices, a charge source, and a discharge mechanism. Each MEM device has different states based on a charged induced thereon. The charge source is to induce the charge thereon such that the MEM devices each enter one of the different states thereof. The discharge mechanism... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070268563 - Electrophoretic display and method of displaying images: Set forth is a method of forming an electrophoretic display device that includes locating a multiplicity of individual reservoirs containing a display fluid between conductive substrates, at least one of which is transparent, to form a device, wherein the display fluid comprises at least two sets of particles in a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268565 - Electrophoretic display and method of displaying images: A method of displaying an image in an electrophoretic display device includes charging each of the sets of differently colored particles to have a different charge through application of an electric field to the display fluid or the device, and then applying an electric field to selected ones of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268566 - Electrophoretic display and method of displaying images: An electrophoretic display medium includes one or more set of colored particles in a dielectric fluid, and wherein at least one of the one or more set of particles are particles having thereon at least one polyelectrolyte coating. The display medium is included in an electrophoretic display device by including... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268557 - Electrophoretic display device: An electrophoretic display device includes a multiplicity of individual reservoirs containing a display medium between conductive substrates, at least one of which is transparent, wherein the display medium includes one or more set of colored particles in a dielectric fluid, and wherein the multiplicity of individual reservoirs are mesh openings... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268562 - Electrophoretic display device: An electrophoretic display device includes a multiplicity of individual reservoirs containing a display medium between conductive substrates, at least one of which is transparent, wherein the display medium includes one or more set of colored particles in a dielectric fluid and has an electrical conductivity of about 10−11 to about... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268564 - Electrophoretic display device: An electrophoretic display device includes a display layer comprised of a binder having a multiplicity of individual cavities therein that contain a display medium, and conductive substrates, at least one of the conductive substrates being transparent, wherein the display layer is located in between the conductive substrates, and wherein the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268560 - Electrophoretic display device and method of displaying image: An electrophoretic display device includes a display layer comprised of a multiplicity of individual reservoirs containing a display medium over a conductive substrate, wherein the display medium comprises one or more set of colored particles dispersed in a dielectric fluid, the display medium having an electrical conductivity of about 1031... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268555 - Electrophoretic display medium and device: An electrophoretic display medium includes one or more set of colored particles in a dielectric fluid, wherein the display medium has an electrical conductivity of about 10−11 to about 10−15 S/m, and wherein at least one of the one or more set of particles include crosslinked emulsion aggregation polymer particles.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268558 - Electrophoretic display medium and device: An electrophoretic display medium includes one or more set of colored particles in a dielectric fluid, wherein at least one of the one or more set of particles are particles having acid functionality imparting a substantially uniform negative charge to the particles. The display medium is included in an electrophoretic... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268561 - Electrophoretic display medium and device: An electrophoretic display medium includes at least one set of colored particles in a dielectric fluid, wherein the dielectric fluid is a silicone fluid, and wherein the display medium has an electrical conductivity of about 10−11 to about 10−15 S/m. The display medium is included in an electrophoretic display device... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268559 - Electrophoretic display medium and display device: An electrophoretic display medium includes one or more set of colored particles in a dielectric fluid, wherein at least one of the one or more set of particles comprise colored particles having attached to an external surface thereof surface treated additive particles. The display medium is included in an electrophoretic... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268567 - Electro-magnetophoresis display: The present invention is directed to an electro-magnetophoresis display having either the traditional up/down or dual switching mode. The display cells are filled with an electro-magnetophoretic dispersion comprising particles suspended in a solvent and the particles are both charged and magnetized. The display of the invention prevents undesired movement of... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070268556 - Electrophoretic display device: An electrophoretic display device includes a display layer of a multiplicity of individual microcapsules containing a display medium therein and conductive substrates, at least one of the conductive substrates being transparent, wherein the display layer is located in between the conductive substrates, and wherein the display medium includes one or... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070268568 - Laser module and method of controlling wavelength of external cavity laser: A laser module has an optical amplifier, a first etalon and a wavelength selectable mirror. The first etalon has wavelength peaks at a given wavelength interval in transmission characteristics and transmits a light from the optical amplifier. The wavelength peaks are tunable. The wavelength selectable mirror acts as an external... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070268569 - Optical amplifier, optical amplification repeater and pump light supply control method: There is provided an optical amplifier including a Raman amplification medium, a rare earth doped fiber located at a latter stage of the Raman amplification medium, a first pump light outputting unit for outputting pump light with a plurality of wavelengths, a variable distribution element for distributing the pump light... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070268570 - Optically active device: The present invention relates to an optically active device comprising a plurality of stages of optical amplifying sections cascaded on an input light propagation path, and a structure for effectively preventing an upstream pumping light source from being destroyed by ASE light propagating in a direction opposite to the input... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070268571 - Multiple emitter coupling devices and methods with beam transform system: Methods and devices for coupling the output of multiple emitters of a laser diode bar using a beam transform system with high brightness and coupling efficiency. Some embodiments may include wavelength locking with devices such as VBGs and other suitable devices and methods.... Agent: Grant Anderson LLP C/o Portfolioip

20070268572 - Multiple emitter coupling devices and methods with beam transform system: Methods and devices for coupling the output of multiple emitters of a laser diode bar using a beam transform system with high brightness and coupling efficiency. Some embodiments may include wavelength locking with devices such as VBGs and other suitable devices and methods.... Agent: Grant Anderson LLP C/o Portfolioip

20070268573 - Microscope system: A microscope system includes a stand unit provided with a up/down drive unit for an objective lens, and a base unit provided with a up/down drive unit for a X-Y stage. When the stand unit and the base unit are fixed to each other, a displacement range of the objective... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070268574 - Illuminating device: An illuminating device adapted to be included in a microscope is provided. The illuminating device includes at least one lens that can change the numerical aperture of a light beam collected on a pupil plane of an objective lens.... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070268575 - Illumination optical system that uses a solid-state lighting element which generates white light, and an optical device equipped therewith: An illumination optical system for use in a microscope or electronic endoscope includes a solid-state lighting element that generates light having a spectral profile with peak intensities at multiple wavelengths such that the light output by said solid-state lighting element is perceived by an observer as being white in color,... Agent: Arnold International

20070268576 - Waterproof zoom binocular telescope: A waterproof zoom binocular telescope includes a left lens barrel, a right lens barrel, an ocular base disposed at an end of each lens barrel, and a synchronous belt sprocket disposed at the connecting position of the two ocular bases. Each ocular base includes an ocular module, and the two... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070268577 - Hdr displays having location specific modulation: A display has a screen which incorporates a light modulator. The screen may be a front projection screen or a rear-projection screen. Elements of the light modulator may be controlled to adjust the intensity of light emanating from corresponding areas on the screen. The display may provide a high dynamic... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070268578 - Transmission-type screen and projection-type display device: Exemplary embodiments provide a transmission-type screen and a projection-type display device, which are superior in contrast. Exemplary embodiments provide a transmission-type screen characterized by including a display plane; a front side layer; and a backside layer having a light-directivity to a light projected from a direction slanted at a predetermined... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070268579 - Methods and apparatuses for stereographic display: Methods and apparatuses for stereographic display using a filter structure. One embodiment includes a filter layer having: a first plurality of filter strips arranged in parallel with viewing directions from a first viewing position, and a second plurality of filter strips arranged in parallel with viewing directions from a second... Agent: Acist Medical Systems, Inc.

20070268580 - Display device: A display device is provided that includes a luminous element and a laterally structured luminous surface. The laterally structured luminous surface has at least one region that is capable of illumination, as well as at least two light-reflecting layers that are spaced apart from one another and between which light... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070268581 - Desiccant in a mems device: A package structure and method for packaging a MEMS device is described. In one embodiment, the MEMS base device can include a substrate having a MEMS device formed thereon, a backplate, an exposed or activated desiccant disposed between the backplate and the transparent substrate, and a cover at least partially... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20070268582 - Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting: The present invention is directed to lamina(e) comprising cube corner elements, a tool comprising an assembly of laminae and replicas thereof. The invention further relates to retroreflective sheeting.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070268584 - Interferometric measuring device: The present invention relates to an interferometric measuring device having a short-coherent radiation source, a modulation interferometer and a downstream reference interferometer connected thereto. The mechanical coupling between the reference interferometer and the modulation interferometer is provided with a backlash. For equalizing an optical path difference in the interferometric measuring... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070268583 - Method and microscope for high spatial resolution examination of samples: A method and a microscope, in particular a laser scanning fluorescence microscope, for high spatial resolution examination of samples, the sample (1) to be examined comprising a substance that can be repeatedly converted from a first state (Z1, A) into a second state (Z2, B), the first and the second... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070268586 - Beam direction control element and method of manufacturing same: A beam direction control element has transparent areas and light absorption areas alternately arranged on a surface of a substrate, wherein the light absorption areas function as a louver for controlling the direction of a beam of light. The beam direction control element is manufactured by disposing an optically transparent... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070268585 - Light control devices implemented with diffusers having controllable diffusion characteristics: Light control devices (76, 80, 82) implemented with diffusers exhibiting controllable diffusion characteristics provide anisotropic luminous intensity distributions and glare control at high viewing angles while maintaining high luminaire efficiency or daylight utilization.... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20070268587 - Hard-coated antiglare film, polarizing plate, and image display: A hard-coated antiglare film that has excellent antiglare properties, prevents a glare phenomenon from occurring, and prevents white blur from occurring to have excellent display contrast in bright light. The hard-coated antiglare film includes a transparent plastic film substrate and a hard-coating antiglare layer containing fine particles. The hard-coating antiglare... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070268588 - Lens hood for a camera: A lens hood for a camera, includes a sun shade projecting in front of the camera lens and/or at least one hood wing which can pivot about a vertical or horizontal pivot axis. Included is a three-dimensional structure with a basket-like holder for the sun shade and a fastening means,... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070268589 - A 3d image multiplexing scheme compensating for lens alignment errors and viewing location change in 3d monitor: Thus, the method in accordance with the present invention is characterized by supplementing the mapping table for compensating the image distortion to the mapping table representing the relationship between N original view images and a multi-view image multiplexed to a 3D image. Thus, the present invention discloses a method for... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070268590 - Lenticule and prism unit: The elements (K1, K2, . . . , P1, P2, . . . ) are arranged such that a multiple number of projections of the light of an illumination element (21) are projected into the visibility region (6), thus generating a broadened resultant luminance distribution (V) stretching from (A) to... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20070268591 - Reflective optical system: A lens arrangement is presented. The lens arrangement comprises a first element having a concave reflective surface and defining an optical axis of the lens arrangement, and a second substantially flat and at least partially reflective element spaced-apart from the first element along the optical axis. The second element is... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070268592 - Method and system for correcting optical aberrations, including widefield imaging applications: A system and method for correcting optical aberrations in optical devices, such as wide-field microscopes, optical tweezers and optical media devices, such as DVD drives. The system uses adaptive optics to correct optical aberrations, such as spherical and space-variant aberrations. Spherical aberrations can be corrected using one adaptive optical elements... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070268593 - Projecting lens device and optical engine having the same: A projecting lens device includes a first projecting lens system which enlarges and projects an incident image and light onto a projection plane, a second projecting lens system which guides an image generated by an image generator and the light of an illumination system to the first projecting lens system,... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070268594 - Projection optical system: A projection optical system comprises a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system; wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into four non-overlapping groups of lenses, such that a total refractive power of each group of lenses is one of a negative refractive power... Agent: Jones Day

20070268595 - Minature zoom lens: A miniature zoom lens comprises a front housing, a rear housing communicated with the front housing to form a receiving space, a connecting plate for connecting the front housing with the rear housing, a guiding module provided with at least one guiding rod, and a lens module provided with at... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070268596 - Monitoring lens apparatus and monitoring camera: A monitoring lens apparatus is provided and includes a fixed cylinder, a first lens frame provided at an inner portion of the fixed cylinder and movable in an optical axis direction, a second lens frame provided at the inner portion of the fixed cylinder and movable in the optical axis... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070268597 - Optical concentrator: Apparatus for concentrating light rays arriving from at least one opening onto a receiver, individual beams of the light rays each arriving at the apparatus substantially collimated, the apparatus including a respective Fresnel lens assembly for each opening, the Fresnel lens assembly including a first Fresnel lens, and a second... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070268598 - Fixed-focus lens: A fixed-focus lens suitable for projecting an image beam from a light valve onto a screen is provided. The fixed-focus lens comprises a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group arranged in sequence. The third lens group is disposed near the light valve. The first... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070268599 - Aspheric plastic lens and mold for manufacturing the same: An aspheric plastic lens comprises a spherical surface portion having upper and lower portions at the center thereof, the upper and lower portions having curved surfaces with a different curvature, respectively; a rib formed in a circular plate shape so as to extend from the peripheral edge of the spherical... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070268600 - Optical system: An optical system includes a negative refraction lens and a compensating element. The negative refraction lens is a flat plate formed by a material exhibiting negative refraction, and a surface on which light is incident and a surface from which the light is emerged are formed to be flat and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070268601 - Lens module and assembling method thereof: A lens module includes a barrel, a first lens, a lens holder and a second lens. The barrel has a barrel through hole defined therein. The first lens is fixed in the barrel through hole. The lens holder has a holder through hole defined therein. The second lens is fixed... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070268602 - Fluid measuring system and long focal point optical system: A fluid measurement system of the present invention includes a long focus optical system 3 at a CCD camera 2, and an image processing means 43 for comparing particle images taken at two time points for analysis. The long focus optical system 3 is provided with a shield 32 which... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070268603 - Dental mirror with reflective coating: A mirrored substrate suitable for use in a dental mirror includes a glass substrate and a ruthenium coating deposited on the glass substrate. The ruthenium coating may be established at a front or first surface of the glass substrate, or the ruthenium coating may be established at a rear or... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20070268604 - Phototherapy device: Phototherapy device in which, within a housing, there is a light source, and in which light with given wavelengths emerges from a light exit opening of the housing, at least two filters being located between the light source and the light exit opening, each of which each absorbs light of... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070263268 - Hologram recording device: A hologram recorder A1 includes a light source (1) of a coherent light beam and a spatial light modulator (5A) for modulating a part of the light beam from the light source (1) into a recording beam which carries two-dimensional information. Another part of the light beam is used as... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070263269 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: A lithographic apparatus includes a first diffraction grating configured to create a first plurality of spatially coherent radiation beams and a second diffraction grating configured to receive at least a portion of the first plurality of spatially coherent radiation beams and to create, based on the first plurality of spatially... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Eric S. Cherry - Docketing Supervisor

20070263270 - Method and apparatus for image forming capable of detecting a reference signal for a lighting control: An image forming apparatus includes a light emission source, a polygon mirror, a plurality of image carrying members, an optical detection mechanism, and an instruction mechanism. The light emission source outputs a plurality of optical beams in accordance with image data. The polygon mirror receives the optical beams at different... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070263271 - Electro-optic modulator with adjustable cavity size: A beam modulator (14) for modulating a beam (20) includes a modulator element (26) and a housing assembly (24). The modulator element (26) is positioned in the path of the beam (20). The housing assembly (24) retains the modulator element (26). Additionally, the housing assembly (24) defines a resonant cavity... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G Roeder

20070263272 - Fbg sensor interrogation method using semiconductor optical amplifier in ring cavity configuration: A sensor device that uses a number of bragg grating (FBG) sensors and novel interrogation system with a ring cavity configuration for simultaneous time-division-multiplexex (TDM) and wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) interrogation of FBG sensors. The ring cavity includes an amplifier, and output coupler and an optical circulator. The coupler is connected to... Agent: Attn: Maquita Wong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

20070263273 - Optical substrate with modulated structure: There is provided an optical substrate. The optical substrate includes at least one surface. The at least one surface includes at least one optical structure having a shape and dimensions, wherein the shape and dimensions of each optical structure represents in part a modulation of a corresponding idealized structure. The... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070263274 - Energy storage structures using electromechanically active materials for micro electromechanical systems: System and method for storing energy using electromechanically active materials in micro electromechanical systems. A preferred embodiment comprises a movable element, an intermediate layer formed under the movable element, and electrical addressing circuitry formed under the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer contains a hinge and at least one flexible member... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070263275 - Spatial light modulators with light transmissive substrates: Disclosed herein is a spatial light modulator having an array of pixels enclosed within a space between a light transmissive substrate and another substrate. The light transmissive substrate is spaced apart from the reflective mirror plates at a distance such that physical defects of the light transmissive substrate are out... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070263276 - Display device, manufacturing method of display device, and electronic apparatus: A display device equipped with a display body having a curved surface shape. A front surface and a back surface of the display body are covered by a contiguous waterproof membrane.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070263277 - Electrophoretic display with dual mode switching: The present invention relates to an improved EPD which comprises both the traditional up/down switching and the in-plane switching modes. In other words, the improved EPD has dual switching modes. The monochrome EPDs of the present invention are capable of displaying highlight color of choice which is different from the... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070263278 - Nonlinear optical devices based on metamaterials: An apparatus includes one or more optical couplers, an optical medium, and an optical pump source. The optical medium behaves as a negative refractive index material over a frequency range. The one or more optical couplers are configured to provide first and second optical inputs to the optical medium and... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator

20070263279 - Optical element driving circuit: Optical element driving circuits flexibly configure energy sources to cause a flash tube to produce illumination at one of multiple output intensities. The driving circuits allow a single strobe alarm to take the place of multiple strobe alarms individually dedicated to specific output intensities. The driving circuits may also mitigate... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070263280 - Aberration-tolerant far infrared imaging systems: A far infrared imaging system includes one or more optical elements that effects a predetermined phase modification, a detector that converts an image formed by the one or more optical elements into electronic data, and a post processor for processing the electronic data.... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070263281 - Reduced striae low expansion glass and elements, and a method for making same: The invention is directed to a low expansion glass with reduced striae, the glass have a point-to-point variation in titania content is 0.1 wt % or less through its thickness and a CTE of 0±3 ppb/° C. throughout the temperature range 5-35° C. The invention is further directed to a... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070263282 - Laser-scanning microscope and microscope observation method: An observation laser beam for observing a specimen and a manipulation laser beam for manipulating the specimen are multiplexed; the multiplexed beams irradiate the specimen, which is mounted on a stage, via an objective lens; and fluorescence emitted from inside the specimen in the observation optical axis direction is detected.... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070263283 - Optical device and image forming apparatus: An optical device includes an optical element that transmits or reflects light, and scans the light onto a target surface to form a latent image on the target surface. The optical element includes a conducting portion that is located on at least any one of a light transmitting surface and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070263284 - Telescope laser collimator accessory: An accessory device used together with a telescope laser collimator to align the primary mirrors of Newtonian telescopes and single mirror prime focus telescopes. An internal lens diverges the laser collimator beam and projects it upon the primary mirror collimation mark. A shadow of the mark is projected back to... Agent: Howard Glatter

20070263285 - Security device: A security device comprises first zero order diffractive microstructure (1) on a substrate, a second zero order diffractive microstructure (2), and an intermediate light transmissive layer (4) separating the two diffractive microstructures. The spacing (sn,n+1) between the first (1) and second (2) diffractive microstructures is small enough so that optical... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070263286 - Antireflection structure and optical device including the same: A diffusing plate is formed so as to have a surface having a larger surface roughness than a predetermined wavelength and having an aperiodic roughness shape. A plurality of fine concave/convex portions are formed on the surface so as to be regularly arranged within a cycle equal to and smaller... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070263287 - Optical filter and optical instrument: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070263288 - Diffusive reflecting structure and its manufacturing method, and display device using it: An object of the invention is to obtain a diffusive reflecting structure showing a desired reflection directivity with ease and stability. The manufacturing method for a diffusive reflecting structure comprises: depositing a photosensitive material (2) on a base layer; masking the photosensitive material (2) using a halftone mask (3) having... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070263289 - Optical device and coating applicator: In a transmission type screen and other optical devices formed by combining optical sheets such as a Fresnel lens sheet and a lenticular lens sheet, the generation of stray light and defective appearance caused by a friction-reducing agent are prevented. In the optical devices such as a transmission type screen... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070263290 - Chemical imaging fiberscope: A fiberscope device is disclosed which is suitable for video imaging, laser Raman spectroscopy and laser Raman spectroscopic (i.e. chemical) imaging. The fiberscope design minimizes fiber background interference arising from the laser delivery fiber optic and the coherent fiber optic light gathering bundle while maintaining high light throughput efficiency through... Agent: Mark C. Comtois Duane Morris LLP

20070263292 - Optical plate, method of manufacturing optical plate, backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device: An optical plate includes a main body plate, and a plurality of lens patterns formed on a first surface of the main body plate, wherein the lens patterns are elongated in a first direction and arranged in parallel with each other in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070263291 - Micro-hemisphere array fabrication: A hemi-bead microlens array is provided by forming a transparent seed structure on a transparent substrate then conformally coating the seed structure and the substrate with a transparent coating material having a high refractive index. The seed structure can be a plurality of transparent, high aspect ratio posts uniformly distributed... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20070263293 - Fluidic lens with electrostatic actuation: An electrostatically actuated fluidic device capable of providing a variable focal length lens is disclosed. The device includes an elastic capacitor section, an elastic lens section in fluid communication with the capacitor section, the elastic lens section being characterized by a focal length and a fluid capable of fluid motion... Agent: Joshua D. Isenberg Jdi Patent

20070263294 - Projection zoom lens and projection-type display device: A negative first group G1 is fixed when a power of the projection zoom lens varies and has a focusing function. A positive second group G2, a positive or negative third group G3, a positive fourth group G4 and a positive or negative group G5 move with a mutual relationship.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

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20070263296 - Printing medium: A print medium of the present invention has a structure in which a substrate 30 has an extending portion 10b extending from the portion fixed to a lenticular sheet 10a to the right in the drawing and adjacent to the rectangular lenticular sheet 10a. Printing “parallactic images”, “an addressee”, and... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070263297 - Optical pick apparatus: An optical pickup apparatus comprising a first objective lens that focuses first laser light on an information recording layer of a first optical disc in a first mounting state where the first optical disc is mounted on a turntable; a second objective lens that focuses second laser light on an... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070263298 - Led-based high efficiency illumination systems for use in projection systems: The dilemma encountered in most projection systems of having the etendue of the LED-based light source used often being much larger than the etendue of the imager used, causes such systems to have poor throughput efficiency. The etendue folding illumination systems of this invention being comprised of at least one... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070263299 - Variable focal length lens system and imaging apparatus: A variable focal length lens system includes: a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power. As the lens position state changes... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070263300 - Lens driving device: A lens driving device includes a focus lens frame, first and second shafts, a rack member, a lead screw and a spring member. One or more lenses are attached to the focus lens frame. The first and second guide shafts are arranged parallel to an optical axis of one or... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20070263301 - System and method for automatic adjustment of mirrors for a vehicle: An automatic mirror position adjustment system (100) and method for a vehicle is provided, enabling the position of one or more rear-view mirrors (82, 84, 86) to be automatically adjusted in response to the rotational motions of the vehicle about two or three orthogonal axes, to provide improved fields of... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070263302 - Surface deformation actuation structure: A structure such as an electronically deformable mirror contains a deformable membrane, an array of actuators located facing the membrane, each actuator being arranged to actuate local displacement of the membrane perpendicular to its surface. The actuators and the membrane are connected via an array of actuating connections. The actuating... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070263303 - Mirror unit for automobile: Disclosed is a mirror unit for a vehicle, which includes a mirror case (10) having a receiving space formed therein; a pivoting bracket (20) axially coupled to an inside of the mirror case (10); a first operating unit (30) installed to a predetermined position in the mirror case (10) to... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070263304 - Imaging optical system and rangefinder: To provide a compact imaging optical system using reflecting mirrors that can be equipped and used in a vehicle or the like. An imaging optical system according to the invention includes three reflecting mirrors (103, 107, 109) and configured, when an XYZ orthogonal coordinate system using an optical axis at... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070263305 - Color filter substrate having reflecting and transmitting components, liquid crystal display device having the same, and electronic device having the same: A color filter substrate includes first and second layers having openings, a filter layer located in the openings, a reflecting component, and a transmitting component. The reflecting component is provided at least partially on a second side of the filter layer such that first light rays that are incident on... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070263306 - Bi-stable electrowetting optical element and driving method therefor: The present invention relates to an optical element, used e.g. in an electrowetting display device comprising a number of pixels, arranged in an array. Each optical element comprises a cell filled with a polar conductive fluid (5), such as a water solution, and a non-polar fluid (6), such as an... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070263307 - Light integration rod module and optical engine: A light integration rod module includes a holder, a light integration rod disposed in an accommodation space of the holder, a bracket set supporting the holder and the light integration rod, and an adjusting unit adjusting the relative positions of the holder and the bracket set and including a first... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070258118 - Hologram recording and reconstruction apparatus: A hologram recording and reconstruction apparatus records and reconstructs a hologram in a recording layer of a holographic recording medium using a signal light beam and a reference light beam is provided. The hologram recording and reconstruction apparatus includes an objective lens for allowing the signal light beam, the reference... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070258119 - Optical device, an optical system and a method of manufacturing a holographic optical element: This invention relates to an optical device and system for producing a holographic optical element or digital hologram. Various techniques of producing digital holograms have been proposed. However, they tend to suffer from long exposure times, as well as problems associated with control of two or more independent beams of... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter Attn: William H. Bollman

20070258120 - Micro-electro mechanical system scanner having structure for correcting declined scan line: A micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) scanner. The MEMS scanner includes a first frame rotationally vibrated about an axle according to a low-frequency vertical scan function, a second frame supported coaxially with and rotationally on the first frame, a vibration member disposed between the first frame and the second frame so... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070258121 - Laser scanning unit and color laser printer having the same: A laser scanning unit and an image forming apparatus having the same are provided. The laser scanning unit includes a plurality of light sources symmetrically disposed, and a rotatable deflector deflecting slantingly incident light beams symmetrically in a sub-scanning direction from the plurality of light sources. First and second f-θ... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070258122 - Computer-tomography microscope and computer-tomography image reconstruction methods: An optical computed-tomography microscope for three-dimensional (3-D) imaging employs tomographic reconstruction for image acquisition. The microscope has an optical scanner to vary an angle at which a light beam passes through a specimen. A method for limited-angle computed-tomography reconstruction applies a transform to produce an image from a number of... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20070258123 - Electrode and interconnect materials for mems devices: A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device is presented which comprises a metallized semiconductor. The metallized semiconductor can be used for conductor applications because of its low resistivity, and for transistor applications because of its semiconductor properties. In addition, the metallized semiconductor can be tuned to have optical properties which allow it to... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20070258124 - Method and system for resonant operation of a reflective spatial light modulator: A method of activating a micro-mirror includes applying a first electrode voltage to one or more electrodes associated with the micro-mirror. The micro-mirror is positioned at a first positive deflection angle during a portion of the application of the first electrode voltage. The method also includes maintaining the first electrode... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070258125 - Micro-mirror hinge: According to one embodiment of the present invention a digital micro-mirror device is taught that includes a pixel occupying an area of the device and a hinge coupled to the pixel and positioned such that at least a portion of the hinge falls outside the area of the pixel.... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070258126 - Electro-optical switching system and method: In an optical switch, a set of coherent electromagnetic radiation is selectively delayed and recombined to produce constructively or destructively combined radiation. When the radiation is constructively combined, a signal is transmitted out of the switch to a remote receiver. When the radiation is destructively combined, a signal is not... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070258127 - Controllably dissolving spacing member and associated electrochromic device and method for manufacturing the same: An electrochromic device including a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which includes at least one solvent, at least one anodic... Agent: King & Partners, PLC F/b/o/ Gentex Corporation

20070258128 - Multi-cell electrochromic devices: A multi-cell electrochromic device comprising: first and second electrochromic device sub-assemblies which each comprise; a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith and second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second... Agent: King & Partners, PLC F/b/o/ Gentex Corporation

20070258129 - System and apparatus for repairing micromirrors in spatial light modulators: Disclosed herein are a system and apparatus for operating a device that comprises an array of micromirrors. The system and apparatus are usable for repairing stuck micromirrors of the micromirror array during the operation. The reparation applies, at the ON state, two consecutive refresh voltages to the mirror plates of... Agent: Gregory R. Muir Reflectivity, Inc.

20070258130 - Reflective spatial light modulator with high stiffness torsion spring hinge: A spatial light modulator for use in display applications. The spatial light modulator includes a support substrate and a flexible member coupled to the support substrate. The spatial light modulator also includes a mirror plate coupled to the flexible member and characterized by an activated position. The mirror plate is... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070258131 - Method for fabricating polarization reversal structure and reversal structure: When a domain inversion part is produced by means of electric field polling process, damage in the vicinity of the forward end of a comb electrode and deviation of width of each domain inversion part are to be reduced. A polarization domain inversion structure has polarization domain inversion parts is... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070258132 - Improved feedback dynamic gain control for a wdm system employing multi wavelength pumped raman fiber amplifiers: An improved feedback-based dynamic gain control technique for a WDM system employing multi-wavelength-pumped Raman fiber amplifiers (RFAs) is proposed, in which only one feedback or feed-forward signal is required for the control of multiple Raman pumps. Compared to the traditional method requiring multiple feedback signals for multiple pumps, the proposed... Agent: At&t Corp.

20070258133 - Visible light-transmissive ir filter with distorted portions: The present application discloses filters and methods of making filters. In one aspect, a filter comprises a multilayer optical film (MOF) having a first reflection band, the MOF including distorted portions, the distorted portions having a second reflection band different from the first reflection band, a transparent outer layer disposed... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070258134 - Lithography lens system and projection exposure system provided with at least one lithography lens system of this type: An optical imaging system for a microlithography projection exposure system is used for imaging an object field arranged in an object plane of the imaging system into an image field arranged in an image plane of the imaging system. A projection objective or a relay objective to be used in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070258135 - Surgical microscopy system: The present invention relates to a surgical microscopy system, comprising a surgical microscope, a stand comprising a base and a plurality of pivotally connected arms, the surgical microscope being mounted to one of the arms, wherein the pivotally connected arms are arranged to be movable with respect to each other... Agent: Potomac Patent Group PLLC

20070258136 - Microscope having eyepiece reticle slider: A viewing tube of a microscope is provided with a circumferential slot, and a slider carrying an optical element, such as a reticle, is removably received through the slot to position the optical element on an optical axis of the viewing tube proximate to an insertion end of an eyepiece... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20070258137 - Electrooptic device, electrooptic-device substrate, method for manufacturing electrooptic device, and projector: An electrooptic device includes an electrooptic layer and a condensing substrate. The condensing substrate lets the light incident on the condensing substrate into the electrooptic layer. The condensing substrate includes a base and prisms. The prisms are disposed along the boundary region of a plurality of pixel regions. The prisms... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070258138 - Enhanced zscreen modulator techniques: A method and system for use in conjunction with a push-pull liquid crystal modulator system for creating circularly polarized light of alternating handedness is provided. The method and system comprise a pair of surface mode liquid crystal cells and a driver electrically coupled to the cells. The driver is configured... Agent: Smyrski Law Group, A Professional Corporation

20070258139 - Image display apparatus: An image display apparatus can display a stereo image, including an image display panel. An image sequence is alternatively displayed in at least two parallax images for forming a stereo image. A tracking-slit panel is at one side of the image display panel with several parallel slit regions extending vertically.... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070258140 - Multiview autostereoscopic display: A multiview autostereoscopic display includes: a backlight; a first polarized panel transmitting light having a first polarization; a first polarization switch changing the polarization of incident light; a first anisotropic device array including anisotropic devices sequentially and repeatedly arranged in a horizontal direction, such that light transmitted from neighboring anisotropic... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070258141 - Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display: A polarizing plate comprising a polarizer comprising polyvinyl alcohol and a protective film on at least one side of the polarizer, the polarizer having a difference of 5.0% or smaller between maximum and minimum of an in-plane phase difference Rpva thereof in any area thereof measuring 39 cm wide and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070258142 - Cube corner retroreflector with limited range: Retroreflective articles having cube corner elements are disclosed, with the dihedral angle errors of the cube corner elements selected to limit the visibility range of the retroreflective article. Also disclosed are methods for making the cube corner elements and the retroreflective articles.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070258143 - Aspheric multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lens: A multifocal ophthalmic lens includes a lens element having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, a refractive zone, or base surface having aspherically produced multifocal powers disposed on one of the anterior and posterior surfaces; and a near focus diffractive multifocal zone disposed on one of the anterior and... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20070258145 - Diffractive optical element, objective optical system including the same, and optical pickup including the same: A diffractive optical element includes a first optical part and a second optical part bonded to each other with a bonded surface therebetween configured as a diffraction surface. In this diffractive optical element, the diffraction order of diffracted light with the largest quantity of light out of diffracted light for... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070258144 - Objective lens, optical element, optical pick-up apparatus and optical information recording and/or reproducing apparatus equipped therewith: the hybrid objective lens converges a n1-th, n2-th and n3-th order diffracted ray of the first, second and third light flux onto an information recording plane of each of the first, second ant third optical information recording medium respectively so as to form an appropriate wavefront within respective prescribed necessary... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070258146 - Reflecting filtering cover: A filter for use with an array of ultra-small resonant structures that are producing encoded EMR wherein the filter is designed to either reflect encoded EMR beams or to permit certain frequencies to pass there through so that the encoded EMR beam and its encoded data can be transmitted out... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070258147 - Redox-active structures and devices utilizing the same: A device is presented having reversibly changeable and optically readable optical properties. The device comprises a substrate having an electrically conductive surface and carrying a redox-active layer structure. The redox-active layer structure may be a monolayer or a multi-layer structure and is configured to have at least one predetermined electronic... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070258148 - Light quantity distribution control element and optical apparatus using the same: A light quantity distribution control element includes a substrate of 20 mm×20 mm×3 mm made of a material that transmits light, such as optical glass or acryl, and a antireflective structure provided on a surface of the substrate. As the antireflective structure, a conical antireflective structure of a pitch of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070258149 - Methods and apparatus for processing a pulsed laser beam to create apertures through microlens arrays, and products produced thereby: A pulsed laser beam is used to create apertures in a layer on a back side of a substrate that includes a microlens array on a front side thereof. The pulsed laser beam is focused in a vacuum spatial filter. A profile of the pulsed laser beam that emerges from... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070258150 - Image-acquisition optical system: There is provided a compact image-acquisition optical system which is capable of observing from normal observation to microscopic observation with a single image-acquisition optical system, whose overall length is short, and whose lens outer diameter is small. The invention provides an image-acquisition optical system comprising a plurality of lens groups,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070258151 - Method of making a high-quality optical system for the cost of a low-quality optical system: A method of making an optical system, including the steps of fabricating an optical subsystem of the optical system to within a first precision, measuring an aberration of the optical subsystem to within a second precision that is more precise than the first precision, and fabricating a static optical element... Agent: Mark M. Friedman C/o Polkinghorn

20070258152 - Projection optical system: m

20070258153 - Producing distinguishable light in the presence of ambient light: A process and apparatus for producing distinguishable light, in the presence of ambient light is disclosed. The process involves admitting light in a first wavelength band through a first light admission port into a first optical cavity at least partially defined by a first reflector operably configured to reflect light... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20070258154 - Broad band objective having improved lateral color performance: A system and method for inspection is disclosed. The design generally employs as many as four design principles, including employing at least one lens from a relatively low dispersion glass, at least one additional lens from an additional material different from the relatively low dispersion glass, generally matching the relatively... Agent: Smyrski Law Group, A Professional Corporation

20070258155 - Fixing method for resin lens: A fixing method for a resin lens in which a resin lens element is fixed to a resin lens frame, includes forming the resin lens element and the resin lens frame using amorphous polyolefin as a resin material therefor; forming an abutting surface in each of the resin lens element... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070258156 - Shaped body made of glass or glass ceramics, and method to produce it: A method for producing a shaped body (10) made of glass or glass ceramics comprises the steps of: (a) placing at least two glass blanks (12a, 12b) side by side on a shaped surface (14) of a temperature-resistant sagging mold (13); (b) sagging the glass blanks (12a, 12b) onto the... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20070258157 - Wide-angle sensor system with a cube corner reflector, and production of the molds: A wide angle reflector which can work in conjunction with a wide-angle sensor system for testing the wide angle reflector. In this case, reflex sensors transmit light onto a cube corner part surface, and measure the retro-reflected light. If the direction of irradiation of the light deviates too strongly from... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070258158 - Deformable mirror device: A deformable mirror device includes a flexible member formed so as to be deformable and having a mirror surface formed on its front surface, and a pressure generating section configured so that a direction of generation of a pressure to be applied to the flexible member is variable.... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070258159 - System and method for photo/art frame eternal depth illusion: Hand engraved etchings, computer generated sandblastings, transparencies, or any other photo or art work may be precisely and deliberately placed within the interior of a lighted “shadow box” fine art frame. Those photo and art works are then either directly or indirectly applied onto or used in conjunction with glass,... Agent: James L. Driessen

20070258160 - Filter for display apparatus, method of manufacturing the same and plasma display apparatus: A filter for a display apparatus, a method of manufacturing the same, and a plasma display apparatus are disclosed. The filter for the display apparatus includes a base film layer, an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding layer, and a resin layer. The EMI shielding layer is formed on the base film... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070253041 - Narrow angle hologram device and method of manufacturing same: A method of manufacturing a master for producing a hologram device is provided. A first master is produced with a compensating angle. The second master is produced from the first master with an index matching material to reduce the interference pattern caused by internal reflections within the holographic plate of... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070253042 - High data density volumetic holographic data storage method and system: The object of the invention is a high data density holographic data storage method. The holograms are written into the volumetric data storage layer or layers, and during the writing process the accurate places of holograms in the data carrier structure are determined by the intersection domain of the object... Agent: Joseph J. Laks, Vice President Thomson Licensing LLC

20070253043 - Apparatus and method for holographic information storage and retrieval: A holographic information recording apparatus is disclosed. The holographic information recording apparatus comprises a laser light source, a beam splitter, and a reflective spatial light modulator. The beam splitter provides a reference beam and a carrier beam, where that reference beam is directed without reflection toward a holographic data storage... Agent: Dale F. Regelman

20070253045 - Optical switch: An optical switch, wherein the first and second output ports (optical fibers) are disposed on the opposite sides of the input port (optical fiber) so as to form acute angles with respect to the input port, the input port and the first output port are optically coupled to each other... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20070253044 - Correction device for an optical arrangement and confocal microscope with such a device: A correction device for an imaging optical arrangement exhibiting a light path (1), in particular for a microscope, that exhibits at least one plane-parallel transparent plate (9), which is held in a mounting plate in the image beam path (1) and is propelable around at least one axle in a... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070253046 - Correction device for an optical arrangement and confocal microscope with such a device: A correction device for an imaging optical arrangement exhibiting a light path (1), in particular for a microscope, that exhibits at least one plane-parallel transparent plate (9), which is held in a mounting plate in the image beam path (1) and is propelable around at least one axle in a... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070253047 - Light source system, optical scanner, image forming apparatus, and light-amount control method: A light source system includes a splitter that split light beams F0 emitted from a light source into at least light beams FM and light beams FS, and an optical detecting system that guides the light beams FM to a detector. A light component near a light-intensity peak of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070253049 - Optical scanning apparatus, image forming apparatus using the same and method of regulating the optical scanning apparatus: An optical scanning apparatus includes a plurality of light sources for emitting light beams and a rotary deflector for deflecting the light beams. A revolution number (Rm) of the rotary deflector is reduced to Rdef×(V/Vmax) if V/Vmax is greater than a value; and the revolution number (Rm) thereof is reduced... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070253050 - Optical multi-beam scanning device and image forming apparatus: An optical multi-beam scanning device has a plurality of pre-deflection optical units, an optical path synthesizing member and an excessive light processing member. The excessive light processing member processes excessive light emitted from an excessive light emitting surface with is not an incident surface nor an emitting surface of the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070253048 - Optical scanning device, optical writing device, and image forming apparatus: An optical scanning device includes a first optical system for guiding light beams emitted from a plurality of light emitting units to an optical deflector, and a second optical system for focusing the light beams to optically scan a surface to be scanned. At least one of the first optical... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070253051 - Optical device: A conductive thin film has first and second surfaces and at least one opening extending through from the first surface to the second surface. At least on one of the first and second surfaces, first and second periodic surface patterns having different period lengths are provided. The period length of... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070253052 - Optical scanner and image-forming device having the same: An optical scanner includes a light source, a polygon mirror, an optical member, a casing, and an exit hole cover. The light source emits a light beam. The polygon mirror rotates and deflects the light beam to be scanned in a scanning direction. The optical member focuses the light beam... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070253053 - Method and device for stabilizing the state of polarization of optical radiation: A polarization stabilizing device and method based on controlling the phase retardations of a pair of variable rotators with an optically interposed quarter-wave plate, with a controller such that the first of the variable rotators has its phase retardation switched between first and second values whenever the phase retardation of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070253054 - Display devices comprising of interferometric modulator and sensor: An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their inherent color shift may be compensated for using several optical compensation mechanisms. Brightness, addressing, and driving of IMods may be accomplished in a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070253055 - Polarization-diverse optical amplification: A polarization-diverse optical amplifier includes a polarization-sensitive optically active medium and a polarization splitter. The polarization splitter is configured to receive input light, to direct a first polarization component of the received input light to a first optical path segment, and to direct a second polarization component of the received... Agent: Michael J. Urbano

20070253056 - Microscope image acquiring system with separate microscope and imaging instrument controllers that operate cooperatively: A microscope digital image acquiring system 1 includes a microscope 2 composed of a microscope unit 10 forming an enlarged image of an object O and a microscope controller 20 controlling movement of the microscope unit 10, an imaging instrument 3 composed of a camera head unit 30 that is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070253057 - Adaptive-scanning optical microscope: An adaptive scanning optical microscope has a scanner lens assembly for acquiring images from different parts of an object plane and for forming a preferably curved image field having at least some aberration which varies as a function of the part of the object plane from which the image is... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070253058 - Brightness enhancement structures including optical microstructures to provide elliptical diffusion patterns and methods of fabricating and operating the same: A brightness enhancement structure includes a substrate having first and second opposing sides. An array of optical microstructures is located on the first side of the substrate and a cladding layer is located on the array of optical microstructures opposite the substrate. Fresnel microstructures are located on the second side... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070253059 - Deviation angle self compensating substantially achromatic retarder: A substantially achromatic multiple element compensator system for use in wide spectral range (for example, 190-1700 nm) rotating compensator spectroscopic ellipsometer and/or polarimeter systems. Multiple total internal reflections enter retardance into an entered beam of electromagnetic radiation, and the elements are oriented to minimize changes in the net retardance vs.... Agent: James D. Welch

20070253060 - Polarizer, polarizing plate,optical film, and image display: A polarizer of the invention comprises a film having a structure that includes: a matrix formed of an optically-transparent resin having a polyene structure; and minute domains dispersed in the matrix and/or fibers embedded in the matrix without forming voids. The polarizer has a high transmittance and a high degree... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070253061 - Dustproof lens assembly: A dustproof lens assembly includes a holder and a barrel. The holder has an inner space, in which an image sensor is received. The holder and the barrel have connecting portions for engagement and a block portion is provided between the inner space and the connecting portions to block dust... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070253062 - Anti-reflection film producing method and apparatus: Anti-reflection film includes a transparent support, at least one optical functional layer overlaid on the support, and a low refractive index layer, overlaid on the optical functional layer, and having a lower refractive index than the optical functional layer. An anti-reflection film producing apparatus to produce this includes a coater... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070253063 - Narrow bandpass filter assemblies for solar telescopes: The invention relates to the combination of lower transmittance etalons with higher transmittance filters, including use of a single circular polarizer with high efficiency and optical performance for its filtered polarization, to achieve necessary throughput of a narrow bandpass region. The lower transmittance etalons can be achieved by using lower... Agent: Nancy I. S. Yamasaki Younger Optics

20070253064 - Antiglare light diffusing member and display having antiglare light diffusing member: e

20070253066 - Hard-coated antiglare film, polarizing plate, image display, and method of manufacturing hard-coated antiglare film: A hard-coated antiglare film is provided that has high hardness and excellent antiglare properties and can prevent white blur from occurring when viewed from oblique directions. The hard-coated antiglare film of the present invention includes a transparent plastic film substrate and a hard-coating antiglare layer that is formed of fine... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070253065 - Privacy screen mounting system: A privacy screen mounting system, comprising a bezel having a recess for receiving a movable retention member therein, the retention member positionable from a retracted position to an extended position relative to a display screen to secure a privacy screen over the display screen.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070253067 - Imaging system and method employing illumination field de-focus at the illumination modulator: An imaging system and method are disclosed which includes a high power illumination source for providing a first illumination field at the surface of an illumination modulator, the illumination field is defocused at the surface of the illumination modulator reducing the power density at the illumination modulator. Subsequent to the... Agent: Agfa Corporation Patent Department

20070253068 - Light formation apparatus and control method of light information apparatus: When a spherical aberration generated on an optical recording medium is optically corrected, there has been a problem of irradiation power change of an output on an objective lens side due to a change of a signal level detected by a light quantity detector in response to the correction value.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070253069 - Lenticular containers: A food safe cup, having a substantially continuous cup sidewall consisting essentially of a lenticular sheet made of a food safe material and an image formed of food safe ink applied directly to the lenticular sheet.... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20070253070 - Variable lens and exposure system: A lithography apparatus comprises variable lenses.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070253071 - Method of fabricating a light duct of thermoplastic material: The invention relates to a method of fabricating a light duct (14) of thermoplastic material, the duct comprising a light relay (26) constituted by a rectangular section bar for conveying light along its longitudinal axis (A-A′) referred to as a “first” axis, and provided at one of its ends both... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070253072 - Differentially-cured materials and process for forming same: A light-redirecting optical structure includes a first side and a second side, the first side including plurality of linear prisms having a visibly random shaped surface on the prisms and a plurality of cross-cut prisms on first side which are oriented at an angle such that it is greater than... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070253073 - Objective lens: Lens aberration in an objective lens for recording and reproducing optical information, which is composed of a molded aspherical single lens, is inhibited while at the same time good lens productivity is attained. Also attained are excellent optical properties and high production efficiency in a mold processing step and a... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070253074 - Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus having the same: n

20070253075 - Lens barrel drive apparatus: A lens barrel drive apparatus which can be reduced in outside diameter to realize reduced diameter. A guide bar guides a lens along an optical axis. Hollow magnets are disposed on an outer peripheral side of the lens and have magnetized portions alternately magnetized to different poles in the circumferential... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070253076 - Projection optical system and image display apparatus: A disclosed projection optical system for projecting and forming an enlarged image of an image displayed in a planar manner as an object includes: a lens system including, from an object side, at least a lens group providing telecentricity to an object space side, a lens group controlling divergence of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070253077 - Lens system assembling method and spacing jig: In a lens system assembling method, the spacing between two mutually opposing lenses are set more accurately. The method includes the steps of: holding a first lens with a lens holding member, with the opposing lens face of the first lens being brought into close contact with a first receiving... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070253078 - Lens apparatus and lens system: A lens apparatus includes an optical lens unit including a movable lens portion, a drive unit configured to drive the movable lens portion, a control unit configured to control the drive unit, a difference calculation unit configured to calculate a difference between command signals received at intervals of a predetermined... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070253079 - Optical option attachment ring: The present invention provides an optical option attachment ring comprising: a ring body into which a lens barrel is inserted; a clamping ring rotatably fastened on the periphery of the ring body; an elastic member arranged between the ring body and the clamping ring; and an abutting portion which is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070253080 - Optical member unit and projection type display: An optical member unit includes a light transmitting member guiding light emitted by a light source to an imaging optics system by folding the light. The light transmitting member has a refractive index that achieves total reflection of a part of light entering the imaging optics system, the incident angle... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070253081 - Edge constrained optical membrane deformable mirror and method of fabricating: Fabricating a deformable mirror by providing a plurality of actuators and a support structure supporting and at least partially surrounding the actuators; applying an optical membrane across the actuators and at least a portion of the support structure; the optical membrane including a first area, a second area and an... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20070253082 - Vehicle side rear view mirror: The present invention discloses an adjustable side rear view mirror assembly for attachment to a vehicle. The mirror assembly includes an L-shaped mounting arm member, a housing member with at least one mirror thereon, and a mounting mechanism for attaching the mirror assembly to a vehicle. The mirror has at... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070253083 - Adapter for coupling a laser processing device to an object: An adapter for coupling a laser processing device to an object, said adapter having a central region which can be moved into the beam path of the laser processing device, an illumination beam path through which illumination radiation can be guided for illumination of an object field which can be... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.