Optical: systems and elements inventions 06/08

20080151337 - Wavelength control method controlling waveform for recording or reproducing information with holography, hologram information processing apparatus and hologram recording medium: For controlling a wavelength of laser light of a wavelength-variable laser (step S0), an optical system or a hologram recording medium is moved (step S1) to attain a state in which a light beam enters a wavelength control pattern. Reference light that is the laser light is applied to the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080151338 - Apparatus and method for holographic information storage and retrieval: A method is disclosed to store and retrieve information using holographic data storage media. The method provides original data, generates a first image of that original data, and encodes that first image in a holographic data storage medium at a first storage location. The method then generates a second image... Agent: Dale F. Regelman Quarles & Brady, LLP

20080151339 - Light source unit and optical detection unit: A light source unit outputs a plurality of light beams and includes a plurality of light sources, a plane hologram element, and a plurality of volume hologram elements. The plurality of light sources emits the plurality of light beams. The plane hologram element is provided on optical paths of the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080151340 - Holographic printer: A single method and apparatus for producing many of the most common types of hologram from digital data is disclosed. The data are generated entirely by a computer as a 3-D (animated) model or from multiple 2-D camera images taken of a real 3-D (moving) object or scene from a... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, Pc

20080151341 - Device for a layerwise manufacturing of a three-dimensional object and method for adjusting an optical system of the same: A device (1) for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by a layer-wise solidification of a building material at positions in the respective layers corresponding to the object is provided. The device has an energy source (6) that emits a beam (9) for solidifying the building material, a scanner (8) that selectively... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080151342 - Micromechanical actuator: A micromechanical actuator includes a shaft and at least a first driving mechanism. The shaft and the first driving mechanism are connected by a first joint.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080151343 - Apparatus including a scanned beam imager having an optical dome: A first apparatus includes a scanned beam imager. The scanned beam imager includes an optical dome and a dual-resonant-mirror scanner. The optical dome has an optical axis. The scanner is adapted to scan, about substantially orthogonal first and second axes, a beam of light through the optical dome within a... Agent: Mark P. Levy Thompson Hine LLP

20080151344 - Optical scanning device: An optical scanning device includes a beam generating unit configured to generate a beam of light, a scanning unit with a plurality of scanning planes configured to deflect the beam of light generated by the beam generating unit and cause the beam of light to scan an image carrier in... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080151345 - Micro-electro-mechanical-system micromirrors for high fill factor arrays and method therefore: A micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) micromirror for use in high fill factor arrays which includes at least one stationary body and a movable body. The movable body has opposed ends and is secured to the stationary body at each of the opposed ends by a resilient primary axis pivot. A mirror support... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080151346 - Variable aperture: A variable aperture includes a chamber, a transparent and electrically conductive aqueous solution, an opaque and electrically non-conductive oily solution, a transparent insulative and hydrophobic layer, a first electrode and a second electrode assembly. The chamber includes a first transparent portion and a second transparent portion located on opposite sides.... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080151347 - Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structure: A spatial light modulator comprises an integrated optical compensation structure, e.g., an optical compensation structure arranged between a substrate and a plurality of individually addressable light-modulating elements, or an optical compensation structure located on the opposite side of the light-modulating elements from the substrate. The individually addressable light-modulating elements are... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080151348 - Optical displacement sensor comprising a wavelength-tunable optical source: An optical displacement sensor is disclosed that provides a optical displacement sensor that includes a optically-resonant cavity tuned to an operating wavelength without some of the disadvantages for doing so in the prior art. An embodiment of the present invention tunes an operating wavelength used with a Fabry-Perot interferometer to... Agent: Demont & Breyer, Llc

20080151349 - Low loss terahertz waveguides, and terahertz generation with nonlinear optical systems: A silicon based source for radiation in the 0.5-14 Terahertz regime. This new class of devices will permit continuously tunable, milli-Watt scale, continuous-wave, room temperature operation, a substantial advance over currently available technologies. The Silicon Terahertz Generator (STG) employs a silicon waveguide for near infrared radiation, situated within a metal... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080151350 - Electrochromic device: An electrochromic device that may have an elastomeric seal is disclosed as is an electrochromic device having a seal provided on the peripheral edges of both the front and rear elements and wherein the seal may comprises a first material having an oxygen permeability of less than about 2.0 cm3·mm/m2·day·atm.... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt, & Litton, LLP/gentex Corporation

20080151351 - Active temporal modulation of ultrashort pulse trains using reconfigurable optical gratings: A system and method for the temporal and phase modulation of beams through a series of electronically controlled grating modulators, as acousto optic devices (AODs), is provided where incoming electromagnetic radiation may be advanced or retarded by introducing a time delay of the associated optical phase fronts and implementing a... Agent: Sawyer Law Group, LLP

20080151352 - Mems device and interconnects for same: A microelectromechanical systems device having an electrical interconnect connected to at least one of an electrode and a movable layer within the device. At least a portion of the electrical interconnect is formed from the same material as a movable layer of the device. A thin film, particularly formed of... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080151353 - package frame for microelectromechanical devices and a packaged microelectromechanical device using the same: A package frame for use in packaging microelectromechanical devices and/or spatial light modulators comprises a frame, a stiffener, and a heat dissipater.... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080151354 - Image projection using curved reflective surfaces: A method of projecting images uses an array of pixels having curved reflective surfaces.... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080151355 - Display medium and display device: m

20080151356 - Image display device and image projection device: An image display device is disclosed that has a simplified structure and is able to display a high quality image of high resolution at low cost. The image display device includes a light separation unit configured to extract a light beam having a predetermined wavelength band from light emitted from... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080151357 - Methods and apparatus for spatial light modulation: Improved apparatus and methods for spatial light modulation are disclosed which utilize optical cavities having both front and rear reflective surfaces. Light-transmissive regions are formed in the front reflective surface for spatially modulating light.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080151358 - Transparent electro-optic gain ceramics and devices: The present invention provides a rare-earth ions doped, especially erbium and ytterbium doped transparent electro-optic gain ceramic material consisting lead, zirconium, titanium and lanthanum. The electro-optic gain ceramic material either has a linear electro-optic coefficient or a quadratic electro-optic coefficient, which is greater than about 0.3×10−16 m2/V2 for the latter,... Agent: Yingyin Kevin Zou

20080151359 - Optical transmission system and signal spectrum correction method: An exemplary aspect of the invention is an optical transmission system including a Raman amplifier, wherein the Raman amplifier corrects the gain of a light signal by excitation light including light of at least one wavelength that reduces difference between a minimum value and a maximum value of the power... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080151360 - Optimized ridge apertures for thermally assisted magnetic recording: Methods and devices for optimized ridge near field apertures for thermally assisted magnetic recording are disclosed. The aperture dimensions and supporting dielectric materials are optimized for maximum energy absorption at the magnetic recording layer for a light source having a wavelength of 780 nm, which can be produced by low... Agent: D'arcy H. Lorimer

20080151361 - Multi-layer spectral purity filter, lithographic apparatus including such a spectral purity filter, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby: A multi-layered spectral purity filter improves the spectral purity of extreme ultra-violet (EUV) radiation and also collects debris emitted from a radiation source.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080151362 - Optical lens, compound lens and method for producing the same, as well as cemented lens and method for producing the same: An optical lens includes a lens effective portion, an inclined portion and a flange portion. The lens effective portion has, on a first side, a lens face with a small radius of curvature and also has, on a second side, a lens face with a large radius of curvature. The... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080151363 - Arrangement in an imaging system for microtitre wells: The disclosure relates to an arrangement in an imaging system for microtitre wells, the arrangement comprising a sample plate having a plurality of wells for samples, and a lens system arranged in connection with the sample plate and comprising an objective and at least one lens group for imaging the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080151364 - Catadioptric projection objective: e

20080151365 - Catadioptric projection objective:

20080151366 - Laser microscope and control method for the same: It is possible to achieve a required field number and numerical aperture for microscope observation at a scanning speed equal to video-rate or higher and also to change the scanning speed with a simple configuration. The invention provides a laser microscope including a laser light source; a scanning unit configured... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080151367 - Microscope image processing device, microscope image processing program product, microscope image processing program transmission medium, and microscope image processing method: An unit for switchable arranging an arbitrary optical element on an optical path of fluorescence from among a plurality of types of the optical elements that transmit an excitation beam for exciting a sample and fluorescence emitted from the sample; an unit for picking up the observation image via the... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080151368 - Led-module used for illumination in a microscope: The invention relates to an LED module (60) which is configured in such a manner that in can be used in a conventional base (47) for a conventional light source without the need to change the circuitry of the microscope. The functionality of the LED module (60) is guaranteed by... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080151369 - Lenticular display with a three dimensional optical mat: The present invention provides a lenticular display that provides the perception of depth to the viewer, by printing a substantially opaque mat or border around an image which creates a three dimensional appearance or bevel affect. An additional image is printed within a portion of the mat which is not... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20080151370 - Method of recycling eyewear: A system and method for recycling 3-D selection devices, such as eyewear used in viewing stereoscopic images, is provided. The design comprises collecting previously distributed 3-D selection devices, transporting selected collected 3-D selection devices to a centralized 3-D selection device cleaning facility, receiving selected collected 3-D selection devices from the... Agent: Real D - Patent Department

20080151371 - Hybrid polarizer: A hybrid polarizer includes an absorbing element having a first major surface and a second major surface. The hybrid polarizer also includes a first birefringent reflective polarizer disposed on the first major surface of the absorbing element, the first birefringent reflective polarizer having a first pass axis and a first... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080151372 - Reinforced reflective polarizer films: An optical film has a first layer and a second layer. The first and second layers each include fibers embedded within respective polymeric matrices. A third layer having a reflective polarizer layer is mounted between the first and second layers.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080151373 - Optical film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display: [Means for solving problems] An optical film of the invention comprises at least one film (a) layer made of a cyclic olefin resin exhibiting positive birefringence and a film (b) layer made of a polymer exhibiting negative birefringence laminated on said film (a) layer, and satisfies (1) 0.1≦Nz-coefficient≦0.9, (2) 0.5≦R450/R550≦0.9,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080151374 - Optical film, polarizing plate, and image display apparatus: Provided are an optical film which has high heat resistance, high transparency, and high mechanical strength, and has a sufficient retardation compensation function with a reverse wavelength dispersion characteristics, and a polarizing plate having such an optical film and a polarizer. Further, an image display apparatus of high quality using... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080151376 - Antiglare film and image displaying apparatus: An antiglare film (1) comprises: a transparent base film (2), a light-diffusing layer (3) formed on the transparent base film (2), and an antiglare layer (4) formed on the light-diffusing layer (3). The antiglare film (1) has an internal haze value in the range of 35 to 75 and a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080151375 - Light guide means as dually effected by light concentrating and light diffusing: A light guide device comprises: a light guide plate made of transparent materials; and a light concentrating and diffusing structural portion integrally formed on an upper or outer portion of the light guide plate adjacent to a light-outgoing surface of the light guide plate in order to enhance the light... Agent: Ching-bin Lin

20080151377 - Dispersion compensator, optical transmission system and optical transmission method: A variable dispersion slope compensator with a high-accuracy and a low-cost structure for compensating the dispersion slope compensation error accompanying variations in the zero-dispersion wavelength in transmission fibers in long-distance, high-speed WDM (wavelength division multiplexing) transmission systems. When the value by which the optical fiber dispersion slope (ps/nm/nm/km) is divided... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.c.

20080151378 - Image sensor and fabricating method thereof: An image sensor and fabricating method thereof are provided. The image sensor can include differently microlenses formed on a pixel array substrate. The differently shaped microlenses are formed using a phase mask where the light blocking region for each microlens pattern is positioned according to the relative angle of the... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080151379 - Substrate-guide optical device utilizing polarization beam splitters: There is provided an optical device, including a light waves-transmitting substrate having two major surfaces and edges, optical means for coupling light into the substrate by total internal reflection, and a plurality of partially reflecting surfaces (22a, 22b) carried by the substrate wherein the partially reflecting surfaces (22a, 22b) are... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080151381 - Imaging system, in particular a projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus: Imaging systems, in particular a projection objectives of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, are provided. The imaging systems can have an optical axis and produce an image field which is extra-axial relative to the optical axis. The imaging systems can include a first optical element which causes a first distribution... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080151380 - Optical system: A curved surface image-conversion optical system is configured to take an image of a hemispherically curved object or project it as a curved surface image, which optical system includes a front unit formed of a transparent medium rotationally symmetric about a center axis and having at least two internal reflecting... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080151382 - Zoom lens for projection and projection display device: c

20080151384 - Zoom lens and image capture apparatus: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power and fixed in an optical axis direction, a second lens group having a negative refractive power and moving along an optical axis to zoom, a third lens group having a positive... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080151383 - Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus having the same: A zoom lens system, which has a high zoom ratio while having a high optical performance, includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive optical power, a second lens unit having a negative optical power, a third lens unit having... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080151385 - Zoom lens, image pickup apparatus, and personal digital assistant: z

20080151386 - Compensation techniques for fluid and magnetic bearings: A system if used to compensate for guide flatness errors and/or shifting of a support. The system comprises one or more of the supports, an actuating system, the guide, a fluid or magnetic bearing, and a compensation system. The one or more support devices have one or more openings. The... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080151387 - Zoom lens module: A zoom lens module includes a lens barrel, a piezoelectric actuator, and at least two lens modules. The piezoelectric actuator is disposed within the lens barrel. The piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric ceramic component and a sliding member. At least one of the lens modules is attached to the sliding... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080151388 - Apparatus and method for extended depth of field imaging: An extended depth of field is achieved by a computational imaging system that combines a multifocal imaging subsystem for producing a purposefully blurred intermediate image with a digital processing subsystem for producing a recovered image having an extended depth of field. The multifocal imaging system preferably exhibits spherical aberration as... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, Pllc

20080151389 - Optical lens system for taking image: An optical lens system for taking image comprises three lens elements with refractive power, from the object side to the image side: a first positive lens element having a convex surface on the object side and a concave surface on the image side, and at least one of the object... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080151390 - Auto-focusing image-forming lens set: An auto-focusing image-forming lens set, which includes a first optical system, a second optical system and an image forming face arranged in line along an optical axis. The first optical system has a predetermined number of convex lenses arranged along the optical axis, and defines with image forming face a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080151391 - Imaging system and method for providing extended depth of focus, range extraction and super resolved imaging: An imaging system is presented for imaging objects within a field of view of the system. The imaging system comprises an imaging lens arrangement, a light detector unit at a certain distance from the imaging lens arrangement, and a control unit connectable to the output of the detection unit. The... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080151392 - Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus having the same:

20080151393 - image-formation optical system and imaging system using the same: The invention relates to a compact image-formation optical system that is diminished in a diametrical direction with as few lenses as possible while well adapting to an wide-angle arrangement having a half angle of 90° or greater, and an imaging system incorporating the same. The image-formation optical system comprises, in... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080151394 - Imaging lens and imaging device including the imaging lens: The imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side to an image surface side, a first lens 2 that is a meniscus lens having a positive power whose convex surface faces the object side, a diaphragm 3, a second lens 4 that is a meniscus lens having a negative... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP Koda/androlia

20080151395 - Aid for reading product labels: A product label reading aid is described suitable for placement extending from a shelf such as may be found in the grocery store, pharmacy, or other retail outlet. The aid comprises a surface with an opening, a Fresnel lens covering the opening, means for attaching the aid to a shelf,... Agent: Daniel S. Coolidge Coolidge & Graves Pllc

20080151396 - Lens module, method for assembling same and camera module having same: An exemplary lens module includes a stationary lens assembly and a moveable lens assembly. The stationary lens assembly includes at least one first lens and a first barrel receiving the at least one first lens therein. The movable lens assembly includes at least one second lens and a second barrel... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080151398 - Lens module: A lens module includes a seat supporting a first lens barrel and the second lens barrel thereon. The seat includes a body equipped with an electromagnet and two columns extending from the body. The first lens barrel includes a first sleeve equipped a lens therein. Two first arms extend from... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080151397 - Optical pickup for use in optical disk device and method of manufacturing the same: In an optical pickup, it is configured such that a first and a second thrust bearings of a motor rotation shaft, a lens holder to be moved in a thrust direction by the motor rotation shaft, and a preload unit which exerts preload of the thrust direction on the lens... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080151399 - Adaptive mirror fluid: A mirror assembly for an optical system of a laser processing machine includes a mount with a cavity, and an adaptive mirror. A magnetorheological or electrorheological fluid flows through the cavity, is adjusted in its viscosity, and provides an adjustable pressure onto the adaptable mirror.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080151400 - Adjustable blind-spot and security/privacy mirrors: A utility mirror assembly has a base having a base surface with an adhesive layer for contacting and adhering to a second surface, a post, adjustable in length, congruent with the base and extending substantially orthogonally away from the base surface, and a utility mirror having a reflective surface, incorporated... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20080151402 - Color wheel: An exemplary color wheel includes a motor, a locking member, an annular color filter assembly, and an elastic member. The motor includes a rotating shaft, a stop portion, and a lock-receiving portion. The stop portion is fixed to the rotating shaft, and the lock-receiving portion is defined in the rotating... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080151401 - Lens module: An exemplary lens module includes a number of optical components, a barrel, a holder, a filter base, a filter carrying member, an infrared-cut filter and a visible-light-cut filter. The barrel is configured for receiving the optical components therein. The holder holds the barrel therein. The filter base is disposed in... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080144146 - Holographic data storage device and method of making: Holographic data storage devices are presented. The holographic data storage device includes an optically transparent substrate, wherein the optically transparent substrate includes a photochemically active dye and a heat generating chromophore. Methods for making holographic data storage device are also presented.... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080144145 - Holographic data storage method and system: Methods for storing holographic data are presented. The method includes providing an optically transparent substrate comprising a thermally active photochemically active polymer composition, the polymer composition including a photochemically active dye and a heat generating chromophore, thermally activating at least a part of a volume element of the optically transparent... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080144147 - Reproducing apparatus and reproducing method: In a reproducing apparatus adapted to reproduce data recorded on a holographic recording medium, a reference light generator generates reference light for illuminating the holographic recording medium, and a coherent light generator generates coherent light having an intensity greater than the absolute value of a minimum amplitude of a reproduced... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080144148 - Illumination apparatus and illumination method: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illumination apparatus 110 including a laser source 11, a two dimensional diffraction optics 13 on which laser beam from the laser source is made incident, a rectangular rod 14 on which diffraction beams from the two dimensional diffraction... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080144149 - Micromirror system: A micromirror system having at least two micromirrors, each suspended on a substrate wafer via at least one torsion spring. The axes of rotation of the micromirrors are disposed essentially perpendicular to each other in order to permit deflection of an optical beam in two directions essentially perpendicular to each... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080144150 - Projection system with multi-phased scanning trajectory: A scanned beam display device scans a beam to paint an image. The beam is scanned in two dimensions and includes at least one sinusoidal component. Phase offsets are introduced to provide different scan trajectories for successive traversals of the image field of view.... Agent: Microvision, Inc.

20080144151 - Optical device, semiconductor laser module, optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus: An optical device is disclosed in which inner space is kept clean so as to reduce the adhesion and adsorption of pollutants to the surface of the optical device, thereby preventing the degradation of the optical device and accurately maintaining the alignment of the coupling between the laser light from... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080144152 - Ultra-short pulse scanning optical system: A scanning optical system including an optical source configured to generate an ultra-short light pulse, a dispersion compensation system disposed such that the ultra-short light pulse travels through the dispersion compensation system, an optical deflector configured to rotate about an axis such that the ultra-short light pulse is deflected through... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom/parc

20080144153 - Scanning optical system and scanning optical device: s

20080144154 - Optical scan device, image display device, method of modifying resonance frequency of optical scanner, and method of correcting position of reflection mirror: The present invention properly adjusts a resonance frequency of an optical scanner. A resonance-type optical scanner includes a reflection mirror which reflects incident light, a first beam portion which is connected to one side of the reflection mirror, a second beam portion which is connected to the other side of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080144155 - Non-contact micro mirrors: A micro mirror device includes a hinge supported by a substrate and a mirror plate tiltable around the hinge. The hinge includes a length longer than 1 micron, a thickness less than 500 nanometers, and a width less than 1000 nanometers. The hinge can produce an elastic restoring force on... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080144156 - Fully articulated periscope camera system: The camera or periscope system may include a taking lens, a beam steering device, a relay device, and an image rotation device. The camera or periscope system can be used to image in situations where the camera is not easily redirected to view a desired object of interest. The camera... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080144157 - Rotary optical delay line: Disclosed herein is an optical delay line. The optical delay line includes a body and at least one wing, which constitute a rotating body that rotates around a rotational axis. The rotational wing includes a retroreflective curved surface, which is formed so that light can be vertically reflected by a... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080144158 - Power supply for an electric window dimming device: An electric window dimming device for reducing the light transmission of a window for an aircraft. The electric window dimming device comprises a capacitance. The electric window dimming device is adapted for being connected to the capacitance and to a primary energy source that provides energy. If the primary energy... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080144159 - Variable opacity or translucency of a through-vision panel: A multi-sheet through-vision panel includes a first outer sheet, a second outer sheet, and a middle sheet located between the first and second outer sheets. The first and second outer sheets are superposed with one another. At least one light impairing zone is disposed on at least one of the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080144160 - Display device: A display device uses an organic actuator as a pixel, and an under-layer substrate is formed underneath the actuator. A surface of the actuator is set to a black and a surface of the substrate is set to a white. Seeing the actuator from an outside, the surface of actuator... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith Hazel & Thomas LLP

20080144161 - Integrated linear polarizer: A method for creating an integrated linear polarizer is provided. An electro-optical component is fabricated and may include a bottom electrode, a bottom cladding layer, side cladding features, an electro-optic polymer layer, a top cladding layer, and a top electrode. After fabrication, the electro-optical component is poled to create or... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20080144162 - Electrochromic cell, its use in the realization of a glass pane or a rear-view mirror and its realization method: m

20080144163 - Device and method for modifying actuation voltage thresholds of a deformable membrane in an interferometric modulator: By varying the spacing between a partially-reflective, partially-transmissive surface and a highly reflective surface positioned behind the partially-reflective, partially-transmissive surface, an interferometric modulator selectively creates constructive and/or destructive interference between light waves reflecting off the two surfaces. The spacing can be varied by applying a voltage to create electrostatic attraction... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080144164 - Device for generating laser impulses amplified by optical fibres provided with photon layers: A device for generating amplified laser pulses includes at least one pulse laser controlled by at least a switch unit transmitting a master laser beam spatially multiplexed into elementary laser beams which are amplified in parallel by at least two optical amplifiers, wherein each of the amplified elementary laser beams... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080144165 - Multi-function lens module: An exemplary multi-function lens module includes a cylindrical first part and a second part. The second part is received in the first part. The first part is capable of rotating relative to the second part. The first part has a central axis. The first part defines at least two pairs... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080144166 - Ir absorbing reflector: A infrared (IR) light absorbing reflector is formed with a substrate that supports a first IR absorptive multilayer part having multiple layers of partial IR absorbing thin films. The first IR absorptive multi-layer part supports a second visible light reflecting multilayer part.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080144168 - Microscope having a sensor operating in non-contact fashion: A microscope having a mechanically adjustable zoom system (7) and/or a mechanically adjustable focus system is described, which microscope is equipped at least one manually movable adjusting element (2) for adjusting the zoom system (7) and/or the focus system. The adjusting element (2) has associated with it a sensor (1)... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20080144167 - Optical imaging system and method for high speed and high resolution: An optical imaging apparatus comprising an aspheric objective configured to receive optical radiation from an object and an optical sensing device. The aspheric objective comprises a first reflective aspheric mirror and a second reflective aspheric mirror optically coupled to the first reflective aspheric mirror such that optical radiation received from... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080144169 - Illumination source for stained biological samples: A microscope illumination system includes a light source having at least four LED light sources, each LED source emitting light within a different portion of the visible spectrum. Each of the at least four LED light sources may be independently controllable. The resultant light emitted from the at least four... Agent: Vista Ip Law Group LLP

20080144170 - Microscope system: Various types of optical members can be electrically inserted/extracted to/from an optical path. The state of the insertion/extraction or the state of opening/closing is detected by a sensor. An operating unit obtains various types of instructions. A controlling unit comprises a memory. The memory records a plurality of states of... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080144171 - Optical zoom system and devices having same: An optical zoom system has two prisms to form an optical path loop for increasing the optical pathlength in a small device. The optical path loop is effectively introduced into the light path of the image sensor. The prisms are arranged such that the optical paths bounded by the internal... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080144172 - Screen for projector, process for producing screen for projector, and projector: The invention relates to a screen for projectors which comprises a screen base in which at least two kinds of colorants selected from a colorant having an absorption wavelength region in 400 nm to 440 nm, a colorant having an absorption wavelength region in 470 nm to 510 nm, and... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080144173 - Multi-display apparatus and method of manufacturing thereof: A multi-display apparatus includes a plurality of panels connected to each other and displaying an image, wherein the plurality of panels comprise a top emission type display apparatus and a bottom emission type display apparatus, and the top emission type display apparatus and the bottom emission type display apparatus are... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080144174 - Dynamic autostereoscopic displays: It has been discovered that display devices can be used to provide display functionality in dynamic autostereoscopic displays. One or more display devices are coupled to one or more appropriate computing devices. These computing devices control delivery of autostereoscopic image data to the display devices. A lens array coupled to... Agent: Campbell Stephenson LLP

20080144175 - Display device for producing quasi-three-dimensional images: The present invention provides a display device that enhances spatial aspects of three-dimensional objects recorded and displayed on two-dimensional surfaces. A display device according to the invention comprises a pyramid-like part and display means (801). The pyramid-like part has semi-transparent, partly reflective facets (1501-1504). The display means provides images to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080144176 - Polarizing plate with melanin: The present invention is directed to the incorporation of melanin in an optical article with polarization properties. Such an article includes a first polymer layer containing a polarizing agent, a second polymer layer containing melanin and wherein the second polymer layer is disposed upon the first polymer layer.... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20080144177 - Optical filter assembly with selectable bandwidth and rejection: An optical filter assembly having selectable bandwidth is presented. The optical filter assembly includes a first optical filter, a first optical retarder with optical retardance R1, a second optical retarder with optical retardance R2, a polarization switch positioned between the first and second retarders which causes their retardances to substantially... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080144178 - Microscope drape lens cover system and assembly method: According to one embodiment of the invention, a microscope drape disposable lens cover system includes a coupling member configured to couple to an objective lens barrel of a microscope. A lens housing is coupled to the coupling member. The lens housing includes a transparent protective lens positioned such that a... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20080144179 - Optical element: An optical element includes a microlouver including transparent layers and light absorbing layers alternately disposed, the light absorbing layers constraining the extent of the direction in which light passing through the transparent layers exits, and a diffusion layer provided on the microlouver. The angle of the field of view varies... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080144180 - Plasma display panel and field emission display: To provide a PDP and an FED with high visibility, having an anti-reflection function capable of reducing reflection of incident light from external. An anti-reflection layer including a plurality of pyramid-shaped projections, apexes of which are provided at equal intervals and in which each side of a base which forms... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080144181 - Reflex sight: A reflex sight includes a beam combiner having high light-transmissivity with respect to one part of the visible spectrum to permit viewing a target field along a first optical axis of the beam combiner, and high light-reflectivity with respect to another part of the visible spectrum to permit viewing an... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080144182 - System for collimating backlight: A collimating device and a transflector for use in a system having a backlight is disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the application, the collimating device and the transflector each include an immersing layer, a reflecting layer, and an optical element layer formed from a plurality of three-dimensional, optical elements.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080144183 - Compact three color laser system with light intensity sensor: A handheld electronic device (100), e.g., cellular telephone handset, is provided with a color laser projector system (300) that includes an optics module (112) includes a large green laser module (316) and smaller red (314) and blue (318) laser modules in a compact arrangement in which the red (314) and... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080144184 - Lithography projection objective, and a method for correcting image defects of the same: A lithography projection objective for imaging a pattern to be arranged in an object plane of the projection objective onto a substrate to be arranged in an image plane of the projection objective comprises a multiplicity of optical elements that are arranged along an optical axis of the projection objective.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080144185 - Apparatus and method comprising deformable lens element: An apparatus comprising a deformable lens element can be provided wherein a deformable lens element can be deformed to change an optical property thereof by the impartation of a force to the deformable lens element.... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20080144186 - Focus module and components with actuator polymer control: A focus module containing a boundary element and a focus element. The focus element includes a fluid and a deformable membrane, with the fluid being entrapped between the boundary element and the deformable membrane. The focus module also includes a pressure element, which is capable of deforming the focus element... Agent: Hand Held Products, Inc.

20080144187 - Wide-angle variable focal length lens system: A variable focal length microlens system having a base section with a fluid chamber and a fluid pressurization mechanism. A flexible, substantially transparent polymer lens section is fixed above the fluid chamber and the lens section has a curvature providing an initial focal point when in an unstrained state. The... Agent: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Dengre, L.l.p.

20080144188 - Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same: v

20080144189 - Zoom lens and imaging apparatus:

20080144190 - Standard zoom lens system:

20080144191 - Lens module: A disclosed lens module includes a zooming actuator, a cam, an auto-focusing actuator and at least two sets of lenses. The cam is coupled to and driven by the zooming actuator. The cam 104 has at least two tracks. The auto-focusing actuator is coupled to and moved along one of... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080144192 - Optical component and method of manufacturing the same: There is provided an optical component. An optical component according to an aspect of the invention includes a lens holder including a first electrode, an insulating structure formed on the first electrode and having a through hole provided as an optical path, and at least one second electrode formed inside... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080144193 - Image capturing lens and imaging apparatus: An image capturing lens including: in order from an object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power; a stop; and a second lens group having a positive refractive power; the first lens group including, in order from the object side, a first lens in a meniscus shape... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20080144194 - Optical system and optical microscope: An optical system which corrects an intensity distribution of incident light to a flat intensity distribution includes: a first lens group which includes at least one lens and has a positive refracting power; a second lens group which includes at least one lens and has a negative refracting power, the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080144195 - Adjustment method, particularly a laser adjustment method, and an actuator suitable for the same: The invention relates to an adjustment method, especially for adjusting optical or fibre optical components. Said method involves locally heating, in a defined manner, at least one first partial region of an adjustment region (106, 114) of an actuator (100, 200, 400), in such a way that compressive strains appear... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080144196 - Optical unit and its manufacturing method: Provided is a method for manufacturing an optical unit (10) having an optical element (22) and a support member (12) supporting the optical element. According to the method, at least one of the optical element (22) and the support member (12) is deformed, securing the optical element (22) and the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.l.p.

20080144200 - Actuator for mobile device: Provided is an actuator for a mobile device including a holder having a coil wound along inner side surfaces thereof; a driving unit that is inserted into the holder such that four side surfaces of the driving unit are spaced at a predetermined distance from side walls of the holder,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080144199 - Arrangement for mounting an optical component: Arrangements for mounting an optical element, such as a lens or a mirror, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080144197 - Auto-focusing camera: An auto focusing camera includes a stator (120) and a rotor (130) rotatably disposed in the stator. The stator includes a stator core (122) and at least a coil (125) wound around the stator core. The rotor has an inner thread (136). A lens unit (20) is linearly movably received... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080144198 - Lens barrel: A lens barrel with improved precision is obtained by reducing fitting play of a lens barrel. A coil and a magnetic member are fixed on a lens holding member, and a magnet and a yoke are fixed on an outer barrel. When energizing the coil, the lens holding member moves... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.c. John J Torrente

20080144201 - Lens driving device: A lens driving device including: a lens barrel having at least one lens therein and provided with a friction member; a housing for housing the lens barrel therein; an actuator having a piezoelectric body disposed at an edge of the housing to apply a driving force, the piezoelectric body having... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080144202 - Mirror with a mirror carrier and projection exposure apparatus: A mirror with a mirror carrier, as well as related apparatuses, systems and methods are disclosed. The mirror carrier can be embodied as cooling device with at least one cooling channel. Tube connections can be provided to connecting the at least one cooling channel to an inlet and an outlet... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080144203 - Hunting apparatus utilizing reflective material: The mirrored panels can be manufactured out of strong and lightweight acrylic, but other substances can be effective as well. The bottom of at least two of the panels of the invention are beveled in such a way as to allow the invention to lean slightly forward. This allows the... Agent: Mr. Timothy D. Smith

20080144204 - Fixed exterior automotive mirror with two-piece bracket: A two piece mirror support bracket is formed with a sail side half and a mirror side half joined together at an interface to permit the mirror support bracket to pass through a mirror pedestal without requiring the enlarged head on either half to pass through the mirror pedestal. The... Agent: Miller Law Group, Pllc And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20080144205 - Overcoated replicated gold mirrors and methods for producing same: Overcoated replicated gold mirrors and methods for their formation are provided wherein the replicated gold mirrors include a reliably adherent overcoat layer that is applied at or below room temperature, is highly scratch resistant, and that does not detract from the high reflectivity of the underlying replicated gold mirror.... Agent: Brian F. Swienton

20080137160 - Security holograms: This invention relates to improved holograms, in particular suitable for security applications, and to methods and apparatus for their fabrication. A hologram storing a pair of images, the hologram comprising: a first stored image configured to replay at a first wavelength; and a second stored image configured to replay at... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080137161 - Three-dimensional holographic ring traps: A method and system for preparing and using three dimensional optical ring traps. The method and system includes applying a single phase hologram to be able to independently control shape and force profile of an optical trap but without employing orbital angular momentum for the control parameter of an optical... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080137162 - Hologram information reproducing device: A hologram information reproducing device is described which can reproduce information from a recording medium on which hologram information is recorded, and which can be downsized. In one aspect, when light from a light source is emitted, the light is converted into parallel reference light, by a lens of an... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080137163 - Composite scanning unit for reducing speckle noise and laser projection system employing the same: A composite scanning unit for reducing speckle noise and a laser projection system employing the composite scanning unit are provided. The composite scanning unit includes a plurality of mirror surfaces disposed along a rotation axis, wherein at least two of the plurality of mirror surfaces sequentially scan diffraction beams having... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080137164 - Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same: A compact optical scanning apparatus capable of desirably correcting an fθ characteristic, a field curvature, and other aberrations, and an image forming apparatus using the same, which includes an incident optical system (LA) for guiding a beam from a light source (1) to a deflector (4) and an imaging optical... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.c. John J Torrente

20080137165 - Micromirror device with a hybrid actuator: A hybrid electro-static actuator for rotating a two-dimensional micro-electro-mechanical micro-mirror device about two perpendicular axes includes a vertical comb drive for rotating the micro-mirror about a tilt axis, and a parallel plate drive for rotating the micro-mirror about a roll axis. The rotor comb fingers of the comb drive extend... Agent: Teitelbaum & Maclean

20080137167 - Electro-optical device substrate, electro-optical device, and electronic appratus: An electro-optical device substrate includes a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate that faces the first transparent substrate, the second transparent substrate including recesses in non-aperture regions of a surface of the second transparent substrate that faces the first transparent substrate, the recesses causing light that is incident to... Agent: Advantedge Law Group, Llc

20080137166 - Pixel array module and flat display apparatus: A pixel array module includes a substrate, a pixel electrode array, a patterned conductive layer and a semiconductor circuit unit. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The pixel electrode array is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The patterned... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080137168 - Display device: A display device including a color filter having a multiple types of electrochromic dyes disposed on a pixel by pixel basis, the electrochromic dyes allowing reversible coloring or decoloring, and a light quantity control element for controlling an amount of light emitted to the electrochromatic dyes of the color filter.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080137170 - Mirror including dielectric portions and a method of manufacturing the same: The invention provides a method for manufacturing a microelectronic device and a microelectronic device. The method for manufacturing the microelectronic device, without limitation, may include forming a first mirror layer over and within one or more openings in a sacrificial spacer layer, and forming a dielectric layer over an upper... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080137171 - Phase mask with continuous azimuthal variation for a coronagragh imaging system: Systems and methods for shifting the phase of incident light to induce a continuous phase variation in an azimuthal direction. A phase mask assembly has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are configured such that the distance between the first surface and... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080137169 - Stable induced alignment of mini mirrors for solar energy concentration and other optical functions: It is becoming increasingly imperative to harness solar energy due to the ever growing shortage of conventional energy sources. The instant invention is concerned with method and apparatus for the stable alignment of mirrors inside transparent micro balls with the plane of the mirror perpendicular to the aligning electric field... Agent: Mario Rabinowitz

20080137174 - Adaptive phase mask for producing a phase shift in incident light: Systems and methods for shifting the phase of incident light to induce a continuous phase variation in an azimuthal direction. A phase mask apparatus includes a conical mirror assembly and a flexible annular reflector that substantially surrounds at least a portion of the conical mirror assembly. The flexible annular reflector... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080137172 - Array of graduated pre-tilted mems mirrors: An array of MEMS devices is formed on a planar substrate having in each of a plurality of annular regions or sectors a plurality of MEMS mirrors of substantially identical structure, wherein the MEMS mirrors in each region have an identical pre-tilt. The pre-tilt is achieved by embedding each dual-axis... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080137173 - Discretely controlled micromirror array device with segmented electrodes: This invention provides a discretely controlled micromirror array device comprising a plurality of micromirrors. The discretely controlled micromirror array device forms multiple surface profiles, wherein the rotational and translational motion of each micromirror is discretely controlled by selectively activating different groups of segmented electrodes using a control circuitry. The discretely... Agent: Stereo Display Inc.

20080137175 - Optical interference type of color display having optical diffusion layer between substrate and electrode: An optical interference color display comprising a transparent substrate, an inner-front optical diffusion layer, a plurality of first electrodes, a patterned support layer, a plurality of optical films and a plurality of second electrodes is provided. The inner-front optical diffusion layer is on the transparent substrate and the first electrodes... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080137176 - Components and methods for use in electro-optic displays: An electro-optic display (102), or a sub-assembly of such a display, comprising a layer of electro-optic material (108) on a backplane (100) is assembled using at least one release sheet (112, 116) or masking film having a resistivity not greater than about 1013Ω square. The use of such a release... Agent: David J Cole E Ink Corporation

20080137177 - Electrophoretic display: An electrophoretic display includes first and second display substrates that are opposite each other and an electrophoretic layer and a contact sensor interposed between the first and second display substrates. When the second display substrate is pressed, the contact sensor connects a common electrode of the second display substrate with... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, Plc

20080137178 - Reflection-type optical modulator module: Provided is a reflection-type optical modulation module. According to the reflection-type optical modulation module, an anti-reflective thin film is formed on the optical input/output side surface of a waveguide to reduce optical coupling loss, and also a high-reflective thin film is formed on the opposite side surface to feed back... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080137179 - Method and apparatus for controlling an optical amplifier for use in a passive optical network: An optical amplifier including an input port and an output port which are coupled together via a data signal line; an amplifier circuit; a gain control circuit coupled to the data signal line and operative for detecting the power level of a burst signal input into the optical amplifier at... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080137180 - Reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (r-soa) and superluminescent diode (sld): Provided are a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (R-SOA) and a superluminescent diode (SLD). The R-SOA includes: a substrate; an optical waveguide including a lower clad layer, an active layer independent of the polarization of light, and an upper clad layer sequentially stacked on the substrate, the optical waveguide comprising linear,... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080137181 - Modulation of covert airfield lighting fixtures: Airfield lighting fixtures, systems, and methods are described, including covert lighting fixtures, systems, and methods.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080137182 - Modulation of covert airfield lighting fixtures: Airfield lighting fixtures, systems, and methods are described, including covert lighting fixtures, systems, and methods.... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20080137183 - 8-mirror microlithography projection objective: A projection objective provides a light path for a light bundle from an object field in an object plane to an image field in an image plane. The projection objective includes a first mirror (S1), a second mirror (S2), a third mirror (S3), a fourth mirror (S4), a fifth mirror... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080137184 - Illumination system for surgical microscope: An illumination system and method of illuminating a surgical site are disclosed. One embodiment of the illumination system comprises: a composite illumination source, comprising a plurality of light sources operable to emit a plurality of collinear light beams; and an illumination lens, operable to receive and focus the plurality of... Agent: Alcon

20080137185 - Post-processing slide printer and methods of use: A slide printing system includes a printer comprising a slide stage and a print head, a first locking mechanism configured to hold a first slide-holding repository, and a slide handler configured to rotate about an axis for transporting a specimen slide from a slide-holding repository held in the first locking... Agent: Vista Ip Law Group LLP

20080137186 - Symmetrical projection screen: Disclosed herein is a symmetrical projection screen. The screen includes a front screen member and a rear screen member. The front and rear screen members are made of a hard material, such as metal, or a hard film. Between the front and rear screen members is disposed a shock-absorbing member.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080137187 - Polarizing plate, method for produce thereof, optical film, and image display therewith: A polarizing plate of the invention comprises a polarizing film; and a protective film bonded to one or both sides of the polarizing film with an adhesive layer or a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, wherein the adhesive layer or the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness of 52 nm... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080137188 - Wire grid polarizer and method of manufacturing the same: A wire grid polarizer includes a substrate adapted to transmit predetermined wavelengths of light, a plurality of dielectric wires extending parallel to one another along a first direction on the substrate, the dielectric wires including a dielectric material adapted to transmit the predetermined wavelengths of light, and a plurality of... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.c.

20080137189 - Conversion of the polarization of light via a composite half-wave plate: Systems and methods for converting linearly polarized light to azimuthally or radially polarized light. A composite half-wave plate assembly includes a plurality of angular half-wave plate sections. Each of the plurality of angular half-wave plate sections have two congruent sides that meet at an apex. The plurality of half-wave plates... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080137190 - Optical birefringence coronagraph: Systems and methods for attenuating light from undesired sources in a coronagraph apparatus are provided. The coronagraph includes a first imaging lens that receives light representing a desired image and an undesired central image and a reimaging system that mitigates the undesired central image. The reimaging system includes a composite... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080137191 - Transparent film, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display device: A transparent film is disclosed. The film comprises a domain in which the Nz value in the normal direction of the film surface shows monotonous increase from 0 to 1 or monotonous decrease from 1 to 0, and having an in-plane retardation Re at a wavelength of 550 nm falling... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080137192 - Lens module comprising at least one exchangeable optical element: Disclosed is a lens module, especially a projection lens for semiconductor lithography, comprising at least one replaceable optical element that is disposed in a lens housing. At least one gas exchange device is positioned in an area of the replaceable optical element in such a way that a receiving zone... Agent: Gray Robinson, P.a.

20080137193 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23) and a light diffusion layer (22). The first transparent layer includes an outer surface (210) and a plurality of first conical frustum protrusions (211) protruding out from the outer surface. The second transparent layer includes... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137194 - Diffractive filter: A diffractive optical filter comprises a bulk material (1) having a first refractive index, a volume diffraction grating structure (2,3) having a second, different, refractive index embedded in the bulk material (1), and a mirror (4) formed within or on the surface of the bulk material (1) behind the grating... Agent: Fish & Richardson, Pc

20080137195 - Sighting device: Providing a sighting device having a simple structure, being easy to manufacture and free from parallax. A sighting device comprises, in order from a target object side, a positive meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the target object and a negative meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge Pc

20080137204 - Antiglare light diffusing member: An antiglare light diffusing member is disclosed comprising a transparent base material; and an antiglare light diffusing layer including a binder matrix and a particle; wherein, as for the layer, arithmetic average roughness Ra1 (λc: 0.008 mm) on the basis of JIS-B0601-1994 is less than 0.008 μm, Ra2 (λc: 0.8... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080137196 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate (20) includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23) and a light diffusion layer (22). The light diffusion layer is between the first and second transparent layers. The light diffusion layer, the first and second transparent layers are integrally formed. The light diffusion... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137198 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer between the first and second transparent layers. The first transparent layer, the light diffusion layer, and the second transparent layer are integrally formed, with the first transparent layer in immediate contact with... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137199 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer is between the first and second transparent layers. The light diffusion layer, the first and second transparent layers are integrally formed. The light diffusion layer includes a transparent... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137200 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate (20) includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23) and a light diffusion layer (22). The light diffusion layer, the first and second transparent layers are integrally formed, with the first transparent layer and the second transparent layer in immediate contact with the... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137201 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate (20) includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23), and a light diffusion layer (22). The light diffusion layer and the first and second transparent layers are integrally formed, with each of the first transparent and second transparent layers in immediate contact with... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137202 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer between the first and second transparent layers. The above-described three layers are integrally formed, with the first transparent layer in immediate contact with the light diffusion layer, and the second transparent layer... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137203 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer is between the first and second transparent layers. The light diffusion layer, the first transparent layer, and the second transparent layer are integrally formed. The light diffusion layer... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137197 - Three-layered optical plate and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer is between the first and second transparent layers. The light diffusion layer, the first and second transparent layers are integrally formed. The light diffusion layer includes a transparent... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137206 - Film, manufacturing method thereof, polarization plate using the film, and liquid crystal, and display device using the polarizing plate: A film comprises: a transparent support; and an anti-glare layer having a haze value due to internal scattering of from 0 to 40% and a haze value due to surface scattering of from 0.3 to 20%.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080137205 - Shield for solar radiation collector: A solar concentrator may include a substantially planar surface, a curved primary mirror having a first perimeter, at least a portion of the first perimeter being in contact with the substantially planar surface, a secondary mirror disposed between the substantially planar surface and the curved primary mirror, the secondary mirror... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar Llc

20080137207 - Pattern mask for forming microlens, image sensor and fabricating method thereof: A pattern mask for forming a microlens includes mask pattern parts alternately arranged and corresponding to pixel regions in a matrix, wherein neighboring corners of the mask pattern parts overlap with each other.... Agent: The Law Offices Of Andrew D. Fortney, Ph.d., P.c.

20080137208 - System and method for optical image generator and injector: An apparatus, system and method are provided to inject an image into a viewing optical system, which is used for viewing a scene. An image injector includes first and second optical elements with first and second sides, respectively, and a reflective material. The first side adjoins the second side and... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080137209 - Lighting optical system: Disclosed is a lighting optical system, including: a lighting optical system, comprising, a light separating means for separating incident light into three colored lights according to wavelength bands, and progressing the three separate colored lights for the same amount of distance from a light source of the incident light through... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080137210 - Pyramidal microlens and camera lens structure using the same: A pyramidal microlens for observing hole wall structure and a camera lens structure using the microlens constructed by a cone and a hemisphere formed at the root of the cone, the tip part of which is placed into the observed hole wall, such that a user's naked eye may approach... Agent: Hdsl

20080137211 - Lens system and projector utilizing the same: A lens system includes, sequentially in that order from a magnifying side, a first lens group which makes up a substantially afocal optical system as a whole and a second lens group having a positive refractive power as a whole, and depending upon applications, a third lens group made up... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080137212 - Lens system and projector utilizing the same: A lens system includes, sequentially in that order from a magnifying side, a first lens group which makes up a substantially afocal optical system as a whole and a second lens group having a positive refractive power as a whole, the second lens group being configured to include, sequentially in... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080137213 - Electrowetting cell and method for driving it: The electrowetting cel (15) that is primarily to be used as a variable focus lens, comprises a liquid chamber (50) containing a first and a second immiscible fluid (51, 52), which are in contact across a meniscus (14) and of which the first fluid (51) is a polar and the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080137214 - Piezoelectricity-driving optical lens module: A piezoelectric-driven optical lens module is disclosed, including a lens body, a piezoelectric actuator for providing a driving force, and a position sensor for detecting position variations. The lens body includes at least a hollow base body, a lens barrel exhibiting axial and rotational freedom of movement positioned inside the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080137215 - Lens apparatus and image-pickup apparatus: Provided is a lens apparatus mounted to a camera including an image-pickup element, including: a focus lens means movable in an optical axis direction for focusing; a zoom lens unit; a zoom detector for detecting a zoom value of the zoom lens unit; an aperture-stop device; a stop-value detector; a... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.c. John J Torrente

20080137216 - Projection lens: A first lens group having a negative refractive power, an aperture diaphragm, and a second lens group having a positive refractive power are arranged in order from an enlargement side. A reduction side of a projection lens is made essentially telecentric. Further, cemented triplet lenses, each of which includes cemented... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080137217 - Uniformity correction system having light leak and shadow compensation: A system and method for uniformity correction having light leak and shadow compensation is provided. The system includes multiple correction elements and an optical compensation plate. Adjacent correction elements are separated by a gap. The optical compensation plate includes a pattern having multiple gap compensation segments. The pattern has an... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080137218 - Zoom lens and image pick-up apparatus: A zoom lens having a plurality of lens groups which performs zooming by changing distances between groups includes a reflective member to bend an optical axis which passes through the plurality of the lens groups. The plurality of lens groups includes, in order from an object side to an image... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080137219 - Imaging lens: An imaging lens includes: in order from an object side, an aperture diaphragm; a first lens of a positive lens having a convex surface on the object side; a second lens of a meniscus lens having a concave surface on the object side; and a third lens. The imaging lens... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080137220 - Light refracting device: A light refracting device includes: a mounting seat adapted for mounting at least one LED thereon; and at least one transparent cap mounted on the mounting seat and adapted to be capped on the LED. The cap defines an inner space and has a dome-shaped end portion that has a... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080137221 - Stretched membrane device: An improved device for reflecting, radiating, or receiving electromagnetic radiation, acoustic waves, or other energy forms through the use of a membrane stretched across a lightweight, round, frame structure. A near perfectly round and flat semi-rigid backplane surface (1) and a near perfectly round ring or stack of rings (2)... Agent: Douglas Evan Simmers

20080137222 - External light shielding film for display apparatus, method of manufacturing the same and filter for display apparatus having the same: Disclosed are an external light shielding film with a substrate including a transparent resin, an external light shielding pattern formed on a surface of the substrate and having a plurality of external light shielding parts including a light absorbing material, a method of manufacturing the external light shielding film, and... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080130074 - Anti-counterfeit security and methods for its production and verification: The security object comprises a substrate, a surface structure and a hologram layer. A volume hologram is arranged in the hologram layer. The hologram layer is deformed in homogeneously by the surface structure, which gives rise to readily detectable changes in the reflections from the volume hologram. These changes can... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080130075 - Hologram element, method for manufacturing the same, and hologram laser and optical pickup employing the hologram element: A hologram element is composed of a hologram element body shaped as a right prism having two rhombus-shaped bottom surfaces. A hologram is disposed on one bottom surface of the hologram element body, the hologram being divided by a division line into a plurality of regions having different grating periods.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080130076 - Illumination system particularly for microlithography: There is provided an illumination system for microlithography. The illumination system includes an optical element having a plurality of field raster elements, a plane in which a field is illuminated, and a grazing incidence mirror situated in a light path from the optical element to the plane, after the optical... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080130077 - Two-dimensional micro optical scanner: A two-dimensional micro optical scanner is provided. The two-dimensional micro optical scanner includes a first scanner with a first mirror pivoted in a first direction; a second scanner with a second mirror pivoted in a second direction; and an optical path changing member with a curved mirror. The optical path... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080130078 - Optical scanner and image forming apparatus: An optical scanner that performs scanning by deflecting plural light beams using a single deflector. The optical scanner includes plural pre-scanning optical systems configured to emit the plural light beams and each including a light source. A first of the pre-scanning optical systems emits a first of the light beams... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080130081 - Manufacturing method for stress compensated x-y gimbaled mems mirror array: A wafer-level manufacturing method produces stress compensated x-y gimbaled comb-driven MEMS mirror arrays using two SOI wafers and a single carrier wafer. MEMS structures such as comb drives, springs, and optical surfaces are formed by processing front substrate layer surfaces of the SOI wafers, bonding together the processed surfaces, and... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080130079 - Non-contacting electrostatically driven mems device: A microelectromechanical device has a movable first electrode and stationary second and third electrodes oriented parallel with the substrate. The first electrode is separated from the substrate and includes a first hinge oriented parallel to the substrate, with spaced apart extensions extending from opposing sides of the first electrode. The... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080130080 - Reflector for laser interrogation of three-dimensional objects: A digital control for light beams. A position of an output light beam is changed based on a digital input control formed of a plurality of bits. The device may use movable mirrors to change the position of the output light beams.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, Pc

20080130083 - Drive apparatus for an optical modulator with a ternary drive signal, optical transmitter, and optical transmission system: A drive apparatus for an optical modulator is provided with a signal supplying unit which supplies a ternary drive signal to the optical modulator; an amplitude adjusting unit which modulates an amplitude of the ternary drive signal based on a sub-signal, the frequency of the sub-signal being different from the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080130082 - Mems processing: Methods for forming a MEMS display device are provided. In one embodiment, a transparent substrate comprising an array of MEMS devices (e.g., interferometric modulators) formed thereon is annealed following removal of a sacrificial silicon layer. The array is subsequently encapsulated with a backplate comprising a desiccant. MEMS devices disposed below... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080130084 - Rapidly reconfigurable all-optical universal logic gate: A new reconfigurable cascadable all-optical on-chip device is presented. The gate operates by combining the Vernier effect with a novel effect, the gain-index lever, to help shift the dominant lasing mode from a mode where the laser light is output at one facet to a mode where it is output... Agent: Michael C. Staggs Attorney For Applicants

20080130085 - Permission device for electric safety lock: A permission device for an electric safety lock, particularly for inhibiting access to high-voltage areas, comprising high-voltage resistive elements, which receive in input the voltage of the area and are adapted to produce a voltage drop, a capacitive element being connected in series to the resistive element and being adapted... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20080130086 - Electrochromic device: An electrochromic device is disclosed, including two electrochromic elements, which are switched in a time separated manner. Each electrochromic element is arranged of electrochemically active material, and connected to a counter layer by a solidified electrolyte. In at least one embodiment, the electrochromic device further includes at least one resistive... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080130087 - Display device and electric apparatus using the same: In a display device including: a display space provided on a display surface side; and a conductive liquid sealed inside the display space so as to be operable, which is constituted so as to be able to change a display color on the display surface side according to an application... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080130088 - Display device with water-based electrolyte: A display device 1 comprises a base layer 2 and a top layer 4. A conduction layer 5 is applied to the base layer in a pattern, to form electrodes 6 and 8. These can be made of ITO coated with conductive PEDOT. An insulating isolation layer 14 is then... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080130089 - Method of fabricating mems devices (such as imod) comprising using a gas phase etchant to remove a layer: Improvements in an interferometric modulator that cavity defined by two walls.... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080130090 - Micromirror systems with concealed multi-piece hinge structures: Micromirror systems with concealed multi-piece hinge structures are provided for reflective applications. Generally, light is reflected by these structures adapted for three-dimensional tilt as well as up-and-down or out-of-plane actuation. Devices can be produced utilizing the various optional features described herein to provide miniaturized, highly controllable solutions for use in... Agent: Christopher M. Aubuchon

20080130091 - Electrophoretic display device and method of manufacturing the same: An electrophoretic display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The manufacturing method includes forming a first mother substrate that has a first thin structure, and forming a second mother substrate that has a second thin structure. The second mother substrate faces the first mother substrate. The manufacturing method... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080130092 - Light modulators: Various improvements in electrophoretic media and displays intended for use in light modulators are described. These improvements include index matching of the suspending fluid to a continuous phase surrounding the fluid, index matching of a capsule wall to a binder, planarization of a layer containing electrophoretic capsules before application of... Agent: David J Cole E Ink Corporation

20080130093 - Microscope system and method: The microscope (10) includes such main constructional parts as a light source assembly (12); and an optical system (16) configured according to the invention, and in the present example of microscope (generally imaging) system configuration includes also a detection unit (14) (shown in the figure in 5 dashed lines). The... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080130094 - Solid state optical scanners based on electro-optic graded index: An electro-optical scanner includes an optical transparent crystal. The electro-optical scanner further includes an electrode for applying a voltage on the optical transparent crystal for applying an electric field therein for generating a graded electro-optic effect in the transparent crystal for deflecting an optical beam projected therethrough. The electro-optical scanner... Agent: Bo-in Lin

20080130095 - Optical antenna array for harmonic generation, mixing and signal amplification: An optical antenna collects, modifies and emits energy at light wavelengths. Linear conductors sized to correspond to the light wavelengths are used. Nonlinear junctions of small dimension are used to rectify an alternating waveform induced upon the conductors by the lightwave electromagnetic energy. The optical antenna and junctions are effective... Agent: Donald N. Halgren

20080130096 - Optical antenna array for harmonic generation, mixing and signal amplification: An optical antenna collects, modifies and emits energy at light wavelengths. Linear conductors sized to correspond to the light wavelengths are used. Nonlinear junctions of small dimension are used to rectify an alternating waveform induced upon the conductors by the lightwave electromagnetic energy. The optical antenna and junctions are effective... Agent: Donald N. Halgren

20080130097 - Two-pump optical parametric devices having reduced stimulated raman scattering noise levels: Two-pump optical parametric devices (OPDs), and methods of operating the same, generate desired output signals and idlers having reduced stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) noise levels. When the two-pump OPD is used as a two-pump optical parametric amplifier (OPA), the pumps are polarized perpendicular to each other, and the lower-frequency sideband... Agent: Mendelsohn & Associates, P.c.

20080130098 - Control of a light source providing excitation light: A controller monitors output level variation rate of excitation light outputted by a light source in accordance with a drive current of the light source and provided to a rare-earth doped amplifying medium so that a signal light is amplified as the signal light travels through the amplifying medium. In... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080130099 - Inexpensive variable rep-rate source for high-energy, ultrafast lasers: System for converting relatively long pulses from rep-rate variable ultrafast optical sources to shorter, high-energy pulses suitable for sources in high-energy ultrafast lasers. Fibers with positive group velocity dispersion (GVD) and self phase modulation are advantageously employed with the optical sources. These systems take advantage of the need for higher... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080130102 - Fiber amplifier with integrated fiber laser pump: An optical system adapted to amplify an input signal includes an optical pump supporting the input signal and an optical pump beam. The optical pump includes an input port, a first active medium coupled to the input port, and a pump output coupled to the first active medium. The optical... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080130100 - High-efficiency, high-reliability fiber amplifier using engineered passband of photonic bandgap optical fiber: A fiber amplifier is configured such that its spontaneous emissions are filtered out at the instant of creation. The fiber optic amplifier combines the gain medium of the fiber optical amplifier with a continuous filter to filter out the spontaneous emissions to prevent spontaneously emitted photons from stealing gain from... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080130101 - Optical fiber amplifying module: The present invention relates to an optical fiber amplifying module equipped with a structure for stably attaining a high gain even when amplifying light having a low duty cycle. The optical fiber amplifying module comprises at least three amplification optical fibers successively arranged from an input connector to an output... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080130103 - Optical-scanning microscope examination apparatus: A clear image having suppressed blurring due to pulsing is obtained by in-vivo examination of biological tissue or various internal organs of mammals, including small laboratory animals. The invention provides an optical-scanning microscope examination apparatus including a light source; a light-transmitting member for transmitting light from the light source; a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080130104 - Fine tuning device: The invention concerns a fine tuning device for moving and/or tilting an object. The inventive fine tuning device is characterized in that a support element can rotate about an axis of rotation being guided by a guiding element. To provide tilting between the support element and the guide element, a... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20080130105 - Microscope with a slider: The invention is directed to a microscope with a slider for introducing optical elements into the beam path of the microscope. This slider has a holder for a plurality of optical elements and an actuation element by which the optical elements can be moved into the beam path.... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080130106 - Wide angle lens system having a distorted intermediate image: The wide angle lens system described herein allows projection devices (e.g., rear projection display devices) to be more compact than would otherwise be possible. The lens system includes a wide angle lens stage and a relay lens stage. When operating as a projection device, the relay lens stage projects a... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080130107 - Three-dimensional image display device, portable terminal device, display panel and fly eye lens: e

20080130108 - Endoscope assembly with a polarizing filter: An endoscope includes an imaging device, a first polarizing filter disposed in front of the imaging device, a light source, and a second polarizing filter disposed in front of the light source.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080130109 - Apparatus for providing a pattern of polarization: The present invention relates to a polarization pattern assembly for use in an illuminator and an apparatus for providing at least one polarization pattern in a pupil of an illuminator for a lithography system. A polarization pattern assembly for use in an illuminator having a pupil comprises a frame (110)... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080130110 - Optical element having periodic structure and optical apparatus using the same: An optical element includes a first periodic structure portion being formed on a base portion and having a one-dimensional periodic structure in which a first medium and a second medium with a smaller refractive index than that of the first medium are alternately disposed in a first direction, and a... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.l.p.

20080130111 - Photonic crystal, conjugated polymers suitable for photonic crystal, and a method for synthesizing conjugated polymers: The present invention relates to conjugated polymers and a method for their synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to electro-synthesis methods for producing polymers that include the use of at least one Lewis acid and at least one proton trap to form organic conjugated polymers having elevated refractive indices. In... Agent: Roetzel And Andress

20080130112 - Optical plate having three layers: An optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer between the first and second transparent layers. The first transparent layer, the light diffusion layer, and the second transparent layer are integrally formed, with the first transparent layer in immediate contact with the... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130114 - Optical plate having three layers: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer is between the first and second transparent layers. The light diffusion layer, the first and second transparent layers are integrally formed. The light diffusion layer includes a transparent... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130115 - Optical plate having three layers: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23) and a light diffusion layer (22). The first transparent layer includes an outer surface (210) and a plurality of spherical protrusions (211) protruding out from the outer surface. The second transparent layer includes an outer... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130116 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate (20) includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23) and a light diffusion layer (22). The first transparent layer includes an outer surface (210) and a plurality of spherical protrusions (211) protruding out from the outer surface. The second transparent layer includes an... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130117 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer is between the first and second transparent layers. The light diffusion layer, the first and second transparent layers are integrally formed. The light diffusion layer includes a transparent... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130119 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23) and a light diffusion layer (22). The first transparent layer includes an outer surface (210) and a plurality of semi-spherical protrusions (211) protruding out from the outer surface. The second transparent layer includes an outer... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130120 - Optical plate having three layers and backlight module with same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer (21), a second transparent layer (23) and a light diffusion layer (22). The first transparent layer includes an outer surface (210) and a plurality of semi-spherical protrusions (211) protruding out from the outer surface. The second transparent layer includes an outer... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130118 - Optical plate having three layers and method for manufacturing the same: An exemplary optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer is between the first and second transparent layers. The light diffusion layer, the first and second transparent layers are integrally formed. The light diffusion layer includes a transparent... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130113 - Optical plate having three layers and micro protrusions: An optical plate includes a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a light diffusion layer between the first and second transparent layers. The above-described three layers are integrally formed, with the first transparent layer in immediate contact with the light diffusion layer, and the second transparent layer in... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130121 - Film for display device, filter including film and display device including filter: A film for display device, a filter for display device including the film, and a display device including the filter are disclosed. The film for display device includes a plurality of first portions positioned to be spaced with a predetermined distance therebetween, and a plurality of second portions transmitting light.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080130123 - Anti-glare optical film and process for preparing the same: An anti-glare optical film which reduces in whitening of a screen without sacrificing anti-glare property, and a process for preparing the same. There is provided an anti-glare optical film has an irregular surface, wherein a ratio of areas of the surface having an inclination angle of 1° or less is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080130122 - Anti-reflection film and display device: An object is to provide an anti-reflection film which has an anti-reflection function capable of further reducing reflection of incident light from external, and has excellent visibility, and a display device having the anti-reflection film. A plurality of adjacent hexagonal pyramidal projections is geometrically provided, so that reflection of light... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080130124 - Reflection-safe receiver for power beaming: Embodiments of the invention include a power beam receiver that will not reflect light beyond the regulatory limits for human exposure, except along paths known to be without people. In one embodiment, a baffle is used to trap reflections from surfaces of the receiver. In a second embodiment, the power... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080130125 - Corradiator employing a wedge-shaped cross-section: A beam corradiator for combining two radiation beams, preferably movable beams independent from each other in at least one direction, to scan and/or influence a sample, preferably a manipulation system and an imaging system, with a partially reflecting layer being provided for the corradiation, wherein the thickness of the layer... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080130126 - User interface including composite images that float: User interfaces that includes one or more composite images that are perceived by an observer to be suspended in space relative to the user interface.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080130127 - Eyepiece lens and optical instrument comprising same: A diopter-adjustable eyepiece lens EL, comprising first through third lenses L1 through L3, satisfies the condition −0.9<S1<−0.3, wherein first lens L1 shape factor S1 denotes a shape factor of the first lens L1, Re1 denotes the radius of curvature of a concave surface of the first lens L1 on an... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge Pc

20080130128 - Optical apparatus: [Solving Means] At least one negative lens unit 1, a meniscus lens 2 that is convex on an object side, an aperture stop S, and a double-convex positive lens 3 are arranged in order from the object side. At least one of the lenses positioned on the object side of... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080130129 - Light transmissive articles and methods thereof: The present invention provides methods for controlling the optical properties of a light transmissive article. The method includes identifying a target window in an Abbe diagram comprising reference polymeric materials. The method further includes selecting a first polymeric material from the reference polymeric materials and compounding the first polymeric material... Agent: Sabic - Lexan Sabic Innovative Plastics - Ip Legal

20080130130 - Device suitable for placing components on a substrate: A device comprises an imaging device, a placement element connected to the imaging device for placing a component on a substrate, as well as an optical system having an optical axis. The placement element and the imaging device can be jointly moved relative to the optical system to at least... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080130131 - Image pickup apparatus: An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element and an optical system configured to form an image on the image pickup element. The optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080130132 - Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera: A zoom lens system comprising a first lens unit of negative power, a second lens unit of positive power and a third lens unit of positive power, wherein in zooming, the lens units move respectively along an optical axis so that an interval of first lens unit and second lens... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080130133 - Zoom lens system, lens barrel, imaging device and camera: A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element, wherein an interval between at least any two lens units is changed so that an optical image is formed with a continuously variable magnification, the zoom lens system comprises a first lens... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080130134 - Voice coil motor control device and method of driving the same, image pickup device: The present invention provides a control device capable of improving hysteresis characteristics of a voice coil motor (31) and attaining a suitable lens position without complicating the structure of the control device. As solving means of the invention, a voice coil motor control device (30) includes a driving current control... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080130135 - Lens assembly having movable lens: A lens assembly has an image pickup device incorporated therein, and includes a zoom lens for passage of light to the image pickup device. A cam mechanism moves the zoom lens along an optical axis. The cam mechanism includes a rotatable zoom ring for zooming operation by rotating about the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080130136 - Fine adjustment mechanism for zoom lens assembly: A fine adjustment mechanism for a zoom lens assembly having a zoom mechanism and for lineally moving the zoom mechanism is disclosed to include a barrel and an adjustment ring sleeved onto the barrel. The zoom mechanism is axially moveably mounted to the barrel. The first adjustment ring is provided... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080130137 - High-heat dissipation lighting lens: There is provided a lighting module (1) of the type having a solid-state light source (2), in particular a LED, a supporting plate (3), and a lens (4); the lens (4) has a recess (14) housing the light source (2); the lens (4) is supported by and projects from the... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080130138 - Radar apparatus and optical receiver thereof: A radar apparatus has a light receiver that includes a refractive body and a mirror on an opposite surface of the refractive body relative to an incidence surface of the refractive body for receiving an incident light from an outside of the radar apparatus. The refractive angle of the refractive... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080130139 - Optical device: An optical device includes a silicon substrate, and multiple columnar members. The columnar members are integrally formed with the silicon substrate and stand on a top surface of the silicon substrate. The columnar members are made of silicon oxide. Light enters the columnar members in a first direction and propagates... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080130140 - Optical lens system: An optical lens system includes a first lens having positive lens power; a second lens having negative lens power; a third lens having positive lens power; and a fourth lens having negative lens power, wherein the first through fourth lenses are sequentially arranged from a subject.... Agent: Cha & Reiter, Llc

20080130141 - Optical system and optical apparatus including optical system: An optical system includes a first optical element and a second optical element on at least one of an enlargement side and a reduction side relative to a point P at which a light axis and a paraxial chief ray intersect. Each of the first optical element and second optical... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080130142 - Lens system and projector using the same: A lens system is provided which includes, sequentially in that order from a magnifying side, a first lens group which makes up a substantially a focal optical system as a whole and a second lens group having a positive refractive power as a whole, and depending upon applications, a third... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080130143 - Subminiature imaging optical system: A subminiature imaging optical system including: a first lens having overall positive refractive power, the first lens including a first lens part having a convex object-side surface, a second lens part having an object-side surface in contact with an image-side surface of the first lens part and a third lens... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080130144 - Camera device: An exemplary camera device includes a barrel holder having a first central axis, a barrel having a second central axis, an image sensor disposed in the barrel holder, and at least one lens disposed in the barrel. The barrel is engaged in the barrel holder. The barrel holder includes a... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080130145 - Closing module for an optical arrangement: Closing module for an optical arrangement, in particular for an objective for microlithography, comprising an optically active closing element having a first axis and a holding device that fixes the closing element at least in the direction of the first axis, the holding device being configured for radial clamping of... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080130146 - System and method for focal length stabilization using active temperature control: An optical metrological system having a heat-generating light source coaxially mounted near a heat-sensitive lens. The system uses a temperature sensor to monitor the lens temperature and a heating element to heat the lens such that the lens operating temperature is greater than a maximum operating temperature of the light... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20080130147 - Prism, imaging device and lighting device including the same, and prism manufacturing method: A prism 30 includes a prism body 31 formed into a polygonal column. At least one ridge 35 of a plurality of ridges 35 of the prism body 31 is formed into a flat face 37. A joint part 38 between the flat face 37 and at least one 32,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080130149 - Interior rearview mirror system with compass: An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly, a casing having a reflective element, a compass sensor and a control. The compass sensor is disposed within the mirror casing and has a first magnetoresponsive sensing element and a second magnetoresponsive sensing element. The control... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080130148 - Time-lapsing mirror: Time-lapsing mirror methods and related systems.... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20080130150 - Mirror module for vehicle component and method of assembling a mirror module: A mirror module for a vehicle component, for example a sun visor, includes a module frame, a mirror connected to the module frame and a having a mirrored surface and a mirror cover supported at the mirrored surface of the mirror. The mirror cover includes a guide that allows the... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080130151 - Method and device to mount electronic devices vertically: A series of reflecting mirrors to transfer waves from a portable remote control device to control electronic devices where the wave receiving eye of the electronic device is not in uninterrupted alignment with the remote control device. A wave filter to block certain definable instructions from reaching the wave receiving... Agent: Uzi Ezra Havosha & Partners