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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7995260 | Light scanning device and image forming apparatus A light scanning device is provided. The light scanning device includes: an oscillating mirror which oscillates rotationally and reflects a light beam to be scanned over a scanning range, the scanning range including a first scanning range and a second scanning rang... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7956318 | Optical scanning device and optical scanning method having a light deflector, separation optical system and light beam detecting device An optical scanning device includes a light source, a light deflector for deflecting and scanning a light beam from the light source, a scanning imaging optical system for imaging the light beam via the light deflector onto a scanned face, a light beam detecting dev... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956319 | Deformable mirror device with oscillating states for providing smaller controllable adjustment of light intensity A mirror device including: a mirror arranged on a substrate, supported by a hinge, and arranged substantially parallel to the substrate; a plurality of address electrodes for deflecting the mirror to an ON state, an OFF state, or an oscillating state; and a drive ci... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7928357 | High speed scanning platform for microarray scanner The invention provides a scanning platform for high speed scanning of microarrays. The platform uses a novel flexible a metal strip/wheel linear driving system to convert rotary movement of motors into linear movement, thereby drives movement of a stage/microarray i... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7838818 | Light-stimulus illumination apparatus which scans light-stimulus laser light in a direction intersecting an optical axis The invention provides a light-stimulus illumination apparatus comprising a light source for emitting light-stimulus laser light; a scanning unit including at least one acousto-optic device for scanning the light-stimulus laser light emitted from the light source in... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7773281 | Beam irradiation apparatus A beam irradiation apparatus includes: an optical element which changes a travel direction of a laser beam by being rotated in a predetermined direction; an actuator which rotates the optical element in the direction; a refractive element which is disposed in the ac... | 08/10/2010 |
| RE41375 | Resonant beam scanner with raster pinch compensation A MEMs scanning device has a variable resonant frequency. In one embodiment, the MEMs device includes a torsion arm that supports an oscillatory body. In one embodiment, an array of removable masses are placed on an exposed portion of the oscillatory body and select... | 06/15/2010 |
| RE41374 | Frequency tunable resonant scanner and method of making A MEMs scanning device has a variable resonant frequency. In one embodiment, the MEMs device includes a torsion arm that supports an oscillatory body. In one embodiment, an array of removable masses are placed on an exposed portion of the oscillatory body and select... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7589316 | Scanning beam imaging with adjustable detector sensitivity or gain A scanning beam assembly comprising: a beam generator to generate a beam of radiation, an oscillating reflector configured to deflect the beam at varying angles of excursion to yield a scanned beam that scans a field of view, an optical detector that detects light r... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7576315 | Scanning type image display apparatus having a synchronization control circuit and a light transmitting area on the last surface of a scanning optical system A scanning type image display apparatus includes a synchronization control circuit that enables a scanning unit to synchronize the forward paths and backward paths. The scanning type image display apparatus comprises a light source, scanning unit for scanning the li... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7557341 | Optical system and projector utilizing the same The optical system comprises a light source, a first optical element, a projecting lens, and an electromagnetic-wave sensor. Light from the light source passes the first optical element and the lens sequentially to reach a screen, and light reflected by the screen p... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7476847 | Adaptive image reading apparatus and control method of the apparatus The invention alters the light emission proportion of each of five LEDs for each of a plurality of accumulation cycles in a main scanning direction, in accordance with light emission conditions that are configured in the lighting condition register, causes the emiss... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473888 | Display with compensated light source drive A MEM s scanning device has a variable resonant frequency. In one embodiment, the MEMs device includes a torsion arm that supports an oscillatory body. In one embodiment, an array of removable masses are placed on an exposed portion of the oscillatory body and selec... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7468508 | System for and method of projecting an image and adjusting a data frequency of a video signal during image projection A composite laser beam is swept as a pattern of scan lines on a projection surface, and selected pixels arranged along each scan line are illuminated to project an image of high quality and in color. A data frequency of a video signal supplied by a host is matched t... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7436564 | Light scanning apparatus and method to prevent damage to an oscillation mirror in an abnormal control condition via a detection signal outputted to a controller even though the source still emits light A light scanning apparatus makes a light beam scan along a main scanning direction on an effective scanning region having a predetermined width. A deflector includes an oscillation mirror which deflects the light beam and makes the light beam scan a second scanning ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7390998 | Raster microscope and method for the analysis of biological samples by means of a raster microscope having a manipulation light beam and excitation light beam successively illuminated with a temporal interval Disclosed is a method for analyzing biological samples by means of a scanning microscope. According to said method, at least one screen dot is repeatedly and successively illuminated with a manipulating light beam and an exciting light beam. The interval between the... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391003 | Apparatus and method for adjusting write start position of a scanning light beam of an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a latent image forming unit in which a light beam scans in a second scan region wider than a first scan region. The light beam is modulated in accordance with an image signal within the range of the first scan region for every sca... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388181 | Apparatus for adjusting applied voltage in display system using diffractive optical modulator Disclosed herein is an apparatus for adjusting applied voltage in a display system using a diffractive optical modulator. The apparatus for adjusting applied voltage can measure the intensity of diffracted light emitted from the diffractive optical modulator, and ad... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385165 | Multibeam type scanning microscope A multibeam type scanning microscope that has N beams, wherein the system is devised so that the respective beams perform scanning in LM stages in the Y direction at maximum magnification where the discrete scanning direction is the Y direction, thus perf... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385169 | Contact image sensor and methods for aligning a light element array substrate thereof A contact image sensor is provided including a housing, a slit plate a lens, one or two light sources and a light-receiving element array mounted on a light-receiving element array substrate. The housing contains the slit plate, the lens, the one or two light source... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7372015 | Beam detector and light scanner unit having the same A beam detector includes a beam detection sensor to receive a light beam emitted from a light source of a light scanning unit and to generate a synchronous signal, a slit member having a slit formed therein to control a time to generate the synchronous signal of the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369327 | Variable optical-property element and optical apparatus including the same A variable optical-property element includes a liquid crystal the pitch of twist is less than 60 times the wavelength of light used, so that a spatially uneven electric or magnetic field or temperature is applied to the liquid crystal to thereby form an index distri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368706 | Light scanning device A light scanning device, including a light source including plural light emitting elements arranged linearly, a deflection section that deflects plural light beams emitted from the light source to scan a surface to be scanned, a photosensor that receives at least on... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365764 | Scanning optical apparatus and color image forming apparatus using the same A scanning optical apparatus includes a light source capable of being modulated, a deflecting element for deflecting and scanning a beam emitted from the light source, a scanning optical element for imaging the deflected beam into a spot shape on a scanned surface, ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358507 | Liquid removal in a method and device for irradiating spots on a layer For irradiating a layer (3) a radiation beam (7) is directed and focused to a spot (11) on the layer (3), relative movement of the layer (3) relative to the optical element (59) is caused so that, successively, different por... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358478 | Multiparallel three dimensional optical microscopy system A system for imaging of a sample is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of detectors which are each focussed at a respective focal plane in a sample volume. The system also includes light selection optics positioned between the plurality of detectors and the ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349098 | Simultaneous beam-focus and coherence-gate tracking for real-time optical coherence tomography Method and apparatus for achieving dynamic focus tracking during real-time optical coherence tomography (OCT) by simultaneously implementing geometric focus tracking (GFT) and coherence gate tracking (CGT). GFT tracking involves changing a position of the focal poin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348548 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method A printer has a laser emitter for emitting a laser beam to irradiate a surface of a photosensitive member; a reflector, disposed at a position on a laser beam path defined by the laser emitter and the photosensitive member, for reflecting the laser beam emitted by t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346261 | Image display apparatus There disclosed is an image display apparatus having a light source, a scanning member for deflecting a light from the light source to scan a predetermined surface with the light to form a two-dimensional image thereon, a first optical system for guiding a light def... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339148 | Confocal microscope A scanning optical microscope including: a light source; a lens for altering the cross-sectional shape aspect ratio of a beam of light emitted from the light source; at least one lens for converging beams of light of different cross-sectional shape aspect ratio to c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339713 | Optical beam scanner, image forming device, and optical beam scanning method An optical beam scanner includes a driving unit rotating a rotary polygon mirror that deflects and scans an optical beam; a rotation position detection unit; a rotation control unit controlling the driving unit in accordance with a rotation reference signal and an o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332710 | Method and apparatus for determining a scan boundary in an image scanner A light source control method and apparatus of an image scanner is disclosed. The invention utilizes a determination means and an illumination control device to perform partial or full illumination and adjust brightness so that the light source can be operated more ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321114 | Apparatus and method for beam drift compensation An apparatus and method for maintaining a desired position of a collimated light beam are provided. An optical system includes one or more passive optical elements movably positioned in the beam path. Beam position is responsive to movement of at least one of the pa... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315039 | Confocal microspectroscope There is disclosed a confocal microspectroscope comprising an excitation light source having two or more semiconductor light sources formed on the same chip by a semiconductor process and covering a predetermined wavelength region, a semiconductor light source contr... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312919 | Wide field of view and high speed scanning microscopy A wide field of view scanning microscope includes a light source, a light detector, optics, a scanning assembly, a translation system, and a data collection control and processing unit. The scanning assembly is constructed to provide from the light source a light be... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312467 | Device and method for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer An apparatus and associated method for reading out X-ray information of an X-ray picture stored in a phosphor layer includes: an irradiation device for irradiating the phosphor layer with a stimulating light beam to be moved along a line over the phosphor layer, and... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312920 | Confocal microscope A confocal microscope including a first condenser optical system that condenses light from a light source onto a sample; a pinhole member having a pinhole; a second condenser optical system that condenses light from the sample into the pinhole; a polygon mirror havi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310193 | System and method for manufacturing an assembly including a housing and a window member therein Described is an assembly, which includes a housing and a window member therein. Also, described is a method and system for manufacturing such assembly. In particular, a first part and a second part are approximated into a molding configuration to create a first mold... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303289 | Projection type display apparatus A projection type display apparatus includes a projection portion for projecting an image onto a surface to be projected, a light receiving portion disposed apart from the projection portion by a base line length and used for detecting a reference image projected on... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304777 | Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same An overfilled optical scanning apparatus has an incidence optical system for converging a light beam onto a deflection surface of a light deflector which has a plurality of deflection surfaces, and an imaging optical system for imaging the deflected light beam onto ... | 12/04/2007 |
