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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| 8120831 | Mechanical device for switching an optical lens filter for a camera A mechanical device for selectively inserting an optical lens filter, such as day optical filter and a night optical filter, into an optical path of a camera in accordance with light intensity and/or a signal from a user or timer. The device for switching an optical... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7542191 | Optical scanning device, printing apparatus, and method for adjusting oscillation amplitude of oscillating mirror An optical scanning device is provided. The optical scanning device includes an oscillating mirror which has a pair of electrodes and a mirror oscillator, and which deflects a light beam; a driving unit which applies a wave-like driving signal to the pair of electro... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7466467 | Method and apparatus for generating an angular sweep of a directed propagation of electromagnetic radiation An angular sweep of a directed propagation of electromagnetic radiation is generated by a first oscillating or vibrating reflector that cooperates with at least one fixed reflector. Electromagnetic radiation, for example a laser beam, incident upon the first reflect... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7433109 | Scanning optical system and scanning optical device There is provided a scanning optical system used with a deflection mirror that produces sinusoidal vibrations. The scanning optical system includes a first lens having a positive power, and a second lens having a negative power. In this configuration, the first lens... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420449 | Mirror actuating device for projection systems A magnetic actuator utilizes a single magnet and two voice coils to rotate a mirror between two angular positions with respect to a rest state. A magnetic field assembly applies magnetic flux across the voice coils. An upper plate and a lower plate are held together... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404909 | 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 s... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400827 | Camera provided with optical finder According to the present invention, light from a taking lens is reflected by a quick return mirror in a lateral direction of a body unit. Then, after passing through a screen, the light is reflected toward an upper side of the body unit by a second mirror except par... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397592 | Beam irradiation apparatus, beam irradiation method, and method for manufacturing a thin film transistor A galvanometer mirror rotates in one direction when the galvanometer mirror is used. A spot can be scanned on an irradiated surface at a more constant speed by rotating the galvanometer mirror and by using the inertia. Moreover, it is preferable to make the galvanom... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388713 | Optical scanning microscope with linear scanning Optical scanning microscope with linear scanning and with illumination of a specimen via a beam splitter, which is arranged in an objective pupil and includes at least a reflecting first portion and at least a transmitting second portion, whereby the reflecting port... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7372616 | Complex microdevices and apparatus and methods for fabricating such devices Various embodiments of the invention are directed to various microdevices including sensors, actuators, valves, scanning mirrors, accelerometers, switches, and the like. In some embodiments the devices are formed via electrochemical fabrication (EFAB™). ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365892 | Scanned light display system using array of collimating elements in conjunction with large numerical aperture light emitter array A scanned light display system includes a light emitter array having a plurality of light sources operable to emit diverging light and an array of collimating elements positioned so that each of the collimating elements receive at least a portion of the light emitte... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362493 | Micromirror and post arrangements on substrates A micromirror of a micromirror array of a spatial light modulator used in display systems comprises a mirror plate attached to a hinge that is supported by two posts formed on a substrate. Also the mirror plate is operable to rotate along a rotation axis that is par... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359102 | Driving method for galvano scanner A galvano scanner system has a galvano scanner and a scanner driver for driving the scanner, wherein a microcomputer for generating commands in which digital data representing a drive pattern of the scanner is written is mounted in the scanner driver. The microcompu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355781 | Spatial light modulator with perforated hinge A spatial light modulator (SLM) is disclosed that increases speed and efficiency of an SLM through the use of a perforated hinge. The hinge may take many forms, but generally includes an elongated body having holes therein along its longitudinal direction. One or mo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349141 | Method and post structures for interferometric modulation An interferometric modulator includes a post structure comprising an optical element. In a preferred embodiment, the optical element in the post structure is a reflective element, e.g., a mirror. In another embodiment, the optical element in the post structure is an... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342702 | Light deflecting method and apparatus efficiently using a floating mirror Method of deflecting light includes the steps of providing a substrate and forming a supporting member on the substrate. Next forming step forms electrodes at predetermined positions on the substrate. Next forming step forms a plate-like-shaped thin film member incl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336409 | Miniature flexure based scanners for angle multiplexing The present invention provides a spatial flexure comprising: a base section; an end section; and an intermediate laterally contracting and expanding section connecting the base and end sections, whereby when the intermediate section laterally expands or contracts, t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324252 | Electromagnetic scanning micro-mirror and optical scanning device using the same An electromagnetic scanning micro-mirror is provided with a magnetic field generator for supplying a magnetic field, a mirror plate having a reflective plane and a frame structure attached to a rear surface of the reflective plane, a substrate to surround the mirror... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7312912 | Optical scanning apparatus, optical writing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and method of driving vibration mirror An optical scanning apparatus includes a vibration mirror having a mirror surface that reflects an optical beam. A pair of torsion beams swingably support the mirror. The mirror is vibrated in a sealed space whose pressure is adjusted such that a characteristic of t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309620 | Use of sacrificial layers in the manufacture of high performance systems on tailored substrates The invention relates to methods for preparing a removable system on a mother substrate. The method deposits a high surface to volume sacrificial layer on a mother substrate and stabilizes the sacrificial layer by a) removing volatile chemical species in and on the ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303295 | Rear view mirror assembly and system A rear view mirror assembly including a housing and a mirror frame mounted in the housing. A pivot base sub-assembly is rotatably mounted in the housing and in mechanical communication with the mirror frame. A stored energy device is fixed to the housing and coupled... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300157 | Pixel-shifting projection lens assembly to provide optical interlacing for increased addressability A projection display system includes a projection lens assembly that has multiple projection lens elements that are configured to receive light imparted with display information by a pixelated display device. The projection lens elements project the light toward a d... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301692 | Micro mirror and method for fabricating the same Disclosed is a micro mirror having a structure improved to have an increased driving angle while being driven in high speed. The micro mirror comprises a rotatable mirror section that reflects light, a pair of spring sections for supporting the mirror section and se... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290884 | Display device having resolution improving apparatus for project-type display device A concept of improving a resolution by using human's visual characteristics is provided. Bu the present invention, an image can be displayed at a more improved resolution than an actual physical resolution, thereby obtaining the same effect that the resolution is ph... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286764 | Reconfigurable modulator-based optical add-and-drop multiplexer An optical add and drop multiplexer system comprising a first module for providing a first signal; a second module for providing a second signal; and a modulator for receiving a channel of the first signal at a first location, the first location configured to actuat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280263 | Reflective spatial light modulator A micro-mirror array that is useful, for example, in a reflective spatial light modulator. In one embodiment, the micro mirror array includes spacer support walls, a vertical torsion hinge, and a mirror plate, all being fabricated from a single wafer. The micro-mirr... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279812 | Light direction assembly shorted turn A light direction assembly comprises a tip-tilt platform having a light direction member and at least one current coil coupled to the tip-tilt platform. The light direction assembly also includes a plurality of magnetic producing devices that are positioned in close... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277213 | Aperture plate and related system and method An aperture plate includes an opening and a surface adjacent to the opening. The opening passes electromagnetic energy such as light to a reflector that is aligned with the opening and that directs the electromagnetic energy to a location. The surface reflects incid... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268935 | Projection system An apparatus includes a mirror array to form a projected image that includes pixels. The apparatus also includes a circuit to, for each pixel, control the mirror array to selectively combine reflected light from at least two mirrors of the array to regulate an inten... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262894 | Method for aligning bi-directional images in a mirror display A mirror display system comprising a multiplicity of scan lines that are combined to generate an image. The multiplicity of scan lines are orthogonally positioned in response to a slow speed cyclic drive signal (for example, sinusoidal or repetitive triangular shape... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253941 | Hinge design for enhanced optical performance for a micro-mirror device An apparatus for use with a digital micro-mirror includes a hinge disposed outwardly from a substrate. The hinge is capable of at least partially supporting a micro-mirror disposed outwardly from the hinge. The micro-mirror is capable of being selectively transition... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244035 | Device for deflecting a laser beam An apparatus for deflecting a laser beam includes a deflecting mirror disposed in a holder, a lever, a rotatable coupler, and a drive member. The mirror is pivotable about a first pivot axis lying on a surface of the mirror, and the holder is rotatable about a secon... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242506 | Optical deflector There is provided an optical deflector which has a control means for controlling deflection portion so as to deflect a deflection light beam at a desirable maximal deflection angle. According to the optical deflector, a scanning amplitude of the deflection portion c... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239436 | Method for aligning consecutive scan lines on bi-directional scans of a resonant mirror A method for aligning consecutive scan lines of a mirror based visual system produced by the bi-directional scan of a resonant mirror is disclosed. The actual position for the mirror is determined or measured by any suitable method. The measured position of the mirr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236299 | Compact periscopic beam director A periscopic beam director is disclosed. The periscopic beam director can be configured with a hemispheric field of regard, in a volume that minimizes external structure or dome size when mounted on a host vehicle (e.g., airplane or UAV). One embodiment combines a R... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7221495 | Thin film precursor stack for MEMS manufacturing This invention provides a precursor film stack for use in the production of MEMS devices. The precursor film stack comprises a carrier substrate, a first layer formed on the carrier substrate, a second layer of an insulator material formed on the first layer, and a ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188831 | Flexure-type suspension system providing for three degrees of freedom and flexure-type positioning assembly based thereon Suspension system comprising a flat spring member having four legs. The legs are symmetrically arranged with respect to the center position of the spring member and each of the legs has a longitudinal axis and an end portion. A suspension frame is provided to suppor... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187100 | Dimensions for a MEMS scanning mirror with ribs and tapered comb teeth A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) mirror device includes an mirror, bonding pads, springs, and beams connected to the mirror. The mirror has a width greater than 1000 and less than 1200 microns, a length greater than 4000 and less than 5500 microns, and a thi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182463 | Pixel-shifting projection lens assembly to provide optical interlacing for increased addressability A projection display system includes a projection lens assembly that has multiple projection lens elements that are configured to receive light imparted with display information by a pixelated display device. The projection lens elements project the light toward a d... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178433 | Processing apparatus, processing method and diamond tool A processing apparatus is provided with a diamond tool. When a first edge portion is made as X axis, a tip end peak point of a rake face is made as an intercept (0, y) on Y axis, and the rake face is projected in the first quadrant on an X-Y plane, a shape be... | 02/20/2007 |
