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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8300313 | Method for manufacturing an optical transmission filter with extended out-of-band blocking In accordance with the invention, a filter is fabricated to take into account the effect of absorption by filter material. The method is exemplified by the fabricating of an ultraviolet light transmission filter for transmitting a band within the range 230-320 nanom... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8159749 | Antireflection coating and display device An antireflection coating is formed on a transparent substrate and includes an Al film having a transmittance of lower than 10% at a wavelength of 550 nm with a thickness of 25 nm and predominantly composed of aluminum (Al), and an Al—N film formed in at least one... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8120854 | Interference films having acrylamide layer and method of making same A method for forming a color shifting film on a support, the film comprising a reflective stack disposed adjacent to the support and an image is disclosed. The reflective stack comprises an at least partially transparent spacer layer comprising a substituted acrylam... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8045269 | Optical filter An optical filter has a multilayer thin film comprising first to i-th layers stacked in alternate layers of high and low refractive indices on a transparent substrate. Respective odd-numbered layers (high refractive index layers) and respective even-numbered layers ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040608 | System and method for self-interference fluorescence microscopy, and computer-accessible medium associated therewith Exemplary apparatus and/or method can be provided using which, it is possible to provide information associated with at least one portion of a sample. For example, at least one electro-magnetic radiation received from the at least one portion of the sample can be se... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8014071 | Light selective transmission filter The present invention provides a light selective transmission filter which selectively shields light and has a high transmittance of light at a specific wavelength such as visible rays, and which has a sufficiently reduced thickness and excellent heat resistance. Th... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004764 | Color compensating retinal safety filter A filter and method for filtering an optical beam are disclosed. One embodiment of the filter is an optical filter for filtering an incident light beam, comprising an optically effective material characterized by: a light transmittance of less than 1% for wavelength... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000013 | Tinted lenses that correct for high order aberrations Disclosed herein are photopolymerizable compositions and formulations that comprise photochromic dyes, photochromic blue light blocking dyes, permanent dyes, permanent blue blocking dyes, and/or their combinations. In some variations, these formulations are suited f... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7952805 | Solar control film A transparent solar control film may have a single or multiple layer core that includes at least one layer of an orientated thermoplastic polymer material. Infrared radiation absorbing nanoparticles that preferentially absorb at least about 100 times more infrared r... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7944613 | Optical module having three or more optically transparent layers A light dispersion filter is composed of three or more optically transparent layers each having a value equal to the value of the product of the refractive index and thickness of the optically transparent layer and transmitted light, and a plurality of partially ref... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7773302 | Low cost filter for fluorescence systems Consistent with the present disclosure, a filter is provided by depositing a coating a substrate. The coating, which may include a plurality of hard-coating layers, has an associated transmission characteristic having a passband, as well as extended blocking. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7495832 | Light dispersion filter and optical module A light dispersion filter is composed of three or more optically transparent layers each having a value equal to the value of the product of the refractive index and thickness of the optically transparent layer and transmitted light, and a plurality of partially ref... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7436596 | Optical sensor based on surface electromagnetic wave resonance in photonic band gap materials and method for using same A sensing method and apparatus using photonic band gap multilayered material. Photonic band gap multi-layers are formed from alternating layers of higher refractive index and lower refractive index materials, and may be deposited or disposed on a optically transpare... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428102 | Optical element An optical element which includes an optical block having a cavity part formed on an optical path and an inclined face formed in an internal face of the cavity part at a prescribed inclining angle with respect to a traveling direction of light. Multilayer films of t... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420735 | Transmission type diffraction grating A transmission diffraction optical element is presented in which ridges having a roughly rectangular cross-section shape are disposed parallel to each other at a regular pitch at the surface of a substrate. Striped thin-film layers are formed on these ridges and a t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418206 | Control method of wavelength dispersion compensator, and wavelength dispersion compensator It is an object of the present invention to provide a control technique for reducing wavelength dependence of wavelength dispersion values and also for suppressing a change in wavelength transmission characteristic with a temperature variation or the like, in a VIPA... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417219 | Effect of the plasmonic dispersion relation on the transmission properties of subwavelength holes Using a realistic plasmonic model, an optically thick electrically conductive film with subwavelength hole or holes therein is shown to always support propagating modes near the surface plasmon frequency, where cross-sectional dimensions of the hole or holes are les... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7405880 | Multilayer optical filter In one aspect, the invention features articles that include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface contiguous with the first surface. The first and second surfaces are non-coplanar. A first multilayer film is disposed on the first surface. A second ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405873 | UV-bandpass filter and application to UV-detecting apparatus or light-emitting apparatus A UV-bandpass filter for transmitting therethrough light having a wavelength included in a UV-region. The bandpass filter is an optical filter including a thin silver film; wherein the thin silver film includes an entrance face and an exit face opposing the entrance... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400458 | Imaging optics with wavelength dependent aperture stop An imaging system includes a wavelength dependent aperture stop, which transmits light with different ranges of wavelengths through apertures of different diameters. Thus, different colored light will have different F-stops, which can be selected based on the power ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397604 | Narrow bandpass filter assemblies for solar telescopes The invention relates to the combination of lower transmittance etalons with higher transmittance filters, including use of a single circular polarizer with high efficiency and optical performance for its filtered polarization, to achieve necessary throughput of a n... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394986 | Flat top optical filtering component The invention relates to wavelength-selective optical filters for allowing light of a narrow optical spectral band, centered around a wavelength (λc) to pass through them, while reflecting the wavelengths lying outside this band. According to the inventi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385763 | Thick film multilayer reflector with tailored layer thickness profile A multilayer reflector useable to reflect or transmit light over the visible wavelength range includes optically thick constituent layers. The optical thickness of the constituent layers through the thickness of the reflector defines a layer thickness profile. The l... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379224 | Electrochromic rearview mirror assembly incorporating a display/signal light According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electrochromic rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an electrochromic mirror having a variable reflectivity, a glare sensor for sensing levels of light directed towards the front element from the re... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369312 | Thin layered micro optics polarization converter A thin optic electro magnetic radiation polarization converter, available in various combinations, used to convert non-polarized radiation into a single polarization state, which may be utilized in many devices requiring polarized radiation. A unique geometric confi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369314 | Optical filter and optical instrument In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362506 | Ultra-bright light engine for projection displays A projector incorporating a prism and a plurality of light valves for modulating light that passes though the prism, wherein the color splitting-converging prism includes a dichroic coating having multiple layers of high and low index of refraction and ¼ wavelength... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355792 | CWDM filter for eliminating noise A CWDM filter of the present invention comprises a substrate; a first portion formed on the substrate having at least two first stacking structures; a second portion superposed on the first portion including at least two second stacking structures; and a first match... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354779 | Topography compensated film application methods Methods for applying topographically compensated film in a semiconductor wafer fabrication process are disclosed. The processes include premapping a surface of a wafer so as to determine the local topography (e.g., z-height) of the wafer and then applying a variable... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355195 | Method and apparatus for associating patient and exposure related data with a radiation image Patient identification data and/or exposure related data or a code uniquely identifying at least one of these data is transferred shortly before or during exposure to a radio-frequency tag or the like coupled to a radiation detector. Transfer may be executed through... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355684 | Interferometric signal conditioner for measurement of the absolute length of gaps in a fiber optic Fabry-Perot interferometer A method and apparatus for quantitatively measuring the distance of an unknown variable gap is disclosed. Light is provided to two Fabry-Perot interferometers arranged in a series, one spanning the unknown gap and the other spanning a controllably variable gap. Mean... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350929 | Method for controlling a lighting device A method for controlling a lighting device that consists of at least a lighting source, a color sequential device and a single light valve consisting of an array of light processing elements that are controlled by bits, the method comprising the steps of emitting a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342715 | Multilayer film reflector for soft X-rays and manufacturing method thereof A multilayer film reflector for X-rays has alternately stacked layers formed on a substrate and comprising a layer (high refractive index layer) comprising a material having a large difference between a refractive index to soft X-ray and a refractive index in vacuum... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342254 | Light-emitting device having a diffractive film on its light-output face and manufacturing method therefor Affords efficiently and at low cost practical, tiny light-emitting devices having an optically diffractive film on their light-output face. A light-emitting device (LD) includes a diffractive film (DF) formed on its light-output face; the diffractive film includes a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342712 | Filters, including optical filters, having equal group delay ripple and minimized phase non-linearity within their pass bands The present invention provides an optical telecommunications network that includes at least one of a filter having equal group delay ripple and minimized phase non-linearity which is formed by the process including limiting at least one of the group delay ripple and... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342716 | Multiple cavity low-emissivity coatings Multiple cavity low-emissivity coatings. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each include silver. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339728 | Low-emissivity coatings having high visible transmission and low solar heat gain coefficient Low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective to infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each include silver. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333266 | CWDM filter A CWDM filter of the present invention comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes at least two Fabry-Perot cavity structures, and the second portion comprises a non λ/4 multi-layer structure which has a plurality of alternately super... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324283 | Optical filter and optical instrument In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321467 | Anti-reflection coating layer and design method thereof An anti-reflection coating layer is formed between an under layer and a photoresist layer. The anti-reflection coating is characterized in a refraction value (n) of the anti-reflection coating layer, wherein n is a constant, and an extinction coefficient (k) of the ... | 01/22/2008 |
