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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8120863 | Device for sampling a plurality of parts of a light beam Device for sampling a plurality of parts of a light beam, comprised of at least one optical component which comprises a plate made of a material which is transparent to the light beam, where this plate has first and second faces which are flat and parallel, and a th... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8094393 | Reflectors made of linear grooves An embodiment of a method of designing a grooved reflector comprises selecting two given wavefronts; and designing two surfaces meeting at an edge to form a groove such that the rays of each of the given wavefront become rays of a respective one of the given wavefro... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7982983 | Ultra broad band beam steering apparatus and method using chalcogenide-based Risley combination-prism pair Beam steering apparatus is presented having a Risley double-prism pair with first and second double-prisms disposed along an optical path, where one or more of the prisms are made from a chalcogenide glass material. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978426 | Prism and optical device A prism (10) is in the form of a polygonal prism and has a first optical surface (11), a second optical surface (12) and a third optical surface (13) formed on different surfaces of the prism. A light entrance region (11a) i... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7911722 | Composition for forming prism layer and prism film manufactured using the same A composition for forming a prism layer and a prism film manufactured using the same. The composition for forming a prism layer includes a UV-curable monomer A, including a fluorene derivative diacrylate monomer represented by Formula 1 or 2; a UV-curable monomer B,... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7755860 | Prism sheet An exemplary prism sheet includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface defines a plurality of elongated V-shaped grooves, and the elongated V-shaped grooves are parallel to each other. The second surface defines a plural... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7724456 | Multidirectional simultaneous observation optical system, image reading device, image reading method, and multidirectional simultaneous observation combined optical system A multidirectional simultaneous observation optical system is composed of, as shown in FIG. 2, side image acquiring prism systems (145A, 145B) and so forth for acquiring side images of an object (11) and bottom image acquiring prism syste... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7710669 | Etendue efficient combination of multiple light sources A multi-colored illumination system including a beam combiner. The beam combiner includes two triangular prisms and a filter for transmitting a first light and reflecting a second light, each light having a different wavelength. The beam combiner combines the transm... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7701653 | Prismatic joint and optical swiveling device A prismatic joint for an optical swiveling device has a first prism rotatably mounted about a first rotation axis and a second prism, rotatably mounted about a second rotation axis with respect to the first prism. The first rotation axis and the second rotation axis... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7616393 | Compact folded thin lens A thin lens consists of a first optical element which comprises a first refracting surface, wherein incoming light passes through the first refracting surface on a first optical axis. A reflecting surface changes a direction of the incoming light from the first opti... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7576932 | Prism assembly A prism assembly including two or more prisms, at least one of which has or more surfaces that are used for total internal reflection or partial spectral reflection of incoming light, wherein at least a part of one of the surfaces used for reflection purposes is cov... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7576933 | System and method of the optical delay line This invention provides a system and a method of the optical delay line, wherein the system comprises a source and an array of mirrors, wherein the array of mirrors comprises a first reflective mirror, a second reflective mirror, a third reflective mirror, and a fou... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7471477 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus including an optical system for bending an optical path in a first direction into a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and a prism for bending the optical path in the second direction with a plurality of reflect... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7433119 | Scanning microscope In a scanning microscope that impinges upon a sample with a first light pulse and a second light pulse, a dispersive medium that modifies the time offset between the first and the second light pulse is provided in the beam path of at least one of the light pulses. | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429112 | Retro-reflector assembly and opacity monitor incorporating same A retro-reflector assembly (1) for incorporating in an opacity monitor, includes several small corner-cube prisms (2) of cylindrical section. The invention also includes an opacity monitor incorporating a retro-reflector assembly as defined above. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428051 | Device for the IR-spectrometric analysis of a solid, liquid or gaseous medium The invention relates to a device for the IR-spectrometric analysis of a solid, liquid or gaseous medium. The device includes a process probe, which has a reflection element. The device additionally includes a linear variable filter, at least one detector element, a... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7408706 | Neutral white-light filter device A substantially neutral filter across the white-light spectrum is obtained by minimizing the wavelength-dependent effects of filtering components and of reflective coatings on surfaces. The incoming light is captured by a first prism and directed toward the interfac... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7362503 | Screen, Fresnel lens sheet used for the same, and image display apparatus using the same The present invention provides a technology that makes it possible to display high-quality images by reducing a reflection loss of the image light entering the upper left and right ends of a transmissive screen. At the image generation source side of the Fresnel len... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362507 | Polarizing beam splitter A polarizing beam splitter is disclosed that includes a first prism, a second prism, and a reflective polarizing film disposed between the first prism and the second prism. The first prism comprises a first polymeric material, and has a first outer curved surface an... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359119 | Optical arrangement for pre-processing primary illumination light An optical arrangement for pre-processing primary illumination light is proposed, wherein a provided spectral processing section (P) comprises a multi-prism assembly (10) consisting of a plurality of sequentially/consecutively connected prisms (21, 22)... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354179 | Prism set and light emitting apparatus using the same A prism unit includes a first prism having a first incident face and a first refraction face that is adjacent to and that cooperates with the first incident face to define a first angle ranging 50° to 70°, a second prism having a second incident face that is gener... | 04/08/2008 |
| RE40227 | Totally internally reflecting thin, flexible film A thin, flexible film made of a transparent polymeric material including a structured surface and an opposite smooth surface, wherein light striking either surface, within certain angular ranges, is totally internally reflected. The structured surface includes a lin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355795 | Head-up display device with curved optical surface having total reflection A display device for displaying information is provided with an optical system for guiding the light of the display device to the eye, the optical system having, in the order in the proceeding direction of the light, an entrance face for receiving the light, a curve... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352512 | Compact self-compensating beam splitter apparatus and method of using In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an optical system includes two tilted planar elements each having two surfaces for which the sign of the slopes of at least three of the four surfaces that an incident beam encounters are the same and which,... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352521 | Image display optical system and image display apparatus An image display optical system which achieves a small size and display at a wide angle of view as well as maintains a required level of optical performance and allows suppression of occurrence of various aberrations at the same time. The optical system includes a f... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349073 | Efficient optical system and beam pathway design for laser-based distance measuring device An efficient optical system and beam transmission and reception pathway design of particular applicability in the implementation of a cost effective, compact laser-based range-finding instrument. The design is one in which the visual pathway may be made coincident w... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347558 | 3D kernel and prism assembly design A Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS kernel for a light engine is configured in a kernel having light paths in three dimensions (3D kernel). The 3D kernel allows for designs that do not require Wavelength Dependent Waveplates (WDWs) (or Wavelength Specific Retarders) f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329007 | Projector A projector includes an illumination device, a color separation system, a light combining system, a projection system, and an optical adjustment portion. The color separation system separates the light emitted from the illumination device into blue light, red light,... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322703 | Light emitting apparatus and projector An light emitting apparatus which illuminates an illumination area has a first light source which emits a first light, a second light source which emits a second light, a wheel which is provided with a transmission filter area which transmits the first light, and a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321542 | Beam shaping prism and optical pickup employing the same A beam shaping prism used in an optical pickup, the beam shaping prism includes a first prism having an incident surface and a second prism having an inclined surface. Since a beam entering the beam shaping prism makes right angles with a beam emerging therefrom, it... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321456 | Method and device for corner interferometric modulation A display is described, wherein the display includes surfaces arranged at a non-zero angle to one another. A least one of the surfaces may include an interferometric modulator. Compensation for color shift can be provided through the use of two or three surfaces arr... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314301 | Light-emitting device and back light unit with light emitting diodes Light emitting diodes are arranged in a matrix under an incident surface of a light guide panel. The incident surface includes a plurality of incident blocks arranged with each incident block respectively positioned beside a corresponding LED. Each incident block in... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314284 | Retroreflection sheeting and film for use in retroreflection sheeting An object of the present invention is to provide a retroreflective sheeting that exhibits proper retroreflection even at a small incident angle with no or less halation, and has superior incident angularities and superior direction characteristics, as well as a film... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309149 | Prism sheet, backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the same A prism sheet, a backlight assembly having the prism sheet, and an LCD device having the prism sheet, the prism sheet includes a first surface, a second surface and a reflecting member. A light is incident upon the first surface. The second surface includes a prism ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301697 | Microscope device Specularly reflected light from a convergence position on an object surface 31 enters a second critical-angle prism 14, another prism 15, and a first critical-angle prism 13 of a parallel beam selection optical system 20 in this or... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298565 | Compact and high performance opto-mechanical switch A 2×2 opto-mechanical switch is disclosed. A first embodiment of the present invention utilizes a transmitting compact parallel prism and four or two pieces of the 45-degree prism to increase the beam separation. The compact parallel prism keeps a much smaller load... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7286308 | Laser diode bar beam reformatting prism array Asymmetry of output beams from a laser diode bar is significantly reduced by internally reflecting the beams from an array of roof prisms positioned and oriented to rotate the cross-sectional shape of each beam by 90°. An elongated retro prism is positioned to rece... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280275 | High efficiency beam distribution with independent wavefront correction A beam distribution apparatus includes a stack of parallelogram prisms and beam-splitting coatings each located between opposing parallel faces of adjacent parallelogram prisms. The stack is mounted on an entrance face of a triangular prism. The triangular prism inc... | 10/09/2007 |
| RE39859 | Dichroic prism, prism unit, and projection display apparatus At least one of four rectangular prisms in a dichroic prism is made longer than the other rectangular prisms. Parts of the rectangular surfaces of the long rectangular prisms partially protrude from the rectangular surfaces of the other rectangular prisms in the lon... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274522 | Reflective optical system A reflective optical system for projectors comprises a single integral piece of transparent optical molding having at least an incident surface, an exit surface, and two or more internal reflection surfaces between the incident surface and the exit surface, each ref... | 09/25/2007 |
