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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373053 | Optical fiber array and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a high-density and high-precision optical fiber array which can stably be manufactured with excellent operability and which can maintain excellent characteristics while suppressing insertion loss with respect to optical parts by optimi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367702 | Headlight A headlight, especially a headlight for a vehicle, includes a light source with a reflector in front thereof and a fiber-optic light guide which is embodied as an elongated light decoupling element, which is at least partially adjacent to one end of the reflector. A... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369729 | Optical fiber sheet and optical fiber sheet production method The invention is an optical fiber sheet obtained by adhering together at least two sheets with an optical fiber placed therebetween, and placing a reinforcing tube over a portion of the optical fiber extending from an edge of the sheets, wherein the reinforcing tube... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369725 | Light source device and method for manufacturing the same, display device and method for manufacturing the same, and method for driving display device In a light source device, a row of fibers is provided in which a plurality of optical fibers is arrayed in a single row in parallel fashion separately from each other. A light-direction controller is disposed on one side of the optical fibers, main fibers is dispose... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369721 | Optical imaging system with optical delay lines An electromagnetic signal processing system (10) comprises a plurality of optical fiber arrays (11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16) each having a cluster of optical fibers with their one ends (40) oriented to receive electromagnetic radiation from... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369246 | Method for winding sensing coils and sensing coil for fiber optic gyroscopes A sensing coil is provided for optically guiding counter-propagating light beams in a fiber optic gyroscope. The sensing coil comprises a plurality of layers of an optical fiber having a winding direction. The plurality of layers comprises inner layers, middle layer... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366382 | Optical beam diagnostic device and method An optical beam diagnostic device includes one or more sets of coherent optical fiber bundles, wherein one end of the coherent optical fiber bundles is arranged to receive optical information from a dynamic moving or static optical beam or beams, and the other end o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360953 | Light guiding device A light emitting end face side front end part of an optical fiber bundle 16 is covered by a sleeve member 13 and an emitting part outer cover 14. A glass rod holding member 42, which holds a glass rod 40, is mounted to emitting par... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360806 | Methods and apparatus for facilitating security and tamper control An apparatus includes: a wire having a proximal end and a distal end; and a body being fixedly coupled to the proximal of the wire and having at least two apertures, each aperture for receiving and locking the distal end of the wire at different times such that when... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356229 | Reflective polarizers containing polymer fibers A polarizer is formed with an arrangement of polymer fibers substantially parallel within a polymer matrix. The polymer fibers are formed of at least first and second polymer materials. At least one of the polymer matrix and the first and second polymer materials is... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352938 | Drive for system for processing fiber optic connectors An apparatus for moving a fiber including a plurality of fiber optic connectors through a system for processing the plurality of fiber optic connectors. The apparatus can include a first drive mechanism for moving the fiber through the system, such as a cart and a c... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349606 | Three color digital gobo system A system of digitally controlling light output by producing separate control signals for different colors of light. The light is contained in an optical waveguide, either prior to shaping or after shaping. Each of the control signals is coupled to a digitally contro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349605 | Fiber breakout with radio frequency identification device A fiber breakout for connecting a branch cable to a fiber optic distribution cable is disclosed. The fiber breakout can include an optical ribbon separated from the distribution cable at a breakout location. An overmold is formed over the optical ribbon and a portio... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346250 | Preferential etching method of forming microstructure for an optical waveguide A method of fabricating a microstructure for an optical waveguide such as a photonic bandgap fiber is provided. The method includes the steps of assembling a stack of capillary tubes having substantially identical dimensions, fusing and redrawing the stack into a pr... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342947 | Dark fiber laser array coupler A multiple-fiber, stretched, fused and cleaved coupler designed to act as an output window to a fiber laser array or fiber-coupled laser array, in which the stretch, length and/or position of the fibers is chosen facilitate the in-phase oscillation of the lasers in ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336988 | Multi-photon endoscopy An apparatus includes an optical element, a GRIN lens, and a detector. The optical element has a first optical aperture. The GRIN lens has first and second ends. The first end of the GRIN lens is positioned to receive light from the first optical aperture. The detec... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336874 | Display element and display device A display device is constructed with conductive fibers which are coated with a display medium and are woven together with transparent conductive fibers. The conductive fibers coated with a display medium serve as warps and the transparent conductive fibers serve as ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336885 | Test apparatus, optical coupler and method of manufacturing same A test apparatus including an optical coupler for optically coupling a main frame and a test head is provided. The optical coupler has a plurality of optical fiber cables, a cable storage chain for bundling a stored portion except for a non-stored portion in a part ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333189 | Spectroscopic diagnostic methods and system The present invention provides systems and methods for the determination of the physical characteristics of a structured superficial layer of material using light scattering spectroscopy. The light scattering spectroscopy system comprises optical probes that can be ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333698 | Optical scanning device An optical scanning device including a bundle of optical fibers adapted for delivering optical energy beams therethrough, and an actuator coupled to the bundle of optical fibers adapted to bend the bundle of optical fibers in a scanning motion. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333700 | Scanning apparatus and endoscope An endoscope includes a generally cylindrical optical waveguide, an light source emitting a laser beam, and a generally annular photodiode. The optical waveguide is provided at the distal end of the endoscope. The light source is on or near the center axis of the op... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333701 | Neutron detection An apparatus including a microchannel plate having a structure that defines multiple microchannels. The structure includes multiple claddings that form the walls of the microchannels, each of the claddings including a semiconducting layer. The claddings are surround... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333699 | Ultra-high density connector Techniques for ultra-high density connection are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultra-high density connector includes a bundle of substantially parallel elongate cylindrical elements, where each cylindrical element is substantially in contact with at least one adj... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326576 | Raman spectroscopic monitoring of hemodialysis Spectroscopic systems and methods are disclosed for determining levels of at least one analyte in blood undergoing hemodialysis. In one aspect, the invention employs Raman spectroscopy to monitor and/or control hemodialysis. In one embodiment, the system uses a lase... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327920 | Optical fiber pump multiplexer One or more single mode few-moded or multimode fibers are incorporated into a bundle to carry input to a fiber amplifier or output from a fiber amplifier or a fiber laser. The input is at the signal wavelength, which is the wavelength where amplification or lasing o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324731 | Systems and methods for distributing signals communicated on fiber optic transmission lines Methods and systems for distributing signals communicated on fiber optic transmission lines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic communications system includes a transmitter operable to transmit an optical signal, and at least one receiver operable to rec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319709 | Creating photon atoms A narrow linewidth fluorescent emitter can incorporate a chromophore into a microcavity that can support low-order optical modes. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311450 | Color optical link using transparently jacketed plastic optical fiber and method for achieving the same Disclosed is a color optical link using a transparently jacketed plastic optical fiber that optically transmits data and uses light, scattered and emitted to the outside, for the purpose of illumination, and a method for achieving the color optical link. The color o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312927 | Head-up display A straw holder for supporting a drinking straw in the mouth of a bottle is presented. The holder includes a straw support portion dimensioned for placement across the mouth of a bottle. The straw support portion includes an aperture designed to receive a straw there... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308177 | Partially flexible wound optical fiber bundle having intermediate rigid regions and methods of fabricating the same A of fabricating a partially flexible optical fiber bundle includes forming plural helical fiber ribbons, each helical ribbon being formed by winding a fiber about a mandrel and adjacently fusing a first selected set of fiber portions within each ribbon to define an... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305166 | Graded refractive index optical fibers, optical components fabricated to include plural graded index optical fibers and methods of fabricating the same A graded-refractive-index optical fiber is fabricated by providing an elongated core rod of a first material including a concentration of high-refractive-index ions and a cladding tube of a second material including a lower concentration of the high-refractive-index... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300689 | Artificial grass for landscaping An artificial grass surface (10) suited for bordering a runway (12) of an airfield in order to reduce the presence of birds in the airfield. The artificial grass surface (10) includes a pile fabric (14) having a plurality of pile elements... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301152 | Lightweight planar detector for objects contaminated with particle radiation A scintillation detector for measuring radioactive particle radiation includes at least one planar detector element made from a scintillator material. Each detector element is provided with a light guide which is placed on at least one planar side of the element, th... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291122 | Hemofiltration methods for treatment of diseases in a mammal A hemofiltration system and method to treat an Inflammatory Mediator Related Disease in a mammal, including chronic and acute diseases, include a hemofilter and an adsorptive device. The hemofilter removes ultrafiltrate from a blood stream extracted from the mammal ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292749 | System for electromagnetic field conversion A system is provided for conversion of a first electromagnetic field into a desired second electromagnetic field, for example for coupling modes between waveguides or into microstructured waveguides. The system includes a complex spatial electromagnetic field conver... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289233 | Optical film measuring device Light emitted from a light source (22) is used through a light projection optical system (23) to perform coaxial down-emission lighting on a measurement target (36). Light reflected by the measurement target (36) is formed on a photo-dete... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285384 | Parallel genotyping of multiple patient samples The present invention relates to parallel genotyping (or other sample analysis) of multiple patients by direct sample immobilization onto microspheres of an array. The patient beads can then be used in a variety of target analyte analyses. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286742 | Test apparatus and cable guide unit A test apparatus includes a test head including a plurality of test boards for applying a test pattern to a device under test, a main frame for controlling a test sequence by the test head, and a fiber optic cable unit including a plurality of flat cables for optica... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286743 | High dynamic range integrated receiver A high dynamic range integrated (HDRI) receiver includes a variable optical attenuator (VOA) for attenuating an incoming optical signal before the optical signal is directed to a photo-detector for conversion into an electrical signal. An optical block receives the ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
