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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6823119 | 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... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821009 | Light source device A light source device is provided which can output a plurality of lights by using a plurality of light transmitting media, and which can supply light of a sufficient intensity to the respective light transmitting media. An organic EL element, which is formed by succ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6819861 | Laminated optical waveguide array, beam collecting device and laser emission device A beam collecting device and a laser emission device are disclosed incorporating a laminated optical waveguide array and refraction means therein. The laminated optical waveguide array is composed of a plurality of plate-like optical waveguides made of a material ha... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819843 | Device and method for photolithographically irradiating biological substances A device and a method for the photolithographic exposure of biological substances is described, which comprises at least one light source, a bundle of optical fibers and a control unit, whereby each of the optical fibers can be controlled by light independently from... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6801270 | Backlight for a liquid crystal display having high light-recycling efficiency A backlight for a liquid crystal display (LCD) employing light recycling. In one embodiment the backlight includes a light guide fabricated from a substantially non-absorptive material and a reflective layer fabricated from a highly reflective material. In another e... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6795628 | Broadband optical fiber Provided is an optical fiber that is in particular suitable for Raman amplification. An effective area at a wavelength of 1570 nm is in a range of 35 μm2 to 45 μm2, an absolute value of a dispersion slope at the wavelength is equal to or less... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6792185 | Method and apparatus for automatic tracking of an optical signal in a wireless optical communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed for aligning and maintaining the alignment of the transmitting unit and the receiving unit in an optical wireless communication system. The receiving unit includes an optical bundle positioned at the focal point of an objective o... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6777083 | Plastic optical fiber, optical fiber cable, optical fiber cable with plug, method for producing methyl methacrylate based polymer and method for producing plastic optical fiber This invention provides a process for manufacturing a methyl methacrylate polymer comprising the steps of feeding a monomer containing at least 80 wt % of methyl methacrylate and a radical polymerization initiator represented formula (III) to a reactor; polymerizing... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6775446 | Flexible optic fiber cable with centered, interference fit ferrules A flexible optic fiber cable is provided having a plurality of optic fibers grouped together as a fiber bundle with a flexible center section, in which the optic fibers are moveable relative to adjacent fibers in the fiber bundle, and two non-flexible end sections. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6768837 | Method for collective production of microlenses at the tip of an optical fiber assembly such as a fiber tape A method for the collective production of microlenses at the end of a set of aligned optical fibers. The method consists in heating the end of all the fibers by means of an electric arc in order to form the microlenses, the plane in which the ends of the fibers are ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6767144 | Systems and methods for reducing splice loss in optical fibers Systems and methods are described for reducing splice loss in an optical transmission line. A described system includes fiber guides for holding a first fiber and a second fiber in position for splicing to each other at a splice point. A heat source applies sufficie... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6760528 | Resin coated optical fiber A thermoplastic resin coated optical fiber having an outer diameter of 0.9 mm is formed by providing a coating layer around a reinforcing resin coated optical fiber having an outer diameter of 0.25 mm, and has a flexural rigidity of 5.5 to 7.5 N·mm2. The... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6757475 | Optical fiber arrays with precise hole sizing A method of making and an etchable wafer substrate for use in making optical fiber array plates includes forming a progressively increasing series of metrology holes when the plate holes are formed. The variation between designed plate hole diameter and actual plate... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6757464 | Use of sol-gel as inorganic adhesive for high stability, hermetic bonding of optical fiber to an alignment plate A fiber optic assembly including an alignment plate having an M×N array of alignment holes formed thereon and an equal number of optical fibers, each bonded to a respective one of the alignment holes. A bondline, preferably an inorganic adhesive having a glass tran... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6744957 | Image fiber imaging apparatus Herein disclosed is an image fiber imaging apparatus comprising an image guide fiber bundle having a plurality of optical fibers, a receiving end, at which one ends of said optical fibers are arranged, and a transmitting end, at which other ends of said optical fibe... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6741788 | Efficient light distribution system High luminance display devices, typically utilized in applications requiring sunlight readability, require unique design methodologies as the thickness approaches a maximum of one-inch. The present invention relates to a high-intensity light generation engine and as... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6735367 | Illumination light conducting optical-fiber configuration for endoscope cable An endoscope cable for use in an endoscope viewing apparatus for viewing an objective has an image viewing cable end portion for association with an image viewing device, a distal, image forming end portion including image forming means for forming an image of the o... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730901 | Sample imaging An optical system for imaging a multiwell sample plate onto a CCD camera, wherein light from the illuminated sample plate (26) is imaged by one or more lenses (20,24) onto a fibre optic taper (22), bonded to the input face of the camera (28 | 05/04/2004 |
| 6709997 | Silica glass article and manufacturing process therefor A process of manufacturing a silica glass article comprising the steps of: (1) irradiating a silica glass article with electromagnetic waves to generate defects therein; and (2) immersing the thus irradiated silica glass article in an atmosphere comprising a hydroge... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6704483 | Large optical fiber array assembly and method A high density optical fiber array assembly and assembly method includes a housing securing a front array mask etched with extreme precision to define openings arranged in a predetermined pattern. A series of guide plates form a series of fiber guide chan... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6701181 | Multi-path optical catheter First and second optical-redirectors mounted on a catheter couple radiation to a target along separate first and second paths. Either the first or second optical-redirectors, or both, can include a steering mechanism for selecting the first and/or second ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6683151 | Supramolecular compound The invention relates to a compound comprising a reaction product of (A) an isocyanate functional compound of which at least 40 wt. %, relative to the total amount of (A), has a molecular weight of at least about 500, and (B) a nitrogen-containing compoun... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6678449 | Visibly distinguishable colored optical fiber ribbons A visibly distinguishable colored optical fiber ribbon is provided having optical fibers with a colored secondary coating and an ink coating applied to the secondary coating. The optical fiber ribbons are also provided with a plurality of optical fibers t... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6674947 | High density, angled optical fiber array and method A system of making high density optical fiber arrays that includes securing the optical fiber ends in the housing front mask openings, then lapping the fiber ends and front mask forward surface to angle the fiber end front surfaces so that reflected wave ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6670979 | Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and printing apparatus An imaging apparatus 1 having a plurality of beam irradiation sources individually drivable, an imaging method, an optical fiber array apparatus, an imaging head apparatus, and a printing apparatus. The imaging apparatus 1 comprises n (n=2 or more integer... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6667159 | Optical fiber biosensor array comprising cell populations confined to microcavities A biosensor, sensor array, sensing method and sensing apparatus are provided in which individual cells or randomly mixed populations of cells, having unique response characteristics to chemical and biological materials, are deployed in a plurality of micr... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6654528 | Aligning sleeve for a bundle of fiberoptic cylindrical fibers An aligning sleeve for a bundle of fiberoptic cylindrical fibers which comprises an elongated body formed of rigid material with the body having a fore end and an aft end. A passage is formed within the body extending from the fore end to the aft end with... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6646635 | Stylus apparatus and method for transmitting light A stylus apparatus and method includes a manually operable lightpipe for transmitting light. The manually operable lightpipe includes a body portion for transmitting the light, the body portion having an outer surface. The manually operable lightpipe furt... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6636686 | Braided optical fiber bundles A fiber optic light-emitting panel having one or more braided fiber optic strand assemblies formed into a light-transmitting device. The fiber optic light-emitting panel includes a plurality of three or more fiber optic strands braided together to form a ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6636664 | Single channel M x N optical fiber switch A single channel M×N optic switch is provided in accordance with the present invention to steer light radiating from any one fiber in an input bundle into any selected fiber in an output bundle. Precision beam-steering optics is implemented using a Risle... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6633708 | Micromachined apparatus and technique to align two dimensional fiber array Optical fibers are aligned in a jig of parallel apertured plates in which the fibers are inserted and positioned by the use of V-shaped or positioning ribbon actuators. The actuators are thermally actuated by a closed loop feedback system to center each i... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6633710 | Opto-electronic multi-chip modules using imaging fiber bundles Multipath structures formed from coherent fiber bundle structures for interconnecting a number of opto-electronic devices in a compact space. The coherent fiber bundle structures are formed from fiber optic plates and have different geometries and fiber o... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6628867 | Fiber optic real time display system In a fiber optic display system an array of pixels form a continuous viewable surface. Each pixel is formed by a bundle of one or more optical fibers which vector light to the pixels from one or more light sources. High density of pixels at the viewable s... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6628874 | Optical component formed by plural multicore optical fibers An optical component 10 has a plurality of optical fibers comprising a first core 12, a second core 14 formed around the first core 12, and a clad 16 formed around the second core 14, arrayed regularly so that the fiber axes may be parallel to each other,... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6621967 | Eccentricity detect and alignment for fiberoptic bundle A method and apparatus for aligning eccentricities in optical fibers arrayed in a fiber optic bundle is disclosed. The optical fibers are initially constrained from movement in a lateral or longitudinal direction. A light meter is used to detect the orien... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6618529 | Tiled fiber optic display apparatus A fiber optic display apparatus consists of a plurality of optical fibers which convey a projected image from an input, or first surface, to a display, or second surface, whose area is greater than or equal to that of the first surface, such that any imag... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6618528 | Optical display apparatus A multiple optical fiber display module may be used in a Large Screen Display system. The multiple optical fiber display module includes at least two modular optical fiber display elements. Each modular display element further includes an optical fiber di... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6614972 | Coupler for transporting and distributing light to multiple locations with uniform color and intensity A light transport device comprises light fibers that individually have predetermined cross sections at one end that may be bundled together to provide a bundled region that terminates in a continuous plane, suitable for light input, that is substantially ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6600860 | Method of cross-connecting optical fibers A method of cross-connecting or reorganizing individual optical fibers of a plurality of fiber optic ribbons include the steps of providing a substrate having an adhesive thereon with a mixing zone within the boundaries thereof. A plurality of individual ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6600861 | Fiber bundle and endoscope apparatus A fiber bundle for image transmission includes pluralities of first optical fibers and a plurality of second optical fibers. Both pluralities of optical fibers being tied at their distal ends to form a composite bundle portion. The first optical fibers be... | 07/29/2003 |
