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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4202599 | Nonuniform imaging A fiber optic device for nonuniform imaging between two planar surfaces made by taking a pair of cuts through longitudinally spaced portions of a fiber optic bundle, at least one of the cuts intersecting a tapering portion of the bundle and being other th... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4183630 | Twisted nematic field effect mode liquid crystal display A twisted nematic field effect mode liquid crystal display cell comprises a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between front and rear substrates on which transparent electrodes are formed, a front polarizer disposed in front of the front substrate, and a rea... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4173391 | Three dimensional display The disclosure is directed to an apparatus for receiving a plurality of two-dimensional images and for generating a three-dimensional display from these images. The plurality of two-dimensional images will typically represent different image planes of a d... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4157213 | Multifocal length lens A lens having portions of different optical characteristics includes a large number of small cross-section glass rods fused together in side-by-side parallel relationship, the rods throughout the lens having selected different optical characteristics wher... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4154501 | Interleaving device An interleaving device for processing energy signals between various logic devices having a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer materials. Each of the first layer materials has a plurality of juxtaposed conduits for passing energy signals ther... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4141641 | Optical fiber cathode ray tubes and copy machines using the same An improved optical fiber cathode ray tube is provided which enables the recording of images on a recording medium with a high resolution even if the recording medium is disposed with an increased gap between the tube and the recording medium to prevent t... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4141642 | Optical fiber cathode ray tubes and copy machines using the same An improved optical fiber cathode ray tube is provided which enables the recording of images on a recording medium with a high resolution even if the recording medium is disposed with an increased gap between the tube and the recording medium to prevent m... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4139261 | Display panel constructions eliminating discontinuities between adjacent panels A display comprises a plurality of addressable display panels each having a display zone for displaying visual information and arranged in a formation so as to collectively provide a composite display of increased area. A fibre optic image transform const... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4121234 | Focusing and projection screen An optica image forming screen which comprises a multiplicity of light-transmitting elements in a matrix of light-absorbing elements so that light incident upon the elements at an angle greater than a predetermined angle will be internally absorbed by the... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4116739 | Method of forming an optical fiber device The disclosure pertains to an optical display apparatus, or fiber optics magnification panel, and a method of making same. In accordance with the disclosed method, a plurality of substantially parallel relatively closely spaced optically conducting elonga... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4112170 | Composite glass articles for channel plate fabrication A composite glass article for channel plate fabrication comprising a glass matrix in which is encased an array of leachable glass core elements, the core elements being composed of a BaO-B2 O3 -SiO2 glass exhibiting improv... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4099833 | Non-uniform fiber optic imaging system An optical imaging system for achieving a non-uniform magnification of an input image utilizing a fiber optic taper having a planar input end surface and a curved output end surface, and a fiber optic cylinder having one curved end surface coupling to the... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4098550 | Omni-directional moving picture taking and exhibiting apparatus Motion picture apparatus is disclosed herein having a light source supplying light to a collective end of a plurality of light wave carrier bundles. A film carrying a plurality of images per frame is interposed between the light source and the light wave ... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4095888 | Color electrophotography apparatus A rectangular array of rod lenses is arranged between an original document and a photoconductive member, and the document and photoconductive member move relative to the rod lens array at the same speed. The document is illuminated for three sequential co... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4090104 | Optical fiber television screen Video Receiving Apparatus having a fiber optic display screen arranged substantially normally to a beam of electrons projected from an electron gun. The display screen compromises a plurality of optical fibers arranged in aligned relationship to form a bu... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4087159 | Self imaging system using a waveguide The present invention is concerned with an imaging system for the self-imaging of objects, using optical waveguides comprising reflecting boundary surfaces, and satisfying the imaging condition Lλ = 4hNμ W2eq, wherein L ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4076978 | Fiber optic bundle beam expander with image intensifier A tapered or twisted fiber optic bundle having a unidirectional diffuser at an output face thereof defines a fiber optic bundle beam expander. In a viewing system, such a beam expander is provided at the output of an image intensifier tube for unidirectio... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4060307 | Face plate graticule In an optical display system, information recorded on a face plate or like optical element is injected into a main optical path by means of a standby sight device comprising a lens unit and a flexible fibre optic bundle having a numerical aperture suffici... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4021216 | Method for making strip microchannel electron multiplier array A linear array of electron multiplier microchannels is formed by fusing a plurality of solid core glass fibers into a rectangular array. A number of arrays is then sandwiched between a pair of glass plate support members fused into a linear arrangement fo... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3987299 | Method and apparatus for forming color images using an image intensifier tube The radiation spectrum from a scene is split according to two wavelength regions to provide two spaced images of the same scene, each from the radiation of a different one of said regions, on the cathode of an image intensifier tube. The images are intens... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3967123 | Coupling two optical windows For coupling optical windows, in particular two fiberoptics windows, a diaphragm construction is used. This ensures a homogeneous pressure distribution over the window areas and prevents sliding or tilting movements of the windows. By reducing the weight ... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3937561 | Liquid crystal optical image attenuator An image attenuator having an attenuation range of over 100,000. An optical ens device focuses the image on a first liquid crystal layer which scatters the directed light only when an electrical potential is applied to the crystal layer by means of transpa... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3932926 | Method of making optical fiber mounting arrangement Optical fibers which protrude through a base plate to simulate airfield lights in a closed-circuit television visual display are accurately and securely yet removably positioned with a desired angular orientation and a desired protrusion by means of attac... | 01/20/1976 |
