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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7409129 | Optical fiber array module, fabrication method thereof, and portable terminal An optical fiber array module is provided. The optical fiber array module includes a light emitting device to emit light having a pre-set convergence angle through a side surface (having a window or opening) thereof; an optical fiber array including a plurality of o... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7369742 | Non-imaging optical corner turner The present invention provides a device and method to efficiently turn light from an optical fiber around a corner while avoiding the frustrated-TIR loss that would occur if the fiber were bent. The invention uses non-imaging optics which efficiently deal with beam ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364335 | Modular optical light line unit A modular fiber optic light line unit has a housing in which distal portions of one or more fiber optic bundles fan out such that termini of the fibers are arrayed in a continuous fiber row. The proximal ends of the bundles are held in respective sleeves, and light ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366374 | Multilayer optic device and an imaging system and method using same An optic device, system and method for imaging are described. The optic device includes a first solid phase layer having a first index of refraction with a first photon transmission property and a second solid phase layer having a second index of refraction with a s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7343079 | Ray tracing in discontinuous multimode channel waveguides The invention relates to a method for determining the transmission behaviour of an optical waveguide with a step index profile, wherein the optical waveguide is composed of guide pieces, protruding into each other, so that the surfaces of said guide pieces comprise ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7319529 | Method and apparatus for colour imaging a three-dimensional structure A device for determining the surface topology and associated color of a structure, such as a teeth segment, includes a scanner for providing depth data for points along a two-dimensional array substantially orthogonal to the depth direction, and an image acquisition... | 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 |
| 7295736 | Image pickup device An image pickup device according to the present invention comprises (1) a fiber optical plate constituted by bundling a plurality of optical fibers, including a core and a cladding covering an outer periphery thereof and having a light incident surface and a light-e... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284981 | Functional handpiece having a light emission element at its forward end Functional handpiece 1 having an elongate handpiece body which has at its rearward end a connection element for connection with a flexible supply line, and has at its forward end a light emission element of a light permeable material for the illumination of the trea... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280723 | Illumination assembly including a rigid light-guiding element incorporating a numerical-aperture alteration taper An illumination assembly includes a light-emitting element that emits light over a light-source numerical aperture and an elongated light-guiding element including opposed incident and emission ends between which ends light propagates by total internal reflection. T... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7256951 | Light guide display with protective layer Provided is a light guide display with a protective layer. The light guide display includes a plurality of aligned magnifying layers providing a viewing surface. Each magnifying layer includes a plurality of light guides, each light guide having an input end, a mids... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241629 | Detectable labels, methods of manufacture and use Labels, methods of making labels and methods of using labels are disclosed. The labels can be manufactured using fiber drawing techniques or by shutter masking. The labels can be used for detecting the presence of an analyte in a sample and for detecting interaction... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239787 | Device for shaping of an optical radiation flux A device for conversion of an optical radiation flux, the device having a plurality of channels for receiving and transmitting optical flux and the channels having input 6 and output 8 end faces. Radiation, such as light, may be transported with or wit... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229586 | Process for tempering rapid prototype parts A rapid prototype tempering process comprises producing a rapid prototype part from a base material, creating voids in the rapid prototype part, and filling the voids with a filler material that changes at least one characteristic of the prototype part. The rapid pr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224876 | Sheet light guide and communication system using the same In a communication system using a sheet light guide 100 which is formed by containing light-scattering particles in a sheet optical medium and propagates signal light incident from one end surface 100a to the other end surface 100a | 05/29/2007 |
| 7206483 | Method of forming a plurality of optical waveguide bundles A method of forming a plurality of optical waveguide bundles may include arranging a plurality of optical waveguides in a substantially coplanar configuration, constraining a distal portion of the plurality of optical waveguides with an initial distal constraint, an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197218 | Light pipe with molded optical surfaces A method of manufacturing a light-conductive pipe is described comprising the steps of: forming a light pipe mold having an elongated cavity with two optical end faces and an opening for injecting molten material into the cavity distant from either optical end face;... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186011 | Multiple point decorative light strip A multiple point decorative light strip, which is particularly structured from a plurality of light emitting tubes to form a strip form, a surface of which generates multiple point shining light spots. The light strip includes a plurality of the light emitting tubes... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7171088 | Image input device A number of optical fiber cords 11 are bundled together to constitute an image fiber. A first end of the image fiber 12a is incorporated within and covered by a cylindrical member to constitute an imaging section, which in turn forms one of a pl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158712 | Optical fiber coupler and manufacturing apparatus and method thereof An optical fiber coupler and manufacturing apparatus and method thereof aim to provide a loading fixture and a clamping device to fabricate 1×4, 2×4 and 4×4 optical fiber couplers, and also improve driving mechanisms and operation of the packaging station and the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150629 | Lighted ultrasonic handpiece and color code grip system The present invention relates to a dental scaling translucent insert which provides a coaxially aligned light adjacent the distal end of such insert for illuminating the tip of the dental scaler which light may be provided by light emitting from a fiber optic light ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149393 | Apparatus and method for forming a fiber optic faceplate An apparatus and method for forming a fiber optic faceplate by winding an optical fiber strand about a mandrel that is outfitted with pairs of input and output spacing guides for providing proper fiber-to-fiber spacing. Spacing is maintained using input and output e... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144248 | Device for oral UV photo-therapy Skin disorders such as, for example, atopic dermatitis, dyshidrosis, eczema, lichen planus, psoriasis, and vitiligo, are treated by applying high doses of ultraviolet light to diseased regions of a patient's skin. The dosage exceeds 1 MED as determined for the parti... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7123802 | Method and device for arranging optical fibers A piping unit and method for efficiently arranging a plurality of optical fibers in a communication system. The piping unit includes an elongate tube having a plurality of parallel longitudinal cavities extending the length of the tube. The longitudinal cavities hav... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120323 | Reduction of linear birefringence in circular-cored single-mode fiber A method is described for reducing the effect of linear birefringence in an optical fiber, in particular a circular-cored single-mode fiber. The invention may also be directed to an optical fiber having a reduced linear birefringence. A length of the optical fiber m... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117240 | Method and apparatus for launching a web site with non-standard control input device A method for launching a web browser application on a user's computer. A browser application is provided on the user's computer that is launchable in response to predetermined browser inputs being received by the user's computer. A non-browser input is provided that... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108504 | Light for use in activating light-activated materials, the light having insulators and an air jacket Light system useful for activating light-activated materials are disclosed. Various configurations of light emitting semiconductor chips and heat sinks are disclosed, as well as various structures and methods for driving, controlling and using them, and materials an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106523 | Optical lens used to focus led light An aspheric lens focuses light emitting from a light-emitting diode (LED) of a light-generating dental device for curing light-curable compounds during dental procedures. The LED is preferably affixed to the end of an extension arm extending away from a light-genera... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099528 | Methods and devices for coupling electromagnetic radiation using diffractive optical elements Diffractive optical elements are used in methods and devices for coupling or distributing electromagnetic radiation. The diffractive optical. elements may be adapted to split one or more streams of radiation into multiple streams of radiation or to combine multiple ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077648 | Curing light A curing light system useful for curing light activated composite materials is disclosed. Various configurations of light emitting semiconductor chips and heat sinks are disclosed, as well as various structures and methods for driving, controlling and using them. | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066732 | Method for curing light-curable materials A curing light system useful for curing light activated composite materials is disclosed. Various configurations of light emitting semiconductor chips and heat sinks are disclosed, as well as various structures and methods for driving, controlling and using them. | 06/27/2006 |
| 7031579 | High resolution display component, system and method An optical system provides a higher resolution image, especially for use with a projection system, using a combiner formed of fiber optics each having an input end and an output end, with the fiber optics grouped together so that the combiner has one or more image i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024082 | Apparatus and method for forming an optical converter An optical converter and method for making same is provided. In accordance with the method, the present invention provides an improved apparatus and methods for fabrication of an optical converter. In one aspect of the invention a method for forming an optical conve... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7006741 | Contact-field optical microscope A broad-spectrum, high spatial and time resolution contact-field optical microscope comprises a fiber optical taper, a vacuum chamber, a photocathode, a magnetic lens photoelectron image enlarger, a micro-channel plate image intensifier, a phosphor screen and a CCD.... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979193 | Curing light A curing light system useful for curing light activated composite materials is disclosed. Various configurations of light emitting semiconductor chips and heat sinks are disclosed, as well as various structures and methods for driving, controlling and using them. | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979194 | Light for activating light-activated materials, the light including a plurality of individual chips and providing a particular spectral profile Light system useful for activating light-activated materials are disclosed. Various configurations of light emitting semiconductor chips and heat sinks are disclosed, as well as various structures and methods for driving, controlling and using them, and materials an... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974319 | Curing light A curing light system useful for curing light activated composite materials is disclosed. Various configurations of light emitting semiconductor chips and heat sinks are disclosed, as well as various structures and methods for driving, controlling and using them. | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971875 | Dental curing light A curing light system useful for curing light activated composite materials is disclosed. The system includes a light emitting semiconductor device, a primary heat sink and a secondary heat sink. Various configurations of light emitting semiconductor chips and heat ... | 12/06/2005 |
