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An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8160417 | Printed circuit board for optical waveguide and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board for an optical waveguide, including a base board, and an optical waveguide formed on the base board. The optical waveguide includes a lower clad layer formed on the base board, an insulation layer formed on the lower clad ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7961996 | Coupling device for use in optical waveguides An optical waveguide device comprises a plurality of mirrors, wherein at least one mirror comprises a first and second reflective end that reflect and transmit light. The plurality of mirrors comprises at least one first material having at least one first refractive... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957622 | Manufacturing method of opto-electric hybrid board and opto-electric hybrid board obtained thereby A method of manufacturing an opto-electric hybrid board which is capable of reducing the number of steps for the manufacture of the opto-electric hybrid board and which achieves the reduction in thickness of the opto-electric hybrid board to be manufactured, and an ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7916992 | Dry film for optical waveguide and method for manufacturing optical waveguide by using the dry film Provided is an optical waveguide manufacturing method that makes the thickness of a clad layer in the vicinity of a core portion uniform. A first lamination film is fabricated by forming a clad layer by forming a first curable resin layer for clad formation on a fir... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7903921 | Manufacturing of optical waveguides Optical waveguide and manufacturing of an optical waveguide comprising embossing at least one groove into a first substrate by rolling, applying at least a second substrate into the groove and covering at least the groove with a third substrate such that the groove ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7885502 | Waveguide film cable A disclosed waveguide film cable includes a waveguide formed on a film. The waveguide film cable includes a coating film made of a material having a Young's modulus smaller than or equal to the Young's modulus of a material that forms the film and/or the waveguide a... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7844157 | Optical waveguide for luminescent device and manufacturing method thereof An optical waveguide for a luminescent device capable of efficiently leading light beams propagating through a core outwardly to cause light emission, and a manufacturing method thereof. The optical waveguide for a luminescent device includes an under cladding layer... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7801406 | Method of fabricating Ge or SiGe/Si waveguide or photonic crystal structures by selective growth A method of forming a low loss crystal quality waveguide is provided. The method includes providing a substrate and forming a dielectric layer on the substrate. A channel is formed by etching a portion of the dielectric layer. A selective growth of a Si Ge, or SiGe ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7783151 | Method for fabricating distributed Bragg reflector waveguide A method for fabricating a distributed Bragg reflector waveguide is disclosed, which includes forming a first distributed Bragg reflector on a substrate; forming a sacrificial pattern on the first distributed Bragg reflector; forming a second distributed Bragg refle... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7760981 | Manufacturing method of optical waveguide device, optical waveguide device obtained thereby, and optical waveguide connecting structure used for the same A method of manufacturing optical waveguide device, comprising steps of: preparing optical waveguide including under cladding layer and protruding core pattern formed on the under cladding layer; preparing mold having protrusions for shaping recesses for fitting wit... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7756377 | Waveguide comprising a channel on an optical substrate The invention provides a waveguide comprising a channel 12 on an optical substrate 11, the refractive index of the channel being higher than that of the substrate. The waveguide includes at least one guide layer 13 arranged on the channel, the i... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7747123 | Manufacturing method of opto-electric hybrid board and opto-electric hybrid board obtained thereby A method of manufacturing an opto-electric hybrid board which is capable of reducing the number of steps for the manufacture of the opto-electric hybrid board and which achieves the reduction in thickness of the opto-electric hybrid board to be manufactured, and an ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7693384 | Waveguide structure A waveguide structure is provided. The waveguide structure includes: a slot channel waveguide including first and second patterns, which are spaced apart from each other to define a slot; a first upper layer covering at least a portion of the slot channel waveguide;... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7680383 | Semiconductor-based broadband modulators An optical modulator is provided. The optical modulator includes a ridge-shaped active region comprising a plurality of alternating high and low index layers. The ridge-shaped active region is used to confine a selective optical mode for optical modulation. A plural... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672560 | Coupling device for use in optical waveguides An optical coupling device for coupling light with an optical waveguide comprises a mirror formed within an optical waveguide. The mirror comprises a first material, a first reflective end, and a second reflective end. The first material is light conducting and has ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7653281 | Embedded channels, embedded waveguides and methods of manufacturing and using the same Waveguide(s) (130) including at least partially buried channels) (120) within substrate(s) (100) having at least one substantially planar surface (110) are disclosed. According to some embodiments at least part of the channel (120)... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7620285 | Optical waveguide with a colored layer and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides an optical waveguide including: a cladding; at least one core embedded in the cladding; and a colored layer that is provided at a portion substantially overlapping with the core when viewed from a direction substantially perpendicular ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7609932 | Slot waveguide structure A nanometer slot waveguide includes a nanometer slot waveguide structure with vertically stacked layers. The vertically stacked layers include a substrate, a first waveguide layer defining a first rail, a spacer layer defining a slot, and a second waveguide layer de... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7599596 | Optical receiver for use with range of signal strengths A receiver includes a waveguide defined in a layer of silicon positioned on a base. The waveguide is immobilized relative to the base along the length of the waveguide. The waveguide is unbranched and is a multi-mode waveguide. The receiver also includes a groove co... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7539385 | Optical semiconductor device and fabrication process thereof An optical semiconductor, includes a semiconductor substrate having a (100) principal surface, a waveguide mesa stripe formed on a first region of the semiconductor substrate, the waveguide mesa stripe guiding a light therethrough; a plurality of dummy mesa patterns... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7522803 | Process for producing optical device The present invention provides a method of producing an optical element without the need for high vacuum, unlike the thin film deposition methods, and without using a molten salt. More specifically, the invention provides a method of producing an optical element com... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7509014 | Two-dimensional photonic crystal having air-bridge structure and method for manufacturing such a crystal The present invention intends to provide a two-dimensional photonic crystal having a high level of mechanical strength and functioning as a high-efficiency resonator. The two-dimensional photonic crystal according to the present invention includes a slab layer 31... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7496267 | Integrated optic devices and photosensitive sol-gel process for producing integrated optic devices A photosensitive sol-gel film containing an organometallic photosensitizer is deposited on the oxide containing surface layer of a silicon substrate. A pattern of white or ultra violet light incident to the photosensitive sol-gel film results in the unbinding of the... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7483616 | Optical waveguide Disclosed herein is an optical waveguide comprising a core layer to be an optical transmission region, an upper clad layer and a lower clad layer covering the core layer, in which the core layer, the upper clad layer and the lower clad layer are formed from resin ma... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7471866 | Waveguiding structures with embedded microchannels and method for fabrication thereof The invention provides a method for fabricating planar waveguiding structures with embedded microchannels. The method includes the step of depositing, over a planar template having at least one indented feature comprising a ridge of a first optical material and a na... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7471865 | Apparatus and method for a molded waveguide for use with touch screen displays An apparatus and method for an inexpensive, simple to make, self-aligning molded waveguide made of an optically transparent material and that can be used to generate a grid or lamina of light for use with touch screen displays. The molded waveguide substrate include... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7444045 | Hybrid sphere-waveguide resonators Microresonators, such as a microsphere resonators and planar microresonators, are optically coupled to waveguides for input and output of light. It is important that the relative positions of the microresonator and the waveguide are maintained stable, while still ma... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444050 | S-shaped curved optical waveguide and optical device The present invention relates to a curved optical waveguide which is free of any axis-deviation structure in the middle of the waveguide and which has a sigmoidal core shape, wherein the curvature thereof at one end is zero and the curvature thereof at the other end... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440653 | Fabrication of waveguides and Bragg gratings with UV-irradiation A method of simultaneously defining a waveguide and grating in a sample of photosensitive material comprises providing a sample of material (24) having a region which is photosensitive to light of a specific wavelength, generating a spot of light (22) ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433550 | Optical modulator and control method therefor A Mach-Zehnder optical modulator capable of feed-back compensating a change due to an optical coupling loss, and the characteristic change peculiar to functional devices, and a control method therefore, are provided. A control method for a semiconductor Mach-Zehnder... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433554 | Optical wiring board and method for manufacturing optical wiring board An optical wiring board by which an optical waveguide can be easily aligned with a light emitting element and a light detecting element. The optical wiring board (1) is provided with a substrate (10). On the substrate (10), a plurality of recess... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430356 | Fabrication of optical waveguides in periodically poled lithium niobate A method of fabricating an optical waveguide (18) comprises providing a sample of lithium niobate (10) that has one or more periodically poled gratings made by electric field poling, applying a patterned surface layer of metallic zinc (16) to a ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428360 | Optical waveguide sensor and method of manufacture An optical waveguide environmental sensor is provided that is capable of detecting a target gas or liquid in the ambient environment in an advantageously short period of time. The waveguide is preferably in the form of an optical fiber having a cladding that contain... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428362 | Photonic crystal surface states A photonic crystal may be configured to support a surface state for logic. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428352 | Two-dimensional photonic crystal and optical function element using the same An object of the present invention is to provide a two-dimensional photonic crystal which can be used for optical path changeover switches or the like to allow switching of a path. A first area 121 and a second area 122 provided with holes 131 a... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424192 | Frequency conversion with nonlinear optical polymers and high index contrast waveguides Systems and methods for manipulating light with high index contrast waveguides clad with substances having that exhibit large nonlinear electro-optic constants χ2 and χ3. Waveguides fabricated on SOI wafers and clad with electro-optic polymer... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422374 | Optical printed circuit board blank, a kit and a method of making an optical printed circuit board The present invention provides an optical printed circuit board blank, comprising, a support layer; one or more optical waveguides formed thereon; and at least one socket for receiving an optical component, the socket including one or more alignment features to ensu... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421176 | Waveguide element using photonic crystal A waveguide element using a photonic crystal having a refractive index periodicity in one direction is provided with an input portion causing propagation light due to a band on a Brillouin zone boundary within the photonic crystal. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421178 | Left-handed materials and structures based on strong dielectric anisotropy Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of materials and structures that have a negative refractive index. For example, one exemplary embodiment is a waveguide structure comprising a first waveguide border element having a first substantially planar surface, and ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421160 | Coupling element alignment using waveguide fiducials An optical assembly includes a waveguide assembly and an optical coupling element. The waveguide assembly includes a core, a cladding portion, and, preferably, at least two waveguide core fiducials, the at least two waveguide core fiducials and the core being lithog... | 09/02/2008 |
