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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7349158 | Diffraction grating-based encoded micro-particles for multiplexed experiments Microparticles 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 having a plurality of colocated pitches Λ which represent a unique identification digital code that is detected... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349098 | Simultaneous beam-focus and coherence-gate tracking for real-time optical coherence tomography Method and apparatus for achieving dynamic focus tracking during real-time optical coherence tomography (OCT) by simultaneously implementing geometric focus tracking (GFT) and coherence gate tracking (CGT). GFT tracking involves changing a position of the focal poin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7349145 | Optical deflection device and image projection display apparatus using the same An optical deflection device includes a substrate; a plurality of regulating members including upper portions including stoppers; a fulcrum member serving as an electrode; a plate member; and a plurality of electrodes. The plurality of regulating members, the fulcru... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349141 | Method and post structures for interferometric modulation An interferometric modulator includes a post structure comprising an optical element. In a preferred embodiment, the optical element in the post structure is a reflective element, e.g., a mirror. In another embodiment, the optical element in the post structure is an... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349598 | Surface plasmon resonance device A surface plasmon resonance device of the present invention includes a transparent medium layer and a conductive layer, a periodic structure being present at the interface therebetween. Assuming that the wavelength of visible light incident on the conductive layer t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348536 | Light grid with housing A light grid which has a housing made from an extruded profile. An electronic component plate is movably insertable into the interior of the housing and carries the optical components of an emitter unit or a receiver unit, respectively. The housing has a support pla... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346261 | Image display apparatus There disclosed is an image display apparatus having a light source, a scanning member for deflecting a light from the light source to scan a predetermined surface with the light to form a two-dimensional image thereon, a first optical system for guiding a light def... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346256 | Re-terminable LC connector assembly and cam termination tool An improved, reversibly terminable fiber stub connector assembly is provided that can be readily and positively terminated in the field using simple termination tools. This allows repositioning or replacement of fiber optic cable field fibers if termination is not a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346255 | Tool for optical connector and tool equipped optical connector A tool for an optical connector including a clamping portion for clamping an optical fiber between clamping elements, the tool including: first and second insertion members, respectively including separately extractable first and second distal ends, wherein the firs... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346254 | Fiber optic splitter module with connector access A telecommunications assembly including a housing and a plurality of modules mounted within the housing. The modules includes a rear face in which is mounted at least one fiber optic connector. Within an interior of the housing are positioned at least one fiber opti... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341774 | Electronic and opto-electronic devices fabricated from nanostructured high surface to volume ratio thin films An electronic or opto-electronic device or a chemical sensor comprising: an interpenetrating network of a nanostructured high surface area to volume ratio film material and an organic/inorganic material forming a nanocomposite. The high surface area to volume film m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343080 | System and method of testing humidity in a sealed MEMS device One embodiment provides a method of testing humidity, comprising: determining a property of a device which encloses a plurality of interferometric modulators; and determining a relative humidity value or a degree of the relative humidity inside the device based at l... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340148 | Methods and systems for controlling fiber polarization mode dispersion (PMD) A method is provided for predicting an installed performance parameter of an optical fiber cable. The method includes obtaining a measurement indicative of a value of the performance parameter at a first moment in time. A measurement indicative of a value of the per... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340120 | Optical and electrical interconnect A method of fabricating an interconnect includes forming one or more holes in an anisotropic conductive film on a carrier substrate, filling at least one of the one or more holes with a material capable of transmitting an optical signal, and laminating the anisotrop... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340187 | Optical signal monitoring method and apparatus In an optical signal monitoring method in wavelength multiplexing and an optical network, an area corresponding to a characteristic pattern of an eye pattern of an optical signal to be monitored, which characterizes a deterioration, is extracted from a database stor... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336871 | Optical signal amplifying triode and optical signal transfer method, optical signal relay device, and optical signal storage device using the same When in an optical signal amplifying triode 10, light of a second wavelength λ2, selected from among light from a first optical amplifier 26, into which a first input light L1 of a first wavelength λ1 and a second inp... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334945 | Plug-and-socket hub arrangement for mounting light pipe to receive light A hub arrangement for mounting light pipe to receive light includes a light pipe hub for mounting at least one light pipe, with a plug-and-socket arrangement. The plug-and-socket arrangement includes (i) a socket in the light pipe hub for receiving a plug, and (ii) ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333320 | Systems and methods for lifting a terminal enclosure in below ground applications A fiber distribution terminal system includes a below ground vault, and a terminal enclosure within the vault. The system also includes a lift system in the vault, the lift system including a screw drive and a track system. Rotation of the screw drive lifts the term... | 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 |
| 7333710 | Display including a light source for illuminating input/output terminals A display includes a casing, a terminal module, and a light source. The terminal module is mounted on an exterior of the casing, and includes a terminal unit. The light source is mounted on the casing and the terminal module, and serves to illuminate the terminal un... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330620 | Low loss funnel-type PLC optical splitter with input cladding mode absorption structure and/or output segmented taper structure A funnel-type planar lightwave circuit (PLC) optical splitter having an input optical waveguide, a slab waveguide receiving the input optical signal from the input optical waveguide, and output waveguides projecting from the slab region. The region connecting the sl... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330633 | Three constraint joint A precision apparatus (10) includes a constraint joint (256) having a contact (258A) and a contact engager (258B). The contact (258A) includes a contact region (268) that is rounded, and the contact engager (258B) inc... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330634 | Chalcogenide glass for low viscosity extrusion and injection molding The invention is directed to chalcogenide glasses suitable for use in plastics forming processes. The glasses have the general formula YZ, where Y is Ge, As, Sb or a mixture of two or more of the sane; Z is Se, Te, or a mixture of Se+Te; and Y and Z are present in a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327923 | Spiral multilayer fibers A spiral wound fiber that includes birefringent interfaces is useful in different optical devices. One type of wound fiber includes at least first and second material layers. At least one of the layers is polymeric and at least one of the layers is birefringent. The... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327926 | Fiber demarcation box with cable management A telecommunications optical fiber distribution system is disclosed. The system comprises a support structure with an upper end, a lower end, a front side, a rear side, and a longitudinal axis. An input cable carrying an input signal and an output cable carrying an ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327930 | Modular light-emitting diode lighting system A modular light system for a spa where replacement of a light emitter, such as but not limited to a LED and/or a cable is accomplished without needing access an area around a tub in the spa. Furthermore, replacing the cable and light emitter can be accomplished indi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327454 | Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods may be performed in a high-throughput manner. An apparatus for detecting biochemical interactions occurring on the surface of a biosensor includes a light... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327911 | Optical detector configuration and utilization as feedback control in monolithic integrated optic and electronic arrangements An improvement in the reliability and lifetime of SOI-based opto-electronic systems is provided through the use of a monolithic opto-electronic feedback arrangement that monitors one or more optical signals within the opto-electronic system and provides an electrica... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327956 | Method and apparatus for mitigating intersymbol interference from optical filtering A method and apparatus for mitigating intersymbol interference (ISI) from narrow-band optical filtering and improving transmission performance by filtering multichannel optical signals using an optical filter device that exhibits a desired loss ripple in the transmi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322971 | Surgical drain with sensors for monitoring internal tissue condition by transmittance Devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. Modifications may... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322831 | Matrix board-to-board connector A matrix board-to-board connector includes a plurality of contacts and an insulating housing. Each contact has a retaining board, a first contacting portion defined at a bottom end of the retaining board, and a second contacting portion defined at an opposite end of... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324727 | Planar lightwave circuit having optical filter A planar lightwave circuit having an optical filter, which comprises: a first waveguide; a second waveguide separated from the first waveguide, in which the width of a first cross-section opposite to the first waveguide is wider than that of a second cross-section o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324733 | Frameless hollow roof mirror and method of manufacture The present invention relates to optical components for reversing and inverting images, and to methods of manufacturing them accurately, robustly and cost-effectively. The method includes optical contact bonding a first optical element and a second optical element a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324734 | Arbitrary surface optical element and method of making the same An arbitrary surface optical element, such as a mirror for use in a rear projection television, includes a non-optical portion and an optical portion. The non-optical portion circumscribes the optical portion and has a thickness greater than the optical portion. Acc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324099 | Image display device In an image display device according to the present invention, means for selecting a pixel to which a display signal current is to be passed has a function of selecting a plurality of pixels simultaneously. Thus, high-precision display can be realized with a number ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321714 | Moisture-resistant nano-particle material and its applications Nano-particle materials including nanometer-scaled particles with a variety of sizes, chemical compositions, and properties may be used to form functional and/or protective media (layers) on a variety of materials and items. Among the items that may be coated and/or... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319805 | Active night vision image intensity balancing system A vision system (10) for a vehicle (14) includes a light source (46) that generates an illumination beam (20). A receiver (62) generates a first image signal and a second image signal. The first image signal is generated in respons... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317192 | High energy polyenergetic ion selection systems, ion beam therapy systems, and ion beam treatment centers Devices and methods are provided for generating laser-accelerated high energy polyenergetic positive ion beams that are spatially separated and modulated based on energy level. The spatially separated and modulated high energy polyenergetic positive ion beams are us... | 01/08/2008 |
