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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002999 | Method for making stamper for press molding optical articles An exemplary stamper includes molding portions arranged in an array. Each of the molding portions includes a central optical molding portion and an annular peripheral molding portion surrounding the central optical molding portion. Each molding portion is capable of... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7875196 | Method for forming micro lenses A method for forming micro lenses includes the step of performing an etching treatment to an object to be processed, which includes a lens material layer and a mask layer having lens shapes and formed on the lens material layer, using an etching gas including SF | 01/25/2011 |
| 7776225 | Method for forming on-chip lens including process of forming depression by using etch-back method, and method for manufacturing solid-state imaging apparatus including process of forming in-layer micro lens using the method for forming on-chip lens In a method for forming a lens according to the present invention, a digging step of digging a depression includes a depositing substep of depositing a pattern film on a surface of a base film, the pattern film being made of a second material and in an inverted shap... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7708899 | Method for forming micro lenses A method for forming micro lenses includes the step of performing an etching treatment to an object to be processed, which includes a lens material layer and a mask layer having lens shapes and formed on the lens material layer, using an etching gas including SF | 05/04/2010 |
| 7628930 | Method for forming micro lenses A method for forming micro lenses includes the step of performing an etching treatment to an object to be processed, which includes a lens material layer and a mask layer having lens shapes and formed on the lens material layer, using an etching gas including SF | 12/08/2009 |
| 7585422 | Optical element manufacturing method A new and improved optical element manufacturing method, through which lens elements can be efficiently mounted on a silicon V-shaped groove substrate at lower manufacturing costs, is provided. The method comprises a lens element forming step in which an oxide layer... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7572385 | Method of forming micro-lenses A method of fabricating micro-lenses is provided. A first layer is formed on a substrate. The first layer is comprised of a first material and the substrate is comprised of a second material. An opening is formed in the first layer and an etchant is provided in the ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7566405 | Micro-lenses for CMOS imagers and method for manufacturing micro-lenses A micro-lens and a method for forming the micro-lens is provided. A micro-lens includes a substrate and lens material located within the substrate, the substrate having a recessed area serving as a mold for the lens material. The recessed can be shaped such that the... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7473378 | Method and apparatus providing graded-index microlenses Microlenses are fabricated with a refractive-index gradient. The refractive-index gradient is produced in a microlens material such that the refractive index is relatively higher in the material nearest the substrate, and becomes progressively lower as the layer get... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7407595 | Optical member, manufacturing method of the optical member, waveguide substrate, and photo-electric integrated substrate A manufacturing method of an optical member for optical path conversion to be connected to an optical waveguide provided in a substrate includes forming plural inclined surfaces on a wafer by etching, forming openings corresponding to the inclined surfaces in a plat... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404909 | Mirror including dielectric portions and a method of manufacturing the same The invention provides a method for manufacturing a microelectronic device and a microelectronic device. The method for manufacturing the microelectronic device, without limitation, may include forming a first mirror layer over and within one or more openings in a s... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7381339 | Increased yield of cubic crystalline optical elements by crystal orientation Increased yield of optical elements from cubic crystal rods, such as made of calcium fluoride, is made possible by orienting the optical elements for supporting the propagation of light along one of the , , or < 2 1 1> alternative crystal... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372631 | Method of manufacturing microlens, microlens, microlens array, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus A method of manufacturing a microlens includes: forming on a transparent substrate an etching stop layer in a lens formation region where a curved lens surface of the microlens is to be formed, the etching stop layer having an island shape as a planar shape thereof;... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363698 | Process for creating a write head by forming a bump after the top pole is formed Methods for creating a write head by forming a bump after the top pole is formed are provided. In one embodiment, a bottom pole is created out of a first layer. A non-magnetic gap material is applied to the surface of the wafer. A top pole is created out of a second... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365909 | Fabrication methods for micro compounds optics Methods for fabricating refractive element(s) and aligning the elements in a compound optic, typically to a zone plate element. The techniques are used for fabricating micro refractive, such as Fresnel, optics and compound optics including two or more optical elemen... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338754 | Micro-lens array substrate and production method therefor, and projection type liquid crystal display unit using those In a micro-lens array substrate (12) that includes first and second micro-lens arrays (6, 7) respectively having a plurality of lenses, the first micro-lens array (6) is sandwiched between two inorganic dielectric substrates (21, 24), and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323114 | Method of making optical elements for an optical disc system A large diameter glass wafer is pattern-etched to provide a plurality of elongated lens elements arranged side-by-side, the etching leaving small rods in place to keep the lens elements connected to the wafer during mirror processing. The etching provides curved sur... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305764 | Method of manufacturing an ink-jet recording head An ink-jet recording head has a plate-shaped member including a first layer with a partition wall formed by a first etching process and defining a pressure chamber, an ink inlet passage and a common ink storage chamber, a second layer with a land formed by a second ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297473 | Method of forming a microlens array having a high fill factor A method of forming a microlens array includes preparing a substrate; fabricating a photosensitive array on the substrate; depositing a layer of lens material on the photosensitive array; depositing and patterning photoresist on the lens material, wherein patterning... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295374 | Micro-lens and micro-lens fabrication method A method of manufacturing a micro-lens is disclosed. The method includes providing a convex photoresist surface, forming a lens mold on the convex photoresist surface, removing the lens mold from the convex photoresist surface, forming a micro-lens in the lens mold ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282686 | Image sensor with improved photo sensitivity An image sensor includes a plurality of micro-lenses and a plurality of light receiving elements. Each micro-lens has a neighboring micro-lens at a respective distance that decreases with an incident angle of light converged by the micro-lens. Each light receiving e... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255806 | Substrate processing method, method of manufacturing micro lens sheet, transmission screen, projector, display device, and substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing method is provided including: shaping a laser beam emitted from a laser beam source into a beam having a focal depth larger than the maximum value of a variation in thickness of a processing area portion of a processed substrate and the maximu... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7236665 | Optical module and method for fabricating the same An optical module is provided in which recesses are formed in a sol-gel layer applied to a surface of a lens array substrate, each of the recesses having a capability to fit an optical fiber therein. The optical module comprises a planar microlens array substrate ha... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7205086 | Multilayer elements containing photoresist compositions and their use in microlithography A photoresist element comprising a substrate; an etch resistant layer; and at least one photoresist layer prepared from a photoresist composition comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of: (a) a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising a repeat unit... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193784 | Nitride microlens Microlenses and microlens arrays made from Group III-nitride material. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190526 | Step-over lithography to produce parabolic photoresist profiles for microlens formation A method of microlens fabrication for use in a photosensor includes preparing a photodetector element array which is sensitive to light in a specific color domain and depositing microlens material on the photodetector element array. The structure is coated with phot... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182877 | Method for manufacturing electro-optical device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus A method is provided for manufacturing an electro-optical device, in which fine scratches or cracks can be removed by etching without damaging wiring, an electro-optical device, and an electronic apparatus. According to the method, a liquid crystal panel used in an ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175777 | Method of forming a sub-micron tip feature A single, controlled etch step can be used to form a sharp tip feature along a sidewall of an etch feature. An etch process is used that is selective to a layer of tip material relative to the substrate upon which the layer is deposited. A lag can be created in the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177086 | Optical component thickness adjustment method, optical component, and position adjustment method for optical component If after manufacture it is found that the thickness of a solid immersion lens is less than a target thickness value, an adjustment portion is adhered thereto by vapor deposition so as to reduce the amount of thickness deficiency. If the solid immersion lens is made ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157015 | Method of manufacturing a substrate with concave portions, a substrate with concave portions, a substrate with concave portions for microlenses, a microlens substrate, a transmission screen and a rear projector A method of manufacturing a substrate 5 with a plurality of concave portions 3 according to the invention includes the steps of forming a mask 6 on the substrate 5, forming a plurality of initial holes 61 on the mask 6 by me... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7129028 | Method of forming holographic grating In a method of forming a holographic grating, a photoresist layer is formed on an optical substrate, and a resist pattern is formed in the photoresist layer to have grooves depth deeper than a predetermined depth of diffraction grating grooves to be formed. Then, th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129027 | Method of manufacturing microlens array A positive resist layer formed on a translucent substrate is subjected to exposure and development to form circular resist patterns disposed near each other at a predetermined distance. The exposure pattern has an opening of a plurality of circular ring shape surrou... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118213 | Promotional aid The present invention relates to a promotional aid comprising a substantially flat plastic film sample which comprises at least one quality which is substantially similar to at least one quality of a medical device. The promotional aids of the present invention may ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7110182 | Glass sheet incorporating a plurality of optical elements and method for manufacturing the same To provide a glass sheet incorporating a plurality of optical elements, which incorporates a plurality of glass optical elements and realizes higher productivity and uniform quality of glass optical elements. The glass sheet incorporating a plurality of optical elem... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097778 | Process for fabricating a micro-optical lens A process for fabricating a micro-optical lens comprises forming a wall post structure on a substrate, coating with a polymeric film on the wall post, then making it adhering over both sides of the wall post structure by a transverse etching on the substrate around ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087180 | Method for manufacturing a microlens substrate and method for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a microlens substrate which is excellent in chemical resistance and light fastness to intense light irradiation, and is capable of forming a microlens substrate of a high accuracy of form. The method includes the steps ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7068432 | Controlling lens shape in a microlens array A semi-conductor based imager includes a microlens array having microlenses with modified focal characteristics. The microlenses are made of a microlens material, the melting properties of which are selectively modified to obtain different shapes after a reflow proc... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067841 | Organic electronic devices Organic electronic devices are fabricated by a process includes forming an organic layer including: placing a first liquid composition over a first portion of a surface of a substrate without a well structure connected to or adjacent the first portion of the surface... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7050237 | High-efficiency spectral purity filter for EUV lithography An asymmetric-cut multilayer diffracts EUV light. A multilayer cut at an angle has the same properties as a blazed grating, and has been demonstrated to have near-perfect performance. Instead of having to nano-fabricate a grating structure with imperfections no grea... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045089 | Fabrication of molds and mold components using a photolithographic technique and structures made therefrom The method includes the step of forming a solid epoxy member on a substrate, the epoxy member having an upper surface of desired configuration. A first metal layer is deposited on the epoxy member with the upper surface thereof conforming to the desired configuratio... | 05/16/2006 |
