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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101099 | Optical waveguide substrate manufacturing method A voltage is applied on an interdigitated electrode provided on one main face of a single-domain ferroelectric single crystal substrate to form a periodic domain inversion structure, the interdigitated electrode is removed and the one main face of the substrate is m... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7938989 | Composite structures for storing thermal energy A composite structure for storing thermal energy. In one embodiment, an apparatus for storing thermal energy includes: a thermal storage material and a three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional structure includes: a plurality of first truss elements defined... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931831 | Optical waveguide substrate manufacturing method A voltage is applied on an interdigitated electrode provided on one main face of a single-domain ferroelectric single crystal substrate to form a periodic domain inversion structure. The interdigitated electrode is then removed. The optical waveguide is then formed ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7582234 | Producing method of polymer optical waveguide A method for producing a polymer optical waveguide including: (1) preparing a template that is made of a template forming curable resin and has a concave portion, (2) applying an ozone treatment or irradiating light having a wavelength of 300 nm or less to at least ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7368753 | Thin film transistor array substrate and fabricating method thereof A thin film transistor array substrate includes a first conductive pattern group including a gate electrode of a thin film transistor and a gate line connected to the gate electrode; a semiconductor pattern defining a channel of the thin film transistor; a second co... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351781 | Synthesis of vinyl polymers by controlled radical polymerization A controlled free radical polymerization process, which includes the steps of: adding a monofunctional iniferter compound to an oxygen-free solvent; heating the solution to a temperature sufficient to allow the iniferter compound to form two carbon centered radical ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349160 | Multi-layered collimator A collimator for use in an optical device, such as a display device, includes a multi-layered sheet of at least five alternating light transmitting and light impervious layers. A collimation angle of a few degrees is obtainable using the collimator. The collimator m... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340178 | Conversion between optical and radio frequency signals A detector or a modulator for converting between optical and radio frequency signals comprising an optical guide (11 to 14) for propagating two optical signal components having frequencies that differ by an amount corresponding to a radio frequency and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330631 | Electro-optic polymer waveguide devices incorporating organically modified sol-gel clads A method including poling an optical waveguide device including an optical waveguide core, an electrode, and an organically modified sol-gel layer. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314899 | Process for the preparation of poly (urethane-acrylic) copolymer dispersion for industrial applications This invention describes a process to synthesize water based coating composition having polyurethane and vinyl polymers in the same backbone, which can be used as topcoat in leather. Polyurethane having iniferter groups are synthesized which is then used to incorpor... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7274846 | Fiber optic ribbon subunits having ends with different shapes A fiber optic ribbon having a plurality of optical fibers held together by a matrix material is disclosed. The matrix material has a first end with a first shape and a second end with a second shape, where the first shape is different than the second shape. In one e... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270939 | Photoresist composition for LCD light diffuse reflecting film A photoresist composition for LCD light diffuse reflecting film is disclosed, which comprises (a) 8 to 90% by weight of base-soluble resin; (b) 1 to 30% by weight of polyfunctional unit; (c) 0.1 to 20% by weight of photopolymerization initiator; (d) 0.1 to 20% by we... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267931 | Process for producing optical waveguide The present invention provides a process for producing an optical waveguide, comprising the steps of: continuously applying a fluorene derivative layer onto a continuous substrate and curing the layer to thereby form a lower cladding layer; continuously applying a p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265161 | Multi-photon reactive compositions with inorganic particles and method for fabricating structures A multi-photon reactive composition including: (a) at least one reactive species; and (b) multi-photon photoinitiator system; and (c) a plurality of substantially inorganic particles, wherein the particles have an average particle size of less than about 10 microns ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249847 | Eyeglass manufacturing method using variable index layer An eyeglass lens and manufacturing method using epoxy aberrator includes two lenses with a variable index material, such as epoxy, sandwiched in between. The epoxy is then cured to different indexes of refraction that provide precise corrections for the patient's wa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7224868 | Radiation-free optical cavity The present invention provides a micro-resonator including a plurality of waveguides forming optic junctions therebetween, with adjacent waveguides having different core permittivities and different cladding permittivities. Adjacent waveguides are mode-matched throu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216512 | Method of making an optical fiber by laser cleaving A field-installable connector includes a connector housing and a ferrule having front and rear opposed faces and at least one fiber bore defined longitudinally therethrough. A laser processed stub optical fiber is disposed within the one fiber bore of the ferrule an... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212723 | Monolithic waveguide arrays A waveguide array is fabricated by providing a photoreactive material and generating an optical intensity pattern corresponding to a geometry of the waveguide array. A relative translation of the photoreactive material is effected through the optical intensity patte... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204683 | Molding die for covering optical fiber and optical fiber cover forming device A mold is provided in which a molding portion, formed between joint surfaces of upper and lower molds superimposed one upon the other, is filled with UV curable resin after arranging a coating formation portion of an optical fiber in the molding portion, the coating... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198968 | Method of fabricating thin film transistor array substrate A method of fabricating a thin film transistor array substrate is provided. The method includes forming a first conductive pattern group on a substrate using a first etch resist and a first soft mold, the first conductive pattern group including a gate electrode and... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182471 | Projection type display apparatus A projection type display apparatus comprises a rod type integrator 6 having a solid rod structure, in which light being emitted from a lamp and entering an entrance face 6a, as a focal plane, at one end of the solid rod is guided by being inter... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163639 | Metallic building element for optoelectronics The present invention relates to a method of patterning metallic building elements, and also to a metallic building element, where the measuring accuracy achieved can lie in the sub-micrometer range. Starting from a silicon master or original that can be etched to s... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164814 | Optical element and manufacturing method thereof A flexible optical element useful for optical wiring is provided, in which a light emitting portion is disposed to a core end face of a flexible polymeric optical waveguide channel sheet having a film substrate clad, a core and a clad layer covering the core. A meth... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155097 | Fabrication of microstructured fibres A preform for a microstructured fibre or a part for a preform for a microstructured fibre. The preform or part has a length in the longitudinal direction and a cross section perpendicular thereto, and includes a rod arranged at the centre of the preform or part, wit... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7142361 | Optical material adhesive, film including optical material and projection screen including film An optical material includes an adhesive formed from perfluoroalkylsulfonamidoethyl acrylate, aliphatic urethane acrylate oligomer and acrylate monomer. A film can include a first layer, a second layer disposed on the first layer and a polymerized composition dispos... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135777 | Devices having compliant wafer-level input/output interconnections and packages using pillars and methods of fabrication thereof Devices having one or more of the following: an input/output (I/O) interconnect system, an optical I/O interconnect, an electrical I/O interconnect, a radio frequency I/O interconnect, are disclosed. A representative I/O interconnect system includes a first substrat... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135133 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing plastic optical transmission medium The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing plastic optical transmission medium. The subject method and apparatus can produce a variety of optical transmission medium, including for example, graded refractive index polymer optical fiber... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133606 | Pipe heating assembly with hingedly attached light emitters A pipe heating assembly includes a housing that has a pair of openings extending therethrough. The openings are axially aligned. A light emitter is hingedly attached to the housing and is selectively positioned in a first position facing inward of the housing or in ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7113683 | Optical waveguide device, manufacturing method thereof and optical communication apparatus A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide device includes providing an optical fiber guide for fixing an optical fiber and optical element placing portions for providing element mounting benches outside a waveguide fixing region of a silicon substrate. A metall... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086846 | Electro spinning of submicron diameter polymer filaments An electro spinning process yields uniform, nanometer diameter polymer filaments. A thread-forming polymer is extruded through an anodically biased die orifice and drawn through an anodically biased electrostatic field. A continuous polymer filament is collected on ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082721 | Illuminating weatherseal An illuminating weatherseal (10) can seal a gap between confronting surfaces and illuminate the adjacent environment. The illuminating weatherseal includes a light emitting line (80) extending along a longitudinal dimension of the weatherseal (10 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085459 | Optical fiber ribbons with subunits having preferential tear portions A fiber optic ribbon having a predetermined separation sequence including a first subunit having a plurality of optical fibers arranged in a generally planar configuration being connected by a first primary matrix. The first subunit being a portion of a first ribbon... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060175 | Producing method for optical element molding die and producing method for optical element A method of producing an optical element forming die, includes the steps of: cutting a base member to form a base optical surface of the base member while rotating the base member; cutting an outer circumferential surface of the base member so that an optical axis o... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7050691 | Optical waveguide and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide having a core and a clad. The method includes forming a first clad by applying a resin on a substrate and curing the resin, applying a core material between a recessed mold which has a recess having a shape identical to... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045558 | Method of making a high refractive index optical management coating and the coating A radiation curable composition comprises a heterocyclic acrylate or heterocyclic methacrylate. The composition is curable to make an optical management article such as an optical management coating on a substrate. A method of making an optical management article, c... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046906 | Light guide pillar The present invention is to provide a light guide pillar disposed on a circuit board of an electronic apparatus having a light emitting element disposed thereon, where the light guide pillar includes a bulk opaque and disposed on the circuit board for covering the l... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039282 | Optical fiber array with an intermittent profile and method for manufacturing the same An optical fiber array having a plurality of intermittent weakened portions allows subunit or groups of the fibers in the optical fiber array to be accessed without the need for special tools and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029565 | Method of producing optical element forming die A method of producing a die for forming an optical element including; a positioning step to fix temporarily under the state wherein a plurality of members at least one of which has a die transfer surface are positioned with their connection surfaces being put to fac... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021764 | Eyeglass manufacturing method using variable index layer An eyeglass manufacturing method using epoxy aberrator includes two lenses with a variable index material, such as epoxy, sandwiched in between. The epoxy is then cured to different indexes of refraction that provide precise corrections for the patient's wavefront a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023001 | Method for engraving materials using laser etched V-grooves Disclosed is a method for engraving materials such as fused silica or ceramic by continuously actuating a laser producing a Gaussian beam, directing the beam towards the surface of the substrate and moving the beam relative to the surface of the substrate so that a ... | 04/04/2006 |
