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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092726 | Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is dipped in high contrast dye, a layer of soft epoxy, a ba... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8057716 | Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is coated in the peripheral portion, a layer of soft epoxy,... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7968019 | Optical compensation film, method for producing optical compensation film, polarization plate and liquid crystal display An object of the invention was to provide a method for producing an optical compensation film having low haze and high uniformity of retardation, and a polarization plate and a liquid crystal displaying apparatus which is considerably reduced in the visivility varia... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964122 | Method of shaping an aspherical optical element A method of shaping an aspherical optical element, such as a composite mirror element, the method comprising the following steps: fastening, preferably by adhesive, an optical element blank, presenting an optical surface that is to... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7964120 | Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a PVA film wherein the color is coated in the peripheral portion, a layer of soft epoxy, a base material, and an inner,... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7964121 | Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is coated with Photochromic powder, a layer of soft epoxy, ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7927522 | Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens An eyeglass lens is made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a PVA film, a layer of soft epoxy, a layer of adhesive, a base material, and an inner, concave hard coating. The major steps in producing the lens are to 1: prepar... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922942 | Injection mold design, method for in-mold coating of lenses, and coated lenses A method and apparatus for coating lenses within an injection molding machine having a concave optical insert with a perimeter edge that meets the receiver ring in an annular contact region. A channel is formed throughout the annular contact region. When molding a l... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7867414 | Method of manufacturing a birefringent film, optical film using the same, liquid crystal panel, liquid crystal display device and imaged display device A method of manufacturing a birefringent film includes stretching a polymer film in a widthwise direction while at the same time shrinking the same in a lengthwise direction so as to satisfy the relational expression: (1/STD)1/2≦SMD | 01/11/2011 |
| 7815823 | Optical film, manufacturing method of optical film, optical compensating film, manufacturing method of optical compensating film, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display An object is to provide an optical film in which retardation variation is less even after a long period of duration of use, to provide an optical compensating film in which transparency and flatness are not deteriorated in a stretching process by using the foregoing... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7776239 | Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a PVA film wherein the color is dipped in water without color dye, a layer of soft epoxy, a base material, and an inner... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7754114 | Methods for manufacturing optical fiber probe and for processing micromaterial In a method for manufacturing an optical fiber probe in which an optical fiber is formed as an optical fiber probe by etching a tip section and sharpening a core region of the optical fiber, the optical fiber is a polarization maintaining optical fiber including the... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749412 | Wide optical film and method for producing the same An optical film comprising a cycloolefin resin or a cellulose ester resin, wherein (a) at least one of edges of the optical film is slit; (b) an average surface roughness Ra specified in JISB0601-2001 of a cross-section of the optical film formed by slitting is 0.05... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731874 | Method of molding optical component A method of molding an optical component which includes providing a first mold and a second mold which mold the optical component, a cylindrical body whose rotational symmetry axis is identical with a second symmetry axis about which a second mold is rotationally sy... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7695653 | Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a layer of polyurethane mixture film, a PVA film wherein the color is dipped in water with Photochromic powder, a layer... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7666332 | Process for producing optical glass element To provide a production process capable of making the transmittance of an optical glass element obtainable by press-molding a TeO2-containing glass high. A process for producing an optical glass element, which comprises press-molding a TeO2 | 02/23/2010 |
| 7628940 | Method for manufacturing three dimensional optical components Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an optical component in three dimensions. In one aspect, the method includes providing a substrate that includes contiguous rigid plates that are disposed such that a major surface of each rigid plate lies substantially in a s... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7540983 | Method of producing aspherical optical surfaces In the case of a method of producing aspherical optical surfaces of optical elements (1), in particular for use in microlithography for producing semiconductor elements, the optical element (1) is ground for example in the form of a meniscus. In a firs... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7413689 | Lens element from diamond-turned thermoplastic resin A method for fabrication of a lens element from a lens blank shaped from a high index, high thermal property thermoplastic resin conditions the surface of the lens blank by an extended annealing process. The temperature of the lens blank is increased to a soak tempe... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7359017 | Optical compensation film, polarizing plate, displaying apparatus, method for producing optical compensation film and method for producing polarizing plate A method for producing a roll of an optical compensation film, in the effective width of which an angle of the slow axis in the film face with the width direction of the film is within the range of ±1° and an angle of the fast axis in the film face with the length... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341784 | Light management film and its preparation and use A light management film includes a first layer with a thermoplastic resin and a particular phosphonium sulfonate salt, and a second layer formed from a curable composition and having a refractive index of at least 1.5. The light management film exhibits reduced stat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341681 | Method of manufacturing optical fiber probe and for finishing micro material In a method for manufacturing an optical fiber probe in which an optical fiber is formed as an optical fiber probe by etching a tip section and sharpening a core region of the optical fiber, the optical fiber is a polarization maintaining optical fiber including the... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329378 | Molding method, cooling apparatus and optical element There is described a molding method for molding a product, having a microscopic structure of high aspect ratio. The molding method includes the steps of: setting a temperature of a mold, having a microscopic shape, at a value higher than a glass transition temperatu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326373 | Method for forming a wafer for use in an optical part An improved method is disclosed, for forming a wafer into a complex, curved shape, for use in an optical part. The method includes a step of moving the wafer into contact with a molding surface having a predetermined non-cylindrical, aspheric curved shape, to form t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285332 | Laminate roll A wound laminate obtained by laminating a plastic film composed of an aromatic polycarbonate comprising bisphenol A as an aromatic dihydroxy component, and a protective film composed of an aromatic polyester, using an intervening adhesive having a weak adhesive stre... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267790 | Method and apparatus for treating a disc substrate A molded disc substrate obtained by injection molding is rotated at high speed before the molded disc substrate has solidified, and a gas is also made to flow in an outward radial direction along a bottom surface of the molded disc substrate while the molded disc su... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251079 | Brightness enhancement film, and methods of making and using the same In one embodiment, a brightness enhancement film comprises: a diffusing film comprising a front surface and a back surface, a coating on the front surface, and light redirecting structures disposed in the coating. The brightness enhancement film is capable of collim... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7220120 | Molds and method of using the same for forming plus or minus lenses The present invention encompasses, in part, a method and apparatus for lens casting in which two molds, preferably formed of plastic, are interconnected or joined together via a ring to form a mold cavity having substantially the same dimensions of the lens to be fo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220371 | Wire grid polarizer and method for producing same There are provided a thin wire grid polarizer having a high transmittance, a high quenching ratio and a high degree of polarization, and a method for producing the same at low costs. A fluoridated polyimide thin film 12, a hydrophilic thin film 13 and ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192157 | Method for fabricating a bent perimeter light A method for bending a perimeter light and a perimeter light for illuminating curved surfaces. One embodiment of a bending method according to the present invention comprises heating a perimeter light to make it pliable. A radius tool is then provided having a curve... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163292 | Hybrid contact lens system and method Methods of manufacturing hybrid contact lenses using a mold are provided. The methods include pouring liquefied resin of a substantially rigid material within an inner section, curing the substantially rigid material, pouring liquefied resin of a substantially flexi... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164836 | Light-guide lights suitable for use in illuminated displays A light-guide light (1) suitable for use in illuminated displays and signs comprises a housing (3) defining an optical cavity having first and second generally parallel major faces (5, 6), and a light source (11) positioned to direct ligh... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7144529 | Method for molding ophthalmic lenses The invention concerns a method for moulding a lens, between a first mould (2) and a second mould (6) which consists in: machining at least one of the moulds (2) into the shape of the lens to be obtained, before moulding. The invention enables t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142767 | Scratch-resistant light directing films A scratch-resistant light directing film has a structured surface with first and second prism elements. The first prism elements are taller than the second prism elements and have blunt tips. The second prism elements are shorter and have sharp tips. The resulting f... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132065 | Process for manufacturing polymeric optical film A process for making an optical film includes stretching a polyolefin film in a first direction and stretching the polyolefin film in a second direction different than the first direction forming a biaxially stretched polyolefin film. At least a portion of the stret... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128851 | Method of removing scratches from a compact disc An apparatus and method is disclosed for repairing and removing scratches from an optically-read disc, e. g., compact discs (often called “CD's” or “DVD's” such that when refurbished, an optical reader, which uses a laser to read digital information stored o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112253 | Manufacturing transparent mirrored mini-balls for solar energy concentration and analogous applications Method and apparatus are presented for manufacturing transparent mirrored spheroidal mini-balls for solar energy and related applications such as optical switches. For these applications it is imperative to provide accurate specular reflection from the mirror. Vario... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110193 | Optical lens preform, optical lens, and method of making optical lens The method of making an optical lens in accordance with the present invention comprises an optical lens preform producing step of producing an optical lens preform 40 having a plurality of curved surface parts 43 formed parallel to each other, and a pa... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108810 | Anti-reflection film and process for the preparation of the same An anti-reflection film comprises a transparent support and a low refractive index coating layer. The low refractive index coating layer has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the support. The low refractive index coating layer has an essentially un... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106528 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing large double-sided curved Fresnel lens A method of manufacturing a large double-sided curved Fresnel lens. The method includes a machining step (A) of performing ultra-precise three-dimensional machining on an upper mold and a lower mold to each have an upper transfer surface and a lower transfer surface... | 09/12/2006 |
