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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7022910 | Photovoltaic cells utilizing mesh electrodes In one aspect, the invention provides photovoltaic cells that utilize a mesh electrode on at least one exposure side of the photovoltaic cell. Preferably, the mesh electrode is a metallic mesh. In one embodiment, the invention provides dye-sensitized solar cells (DS... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015641 | Reduced veiling glare cathode window A faceplate (F) for an image intensifier tube (10) for reducing veiling glare begins as a blank (36) of optical material of a desired glass composition having a shape that conforms substantially to a configuration of the faceplate (F) to be produced. A... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006735 | Loss-less etendue-preserving light guides A light guide comprises two or more straight light guide sections and one or more light coupling elements between sections to transport light from one section to another section. By having at least two TIR (totally internally reflecting) surfaces aligned with the li... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6980248 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus comprising first and second image pickup portions for receiving at least a first wavelength component of an object light and a second wavelength component of the object light different from the first wavelength component, respectively, a fi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972744 | Method for autostereoscopic display The invention relates to a method of autostereoscopically displaying an N-viewpoint image on a screen having display pixels disposed in rows and columns, each display pixel presenting p>1 color points, corresponding to first, second, . . . , and pth color... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6891322 | Filter layer for a display, a method of preparing a filter layer for a display and a display including a filter layer A filter layer for a display and a method of preparing the filter layer, and a display including the filter layer, are provided. The filter layer for a display includes oxide particles and nano-sized metal particulates adhered to the surface of the oxide particles. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6685522 | Magnetic field measuring system of deflection yoke Disclosed is a product quality test in a winding step of the entire manufacturing process of a deflection yoke, which is a core part of a display device employing a cathode ray tube such as a color TV or a monitor, and in particular, a winding zig for mea... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6589649 | Biaxially oriented polyester film, adhesive film and colored hard coating film A biaxially oriented polyester film, an adhesive film, or a colored hard coat film for application to CRT or liquid crystal display devices to improve contrast and color purity, characterized in that the film contains a coloring matter; (1) a wavelength (... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6479928 | Cathode ray tube A CRT has an improved contrast with a provision of a filter layer where nano-sized metal particles are dispersed in a dielectric matrix to selectively absorb light in predetermined wavelengths, specifically wavelengths between peak wavelengths of primary ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6380674 | X-ray image detector The present invention provides an X-ray image detector (1) which can reduce the size of a whole apparatus associated with an X-ray imaging tube, reduce noise components of an output X-ray image even if an incident X-ray is very weak, and provide a distort... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6147446 | Image converter tube with means of prevention for stray glimmer Disclosed is an improvement in image converter tubes that convert the X-ray image given by their input screen into a visible image. Stray glimmer develops on the insulators inside these tubes and the disclosure makes it possible to eliminate this glimmer ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6057639 | Photoemission apparatus with spatial light modulator A photoemission apparatus includes a spatial light modulator (2) and an integral photoemitter (5). A lens array (1) focuses light through the spatial light modulator (2) onto the photoemitter. Electrons emitted by the photoemitter (5) are deflected electr... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5936607 | Autostereoscopic video device and system The invention relates to a device for display an autostereoscopic image on a video screen (20) having a cylindrical lens array (10) disposed in front of it. The video screen (20) has pixels made up of p color points (RGB) placed horizontally side by side,... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5773923 | X-ray image intensifier tube An x-ray image intensifier tube includes at least an output section in which a borosilicate glass containing 0.01 to 5% by weight of cerium oxide is used as a glass substrate.... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5493174 | Imaging tube having improved fluorescent surface structure on fiber optic plate An imaging tube having a fiber optic plate (FOP) as an output faceplate. On one surface of the FOP within an evacuated envelope is deposited a first transparent conductive layer. On the first transparent conductive layer is deposited a fluorescent layer. ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5179318 | Cathode-ray tube with interference filter A cathode-ray tube having a face plate which includes a phosphor layer provided at the inner surface side of a glass plate and an optical interference filter provided between the phosphor layer and the inner surface of the plate. The optical interference ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4961025 | Cathode for image intensifier tube having reduced veiling glare An image intensifier tube has a faceplate formed of optical material. The outer surface of the faceplate has light receiving and light transmitting surfaces and a layer of a reduced metal oxide material for reducing stray light which is transmitted into t... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4898457 | Optical system of television camera An optical system of a television camera comprises, according to the invention, arranged in the direction of the light flux on one optical axis, an objective composed of n elements and a faceplate of a television tube, a light-sensitive layer being locate... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4823045 | Picture taking tube having a bias light device A picture taking tube is provided having a bias light device, said device being formed by a diffuser and a ring of light emitting diodes, which are placed about the glass vacuum enclosure of the tube, the light penetrating into the enclosure through gaps ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4760307 | Anti-veiling-glare glass input window for an optical device and method for manufacturing such window Anti-veiling-glare glass input window for an optical device. The window has throughout a shallow surface layer over its peripheral surfaces radiation absorbent free-metal-induced color centers. A method for preparation of such a window, which is particula... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4745327 | Color separation filter including monomolecular film layers of coupled dyestuff A color separation filter is formed through use of dyestuffs provided with monomolecular film forming properties in which molecules can be adsorbed by air-water interfaces and with patterning properties capable of forming patterns through exposure by ioni... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4730141 | Imaging tube having a reflective photocathode and internal optical means An imaging tube particularly useful in providing a visible image corresponding to an incident infrared image in which a reflective photocathode is used to provide an electron image corresponding to the infrared image, and in which the incident image rays ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4724354 | Image intensifier for producing a color image having a color separation filter sequentially passing visible blue light and its second order wavelengths, visible green light and its second order wavelengths, and visible red light A color separation filter arrangement for an image intensifier having separate blue, green and red filters which respectively have pass bands for visible blue light and its second order wavelengths, visible green light and its second order wavelengths, an... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4560865 | Objectives particularly for television cameras An objective, for example for a television camera, has a pinhole aperture (3) and an electronic image intensifier (5) arranged behind the aperture. The pinhole aperture gives extreme depth of field and the image intensifier has adequate gain to compensate... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4556817 | Photoelectric conversion apparatus An image pickup tube of high velocity electron beam scanning and negatively charging system having a target including, on a transparent substrate, at least a transparent conductive film, a photoconductive layer, a layer for emitting secondary electrons, a... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4547798 | Solid-state color imaging device and the preparation of same A solid-state color imaging device carrying a micro-color filter which is reduced in its alkali metal ion content to a level of not more than 100 ppm is prepared through formation of a substrate of at least one colored resin layer of the micro-color filte... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4457732 | Method of fabricating image pickup tubes A method for fabrication of an image pickup tube face plate structure comprises adhering a transparent glass sheet material having a thickness of about 40 to 80 microns to a color separation stripe-shaped filter formed on a face plate of the tube, and for... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4426599 | Television camera tube A television camera tube comprising, in an evacuated envelope, an electron gun to generate an electron beam which during operation of the tube is focused to form a spot on a photosensitive target. On the target, a potential distribution is formed by proje... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4416961 | Color imaging devices and color filter arrays using photo-bleachable dyes Color filter arrays for color imaging devices are disclosed. The arrays are formed in a single layer of a transparent binder containing at least one cationic photo-bleachable dye. The layer has a thickness less than 10 microns, and the dye is present in t... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4406973 | Black glass shield and method for absorbing stray light for image intensifiers A shielded clear glass cathode substrate (44) is provided for use in an image intensifier tube of the type utilizing a clear glass cathode substrate (46). A black glass cathode substrate shield (48) is coextensive with the entire longitudinal surface of t... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4393322 | Image intensifier faceplate A glass faceplate having a central area of required useful diameter surrounded by a narrow ring of opaque glass and an outer glass mounting flange. Light entering the flange or ring is prevented from reaching the central area as stray light or glare in th... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4353005 | Camera tube with mutually insulated, light absorbing particles on gun side of target The optical cross talk in a camera tube is reduced by the provision of a filter element which overlaps the entire target. The filter may is be arranged behind the target and is constructed so that it has low reflectance for incoming light. In order to pre... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4313648 | Patterned multi-layer structure and manufacturing method A patterned multi-layer structure for a stripe filter used for a photoelectric pickup tube, comprises a protective layer preventing a substrate from being etched by reactive sputter etching and a multi-layer optical filter formed on the protective layer p... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4310778 | Television camera tube with antihalo plate In a television camera tube flare is reduced without introducing vignetting by using an antihalo plate. A contact surface of the plate with the tube's window is slightly larger than a frame which is described by the tube's electron beam on a photoconducti... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4267961 | Photocrosslinkable, high-temperature-resistant polymers and their use in color imaging devices Photocross-linkable, organic solvent-soluble polymers having a Tg greater than 200° C. are disclosed. The polymers contain sufficient radiation-sensitive cross-linkable units to render the polymers insoluble in organic solvents on exposure to radiation t... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4266017 | Color imaging devices having integral color filter arrays A color imaging device which comprises an adhesive layer between (a) means for sensing radiation comprising a planar array of charge-handling semiconductive photosensors, and (b) superimposed filter means for controlling access of radiation to the sensing... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4253039 | Image pickup tube with rectangular support plate for stripe filter A faceplate structure of a multi-color image pickup tube has a light transmitting thin glass plate, to which are bonded a rectangular color separating filter base plate deposited with a color separating stripe filter at the center of one surface of the th... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4251748 | Camera tube having photocathode absorptive of shorter wavelength and filter absorptive of longer wavelength light The optical cross-talk in a camera tube is reduced by the provision of a filter element which overlaps the entire target. The filter may be arranged in front of the photosensitive target and have a spectral transmission which is adapted to the spectral se... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4246516 | Light biassed camera tube arrangements The invention relates to light biassed camera tube arrangements of the kind in which the light bias source within the overall outline of the tube envelope has one terminal connected to a heater pin in order to provide a source of power. The other terminal... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4239842 | Color filter arrays, color imaging devices and methods of making same An improved color filter array comprises a transparent heat-transfer dye-receiving layer containing an array of filter elements wherein the dye-receiving layer is a certain polyester wherein at least 30 mole percent of the recurring units contain a satura... | 12/16/1980 |
