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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189181 | Method and system of evaluating a stereo image displaying panel A method and a system of evaluating a stereo image displaying panel are provided. The evaluation method includes the following steps. An inspection frame is displayed on the stereo image displaying panel, wherein the displaying surface of the stereo image displaying... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8125631 | Tester for testing optical detector Provided is a tester for testing an optical detector. The tester includes a plurality of light emitting units which emit light beams to the optical detector, wherein the light beams have light intensities different from each other, and a power supply unit which supp... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8115914 | Multi-optical axis photoelectronic sensor This invention enables a worker, who performs a work for optical axis adjustment, to easily grasp whether adjustment for further increasing the light receiving quantity is possible. In a multi-optical axis photoelectronic sensor, a minimum value of the light receivi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111388 | Luminous flux depreciation notification system for light fixtures incorporating light emitting diode sources A LED light fixture and a luminous flux monitoring system for a light fixture. The light fixture includes a housing defining an interior space including an interior surface and a transmissive panel. A light source is coupled to the interior surface. The system inclu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8077304 | Light amount measuring apparatus A light amount measuring apparatus including a light amount measuring circuit and a power supply for supplying power to the light amount measuring circuit; wherein the light amount measuring circuit includes a light receiving device for receiving light and outputtin... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072588 | Dental light curing device coupled to a light measuring device The invention relates to a light measuring device 34, in particular for dental light curing devices, for detecting the illumination intensity of a light source 19, which is arranged, in particular, in the light curing device, to which a light guiding d... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068220 | Apparatus for treating a material and method for operating the same A laser-assisted material-machining device comprises a laser (14) for providing a pulsed laser beam (16), a measuring arrangement (30, 32, 34, 36, 38) in order to obtain measured values of a fundamental-wave power of the laser beam and also of a... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8013988 | Apparatus for detecting electromagnetic wave An apparatus for detecting electromagnetic wave includes an electromagnetic wave sensor, a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other and electrically connected to the electromagnetic wave sensor, and a measuring device electrically connected to t... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009284 | Method for detecting electromagnetic wave A method for detecting an electromagnetic wave includes: providing a carbon nanotube structure including a plurality of carbon nanotubes arranged along a same direction. The carbon nanotube structure is irradiated by an electromagnetic wave to be measured. The resis... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7973917 | Method using concentrator for measuring luminous flux of LED The present invention relates to the technical field of measuring light source, specifically, to the method for measuring the luminous flux of LED. In the present invention, a reflecting cup is used as a collector of the luminous flux of LED. The collector has two s... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7929126 | Photo-detector filter Method and systems related to obstructing a first predefined portion of at least one defined wavelength of light incident upon a first photo-detector array; and detecting the at least one defined wavelength of light with a photo-detector in a second photo-detector a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924416 | Measurement apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method A substrate stage holds a substrate irradiated with exposure light via a liquid. A measurement apparatus measures information on the exposure light and has a light receiving device detachable from the substrate stage. The light receiving device receives the exposure... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920256 | Printing medium detecting device, image forming apparatus having the same, and method to detect printing medium A printing medium detecting device capable of accurately detecting an amount of printing media in a paper cassette, an image forming apparatus including the printing medium detecting device, and a method to detect a printing medium. The printing medium detecting dev... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7746457 | Light quantity measuring apparatus The present invention provides a light quantity measuring apparatus capable of properly measuring, in short time, light to be measured whose quantity fluctuates periodically. Charges generated and stored in photodiodes during a measurement period are read in a plura... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7714994 | Beam splitter for optical measurement systems for determining the characteristics of machine tools The optical element in the form of a beam splitter which is used preferably in interplay with optical measurement systems for determining the characteristics on machine tools, or for other measurement purposes. A combination of five-edged prisms which are cemented o... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7701567 | Optoelectronic distance sensor An optoelectronic distance sensor with slant component 200 having a spacer 202 bonded on a mother substrate 201 is disclosed. The spacer 202 has slant surface for receiving one or more optoelectronic components 204, such as an opti... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7652759 | Industrial device with adaptive optics An industrial device comprises a light emitter and a detector that is optically coupled to the emitter. A first deformable mirror/lens is optically coupled to the emitter, the first deformable mirror/lens is dynamically shaped to facilitate receipt of light at the d... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7623225 | Photometer with modular light emitter A photometer is provided with modular lighting units wherein each lighting unit includes one or more light emitters. A user may select a desired lighting unit and install it within a photometer base unit, and thereafter activate one or more of the emitters (which ma... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7619727 | Apparatus for detecting wavelength and measuring optical power The present invention relates to a light wavelength and intensity measuring device. The device automatically measures a center wavelength of the light source and an intensity of the light corresponding to the center wavelength by using a main photodetector, at least... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7542133 | Photo-detector filter Method and systems related to obstructing a first predefined portion of at least one defined wavelength of light incident upon a first photo-detector array; and detecting the at least one defined wavelength of light with a photo-detector in a second photo-detector a... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7518715 | Method for determination of efficient lighting use A method for receiving light from a plurality of light sources using an apparatus configured to analyze the time dependence of the light intensity to determine a type of light bulb and light intensity from the plurality of light sources based upon a detected frequen... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7483126 | Performance analyses of micromirror devices The invention provides a method and apparatus for evaluating the product quality and performances of micromirror array devices through measurements of the electromechanical responses of the individual micromirrors to the driving forces of electric fields. The electr... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7436523 | Eyeglass frame measurement apparatus An eyeglass frame measurement apparatus includes a holding unit; a rotational base and a tracing stylus arranged on the rotational base. Three-dimensional shape of a frame is measured by detecting the movement of the tracing stylus in a radius direction and a warpag... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433030 | Apparatus, systems and methods for processing and treating a biological fluid with light Apparatus (10), systems and methods are disclosed for treating a biological fluid with light. A container (206) of biological fluid is introduced into a fluid treatment chamber (40) where it is contacted with light provided by one or more light ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428043 | Apparatus for ascertaining the light power level of a light beam, and scanning microscope An apparatus for ascertaining properties of a light beam, comprises a means for splitting a measured beam out from the light beam and comprises at least one detector that at least partially receives the measured beam. A polarization-influencing means is arranged in ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426022 | Liquid crystal module brightness measurement apparatus and brightness measurement apparatus A brightness measurement apparatus which includes a placement unit on which an object to be measured is placed, a measurement unit for measuring brightness or chromaticity from an upper surface of the object placed on the placement unit, a placement unit moving mech... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7414734 | Image position detecting device and image forming apparatus using the same An image position detecting device is disclosed that detects an image position based on a reflected light from an image carrier that reflects a light irradiated from a light emitting source. The device includes first and second light receivers that are spaced apart ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7371538 | Microluminometer chip and method to measure bioluminescence An integrated microluminometer includes an integrated circuit chip having at least one n-well/p-substrate junction photodetector for converting light received into a photocurrent, and a detector on the chip for processing the photocurrent. A distributed electrode co... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369172 | Vehicular camera A vehicular camera for detecting desired imaging objects by shooting the surroundings of a vehicle includes a lens for forming an image of light on an image pickup device, an optical filter capable of selectively transmitting a component of light in a particular wav... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365833 | System for measuring radiance, transmittance and reflectance Two or more triangular apertures are employed to pass radiation from a source to a detector to reduce the amount of stray radiation received by the detector. Preferably, the two apertures are equilateral triangles oriented at 60 rotated relative to each other and ha... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365367 | Organic electroluminescent device having sloped banks and coating fabrication technique An organic electroluminescent device includes a transparent substrate having at least first, second and third pixels defined thereon, a first longitudinal bank located between the first pixel and the second pixel, a second longitudinal bank located between the secon... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362301 | Liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal panel A liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal panel module, sampling circuits that sample video signals a timing adjustment module driving signal generators and a dummy element. The timing adjustment module detects a variation in signal delay in the driving s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349816 | Battery management system and apparatus with runtime analysis reporting The invention relates to the management of large stationary batteries. The invention is a comprehensive process for the management of stationary batteries that are used for backup power and are deployed in widely dispersed locations. The OMS™ (Optimization Managem... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340118 | Fuel injectors with integral fiber optic pressure sensors and associated compensation and status monitoring devices Fuel injectors (10) for internal combustion engines are modified and equipped with fiber optic fuel pressure sensors (12) and fiber optic combustion pressure sensors (14). The combustion pressure sensors (14) are located in separate chann... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335868 | Exposure control system and method for an image sensor An exposure control system and method for an image sensor, which includes an image sensor, an illuminator, a controller and a light separator. The image sensor has plural photosensitive pixels in a two-dimensional matrix arrangement. When an exposure is operated in ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327457 | Apparatus and method for optical characterization of a sample over a broadband of wavelengths while minimizing polarization changes An apparatus and method for optically characterizing the reflection and transmission properties of a sample with a beam of light having a small diameter on a surface of the sample over a broadband of wavelengths, from 190 nm to 1100 nm. Reflective optical components... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327440 | Distance measuring device A distance measuring device is disclosed which can measure the distance to an object located within a known range. The device uses beam splitters and lenses to focus and direct energy reflected from an object onto at least two bi-sensors. The bi-sensors each have an... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317179 | Systems and methods to shape laser light as a homogeneous line beam for interaction with a film deposited on a substrate Systems and methods are disclosed for shaping and homogenizing a laser beam for interaction with a film. The shaping and homogenizing system may include a lens array and a lens that is positioned to receive laser light from the lens array and produce a respective el... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317995 | Battery management system and apparatus The invention relates to the management of large stationary batteries. The invention is a comprehensive process for the management of stationary batteries that are used for backup power and are deployed in widely dispersed locations. The OMS™ (Optimization Managem... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317520 | Method and apparatus for measuring brightness An apparatus for measuring brightness transmitted by a light-emitting display unit of a laser telescope and observed by the user's eyes comprises a focusing unit (11), a sensor unit (12), a processing unit (13) and a display unit (14). A ... | 01/08/2008 |
