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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7414794 | Optical arrangement of autofocus elements for use with immersion lithography An autofocus unit is provided to an immersion lithography apparatus in which a fluid is disposed over a target surface of a workpiece and an image pattern is projected onto this target surface through the fluid. The autofocus unit has an optical element such as a pr... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7359117 | Illumination device for microscope A illumination device for microscope, which has a illumination axis, includes illumination unit, which emits rays of illumination light, for illuminating a specimen, a field stop projection lens, which is located on the illumination axis between the illumination uni... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7282164 | Stabilized dithiolene inkjet inks This application relates to a stabilized ink composition comprising an IR-absorbing metal-dithiolene dye and a singlet oxygen quencher. Ink compositions of this type are especially suitable for use in netpage and Hyperlabel systems. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7256932 | Optical system for ultraviolet light An optical system for ultraviolet light having wavelengths λ≦200 nm, which may be designed in particular as a catadioptric projection objective for microlithography, has a plurality of optical elements including optical elements made of synthetic quartz glass or ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7196842 | Attenuating filter for ultraviolet light An attenuating filter provides a prescribed attenuation of the intensity of transmitted, short-wavelength, ultraviolet light, in particular, at wavelengths below 200 nm, that is governed by a predefinable spatial distribution of its spectral transmittance. The filte... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7119952 | Optical instrument, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate to ultraviolet light via a pattern of a reticle. The apparatus includes an optical element disposed on a path of the ultraviolet light extending from a light source to the substrate, a holder configured to hold the opti... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7099080 | Autostereoscopic lenticular screen An autostereoscopic lenticular screen has a lenticular screen held in juxtaposition with a display surface. The lenticular screen has lenticules disposed on one side thereof and a smooth surface on the other side thereof. In one aspect of the invention, a closed cha... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7050087 | Data acquisition and display system and method A data acquisition and display system comprises: a data acquisition device, such as a camera, microscope, telescope, thermal imager, medical scanning device, radar etc, operable to acquire data in scans over a field of interest using each of at least a first and a s... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038867 | Filter for display system A filter for a display system is provided which includes a fluid chamber having a selectively moveable filtering fluid, plural electrodes being coupled with the fluid chamber to accommodate establishment of an electric field whereby the filtering fluid may be select... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6920000 | Filter for a display system A filter for a display system is provided which includes a fluid chamber having a selectively moveable filtering fluid, plural electrodes being coupled with the fluid chamber to accommodate establishment of an electric field whereby the filtering fluid may be select... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6795237 | Overhead console active night vision system for an interior cabin of a vehicle An illuminator system (16) for an interior cabin (12) of a vehicle (14) includes a light source (72) and a beam-forming optic (100) that is optically coupled to the light source. The optic (100) forms an illumination pattern... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6603601 | Infrared laser optical element and manufacturing method therefor The present invention provides an infrared laser optical element, in which a dense optical thin film with a low laser absorption and high moisture resistance is formed on the surface thereof, and a manufacturing method for the same. In this infrared laser... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6564796 | Thermal panel for passive temperature control A thermal panel (10) for passive temperature control includes a cell (28) having a transparent side (14) and a base side (24). The cell (28) has a heatable plate (12) contained therein. The heatable plate (12) is passively disposable between a warming pos... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6555193 | Laminated adhesive backed color correction and light-diffusion filters Laminated adhesive-backed color-correction and light-diffusion filters are comprised of a gel layer having a desired light wavelength characteristic, one face of which is affixed by means of an optically transparent adhesive to an optically transparent su... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6254594 | Disposable light source for photothermal treatment of human tissue A system and method for modification of tissue. The system and method utilize a disposable sample cell that contains a chemical mixture capable of photoinitiation. Upon photoinitiation, a chemical reaction creates electromagnetic radiation that is readily... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6221281 | Liquid immersion oil A liquid immersion oil which is used in optical systems in any of the fields of microscopes, fluorescence microscopes, optical measurements and other related fields includes a liquid polyolefine or a liquid copolymer of butylene (-butylene, ଲ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6108126 | Illuminating apparatus An illuminating apparatus which comprises a light source, an optical system for condensing light emitted from the light source and illuminating an object with the condensed light, and an optical member which absorbs light having a wavelength from 260 to 3... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6097530 | Method of using thermally switchable optical devices Devices that comprise novel, mesoscopically periodic materials that combine crystalline colloidal array (CCA) self-assembly with the temperature ined volume phase transitions of various materials, preferably poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) are disc... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5898530 | Radiation apparatus A radiation apparatus comprising a radiation source and a filter arranged in an optical path, said filter comprising two transparent filter discs which are arranged substantially in plane-parallel fashion relative to each other and which are held with the... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5687022 | Mid-wave infrared lens system with liquid optical element A lens system with a liquid optical element is for use in the mid-wave infrared from 3.0 micron to 5.0 micron wavelength is described. Using a liquid optical element which is highly transmissive in the 3.0 micron to 5.0 micron waveband of interest in conj... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5682263 | Broad-band ultraviolet lens systems well-corrected for chromatic aberration Design forms are disclosed for lens triplets comprising a liquid lens element, which are well-corrected for chromatic aberration over a broad wavelength band extending from the ultraviolet region through the visible region into the near infrared region of... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5543086 | Squarylium dyestuffs and compostions containing same Novel squarylium dyestuffs are formed by condensing one molecular equivalent of squaric acid with two molecular equivalents of a heterocyclic intermediate of the formula ##STR1## in which X is an optionally substituted ethylene or o-phenylene group; ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5491583 | Infrared lens systems Lens systems (68, 78, 88, 98, 108, 118) with first and second rigid lens elements (70,71;80,81;90,91;100,101;110,111;120,121) and a liquid lens element (76, 86, 96, 106, 116, 126) therebetween are provided. The first and second rigid lens elements and the... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5452123 | Method of making an optically nonlinear switched optical device and related devices Methods for making a nonlinear optical device and related devices are dissed. The method includes creating an ordered dispersion of charged particles in a surrounding medium. The charged particles and the surrounding medium are chosen such that they init... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5426569 | Method and apparatus for simulating atomospheric absorption of solar energy due to water vapor and CO2 A method and apparatus for improving the accuracy of the simulation of sunlight reaching the earth's surface includes a relatively small heated chamber having an optical inlet and an optical outlet, the chamber having a cavity that can be filled with a he... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5409634 | Near infrared absorbers and display/recording materials using the same Near infrared absorbers which have a molecular extinction coefficient of 200,000 or more and are represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein each of Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6, Y7... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5299068 | Gaseous laser power limiter initiated by nuclear radiation A laser protection device employing a gas plasma switch wherein applied laser radiation is focused inside a gas chamber, and a nuclear source is employed to pre-ionize the gas volume, whereupon focused laser radiation causes gas breakdown and plasma forma... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5296162 | Near infrared absorbers and display/recording materials using the same Near infrared absorbers which have a molecular extinction coefficient of 200,000 or more and are represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein each of Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6, Y7... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5286979 | Process for absorbing ultraviolet radiation using dispersed melanin This invention is a process for absorbing ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere by dispersing melanin, its analogs, or derivatives into the atmosphere. By appropriate choice of melanin composition, size of melanin dispersoids, and their concentration, t... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5270463 | Halogenated alkoxyphthalocyanines A method for preparing a halogenated alkoxyphthalocyanine represented by the formula (7) ##STR1## wherein R3 to R6 may be different and each of them is a secondary alkyl group, X is a halogen atom, n is the number of X and in ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5188887 | Heat treatable sputter-coated glass A heat treatment sputter-coated glass having on its glass substrate a coating system consisting essentially of a high nickel alloy overcoated with tin oxide and, optionally, undercoated with tin oxide with, or without, a layer of metallic aluminum located... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5124859 | Narrow bandpass reflective optical filter A narrow passband, reflective optical filter at a wavelength L, has a container filled with a pressurized gas, the pressurized gas having a ground state transition corresponding to the wavelength L and transparent to all other wavelengths. The container h... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5124067 | Near infrared absorbers and display/recording materials using the same Near infrared absorbers which have a molecular extinction coefficient of 200,000 or more and are represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein each of Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6, Y7... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4944125 | Filtering device A filtering device for use in shutting out a greater portion of the ultraviolet and infrared rays but admitting the passage of visible lights indispensable to the growth of plants and human life, the device including a mixture and a container for holding ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4939374 | Irradiation device An irradiation device which includes a radiation source arranged within a housing and a filter arranged in the ray path of the radiation source which consists of two transparent, essentially plane-parallel discs. The discs are held in a frame and a medium... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4839524 | Filter for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor A filter for enriching the 196 Hg content of mercury, including a reactor, a low pressure electric discharge lamp containing a fill of mercury and an inert gas. A filter is arranged concentrically around the lamp. The reactor is arranged around... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4800284 | Filter for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor A filter for enriching the 196 Hg content of mercury, including a reactor, a low pressure electric discharge lamp containing a fill of mercury and an inert gas. A filter is arranged concentrically around the lamp. The reactor is arranged around... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4789784 | Apparatus for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor An apparatus for enriching the isotopic Hg content of mercury is provided. The apparatus includes a reactor, a low pressure electric discharge lamp containing a fill including mercury and an inert gas. A filter is arranged concentrically around the lamp. ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4717220 | Liquid optical filter and method for the near infrared light A method and filter particularly useful in greenhouses for optically filtering solar radiation by circulating an aqueous solution of copper salts with added chloride salts so that the chloride concentration is greater than 0.7 N to form a complex which ha... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4673250 | CO2 laser weapon countermeasure A laser weapon countermeasure method in which a chemical countermeasure is eployed into the atmosphere along a predetermined length that is located between that which is desired to be protected and a high power laser weapon so as to cause the laser energy ... | 06/16/1987 |
