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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142034 | Laser filter for rifle scope The systems, methods, and devices include a filter unit for removably engaging with a rifle scope. The filter unit includes a cylindrical body having a proximal end and a distal end, with the proximal end adapted for removably engaging with the rifle scope, and a la... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8132927 | Display device with homogenising attentuating filter A display device includes a display arrangement and an optical attenuator arrangement. The display arrangement has inherent non-uniformity of an output intensity across the display area. The optical attenuator arrangement is positioned in front of the display arrang... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128242 | Apparatus and method for fabricating, sorting, and integrating materials with holographic optical traps A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device able to reduce the number of manufacturing steps and attain the rationalization of a manufacturing line is disclosed. The semiconductor device is a high-frequency module assembled by mounting chip parts (22) an... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8096667 | Light control film with off-axis visible indicia In one aspect, the invention provides a light control film having an indicium visible at a range of viewing angles. The light control film comprises a light input surface and a light output surface opposite the light input surface. The control film further comprises... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8047664 | Control of an automatic darkening filter A protective automatic darkening filter (ADF) and an associated tool, such as a welding torch, are controlled by a corresponding communication unit. The invention helps to ensure that the tool is not activated before the ADF has reached its dark state. A communicati... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047663 | Beam dump for a very-high-intensity laser beam A beam terminator for a high-power laser beam comprises a thermally conductive body including a beam-trapping chamber. A tapered spiral channel extends into the conductive body for guiding the beam. The beam is partially absorbed while propagating along the channel ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042958 | Automatic darkening filter with automatic power management A protective automatic darkening filter (ADF) includes automatic power management capabilities. The ADF includes a power management control unit that controls power to the ADF based on whether or not the ADF is currently in use. In one embodiment, to determine wheth... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7850319 | Light-absorbing member A light-absorbing member has a substrate (101, 111) made of a material capable of absorbing light of which reflection is to be prevented, and an antireflection structure (102, 112, 303) having structural elements arranged on the surface of the curve in... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7810937 | Control of an automatic darkening filter A protective automatic darkening filter (ADF) and an associated tool, such as a welding torch, are controlled by a corresponding communication unit. The invention helps to ensure that the tool is not activated before the ADF has reached its dark state. A communicati... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7766493 | Optical display device with asymmetric viewing area The present disclosure provides optical devices having an asymmetric viewing area imparting improved optical properties to the device. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7637622 | Control of an automatic darkening filter A protective automatic darkening filter (ADF) and an associated tool, such as a welding torch, are controlled by a corresponding communication unit. The invention helps to ensure that the tool is not activated before the ADF has reached its dark state. A communicati... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7568808 | Optical observation instrument having a device for protecting against incoming flare An optical observation instrument has a device (1) for protecting against incoming flare (40) arranged within the beam path of the instrument. The device contains a filter (22/30) tuned to the flare (40). The filter (22/30) is conf... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7547106 | Simulated high refractive index glass A method for modifying the appearance of a substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces and depositing a reflectance modifying coating on at least a portion of the first surface of the substrate, wherein... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7530699 | Optical lens component and optical lens arrangement comprising the lens component An optical lens component includes a lens element with a mounting portion. The mounting portion has spaced parallel surfaces that extend perpendicularly to the optical axis of the lens element. At least one of the spaced parallel surfaces is provided with a light-sc... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7419272 | Day and night film An optical element having a front side and a back side operates in an ambient lit mode and a backlit mode. The optical element includes a diffusely reflecting layer facing the front side for reflecting ambient light. A light absorbing layer faces the back side and i... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7374298 | Laser beam dump A laser beam dump dissipates laser energy. The laser dump includes a cradle for holding the laser and an open cavity lined with a laser energy absorbing material. Laser emissions are directed from the laser into the laser dump cavity where the laser energy is dissip... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371439 | Antireflection film, polarizing plate and image display device The present invention can provide an antireflection film improved in the scratch resistance while having a sufficiently high antireflection property, and a polarizing plate and a display device using the antireflection film, the antireflection film antireflection fi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356969 | Electronically shaded thin film transparent monochromatic liquid crystal display laminated window shading system An electronically shaded glass window system is described that provides a progressively darkening window, based on either user input or detection of ambient light. This invention is appropriate for use in commercial buildings, residential buildings, public areas and... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357486 | Method of laser machining a fluid slot A method of laser machining a fluid slot includes directing a UV laser beam towards a substrate with microelectronics to form a slot through the substrate. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354164 | Dispersing and polarizing light filter An optical filter includes an array of light-transmissive beads in a matrix of opaque binder that surrounds one portion of the beads to provide light entrances and exit apertures for incident light to pass substantially only through the beads. A polarizing layer is ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349155 | Screen having a layer of reflectors A reflector comprises a core and a first dielectric mirror formed over at least a portion of the core to reflect light having a preselected wavelength. The reflector may comprise a plurality of dielectric mirrors formed concentrically over the first dielectric mirro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347592 | Light source for a projection system having a light absorption layer A reflector for use in a projection system comprises an anodized metal substrate having a metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer has a plurality of pores. A light absorbing pigment is deposited into each of the pores such that the light absorbing pigment and the m... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345813 | UV adjustable optical attenuator An optical element includes a light absorbing medium formed of a transparent material and light absorbing elements encapsulated within the transparent material. The light absorbing elements have an ultraviolet (UV) light-dependent absorption characteristic and UV li... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344260 | Stowable laser eye protection A stowable laser eye protection system is provided as a solution for protecting the eyes of pilots and other vehicle operators and optical sensors such as during critical phases of flight and for general protection against a wide range of spectral wavelengths. A sto... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7329977 | Discharge lamp with a reflector and a burner The invention relates to a discharge lamp with a reflector (1) and a burner (2), wherein the reflector (1) comprises at least a reflective contour (3) and a hollow reflector neck (4), the burner (2) is arranged in centered m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326876 | Sequential lateral solidification device A sequential lateral solidification device, for enhancing optical characteristics of the device and for preventing damage caused by an ablation of a crystallization thin film, is disclosed. The device includes a laser light source generating a laser beam, a projecti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324277 | Both-side image film screen Disclosed is a double-sided image film screen including a plastic material having a high optical transmission property and a light-refracting material, made of silica, having an optical transmission property and a refractivity of 1.4˜2.5, wherein a content and a pa... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300695 | Alignable diffractive pigment flakes Diffractive pigment flakes are selectively aligned to form an image. In one embodiment, flakes having a magnetic layer are shaped to facilitate alignment in a magnetic field. In another embodiment, the flakes include a magnetically discontinuous layer. In a particul... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297386 | Antireflection structure An antireflection structure (10) comprises a base (1), and a finely roughened antireflection part (2) formed in a surface of the base (1). The finely roughened antireflection part (2) includes a plurality of projections and depress... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295357 | Apparatus for handling minute object An apparatus for handling a minute object such as a cell by using a holographic optical tweezers that comprises a laser light source 1, holographic plate 3 having a specified pattern to form a hologram with light emitted from the light source, and a tr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293886 | Stray-light reducing device for an optical system A device is part of an optical system (1) that works with an intermediate image and comprises stop(5) with associated aperture (6). The device comprises a light-reducing or light-absorbing arrangement (12) located at the side of the apert... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287884 | Vehicle operation supporting device and vehicle operation supporting system A beam radiator that radiates visible light beams having a predetermined wavelength onto a road surface to inform drivers of other vehicles of the existence of a self-owned vehicle or to let a driver of the self-owned vehicle confirm a traveling path thereof is disp... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286764 | Reconfigurable modulator-based optical add-and-drop multiplexer An optical add and drop multiplexer system comprising a first module for providing a first signal; a second module for providing a second signal; and a modulator for receiving a channel of the first signal at a first location, the first location configured to actuat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7259902 | Reflective light control element with diffusible reflecting surface A reflective photochromic element having a diffuse reflective surface is provided. A diffuse reflection type photochromic element has a transparent thin film having surface irregularities formed on a transparent base and a reflective photochromic thin film layer hav... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258454 | Laminated glass for vehicles and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a laminated glass for vehicles exerting the functions that are difficult to be made compatible in combinations such as (1) a shade band in an interlayer and an optical device such as a CCD camera, (2) a heat shielding interlayer and an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248392 | Vision panel having a multi-layer primer An electrochromic window includes a first transparent, e.g., plastic, substrate having a first primer over at least a portion thereof and a first electrically conductive coating over at least a portion of the first primer. A second transparent plastic substrate has ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242537 | Holding and positioning apparatus for an optical element In a holding and positioning apparatus for an optical element, the optical element is mounted in a mounting ring and the mounting ring is mounted via at least one manipulator unit. The manipulator unit has a linear actuating element. The manipulator unit has a manip... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236234 | Optical sensor arrangement An optical sensor arrangement is protected against interfering environmental influences by a transparent cover. To avoid interfering reflections, a baffle with lamellae oriented in the direction of the emitted and reflected light is arranged between the cover and th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233423 | Optical fractionation methods and apparatus Static arrays of optical traps can be used to sort microscopic objects with exponential sensitivity to size. Such optical fractionation relies on competition between an externally applied force and the moving objects' differing affinities for optical gradient traps.... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230964 | Lithography laser with beam delivery and beam pointing control The present invention provides a modular high repetition rate ultraviolet gas discharge laser light source with a beam delivery to a production line machine. The system includes an enclosed and purged beam path with beam pointing control for delivery the laser beam ... | 06/12/2007 |
