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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184373 | Optical element and method for producing the same The present invention relates to a structure comprising: a resin pattern (A)3 formed on a base material 1 and having structure units of a predetermined shape; and a resin pattern (B)5 formed on a surface of the resin pattern (A)3 and havi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8149511 | Security element The present invention relates to a security element (20) for security papers, value documents and the like, having a micro-optical moiré magnification arrangement having a motif image that consists of a periodic or at least locally periodic arrangement of a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144400 | Lens apparatus Provided is a lens apparatus including: a lens barrel; a fixed stopper fixed to the lens barrel; an optical unit moving in a direction of an optical axis relative to the lens barrel; a cylindrical grooved cam which includes a stopper restrictor and is held in the le... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8134781 | Optical film and manufacturing process thereof There is provided an optical film for backlight units or illuminators. The optical film comprises a light-incident portion and a light exit portion. Here, the optical film is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of protrusions formed on at least one of the... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8120855 | Micro-optic security and image presentation system for a security device A film material utilizing a regular two-dimensional array of non-cylindrical lenses to enlarge micro-images, called icons, to form a synthetically magnified image through the united performance of a multiplicity of individual lens/icon image systems. The synthetic m... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120856 | Method for manufacturing polymer miniature lens A method for manufacturing a polymer miniature lens on a substrate with the lens forming pattern, and the liquid polymer is dispensed therein. The lens forming pattern having a periphery area and an interior area, most portion of the periphery area having a property... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8111462 | Micro-optic security and image presentation system A film material utilizing a regular two-dimensional array of non-cylindrical lenses to enlarge micro-images, called icons, to form a synthetically magnified image through the united performance of a multiplicity of individual lens/icon image systems. The synthetic m... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8098437 | Lens device having protective elements A lens device has a body with a base surface, a plurality of lenses on the base surface, and a plurality of projections extending above the base surface and defining a protective plane above the plurality of lenses. The plurality of projections can include, for exam... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094376 | Multi-layer body with micro-lens arrangement Described is a multi-layer body for viewing from the front and rear sides in transillumination mode, wherein the multi-layer body (1) comprises one or more transparent first layers (10) and a second layer (14) with a micro-pattern comprising opa... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8077393 | Micro-optic security and image presentation system presenting a synthetically magnified image that appears to transform into another image A film material utilizing a regular two-dimensional array of non-cylindrical lenses to enlarge micro-images, called icons, to form a synthetically magnified image through the united performance of a multiplicity of individual lens/icon image systems. The synthetic m... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072685 | Lens assembly and method for forming the same A method for forming a lens assembly is provided, including: providing a mold substrate, wherein at least a recess is formed from a surface of the mold substrate; providing a transparent substrate; disposing a lens precursor material on the surface of the mold subst... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068284 | Microlens alignment procedures in CMOS image sensor design A method for aligning a microlens array in a sensor die to resolve non-symmetric brightness distribution and color balance of the image captured by the sensor die. The method includes performing a pre-simulation to simulate a microlens array alignment in a silicon d... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068283 | Lenticular card and process for making A lenticulated sheet including a polymeric backing sheet, an imaged transparent sheet having a first smooth side and a second side with a lenticulated region, the transparent sheet optionally having at least one printed image area on the first smooth side and an adh... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068285 | Infinity display with autostereoscopic capability An infinity display device with autostereoscopic capability having one or more high lumen light sources 6, a transmissive spatial light modulator (SLM) 7, light collimating optics and a rectilinear light guide. Once the light has passed through the SLM... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8059340 | Method and system for reducing speckle by vibrating a line generating element Provided is a method and system for reducing speckle in an image produced from a light source. The method, in one embodiment, includes providing a line generating element, the line generating element having a collection of optical elements having an axis. The method... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8045270 | Optical sheet and a tiled display including the same A tiled display device including a plurality of display panels, a lenticular pattern disposed on a display panel, a base film disposed on the lenticular pattern and a prism pattern disposed on the base film. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035897 | Monolithic lenticular card In one embodiment of the present invention, a process for making a lenticular card includes the steps of: (a) providing a transparent sheet having a first planar side and a second side having a lenticulated region; and (b) forming a printed image on the first planar... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031404 | Fly's eye integrator, illuminator, lithographic apparatus and method A transmissive fly's eye integrator is disclosed that includes a first array of lenses and a second array of lenses. The first array of lenses and second array of lenses together form a fly's eye integrator, and the first array of lenses and second array of lenses c... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027093 | Optically variable devices A security device comprises a substrate having an array of microlenses on one side and one or more corresponding arrays of microimages on the other side. The microimages are located at a distance from the microlenses substantially equal to the focal length of the mi... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023192 | Lens array, lens unit, led head, exposing unit, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus A lens array forms an erect image of an object. The lens array includes at least one row of lens elements and at least one rib. The lens elements are aligned in a first direction perpendicular to optical axes of the lens elements having an incidence surface and an e... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8018655 | Method and assembly for three-dimensional products Provided are methods for making a product having a three-dimensional surface. The method includes providing a base material, providing an adhesive layer and positioning the adhesive layer relative to the base material. The method includes providing a three-dimension... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018654 | Optical sheet, method for manufacturing the same, and liquid crystal display using the same An optical sheet comprises: a base film; a first primer layer disposed on a surface of the base film; and a projection disposed on the first primer layer, wherein a thickness of the first primer layer ranges from about 5 nm to 300 nm. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8009359 | Lenticular container and method of making The present disclosure relates to a lenticular display article, such as a container, and a method of making the article. The article includes a lenticular sidewall, which defines a cavity having a top end, and a bottom end, the sidewall having a seam; and an optiona... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8009360 | Micro-optic security and image presentation system presenting a synthetically magnified image that appears to lie above a given plane A film material utilizing a regular two-dimensional array of non-cylindrical lenses to enlarge micro-images, called icons, to form a synthetically magnified image through the united performance of a multiplicity of individual lens/icon image systems. The synthetic m... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8009362 | Display device and light enhancement film of the display device A light enhancement film provided in the disclosure includes a substrate and an optical microstructure having a plurality of hexagonal cylindrical lenses inseparably arranged on a surface of the substrate in accordance with a honeycombed arrangement. Each of the hex... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8009361 | Lens array and line head A lens array includes: a lens array substrate having a light transmissive property; a first lens disposed on the lens array substrate; and a second lens disposed on the lens array substrate in a first direction from the first lens and different from the first lens i... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004766 | Illuminating device, illuminating method, image signal processing device, image signal processing method, and image projecting apparatus An illuminating device is provided. The illuminating device includes a light source, a dividing unit, an optical unit and a light-distribution control unit. The dividing unit is configured to divide light emitted from the light source into light beams. The optical u... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004767 | Process for making microlens arrays and masterforms A process for making a microlens array or a microlens array masterform comprises (a) providing a photoreactive composition, the photoreactive composition comprising (1) at least one reactive species tha... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7990619 | Lens, lens array having same and method for making same The present disclosure relates to a method for making a lens. In step 1, a first light pervious substrate and a second light pervious substrate are provided. The first light pervious substrate includes a first surface and an opposite second surface, and the s... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986460 | Erect life-size lens array An erect life-size lens array having a deep focal depth is realized. The erect life-size lens array includes a first lens array, a second lens array, a third lens array, a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein when a distance between a second principal plane... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7978410 | Optical sheet An optical sheet includes a transparent base, a plurality of first micro structures, and a plurality of second micro structures. The transparent base has a light-receiving surface and a light-exit surface. The first micro structures are disposed on the light-exit su... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7965445 | High SAG optical lens and method for fast molding the same A high SAG optical lens and method for fast molding the same is disclosed, in which an optical lens is a single optical lens or an optical lens array formed by placing optical material between an upper mold and a lower mold for molding by heating and pressing proces... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7948681 | Device for displaying a three dimensional image A digital display system is disclosed, wherein the display system generally includes a recording mechanism, such as a digital camera, a processing mechanism for processing and saving at least one image; software for interlacing the image; software for processing sli... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7940462 | Antireflective structure and antireflective molded body An antireflective structure includes: a flat layer having a surface; a fine structure layer including: fine protrusions each including: a head end part, and a base face which is at least one of: a circular base face of a truncated cone, the circular base face having... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7929211 | Optical film An optical film comprises a transparent substrate including a top surface and a bottom surface; a micro-hemisphere layer disposed on the top surface of the transparent substrate and having a plurality of hemispheric projections, and an unsmooth diffusion layer dispo... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929212 | Image sensor having micro lenses arranged in different ratios according to left side and right side ratios There is provided an image sensor having micro lenses of which pitches decrease by different ratios according to left side and right side ratios, which are arranged in different ratios according to upper side and right side ratios, and of which pitches in the edge a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7920328 | Lens module and a method for fabricating the same A lens module and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The module comprises a substrate and a lens structure. The substrate comprises a through-hole therein. The lens structure is embedded in the through-hole. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916396 | Lens master devices, lens structures, imaging devices, and methods and apparatuses of making the same A method and apparatus providing a lens master device and use of the same to form a lens template and/or a lens structure. The method includes obtaining a plurality of individual lens masters, each of which has a shaped portion defining at least a portion of a lens ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7898736 | Hybrid optical/electronic structures fabricated by a common molding process Disclosed is a method of fabricating a molded structure including both micro lenses and metallic pins. The method comprises the steps of providing a mold apparatus having a set of first cavities and a set of second cavities, depositing a first material in the first ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898737 | Removable lenticular labels for use on printed matter A lenticular label for removable attachment to a surface of an object includes a transparent sheet having a first planar side and a second side having a lenticulated region. The label having a printed image on the first planar side and a low-tack adhesive disposed a... | 03/01/2011 |
