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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8031405 | Optical adjusting apparatus with composite pattern structure An optical adjusting apparatus having a composite pattern structure is described. The optical adjusting apparatus include a substrate layer, at least one first pattern module and at least one second pattern module. The substrate has a first optical surface and a sec... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8014072 | Erecting equal-magnification lens array plate, image sensor unit, and image reading device An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes a stack of a plurality lens array plates built such that pairs of corresponding lenses form a coaxial lens system, where each lens array plate is formed with a plurality of convex lenses on both surfaces of t... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7936516 | Erecting equal-magnification lens array plate, optical scanning unit, and image reading device An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes a stack of a first lens array plate and a second lens array plate, the first lens array plate being provided with a plurality of first lenses and a plurality of second lenses, and the second lens array plate ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933070 | Lens array, light emitting diode head, exposure device, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus A lens array includes a plurality of lens assembly members with a plurality of lenses and a light blocking member with a plurality of apertures arranged therein. The lens assembly members are arranged so that an optical axis of each of the lenses of one of the lens ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7880969 | Optical integrator for an illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus The disclosure relates to an optical integrator configured to produce a plurality of secondary light sources in an illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus. The disclosure also relates to a method of manufacturing an array of elongate... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7859757 | Lens-array, exposure device, image forming apparatus and reading apparatus A lens array includes a plurality of lens groups each of which includes lenses so disposed that optical axes thereof are aligned with each other. The lens groups are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the optical axes. A light-blocking portion is provided for ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7813045 | Prism pitch optimization An optical display system is disclosed. The system has an optical light source, a first microstructured optical component having a plurality of first microstructures, and having a nominal first microstructure pitch, P1; and a second microstructure optical... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7796337 | Optical microstructure plate and fabrication mold thereof An optical microstructure plate and mold for fabricating the same is disclosed. The optical microstructure plate comprises a substrate. An optical microstructure element is formed on the substrate. A period alignment mark is disposed on the substrate to provide alig... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7764429 | Lens array, A line head and an image forming apparatus using the line head A lens array, includes: a plurality of lens substrates which include a plurality of lenses arranged in a first direction; and a support member which supports the plurality of lens substrates arranged in the first direction. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7701637 | Optical system for 3 dimensional display An optical system or front end for adding an optical depth information to a two-dimensional image (1), wherein the optical system includes an array of optical lenses (2) arranged in front of the two-dimensional image (1). The optical lenses have... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7619824 | Variable optical arrays and variable manufacturing methods The invention divides the lens focusing process into two or more surfaces that incorporate multiple curved axial optic elements on each surface. The axial optics may be manufactured by molding, machining, or by suspended film. If suspended film is used, then both si... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7551358 | Camera module having an array lens In a camera module having an array lens, a first lens group has at least two lenses. A second lens group has a plurality of lenses corresponding to the lenses of the first lens group, the second lens group stacked below the first lens group and interposing a spacer ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7474466 | Stereoimage formation apparatus and stereoimage display unit A stereoimage formation apparatus includes two lens array plates, each of which includes microlenses having optical axes and peaks. The optical axes of the microlenses are parallel to one another. The optical axes of the microlenses in one of the lens array plates a... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7440189 | Method for making lens array having light-shielding layer A method of making a lens array includes a first step of forming a resin-molded piece, a second step of applying a coating to the resin-molded piece, a third step of melting the applied coating and a fourth step of solidifying the melted coating. The resin-molded pi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7411640 | Image display device and portable terminal device using the same In a display panel, a plurality of pixel sections are arranged in the form of a matrix. Each of the pixel sections includes a pixel for displaying an image for the left eye and a pixel for displaying an image for the right eye. Lenticular lens having repeated convex... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400699 | Illumination system with raster elements of different sizes There is provided an illumination system for lithography with wavelengths of ≦193 mn. The system comprises a first optical element, which is divided into first raster elements and lies in a first plane. The first plane defines an x-direction and a y-direction, the... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400439 | Uniform illumination system A compact and efficient optical illumination system featuring planar multi-layered LED light source arrays concentrating their polarized or un-polarized output within a limited angular range. The optical system manipulates light emitted by a planar light emitters su... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7379160 | Optical integrator, illumination optical device, exposure apparatus, and exposure method An optical integrator having characteristics to reduce effects of manufacturing errors of many minute refraction surfaces integrally formed by, for example, etching on an illumination intensity distribution. An optical integrator (8) comprising an integrally ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375893 | Method of manufacturing microlens, microlens, optical film, screen for projection, projector system, electrooptical device and electronic equipment A method of manufacturing a microlens having a convex shape on a substrate includes: a step of providing a first droplet on the substrate, a step of forming a first convex portion by drying the first droplet so as to solidify the first droplet, a step of providing a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371452 | Conductive patterned sheet utilizing multi-layered conductive conduit channels Disclosed is an article comprising a polymer layer containing a plurality of integral polymer conduit channels that contain at least two layers with at least one comprising a conductive material and the other serving a function beyond protection. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360902 | System and method for light source modulation In one embodiment, a method for modulating light in an image display system includes generating a plurality of light beams. The amount of light beams that are received by a modulator is selectively varied, and the modulated light beams are received at the modulator.... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342722 | Method of producing maps and other objects configured for presentation of spatially-related layers of data A method of fabricating maps and other objects presenting multiple sets of spatially related information. Spatial alignment data, such as geographical boundaries is selected. First and second images are created by aligning or mapping first and second sets of informa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338168 | Particle analyzing system and methodology An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable ch... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339638 | Micro-lens substrate, liquid crystal display element having same, and projection-type liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal panel unit (2) includes, on its side from which light enters, a micro-lens substrate (1) having: a first micro-lens array including a first lens (5) for converging, for converging, on aperture sections (17R•17Gâ€... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333216 | Apparatus for wavefront detection An apparatus for wavefront detection includes a wavefront source for the production of a wavefront, an optical system transforming the wavefront, a diffraction grating through which the transformed wavefront passes, and a spatially resolving detector following the d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327520 | Optical unit and image display apparatus The present invention discloses the structure of the array lens that at least any one of the diagonal size, vertical size and lateral size of lens cell is set to almost 1/(4.5 or more) for each corresponding size of the display elements, the structure that the diago... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322700 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus includes an indicating element which modulates or emits light as a pixel in accordance with image information. A displacement unit optically displaces a position of the pixel for each of two or more sub-fields constituting an image field c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324284 | Optical substrate and method of making An optical surface substrate. The optical substrate features a three-dimensional surface. The optical substrate is defined by a first surface structure function modulated by a second surface structure function, the first surface structure function producing at least... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319561 | Stereoimage formation apparatus and stereoimage display unit A stereoimage formation apparatus includes two lens array plates, each of which includes microlenses having optical axes and peaks. The optical axes of the microlenses are parallel to one another. The optical axes of the microlenses in one of the lens array plates a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7301586 | LCD TV and projection-based backlight system used therefor An LCD TV includes a housing, an LCD screen panel disposed on the front side of the housing, a first mirror disposed on the back side of the housing and a projection-based backlight system disposed in a lower cabinet of the housing, wherein the projection-based back... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295200 | Computer generated hologram display system A method of displaying a computer generated hologram includes displaying the image as a set of facets that approximated to the true shape of the object to be displayed. Each of these facets is populated with points that together make up the image. The invention prov... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290803 | Reflective article and method of manufacturing same A reflective printed article includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface with a graphic image printed thereon. A reflective or glossy ink layer is printed over the entire top surface of the substrate. A graphic image is printed over the reflective... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287878 | LED sign cover and method of manufacture A cover for a LED sign is manufactured from a stainless steel sheet that is dimensionally larger than the array of light emitting diodes comprising the LED sign. The stainless steel sheet is laser cut and then bent to simultaneously form a plurality of apertures and... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280280 | Micro-lenses for CMOS imagers and method for manufacturing micro-lenses A micro-lens and a method for forming the micro-lens is provided. A micro-lens includes a substrate and lens material located within the substrate, the substrate having a recessed area serving as a mold for the lens material. The recessed can be shaped such that the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278755 | Illumination apparatus An illumination apparatus is provided with an LED array including a plurality of LEDs and a second lens array including a plurality of lenses. The LEDs and the lenses are arranged in lengthwise and crosswise directions and aligned such that a relationship between a ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269327 | Brightness enhancement film having a reinforcing structure A brightness enhancement film includes a light-refracting microstructure layer, a substrate and a reinforcing layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto. The light-refracting microstructure layer is arranged on the first surface o... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269328 | Brightness enhancement film having a light-guiding structure A brightness enhancement film having a light-guiding structure includes a substrate, which has a light-guiding layer and a plurality of light-refracting microstructures. The substrate has a light incident surface and a light emission surface opposite thereto. The li... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265908 | Apparatus for projecting a line of light from a diode-laser array Optical apparatus for projecting a line of light includes a diode-laser bar having a plurality of individual emitters, input and output microlens arrays, a lens and other optical elements. The diode-laser bar, the microlens arrays, and the lens are configured and ar... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256950 | Optical device, optical system, method of production of same, and mold for production of same A first optical device according to the present invention comprises a base made of a first optical material and a second optical material having a refractive index different from that of the first optical material, and the base has a concavity, and the second optica... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256941 | Lens array An optical lens array featuring low cost and simple manufacture. The lens array has two lens sections separated by spacers, with a stop on the front surface. An optional wraparound frame protects the lens array from external light. The spacers and stop, as well as t... | 08/14/2007 |
