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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8102600 | Stacked disk-shaped optical lens array, stacked disk-shaped lens module array and method of manufacturing the same A stacked disk-shaped optical lens array, a stacked disk-shaped lens module array and a method of manufacturing the same are revealed. The stacked disk-shaped optical lens array is produced by stacked disk-shaped optical lens modules whose optical axis is aligned. T... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8089696 | Illumination optical system and image projector using same An illumination optical system has a condenser, a first lens array, a second lens array, and a polarized beam splitting surface. The condenser and the first and second lens arrays compress light incident on the condenser. The distance between a lens cell in the firs... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089695 | Line head and image forming apparatus using the same A line head includes: a positive lens system having two lenses with positive refractive power; an image-side lens array in which the image-side lens of the two lenses is arrayed in a plural number in first and second directions; an object-side lens array in which th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8077394 | Glass lens array module with alignment member and manufacturing method thereof A glass lens array module with alignment fixture and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed. A glass lens array is produced by multi-cavity glass molding and alignment members are arranged on a peripheral of non-optical area of the glass lens array. Optical axi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8018656 | Lens array unit, optical head and information processing apparatus A lens array unit includes first and second lens array plates that oppose each other on opposite sides of a support member. Each of the lens array plates supports a set of lenses that are arranged in one direction and that have optical axes extending in a direction ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8000015 | Lens unit, LED head, exposing unit, image forming apparatus, and scanning apparatus Lens pairs include: a first lens to form an intermediate image, which is an inverted image of an object, on an intermediate image plane; and a second lens to form an image of the object, which is an inverted image of the intermediate image, on the image plane. A rat... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986461 | Device for shaping laser radiation Device for shaping laser radiation which has sub-beams (3) spaced apart in a first direction (X) perpendicular to the propagation direction (Z) of the laser radiation, in particular for shaping laser radiation which is output by a laser diode bar (1), ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7978411 | Tetraform microlenses and method of forming the same A lens is formed to support and tilt at least one microlens formed on the lens. The degree and direction of slope of the microlens can be controlled based on desired focal characteristics to direct light to or from a pixel of a pixel array. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969656 | Wafer level lens module array with spacer array An exemplary wafer level lens module array includes a first lens array, a second lens array above the first lens array, and a spacer array between the first and second lens arrays. The first lens array includes a number of first lenses, and two first aligning struct... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7957067 | Lens array, LED head, exposure device, image forming apparatus and reading apparatus A lens array includes a plurality of lens units each of which includes a plurality of microlenses linearly arranged, and a light shielding member having a plurality of openings as apertures. The openings are disposed so as to face the microlenses of respective lens ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7920329 | Embedded lens for achromatic wafer-level optical module and methods of forming the same A wafer-level optical lens module including one or more embedded lenses and two outer lenses on an outer side of two outermost glass wafers. The embedded lenses may be formed of air or of any material with desired refractive index and dispersion characteristics. The... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7903341 | Lens array of erecting unit magnification system, image reading apparatus and image writing apparatus using the lens array, as well as method for manufacturing the lens array The conventional lens array of an erecting unit magnification system is composed of an inside lens of spherical shape and an outside lens of spherical or aspherical shape, and has a problem to be improved for the resulting MTF performance. A lens array of an erectin... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7903342 | Lens array unit and image reading device A lens array unit includes a first lens array plate, a second lens array plate, and a holder. The holder includes a first surface part provided with a plurality of first through holes respectively corresponding to a plurality of first outer lenses, a second surface ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898738 | Lens array, manufacturing method thereof, LED head having lens array, exposure device having LED head, image forming apparatus having exposure device, and reading apparatus An exposure device is provided that has a light emitting unit having a plurality of light emitting elements and a lens array having a pair of lenses having a first lens and a second lens, the lens array having a shielding unit for shielding a light from any one of t... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7880970 | Optical packaged body, method of manufacturing it, illuminating device, and display unit An optical packaged body capable of preventing generation of a wrinkle, deflection, and warpage, and capable of being thinned is provided. The optical packaged body includes a support medium and a packaging film that covers the support medium in a state of being app... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7859758 | Device for homogenizing light A device for homogenizing light has a first lens array provided with a number of convex lenses, and at least one second lens array disposed at a distance from the first lens array in the beam scattering direction and through which the light refracted by the first le... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7835082 | Line head and image forming apparatus A line head includes: a first lens array having a plurality of first lenses each having a convex surface as a light incidence surface; a second lens array that is arranged at a light-emitting surface side of the first lens array so as to be opposite to the first len... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7821717 | Lenticular lens array element A lens element comprising: a rear substrate having a front surface provided with a surface relief having a plurality of zones each capable of providing a lens effect; a front substrate disposed in front of the rear substrate and having a rear surface provided with a... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7804650 | Lens sheet for use in backlight, backlight and display device using the same A lens sheet according to the invention includes a base film, a lenticular lens resin layer, a prism resin layer, and a filling resin layer. The lenticular lens resin layer includes a plurality of cylindrical lenses formed on one surface of the base film and arrange... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7777958 | Erecting equal-magnification lens array plate 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... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7729055 | Method and apparatus providing concave microlenses for semiconductor imaging devices A method and apparatus providing an imaging device with a system of convex and concave microlenses at different levels over an array of photosensors. The concave microlenses redirect leaking light, which is not directed by the convex lenses onto the photosensors, on... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7529028 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus to produce an erect real image of an object in space. The image display apparatus includes a housing to accommodate the object including an opening to secure a field of view of the object, and a microlens array installed within the housing... | 05/05/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7400461 | Lens holder and lens unit A lens holder for holding a plurality of lenses is provided. The lens holder is assembled from a plurality of subunits divided on a plane that is parallel to an optical axis. A subunit includes a substantially cylindrical outer shell and front side rear side portion... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371562 | Guided mode resonant filter biosensor using a linear grating surface structure Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368754 | Semiconductor integrated circuit, signal transmitting device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus The invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit which allows a plurality of devices to be integrated compactly, that is, with high density; a signal transmitting device; an electro-optical device; and an electronic apparatus. A semiconductor integrated cir... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358475 | Solid-state imaging device and camera A solid-state imaging device includes pixels 2 arranged two-dimensionally on a semiconductor substrate 1. In a predetermined area in each pixel is formed a light-sensitive area 3 for receiving incident light 11, and each pixel includes a ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355793 | Optical system applicable to improving the dynamic range of Shack-Hartmann sensors An addressable array of lenses is disclosed. Two electrical connections per row address specific lenses within that row. Carriages support individual lenses, thus forming resonant units with frequencies unique within each row. A voltage, having the same frequency as... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355800 | Apparatus for projecting a line of light from a diode-laser array A line-of-light projecting module is illuminated by a diode-laser bar and includes light-pipe for homogenizing light from the diode-laser bar in the slow-axis. A shaping optics assembly directs the light emitted by the diode-laser bar into the entrance end of the li... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341190 | Method and apparatus for rapid image capture in an image system Embodiments of a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for rapidly capturing images in an automated identification system to effectively extend one dimension of a field of view of an image system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the image system capt... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7332368 | Light guide for image sensor A new method to form an image sensor device is achieved. The method comprises forming an image sensing array in a substrate comprising a plurality of light detecting diodes with spaces between the diodes. A first dielectric layer is formed overlying the diodes but n... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329878 | Method for manufacturing a lens assembly of microcolumn and lens assembly of microcolumn manufactured by the same The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a lens assembly of a microcolumn having a plurality of microlenses and a plurality of insulating layers alternately interposed between the microlenses. The method includes forming at least one first microlens... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327454 | Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods may be performed in a high-throughput manner. An apparatus for detecting biochemical interactions occurring on the surface of a biosensor includes a light... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7317470 | Imaging device for a printing form and method for arranging optical components in the imaging device An imaging device (10) for a printing form (12), has at least one first and one second laser diode bar (14, 16), the laser diodes (18) on the laser diode bars (14, 16) being disposed in lines. The device includes a first and a seco... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312090 | Label-free methods for performing assays using a colorimetric resonant reflectance optical biosensor Methods are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also relates to optical devices. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300803 | Label-free methods for performing assays using a colorimetric resonant reflectance optical biosensor Methods are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also relates to optical devices. ... | 11/27/2007 |
