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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7948690 | Composite lens A composite lens of the present invention has a base lens and a resin lens placed on the base lens. The resin lens has, in an area outside an optically effective diameter, a first surface, a second surface that is adjacent to the first surface, and a third surface t... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944624 | Method for homogenizing light A method of homogenizing light includes the steps of providing a plurality of large diameter lenses selected from a group of lenses consisting of positive or negative spherical, positive or negative cylindrical lenses and positive or negative axicons, selecting a pr... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940477 | Solid immersion lens and related method for making same The invention generally pertains to the field of solid immersion lenses for optical applications in high resolution microscopy. The lens of the invention includes a spherical sector limited by a planar surface and an object having nanometric dimensions arranged on t... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7843649 | Microlens, method of manufacturing microlens, and photomask used for manufacturing method A method of fabricating a microlens that serves to prevent damage thereto in the fabrication process is provided. First, a lens body of which the maximum height housed within a recess is lower than the height of the side wall of the recess is formed in the lens form... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7830619 | Imaging lens An imaging lens of which optical performance does not deteriorate even in a high temperature environment, various aberrations are well corrected, optical length is short, and back focus is sufficiently secured; the imaging lens comprising: an aperture stop S; and a ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7791823 | Substrate with recess portion for microlens, microlens substrate, transmissive screen, rear type projector, and method of manufacturing substrate with recess portion for microlens A microlens substrate is provided having a plurality of first microlenses and a plurality of second microlenses which are located between the plurality of first microlenses. The second microlenses are smaller than the first microlenses. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7646551 | Microlenses with patterned holes to produce a desired focus location A method, apparatus and system providing a microlens having a substantially flat upper surface and having a plurality of holes arranged in a pattern in a microlens material which produces a focal point at a desired location. ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7583451 | Lens for an optical module of a lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle The invention provides a lens for an optical module adapted to be mounted in a lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle. The lens comprises two distinct materials associated with each other and having different refractive indices. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7474476 | Optical lens, compound lens and method for producing the same, as well as cemented lens and method for producing the same An optical lens includes a lens effective portion, an inclined portion and a flange portion. The lens effective portion has, on a first side, a lens face with a small radius of curvature and also has, on a second side, a lens face with a large radius of curvature. T... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7414797 | Optical element, optical scanning apparatus, and image forming apparatus using the optical element, and method and apparatus for fixedly joining the optical element and reducing deformation of the optical element arranged in a layer structure An optical element including a plurality of reference members formed on a first side surface, and a method and apparatus for fixedly joining the optical element with the first side surface facing down. The method includes providing a surface including a specific pos... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411742 | Focusing lens for LED A focusing lens for an LED is provided. The focusing lens for an LED, which concentrates light emitted from the LED so as to have directionality parallel to an optic axis, comprises: a transparent body; a first lens part formed in the body; and a second lens part co... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411738 | Composite lens and method for manufacturing the same An exemplary composite lens includes a main body and an embedding member. The main body has a first surface and an opposite second surface. The main body has an optical axis associated therewith. The embedding member is disposed in the main body between the first su... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7397616 | Optical communication module and optical element for optical communication module An optical communication module includes a first light-receiving element with a receiving surface in which a light flux with a wavelength λ1 emitted from an end surface of an optical fiber enters; a light-emitting element for emitting a light flux with a wav... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7365918 | Fast x-ray lenses and fabrication method therefor A fabrication process for zone plate lenses is based on controlled thin layer deposition for fabricating structures as small as 2 nanometers (nm) in width, and potentially smaller. The substrate for deposition will take the form of a precision hole, fabricated in a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7349163 | High-heat-dissipation lighting module There is provided a lighting module of the type having a solid-state light source, in particular a LED, a supporting plate, and a lens; the lens has a recess housing the light source; the lens is supported by and projects from the plate by means of supporting member... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342731 | Wafer scale lens and optical system having the same Provided are wafer scale lenses having a diffraction surface as well as a refractive surface, and an optical system having the same. The wafer scale lens includes a lens substrate, a first lens element formed on the object side of the lens substrate, having a positi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338174 | Shutter device and projection type video display Each shading plate comprises a rotating shaft and a driving shaft arranged vertically. First divided shading plate is loosely fitted to and supported by (not adhere to) the rotating shaft and rotates around the shaft. Second divided shading plates are fixed to the r... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7321349 | Display element, display device, and microlens array A display element having a plurality of pixel portions arranged two-dimensionally with a predetermined pixel pitch and a microlens array including a plurality of microlenses arranged two-dimensionally corresponding to the plurality of pixel portions on an incident s... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321473 | Aperture and projection lens system An aperture comprising a round filter portion and at least one annular filter portion is provided. The round filter portion and the annular filter portion are forming a round zone. A transmission wavelength range of the round filter portion is larger than a transmis... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312928 | Projection system field lens A projection system includes a modulator and a field lens. The modulator is to modulate light in accordance with image data. The field lens is to at least partially collect the light modulated by the modulator. The field lens has a number of elements. Each element h... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307786 | Beam shaper A beam shaper intended for use in connection with a quasi-monochromatic light source and which is fabricated from a substantially transparent material as a transmission element guiding the propagation of light for rounding, making elliptical, collimating, diverging,... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7256947 | Optical element having minute periodic structure An optical element is disclosed which has a reflection suppressing function and a color balance correcting function in a minute periodic structure. The optical element has a base member and a minute periodic structure which is provided on a surface of the base membe... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248420 | Optical pickup lens device and information recording and reproducing device using the same An optical pickup lens device includes, in the order from the light source side, a collimating lens for converting a bundle of rays into parallel rays or predetermined convergent or divergent rays, the collimating lens being movably held along a direction of an opti... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7227703 | Aspheric lens and method for making same An aspheric lens (1) includes a substrate (10) and an aspheric film (12). The substrate (10) is made of glass, and has a spherical surface (102). The aspheric film (12) is formed on a surface of the substrate (10), an... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224539 | Providing optical systems having improved properties to users of catalog (stock) lenses Optical systems providing any or all of better images, brighter images, better optical usability, and better mechanical flexibility are made available to users of catalog lenses. These systems are enabled by apparatus including field compressor/corrector lenses and ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212348 | Compact zoom lens system A compact zoom lens system includes, from the object side to the image side, a negative first lens group (1), a positive second lens group (2), a positive third lens group (3) and a positive fourth lens group (4). The first lens group is ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206142 | Refractive spectrum splitting concentrator system A single lens for concentrating and refracting electromagnetic energy having a broad energy spectrum onto bands of a target device includes a lens having a flat top side and a plurality of regions, each region refracting the electromagnetic energy and concentrating ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196854 | Complex optical element and method for manufacturing thereof A lens-laminated composite optical element composed of a vitreous optical element having a plane surface to perform inherent optical functions, and a thin and filmy transparent plastic lens portion molded in a curved lens profile and laminated on the plane surface o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192166 | Lens having Fresnel lens surface(s) and lighting apparatus using it A lens comprising a transparent member having at least two surfaces, and a Fresnel lens surface provided on each of the two surfaces of the transparent member, the transparent member including a generally plate-like shape having a first surface and a second surface ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193792 | Optical component and method for its production An optical component (10a) for at least two pencils (4, 5) of rays has at least one one-piece element (1, 2) of inorganic optical material and at least two segments (6, 7) which are coordinated with the pencils of rays and of which... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7177086 | Optical component thickness adjustment method, optical component, and position adjustment method for optical component If after manufacture it is found that the thickness of a solid immersion lens is less than a target thickness value, an adjustment portion is adhered thereto by vapor deposition so as to reduce the amount of thickness deficiency. If the solid immersion lens is made ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7151639 | Thin-type spherical lens A thin-type spherical lens, fabricated according to the result of the virtual procedures of removing the portion of each of a plurality of lens bodies with different radii of curvature of light-exiting faces, which corresponds to a spherical surface with the optical... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146081 | Waveguide including a plurality of waveguide segments A method for adaptively fabricating a waveguide comprises: measuring misplacement of a photonic device relative to a substrate; generating computer readable instructions for using a plurality of graphics primitives to form the waveguide; and photocomposing the waveg... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125505 | Method of manufacturing a mold for use in the manufacture of an optical element comprising optical sub-elements mutually arranged in a pattern, and device for implementing such a method A mold of ductile metal has a shape comprising consecutive sub-shapes corresponding to respective optical sub-elements having substantially identical shapes arranged in a pattern. The mold is shaped by means of a die having a die surface corresponding to the sub-sha... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7054077 | Method for constructing a catadioptric lens system A method of fabricating a catadioptric lens system, the method involving: fabricating a single catadioptric lens element having a bottom surface and an upper surface, the upper surface having a convex portion and a concave portion, both the convex and concave portio... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7031078 | Laminated diffractive optical element An optical element of which diffraction efficiency hardly varies with wavelength is provided by using an optical material satisfying the conditions that nd>−6.667×10−3νd+1.70 and θg,F≦−2×10−3ν | 04/18/2006 |
| 7023626 | Optical device, lens and optical element for focusing a laser beam and apparatus and method for assembling the optical device The invention relates to an optical device for focusing a laser beam, comprising a source of emission of a laser beam, for example a substantially elliptic and astigmatic laser beam, a focusing lens of the laser beam and first aperture adapted to select a central po... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018580 | Method and apparatus for forming tapered waveguide structures A method of fabricating a stamping mold suitable for use in the formation of a tapered waveguide structure includes defining a stamping pattern upon the surface of a silicon wafer, and removing portions of the silicon wafer surface in accordance with the stamped pat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012750 | Auxiliary light projection apparatus for auto focus detection An auxiliary light projection apparatus used for focus detection has a laser beam generating device and a diffraction plate for diffracting a laser light from said laser beam generating device. The diffraction plate has micro lenses regularly arranged in vertical an... | 03/14/2006 |
