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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174748 | Mirror and optical scanning device A mirror includes a substrate, a reflection layer, and a protection layer. The substrate includes a surface having an attachment area and a reflection area. The reflection layer is formed on the reflection area. The protection layer is formed on the reflection area ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7301679 | Changeable means for different total tracks and its method In one embodiment, at least one rotational reflection element is circulated such that one or more reflection surface sets is positioned along an optical path of a scanner. Circulation is provided by rotating a fixing element that is coupled to the rotational reflect... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7083294 | Reusable and rechargeable glow device The present invention discloses a reusable and rechargeable glow device, whereby the glow device is reused by refilling the device with the necessary chemicals while also being rechargeable between refills through use of a graduated introduction system with regard t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6964487 | Image display device An image display device includes a case having an opening, a luminous source image display displaying a first image, a focusing element receiving light from the source image display and focusing the light to form a second image that is viewable through the opening o... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945660 | Device for capturing and emitting radiations The disclosure is a radiation collecting/emitting device to/from different spatial directions, the apparatus in the preferred design is manufactured in a single piece and the work surface is modified to obtain a reflective surface for the radiations of interest. In ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6898017 | Light altering device A line producing system includes an input beam of radiant energy that enters a side of a low cost, radiant energy altering device. The radiant energy emerges from the light altering device radiating in a nearly 360 degree disc pattern forming a ring of ever expandin... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6814453 | Low-cost reflector with excellent heat resistance In a reflector (10) including a mirror base member (11) having a concave surface, a reflecting film (12) is formed on the concave surface. For preventing the fragments of the broken lamp from flying forward, a protective glass plate (13) ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6527399 | All-planar blind-spot proof automobile side-view mirror A patent application is filed for an automobile side-view mirror that could avoid thousands of automobile accidents that could occur yearly on account of the well-known blind-spot hazard. The side-view mirror is a relatively low-cost item, and yet is a ma... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6481860 | Circular optical reflection apparatus A circular optical reflection apparatus to be used in an optical image capturing device for receiving light ray from a light source and reflecting the light ray at least twice inside the apparatus then projecting the light ray to a lens set for forming an... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6450653 | Tri-faceted vehicle side view mirror assembly A tri-faceted side view mirror assembly having a tri-faceted vehicle side view mirror that provides an increased viewing angled which encompasses the side and back side of a vehicle. The tri-faceted vehicle side view mirror assembly includes a two-part ho... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447148 | Reflecting mirror manufacture method and lamp assembly Light distribution characteristics are defined which define a correspondence relation between the position of a reflection point on a reference plane and the position of an image of a light source. In accordance with the light distribution characteristics... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6203222 | Printer head device and printer image processing system having the same A head for a printer and an image processing system is provided in which light emitted from light emitting elements formed on a substrate of the head does not leak from pinholes of a non-corresponding light emitting elements and does not interfere with li... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6074067 | Fixing and covering structure for a reflection mirror A fixing and covering structure for a reflection mirror in which a pair of base bodies each having a curved inner surface are assembled to form a substantially semi-cylindrical reflection surface. The fixing and covering structure includes cover members a... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5971571 | Concave light reflector device A concave light reflecting device for providing substantially uniform illumination across a plane comprising a parabolic reflecting surface, an involute reflecting surface, and a segmented reflecting surface. The parabolic reflecting surface having a firs... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5966256 | Vehicle lamp with reflection mirror and a method of forming the same A fundamental surface for a reflection surface of a reflection mirror of a vehicle lamp is formed in a manner such that a curved surface where an insertion hole, through which a light source is inserted into the reflection mirror in the direction oblique ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5964216 | Trough-type parabolic concentrator A trough-type parabolic concentrator (1) for a solar thermal power plant comprises a reflector plate (3) bent in trough shape and a support structure (4) for supporting the reflector plate (3) and comprising a plurality of wooden segments (2) arranged in ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5942166 | Process for the production of coaxial and confocal mirrors having grazing incidence A process for the production of coaxial and confocal mirrors having grazing incidence consists essentially of a support element or a carrier made of ceramic material, a layer reflecting X-rays and intermediate layer which is a buffer and which avoids the ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5903386 | Tilted primary clamshell lens laser scanner A scanner transmits a generally collimated beam of radiation such that the beam rotates about an axis to form a conical scanning pattern. The scanner comprises a concave parabolic reflector having a geometric axis and a focus, a rotation mechanism for eff... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5812331 | Reflector for a polarimetric radar in particular for use as a calibrator or as a beacon A reflector is constituted by a right pseudo-dihedral, a ridge (C) of which is in the form of a portion of a helix so as to provide a calibrator or a beacon.... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5796532 | Back mirror and method for manufacturing the same A back mirror has plural mirror surface areas of different curvatures disposed side by side or plural mirror surface areas disposed side by side to form discontinuous planes. The back mirror includes a dividing line having a light diffusion effect formed ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5777809 | Reflection mirror for a vehicle lamp and a method of forming the same A reflection mirror has reflection steps formed as portions of respective paraboloids of revolution and disposed between adjacent ones of closed curves formed as lines of intersection of a group consisting of the paraboloids of revolution with different f... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5640284 | Optical reflector, illumination optical system, light source system and illumination optical apparatus An optical illumination system according to the present invention is provided with an optical reflector for illuminating a surface to be illuminated in the shape of arc or annulus. A reflective plane of the optical reflector is shaped in a special curved ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5592338 | Grazing incidence co-axial and confocal Grazing incidence co-axial and confocal mirrors, used in particular for X-ray telescopes for astronomic observations, having a parabola/hyperbola double-cone truncated-cone structure, with polynomial sections or other geometric configurations, and consist... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5551624 | Medium-earth-altitude satellite-based cellular telecommunications A satellite-based cellular telecommunications system employing a constellation of telecommunications satellites in medium earth orbit to provide multibeam radio frequency (rf) communications links for worldwide cellular telephone service with a minimum nu... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5452142 | Approach for positioning, fabricating, aligning and testing grazing, convex, hyperbolic mirrors A convex, hyperbolic mirror (70) has a concave depression (72) made in a truncated apex end of the mirror. Such a depression may be used for aligning the mirror with respect to a Hindle sphere (74) or a primary mirror (86) in an optical system. An additio... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5439190 | Medium-earth-altitude satellite-based cellular telecommunications A satellite-based cellular telecommunications system employing a constellation of telecommunications satellites in medium earth orbit to provide multibeam radio frequency (rf) communications links for worldwide cellular telephone service with a minimum nu... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5369528 | Plane or cylindrical reflector for source of radiation Reflector for source of radiation, of the plane or cylindrical type, constituted by two reflector elements disposed symmetrically with respect to a plane containing the longitudinal axis of the reflector, each reflector element is constituted by at least ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5335152 | Nonimaging optical illumination system A nonimaging illumination optical device for producing selected intensity output over an angular range. The device includes a light reflecting surface (24, 26) around a light source (22) which is disposed opposite the aperture opening of the light reflect... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5327293 | Reflection mirror apparatus The reflection mirror apparatus of this invention, which can be applied to light projector, sterilizing lamp and development device, improves the light reflection precision and the light collecting performance, making it possible to clearly focus the refl... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5289356 | Nonimaging optical illumination system A nonimaging illumination or concentration optical device. An optical device is provided having a light source, a light reflecting surface with an opening and positioned partially around the light source which is opposite the opening of the light reflecti... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5258867 | Base station performance enhancements for infrared-linked telephone and communications systems Enhancements to the base station of an infrared-linked communication system include tubular reflective concentrator apparatus for reflecting IR signals entering an inlet end onto a photodetector located at an outlet end. Signal-to-noise ratio is improved,... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5243459 | Nonimaging radiant energy device A nonimaging radiant energy device may include a hyperbolically shaped reflective element with a radiant energy inlet and a radiant energy outlet. A convex lens is provided at the radiant energy inlet and a concave lens is provided at the radiant energy o... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5235470 | Orthogonal parabolic reflector systems A reflecting surface which is open at least at one axial end and in an axial section conforms to an axial section through a geometric surface generated by rotating a parabolic curve about an axis normal to the parabola axes. An elongated source/sink exten... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5214685 | X-ray lithography mirror and method of making same A polished aspheric mirror focusses a fan X-ray beam from a point source onto a work piece as a straight image line. The work piece can be efficiently exposed to the X-ray beam by simply tilting the aspheric mirror about a rotational axis, causing the foc... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5204534 | Ultraviolet radiation drying oven and drying enclosure thereof An ultraviolet radiation drying oven comprises in succession along a conveyor adapted to carry the objects to be dried a loading station to which the objects must be introduced, a drying enclosure containing at least one ultraviolet radiation lamp and an ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5071243 | Tensioned cover for parabolic reflector A generally rectangular tensioned cover comprises a pair of end forms having end portions. They are generally parallel along their lengths. A pair of side rails which are generally orthogonal to the end forms have first and second end portions. They are s... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5069540 | Parabolic solar collector body and method A solar collector structure and method of fabrication are disclosed, the solar collector being of the linear, parabolic reflector-type. The parabolic reflector body includes an elongated layered structure having a concave parabolic reflective surface. The... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5058565 | Solar concentrator device and support structure therefor A solar concentrator device is disclosed. The device includes a solar concentrating panel having a longitudinal axis and defining a parabolic surface having a focal line substantially parallel to its longitudinal axis. The parabolic surface terminates in ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4990788 | Apparatus emitting an electromagnetic radiation This invention relates to an apparatus emitting electromagnetic radiation, particularly infrared, which comprises a cylindrical source of rays and a reflector. In order to avoid the problem due to captive rays and to multiple reflections, the cross sectio... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4964713 | Concentrator arrangement A concentrator arrangement (10) consists of a plate (11) to which there is coupled a plurality of first stages (14) with parabolic side walls (2, 3) arranged parallel to one another. The first stages (14) are optically coupled with second stages (15) whos... | 10/23/1990 |
