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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7556412 | Fiber optic auxiliary lighting system A lighting device is provided that includes a housing containing a light emitting portion of a light emitting diode and a terminus of a fiber optic bundle such that light emission from the light emitting diode is communicated along the optical fibers. The fiber opti... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7431488 | Light guide display with antireflection film Provided is a light guide display with an antireflection film. A plurality of aligned magnifying layers provide a viewing surface. Each magnifying layer includes a plurality of aligned light guides, each light guide having an input end, a midsection and an output en... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427153 | Animated fiber optic lighting radial arrangement and method for forming the same A fiber optic lighting device is formed by adhering fiber optic strands onto a backing material in a radial pattern. The radial pattern projects from a centralized illumination receiving port within a perimeter of the backing material. The centralized illumination r... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7407315 | Method and apparatus for backlighting a device A light guide panel is disclosed. The panel comprises a plate for dispersing light and at least one light-emitting diode (LED) coupled to the plate for providing the dispersed light. When the panel is coupled to a keyboard, the at least one LED is under a portion of... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7393127 | Light-guiding structure A light-guiding structure including a plurality of light pipes, a plurality of connecting portions and a fixing socket is provided. The light pipes are disposed on the fixing socket, and the light pipes are connected together by the connecting portions. At least one... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387389 | Image display system and method An image display device includes an image processing unit, a light source assembly, an optical modulator assembly, and a projection lens assembly. The image processing unit is configured to receive a video signal and generate image data and control signals. The ligh... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7369725 | Light source device and method for manufacturing the same, display device and method for manufacturing the same, and method for driving display device In a light source device, a row of fibers is provided in which a plurality of optical fibers is arrayed in a single row in parallel fashion separately from each other. A light-direction controller is disposed on one side of the optical fibers, main fibers is dispose... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369721 | Optical imaging system with optical delay lines An electromagnetic signal processing system (10) comprises a plurality of optical fiber arrays (11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16) each having a cluster of optical fibers with their one ends (40) oriented to receive electromagnetic radiation from... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357548 | Light-guiding system comprising a number of light transmission rods A light-guiding system comprising a plate-like light-guiding member (1) provided with a lateral surface for coupling in light into said light-guiding member (1). The ends of a number of light transmission rods (6) are connected to said lateral s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350934 | Illuminated display system An illuminated display system is disclosed. The illuminated display system includes a circuit board with a front surface and a rear surface, and a plurality of light-passing holes. At least one light pipe is arranged on the rear surface of the circuit board. The at ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349606 | Three color digital gobo system A system of digitally controlling light output by producing separate control signals for different colors of light. The light is contained in an optical waveguide, either prior to shaping or after shaping. Each of the control signals is coupled to a digitally contro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347611 | Optical guide and image forming apparatus using the same An optical guide and an image forming apparatus which uses the optical guide in an eraser or an auxiliary transfer device. The optical guide guides light incident through one side in a lengthwise direction, makes the light in an effective width range of the lengthwi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329880 | Multiphoton-excitation laser scanning microscope A compact and inexpensive multiphoton-excitation laser scanning microscope for observing fluorescence by multiphoton excitation having a plurality of wavelengths by irradiating a specimen with ultrashort pulsed laser light having a plurality of wavelengths is provid... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7283118 | Back light unit and liquid crystal display apparatus A back light unit includes a lamp, a lamp house where the lamp is housed, a diffusion plate provided parallel to a main surface of the lamp house, a display part receiving light irradiated from the lamp and displaying, a frame member that has a structure in which th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268942 | Method of making a self-aligned light guide screen Provided is a method of making a self-aligned light guide screen. More specifically, in a particular embodiment, fabrication may commence by providing a first ribbon section of light guides with at least one self alignment feature. A second ribbon section of light g... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7234853 | Textile product with illuminated fibers manufacturing process Textile product comprising light guiding fibres (2) consisting of a central core capable of transmitting the light and of an external sheath, in which at least a length portion of said external sheath presents, in respect to the internal core, a refraction in... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234828 | Integrated systems with electroluminescent illumination and methods thereof An illumination device comprising a protective casing that comprises an illumination system of at least two band members and an illumination coating that has a communications line component with a first end and a second end, and a first power source connected to sai... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229203 | Light pipe containing material The present invention relates to an article of manufacture for detecting motion that includes a substrate with a plurality of volumes of material, where each volume is capable of transmitting light from one location on a surface of the substrate to a second location... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229200 | Light conductive rod elements and light-delivery tool including a base for introducing light into a light conductive rod element A light-conductive rod element includes a solid rod-shaped body having a side surface extending along a longitudinal rod axis between a first light-input end and a second light-redirecting end. The rod element is fabricated from a material exhibiting a refractive in... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217024 | Optical dispersion system An optical dispersion system comprising a light source where light is directed to be illuminated from the system, a prismatic magnifier to expand a coverage area of the light illuminated from the light source and to deflect and magnify the light, and a removable fro... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214943 | Radiation or neutron detector using fiber optics A radiation or neutron detector wherein lateral side light detecting optical fibers prepared from clear optical fibers that are scraped on a lateral side to permit side incidence of fluorescence are used to detect the fluorescence from a phosphor or a scintillator s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211321 | Reinforcement laminate A tri-laminate body panel stiffener includes two polymer layers with or without a backing. One of the layers is a compliant foam layer mounted against a substrate while the other layer is a rigid foam layer mounted against the compliant foam layer. In another aspect... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197218 | Light pipe with molded optical surfaces A method of manufacturing a light-conductive pipe is described comprising the steps of: forming a light pipe mold having an elongated cavity with two optical end faces and an opening for injecting molten material into the cavity distant from either optical end face;... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7181112 | Three color digital gobo system A system of digitally controlling light output by producing separate control signals for different colors of light. The light is contained in an optical waveguide, either prior to shaping or after shaping. Each of the control signals is coupled to a digitally contro... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168862 | Optical fiber decoration device using LED light source and article decorated thereby An optical fiber decoration device has various merits: small power consumption, no danger of fire, simple water-proof design and economical, battery can be used, excellent portability, long service life of light source, and no danger of destruction during transporta... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165873 | Light emitting panel assemblies Light emitting assemblies include a multilayer light emitting panel member that receives light from at least one light source. The panel member may have at least one solid light conducting or transmitting layer and at least one hollow light conducting or transmittin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167630 | Beam shaper and imaging head having beam shapers Beam shapers, imaging heads formed using such beam shapers and methods are provided that are adapted to shape a light beam for use in imaging. In accordance with one method described herein a light beam is received and the light beam is reflectively scrambled to for... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161186 | Sideway-emission light emitting diode A sideway-emission light emitting diode includes a light emitting diode package comprised of a light emitting diode dice that gives off light and a lens that is positioned in front of a front end face of the package for receiving the light and redirecting the receiv... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151874 | Lensed tapered optical waveguide An optical coupling element for use in large numerical aperture collecting and condensing systems. The optical coupling element includes a curved surface such as a lens at the output of a tapered light pipe (TLP). The TLP in combination with the curved surface alter... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147653 | Pad like device for use during phototherapy treatment A pad like device adapted to be placed over a phototherapy light source contains a medium that provides a comfortable support for a patient during phototherapy treatment and allows a portion of the light emitted by the light source to pass through the pad for photot... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144249 | Device for dental care and whitening A dental device for exposing teeth to electromagnetic radiation includes a carrier and at least one source of electromagnetic radiation attached to the carrier and oriented so that the electromagnetic radiation is emitted from the source to a surface of a tooth. The... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137416 | Method for producing an optical-fibre based fabric The invention relates to a method for weaving a fabric containing, at least partly, glass-fibres as warp threads and/or weft threads, which are treated in such a way that they enable light to be diffused in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to the... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133590 | IR supercontinuum source This invention pertains to a device for broadening optical wavelength in the 2–14 μm region comprising a light source and a highly nonlinear chalcogenide fiber associated therewith whereby a light signal is passed from the light source into the fiber wherein and ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123408 | Arrangement for examining microscopic preparations with a scanning microscope, and illumination device for a scanning microscope The arrangement for examining microscope preparations with a scanning microscope comprises a laser (1) and an optical means (12) which images the light generated by the laser (1) onto a specimen (13) that is to be examined. Provided betwe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108414 | Light emitting panel assemblies Light emitting panel assemblies include one or more light emitting panel members each having at least one pattern of optical deformities that may be varied in size, shape, density, placement, angle, rotation and/or type to obtain at least one light output distributi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099535 | Small mode-field fiber lens A fiber lens includes a graded-index lens, a single-mode fiber disposed at a first end of the graded-index lens, and a refractive lens having a hyperbolic or near-hyperbolic shape disposed at a second end of the graded-index lens to focus a beam from the single-mode... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093479 | Method and apparatus for indicating a parameter of transmitted fluid The invention concerns a method and apparatus for indicating a parameter of a transmitted fluid. One embodiment of the invention comprises a fluid source operatively coupled to a conduit for transmitting a fluid from the fluid source. In addition, a sensor detects a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093801 | Positioning system, device, and method for in-flight refueling A positioning system, device, and method are provided to facilitate the in-flight positioning of two aircraft relative to one another such that a second aircraft is guided to an in-flight refueling position relative to a first aircraft. The system, device, and metho... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090386 | High density LED array A high-density LED array (10) capable of presenting a density of X LEDs/unit area has a first printed circuit board (12) having X/2 LEDs/area and X/2 apertures arrayed therewith. A second printed circuit board (22) is spaced from the first print... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7072567 | Metal fabric and method for manufacturing a metal fabric In order to provide a metal fabric of a design which reduces or even completely compensates for the effect of darkening which is intrinsic to the metal fabric at a predetermined fabric density, a metal fabric having an optical waveguide element penetrating a core fa... | 07/04/2006 |
