Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| 7336895 | Diffuser panel and optical apparatus which uses this diffuser panel A diffuser panel having a plurality of micro lenses arranged on a surface of a substrate, a half or more of these micro lenses are in a shape which has (2n+1) angles. This diffuser panel provides rays which are uniformly diffused within a diffusion area and a light ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7286220 | Test piece for optoelectronic image analysis systems A test piece for an optoelectronic image analysis systems is disclosed. One embodiment has a planar substrate, on which a plurality of geometrical patterns of differing shapes and/or sizes are arranged in a durable, predetermined surface coverage. The geometrical pa... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7218449 | Optical device for scanning an optical record carrier An optical device for scanning an optical record carrier (20) has a radiation source (25) that can emit two radiation beams of different wavelength along different optical paths (28, 29). The emitted radiation is focused on the record carrier an... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7046925 | Superimpose-plate for view finder A superimpose-plate is put on a focusing glass, on which a subject image obtained through the photographing optical system is formed. The superimpose-plate and the focusing glass are provided in an incident opening of a hollow pentagonal mirror. The superimpose-plat... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6975810 | Focal point detection device and camera A camera comprises a spatial modulation optical filter that is disposed in a viewfinder optical system for subject observation at or near a position optically equivalent to an estimated image forming plane of a photographic optical system and modulates a subject lig... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6836619 | Microlens array, optical apparatus, single lens reflex camera and optical finder In the microlens array, a plurality of microlenses are formed with an irregularity or probability-distributed regularity so as to differ from a hypothetical base pattern, the hypothetical base pattern having apexes of hypothetical microlenses each spaced apart from ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6795648 | High resolution photographic system A high resolution photographic system has a lens, a camera body, a bellows connecting the lens to the camera body, a ground glass designed for use with a microscope for focusing on the aerial image, a magazine configured to store a roll of film, wherein the magazine... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6749304 | Device in optical representation systems of a motion picture or movie camera The invention relates to a device for improving image quality in focusing screens of an optical representation system of a movie camera, having a movably mounted translucent disk in a sandwich structure, a drive device moving the movable disk in the plane of the dis... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6591065 | Single-lens reflex camera having a focusing detection sensor capable of calibrating, and a viewfinder A focusing detection sensor is positioned in a viewfinder in a single-lens reflex camera but is nevertheless able to determine a focal point on an image of an object with enhanced accuracy. For that purpose, a single-lens reflex camera includes a camera b... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6536907 | Aberration compensation in image projection displays Optical projection systems for the display of electronic images often suffer from degraded image quality due to color field registration errors caused by lateral chromatic aberration. Although most projection lenses are partially corrected for lateral chr... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6516152 | Focusing screen for use in camera A focusing screen for use in a camera has a diffusive surface having a plurality of random pattern cells of one or a plurality of types arranged two-dimensionally so as to form a macroscopically flat surface. The random pattern cells are each composed of ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6466743 | Real image type finder A real image type finder is provided with an imaging optical system, a focusing glass disposed at a focusing surface of the imaging optical system, an observing optical system for observing an image formed on the focusing glass, a case that accommodates t... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6453126 | SLR camera which can selectively utilize light-sensitive film or an image pick-up device An SLR camera system includes a camera body, a film back, and a digital back that are selectively attached to the camera body, the film back accommodating a light-sensitive film, the digital back having an image pick-up device, wherein the camera body inc... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6408136 | Zoom camera obscura A portable zoom camera obscura comprising: a telescopic structure including an inner tube and an outer tube positioned concentrically and slidingly movable relative to each other; a cover with a small, centered imaging hole attached to the imaging end of ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6366740 | Apparatus and method for adapting a 35mm SLR still camera to a 35mm motion picture viewfinder The invention enables users to adapt 35 mm SLR still cameras to function as 35 mm motion picture viewfinders and adapt 35 mm SLR still cameras to create photographs which correspond to what they see through its viewing system. By substituting an accuratel... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6314242 | Single-lens reflex view finder A single-lens reflex view finder wherein a partial amount of a light bundle transmitting through an imaging optical system which picks up an image of an object is split by optical path splitting means, one of split optical paths is used as a view finder o... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6266490 | Antistatic viewfinder At minimum, a member near an image plane that is observed through an eyepiece is made of antistatic resin obtained by giving the resin itself ion conductivity so that its antistatic effect can be of long duration.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6226461 | Macromolecular liquid crystal element used in a diffusion plate A liquid crystal element which can regulate diffusivity simply. The liquid crystal element includes a diffusion plate having a macromolecular dispersion type liquid crystal interposed between a first glass plate and a second glass plate. The surface of th... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6125239 | Viewfinder device enabling display of optional photographic information A viewfinder device that includes a screen on which an image is projected, and an eyepiece lens through which the image is viewed. An optical member passes light beams from the screen to the eyepiece lens through an information display member, and a diffr... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5802406 | Focusing glass and photographic system A focusing glass and photographic system employing the same are disclosed. The photographic system includes an objective lens operable to form a real image of an object. The focusing glass is adapted to be situated at the real-image position, and comprise... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5749001 | Camera photometry device In a case in which the photometry region selected through a photometry region selection part is in the center of the screen, body spot photometry is selected for photometry of the object field, using luminous flux not passing through the screen. In all ot... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5696630 | Focal plates and method of manufacturing the same A focal plate for use in camera and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The focal plate comprises an optical plate, a plurality of lens-like uneven portions regularly formed on the surface of the optical material, and a plurality of fine rug... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5648652 | Optical focus evaluation and focus adjustment methods, focus evaluation and focus adjustment apparatus, and screen apparatus The present invention provides methods and apparatuses to evaluate the best image plane position for an optical lens system, particularly a wide angle lens with a large power ratio, in e.g. an endoscope, in simple and less time consuming procedure. The pr... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5457511 | Single-lens reflex camera A changeover mirror is disposed behind a taking lens and is movable between a photographic position on the optical path of the taking lens so as to reflect light passing through the taking lens, on the one hand, and a viewfinder position displaced from th... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5420661 | Camera with camera-shake detection apparatus A camera wherein the light emitted by a subject, which has passed through a photographic optical system, is formed as an image on an area sensor, and which includes an electronic viewfinder that indicates the image of the subject based on the output from ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5333031 | Camera having a liquid crystal focusing screen A diffusion degree of a focusing screen is changed by applying voltage to the focusing screen since the focusing screen comprises liquid crystal material whose molecules are penetrated onto a polymer network. The diffusion degree is changed according to t... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5299037 | Diffraction grating type liquid crystal display device in viewfinder There is provided a display device in a viewfinder, including a diffraction grating whose shape is determined at an interface between first and second materials, at least one of the first and second materials being adapted to have a variable refractive in... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5189454 | Phase-type focusing screen and process for manufacturing the same A phase-type focusing screen includes is made by using two photo masks each having a plurality of unit pattern regions regularly arrayed, each of which has a plurality of minute patterns of a predetermined shape and different size irregularly arrayed in s... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5177637 | Focusing screen including different height microlenses arranged in a cyclical pattern In a focusing screen having a large number of microlenses regularly arranged thereon, heights of microlenses are n different values. The microlenses having the same height are cyclically arranged. In another aspect, the heights of the microlenses in a sim... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5161058 | Focusing screen A phase type focusing screen has a plurality of minute patterns of a given shape formed by protrudent and/or recessed parts and allocated on a surface of an optically transparent base plate. Assuming that a stepped level difference between a top face of t... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5124839 | Phase-type focusing screen A focusing screen has a base plate with a planar surface. A plurality of unit regions are arrayed with a periodicity on the base plate planar surface. Each of the unit regions comprises (1) a first plurality of convex portions or concave portions having p... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5119235 | Focusing screen and method of manufacturing same A focusing screen of the type composed of a multitude of micro-lens-like curved surfaces arranged on a given plane is substantially regular in terms of their two-dimensional arrangement on the above-mentioned plane but exhibits some variation in terms of ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5089835 | Phase-type diffusing plate A focusing screen suited to be used in the camera, having three plane portions of different heights in each of small areas, wherein the plane portion A, the plane portion B and the plane portion C are arranged in the order from the lowest height, and lett... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5085977 | Focusing screen and a method of forming a microstructure array for use with a focusing screen A method of forming a microstructure array suitable for use in the production of a focusing screen used in a finder system of a camera. The focusing screen includes an optical material in plate form having on one surface of a plurality small lens portions... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5081545 | Focusing screen A focusing screen for use in the finder system of a camera such as a single-lens reflex camera, and a method of forming a microstructure array suitable for use in the production of such a focusing screen. The focusing screen includes an optical material i... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4993830 | Depth and distance measuring system Apparatus for determining the relative distance or depth to an object. A light source projects light at an object whose distance is to be determined. A lenticular prismatic screen responds to light reflected from the object and generates two distinct imag... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4982214 | Focusing screen A focusing screen includes a regular array of a plurality of unit regions on an optically transparent substrate, and an irregular array of a plurality of minute patterns of at least two different sizes in convex or concave form on a surface of the substra... | 01/01/1991 |