61 |
Optical fiber structures and methods for varying laser beam profile |
US15479745 |
2017-04-05 |
US10088632B2 |
2018-10-02 |
Wang-Long Zhou; Francisco Villarreal-Saucedo; Parviz Tayebati; Bien Chann |
In various embodiments, the beam parameter product and/or numerical aperture of a laser beam is adjusted utilizing a step-clad optical fiber having a central core, a first cladding, an annular core, and a second cladding. |
62 |
ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR LASER LINE GENERATOR |
US15400848 |
2017-01-06 |
US20180196242A1 |
2018-07-12 |
Patrick Y. MAEDA; Timothy D. STOWE |
High resolution printing systems that utilize high power laser diode bars and digital mirror devices (DMD) require side-by-side stacking of illumination modules to stitching of the image from each module to form a longer total image width. An inline illumination optical system having a refractive prism and Total Internal Reflection (TIR) prism pair with an air gap along with a light guide transporting light beams at a compound angle to the prism pair eliminates the need for any axial rotation of the laser and light guide, and enables side-by-side module stacking. The illumination optical system includes an illumination module having a light source, the light guide, a DMD array and a Refractive TIR (RTIR) prism. The system also includes a DMD housing containing the DMD array and having a width within which the illumination module is confined to allow side-by-side stacking. |
63 |
Heating element and a manufacturing method thereof |
US13145075 |
2010-01-21 |
US09999099B2 |
2018-06-12 |
Sang-Ki Chun; In-Seok Hwang; Dong-Wook Lee; Jung-Won Park; Hyeon Choi; Hyun-Sik Kim; Hui-Jung Park; Su-Jin Kim |
The present invention provides a heat emitting body including a) a transparent substrate, and b) a conductive heat emitting pattern having a boundary line shape of figures forming a Voronoi diagram and an intersection point part of boundary lines, at which two or more boundary lines meet each other, forming a curve on at least one side of the transparent substrate, and a method for manufacturing the same. |
64 |
High Efficiency External Daylighting Devices |
US15582366 |
2017-04-28 |
US20180106442A1 |
2018-04-19 |
MARK E. GARDINER |
A external light control device for equatorially located building utilizes tilting external light shelves that are capable of tilting backward (toward the building) from a vertical orientation to reflect low am (or late pm) sun away from occupants, but are deployed at a tilt away from the building exterior to capture more sun closer to noon time. The structure preferably integrate IR rejecting coating for incident light which is re-directed by TIR surface disposed normal to the thin film layers in a multi-layer IR reflective coating. The panel may be monolithic or comprise tilting louvers, which can be metallic, dielectric, or TIR reflectors. The louvers preferably also tilt in response to the determined sun position with the panel to optimize light utilization. |
65 |
PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, PROJECTION APPARATUS, AND PROJECTION SYSTEM |
US15822036 |
2017-11-24 |
US20180074302A1 |
2018-03-15 |
Yohei TAKANO; Hibiki TATSUNO; Yasuyuki SHIBAYAMA |
An optical system includes a reflective optical system on a magnification side along an optical path of the projection optical system and a refractive optical system on a reduction side along the optical path. The reflective optical system includes one reflective optical element having a power. The refractive optical system includes a front group on the magnification side and a rear group on the reduction side. The front group having, in order from the magnification side toward the reduction side, a first lens group with a positive or negative refractive power, a second lens group, and a third lens group with a positive refractive power. The rear group has a positive refractive power. The first lens group moves to the magnification side, and the second lens group and the third lens group move to the reduction side in a change in focus from a long distance to a short distance. |
66 |
Semiconductor inspection and metrology system using laser pulse multiplier |
US14832833 |
2015-08-21 |
US09768577B2 |
2017-09-19 |
Yung-Ho Alex Chuang; Justin Dianhuan Liou; J. Joseph Armstrong; Yujun Deng |
A pulse multiplier includes a beam splitter and one or more mirrors. The beam splitter receives a series of input laser pulses and directs part of the energy of each pulse into a ring cavity. After circulating around the ring cavity, part of the pulse energy leaves the ring cavity through the beam splitter and part of the energy is recirculated. By selecting the ring cavity optical path length, the repetition rate of an output series of laser pulses can be made to be a multiple of the input repetition rate. The relative energies of the output pulses can be controlled by choosing the transmission and reflection coefficients of the beam splitter. This pulse multiplier can inexpensively reduce the peak power per pulse while increasing the number of pulses per second with minimal total power loss. |
67 |
Wavelength mixing optical component |
US14694850 |
2015-04-23 |
US09568768B2 |
2017-02-14 |
Nguyen The Tran; Jiun-Pyng You |
The present disclosure includes an optical component including one or more microstructures configured to diffuse light incident thereto from within the optical component. The microstructures are provided at least on a light input surface of the optical component provided in a bottom cavity of its body. |
68 |
Light distributing optical component |
US14694866 |
2015-04-23 |
US09488864B2 |
2016-11-08 |
Nguyen The Tran; Jiun-Pyng You |
The present disclosure includes an optical component including one or more textured surfaces configured to diffuse light incident thereto from within the optical component. The optical component includes textured surfaces at least along a top periphery of its body. |
69 |
DISPLAY APPARATUS |
US14901192 |
2014-04-30 |
US20160154243A1 |
2016-06-02 |
Kazuma Aiki |
A display apparatus includes: a frame 10 to be mounted on the head of a viewer; and an image display device 100 attached to the frame 10. The image display device 100 includes: an image forming device 111; and an optical device 120 that guides an image from the image forming device 111 to an eye of the viewer. The optical device 120 includes: a first deflecting unit 130 that deflects the image from the image forming device 111; and a second deflecting unit 140 that deflects the image deflected by the first deflecting unit 130, toward the eye 21 of the viewer. A light reflecting member 151 is further provided to face the image forming device 111, with the optical device 120 being interposed between the image forming device 111 and the light reflecting member 151. Light emitted from the image forming device 111 passes through the optical device 120, is reflected by the light reflecting member 151, reenters the optical device 120, and is deflected by the first deflecting unit 130. |
70 |
DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF WATCH HANDS |
US14995257 |
2016-01-14 |
US20160131797A1 |
2016-05-12 |
Pierpasquale TORTORA; Simon SPRINGER |
Device for detecting the position of at least a first and a second hand of an electromechanical watch, said first and second hands moving above a dial, the detection device including a single light source emitting a light beam towards the first and second hands, and a first and a second light detection system, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being mounted on or underneath the dial, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being arranged so that, in a determined position of the first hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the first hand towards the first detection system, and in a determined position of the second hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the second hand towards the second detection system. |
71 |
Device for detecting the position of watch hands |
US14460582 |
2014-08-15 |
US09297644B2 |
2016-03-29 |
Pierpasquale Tortora; Simon Springer |
Device for detecting the position of at least a first and a second hand of an electromechanical watch, said first and second hands moving above a dial, the detection device including a single light source emitting a light beam towards the first and second hands, and a first and a second light detection system, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being mounted on or underneath the dial, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being arranged so that, in a determined position of the first hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the first hand towards the first detection system, and in a determined position of the second hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the second hand towards the second detection system. |
72 |
Interior rearview mirror system for vehicle |
US13452125 |
2012-04-20 |
US09278654B2 |
2016-03-08 |
Timothy G. Skiver; Joseph P. McCaw; John T. Uken; Jonathan E. DeLine; Niall R. Lynam |
An interior rearview mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head and a reflective element. The mirror head includes a first microphone operable to generate a first analog signal and a second microphone operable to generate a second analog signal. The first analog signal is converted to a first digital signal by at least one analog to digital converter and the second analog signal is converted to a second digital signal by the at least one analog to digital converter. A digital sound processor is operable to process the first and second digital signals. Responsive to the processing of the first and second digital signals, the digital sound processor generates a digital output, and the digital output, at least in part, distinguishes a human voice present in the vehicle from noise present in the vehicle. |
73 |
Semiconductor Inspection And Metrology System Using Laser Pulse Multiplier |
US14832833 |
2015-08-21 |
US20150364895A1 |
2015-12-17 |
Yung-Ho Alex Chuang; Justin Dianhuan Liou; J. Joseph Armstrong; Yujun Deng |
A pulse multiplier includes a beam splitter and one or more mirrors. The beam splitter receives a series of input laser pulses and directs part of the energy of each pulse into a ring cavity. After circulating around the ring cavity, part of the pulse energy leaves the ring cavity through the beam splitter and part of the energy is recirculated. By selecting the ring cavity optical path length, the repetition rate of an output series of laser pulses can be made to be a multiple of the input repetition rate. The relative energies of the output pulses can be controlled by choosing the transmission and reflection coefficients of the beam splitter. This pulse multiplier can inexpensively reduce the peak power per pulse while increasing the number of pulses per second with minimal total power loss. |
74 |
Daylight collection systems and methods |
US14480233 |
2014-09-08 |
US09127823B2 |
2015-09-08 |
Paul August Jaster |
Lighting devices and methods for illuminating the interior of a building with natural daylight are disclosed. In some embodiments, a daylighting apparatus includes a tube having a sidewall with a reflective interior surface, an at least partially transparent light collector with one or more light turning elements, and a light reflector positioned to reflect daylight into the light collector. The one or more light turning elements can turn direct and indirect daylight into the tube so that it is available to illuminate the building. In some embodiments, the tube is disposed between the light collector and a diffuser positioned inside a target area of a building. In certain embodiments, the tube is configured to direct at least a portion of the daylight transmitted through the light collector towards the diffuser. |
75 |
HIGH ASPECT RATIO DAYLIGHT COLLECTORS |
US14657035 |
2015-03-13 |
US20150184818A1 |
2015-07-02 |
Paul August Jaster |
Lighting devices and methods for providing daylight to the interior of a structure are disclosed. Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a daylighting device including a tube having a sidewall with a reflective interior surface, a light collecting structure, and a light reflector positioned to reflect daylight into the light collector. In some embodiments, the light collector is associated with one or more light-turning and/or light reflecting structures configured to increase the amount of light captured by the daylighting device. Optical elements may allow for the absorption and/or selective transmission of infrared light away from an interior of the daylighting device. |
76 |
LIGHTING DEVICE |
US14562798 |
2014-12-08 |
US20150176811A1 |
2015-06-25 |
Stephan Schwaiger; Oliver Hering |
A lighting device may include a laser light source arrangement; an optical unit; at least one pivotable mirror; and at least one light wavelength conversion element. The optical unit and the at least one pivotable mirror are embodied in such a way that laser light generated by the laser light source arrangement is directed via the optical unit and the at least one pivotable mirror to the light wavelength conversion element. The lighting device may further include a unit configured to compensate for a lengthening or shortening—caused by the pivoting movement of the at least one pivotable mirror—of the optical path of the laser light generated by the laser light source arrangement and directed onto the at least one light wavelength conversion element via the optical unit and the at least one pivotable mirror. |
77 |
Reflective display utilizing luminescence |
US13996510 |
2010-12-20 |
US09001406B2 |
2015-04-07 |
Xia Sheng; Gary Gibson; Dick Henze; Zhang-Lin Zhou |
A reflective color display pixel has a top surface for receiving ambient light, and a plurality of sub-pixels including a first sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel has a broadband mirror and a luminescent layer disposed over the broadband mirror. The luminescent layer contains a luminescent material for absorbing a portion of the ambient light and emitting light of a first color, and a light-absorbing material for absorbing light of wavelengths longer than a wavelength of the first color. |
78 |
Optical characteristic measuring apparatus |
US13861377 |
2013-04-12 |
US08896824B2 |
2014-11-25 |
Kazuaki Ohkubo; Hisashi Shiraiwa |
An optical characteristic measuring apparatus includes a hemispheric portion having a reflective surface on its inner wall, and a plane portion arranged to close an opening of the hemispheric portion and having a reflective surface on an inner-wall side of the hemispheric portion. The plane portion includes a first window occupying a range including a substantial center of curvature of the hemispheric portion for attaching a light source to the first window. At least one of the hemispheric portion and the plane portion includes a plurality of second windows arranged in accordance with a predetermined rule for extracting light from inside the hemispheric portion. |
79 |
Mirror arrangement for guiding a laser beam in a laser system and beam guiding method for a laser beam |
US13511897 |
2010-11-19 |
US08780947B2 |
2014-07-15 |
Joachim Meier; Ulrike Wegner; Maximilian Josef Lederer |
The invention relates to a mirror arrangement for guiding a laser beam in a laser system having at least one first end mirror and one second end mirror, wherein said end mirrors define a resonator having an optical resonator axis, wherein the laser beam is guided into the resonator as an input laser beam and is guided out of the resonator again after multiple reflection at the first and second end mirrors as an output laser beam. The sequence of reflections at the first and second end mirror thereby determines a direction of rotation between the first and second end mirror, defined as an axis of rotation relative to the resonator axis, whereby a first beam path is defined and the laser beam circulates in a direction of rotation between the first and second end mirrors in the resonator defined as an axis of rotation relative to the resonator axis. The resonator is designed such that the direction of rotation is reversed at a reversing point and the laser beam in the resonator passes through at least partially in a direction of rotation opposite to the first beam path, whereby a second beam path is defined. |
80 |
HIGH ASPECT RATIO DAYLIGHT COLLECTORS |
US13710902 |
2012-12-11 |
US20140160570A1 |
2014-06-12 |
Paul August Jaster |
Lighting devices and methods for providing daylight to the interior of a structure are disclosed. Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a daylighting device including a tube having a sidewall with a reflective interior surface, a light collecting structure, and a light reflector positioned to reflect daylight into the light collector. In some embodiments, the light collector is associated with one or more light-turning and/or light reflecting structures configured to increase the amount of light captured by the daylighting device. Optical elements may allow for the absorption and/or selective transmission of infrared light away from an interior of the daylighting device. |