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Laser Scanning Microscope Having a Laser Diode Comprising a Light Modulation Device
US 08830563 B2, Sept. 9, 2014, Light wave directional modulation, Dieter Huhse et al. / Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH (Jena, DE)
A laser scanning microscope comprising:…
Technique to Determine Mirror Position in Optical Interferometers
US 08873125 B2, Oct. 28, 2014, By moving a reflective element, Amr N. Hafez et al. / Si-Ware Systems (Cairo, EG)
A Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) apparatus, comprising:…
Security Device
US 08861055 B2, Oct. 14, 2014, Authentication, Lawrence George Commander et al. / De La Rue International Limited (Hampshire, GB)
A security device having a lenticular device, the security device comprising:…
Two-Dimensional Exit-Pupil Expansion
US 08736963 B2, May 27, 2014, With additional reflector, David D. Bohn et al. / Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, US)
A near-eye display system comprising:…
Microscope Apparatus
US 08730582 B2, May 20, 2014, Microscope objective, Eiji Yokoi / Olympus Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
A microscope apparatus, comprising:…
Light Modulation Employing Fluid Movement
US 08681423 B1, March 25, 2014, Variable grating, David A Fattal et al. / Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, US)
A light modulator comprising:…
Lens Barrel With Four Symmetric and Parallel Contact Points
US 08564892 B2, Oct. 22, 2013, Lens mounts, Daisuke Ito et al. / Panasonic Corporation (Osaka, JP)
A lens barrel comprising:…
Diaphragm Device for Projector
US 08520284 B2, Aug. 27, 2013, Electro-mechanical, Yasumasa Kansaku / JVC Kenwood Corporation (Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP)
A diaphragm device for projector comprising:…
Kilowatt-Class Diode Laser System
US 08488245 B1, July 16, 2013, Single Channel Simultaneously to or From Plural Channels, Bien Chann et al. / Teradiode, Inc. (Wilmington, US)
A multi-wavelength laser system comprising:…
MEMS Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same
US 08482843 B2, July 9, 2013, By changing physical characteristics of an optical element, Mitsuhiro Makihara et al. / Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
A MEMS device comprising:…
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- Authentication 20
- Having Particular Recording Medium 3
- For Synthetically Generating a Hologram 24
- Using Modulated or Plural Reference Beams 1
- Spatial, Phase or Amplitude Modulation 4
- Copying by Holographic Means 5
- Head Up Display 3
- Using a Hologram as an Optical Element 12
- Scanner 3
- Lens 1
- Having Defined Page Composer 2
- For Producing or Reconstructing Images From Multiple Holograms 6
- Holographic Stereogram 2
- Discrete Hologram Only 1
- Having Multiple Object Beam or Diffuse Object Illumination 2
- Fourier Transform Holography 2
- For Reconstructing Image 1
- With Optical Waveguide 1
- Hardware for Producing a Hologram 1
- Optical Computing Without Diffraction 6
- Logic Gate 1
- Deflection Using a Moving Element 5
- Using a Periodically Moving Element 1
- With Particular Mount or Driver for Element 12
- Oscillating Driver 9
- Electrostatically Driven 4
- Electromagnetically Driven 8
- Electromechanically Driven 8
- Bearing or Shaft for Rotary Driver 1
- Grooved Shaft 1
- Electrostatic Driver 1
- Electromagnetic Driver 6
- Electromechanical Driver 9
- With Multiple Scanning Elements 7
- Reflective Element 8
- X-Y Scanners 7
- Utilizing Multiple Light Beams 14
- Including Polarized Light Beam 2
- Having Multiple Light Beams With Visible Wavelengths 1
- Post Scanning Optical Element 6
- High Distortion Lens 2
- Anamorphic Elements 1
- Having an Aspheric Surface 1
- Multiple Aspheric Surfaces 1
- Multiple Nonsymmetrical Aspheric Surfaces 3
- Thermal Compensation 1
- Transmissive Type Moving Element 4
- Rotating Prism 1
- Reflective Type Moving Element 7
- Rotating Reflective Element 3
- Oscillating Reflective Element 4
- Single Plane Mirror 1
- With Imaging Lens 1
- Multifaceted Rotating Element 4
- Having Five or Fewer Facets 1
- Inclined Reflective Elements 1
- Having Planar Rotating Reflector With Co-Planar Axis of Rotation 1
- With Particular Mount or Drive for Element 5
- By Moving a Reflective Element 3
- Reflective Element Moved by Deformable Support 43
- Pivotally or Moving in Circular Arc 2
- Pivotal or Rotational Element 1
- Light Control by Opaque Element or Medium Movable in or Through Light Path 5
- Fluid 18
- Electro-Mechanical 12
- With Relative Motion of Two Apertured Elements 7
- With Rotating or Pivoting Element 7
- Optical Modulator 9
- Light Wave Temporal Modulation 16
- Modulator Output Feedback to Modulator 4
- Changing Bulk Optical Parameter 3
- By Actinic Radiation 8
- Display Device 2
- Bistable Device 1
- Electro-Optic 26
- Modulation of Polarized Light via Modulating Input Signal 4
- Using Reflective or Cavity Structure 1
- Semiconductor 2
- With Particular Direction of the Field in Relation to the Medium, Beam Direction or Polarization 1
- Liquid Medium 3
- With Particular Electrode Structure or Arrangement, or Medium Mounting Structure or Arrangement 4
- Pockels Cell 1
- Plural Modulation Cells 2
- Etalon Structure 4
- By Reflection 2
- Pulse Modulation 3
- Electrochromic 29
- Particular Nonplanar Electrode Arrangement 2
- Reflection-Type 29
- Particular Counter Electrode 1
- Particular Electrolyte Layer 10
- Particular Planar Electrode Pattern 1
- Particular Electrochromic Layer Structure 9
- Diverse Layer 2
- Transmission-Type 22
- Within Display Element 2
- Frequency Modulation 5
- Phase Modulation 8
- Magneto-Optic 2
- Using Layered Structure or Plural Mediums 1
- Amplitude Modulation 1
- Acousto-Optic 5
- Frequency Modulation 1
- Thermo-Optic 13
- By Changing Physical Characteristics of an Optical Element 67
- Shape or Contour of Light Control Surface Altered 30
- Light Control Surface Forms Image on Projected Light Beam 4
- Using Photoconductive Layer 1
- Having Multiple Electrodes 7
- Changing Position or Orientation of Suspended Particles 160
- Light Control Surface Formed or Destroyed 1
- Light Wave Directional Modulation 10
- Opto-Optical Device 2
- Using More Than One Polarization 1
- Acousto-Optic 2
- Utilizing Optical Feedback 2
- Filter 1
- Plural Cell Array 1
- Electro-Optic 1
- Plural Modulation Cells 1
- By Reflection 2
- Focusing 1
- Switching 5
- Having Particular Chemical Composition or Structure 3
- Electro-Optic Crystal Material 3
- Optical Demodulator 12
- Optical Frequency Converter 18
- Harmonic Generator 16
- Third Harmonic 1
- Parametric Oscillator 18
- Dielectric Optical Waveguide Type 2
- Optical Amplifier 24
- Raman or Brillouin Process 16
- Correction of Deleterious Effects 12
- Spectral Gain Flattening or Equalization 3
- Feedback 2
- Using Number of Signals 1
- Adjusting Input Signal Power 1
- Filtering 5
- Grating 2
- Complementary, Adjusting Stages 1
- Dispersion Compensation 3
- Mode Locked 2
- Optical Fiber 30
- Bi-Directional 1
- Pumping 11
- Radiation Routing 3
- With Multiple Systems 1
- Feedback 7
- Automatic Gain Control (AGC) 3
- Automatic Level Control (ALC) 2
- Surge Protection 3
- Fault Detection 2
- Composition 4
- Particular Active Medium 4
- Semiconductor 26
- Particular Pumping Type 2
- Particular Resonator Cavity 12
- Multiple Pass 3
- Beam Combination or Separation 6
- Having Significant Infrared or Ultraviolet Property 4
- Having Folded Optical Path 3
- Having Polarizing Element 8
- Including Alternative Optical Path or Optical Element 1
- Including Continuously Variable Magnification or Focal Length (Zoom Lens, Adjustable Lens) 1
- Lens, Lens System or Component 1
- Having Four or More Components 3
- Multilayer Filter or Multilayer Reflector 13
- Having Metal Layer 6
- Having Ultraviolet Absorbing or Shielding Property 6
- Compound Lens System 1
- With Curved Reflective Imaging Element 6
- Two or More in a Series 5
- Concave, Convex Combination 6
- Microscope 24
- Interference 3
- Using Polarized Light 1
- Stereoscopic 3
- With Single or Parallel Objectives 1
- For Viewing Stereo Pairs 1
- Spacing of Optical Elements Axially Adjustable 5
- Variable Magnification 6
- Imaging Elements Movable in and Out of Optical Axis 6
- Entire Microscope Adjustable Along Optical Axis 1
- Focus Adjustment 5
- With Rotatable Adjustment 6
- Illuminator 33
- Using Polarized Light 1
- With Annular Lighting Structure 4
- With Optical Switching Means 6
- With Illumination and Viewing Paths Coaxial at the Image Field 1
- With Illuminator Support 1
- Stage or Slide Carrier 6
- Adjustable Along Optical Axis 2
- With Plural Transverse Movements 3
- With Turntable 1
- Transparent Slide 1
- Reference Lines or Grids 1
- Specimen Cavity or Chamber 4
- Telescope 4
- Periscope 2
- Binocular 1
- Body Supported or With Handle 2
- Spacing of Optical Elements Axially Adjustable 1
- With Plural Optical Axes 1
- Variable Magnification 2
- With Reticle 1
- Focusing or Relatively Sliding Barrels 3
- With Reticle 1
- With Reticle 5
- With Line of Sight Adjustment 4
- Equatorial Mount 2
- Variable Magnification 2
- With Relay 1
- Projection Screen 11
- Moving During Projection 1
- With Reflector or Additional Screen 9
- Curved 1
- Embedded Particles 4
- Rear Projection Screen 1
- Lenticular 1
- With Fresnel Lens 1
- Stereoscopic Imaging or Three Dimensional Imaging 1
- Unitary Sheet Comprising Plural Reflecting Areas 4
- Rear Projection Screen 3
- Roll Up Screen 6
- Stereoscopic 4
- Having Record With Lenticular Surface 5
- With Right and Left Channel Discriminator 8
- Using Polarized Light 4
- Ocular Spacing or Angle Between Ocular Axes Adjustable 1
- Relief Illusion 1
- Binocular Loupe Type 1
- Polarization Without Modulation 3
- Faraday Effect 2
- Isolator 4
- With Reflector 1
- Circulator 1
- Optical Switch 1
- With Particular Faraday Effect Material 1
- Polarization by Reflection or Refraction 6
- Brewster Angle Polarizer (Reflective or Transmissive) 1
- Multilayer Polarizer 3
- Wire Grid Polarizer 9
- Polarization (Direction or Magnitude) Variation Over Surface of the Medium 3
- Linear Variation 1
- Polarizarion by Dichroism 3
- With Stain or Dye 8
- Wavelength-Selective Beamsplitter 1
- Oriented Particles 2
- Glare Prevention by Discriminating Against Polarized Light 3
- Polarization by Birefringence 2
- Intrinsic Birefringence or Photoelastic (Stress) Effect 1
- Temperature 2
- Form Birefringent Element 3
- Waveplate or Retarder 6
- Beam Deflector or Splitter 5
- Prism 2
- Film or Layer 2
- Lens 1
- Frequency Filter or Interference Effects 1
- By Relatively Adjustable Superimposed or in Series Polarizers 1
- Rotating Elements 1
- With Color Filter 1
- Polarization by Optical Activity 2
- Depolarization 1
- Extended Spacing Structure for Optical Elements 1
- Protection From Moisture or Foreign Particle 11
- Optical Element Rotates 1
- Fluid Directed Across Optical Element 2
- Microscope Drape 3
- Cap or Cover 5
- Humidity or Temperature Control 2
- Sealing 3
- Mirror, Prism or Signal Reflector 3
- Signal Reflector 6
- Worn Over Clothing 1
- For a Signal Source Remote From Observer 1
- Light Transmitting From Source Behind a Reflector 2
- 3-Corner Retroreflective 9
- Unitary Plate or Sheet Comprising Plural Reflecting Elements 20
- Including a Curved Refracting Surface 1
- Minute Transparent Spheres 7
- Mixture in Liquid Binder 2
- Placed on Top of Binder 1
- With Individual Reflector Element Mount 1
- Including a Snap, Spring Clip, or Spring Retainer 3
- Including a Threaded Member 3
- Rigidly Mounted on Vehicle 1
- Mounted on Roadway 1
- Image Stabilization 4
- Having Plural Reflecting Surfaces 6
- By Movable Refractive Structure 15
- Diffraction 1
- Using Fourier Transform Spatial Filtering 2
- From Zone Plate 1
- From Grating 7
- For Ornamental Effect or Display 6
- Including Particular Grating Characteristic 12
- Nonplanar Grating Substrate 1
- Echelette or Blazed Grating 2
- Reflection Grating 6
- Variable Grating 3
- With Curved or Geometrically Shaped Corrugation 1
- With Nonuniform Corrugation Width, Spacing, or Depth 2
- Laminated or Layered 10
- Electrically or Mechanically Variable 4
- By Nonmovable Driving Element 3
- Produced by Coating or Lamina 4
- By Transmissive Coating on Lens 4
- Layer Having Specified Nonoptical Property 1
- Beam Splitter or Combiner 1
- Reflector 2
- Including Metal or Conductive Layer 2
- Layers Having Specified Index of Refraction 4
- Plural Layer Groups Lateral in Parallel Light Paths 2
- Filter Having Four or More Layers 1
- Selective Wavelength Transmission or Reflection 6
- Having Another Filter 1
- Building Interior Illumination With Reflected, Refracted or Predetermined Angle of Entrance of Outside Light 4
- Unitary Light Transmitting Member Comprising Plural Reflecting or Refracting Elements 4
- With Internal Reflections 1
- Slats or Strips 4
- With Reflection 2
- Internal Reflection in Single Optical Element 1
- Diffusing of Incident Light 11
- Barrel End Eye Guard 2
- Glare or Unwanted Light Reduction 13
- Anti-Glare Mirror 1
- Adjustable 4
- Translucent or Other Semitransmitting Panel Selectively Positioned in Front of Mirror 1
- Display Window 1
- Barrel End or Lens Mount Shade 1
- Directional or Angular Discrimination 1
- With Absorption Means 10
- Including Particles Loosely Housed for Agitation 1
- Single Channel Simultaneously to or From Plural Channels 17
- By Surface Composed of Lenticular Elements 28
- Having Particular Composition 8
- Plural Lenticular Plates 4
- Serially Disposed Along Optic Axis 5
- Cylindrical Lenslets 1
- Having Crossed Axes 4
- Focusing or Defocusing by Noncurved Surfaces 1
- Particular Focusing or Defocusing Characteristic 4
- Reflective 2
- By Partial Reflection at Beam Splitting or Combining Surface 10
- Superimposing Visual Information on Observers Field of View 60
- Including Curved Reflector 8
- Rotatable Heads-Up Device or Combiner 4
- With Additional Reflector 12
- Wavelength Selective 9
- Including Full Reflection and Transmission of a Beam at Different Portions of a Beam Divider 1
- With Path Length or Aberration Correcting Element 2
- With Partial Reflection at a Surface of a Prism 1
- By Refraction at Beam Splitting or Combining Surface 2
- Including Prismatic Element 2
- Collimating of Light Beam 5
- Lens 20
- Eyepiece 4
- Having Three Components 1
- Having Two Components 1
- With Field Curvature Shaping 1
- Projection Type 10
- With Graded Refractive Index 5
- Having an Axial Gradient 1
- Having a Radial Gradient 1
- Microscope Objective 4
- Having Six Components 1
- Having Five Components 1
- Spherical 1
- Fluid 29
- With Variable Magnification 19
- With Gas 1
- Anamorphic 3
- With Prism Anamorphoser 1
- Selective Magnification by Exchanging or Adding a Lens Component 3
- To the Front of a Basic Lens 1
- To the Middle of a Basic Lens 3
- With Variable Magnification 21
- Prism Lens Type 1
- With Fixed Conjugates 1
- Reverse Telephoto 7
- Having Seven or Less Components 18
- With Mechanical Compensation 24
- Other Than First Group Moves for Focusing (Internal Focus Type) 24
- Four Groups 17
- + - + + Arrangement 36
- + - - + Arrangement 2
- Three Groups 17
- + - + Arrangement 2
- Two Groups 7
- With Macro-Type Focusing 2
- Adjusting Mechanism 13
- Three or More Movable Lens Groups 6
- Motor Driven 10
- Condition Responsive 5
- Auto Focusing 11
- Having Cam Device 4
- Cam Groove Type 21
- Cam Ring Type or Zoom Ring Type 6
- With Specified Mount 1
- Having Detail of Barrel 6
- Diffusing 2
- Including a Nonspherical Surface 6
- Conical 1
- Having Six Components 15
- Having Five Components 62
- Having Four Components 27
- Having Three Components 18
- Having Two Components 8
- Objective for Laser 2
- Asymmetric 1
- Plural Focal Length 7
- Selective Wavelength Transmitting or Blocking 2
- Annular Zonal Correcting 4
- Panoramic 1
- With Reflecting Element 8
- Including Concave or Convex Reflecting Surface 3
- With Concave and Convex Reflectors in Series 1
- Reflectors in Series 2
- With Concave and Convex Reflectors in Series 1
- For Producing a Double Pass 1
- With Light Limiting or Controlling Means 4
- Diaphragm 2
- Between Lens Components 7
- With Multipart Element 3
- Echelon 6
- Having Curvilinear Lens 1
- Telephoto 2
- With Less Than Four Components 3
- Reverse Telephoto 3
- With Eight Components 1
- With Seven Components 1
- With Six Components 1
- With Five or Less Components 7
- Multiple Component Lenses 3
- Seven Components 2
- First Component Positive 2
- First Two Components Positive 1
- First Component Negative 3
- First Two Components Negative 2
- Five Components 2
- First Component Positive 24
- + - + - + Arrangement 4
- First Component Negative 5
- Four Components 1
- First Component Positive 3
- + - + - Arrangement 7
- + - + + Arrangement 3
- First Component Negative 2
- Three Components 9
- + - + Arrangement 3
- With Multiple Element First Component 2
- With Multiple Element Second Component 1
- + + - Arrangement 3
- Two Components 6
- + + Arrangement 4
- + - Arrangement 3
- Single Component With Multiple Elements 2
- Three or More Elements 3
- With Viewed Object or Viewed Field Illumination 1
- Magnifier 3
- Hand Held 1
- With Viewed Object Support 1
- With Lens Casing 1
- With Support 26
- With Additional Handle 1
- Lens Movable in Its Plane 12
- Electromagnetic Motive Power 4
- Body or Apparel Attached or Carried 1
- Foldable or Collapsible 5
- With Clamp or Grip 3
- Lens Mounts 38
- With Temperature Compensation or Control 7
- Plural Lenses in Common Carrier Selectively Operable 3
- Adjustable 12
- With Axial Adjustment 32
- Electromagnetic or Piezoelectric Drive 66
- Focusing Ring 1
- Sliding Barrels 5
- Detachably Attached 8
- Bayonet Coupling 3
- With Threads 2
- With Ring 2
- Prism (Including Mount) 3
- Fluid Filled 1
- With Reflecting Surface 1
- Plural Reflecting Surfaces 4
- For Binocular or Porro-Prism 1
- With Refracting Surface 2
- Mirror 1
- With a Transmitting Property 1
- Back to Back 1
- Retractable Vehicle Mirror 18
- Mounted on Vehicle Having Handlebars 1
- Automatically Adjustable in Response to Vehicle Position, Control, or Indicator 3
- On Adjustable Diverse Vehicle Portion or Accessory 4
- Fluid Cooled Mirror 2
- Including Specified Control or Retention of the Shape of a Mirror Surface 4
- Including a Plurality of Adjustable Mirror Supports 3
- Plural Mirrors or Reflecting Surfaces 12
- Composite or Echelon Mirrors or Light Concentrating Array 2
- Light Concentrating, Concave, or Paraboloidal Structure 6
- Identical Adjacent Mirrors Identically Supported 3
- With Successive Reflections 1
- With Successive Reflections 5
- Including Curved Mirror Surfaces in Series 1
- With Concave and Convex Mirrors in Series 4
- With Three or More Successive Reflections 1
- Including an Adjustable Mirror 1
- Including Adjacent Plane and Curved Mirrors 3
- Relatively Adjustable 1
- Wide Angle Segmented Mirrors 5
- With Mirror Surface of Varied Radius 7
- Concave 1
- With Support 25
- Mirror Movable Relative to Support 18
- With Rotary to Linear Motion Converting Mirror Adjustment 1
- With Rotation of Mirror About Perpendicular Axes 1
- With a Rigid Handle Extending to or Near a Mirror Pivot 2
- With Rotation of Mirror About Perpendicular Axes 2
- With Switch or Motor Controlling Mirror Movement 5
- Fluid Pressure Actuated 1
- Body or Apparel Mirror Support 5
- Laminated or Layered Mirror Support 9
- With Selective Absorption or Transparent Overcoating 2
- Absorption Filter 7
- Fluid 1
- Neutral or Graded Density 1
- Movable in or Out of Optical Path 1
- Superimposed or Series 2
- Filters in Optical Parallel 6
- With Support or Frame 3
- Optical Aperture or Tube, or Transparent Closure 3
- Miscellaneous 1