Glare Or Unwanted Light Reduction Patents (Class 359/601)
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Patent number: 9609745Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes a film base, a cured resin layer formed at one side of the film base, and an indium composite oxide layer laminated at a side of the cured resin layer opposite to the film base. The indium composite oxide layer has a thickness of 20 nm to 50 nm. The cured resin layer has a plurality of spherical particles and a binder resin layer which fixes the plurality of spherical particles to the film base. A difference w?d between a mode particle size w and a thickness d of the binder resin layer is greater than zero and less than or equal to 1.2 ?m, where w is a mode particle size of the spherical particles and d is a thickness of the binder resin layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Katsunori Takada, Kazuhiro Ikai, Hiroki Kuramoto, Hiroyuki Takao, Naoki Tsuno
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Patent number: 9595684Abstract: Provided are a substrate for an organic electronic device (OED), an organic electronic system, a method of manufacturing the substrate or the system, a light source for a display, and a lighting device. The substrate for an OED may form an organic electronic system having excellent performances including light extraction efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Ji Hee Kim, Jung Hyoung Lee, Jun Rye Choi
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Patent number: 9523799Abstract: A method for producing a light diffusion film having first and second louver structure regions includes the following steps (a) to (d): (a) preparing a composition for light diffusion film; (b) applying the composition for light diffusion film, and forming a coating layer; (c) performing first active energy ray irradiation, and forming a first louver structure region in the lower part of the coating layer, while leaving a louver structure-unformed region in the upper part of the coating layer; and (d) performing second active energy ray irradiation, and forming a second louver structure region in the louver structure-unformed region.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Kusama, Tomoo Orui, Kenta Tomioka, Satoru Shoshi
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Patent number: 9519086Abstract: An anisotropic light diffusion film includes increased uniformity of the intensity of diffused light in the light diffusion angle region, and the light diffusion angle region has been effectively expanded. An anisotropic light diffusion film includes a first louver structure region and a second louver structure region, in which plural plate-shaped regions having different refractive indices are alternately arranged in parallel along any one direction along the film plane, sequentially from the lower side along the film thickness direction, and the anisotropic light diffusion film includes an overlapping louver structure region in which the upper end of the first louver structure region and the lower end of the second louver structure region overlap each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Kusama, Tomoo Orui, Kenta Tomioka, Satoru Shoshi
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Patent number: 9442268Abstract: An annular optical element having a central opening includes, in order from the central opening to an outer boundary, an inner annular part, and an outer annular part connected to the inner annular part. A thickness of the annular optical element is uniform.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventor: Ming-Shun Chang
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Patent number: 9423529Abstract: An antireflection coating has a band ranging from the visible light range to the near infrared range. The antireflection coating has a deposition structure made up of twelve layers in which layers of a high refractive index material having a refractive index nH of 1.95 to 2.32 and layers of a low refractive index material having a refractive index of 1.35 to 1.46 are deposited alternately, wherein the reflectance of the antireflection coating is not higher than 1.5% in the wavelength range of 400 nm to 680 nm and not higher than 2.0% in the wavelength range of 680 nm to 1350 nm.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventor: Masanori Koyama
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Patent number: 9423538Abstract: An apparatus for directing thermal infrared energy toward or away from a target is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a covering having a plurality of retroreflective elements. The plurality of retroreflective elements are configured to retroreflect electromagnetic beams primarily at thermal infrared wavelengths, receive the electromagnetic beams from the target along beam reception paths, and reflect the electromagnetic beams back toward the target along beam reflection paths. The beam reflection paths have substantially the same elevation angle and/or azimuth angle as their respective beam reception paths.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Brian J. Tillotson, Zach J. Harris
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Patent number: 9411139Abstract: An imaging optical system includes first to third lens groups, and performs focusing by moving the second lens group, to satisfy the following conditional expressions: 0.8<1Gr_Fl/FL<1.2, 0.6<|2Gr_Fl/FL|<2.5, 0.6<3Gr_Fl/FL<1.8 0.8<1Gr_R_nop/1Gr_Thi<1.1, and ?0.6<2Gr_R_nop/2Gr_Thi<1.6 where FL, 1Gr_Fl, 2Gr_Fl, and 3Gr_Fl represent focal lengths of the entire system, and the first to third lens groups, respectively, 1Gr_R_nop represents a distance from the outermost surface of the first lens group on the object side to a rear principal point of the first lens group, 1Gr_Thi represents a total length of the first lens group, 2Gr_R_nop represents a distance from the outermost surface of the second lens group on the object side to a rear principal point of the second lens group, and 2Gr_Thi represents a total length of the second lens group.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Keiko Yamada
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Patent number: 9385330Abstract: The present application relates to a substrate for an organic electronic diode (OED), an organic electronic system, and a lighting. In the present application, the substrate capable of forming an OED or the organic electronic system can ensure performance including light extracting efficiency and reliability is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Yong Sik Ahn, Se Hwan Son
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Patent number: 9360170Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode bulb with a glare shield structure. It uses a glare shield structure to separate the sensor from the light emitting diode. A joggle structure or a sleeve structure is used for the glare shield structure to separately match the separated condenser lens and the lamp base to form glare shield means to prevent the sensor from being interfered by irradiated, refracted or reflected light from the light emitting diode. The structure is simple to be assembled and the cost of assembling is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LIVINGSTYLE ENTERPRISES LIMITEDInventors: Ming-Yun Chen, Zuo-Cai Hong
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Patent number: 9335445Abstract: The present invention relates to an antireflection article of which the first surface has sufficient abrasion resistance and can suppress reflectance to a low level throughout the visible light region, and a display device. The present invention relates to an antireflection article that has light transmittance, in which a plurality of convex portions are disposed on a first surface positioned at a visible side and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the average gap of the convex portions is 400 nm or less, the ratio (H1/W1) of the height H1 of the convex portions and the width W1 of the bottoms of the convex portions is 1.3 or more, in the first surface, and the ratio (H2/W2) of the height H2 of the convex portions and the width W2 of the bottoms of the convex portions is larger than the ratio (H1/W1), in the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventor: Eiko Okamoto
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Patent number: 9330526Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; a partial mirror disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; a background member disposed rear to the partial mirror such that an image of the background member passes through the partial mirror into the forward direction to overlap the images from the display panel; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Patent number: 9316766Abstract: There is provided an optical filter or an anti-reflection structure with lower reflection in comparison with the conventional ones by comprising a gradient refractive index thin film 12 with continuous, periodic refractive index change in the film thickness direction and a fine periodic structure 151 lowering reflection, wherein the refractive index of the gradient refractive index thin film 12 in its thickness direction on the substrate side changes so as to become close to that of the substrate, while on the fine periodic structure 111 changes so as to become close to that of the fine periodic structure 151. The optical filter can be used in an optical device or an electronic device display.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Canon Denshi Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayuki Uchiyama, Michio Yanagi
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Patent number: 9304279Abstract: A lens barrel includes a rectilinear unit, a lens unit, and a light shielding member. The lens unit is arranged inside the rectilinear unit and is movable relative to the rectilinear unit in an optical axis direction. The light shielding member functions for light shielding between the rectilinear unit and the lens unit. The light shielding unit has a light shielding layer and a support layer. The shielding layer is fitted on a decoration frame of the lens unit and closes a gap defined between the rectilinear unit and the lens unit and extending in the optical axis direction. The support layer has a body bonded to the light shielding area. The body has at least one low rigidity portion. The low rigidity portion has rigidity lower than that of the body.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tetsuya Uno
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Patent number: 9250361Abstract: An antireflection film is provided which includes stacking in order a transparent base material, a first layer, and a second layer whose refractive index is lower than the refractive index of the first layer. The first layer is formed by curing a coating film containing an ionizing radiation curing material, a quaternary ammonium salt material, and a leveling material.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasushi Yabuhara
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Patent number: 9230396Abstract: A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; a partial mirror disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Jun Hirato, Takashi Izawa, Keita Shimura
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Patent number: 9213450Abstract: A touch sensor includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The transparent conductive layer is disposed in a pattern so that the transparent conductive layer includes a plurality of discrete conductive pads, with the pads being conductively connected to at least one connecting region of the substrate via respective conductive traces. The pads are associated with respective buttons of a display device disposed at the substrate, such that the user may touch or approach the substrate and pads at selected areas in response to the displayed buttons as viewed by the user through the pads and substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventor: Scott C. Ippel
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Patent number: 9207363Abstract: An anti-reflection nanostructure assembly including an array of nanostructures, wherein each nanostructure of the array includes a proximal end and a distal end, and is tapered from the proximal end to the distal end, and wherein the proximal end of each nanostructure of the array is contiguous with the proximal ends of adjacent nanostructures of the array to form a contiguous layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Michael F. Stoia, Authi A. Narayanan, Stephen K. Wilcken
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Patent number: 9168870Abstract: Provided is a room mirror module for a vehicle, including a control unit driving an electrochromic mirror and a display unit by discriminating the intensity of light and movement of the vehicle detected by a sensor unit, whereby the devices for the vehicle can be more efficiently controlled, and a driver's safe driving can be secured.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Jae Kuk Lee
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Patent number: 9164203Abstract: Provided is an anti-glare film having excellent anti-glare property, and suppressing white muddiness and scintillation, generation of cracks when attaching the films to polarizing elements and a fabrication process of liquid crystal cells, and changes of an anti-glare property over time. An anti-glare film comprises a light-transmitting substrate; and a diffusion layer having a surface roughness and provided on at least one surface of the light-transmitting substrate, in which the diffusion layer is obtainable by applying, on the at least one surface of the light-transmitting substrate, a coating composition including organic fine particles and a radiation curable binder that includes a (meth)acrylate monomer as an essential component, drying the composition to form a coating, and curing it, the organic fine particles in the diffusion layer have an impregnation layer being impregnated with the radiation curable binder, and the impregnation layer has an average thickness of 0.01 to 1.0 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Kodama, Makoto Honda, Hiroko Suzuki
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Patent number: 9164204Abstract: Provided is an anti-glare film having excellent anti-glare property, and suppressing white muddiness and scintillation, generation of cracks when attaching the films to polarizing elements and a fabrication process of liquid crystal cells, and changes of an anti-glare property over time. An anti-glare film comprises a light-transmitting substrate; and a diffusion layer having a surface roughness and provided on at least one surface of the light-transmitting substrate, in which the diffusion layer is obtainable by applying, on the at least one surface of the light-transmitting substrate, a coating composition including organic fine particles and a radiation curable binder that includes a (meth)acrylate monomer as an essential component, drying the composition to form a coating, and curing it, the organic fine particles in the diffusion layer have an impregnation layer being impregnated with the radiation curable binder, and the impregnation layer has an average thickness of 0.01 to 1.0 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Kodama, Makoto Honda, Hiroko Suzuki
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Patent number: 9158096Abstract: A large-aperture telephoto lens system includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, and a positive third lens group, in that order from the object side, wherein the second lens group serves as a focusing lens group which is moved during focusing on an object at infinity to an object at a finite distance, wherein the following conditions (1) and (2) are satisfied: ?4<f/f2<?3??(1), and 1.3<f/f3<2.3??(2), wherein f designates the focal length of the entire large-aperture telephoto lens system, f2 designates the focal length of the second lens group, and f3 designates the focal length of the third lens group.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Tatsuyuki Onozaki
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Patent number: 9140655Abstract: The present invention provides a mother glass inspection device and a mother glass inspection method. The inspection device includes: a main body, a platform mounted on the main body, a light absorption layer formed on a top surface of the platform, a laser transmitter mounted on the main body and opposing the platform, and an image sensor arranged above the platform to correspond to the laser transmitter. The platform supports a piece of mother glass to be laid flat thereon. The mother glass inspection device adopts a flat-laying type platform to support a piece of mother glass and provides a light absorption layer on the platform so as to eliminate fault inspection result of the image sensor caused by light reflection by stains present on the back side of the mother glass.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yungyu Lin
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Publication number: 20150148474Abstract: [Problem] To provide: a photosensitive resin composition which is cured by radiation and exhibits excellent wear resistance, antifouling properties, marker pen ink wiping-off properties, fingerprint wiping-off properties and low refractive index, and which provides low reflectance in cases where the photosensitive resin composition is used for an antireflection film; and an antireflection film which has a cured coating film of this photosensitive resin composition. [Solution] A photosensitive resin composition for an antireflection film that is characterized in that a low refractive index layer contains an acrylate, a colloidal silica, and an organic modified dimethyl polysiloxane having an acryloyl group and an acrylate-modified perfluoropolyether that serve as surface modification agents; and an antireflection film which is obtained by curing the photosensitive resin composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Yoshihiko Taira, Ryota Nakashima
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Patent number: 9042016Abstract: An optical film has a cellulose acylate film base material containing cellulose acylate and a plurality of sugar ester compounds having different ester substitution degrees in which an average ester substitution degree of the plurality of sugar ester compounds is from 60 to 94%, and an antistatic hardcoat layer formed from a coating composition containing at least an organic antistatic agent and a curable compound having a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule of the curable compound.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Takayasu Yamazaki, Shuntaro Ibuki, Kazuo Kamohara
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Patent number: 9039210Abstract: A variable length light shield is disclosed for an electro-optical sensor within a nose cone. The light shield includes a base, a telescopic shade supported by the base, and a ring rotatably supported about the base. The light shield also includes a guide tube disposed proximate the ring with an end extending away from the ring about a side of the telescopic shade. The light shield further includes an extension spring supported by the guide tube with an end coupled to the telescopic shade. Additionally, the light shield includes a cable extending through the guide tube and the extension spring, with one end of the cable coupled to the ring and another end of the cable coupled to the telescopic shade. The extension spring is configured to exert a force on the telescopic shade to extend the telescopic shade. Rotation of the ring causes retraction of the telescopic shade.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Longerich, William Owens, Richard J. Wright, David C. Robillard, Emerald J. Adair, Perry H. Frahm
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Publication number: 20150138643Abstract: An optical component has a ceramic member and a dichroic film. The ceramic member is provided with a first main surface and a second main surface that is opposed to the first main surface. The ceramic member has translucency. The ceramic member has a plurality of crystal grains that are mutually bonded to one another through grain boundary portions. The dichroic film is formed on the first main surface of the ceramic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Masaru NOMURA, Tsuneaki OHASHI, Kazuyoshi SHIBATA, Shoichiro YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 9033524Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate, a first reflection conversion layer formed on the first substrate, multiple belt-like first conductive layers formed on the first reflection conversion layer, and a first adhesive layer formed on the first conductive layers. The touch panel further includes a second substrate formed on the first adhesive layer, a second reflection conversion layer formed on the second substrate, multiple belt-like second conductive layers formed on the second reflection conversion layer in a direction perpendicular to the first conductive layers, a second adhesive layer formed on the second conductive layers, and a cover sheet disposed on the second adhesive layer. Pigment is dispersed in at least one of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keishiro Murata, Yousuke Chikahisa
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Patent number: 9028078Abstract: Lens apparatus includes adjacent concave and convex lens surfaces adjacent with an air layer therebetween. At least one of the lens surfaces includes an antireflection film including multiple subwavelength structures at an average pitch of 400 nm or smaller. The surface satisfies: 0.7<R1/R2<1.3, and |?2??1|>15°, provided that: D=f/FNo, ?1=sin?1(D/(2×fi)), and ?2=sin?1((h×D)/R2), where f and FNo represent focal length and F-number of the entire optical system, f1 represents focal length of an optical system on object side with respect to the air layer between the lens surfaces, h represents axial conversion beam height on the at least one surface having anti-reflection film, R1 and R2 represent curvature radii of surfaces of respective object and image sides between the lens surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yutaka Iriyama
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Patent number: 9028079Abstract: The present invention provides a refractive index variable lens and a camera module using the same, the refractive index variable lens including a disc-shaped first medium, and a second medium formed at a periphery of the first medium and having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the first medium, wherein a periphery of the second medium is sequentially formed with at least one medium having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the second medium.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sukyeong Koo
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Publication number: 20150124327Abstract: A coating material for forming an optical coating film, which constitutes a reflection preventing film provided on a lens base material, includes a solvent (A), a compound (B) which contains a polymerizable functional group, and a metal oxide particle (C), in which the solvent (A) contains at least one solvent (A1) selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol monopropyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, and the compound (B) contains a compound (B1) which contains two or more urethane bonds in one molecule, or metal alkoxide (B2).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventor: TAKAYOSHI TOZUNE
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Publication number: 20150124325Abstract: A glazing unit including a transparent substrate equipped with an antireflection coating, which coating includes at least one film of a porous material essentially including silicon, oxygen, carbon and possibly hydrogen, in which the atomic proportion PC of carbon, relative to the sum of the atomic contributions of silicon, oxygen and carbon, varies locally in the thickness direction of the film, from a first surface to a second surface thereof: increasing between a first minimum value PCmin1 and a maximum value PCmax, the ratio of the maximum value PCmax to the first minimum value PCmin1 being at least 1.2; and the proportion of carbon then decreasing, between the maximum value PCmax and a second minimum value PCmin2, the ratio of the maximum value PCmax to the second minimum value PCmin2 being at least 1.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Jean-Christophe Giron, Christian Bernhard Petersen, Martin Melcher, Nicolas Nadaud
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Publication number: 20150124326Abstract: Ambient light can cause a user to experience a loss of contrast of an object or subject under observation by the user via a microscope, particularly when the user is observing the object or subject using fluorescence microscopy. An embodiment of the present invention is an ambient light restrictor for a microscope. The ambient light restrictor defines a port to provide a user with access to oculars of the microscope. The restrictor may be freestanding and provide additional port(s) to enable physical access to the microscope or viewing region. Through use of the restrictor, ambient lights need not be turned off, in cases of indoor use, such as when dozens of microscopes are being used by many scientists in a laboratory, and, in cases of outdoor use, microscopes can be used with little to no loss of contrast of objects or subjects under observation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Charles H. Mazel, Paula C. Petschek
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Patent number: 9022585Abstract: The disclosure includes producing a plastic lens with an antireflection film at a lower cost. The plastic lens is configured to include a plastic base material; and an antireflection film having an electrically conductive layer that is formed in contact with a surface of the plastic base material and that has colorless transparency, and an antireflection film main body that contains a metal oxide, formed on the electrically conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Hoya CorporationInventors: Yoichi Ogo, Koushi Harada, Kenji Nakamura
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Patent number: 9025250Abstract: An antireflection film is provided in which a light scattering property is suppressed. The antireflection film includes, on a surface thereof, a moth-eye structure including a plurality of convex portions such that a width between vertices of adjacent convex portions is no greater than a wavelength of visible light.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kiyoshi Minoura, Takao Imaoku, Akinobu Isurugi
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Patent number: 9022584Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving a light beam at an anti-reflective layer of optically transmissive material. The anti-reflective layer has an outer surface disposed within a recess of a protective layer of optically transmissive material, such that the outer surface is protected by the recess and the protective layer from being contacted. The outer surface is further disposed along an optical path of an optical device disposed inwardly from the outer surface. The anti-reflective layer has an average cross-sectional thickness that is less than an average cross-sectional thickness of the protective layer. The method further includes modulating the light beam using the anti-reflective layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Stephen H. Black, Thomas A. Kocian, Buu Q. Diep
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Publication number: 20150116834Abstract: On a surface of a film base material (22), an antireflection structure configured by nano-sized optical projections (23) to suppress reflection of light and protective pillars (24) to prevent the optical projections (23) from being flattened out are arranged. The protective pillar (24) has a truncated cone shape. When a diameter of the protective pillar (24) at a proximal end thereof, a height of the protective pillar (24), and an angle between a side surface of the protective pillar (24) and a central axis of the protective pillar (24) on a section passing through the central axis of the protective pillar (24) are given by D, H, and ?, respectively, these values satisfy a relationship: D>2H×tan(2?).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa Osumi, Takehiko Nakagawa, Tetsuya Minobe, Yuki Yamamoto, Yoshinori Ito, Yoshihiko Takagi
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Publication number: 20150116835Abstract: Provided are: an optical film, wherein interference fringes can be suppressed from being generated, cloudiness is not observed, and a manufacture cost can be reduced. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical film 10 including a functional layer 12, wherein the functional layer 12 has a concavo-convex surface 12A; and in a state in which the concavo-convex surface 12A is irradiated with parallel light travelling in a direction sloped at 10° with respect to a normal direction N of the optical film 10, in an angle distribution of reflected light intensities measured in a plane including both directions of the normal direction N and the travelling direction T of the parallel light, a value obtained by subtracting ½ angle width from 1/100 angle width is 0.7° or more and 1.4° or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO. , LTD.Inventors: Shoichiro Ogumi, Junya Eguchi, Gen Furui, Seika Minakoshi, Yukimitsu Iwata
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Patent number: 9016876Abstract: A lens module includes a first lens and a first spacer. The first lens includes a first optical portion and a first support portion surrounding the first optical portion. The first support portion includes a first upper surface facing an object side of the lens module and a first lower surface facing an image side of the lens module. The first lower surface includes a first annular portion, a slanted annular portion and an inner annular portion. The slanted annular portion is obliquely interconnected between the outer annular portion and the inner annular portion. The first annular portion and the inner annular portion are perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens module. The slanted annular portion faces inwardly of the first lens. The outer shield portion covers the first annular portion. The intermediate shield portion covers the slanted annular portion. The inner shield portion covers the inner annular portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Nan Lai
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Publication number: 20150109433Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical element for use in a camera system for the inspection of passageways, a camera system for the inspection of passageways and a method of illuminating a passageway during inspection with a camera. An optical element for use in a camera system for the inspection of passageways comprises a first optical portion arranged to transmit light into a camera, a second optical portion arranged to transmit light emitted from a light source, the second optical portion located adjacent the first optical portion, and barrier means arranged to prevent light being transmitted from the second optical portion into the first optical portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Jonathan Thursby, Shaun Peck, Matthew Gibson-Ford
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Publication number: 20150103406Abstract: This invention provides an optical member in which ripple is suppressed and a porous glass layer is formed on a base member and also provides a method for easily manufacturing the optical member. An optical member has a base member (1) and a porous glass layer (2) formed on the base member (1), in which a textured structure is formed on the interface contacting the porous glass layer (2) of the base member (1) and the height of the textured structure is 100 nm or more and equal to or lower than the thickness of the porous glass layer (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Kenji Takashima, Zuyi Zhang, Yoshinori Kotani, Akiko Takei, Akira Sugiyama, Naoyuki Koketsu
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Publication number: 20150103399Abstract: A method of producing a glass substrate having a first layer formed on a surface of the substrate by low-temperature CVD includes preparing the glass substrate and forming the first layer on the glass substrate by the low-temperature CVD. In the glass substrate after forming the first layer, an integrated value after a baseline correction in a wavenumber range of 2600 cm?1 to 3800 cm?1 in a peak due to OH groups obtained by an FTIR measurement on the first layer is 9.0 or less, and the C content of the first layer is 1.64 at % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroshi HANEKAWA, Nobutaka Aomine, Yuki Aoshima, Hirotomo Kawahara, Kazunobu Maeshige
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Publication number: 20150103407Abstract: A lens includes: a lens body, including an optical effective part and an extending part, wherein the extending part surrounds a periphery region of the optical effective part, and the extending part has at least one annular surface; and an opaque layer, disposed on the annular surface of the extending part. An optical imaging lens set includes a barrel; and an imaging component is disposed in the barrel. The imaging component includes at least one lens arranged along an optical axis, and one of these lenses is the lens mentioned above. A method for forming a lens forms the opaque layer on the annular surface of the extending part through a stamping method or through an evaporation method.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventor: Shen-Chieh Chen
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Publication number: 20150103226Abstract: An optical element includes an optical base material and a light blocking portion. The optical base material transmits light therethrough. The light blocking portion is formed on part of a surface of the optical base material. The light blocking portion includes a light blocking layer and an antireflection layer that is formed on a non-adhesion surface with the optical base material in the light blocking layer. A refractive index of the antireflection layer is lower than a refractive index of the light blocking layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Gorou TAKADA, Tatsuya FUJINAMI, Yasunobu KISHINE
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Patent number: 9006983Abstract: One exemplary implementation of the present disclosure is directed to a lighting system for detecting the source of glare in imagery. The lighting system includes a first illumination light and a second illumination light each having an associated signal light. Each illumination light is configured to be illuminated independent of the other illumination light and both signal lights. Each signal light has a different spectral peak from the other signal light. The lighting system further includes a control system configured to control the illumination of the first and second illumination lights and associated signal lights based at least in part on identified glare.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Peter Gregory Brueckner, Matthew Thomas Valente
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Patent number: 8999463Abstract: An anti-dazzling laminate made of an optical laminate including a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer having a concavoconvex shape provided on the material. The laminate simultaneously satisfies formulae: 0?G100?15 (I), 0.1?Hs?5.0 (II), 0.3?Rz?1.8 (III) wherein G100 represents a scintillation value which is a standard deviation of a variation in brightness distribution at a resolution of 100 ppi measured on the surface of the laminate; Hs represents the surface haze value of the laminate; and Rz represents the average roughness of the concavoconvex shape of the anti-dazzling layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Mikami, Yukimitsu Iwata, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Takashi Kodama
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Patent number: 8998429Abstract: A printed material includes a printed material body with a surface, and an optical element disposed on the surface of the printed material body. The optical element includes multiple structures formed at a pitch not longer than the wavelength of visible light. The structures have an aspect ratio of 0.6 or more and 5.0 or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoo Fukuda, Mitsuo Arima, Sung-kil Lee, Yu Nomura, Hiroyuki Kiso, Fumihiko Iida
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Publication number: 20150085369Abstract: There is provided a laminated body, including a substrate and a structure layer which is provided on the substrate and has an anti-reflection function, in which the structure layer includes a plurality of structure bodies and an intermediate layer which is provided between the plurality of structure bodies and the substrate and, in which the intermediate layer satisfies a following relational expression (1). (2?/?)·n(?)·|d?d0|<? (1) (where, ? represents a wavelength of light for a purpose of reduction of reflection, n(?) represents a refractive index of the intermediate layer when the wavelength is ?, d0 represents a thickness of the intermediate layer at a center point, and d represents a thickness of the intermediate layer at any point).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Tazawa, Kazuya Hayashibe
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Patent number: 8985789Abstract: An imaging lens includes a lens barrel, an imaging unit and a light shielding unit. The lens barrel includes a base wall formed with a light incident hole at an optical axis of the imaging lens and a surrounding wall that extends from and cooperates with the base wall to define a receiving space. The imaging unit includes a plurality of imaging components each having an annular front contact surface and an annular back contact surface. The light shielding unit includes an annular retaining portion clamped between an adjacent pair of the imaging components, an object-side protruding portion with a first edge, and an image-side protruding portion with a second edge.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hung-Chang Cho, Yi-Man Deng, Ling-Hui Xue
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Publication number: 20150077854Abstract: Nanostructured material exhibiting a random anisotropic nanostructured surface, and exhibiting an average reflection at 60 degrees off angle less than 1 percent. The nanostructured materials are useful, for example, for optical and optoelectronic devices, displays, solar, light sensors, eye wear, camera lens, and glazing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Ta-Hua Yu, Moses M. David, Abdujabar K. Dire, Albert I. Everaerts, William Blake Kolb, Todd M. Sandman, Shunsuke Suzuki, Scott A. Walker