Abstract: EC film stacks and different layers within the EC film stacks are disclosed. Methods of manufacturing these layers are also disclosed. In one embodiment, an EC layer comprises nanostructured EC layer. These layers may be manufactured by various methods, including, including, but not limited to glancing angle deposition, oblique angle deposition, electrophoresis, electrolyte deposition, and atomic layer deposition. The nanostructured EC layers have a high specific surface area, improved response times, and higher color efficiency.

Abstract: Contact lenses incorporate multifocal power profiles that at least one of slow, retard or preventing myopia progression. The lens includes a first zone at a center of the ophthalmic lens and at least one peripheral zone surrounding the first zone. The at least one peripheral zone has a different width and dioptric power than the first zone. The first zone and at least one peripheral zone are stepped or discontinuous. The multifocal power profile has substantially equivalent foveal vision correction to a single vision lens and has a depth of focus and reduced retinal image quality sensitivity that slows, retards, or prevents myopia progression.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for enabling user friendly interaction with a camera system. Specifically, the inventive system and method has several aspects to improve the interaction with a camera system, including voice recognition, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recognizing the vocal commands, associating the different voice commands to one camera command and controlling at least some aspect of the digital camera operation in response to these voice commands. The gaze tracking unit is operable for, among other things, determining the location on the viewfinder image that the user is gazing upon. One aspect of the touch sensitive inputs provides that the touch sensitive pad is mouse-like and is operable for, among other things, receiving user touch inputs to control at least some aspect of the camera operation.

Abstract: A lighting module for a motor vehicle. The lighting module has least one light source; a heat sink; a reflective surface able to reflect the rays from the light source or sources; a lens that deflects the rays from the reflective surface so as to form a beam of light along an optical axis of the module; and a support of the lens and of the reflective surface, the support being mounted on the heat sink. The heat sink and/or the support comprises at least one boss that maintains a predetermined distance between the heat sink and the support.

Abstract: A magnification device including a housing having a distal open end and a proximal open end is disclosed. The housing includes an optical system including one or more objective lenses adjacent the distal open end, and one or more eye lenses adjacent the proximal open end, the optical system produced a desired level of magnification; and a filtering system having first filter selectively filtering a first group of wavelengths and a second filter selective filtering a second group of wavelengths. The first and second filters having an optical density selected based on a magnification level of the optical system. A vision enhancing assembly including a carrier device and one or more magnification devices coupled to the carrier device is also disclosed, wherein the magnification devices include filters that have optical densities based on a magnification level.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for performing an assay to detect an analyte in a fluid sample comprising a channel with reagent deposits comprising a flow control reagent positioned at one or more defined locations therein and a method for producing such a device. In particular, the invention relates to a microfluidic device.

Abstract: A drill pipe (1), particularly for a drill string, has at least one electrical conductor (4, 7, 8, 9) and an inner pipe (2) which is arranged inside the drill pipe (1). The drill pipe (1) and the inner pipe (2) are spaced at a distance to one another in sections, wherein the drill pipe (1) and inner pipe (2) bound a hollow space (3). At least one electrical conductor (4, 7, 8, 9) is arranged on one outer side of the inner pipe.

Abstract: The invention concerns a lighting module for a motor vehicle including a bearing plate, a light source arranged on the bearing plate, a driver module for the light source arranged on the bearing plate, a light guide designed to cooperate with the light source, a reception casing for the light guide that is rigidly connected to the bearing plate including a first opening that is designed to receive the light guide, at least one aperture that is designed to receive an anchoring tab of a locking part, the locking part including a main body, at least one anchoring tab projecting from the main body that is designed to lock the light guide in the reception casing.

Abstract: A method and a control module which are appropriate for the control of the supply of electric current to light sources with electroluminescent semiconductor elements. According to the invention, the supply current is pulsed at a predetermined frequency, and is compliant with predetermined setpoints for the luminous flux or electric current.

Abstract: A light module, in particular for lighting and/or signalling, in particular for a motor vehicle, including a light source and a plurality of light-emitting units of submillimetric size, at least a first set of light-emitting units projecting from a first face of a first substrate; and, a first carrier designed to dissipate heat from the first set of light-emitting units, the first carrier being linked to a second face of the first substrate; wherein the first carrier is furthermore designed to form a first electrode of the first set of light-emitting units so as to conduct a current to the first set of light-emitting units.

Abstract: A communication device, notably for motor vehicles, including a transmission system equipped with a light source designed to emit an initial light beam, the transmission system being configured for generating a first light beam polarized in a first direction starting from the initial light beam, the transmission system furthermore including a modulator of the direction of polarization of the first polarized light beam in such a manner as to transmit information, the device furthermore including a receiver system configured for detecting the first polarized light beam when it is polarized in the first direction and for transmitting the information.

Abstract: A motor-vehicle lighting system including a device for projecting a low beam into a projection zone, wherein the projecting device is configured so that the low beam includes a zone of lesser illumination located in the interior of the projection zone. A preferred application is the field of lighting equipment for motor vehicles.

Abstract: A photochromic polyurethane laminate that is constructed to solve certain manufacturing difficulties involved in the production of plastic photochromic lenses is disclosed. The photochromic laminate includes at least two layers of a resinous material and a photochromic polyurethane layer that is interspersed between the two resinous layers and which contains photochromic compounds. The polyurethane layer is formed by curing a mixture of a solid thermoplastic polyurethane, at least one isocyanate prepolymer, at least one photochromic compound, and a stabilizing system.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, having sensing unit(s) configured to capture images of a surrounding of a vehicle, and a processing unit connected to a database which is configured to store imaging data relating to the surrounding of the vehicle together with metadata relating to capturing parameters of the stored imaging data. The processing unit enhances the captured images with stored imaging data according to a correspondence of metadata with vehicle situations, for example, according to a relation between capturing parameters of different sensing units. Sensing unit(s) may be gated infrared to indicate specified reflectivity parameters of regions in the captured images. Sensing unit(s) may comprise a controller applying changing patterned filters to the pixel array to enhance visibility and other image features. Multiple sensing units with gateable infrared sensors may communicate using modulated illumination spots.

Abstract: After forming a first electromagnetic radiation blocking layer over a front side of a device wafer, the device wafer is bonded to a handle substrate from the front side. A semiconductor substrate in the device wafer is thinned from its backside. Trenches are formed extending through the device wafer and the first electromagnetic radiation blocking layer such that the device wafer is singulated into semiconductor dies. A second electromagnetic radiation blocking layer portion is formed on a backside surface of and sidewalls surfaces of each of the semiconductor dies such that each of the semiconductor dies are fully encapsulated by the first and second electromagnetic radiation blocking layer portions.

Abstract: A multi-spectral weapon sight optical system, a multi-spectral weapon sight, and a multi-spectral weapon sight system are disclosed. The multi-spectral weapon sight optical system includes first and second catadioptric optical systems arranged along a common axis and have a common aperture. The first catadioptric optical system forms a first on-axis image from first radiation having a first wavelength band while substantially transmitting second radiation to the second catadioptric optical system wherein the second radiation has a second wavelength band. The second catadioptric optical system forms a second on-axis image using the second radiation. First and second image sensors respectively receive the first and second images and form respective first and second digital images, which are then electronically fused to form a fused image. The fused image is displayed on a display and viewed as a visible display image using a day sight.

Abstract: An intraocular lens is disclosed, with an optic that changes shape in response to a deforming force exerted by the zonules of the eye. A haptic supports the optic around its equator and couples the optic to the capsular bag of the eye. Certain haptic features improve the accommodative performance of the haptic, such that compressive/tensile forces may be more efficiently transferred from the haptic to optic. Furthermore, certain aspects also provide enhanced bag-sizing capability so that the IOL better fits within the capsular bag.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, switch a diffractive first electro-active lens from a first power state corresponding to a first optical power to a second power state corresponding to a second optical power that differs from said first optical power.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an intraocular lens system controlled with a processor, including a liquid meniscus lens and supporting electronics. Embodiments may include intraocular lens systems of various shapes and sizes, liquid meniscus lens components of various shapes and sizes, variations in supporting electronics with corresponding variations in lens function.