Patents Issued in April 13, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170102466
    Abstract: Systems (100) and methods (400) for space-based geolocation. The methods involve receiving by at least two first satellites a maritime signal transmitted from a vessel on or near Earth. The first satellites are deployed in space so as to have overlapping coverage areas. The maritime signal (received at the at least two first satellites) is then used to determine a geographic location of the vessel on Earth using at least one of a Time Difference of Arrival (“TDOA”) and a Frequency Difference of Arrival (“FDOA”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Petkus, Timothy F. Dyson, Jason Plew, Joshua P. Bruckmeyer, Charles Zahm
  • Publication number: 20170102467
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for tracking an object moving along and above a ground surface. The object may comprise, affixed thereto or contained therein, a satellite-based location tracking apparatus to provide a first set of position coordinate pairs for the object as well as an inertial measurement unit to provide a plurality of heading direction values for the object and/or a velocity/distance sensor to provide a second set of position coordinate pairs based on, for example, optical flow image processing of a plurality of images of the ground surface. At least one processor may calculate a third set of position coordinate pairs based on a combination of the first set of position coordinate pairs, accounting for first reliability factor(s), as well as the second set of position coordinate pairs, accounting for second reliability factor(s), and/or the plurality of heading direction values, accounting for third related reliability factor(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Jack Maxwell Vice, Sanjay Mishra, Joli Rightmyer
  • Publication number: 20170102468
    Abstract: The invention relates to signals representing energy of photons or particles of ionising radiation incident on pixels of a semiconductor detector. Cross talk between the signals from different pixels is compensated using cross talk compensation signatures in the form of time domain series or functions which are aligned and applied to the cross talk signal in accordance with timing of the event which gave rise to the cross talk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Diamond Light Source Limited
    Inventors: Graham John Dennis, William Helsby
  • Publication number: 20170102469
    Abstract: A method for generating acoustic waves under water includes actuating first and second pistons with an actuator system provided inside an enclosure of a source element, to generate a wave having a first frequency, and actuating the first and second pistons with a pressure mechanism attached to the enclosure, to control a pressure of a fluid inside the enclosure such that a pressure of the fluid is substantially equal to an ambient pressure of the enclosure. The enclosure has first and second openings and the first and second pistons are configured to close the first and second openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Laurent RUET, Robert DOWLE, Benoit TEYSSANDIER
  • Publication number: 20170102470
    Abstract: A method for passive seismic imaging includes entering into a programmable computer seismic signals measured at a plurality of spaced apart locations above a volume of Earth's subsurface to be evaluated. The signals are measured at each location along different directions to enable resolution of motion in three orthogonal directions. A seismic moment tensor is determined for at least one seismic event occurring in the subsurface from the measured seismic signals. Divergence-free transverse) and curl-free longitudinal components of a source term are determined from the moment tensor, seismic velocities, and the measured seismic signals. An image is generated at at least one point in the subsurface using the determined components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Aleksandar Jeremic, Michael P. Thornton
  • Publication number: 20170102471
    Abstract: A method for evaluating anisotropy parameters using statistical moments calculates second and third central moments using reflectivity values associated with pairs of incidence and azimuth angles. The method further determines tangential and normal weaknesses for the location using the calculated second and third central moments for different incident angles. Linear and non-linear inversions of statistical moments are used to estimate the fracture weaknesses, anisotropic gradient (biased and unbiased), anellipticity variation and unambiguous orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Benjamin ROURE
  • Publication number: 20170102472
    Abstract: Computing device, computer instructions and method for deghosting seismic data related to a subsurface of a body of water. The method may include receiving input seismic data recorded by seismic receivers that located at different depths (zr), generating migration data (du) and mirror migration data (dd) from the input seismic data, deriving a ghost free model (m) based on simultaneously using the migration data (du) and mirror migration data (dd), generating primary (p) and ghost (g) datasets based on the ghost free model (m), simultaneously adaptively subtracting the primary (p) and ghost (g) datasets from the migration data (du) to provide adapted primary (p?1 and p?2) and adapted residual (r?1 and r?2) datasets and generating a final image (f) of the subsurface based on the adapted primary (p?1 and p?2) and the adapted residual (r?1 and r?2) datasets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Gordon POOLE
  • Publication number: 20170102473
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to wide towing of marine survey signal sources. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a signal source and a wing coupled to the signal source. In this embodiment, the wing is configured to impart a force to the signal source when towed through a body of water by a survey vessel. In this embodiment, the force includes a lateral component and a vertical component. The wing may be configured to impart the force based on a shape of the wing and an orientation of the wing. The wing may extend over at least a third of a length of a keel of the apparatus. At least a majority of a top surface of the wing may be oriented within 20 degrees of parallel to a surface of the body of water. The wing may include a plurality of wing sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Chan Ghee Koh, Anders Goran Mattsson
  • Publication number: 20170102474
    Abstract: A ranging system comprises a plurality of streamers, each with a plurality of receivers. A plurality of transmitters is also disposed along one or more of the streamers, each configured to generate acoustic or ranging signals over one or more channels. A processor is configured to define a subset of the transmitters within a predefined limited range or listening distance of each receiver. In the subset, the transmitters are configured to generate the acoustic signals over different channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Clement B. Guillot, III
  • Publication number: 20170102475
    Abstract: A system and method for effective estimation of properties of a formation using acoustic array processing is disclosed. An acoustic tool is directed to a zone of interest in the formation and generates a first signal. Real data corresponding to the first signal is then received. One or more basic parameters are provided as input. The basic parameters may include parameters relating to the acoustic tool or parameters relating to the zone of interest. A time semblance shear slowness and a frequency semblance shear slowness are determined using the basic parameters. A mask is then selected using the determined time semblance and frequency semblance shear slowness values and used to isolate a dispersion curve. A shear slowness value is selected from the dispersion curve and quality control is performed on the selected shear slowness value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Pradip Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Batakrishna Mandal
  • Publication number: 20170102476
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for identifying physical security risks to power transmission structures and other associated assets of a power transmission system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sensor having a sensor assembly; and a floating electrode electrically connected to the sensor and positioned adjacent to the asset being monitored. The floating electrode assumes a space potential created around the asset and provides a voltage signal to the sensor indicative of a voltage of the space potential. When an object approaches the asset, the space potential is impacted and the voltage signal changes to indicate the presence of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew John Phillips
  • Publication number: 20170102477
    Abstract: A system and method of for underground line location includes an underground line locator. The underground line locator includes an antenna system configured to generate signal information based on a proximity and an orientation of an underground line relative to the antenna system, a positioning system configured to generate position information based on the location of the underground line locator, and a controller coupled to the antenna system and the positioning system. The controller is configured to receive the signal information from the antenna system and the positioning information from the positioning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Richard PEARSON
  • Publication number: 20170102478
    Abstract: A downhole electromagnetic modular system has two or more antenna modules incorporated into a drill string, each antenna module comprising an antenna sub and an antenna. The antenna modules may be spaced apart by one or more spacer modules, battery modules, spacer-battery modules, and/or downhole tools. The connected modules (and/or downhole tools) provide an electrical pathway throughout the modular system. An antenna module may have an inner connector formed on its antenna sub between the antenna of that antenna module and a retainer of that antenna sub. An antenna module may have two antenna groups located towards opposite ends of the antenna module and spaced apart by more than half the length of the antenna module. If an antenna group has more than one antenna, those antennas may be co-located or in proximity to one another. A probe may be held fixed by the retainer of the inner pin connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Oliden Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Jian Yang
  • Publication number: 20170102479
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for evaluation of an earth formation intersected by a borehole using a logging tool. Methods include exciting an upper and lower transmitter; receiving signals at a plurality of receivers between the upper and lower transmitter; estimating a phase shift attributable to a volume of interest of the formation adjacent to a section of the carrier corresponding to the plurality of receivers by estimating phase shifts attributable only to portions of the volume of interest adjacent to corresponding portions of the section between each adjacent pair of receivers of the plurality of receivers; wherein each adjacent pair is positioned at a corresponding distance that is no more than half of the shortest wavelength of those wavelengths associated with the received signals. Estimating a phase shift between an adjacent pair of receivers may be carried out using a first relative phase value; and a second relative phase value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: BABAK KOUCHMESHKY, OTTO N. FANINI
  • Publication number: 20170102480
    Abstract: A boundary detection apparatus is provided, including a laser emitter configured to emit at least a portion of a laser curtain in a plane aligned with a sports field boundary; and an imaging camera associated with the sports field boundary. The laser curtain provides a detectable indication on an object crossing the sports field boundary that is captured by the imaging camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Mark ROSENBLUM, Dan GRAINGE, Dan AMBROSIO, Ryan Matthew DELGIZZI, Jon HARRACH
  • Publication number: 20170102481
    Abstract: A downhole tool measurement device mounting system and method and provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Pedro R. Segura, Rene M. Rey
  • Publication number: 20170102482
    Abstract: A forensic weather analyzer compares actual meteorological readings with data from multiple weather models. The data is compared and a forensic weather model is selected as the weather model that most closely matches the meteorological readings. The forensic weather model is then used to provide meteorological information pertaining to a weather event such as a hurricane, at a specific location such as a street address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Howard Gregory Altschule
  • Publication number: 20170102483
    Abstract: Provided are a near infrared ray absorbent composition which can form a cured film having excellent heat resistance while maintaining high near infrared ray shielding properties, and a near infrared ray cut filter, a manufacturing method of a near infrared ray cut filter, a solid image pickup element, and a camera module using the near infrared ray absorbent composition. The near infrared ray absorbent composition contains a compound having a partial structure represented by M-X, and a near infrared ray absorbent compound, and a content of the compound having a partial structure represented by M-X is greater than or equal to 15 mass % with respect to a total solid content of the near infrared ray absorbent composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi KAWASHIMA, Keisuke ARIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170102484
    Abstract: A self-cleaning camera lens is provided. That self-cleaning camera lens includes a lens body made from a clear plastic material. That lens body incorporates a UV protector. Further, the self-cleaning camera lens includes a silicone hard-coat on a surface of the lens body and a titanium dioxide coating on the silicone hard-coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, Talat Karmo, Stuart C. Salter, Arsen Terjimanian, Michael A. Musleh
  • Publication number: 20170102485
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) display apparatus is provided. The LED display apparatus includes an LED module comprising a plurality of LEDs mounted on a circuit board; and an optical film comprising a plurality of unit lenses configured to cover the LED module and transmit light emitted from the plurality of LEDs, wherein at least one of the plurality of unit lenses has a cross-lenticular lens shape or a cross-prismatic lens shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-hyeun HA, Jae-sang KIM, Jae-heon NOH
  • Publication number: 20170102486
    Abstract: A polarizing film and a liquid crystal display device comprising the polarizing film are disclosed. The polarizing film comprises a base layer; an antiglare layer that is arranged on the base layer and is configured to have a first concave-convex structure; and a second concave-convex structure that is arranged on a surface of the first concave-convex structure, wherein a height of the second concave-convex structure from a bottom to a top thereof is configured to be less than a wavelength of visible light. In the polarizing film, the incident light can be scattered by the first concave-convex structure, so that mura can be shielded, the reflection of ambient light can be reduced, and the atomizing level can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dandan Liu, De jiun Li, Tsung Ying Yang
  • Publication number: 20170102487
    Abstract: A color filter and a display apparatus employing the color filter are provided. The color filter includes a base substrate and a color photoresist layer disposed on the base substrate. The color photoresist layer includes a photopolymerized photosensitive composition, at least one of a pigment and a dye, and quantum dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Minsu LEE, Dohyun KWON, Younjoon KIM, Mira OH, Minjung LEE, Junghun LEE, Choongyoul IM, Mi JANG, Kyungmin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170102488
    Abstract: This invention pertains to UV-absorbing coatings that may optionally be covered with an anti-reflective layer and that are applied to exterior-facing surfaces such as a window or other glass surface that are transparent or translucent. Such coatings are visible to various species of birds, but are generally transparent to humans. The UV absorbing coatings have a silane- or silane-derived chromophore or a combination of a silane- or siloxane-based material and a chromophore, which chromophores absorb UV light at about 300 to about 400 nm. More particularly, the silane- or siloxane-based chromophore is 2-hydroxy-4-(3-triethoxysilylpropoxy) diphenylketone or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Barry C. Arkles
  • Publication number: 20170102489
    Abstract: An optical filter providing selective transmittance of target wavelengths of light and tunable, differential front and back surface reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Vision Ease, LP
    Inventors: Jeff Brown, Michael L. Marshall, Michael S. Boulineau
  • Publication number: 20170102490
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light conversion film capable of suppressing a decrease in light emission efficiency even when the film is continuously irradiated with light and suppressing a change in degree of polarization even under a wet heat environment, a method for manufacturing the same, a laminate, and a method for manufacturing the same. The light conversion film of the present invention includes a polymer, and quantum rods, in which the quantum rods are aligned such that a major axis of each of the quantum rods is parallel to one direction parallel to a surface of the light conversion film, a moisture content is 1.0% or less, and an oxygen permeability coefficient is 200 cc·20 ?m/m2·day·atm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akiko WATANO, Toshio HARA, Hideaki ITO, Yukito SAITOH, Yujiro YANAI
  • Publication number: 20170102491
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display member having an active region in which images are displayed and a surrounding region adjacent to the active region, wires being disposed in the surrounding region, a cover having a transmission region through which the images are transmitted and a bezel region adjacent to the transmission region, and a polarizer between the display member and the cover, the polarizer having, in a plan view, a first region overlapping the active region and having a first transmittance and a second region overlapping the surrounding region and having a second transmittance lower than the first transmittance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Innam LEE
  • Publication number: 20170102492
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight unit which provides light to the display panel. The backlight unit includes a light guide part, a light source part facing a light incident surface of the light guide part and including a circuit board, a first light emitting device package disposed on the circuit board, and a second light emitting device package disposed on the circuit board and which generates light having a wavelength different from that of light generated by the first light emitting device package, and an optical member disposed on at least one light emitting device package of the first and second light emitting device packages and including a plurality of rod-type lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Seki PARK, Dohun KIM, Jooyoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20170102493
    Abstract: A control device may include a removable faceplate, a planar printed circuit board (PCB), a structure located between the faceplate and the PCB, one or more LEDs (e.g., side firing LEDs) mounted to the PCB, and a light-guiding component. The structure may include an antenna configured to transmit or receive radio frequency signals. The faceplate may be configured to be mounted to the control device, and may include a light-conductive body and an opaque material provided on a front surface of the faceplate. At least one indicia may be engraved in the opaque material. The light-guiding component may include a planar portion and a curved portion. The planar portion may be located between the faceplate and the structure. The curved portion may extend between the LEDs on the printed circuit board and the planar portion to transmit light generated by the LEDs to the faceplate to illuminate the indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William Taylor Shivell, Matthew Philip McDonald, Alexander Wade Gage, Alan Simchayoff, Dmitriy Vinokurov
  • Publication number: 20170102494
    Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate, a light bar unit, which comprises a first light bar and a second light bar, and a quantum tube that is arranged between the light guide plate and the light bar unit. The quantum tube comprises a first light-entering side and a second light-entering side, wherein the first light-entering side is arranged on one side of the quantum tube far from the light guide plate, and the second light-entering side is adjacent to the first light-entering side. An outside wall of the quantum tube is provided with a reflection layer at a position thereof opposite to the second light-entering side. According to the present disclosure, the deployment of the spectrum in the backlight module can be realized with the cooperation of the first light bar and the second light bar, and thus the brightness and saturation of the backlight module can both be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Chengwen Que
  • Publication number: 20170102495
    Abstract: A backlight module for curved liquid crystal display device and a curved liquid crystal display device are disclosed. The backlight module comprises a backplate, a light guide plate and a backlight source that are arranged in the backplate, and quantum tubes that are arranged between the light guide plate and the backlight source, wherein a fold line which matches a curved surface of the curved liquid crystal display device is formed by the quantum tubes. In the backlight module according to the present disclosure, the fold line that is formed by the quantum tubes can be fitted into a curved line so as to match the curved surface of the curved liquid crystal display device. The quantum tubes can be applied to the curved liquid crystal display device through this arrangement, whereby the color purity of the curved liquid crystal display device can be improved, and the color gamut thereof can be enlarged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chengwen Que, Yu Chun Hsiao, Dehua Li
  • Publication number: 20170102496
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, which includes a light source, a light guide plate, a light conversion member, and a display panel. Light is incident to the light guide plate from the light source. The light conversion member is between the light source and the light guide plate. The display panel is on the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a central region corresponding to an available display region of the display panel for displaying an image, an outer region around the central region, and a total reflection surface inclined from an optical axis of the light source, and disposed in the outer region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Jae YEO, Eun Sung SEO
  • Publication number: 20170102497
    Abstract: A front light module includes a light guide plate, a light source and a light redirection film. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface, an inner light outgoing surface and an outer light outgoing surface. The light incident surface is adjoined between the inner light outgoing surface and the outer light outgoing surface. The light source is configured to emit light into the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The light redirection film is located beside the inner light outgoing surface, and is configured to redirect a traveling direction of the light from the light guide plate. An acute included angle between the light after redirected and a normal line of the inner light outgoing surface is less than an acute included angle between the light before redirected and the normal line of the inner light outgoing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Yu-Nan PAO
  • Publication number: 20170102498
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glass light guide plate having high transmission efficiency is provided. A glass plate is cut and formed using a cutter machine. The glass plate includes a first flat surface and a second flat surface that are opposite and parallel to each other, and a light incident surface perpendicular and connected to the first flat surface and the second flat surface. The light incident surface is heated and extruded using a thermoplastic machine to deform the light incident surface to form a light guide portion. The light guide portion includes a light guide surface perpendicular to the first flat surface and the second flat surface, and has an area greater than an area of the light incident surface. When a light enters via the light guide surface, the amount of light irradiating corners of the light guide surface is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: CHING-FANG WONG, YU-WEI LIU
  • Publication number: 20170102499
    Abstract: An operational element receives manipulation and moves relative to a base. A light source emits light. A visor is extended from the base and is located on an upper side of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Marc Arceo, Cary Horvath, Gareth Webb
  • Publication number: 20170102500
    Abstract: A display device includes a display housing and plural display-light-emitting devices. At least one of the plural display-light-emitting devices includes a light guide member, a holding member, and a light source. The light guide member includes a light incident portion, a light exit portion, and a reflecting portion. The light guide member causes light incident upon the light incident portion to be reflected by the reflecting portion so as to guide the light to the light exit portion. The holding member has an opening so as to house the light guide member, includes an elastically deformable holding piece, and holds the light guide member by using the holding piece. The light source is provided at a portion facing the light incident portion. The holding member has a cut that allows the holding piece to be elastically deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio FUKUYAMA, Masahiko NISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170102501
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to an MCF in which the strength of mode coupling or power coupling between adjacent cores included in one coupled-core group is set to an appropriate level to reduce a DGD. The MCF includes at least one coupled-core group. A core interval A between adjacent cores included in the coupled-core group is set such that a mode coupling coefficient between the adjacent cores at a wavelength of 1550 nm satisfies 2.6×100 [m?1] to 1.6×102 [m?1] or a power coupling coefficient between the adjacent cores at the wavelength of 1550 nm satisfies 1.3×10?3 [m?1] to 8.1×100 [m?1].
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Tetsuya HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170102502
    Abstract: An opto-electric hybrid board includes opto-electric module portions respectively defined on opposite end portions of an elongated insulation layer, and an interconnection portion defined on a portion of the insulation layer between the opto-electric module portions and including an optical waveguide. A metal reinforcement layer extends over the opto-electric module portions into the interconnection portion. A portion of the metal reinforcement layer present in the interconnection portion has a smaller width than portions of the metal reinforcement layer present in the opto-electric module portions, and has a discontinuity extending widthwise across the metal reinforcement layer. This arrangement makes it possible to protect the optical waveguide from the bending and the twisting of the interconnection portion, while ensuring the flexibility of the interconnection portion including the optical waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Shibata, Yuichi Tsujita
  • Publication number: 20170102503
    Abstract: An optical coupler for coupling an optical fiber to a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is presented. The optical coupler comprises a first curved mirror included in a first substrate layer of the PIC and at a first predefined lateral distance from an optical transceiver associated with the PIC; a second curved mirror included in a second substrate layer and placed at a second predefined lateral distance from the optical fiber; and a spacer located between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Teramount Ltd.
    Inventors: Abraham Israel, Hesham Taha
  • Publication number: 20170102504
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a method for mating a first high fiber count optic cable including a first plurality of optical fiber ribbons with a second high fiber count optic cable including a second plurality of optical fiber ribbons. The method can include: stripping a portion of the first and second high fiber count optic cables; cutting-off each of the first and second pluralities of optical fiber ribbons at different lengths such that cut ends of each of the first and second pluralities of optical fiber ribbons are staggered relative to one another; installing a first and second plurality of multi-fiber connectors respectively on the cut ends; optically coupling the first and second plurality of multi-fiber connectors; and mounting a protective sleeve over exposed portions of the first and second pluralities of optical fiber ribbons of the first and second high fiber count optic cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Jay Follingstad
  • Publication number: 20170102505
    Abstract: A new pin keeper and a connector that uses the pin keeper allows for installation and removal of guide pins within the pin keeper and the fiber optic connector in the field. The pin keeper may have latches that are accessible to disengage from a guide pin to allow removal or a tool may be used to widen openings in the pin keeper to allow the guide pins to be inserted or removed. Alternatively, the guide pin may be rotated to engage or disengage the pin keeper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Hiep V. Nguyen, Darrell R. Childers, Michael E. Hughes, Myron W. Yount, Brent D. Henley
  • Publication number: 20170102506
    Abstract: An integral fan-out connector assembly for fiber optic cables includes a connector housing that provides an integrated fan-out housing and connection adapter. The fan-out connector housing may be configured with a variety of cable adapters, and may be installed as a ‘plug and play’ type solution where it will be ready to accept a feed cable for use when needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Newbury, Jimmy Chang
  • Publication number: 20170102507
    Abstract: A cable sealing device is described herein for use in a sealed optical fiber connector that includes a spreading member disposed around and axially movable with respect to a cable and elastic sleeve concentrically disposed around the cable and over the spreading member. The elastic sleeve includes a first cable sealing portion disposed in fixed sealing contact with the cable, a central sealing portion that is axially offset from the first cable sealing portion and concentrically arranged around the spreading member, and a first flexible membrane portion disposed between the first cable sealing portion and the central sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Michel T. Menguy, Thomas Cavallaro
  • Publication number: 20170102508
    Abstract: Provided is a mounting component for an optical fiber that allows a laser device and an optical fiber to be aligned with higher precision while providing protection for the laser device mounted on a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Kaoru YODA, Masafumi IDE
  • Publication number: 20170102509
    Abstract: A low-cost and mass producible carrier part for precise mounting of optical components such as an optical fiber and optical die and associated fabrication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jacobus Nicolaas Tuin, Alexander Johannes Adrianus Cornelia Dorrestein, Jeroen Antonius Maria Duis, Rutger Wilhelmus Smink, Michiel van Rijnbach
  • Publication number: 20170102510
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for a rack assembly. In one embodiment, a tray to be disposed in a rack assembly may comprise a plurality of sleds with individual sleds including one or more compute nodes; and a networking element coupled with a sled of the plurality of sleds and configured to communicatively connect the sled to one or more other components of the rack assembly via an optical communication system. The optical communication system may include an external optical cable configured to communicatively connect the networking element with the rack assembly. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Donald L. FAW, Uri V. CUMMINGS, Terrence J. TRAUSCH, Daniel P. DALY, Andrew C. ALDUINO
  • Publication number: 20170102511
    Abstract: A method of aligning a lens device includes: coupling an optical free-space beam that propagates along a first direction into an access port of an optoelectronic component, the first, a second, and a third direction being mutually perpendicular; positioning the lens device inside a free-space beam path, the lens device having an adjustment lens configured to focus radiation in only the second direction; moving the lens device along the second direction to align the adjustment lens with respect to the access port at an initial aligned position at which the optical free-space beam is one-dimensionally focused by the adjustment lens and at least a portion of a resulting one-dimensionally focused beam is input into the access port; and starting from the initial aligned position, moving the lens device in the second and/or third directions to position an optical element of the lens device in front of the access port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin VOELKER, Johannes D. PLUMHOF
  • Publication number: 20170102512
    Abstract: A fisheye lens filter for a fisheye lens includes an optically clean dome sized to fit over the fisheye lens. The dome includes in some embodiments a coating layer(s) to filter out light as desired for use in recording an image. The fisheye lens filter provides an unobstructed field of view in front of fisheye lenses preventing optical aberrations such as vignetting while providing filtering effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Tadashi Yamaoda
  • Publication number: 20170102513
    Abstract: A teleconverter, comprising: a master lens apparatus-side mount on which a master lens apparatus is mounted, a camera body-side mount on which a camera body is mounted, and a converter lens unit that has a generally negative refracting power for mounting the master lens apparatus thereon to obtain a lens system having a focal length longer than that of the master lens apparatus, wherein: the converter lens unit comprises a first lens group on the master lens apparatus side and a second lens group on the camera body side with an on-axis longest air separation interposed there-between, and does not include any lens group other than the first lens group and the second lens group, the first lens group has positive refracting power, the second lens group has negative refracting power, the first lens group consists of a first lens element having positive refracting power, and the second lens group comprises, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path, a second lens element having negativ
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Yasuji OGATA
  • Publication number: 20170102514
    Abstract: A plurality of imaging optical systems includes at least two imaging optical systems having different focal lengths. Each imaging optical system includes in order from an object side, a front lens unit having a positive refractive power, a diaphragm member, a focusing lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit. The front lens unit includes one of a positive lens and a negative lens as a common lens, and each of at least two imaging optical systems from among the plurality of imaging optical systems includes at least one common lens. At the time of focusing, only the focusing lens unit moves on an optical axis. Each imaging optical system satisfies the following conditional expression (1), and the plurality of imaging optical systems satisfy the following conditional expression (2). 0.06<|ffo/f|<0.4??(1) 1.02<ffoLA/ffoSM<2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuteru Kawamura, Kazuyuki Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20170102515
    Abstract: An imaging system for directing one or more optical signals to one or more imaging elements is provided, The imaging system may include an optical element tray. The optical element tray may include optical elements having optical characteristics different from each other, The optical element tray may be configured to be moveable to form one or more optical paths each allowing an optical signal to travel to an imaging element through none, one, or several of the optical elements. In various embodiments, the one or more optical paths may each be selected from a plurality of linear and nonlinear paths formed by the optical elements in the optical element tray and/or additional optical elements external to the optical element tray. In some embodiments, the optical element tray may be moveable along its axis of rotation and/or rotated to enhance image stability of the imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Xing Du