Abstract: This invention discloses methods and apparatus for forming Ophthalmic Lenses with Stabilizing Features, and more specifically, Ophthalmic Lenses that include an encapsulated Insert Device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a deformable membrane assembly 1 comprising an elastic membrane 8 that is held under tension around its edge by a bendable membrane supporting member 2,10, a body of fluid in contact with one face of the membrane, the pressure of the fluid being controllable for adjusting the shape of the membrane, and one or more bending controllers 24 acting on the supporting member 2, 10 to control the bending of the supporting member in response to loading through tension in the membrane. The bending stiffness of the membrane-supporting member 2, 10 varies round its extent to control the profile of the edge of the membrane 8; etc. upon actuation. A variety of different types of bending controllers are disclosed which permit out-of-plane bending of the supporting member 2, 10 but prevent or control in-plane bending or deformation of the supporting member.

Abstract: This invention discloses methods and apparatuses for sealing and encapsulating components on and within a multi-piece insert. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is cast molded from a silicone hydrogel and the component includes a sealed and encapsulated multi-piece insert portion.

Abstract: Example embodiments include a method of reducing noise include forming a main signal and one or more reference signals at a beam-former based on at least two received audio signals, detecting voice activity at a voice activity detector, where the voice activity detector receives the main and reference signals and outputting a desired voice activity signal, adaptively cancelling noise at an adaptive noise canceller, where the adaptive noise canceller receives the main, reference, and desired voice activity signals and outputs an adaptive noise cancellation signal, and reducing noise at a noise reducer receiving the desired voice activity and adaptive noise cancellation signals and outputting a desired speech signal.

Abstract: A pair of contact lenses comprise: a pair of lens parts configured to be worn on respective eyeballs of both eyes; a first function unit provided to one of the pair of lens parts; and a second function unit provided to the other one of the pair of lens parts, the second function unit having a function different from a function of the first function unit.

Abstract: A process for creating a production specification for a customized eyeglass frame for a patient includes the following steps. A library is accessed having fully parameterized standardized models for characterizing a plurality of eyeglass frame styles. The models are configured to accept a plurality of customization inputs including patient biometric data. A customized model of an eyeglass frame is then constructed by populating the fully parameterized standardized model corresponding to the eyeglass frame style selected by the patient with the customization inputs for the patient. An output is generated from the customized model, the output corresponding to the production specification for the customized eyeglass frame.

Abstract: An optical modulator device directly-coupled to a driver circuit device. The optical modulator device can include a transmission line electrically coupled to an internal VDD, a first electrode electrically coupled to the transmission line, a second electrode electrically coupled to the first electrode and the transmission line. A wave guide can be operably coupled to the first and second electrodes, and a driver circuit device can be directly coupled to the transmission line and the first and second electrodes. This optical modulator and the driver circuit device can be configured without back termination.

Abstract: A thermochromatic display device includes a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet and a plurality of thermochromatic elements. Each of the thermochromatic elements includes a sealed enclosure, an insulation layer and a first heating element. The first heating element includes a carbon nanotube film including a number of carbon nanotube linear units and a number of carbon nanotube groups. Each carbon nanotube linear unit includes a number of first carbon nanotubes substantially oriented along a first direction, and are spaced from each other and substantially extending along the first direction. The carbon nanotube groups are combined with the carbon nanotube linear units by van der Waals force.

Abstract: Certain patternable reflective films are used as masks to make other patterned articles, and one or more initial masks can be used to pattern the patternable reflective films. An exemplary patternable reflective film has an absorption characteristic suitable to, upon exposure to a radiant beam, absorptively heat a portion of the film by an amount sufficient to change a first reflective characteristic to a different second reflective characteristic. The change from the first to the second reflective characteristic is attributable to a change in birefringence of one or more layers or materials of the patternable film. In a related article, a mask is attached to such a patternable reflective film. The mask may have opaque portions and light-transmissive portions. Further, the mask may have light-transmissive portions with structures such as focusing elements and/or prismatic elements.

Abstract: A ring cavity device includes a passive ring waveguide and an input/output waveguide horizontally coupled to the passive ring waveguide, including an active waveguide structure vertically coupled to the passive ring waveguide and/or the input/output waveguide. The active waveguide structure compensates for the loss of the passive ring waveguide. A method for fabricating a ring cavity device is also included. The ring cavity device may obtain part of the gain by vertical coupling or mixed coupling (vertical coupling followed by horizontal coupling) thus to compensate the loss in the ring cavity device. Hence, the quality factor of the ring cavity device is improved.

Abstract: A driver chip, a driver board and a test method thereof, and a display device. The driver chip includes a first internal interface, a second internal interface and a test circuit for performing a short-circuit detection on the internal interfaces, including an input unit and a test unit. The input unit is connected to a test signal input terminal and the first internal interface for transmitting a test signal inputted to the test unit and the first internal interface when in an ON state. The test unit is connected with the second internal interface and a test signal output terminal used for preventing a signal outputted by the input unit from being outputted from the test unit when in an OFF state. The test method detects whether a short-circuit has occurred to interfaces on the driver chip.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of common electrodes arranged so as to counter pixel electrodes extending in the row direction on a substrate. First and second voltage supply lines to supply first and second voltages to the common electrodes are connected with the common electrodes through a first switch circuit. A second switch circuit is arranged between the first voltage supply line and signal lines to switch a connection between the first voltage supply line and the signal lines. A gate open circuit is connected to scan lines to simultaneously supply a signal to switch on the pixel electrodes to all the scan lines. In case the power supply of the liquid crystal display device is turned off, a control circuit starts the power OFF driving operation to set the potential of the pixel electrode and the common electrode to substantially same by switching the first and second switch circuits.

Abstract: A display device includes a bottom chassis, a mold frame coupled to the bottom chassis, a display panel having curvature and disposed on the mold frame, and a light source disposed on the bottom chassis and configured to supply light to the display panel. The mold frame includes a base unit having a corner portion that has a lower height than a side portion and a protrusion bent and extending from the base unit.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel curved in one direction; and a middle frame supporting a lower edge portion of the display panel. The middle frame includes: a first support having a predetermined curvature; and a second support extending at a predetermined angle from the first support, the first support having a height difference at an end portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display panel includes an array substrate and a counter substrate. The array substrate includes an inorganic insulating film, a first wiring line, a second wiring line, an organic insulating film, a slit and a moisture-proof member. The slit is formed to extend through the organic insulating film between the first wiring line and the second wiring line. The moisture-proof member is filled in the slit and is in contact with the inorganic insulating film.

Abstract: A transparent display panel and a color filter substrate are proposed. The color filter substrate includes a substrate, a color resistant layer disposed on a color resistant section of the substrate, a transparent material layer disposed on a transparent section of the substrate and comprising transparent units, a protective layer disposed on both of the color resistant layer and the transparent material layer, and an electrode layer disposed on the protective layer. Users can see components behind the transparent display panel easily and clearly.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device that prevents a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) and an increase in the ion density (ID) in a liquid crystal layer and that resolves the problems of display defects, such as white streaks, variations in alignment, and image sticking. The liquid crystal display has features of preventing a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) and an increase in the ion density (ID) in a liquid crystal layer and suppressing display defects such as image sticking. Therefore, the liquid crystal display device is particularly useful for active matrix driving liquid crystal display devices with an IPS mode or an FFS mode and can be applied to liquid crystal display devices of, for example, liquid crystal televisions, monitors, cellular phones, and smart phones.

Abstract: A regional polarization structure, a method for fabricating a regional polarization structure and a liquid crystal display panel are provided.

Abstract: A transflective LCD panel includes a pixel array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel array substrate and the opposite substrate. The pixel array substrate includes a first substrate, pixel units, and reflective layers. Each pixel unit has a transmissive region and a reflective region, and the reflective layers are disposed in the reflective region. The opposite substrate is disposed above the pixel array substrate and includes a second substrate, a color filter layer, and light scattering layers. A thickness of the color filter layer is greater than a thickness of each light scattering layer. A first bottom surface of the color filter layer is aligned to a second bottom surface of each light scattering layer. The light scattering layers correspond to the reflective layers.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a light source emitting a blue light and a light emitting layer including a first group of red quantum dots and a second group of green quantum dots. The light emitting layer is configured to absorb a first portion of the blue light from the light source to emit red light and green light and to transmit a second portion of the blue light. The display device also includes dichroic filter layers to improve light recycling and backlight efficiency.

Abstract: Parallax in an optical device is reduced by apply one or a combination of several disclosed techniques, including reduced solid angle or increased collimation of light sources, increased diffusion/scattering at an output of the device, and/or reflective structures for collimation and containment of reflected light. The techniques are advantageously applied to a backlight LCD display, and particularly to high dynamic range dual modulation displays.

Abstract: Techniques for driving a dual modulation display include generating backlight drive signals to drive individually-controllable illumination sources. The illumination sources emit first light onto a light conversion layer. The light conversion layer converts the first light, such as blue or ultraviolet light, into second light, such as white light. The light conversion layer can include quantum dot materials. Liquid crystal display (LCD) modulation drive signals are generated to determine transmission of the second light through individual color subpixels of the display. These LCD modulation drive signals can be adjusted based on one or more light field simulations to account for non-uniform, spatial color shifts. Alternatively, one or more light field simulations based on a uniformity assumption determine intermediate LCD modulation drive signals. A compensation field simulation, using backlight drive signals, is then used to adjust the intermediate LCD modulation drive signal for color correction.

Abstract: A light guide plate has a light input end surface from which light is introduced, a light output surface that outputs light spread in a planar manner externally, a flat main light guiding body including the light output surface, a light conducting portion that has a maximum thickness greater than the thickness of the main light guiding body and includes the light input end surface, a first slanted surface provided on the light conducting portion on at least one of a surface near the light output surface and a surface opposite thereto, the first slanted surface inclined from a first location that is thicker than the main light guiding body toward the outer surface of the main light guiding body, and a plurality of first pattern elements provided on the light conducting portion on at least one of a surface near the light output surface and a surface opposite thereto.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first insulating substrate, a second insulating substrate, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode, a wavelength conversion element to convert light of a first wavelength polarized in a first polarization direction into light of a second wavelength polarized in a second polarization direction, and a liquid crystal layer having a first thickness in an area opposed to the first pixel electrode, and having a second thickness greater than the first thickness in an area opposed to the second pixel electrode.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal based optoelectronic device, including an upper substrate and a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, and a pair of indium tin oxide nano-whisker layers formed on the inner surfaces of the upper substrate and the lower substrate, wherein the indium tin oxide nano-whisker layer is used as an alignment layer for aligning liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a controllable diffraction device for a light modulator device. The controllable diffraction device comprises at least two substrates, at least one electrode on each of said substrates facing each other, and liquid crystals forming at least one liquid crystal layer arranged between said electrodes on said substrates. The orientation of the liquid crystals is controllable by a voltage supplied to the electrodes. The liquid crystal layer is provided on at least one alignment layer arranged on at least one electrode on said substrates. The liquid crystals close to the alignment layer are pre-oriented by at least one pre-tilt angle relative to the alignment layer such that the resulting light diffraction in opposite spatial directions is approximately equal.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes: a stage on which a substrate to be processed is supported, the substrate to be processed including a first alignment layer of the display device; an optical system facing the substrate to be processed which is supported on the stage, the optical system including a light source which irradiates ultraviolet rays to the substrate to be processed; and a mask which is interposed between the light source and the substrate to be processed which includes the first alignment layer of the display device. The mask defines: a transmitting portion thereof through which the ultraviolet rays irradiated from the light source are transmitted to the first alignment layer of the substrate to be processed, and a blocking portion thereof which blocks transmission of the ultraviolet rays irradiated from the light source to the substrate to be processed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a liquid crystal display device which can produce a liquid crystal display device with favorable voltage holding ratio reliability and reduced image sticking.

Abstract: A first substrate includes a first insulating substrate. A first organic insulating film is arranged on the first substrate in a circumference area outside an active area. The first organic insulating film includes a first surface and a first concave portion in the circumference area. A second substrate includes a second insulating substrate. A circumference color filter is laminated on a circumference shield layer and includes a second concave portion arranged facing the first concave portion. The second concave portion spreads toward the first substrate. A second organic insulating film covers the circumference color filter and includes a second surface and a third concave portion covering the second concave portion. A seal material is arranged between the first surface and the second surface, and between the first concave portion and the third concave portion to attach the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided in which color unevenness can be reduced and inhibited in the peripheral display area even when the display device has a narrow frame. In the liquid crystal display device, liquid crystal sandwiched between a TFT substrate and a CF substrate and sealed by a seal is disposed in a frame portion. The CF substrate has a BM, a color resist film, an OC, an alignment film, and a wall that inhibits the alignment film from expanding outward. In the area where the wall is disposed, the BM and color resist film on the CF substrate are removed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, which includes an array substrate; a color filter (CF) substrate disposed opposite to the array substrate; and a spacer disposed between the array substrate and the CF substrate. The spacer includes a columnar platform and a recessed platform, and the columnar platform and the recessed platform engage each other. The present invention further discloses a method for manufacturing the LCD panel.

Abstract: A display panel and a method for manufacturing the same and a display device are disclosed, the display panel comprises an array substrate (10) and a cell-assembled substrate (20) arranged oppositely to the array substrate (10), spacers spaced from each other are arranged between the array substrate (10) and the cell-assembled substrate (20), the spacers comprise a plurality of primary spacers (31); and M, in number, of the primary spacers (31) are provided per unit area in a peripheral region of the display panel, N, in number, of the primary spacers (31) are provided per unit area in a central region of the display panel, and M is greater than (>) N. The display panel can avoid the breakage of the spacers in the peripheral region of the display panel or the breakage of the orientation layer on the spacers.

Abstract: An array substrate comprising a plurality of sub-pixel unit pairs and a display device are provided. Each sub-pixel unit pair comprises two adjacent sub-pixel units located in a same row. Two sub-pixel units in a same sub-pixel unit pair are mirror-symmetrical with respect to each other in structure, and a first common electrode forming an opaque region is arranged between said two sub-pixel units.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes an island-shaped first semiconductor film 102 which is formed over a base insulating film 101 and in which a source 102d, a channel forming region 102a, and a drain 102b are formed; a first electrode 102c which is formed of a material same as the first semiconductor film 102 to be the source 102d or the drain 102b and formed over the base insulating film 101; a second electrode 108 which is formed over the first electrode 102c and includes a first opening pattern 112; and a liquid crystal 110 which is provided over the second electrode 108.

Abstract: An array substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction and an auxiliary capacitance line having a trunk portion extending in the first direction so as to cross the source line and a branch portion branched from the trunk portion and extending along the source line. A switching element includes a drain line arranged under the auxiliary capacitance line so as to face the trunk portion and the branch portion thereof. A pixel electrode includes a main pixel electrode extending substantially in parallel to the source line and a contact portion electrically connected with the drain line. A counter substrate includes a couple of main common electrodes extending substantially in parallel to the main pixel electrode on the both sides sandwiching the main pixel electrode.

Abstract: An electro-optical device including a pixel electrode provided over one side of a substrate, a conductive layer provided between the substrate and the pixel electrode, and a relay electrode provided between the substrate and the conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a first conduction section protruding toward the pixel electrode and a second conduction section protruding toward the relay electrode. The first conduction section is cylindrical-shape having an upper surface which is attached to the pixel electrode, and having a side surface sloping from the upper surface. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the relay electrode through the conduction section.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display including first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween. The first substrate includes a semiconductor layer electrode electrically connected to a first source line on a first side of a position where the semiconductor layer intersects with a gate wire in a second direction, and to a contact portion on a second side of the position. A contact portion is arranged nearer the gate line than the main pixel electrode. The main pixel electrode extends from the contact portion in the second direction and is located nearer the second side than the first side. The contact portion is connected to the main pixel electrode only by a first portion of the main pixel electrode.

Abstract: An array substrate includes a first glass substrate, a first metallic layer for forming a scan line and a gate of a TFT, a first insulating layer on the first metallic layer, a semiconductor layer on the first insulating layer, a second metallic layer disposed on the semiconductor layer for forming a source and a drain of the TFT and a data line, a color resist layer on the second metallic layer and the first insulting layer for forming a color filter, a pixel electrode on the color resist layer and connected to the drain of the TFT through a via hole on the color resist layer, a passivation layer on the electrode layer, and a black matrix layer on the passivation layer. The black matrix is disposed correspondingly to the color filter and the pixel electrode. Using such array substrate can reduce manufacturing processes and cost.

Abstract: A light emitting system 10 includes a light source (100), a light transmission quantity adjustment unit (200), and a control unit (300). The light source (100) may be a fluorescent lamp or an electric bulb, and may be an Organic Electroluminescence (EL) element or a Light Emitting Diode (LED) element. The light transmission quantity adjustment unit (200) is arranged with a space (S) from the light source (100), and adjusts a light transmission quantity. The control unit (300) controls the light transmission quantity adjustment unit (200) based on a timing at which the light source (100) emits light.

Abstract: Comparing to conventional electrochromic material showing a primary drawback of high manufacturing cost due to low synthetic yield, the inventors of the present invention modulate the chemical structure of a traditional viologen compounds so as to develop a novel electrochromic material performing an excellent advantage of low manufacturing cost resulted from high recovery rate. Moreover, differing from conventional electrochromic devices (ECD) installed with the conventional electrochromic material, the inventors of the present invention also propose an anti-dazzle mirror having the novel electrochromic material, wherein the proposed anti-dazzle mirror shows an outstanding reflectivity performance.

Abstract: The disclosure provides, in part a seal system for sealing a film. The disclosure further provides, in part, a sealed film comprising a first and a second substrate; a first and a second electrode disposed on the surface of at least one of the substrates; a switching material disposed between the first and second substrates; a first seal and a second seal; the first seal disposed along an edge of the switching material, separating the switching material from the second seal.

Abstract: An electro-optic modulator includes a waveguide of a nonlinear optical material and an electrode line for generating an electrical field in a modulating region of the waveguide when a voltage is applied to the electrode line, thereby modulating light passing through the waveguide. Therein, the forward electro-optic response of the modulating region is the same as the backward electro-optic response; and the electro-optic response has a band-pass or a low-pass characteristic. A distance measuring device includes a light source emitting light, and such an electro-optic modulator arranged such that the emitted light passes through the electro-optic modulator in a first direction before being emitted from the distance measuring device, and after being reflected from a target passes through the electro-optic modulator in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: An optical module includes an optical modulator that includes a cutout portion and a first terminal projecting to the inside of the cutout portion, and is configured to perform optical modulation by using an electrical signal input to the first terminal; a driver, at least a part of the driver being housed inside the cutout portion, that is configured to generate an electrical signal; an electrode pattern that extends from the driver inside the cutout portion, and is configured to transmit the electrical signal generated by the driver; and a flexible board having flexibility, one end of the flexible board being electrically connected with the first terminal inside the cutout portion, another end of the flexible board extending in the direction away from the driver, the flexible board being connected with the electrode pattern and configured to input the electrical signal transmitted by the electrode pattern to the first terminal.

Abstract: Optical scanning system, comprising an optical system for guiding a first and a second light beam, and deflector devices for deflecting first and second light beams in a directionally variable manner. The deflector devices comprise at least one acousto-optic deflector, and the optical system is arranged in such a way that the first and second light beams are counter-propagating through the acousto-optic deflector, which is controllable for deflecting the first and second light beams simultaneously or in pulse sequence. STED microscopy apparatus comprising an optical scanning system based on acousto-optic deflectors.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide apparatuses and methods for generating frequency combs. A non-linear optical medium may generate new optical waves centered at frequencies differing from the input waves, while retaining the input wave properties. In the case when a parametric mixer is used to generate frequency combs with small frequency pitch, the phase correlation of the input (seed) waves can be achieved by an electro-optical modulator and a single master laser. In the case when a frequency comb possessing a frequency pitch that is larger than frequency modulation that can be affected by an electro-optic modulator, the phase correlation of the input (seed) waves is achieved by combined use of an electro-optical modulator and injection locking to a single or multiple slave lasers.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion device including a main body and a transparent element is provided. The main body has at least one wavelength conversion region, a containing recess portion, and a stop portion. The containing recess portion and the stop portion encircle a closed slot. The transparent element is disposed in the closed slot to construct a light penetration region. The stop portion stops the transparent element along a radial direction of the main body. Moreover, a projector using the wavelength conversion device is also mentioned.

Abstract: To provide a lens driving apparatus that drives a lens in its optical axis-direction without inclining it, and a lens driving apparatus that drives a bobbin in the optical axis-direction smoothly without increasing the frictional force between a ball arranged between the bobbin and a cover, and the bobbin and cover while maintaining high driving power. The lens driving apparatus comprises the polygonal cylindrical bobbin that houses the lens, the box-shaped cover that receives the bobbin, a drive unit that moves the bobbin in the optical axis-direction of the lens, and a support unit that supports the bobbin.

Abstract: A light control device comprising a grid formed from a plurality of non-overlapping fabric ribbons positioned perpendicular to the plane defined by the grid; wherein the fabric ribbons define a plurality of one or more geometric cells within the grid for passage therethrough of light from a light source, the geometric cells preferably offset rows of rectangles when the device is unstressed, and hexagons when the device is undertension stretched evenly in line with the fabric ribbons of the grid.

Abstract: There is disclosed a compact motorized dolly including an elongated casing incorporating a power source and at least one drive motor, a first circular wheel rotably affixed to the distal end of the elongated casing and the at least one drive motor such that actuation of the at least one drive motor causes the first circular wheel to turn, and a device mount secured to the compact motorized dolly such that a device mounted to the device mount moves along with the compact motorized dolly when the drive motor is activated.

Abstract: A robot specimen photography mount includes a base, a cradle support assembly extending upwardly from the base, and a cradle rotatably supported by the cradle support assembly. A rotation motor is mounted on the cradle. A specimen mount is rotatably mounted on the rotation motor. The specimen mount has a vacuum opening formed therein. A vacuum conduit is in fluid communication with the vacuum opening. A method of operating the photography mount is also disclosed.