Patents Issued in April 2, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200103567
    Abstract: In a diffractive optical element including a base material, a first resin layer having a diffraction grating shape including plural concentric ring bands, and a second resin layer containing an inorganic particle, the inorganic particle is adjusted to have a number mean particle diameter of 10 nm or less, a first peak in a region in which particle diameters are 2 nm or more and 7.9 nm or less, and a second peak in a region in which particle diameters are larger than those of the first peak in a grain size distribution on a volumetric basis, with the ratio of the maximum intensity of the second peak to the maximum intensity of the first peak being 0.3 or more and 0.8 or less in a grain size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yuuta Tsuruki, Emi Oishi, Hideo Ukuda
  • Publication number: 20200103568
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a color film substrate, a display panel and a display device. And a photoresist layer of the color film substrate is defined with a groove in a black matrix area, part of a spacer is disposed in the groove, and other part of the spacer is disposed on the photoresist layer adjacent to the periphery of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Beizhou Huang
  • Publication number: 20200103569
    Abstract: The present utility model discloses a color film substrate and a display panel. A first color resist, a second color resist, and a third color resist are respectively coated to a first attachment region, a second attachment region, a the third attachment region; the second color resist is further coated on the first color resist located on the first attachment region; the spacer layer includes a first spacer and a second spacer, the first spacer is coated on the color resist layer of the first attachment region, and the second spacer is partially coated on the color resist layer of the second attachment region or the third attachment region, the first spacer having the same thickness as the second spacer; the height of the upper surface of the first spacer from a substrate is higher than the height of the upper surface of the second spacer from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Chuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20200103570
    Abstract: There is provided an optical filter that can improve the stability of optical communication when used in an optical communication apparatus. The optical filter includes a polarizing plate. The optical filter is used in a transmitter of an optical communication apparatus. In one embodiment, the optical filter further includes a ?/4 plate, wherein an angle formed by an absorption axis of the polarizer of the polarizing plate and a slow axis of the ?/4 plate is from 38° to 52°, and wherein the optical filter is used by being arranged so that the ?/4 plate is on a light-emitting element side of the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akinori Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200103571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polarizing article that includes in order: (a) a substrate; (b) a first orientation facility having a first orientation direction; (c) a first polarized layer, that includes a first dichroic fixed-tint dye and a first liquid-crystal material, and which has a first polarization axis; (d) a second orientation facility having a second orientation direction; and (e) a second polarized layer that includes a second dichroic fixed-tint dye and a second liquid-crystal material, and which has a second polarization axis. The first and second polarization axes are oriented relative to each other at an angle of greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°. The electromagnetic absorption spectra of the first and second dichroic fixed-tint dyes are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Meng He, Delwin S. Jackson, Anil Kumar
  • Publication number: 20200103572
    Abstract: A polarizer substrate and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The polarizer substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of polarizer structures, a plurality of barrier structures, and a passivation layer. The polarizer structures are disposed on the substrate. Each of the polarizer structures includes a wire-grid and a capping structure disposed on the wire-grid. The barrier structures are disposed on the capping structures and not contacting with the side walls of the wire-grids. A gap between two adjacent barrier structures is smaller than a gap between two adjacent wire-grids. The passivation layer is disposed on the barrier structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Chi Wang, Chih-Chiang Chen, Tsai-Sheng Lo, Sheng-Kai Lin, Chia-Hsin Chung, Hui-Ku Chang, Ming-Jui Wang, Sheng-Ming Huang, Jen-Kuei Lu
  • Publication number: 20200103573
    Abstract: A polarizing plate excellent in durability. A polarizing plate 100 according to one embodiment includes a polarizer 10; and a pair of protective films 21, 22 respectively arranged on both main surfaces of the polarizer 10, wherein the polarizing plate 100 has a polarizer void portion 30 formed by positioning of an end surface 10a of the polarizer 10 inward in a plane direction relative to each of end surfaces 21a, 22a of the protective films 21, 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsunori Takada, Kota Nakai, Naotaka Higuchi, Keisuke Kimura, Yoshitsugu Kitamura, Hiroki Kuramoto
  • Publication number: 20200103574
    Abstract: A polarizer, a display panel and a display device including the polarizer are provided. The polarizer includes: a first polarizing layer, a first protective film and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The first polarizing layer includes a first hollow portion and a first polarizing portion surrounding the first hollow portion. The first protective film covers the first hollow portion and the first polarizing portion. The first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is located at a side of the first polarizing layer facing away from the first protective film. With the display panel and the display device including the polarizer, since the first hollow portion is disposed in the first polarizing portion, an image collecting device such as a camera can be disposed in the polarizing region, thereby improving utilization of the surface area of the polarizer provided by the embodiments of the disclosure, and increasing the screen-to-body ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xian CHEN, Lijing HAN
  • Publication number: 20200103575
    Abstract: In a process of manufacturing a polarizing element, in a first film forming step, a metal film, a light absorption film, a hard mask, and a resist mask are sequentially formed, and then, in a patterning step, the metal film and the light absorption film are patterned to form a protruded portion provided with a light absorbing portion at a surface side of a metal portion. In a first etching step, dry etching is performed, with the light absorbing portion being an etching mask, to narrow a width of the metal portion. In a second film forming step, a silicon oxide film is formed to cover the protruded portion. In a second etching step, the dry etching is performed on the silicon oxide film, using the light absorbing portion as an etching mask, to leave the silicon oxide film at a side surface of the metal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitomo KUMAI
  • Publication number: 20200103576
    Abstract: Multilayer reflective polarizers are described. More particularly, multilayer reflective polarizers having a higher block light transmission at longer wavelengths than shorter wavelengths while having a high pass light transmission are described. The described multilayer reflective polarizers may be combined with absorbing polarizers or used in display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew B. Johnson, Adam D. Haag, Martin E. Denker, Takashi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20200103577
    Abstract: Disclosed is an area light source assembly, wherein the assembly comprises: a light guide plate comprising a flat plate portion and an accommodation portion, the flat plate portion comprising a light incident side face and a light emitting top face, and the accommodation portion being smoothly connected to the light incident side face; and a light source arranged in the accommodation portion and having a light-emitting face facing the light incident side face of the flat plate portion, the thickness of the flat plate portion being less than the thickness of the light source. Further disclosed are a backlight module having the area light source assembly, and a liquid crystal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Yang Yu
  • Publication number: 20200103578
    Abstract: A lightguide having opposing first and second major surfaces where the first major surface includes a plurality of extended features and a plurality of discrete features is described. The lightguide has a viewable area having a length at least 100 times a thickness of the lightguide. The extended features extend in a first in-plane direction across at least 90 percent of the length L of the viewable area. The discrete features are spaced apart along the length and width of the viewable area. The discrete features may be disposed in spaces between the extended features. The discrete features may have faces extending between and connecting adjacent extended features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Robert M. Emmons, David A. Rosen, Nicholas A. Johnson, Gary T. Boyd, Trevor W. Stolber, Owen M. Anderson, Graham M. Clarke, Sherie A. Kristie, Edward C. Roberts, Kristy A. Gillette
  • Publication number: 20200103579
    Abstract: A light guiding device is applied to an indication apparatus with a lighting function. The light guiding device includes a light guiding component and a piercing hole structure. The light guiding component has an incident surface and an emergent surface. The piercing hole structure is disposed between the incident surface and the emergent surface. An inner wall of the piercing hole structure includes at least one arc surface portion and at least one plane surface portion. Alight beam from the incident surface can be turned to a first angle via the arc surface portion, and the light beam can be turned to a second angle via the plane surface portion, so as to evenly project the light beam onto the emergent surface. A dimension of the emergent surface is greater than a dimension of the incident surface, and the first angle is greater than the second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Qi-Hong Yang, Yen-Hsun Lin
  • Publication number: 20200103580
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source configured to emit, during operation, light with a prevalent direction of propagation different from a direction of an optical axis of the illumination device; and an optical coupler including a transparent material, the optical coupler having an input aperture, an exit aperture and a first side surface and a second side surface arranged between the input aperture and the exit aperture, the exit aperture being centered on the optical axis of the illumination device. The optical coupler receives the emitted light through the input aperture from the light source. Further, the first side surface and the second side surface redirect the received light via total internal reflection (TIR) to the exit aperture. Additionally, the redirected light is issued through the exit aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Ferdinand Schinagl
  • Publication number: 20200103581
    Abstract: A light source includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, with at least some light emitting diodes sized between 30 microns and 500 microns. A plurality of micro-optics are associated with a light guide plate and sized less than 1 millimeter, with each micro-optic positioned over at least one of the plurality of light emitting diodes. At least some of the combinations of light emitting diode and micro-optics associated with the light guide plate are positioned within a distance to each other sufficient to provide a substantially uniform light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Sudhir Subramanya, Willem Sillevis-Smitt, Frederic Diana, Charles Schrama, Alan McReynolds, Yifing Qiu
  • Publication number: 20200103582
    Abstract: A light source includes an optical emitter configured to emit light toward an output aperture of the light source. The light source further includes a partially reflective layer at the output aperture. The partially reflective layer is configured to receive the emitted light from the optical emitter and to reflect a portion of the received light as reflected light. The light source additionally includes a scattering medium located between the partially reflective layer and the optical emitter. The scattering medium is configured to scatter the reflected light as scattered light having a different direction from the reflected light. A portion of the scattered light is redirected toward the partially reflective layer as recycled light to be emitted from the light source. A multiview backlight that employs the light source is also provided, along with a method for operating the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: David A. Fattal, Ming Ma
  • Publication number: 20200103583
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a light guide plate (LGP), an LGP fabricated thereby, and an illumination device having the same. The method includes preparing an LGP and fabricating a light-scattering layer by printing a printing solution including light-scattering particles on an overall bottom surface of the LGP. The light-scattering layer may be fabricated by at least one of a first method of controlling the printing such that the density of the light-scattering particles gradually increases with increases in a distance from the light-emitting diode facing a side surface of the LGP and a second method of controlling the printing such that the thickness of the light-scattering layer gradually increases with increases in the distance from the light-emitting diode. A luminous point through can be prevented from being viewed by a front observer, a process can be simplified, and light distribution similar to Lambertian distribution can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Euisoo Kim, Seong-ryong Ryoo, Gun-sang Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200103584
    Abstract: A housing for a display module, a display module, and an assembly method of the display module are provided. The housing includes a main body and a cover plate. The main body includes: a bottom plate; a back plate, a first side plate and a second side plate located on a same side of the back plate; first support limit portions, spaced apart from the bottom plate in a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate, respectively provided on a surface of the first side plate that faces the second side plate and provided on a surface of the second side plate that faces the first side plate; a first slot, located between the bottom plate and the first support limit portions; a first opening, opposite to the back plate; and a second opening, opposite to the bottom plate. The cover plate is detachably mounted at the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Zhou YANG, Yurong CAO, Kai YANG, Chuanyin ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20200103585
    Abstract: A light guide plate has a light-incident surface, a bottom surface, a light-emitting surface, first microstructures and second microstructures. The bottom surface is opposite to the light-emitting surface, the light-incident surface is connected between the bottom surface and the light-emitting surface. The first microstructures protrude from the bottom surface and are arranged at intervals along a direction parallel to the light-incident surface and extend from the light-incident surface in a predetermined direction. The second microstructures are disposed between the first microstructures away from the light-incident surface, and each them includes light-adjusting blocks protruding from the bottom surface and arranged along the predetermined direction. Each first microstructure has a first height, and each light-adjusting block has a second height smaller than the first height. The light guide plate has a reduced horizontal viewing angle and a maintained luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: CHAO-HUNG WENG, MING-DAH LIU, HUNG-TSE LIN
  • Publication number: 20200103586
    Abstract: Provided are a device and method for fabricating an optical fiber Bragg grating, comprising a laser device, a laser shaping device, a laser interference device, a clamping movable device, and an organic-solution filling device; a liquid filling port of the clamping movable device is connected to the output port of the organic-solution filling device; the laser device emits laser light to the laser shaping device; the laser shaping device shapes the laser light, then transmits it to the laser interference device; the laser interference device splits the laser into two laser beams; the two laser beams interfere and periodically distributed laser interference fringes are obtained; the organic-solution filling device fills and attaches the organic solution to the surface of the inner wall of an hollow-core fiber; the clamping movable device moves the hollow-core fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jun He, Zhe Zhang, Yiping Wang
  • Publication number: 20200103587
    Abstract: A hollow core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) including an outer cladding region and seven hollow tubes surrounded by the outer cladding region. Each of the hollow tubes is fused to the outer cladding to form a ring defining an inner cladding region and a hollow core region surrounded by the inner cladding region. The hollow tubes are not touching each other, but are arranged with distance to adjacent hollow tubes. The hollow tubes each have an average outer diameter d2 and an average inner diameter d1, wherein d1/d2 is equal to or larger than about 0.8, such as equal to or larger than about 0.85, such as equal to or larger than about 0.9. Also, a laser system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: NKT Photonics A/S
    Inventors: Jens Kristian LYNGSØE, Christian JAKOBSEN, Mattia MICHIELETTO
  • Publication number: 20200103588
    Abstract: An optical fiber includes a glass fiber that includes a core and a cladding and a coating resin layer that coats the glass fiber by being in contact with the glass fiber. The coating resin layer includes a cured material of an ultraviolet ray curable resin composition having a dissolved oxygen concentration of greater than or equal to 8.5 mg/L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki IWAGUCHI, Tatsuya KONISHI, Takashi FUJII
  • Publication number: 20200103589
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical fiber is a method for manufacturing an optical fiber including a glass fiber, and a coating resin layer that coats the glass fiber by being in contact with the glass fiber. The method includes a step of increasing a dissolved oxygen concentration in an ultraviolet ray curable resin composition, a step of applying the ultraviolet ray curable resin composition, in which the dissolved oxygen concentration is increased, onto the glass fiber, and a step of curing the ultraviolet ray curable resin composition by irradiating the ultraviolet ray curable resin composition that is applied onto the glass fiber with an ultraviolet ray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki IWAGUCHI, Haruki OKUYAMA, Takashi FUJII
  • Publication number: 20200103590
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical fiber bundle having high adhesive strength at an end, and an endoscope using the optical fiber bundle. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing the optical fiber bundle having high adhesive strength at an end. An embodiment of the present invention provides an optical fiber bundle including a bundle of optical transmission elements, each of which includes a fiber including a core made of a first glass and a cladding made of a second glass and covering an outer periphery of the core, and a covering layer covering the outer periphery of the cladding. The covering layer includes an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and not being fluorine-substituted. The alkyl group is bonded to the cladding via a siloxane bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200103591
    Abstract: Luminaires are described herein employing waveguides and associated architectures for dynamic alteration of illuminance distribution patterns. The waveguide includes a light extraction component. The waveguide transmits light from a light source to the light extraction component by total internal reflection (TIR). The light extraction component includes one or more reversibly moveable surfaces for altering illuminance distribution patterns of the luminaire in response to one or more forces applied to the light extraction component by a force application assembly of the luminaire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Eric J. Tarsa, Jean-Claude David Ramey DeSugny, David Stone, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Shawn Patrick Keeney
  • Publication number: 20200103592
    Abstract: A fiber cutter includes: a base including a fiber grip that grips an optical fiber; a slider including a fiber end grip that grips an end portion of the optical fiber, wherein the slider moves relative to the base; a cut former including a blade forming an initial cut in the optical fiber and disposed between the fiber grip and the fiber end grip; and a spring that applies a force between the base and the slider to apply a tension to the optical fiber gripped by the fiber grip and the fiber end grip, wherein the cut former is disposed on the slide, and when the initial cut grows and the optical fiber cleaves, the cut former moves together with the slider by the force of the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicants: Fujikura Ltd., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaharu Matsuda, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Ryo Koyama, Mitsuru Kihara
  • Publication number: 20200103593
    Abstract: A cladding mode light removal structure includes: an input-side exposure portion where a covering is removed from an end of an input-side optical fiber to expose a cladding of the input-side optical fiber; an output-side exposure portion where a covering is removed from an end of an output-side optical fiber to expose an output-side cladding of the output-side optical fiber; a fusion splice portion at which the input-side exposure portion and the output-side exposure portion are connected by fusion splice; a fiber housing portion having an accommodation space that receives the input-side exposure portion, the output-side exposure portion, and the fusion splice portion; a high refractive index resin having a refractive index equal to or higher than that of the cladding exposed at the input-side exposure portion; and a low refractive index portion of a medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Kuniyasu, Ryokichi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200103594
    Abstract: A high-resolution photonic thermometer article performs high-resolution thermometry and includes: a light source; a photonic thermometer with a waveguide and a photonic crystal cavity that stores light; a photodetector in communication with the photonic thermometer; a phase sensitive detector in communication with the photodetector and that: receives the photodetector signal from the photodetector; receives a reference frequency signal; and produces a lock signal from the photodetector signal, based on the reference frequency signal; a local oscillator in communication with the phase sensitive detector and that produces the reference frequency signal; and a servo controller in communication with the phase sensitive detector and local oscillator and that: receives the lock signal from the phase sensitive detector; receives the reference frequency signal from the local oscillator; and produces the control signal such that absorption power of the photonic crystal is maximized through wavelength control of the li
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Nikolai Nikolaevich Klimov, Kevin O'Connell Douglass, Zeeshan Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20200103595
    Abstract: A lensed optical fiber in which a rod-shaped GRIN lens is fused at the tip of an optical fiber is manufactured by executing: a step for fusing together an optical fiber (2) held by a fiber holder (20) and a GRIN lens (3) held by a lens holder (30) with the tips thereof abutting each other; a step for moving the lens holder (30) in the direction away from the fiber holder (20), while relaxing the holding force of the lens holder (30), and reholding the GRIN lens (3); and a step for cutting the GRIN lens (3) with a length equal to the movement distance of the lens holder 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki MISU
  • Publication number: 20200103596
    Abstract: An optical connector module can contribute to a reduction in size while reducing coupling loss. An optical connector module (1) according to the present disclosure includes an optical transmission line (10) including cores (12) and a cladding (11), an optical connector (20) including a first side surface (A1) facing an end face of the cores (12) and configured to optically couple to the optical transmission line (10), and a refractive index matching material (30) configured to adjust the refractive index of a space between the cores (12) and the first side surface (A1). The refractive index matching material (30) is disposed between the first side surface (A1) and the end face. A curved first lens portion (23) is provided on the first side surface (A1) at a position opposite the cores (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Masatoshi TSUNODA, Kazumi NAKAZURU, Takahiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200103597
    Abstract: A return loss in an optical connector connection structure according to a lens scheme is reduced. An optical connector (10) according to this disclosure, includes: a plurality of optical fibers (18) arranged in an array; and a lens array plate (14) that includes a first principal surface (40) with a plurality of lenses (44) corresponding to the respective optical fibers being formed on this surface, and a second principal surface (41) joined to end faces (180) of the optical fibers so as to be opposed to the first principal surface and optically coupled to the optical fibers to which the respective lenses correspond, wherein at least one of the end faces of the optical fibers and the second principal surface is inclined from a plane (182) perpendicular to optical axes (181) of the optical fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo WATANABE, Katsuki SUEMATSU, Masato SHIINO
  • Publication number: 20200103598
    Abstract: A push-pull connection includes a push-pull boot connector and an adapter, which are connected together and retained with a latching mechanism. The push-pull boot connector includes a connector housing and a remote release push-pull strain relief boot. The connector housing, when pulled away from the mating face of the adapter, via the strain relief boot, will detach the latching mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Aran James Russell Davidson, Asher Leong Raven
  • Publication number: 20200103599
    Abstract: Fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical connector comprises a housing and a multifiber ferrule. The housing comprises a longitudinal passageway between a rear end and a front end, and a rear portion of the housing comprises a keying portion and at least one locking feature integrally formed in the rear portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Joel Christopher Rosson
  • Publication number: 20200103600
    Abstract: A cleaning tool for an optical connector includes: a body part; a substrate to which the body part is fixed; and a head unit that includes: a head that presses a cleaning unit against the optical connector; and a head housing that houses the head. The head housing fits on a housing of the optical connector, and the head unit moves with respect to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventor: Junichi Nakane
  • Publication number: 20200103601
    Abstract: An optical connector has a single ferrule held within a ferrule holder to make a ferrule assembly. The ferrule assembly is inserted into a connector housing with an expansion slot extending from the front end toward the back end to allow insertion of the ferrule assembly from the front of the connector housing. The ferrule holder has at least one extension extending from a outer surface thereof and a window in communication with and opening extending through the ferrule holder. The connector housing also has a window disposed in the main body, the window disposed in the main body in an outer surface adjacent the expansion slot to receive the extension from the ferrule holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Joel C. Rosson
  • Publication number: 20200103602
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable connector for connecting the terminal ends of two fiber optic cables having termini of respective ones of multiple optical fibers included within said cables. The connector has a termini with a pin body that includes a flat alignment surface at the rear of the main body. The pin body is received in a bore of an insert body. The forward face of the insert body has a shoulder that partially obstructs the bore and aligns with the flat alignment surfaces of the pin body. The shoulder and flat alignment surface cooperate to ensure that the termini is properly inserted into the bore so that an angled forward contact surface of the termini is properly aligned with the angled forward contact surface of a mating termini of another connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jon M. Woodruff, Sean M. McCalley, Michael L. Cox
  • Publication number: 20200103603
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a first fastener part having a first set of mating features and a second fastener part having a second set of mating features. Coupling the first set of mating features with the second set of mating features forms a fastener having a channel with a hexagonal cross-section. The channel is configured to receive a plurality of fibers and place the plurality of fibers in a hexagonal packing configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Halderman, Rumen Deyanov
  • Publication number: 20200103604
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a connectorized optical fiber cable. The connectorized optical fiber cable includes at least one multi-fiber unit tube and at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon comprising a plurality of optical fibers positioned within the multi-fiber unit tube. The plurality of optical fibers are rollable in such a way that a first portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon inside of the at least one multi-fiber unit tube is formed in a substantially circular shape and a second portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon extending from an end of the at least one multi-fiber unit tube is formed in a substantially flat shape. The connectorized optical fiber cable also includes a jacket surrounding the multi-fiber unit tube and a multi-fiber ferrule connected to an end of the second portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: OFS Fitel, LLC
    Inventor: Kelvin B Bradley
  • Publication number: 20200103605
    Abstract: An object is, in a pluggable optical module, to compactly house an optical fiber used for connecting optical components in a housing in which a plurality of optical components are mounted. The pluggable optical module (100) includes: a plurality of optical components, a printed circuit board (51); one or more optical fibers; and optical fiber housing means (14). All or a part of the plurality of optical components are mounted on the printed circuit board (51). One or more optical fibers connect between the plurality of optical components. The optical fiber housing means (14) includes a guide that is disposed on a plate-like member and can wind the one or more optical fibers, and mounted to be stacked with the printed circuit board (51) on which the optical components are mounted and all or a part of optical components other than the optical components mounted on the printed circuit board (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Yuuji MINOTA
  • Publication number: 20200103606
    Abstract: An optical sub-assembly module and a cap thereof are provided. Two opposite ends of the cap are respectively defined as a light source end and a connecting end. The cap includes a receiving groove, a longitudinal groove, a lens structure and a plurality of pillar structures. The receiving groove is recessed inwardly from the light source end. The longitudinal groove is recessed inwardly from the connecting end. The lens structure is integrally formed with the cap, the lens structure is located between the receiving groove and the longitudinal groove, and the lens structure blocks spatial communication between the receiving groove and the longitudinal groove. Each of the pillar structures is connected to an inner wall that surrounds the receiving groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: YI-MING CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200103607
    Abstract: An enclosure for distributing trunk cable to jumper cables includes: a compartment divider with a main panel, a top wail, a bottom wall, opposed side walls, at least one dividing wall that spans the side walls, and a guide wall that spans the top and bottom walls, the compartment divider including a plurality of compartments, each formed by the,main panel, the guide wail, one of the side walls, and at least two of the top;wall, the bottom wall, and the at least one dividing wall; and a cover that covers the compartment divider to enclose the compartments. The guide wall is configured to form a convex area and a concave area in each compartment. The enclosure further includes a jumper cable entry aperture in each compartment and a jumper cable exit aperture located on one of the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jose A. Rabello, Marcus J. Ash, Bhavin Kadakia
  • Publication number: 20200103608
    Abstract: A sealed terminal has a housing, a cover, a splice tray, an adapter plate, and a splice chip. The cover is connected to the housing to close an interior compartment and has input ports for receiving one or more cables and an output adapter module having a plurality of distribution ports. The splice tray is positioned in the interior compartment and has one or more cable retainers configured to route the one or more cables within the interior compartment. The adapter plate is connected to the splice tray and has a plurality of adapters for connecting the one or more cables to the distribution ports. The splice chip is connected to the splice tray and has a plurality of slots for receiving and routing the one or more cables. The housing includes a radiused wall for routing the cables within the interior compartment without bending the cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: John P. Hill, Daniel J. Johnson, Randy T. VanHorn, Walter E. Power, II
  • Publication number: 20200103609
    Abstract: A breakout transition assembly including a plurality of optical fibers extending through a cable, a plurality of furcation tubes and a housing with a cable inlet and a furcation chamber. The cable, optical fibers and furcation tubes are fixed relative to the housing with a volume of hardened epoxy in the furcation chamber. The cable inlet includes a clearance that tapers between a first end and a second end. In another aspect, the breakout transition can also include a breakout holder comprising at least one guide, such that the plurality of furcation tubes are fixedly received in the at least one guide in the breakout holder, and the volume of hardened epoxy retains the breakout holder in an engaged position with the transition body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Paula LOCKHART, Clair IBURG
  • Publication number: 20200103610
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an outer utility pipe having a first diameter. In a first embodiment, the present disclosure describes an inner liner having a second diameter. The second diameter is smaller than the first diameter. The inner liner is positioned inside the outer utility pipe such than an annular space is created between the inner liner and the outer utility pipe. The inner liner is configured to conduct fluid. The present disclosure describes a communication conduit positioned in the annular space between the inner liner and the outer utility pipe. The communication conduit is configured to receive one or more components, such as fiber optic cables, configured to transmit information. In a second embodiment without an inner liner or an annular space, the communication conduit is received by a channel cut in an inner diameter surface of the outer utility pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hiram Glenn THORPE, Martin Robert COGHILL, James Edward FISHER, Colin David KEMPER, Brent James FOUNTAIN
  • Publication number: 20200103611
    Abstract: A lens includes an optical portion refracting light, a rib extending along a circumference of at least a portion of the optical portion, a first area and a second area of an object-side surface of the rib, wherein the first area has a first surface roughness and the second area has a second surface roughness less rough than the first surface roughness, and a third area and a fourth area of an image-side surface of the rib, wherein the third area has a third surface roughness and the fourth area has a fourth surface roughness less rough than the third surface roughness, wherein the second area includes inclined surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Shin YANG, Ju Sung PARK, Sot Eum SEO
  • Publication number: 20200103612
    Abstract: The method of aligning a cylindrical lens in a lens assembly includes attaching the cylindrical lens to a lens fixture and interfacing the lens fixture to a support structure in which the cylindrical lens can be placed in a frontwards and backwards orientation. The method also includes capturing respective first and second line images of respective first and second focus lines as formed by the cylindrical lens in the forwards and backwards orientations. The method further includes establishing a relative orientation of the first and second line images and using the established relative orientation to determine an amount of angular misalignment of the cylindrical lens relative to a reference direction provided by the support structure. The method can include rotating the cylindrical lens relative to the lens fixture to reduce the amount of angular misalignment to be within an angular alignment tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Morgan Dunn, Kevin John Magierski, Brian Monroe McMaster, Paul Francis Michaloski, Duncan Christopher Spaulding
  • Publication number: 20200103613
    Abstract: An optical sensor package module and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The optical sensor package module includes a substrate, a sensor chip and a shielding assembly. The sensor chip is disposed on the substrate and includes an array of pixels located at a top side thereof for receiving light. The shielding assembly surrounds the sensor chip for limiting influx of light onto the sensor chip, and the shielding assembly includes a frame and a shielding element. The shielding element has a first light-permeable region disposed above at least a first subset of the pixels, the first subset is configured to receive corresponding light, and the first light-permeable region is transparent to the corresponding light. The shielding element includes an engaging structure formed thereon, and the shielding element is engaged with the frame by the engaging structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: CHI-CHIH SHEN
  • Publication number: 20200103614
    Abstract: An adjustable mechanical holder for finely adjusting a position of an element attachable or attached to the mechanical holder includes a stationary fastening region configured to fasten the mechanical holder to a holding structure and a holding region configured as a mounting for the element. At least a first parallelogram linkage is disposed between the holding region and the fastening region. The first parallelogram linkage connects the holding region movably to the fastening region. The mechanical holder further includes a first movable actuator, by which the holding region is movable by the first parallelogram linkage along a first spatial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Roland SEIFERT
  • Publication number: 20200103615
    Abstract: An optical imaging system including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens disposed in order from an object side, wherein one or more of the first to sixth lenses is disposed between a stop and an imaging plane and of those, one or more has positive refractive power and one is made of a glass material, and four or more of the first to sixth lenses are made of a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Min CHAE, Eun Chong LEE
  • Publication number: 20200103616
    Abstract: An optical system for an arc-screen display, the system comprising: a first optical element, a second optical element, a third optical element, a fourth optical element, and a fifth optical element. The optical elements comprise a lens and/or a lens set. The first optical element, second optical element, third optical element, fourth optical element, and fifth optical element are arranged in sequence from an object side along a straight optical axis. The optical system for an arc-screen display meets the condition: ?10%?d??5%, and d is a maximum edge distortion. The optical system for an arc-screen display of the present disclosure enables display on an arc screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Hongyan SHI