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7622708 Optical element for free-space propagation between an optical waveguide and another optical waveguide, component, or device  
An optical element comprises a substantially transparent material having opposing first and second transmission surfaces and a substantially flat mounting surface between them, an alignment mark,...
7622701 Toolessly adjustable cupola and photocontrol receptacle assembly  
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a cupola and photocontrol receptacle assembly that allows a user to adjust the direction of the cupola base and the photocontrol receptacle...
7622698 Detection head  
A reflective sensor is disclosed which prevents divergent light from a light source from being totally reflected by an interface between the package and the outside thereof and entering a...
7619211 Light guiding apparatus  
LED elements ( 5 ) which are light emitting elements are mounted on a substrate ( 7 ). LED light guide plates ( 9, 9 ) which are light-emitting-element light guide components are arranged at...
7619202 Remote-controllable electronic device  
A remote-controllable electronic device includes a casing, a filter, a sensor, and a shielding element. The casing is formed with a hole where the filter is embedded thereto. The sensor is disposed...
7619192 Direct backlight module using optical feedback  
A direct-light-type backlight module uses optical feedback to control point light sources for obtaining a default luminance. Each point light source drives a section in a cyclic time domain to emit...
7615734 Image capture device  
An image capture device, which illuminates a subject and receives light reflected from the subject to capture an image of the subject, is provided to achieve a small-size configuration and easy...
7615733 Optical navigation apparatus and method for making the apparatus  
An optical navigation apparatus and method for making the apparatus uses a light source and a sensor having an imaging array mounted on a leadframe and encapsulated in an optically transparent body...
7612333 Imaging apparatus and photoelectric conversion element package retaining unit  
A photoelectric conversion element package retaining unit includes a photoelectric conversion element package having electrodes formed on a rear surface of a light-receiving surface, a printed...
7612332 Optical module with integrated source of light  
An optical module includes a lens arrangement which is used to project electromagnetic radiation to a semiconductor element and a light source disposed in the surrounding area of the radiation...
7609439 Mask overlay for infrared target assembly  
An infrared target for use with indoor industrial G.P.S. has at least one mask or overlay applied to the lens of the target. The mask increases the precision of setting the location of any...
7608816 Light receiving module incorporating shield cover  
A light receiving module includes a substrate, a light receiving element mounted on the substrate, a resin package covering the light receiving element, and a shield cover into which the resin...
7605363 Optical pickup unit including a receiving portion  
An optical pickup unit comprising: a circuit connected to a light emitting device emitting light; and a counterpart circuit connected to the circuit, the circuit being soldered to the counterpart...
7605362 Angled CCD image capture device  
A handheld imaging device includes a CCD array or similar detector which is tilted with respect to the incoming light. The tilt permits a narrower handheld device to be manufactured, as the housing...
7600890 Illuminated sign and light source for use with said sign  
An illuminable sign ( 20 ) has a base ( 22 ); a trough ( 24 ) having a configuration C formed in the base ( 22 ); a light dispensing medium ( 26 ) having the configuration C fitted in the trough (...
7592585 Optical pickup  
The soldered connection of an end portion of a cable extending from each element with a main substrate is prevented from being broken. An end portion of a cable t 1 extending from a light source...
7589317 Optical encoder having lens integrally molded with housing  
An optical encoder is comprised of three component parts, which are an emission-side light-pervious resin 6 by which a light emitting chip 1 is sealed, a reception-side light-pervious resin 8 ...
7586529 Solid-state imaging device  
A solid-state imaging-device includes a base, frame-shaped ribs provided on the base and forming an internal space, a plurality of wiring members for electrically leading the internal space of a...
7586080 Producing layered structures with layers that transport charge carriers in which each of a set of channel regions or portions operates as an acceptable switch  
Layered structures such as photosensing arrays include layers in which charge carriers can be transported. For example, a carrier-transporting substructure that includes a solution processing...
7586078 Method for forming a photoelectric switch  
A method for forming a photoelectric switch is disclosed. The method includes providing a granular mold having a first slot and a second slot; filling the first and the second slots with a...
7579583 Solid-state imaging apparatus, wiring substrate and methods of manufacturing the same  
A size reduced solid-state imaging apparatus may be provided. The solid-state imaging apparatus may include a wiring substrate having a body having a cavity on an area which a semiconductor chip...
7579578 Advanced multipurpose pseudospark switch having a hollow cathode with a planar spiral electrode and an aperture  
The present invention provides a pseudospark switch that overcomes the aforementioned limitations of existing pseudospark switches and proved e-beams for applications such as FELs, pulsed lasers,...
7576311 Optical detector having a sensing element, a lens and a frustum coupled to the lens  
A detector having a field of view in elevation on the order of one hundred eighty degrees in one plane and three hundred sixty degrees in a perpendicular plane includes a generally hemispherical...
7573024 Flexible bioelectronic photodetector and imaging arrays based on bacteriorhodopsin (BR) thin films  
The direct deposit of photoelectric materials onto low-cost prefabricated patterned flexible electrodes provided by the present invention introduces a new design approach that permits the...
7573011 Zoom module using actuator and lead screw with translating operation  
An optical module includes a first optics group, a second optics group, and an image sensor, wherein the first optics group and second optics group are configured to provide an image having a focus...
7570303 Image pick-up element assembly and image pick-up element  
An image pick-up element 1 is mounted on an element mounting part 7 formed with a member whose thermal conductivity is higher than that of an element storing part 3. Inputting and outputting...
7566866 Systems and methods for a tilted optical receiver assembly  
Systems and methods are provided for depositing solder in a first pattern over a first bonding pad on the substrate; depositing solder in a second pattern over a second bonding pad on the...
7566865 Temperature controlled photodetector  
This disclosure describes a temperature controlled photodetector. The disclosed detector can reach a temperature at which responsivity is maximized within a short time and with little wasted power....
7566854 Image sensor module  
The present invention provides an image sensor module. The image sensor module has a die formed on a substrate, the die having a micro lens area, a lens holder formed on the substrate and over the...
7560676 Sunlight-detecting sensor for vehicles  
A sunlight-detecting sensor for vehicles is provided including a housing mountable on an inside of either a front window or a rear window. A sunlight sensor is provided on a top of the housing. The...
7557384 Semiconductor light emitting device and semiconductor light emitting unit  
In various aspects, a semiconductor light emitting device may include a mold resin having a cup shape portion on an upper surface of the mold resin; a first lead provided in the mold resin and...
7557340 Shaft-mounted detector for optical encoder having an aperture through the detector for receiving a rotary shaft of a motor  
A transmissive optical encoder is disclosed. The transmissive optical encoder includes a detector, a code wheel, and an emitter. The detector includes an aperture through the detector. The aperture...
7554069 Solid state imaging device and imaging apparatus having a first well region forming an overflow barrier interposed between a photoelectric conversion area and a second well region  
A solid state imaging device having an image area in which a plurality of light receiving pixels is arranged on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type is disclosed. The device...
7554068 Heat radiating structure for solid-state image sensor, and solid-state image pickup device  
In a heat radiating member which has a contact portion to be put into contact with a solid-state image sensor fixed to a prism member, and a fin-like heat radiating portion for radiating heat,...
7550714 Image reading device  
An image reader (A) includes a conductive case ( 1 ), a substrate ( 3 ) and a plurality of light receiving elements. The image reader (A) further includes a first electrode ( 10 ) formed at the...
7550708 Photoelectric sensor and emitting device for photoelectric sensor  
A purpose of the present invention is to provide a photoelectric sensor and an emitting device for a photoelectric sensor which can improve resistance to liquids. A purpose of the present invention...
7547877 Microelectronic imagers with integrated optical devices and methods for manufacturing such microelectronic imagers  
Microelectronic imagers with integrated optical devices and methods for manufacturing imagers. The imagers, for example, typically have an imaging unit including a first substrate and an image...
7547876 Photocontrol devices and methods for forming the same  
A photocontrol device includes a housing assembly and a flexible circuit board assembly. The housing assembly defines an enclosure cavity. The flexible circuit board assembly includes a flexible...
7544961 Sample collection and testing system including a rotatable shaft with a helical guiding member to translate longitudinal motion of a slidable shaft into rotational motion  
Methods and apparatus for evaluating the quality of a sample of a product, an ingredient, an environment or process by measuring multiple parameters thereof, including light emitted from a reacting...
7543946 Dimmable rearview assembly having a glare sensor  
A rearview assembly of the present invention may include a housing adapted to be mounted to the vehicle, a rearview element disposed in the housing for providing an image to the driver of the...
7541574 Sensor device  
A sensor device includes a board, a sensor element and a resin member made of resin. The sensor element has a displace part to be displaced in a predetermined detection direction, and detects a...
7538316 Accessory mounting system for housing a camera that views through a light transmitting portion of a light absorbing layer at a portion of the windshield of the vehicle  
An accessory mounting system suitable for use in a vehicle includes an assembly adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface at a portion of the windshield of...
7538313 Optical encoder having a no track portion of an optical scale being placed at a position symmetrical to a light non-transparent portion within an irradiation region of incident light  
In an optical encoder comprising an optical scale in which a light transmission portion and a light non-transparent portion are arranged and an output pattern obtained by emitting an incident light...
7534987 Light measuring apparatus  
A light measuring apparatus includes a light source configured to emit light to a sample, and a light guide optics system configured to guide light generated as a result of applying the emitted...
7531786 Photonic crystal sensors with integrated fluid containment structure  
Photonic crystal (PC) sensors, and sensor arrays and sensing systems incorporating PC sensors are described which have integrated fluid containment and/or fluid handling structures. Sensors and...
7531782 Solid-state image sensor having micro-lenses arranged to collect light of which the incidence angle has been moderated by a transparent film disposed thereon  
A solid-state image sensor includes a plurality of light-receiving elements arranged in a light-receiving area, and a plurality of micro-lenses corresponding to the light-receiving elements, and...
7525083 Radiation detector with an epitaxially grown semiconductor body  
A radiation detector comprising a plurality of detector elements ( 1, 2, 3 ) each having an active region ( 14, 24, 34 ) provided for radiation reception and for signal generation, the detector...
7525081 Compound-eye imaging device having a light shielding block with a stack of multiple flat unit plates  
A compound-eye imaging device comprises: an optical lens array with integrated multiple optical lenses; a photodetector array for imaging images formed by the optical lenses; and a light shielding...
7522318 Scanner optical module  
A scanner optical module has a single transmission axle used to support a scanning module (containing a traditional optical device or CIS). The scanning module has a plurality of protrusions (or...
7521657 Assembly having wafer with image sensor chips, a photo-sensitive adhesive pattern and plate thereof and method of manufacturing the same  
An assembly may include a wafer and a plate may be mounted on the wafer. The wafer may have image sensor chips and scribe lines demarcating each image sensor chip. The image sensor chip may include...