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7295359 Light beam scanner and image forming apparatus  
A light beam scanner irradiates surfaces of respective of different image carriers with respective of plural light beams having been subjected to constant angular velocity deflection by a...
7280722 Temperature compensated optical multiplexer  
An optical multiplexer that adjusts the wavelength response and compensates for temperature effects by using rotatable mirror. The wavelength response of the device is adjusted by aligning the...
7268929 Optical scanner reflecting and outputting light increased in width and image forming apparatus using same  
An optical scanner is disclosed which includes: a reflective surface from which incoming light is reflected; and a scanning sub-system altering an angle of the reflective surface, relative to an...
7252394 Laser projection display and illumination device with MEMS scanning mirror for indoor and outdoor applications  
A projection display system includes a light source emitting a light beam, and a reflecting mirror system for scanning the light beam over an image to illuminate the image. The light source can be...
7242537 Holding and positioning apparatus for an optical element  
In a holding and positioning apparatus for an optical element, the optical element is mounted in a mounting ring and the mounting ring is mounted via at least one manipulator unit. The manipulator...
7239435 High-speed, high resolution, wide-format Cartesian scanning systems  
A scanning system for writing, printing, direct imaging, plotting, computed radiography, and scanning includes an optical system contains at lest one modulatable radiation source for emitting...
7233424 Steering assembly with electromagnetic actuators  
A laser cutting system, including a steering mirror assembly for directing a laser beam through a predetermined cutting path along a workpiece or substrate material. The steering mirror assembly...
7221486 Method and apparatus for picking up 2D image of an object to be sensed  
A method and apparatus for sensing by a linear image sensor a two-dimensional image of an object to be sensed includes detecting a position of the object by a position sensor having a first...
7221503 Fast multi-line laser confocal scanning microscope  
According to a first embodiment the invention provides, for achieving fast multi-wavelength scanning in an acousto-optical deflector based confocal scanning microscope, dynamically adjusting an...
7218432 Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus  
A light source which is a surface emitting laser including a plurality of apertures that correspond to light emitting regions arranged in a two-dimensional array and limit the regions, and a...
7218433 Scanning apparatus using a plurality of diffracted beams  
The present invention provides a scanning apparatus, which scans a plurality of diffracted beams, obtained by diffracting and modulating light emitted from a single light source, on a scanning...
7212324 Optical scanning arrangement and image forming device with the arrangement  
The present invention includes a first plate ( 14 ) and a second plate ( 15 ) which perform a coarse adjustment of a cylinder mirror ( 245 ) by moving the cylinder mirror ( 245 ) linearly in the...
7209272 Object detecting apparatus having operation monitoring function  
An object detecting apparatus for a vehicle has a light radiation unit, a reflection mirror, a polygon mirror, a light reception unit, all disposed in a case. The apparatus further has a position...
7203426 Optical subassembly of optical transceiver  
A transceiver module comprised of a multiplexing/demultiplexing optical subassembly is provided. The optical subassembly includes either a transmitter module or a receiver module or both. The...
7202985 Inner drum exposure apparatus  
An exposure process is executed by multi-beams divided by polarizing and combining laser beams (La, Lb) modulated based on an image signal so as to be emitted by a light source side optical system...
7193758 Scanner and method for sweeping a beam across a target  
A scanner such as a bar-code scanner includes a scan-beam generator, a beam reflector having a first magnet, and a beam-sweep mechanism having a second magnet. The beam-sweep mechanism causes the...
7193761 Method of controlling beam scanning timing and beam energy and light beam scanning apparatus using the same  
Disclosed herein is a method of controlling beam scanning timing and beam energy and a light beam scanning apparatus using the method. The light beam scanning apparatus includes a beam generation...
7184186 Optical switch assembly  
An apparatus for switching optical signals. An optical bench includes a plurality of through-openings for receiving a plurality of collimators and a plurality of actuators. The actuators include a...
7177058 Beam deflection device  
A deflection means which is rotatably and/or pivotably mounted in a bearing which comprises a Ferrofluid. The deflection means is part of an adjustable beam deflection device for deflecting a light...
7167290 Optical deflection device  
An optical deflection device is disclosed that is able to drive a mirror therein to move smoothly. In the optical deflection device, notches are formed in the mirror, and when the notches hit...
7164518 Fast scanner with rotatable mirror and image processing system  
A scanner for obtaining an image of an object placed on an at least partially transparent platform, wherein the platform is defined by edge portions and has at least including a first scan area and...
7164397 Discrete light color processor  
Methods and apparatus for use with a discrete bit display system such as a DLP® display system for increasing brightness by using secondary light bits (such as spoke bits that are otherwise...
7149020 Mirror and coil laser beam projection apparatus  
A display system, apparatus and method for generating a visible pattern onto a display surface responsive to an audio frequency input signal by emitting a visible beam of light along a...
7149023 Optical scanner capable of flip-chip hermetic packaging  
Provided is an optical scanner capable of hermetic sealing with a round of flip-chip bonding. The optical scanner includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate, a mirror suspended between the...
7138622 Method and apparatus for monitoring light beams  
An apparatus and method for monitoring light beams comprising a reflector for passing at least partially through the beam to reflect a sample of the beam and at least one sensor arranged to receive...
7133140 Apparatus and measurement procedure for the fast, quantitative, non-contact topographic investigation of semiconductor wafers and other mirror like surfaces  
Apparatus and process for fast, quantitative, non-contact topographic investigation of samples. Apparatus includes a light source, and a collimating concave mirror structured and arranged to...
7126736 Illumination device, display device and projector  
A projector capable of displaying a moving picture image in good quality with a clear outline and few blurs includes a light source, a pseudo rectangular light flux generating device to generate a...
7119935 Light scanning unit for use in image forming apparatus  
A light scanning unit according to the present invention can decrease the degree of change when the quantity of light is changed on a photoconductor, thereby decreasing an image density difference...
7116455 Imaging apparatus  
An imaging apparatus having a projector function which is advantageous in reducing size is provided. A light source of the imaging apparatus is constituted by three semiconductor lasers which...
7113321 Optical deflection apparatus and manufacturing method thereof, optical deflection array, imaging apparatus, and image projection display apparatus  
A miniaturized and highly integrated optical deflection apparatus is realized in which the number of electrodes for driving the optical deflection apparatus is reduced. The optical deflection...
7110153 Optical apparatus and laser display apparatus having laser beam scanner each  
An optical apparatus is disclosed which has a scanner for scanning a predetermined area with a laser beam. The optical apparatus comprises: a laser source; a scanner having a scanning mirror for...
7102805 Scanner having scan angle multiplier  
A transmission optical system comprises a concave surface mirror whose reflection surface is directed toward a deflection mirror surface and a transmission lens which is disposed between the...
7099060 Light deflecting method and apparatus efficiently using a floating mirror  
Method of deflecting light includes the steps of providing a substrate and forming a supporting member on the substrate. Next forming step forms electrodes at predetermined positions on the...
7092135 Moving mirror optical scanner and associated methods  
An apparatus and method for an optical scanner comprises a mirror, a coil, a magnetic circuit, and a support connected to the mirror. The mirror has a reflective surface and a periphery. A coil of...
7068410 Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus  
A light beam L from a laser source 62 impinges upon a deflection mirror surface 651 from the direction of a pivot axis (sub scanning direction Y) at an acute angle γ with respect to the...
7068408 Optical apparatus and laser display apparatus having laser beam scanner each  
An optical apparatus is disclosed which has a scanner for scanning a predetermined area with a laser beam. The optical apparatus comprises: a laser source; a scanner having a scanning mirror for...
7064878 Light deflecting method and apparatus efficiently using a floating mirror  
Method of deflecting light includes the steps of providing a substrate and forming a supporting member on the substrate. Next forming step forms electrodes at predetermined positions on the...
7055968 Projection type display device  
A projection type display device includes a light source, a picture information display element, and a light deflection device with a function to deflect light from the light source and irradiate...
7054046 Optical scanning frequency doubling method and apparatus adopting the same  
An optical scanning frequency doubling method and apparatus adopting the same are provided. According to the method and apparatus, light scanned by a mirror to a predetermined region is fed back to...
7050208 Scanning microscopy, fluorescence detection, and laser beam positioning  
High speed, wide area microscopic scanning or laser positioning is accomplished with an inertia-less deflector (for example an acousto-optic or electro-optic deflector) combined with a high speed...
7045773 Optical scanning apparatus for accurately detecting and correcting position of optical beam in subscanning direction, and the method  
An optical scanning apparatus is provided, in which the optical scanning apparatus includes: a light source emitting an optical beam; an optical deflection unit deflecting the optical beam emitted...
7034972 Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus using the optical scanning device  
An optical scanning device has an incident optical system that makes a light beam emitted from a light source unit enter to a deflection surface of an optical deflector in a state in which the...
7031041 Micro-oscillating element provided with torsion bar  
A micro-oscillating element is provided with a frame ( 113 ) and a oscillating member ( 111 ) connected with the frame ( 113 ) via a connector ( 112 ). Each connector ( 112 ) includes two torsion...
7031040 Optical scanning apparatus, optical writing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and method of driving vibration mirror  
An optical scanning apparatus includes a vibration mirror having a mirror surface that reflects an optical beam. A pair of torsion beams swingably support the mirror. The mirror is vibrated in a...
7023598 Optical scanner and laser machining apparatus  
An optical scanner which can realize target trajectory tracking machining at a high speed and with a high accuracy. In a servo control circuit controlling the operation of an X-axis scanner for...
7012724 Optical scanning device having a temperature compensation unit  
In an optical scanning device and image forming apparatus according to the present invention, a light source emits a light beam, and a scanning optical unit deflects the light beam from the light...
7009745 Coating for optical MEMS devices  
A micromechanical device having a deflectable member which contacts a stationary member. An antireflective coating is applied to portions of the micromechanical device to limit undesired reflection...
7006271 Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus  
A coupling lens couples a beam emitted from a light source. A light deflector deflects the beam from the coupling lens at a uniform angular velocity. A line-image imaging optical system is disposed...
7005631 Beam position adjusting method for optical scanning device  
A CPU first detects a position of a stationary laser beam using a beam position detection sensor, and then determines a target position of a movable laser beam relative to the stationary laser...
6999217 Imaging system switching device  
An imaging system switching device is described. The imaging system switching device is used for multi-function office machines, which has a scanner and a printer and additionally a copy machine...