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7450799 Corner-cube retroreflectors for displays  
Enhancement of the contrast ratio of optical flat panel displays by integrating an array of corner-cube retroreflectors into the front face of the optical display, said integration involving mutual...
7410266 Three-dimensional imaging system for robot vision  
The present invention provides a three-dimensional imaging system for robot vision, which is capable of three-dimensional positioning of objects, object identification, searching and tracking of an...
7372570 Incident light redistribution to compensate for radial gradient in detector  
Nonuniformities in the efficiency of detection of individual fluorescing reaction mixtures in a well plate with a two-dimensional array well array are corrected. The nonuniformities arise both from...
7354168 Facet mirror having a number of mirror facets  
A facet mirror ( 10 ) is provided with a number of mirror facets ( 11 ), in which the mirror facets ( 11 ) respectively have a spherical or conical facet body ( 17 ) with a reflecting surface ( 12...
7354167 Beam focusing and scanning system using micromirror array lens  
A beam focusing and scanning system using a micromirror array lens (optical system) includes a light source configured to emit light and a micromirror array lens, including at least one...
7350922 Three-dimensional display using variable focal length micromirror array lens  
A three-dimensional display device includes a two-dimensional display displaying a depthwise image, and a variable focal length micromirror array lens receiving light from the two-dimensional...
7281833 LED vehicle lamp including reflector with paraboloidal sections  
A vehicle lamp includes a set of alternatively provided first and second reflection surfaces that reflect the light emitted by a first and second respective diodes toward a lamp lens. Each of the...
RE39751 Confocal microscope apparatus and photographing apparatus for confocal microscope  
A confocal microscope apparatus includes a disk scanner for scanning a specimen with a laser beam, and camera main body for photographing a still image. An exposure time calculation circuit is...
7247790 Spinning concentrator enhanced solar energy alternating current production  
Due to an ever growing shortage of conventional energy sources, there is an increasingly intense interest in harnessing solar energy. This invention deals with method and apparatus for the direct...
7232232 Reflector device  
In a reflecting mirror, a plurality of segmented mirrors are grouped into a plurality of groups of a cluster, and are supported by a plurality of sub mirror cells. The plurality of sub mirror cells...
7215882 High-speed automatic focusing system  
An automatic focusing system comprises at least one micromirror array lens, an image sensor, and a signal processor. The micromirror array lens images an object and focuses the image on the image...
7187490 Induced dipole alignment of solar concentrator balls  
The instant invention is concerned with method and apparatus for induced dipole alignment of solar concentrator micro-mirrors. Novel method and apparatus are taught for coupling to, addressing, and...
7090362 Facet mirror having a number of mirror facets  
In a facet mirror with a number of mirror facets, wherein the mirror facets are provided with reflecting surfaces, the mirror facets are mounted jointly in a basic body via bearing devices. The...
7077523 Three-dimensional display using variable focusing lens  
A three-dimensional display device includes a two-dimensional display displaying a first image, and a variable focusing lens receiving light from the two-dimensional display and forming a second...
7045278 Corner cube array and method of making the corner cube array  
A method of making an array of corner cubes includes the steps of: preparing a substrate, at least a surface portion of which is made of a cubic crystalline material and which has a surface that is...
7034998 Method of connecting a multiplicity of optical elements to a basic body  
In a method of connecting a multiplicity of optical elements ( 9 ) to a basic body ( 8 ), in particular for producing a faceted mirror ( 1 ), for example for beam mixing and field imaging for an...
6988809 Advanced micro-optics solar energy collection system  
Due to an ever growing shortage of conventional energy sources, there is an increasingly intense interest in harnessing solar energy. Broadly this invention deals with the general concept of...
6987604 Manufacture of and apparatus for nearly frictionless operation of a rotatable array of micro-mirrors in a solar concentrator sheet  
Due to an ever growing shortage of conventional energy sources, there is an increasingly intense interest in harnessing solar energy. The instant invention can contribute to the goal of achieving...
6975445 Dynamic optical switching ensemble  
This invention deals with an improveed general concept for a multi-wavelength switching ensemble which is controlled electrically, electromagetically, or magnetically. A switching system is...
6964486 Alignment of solar concentrator micro-mirrors  
Due to an ever growing shortage of conventional energy sources, there is an increasingly intense interest in harnessing solar energy. The instant invention is concerned with method and apparatus...
6959993 Solar concentrator array with individually adjustable elements  
A tracking heliostat array comprises a plurality of optical elements. The tracking heliostat array further comprises a frame separated from the optical elements. Each of the optical elements has an...
6957894 Group alignment of solar concentrator micro-mirrors  
Due to an ever growing shortage of conventional energy sources, there is an increasingly intense interest in harnessing solar energy. The instant invention is concerned with method and apparatus...
6926415 Reflective plate, method of making same, and reflective type liquid crystal display using the reflective plate  
A metal die having a reverse pattern of a irregular surface in which a height of a convex increases from the center toward the outer periphery is pressed onto a surface of a molding resin on a...
6880943 High resolution image formation from a multiple aperture imaging system  
In a method for imaging using multiple apertures, the present invention uses a wavefront sensor, a phase sensor, and an image processor to construct a high-resolution image without using complex...
6880942 Adaptive optic with discrete actuators for continuous deformation of a deformable mirror system  
Adaptive optical elements for use in high precision lithography exposure are provided with an array of discrete actuators to provide highly stable and repeatable correction of the shape of an...
6843573 Mini-optics solar energy concentrator  
This invention deals with the broad general concept for focussing light. A mini-optics tracking and focusing system is presented for solar power conversion that ranges from an individual's portable...
6820986 Precision formed membrane surface for electromagnetic radiation concentration and method of forming same  
A precision surface formed of a thin stretchable membrane. The shape and curvature of the formed surface are determined by the boundary over which the membrane is stretched, a forming pressure (if...
6793355 Mirror ball  
A mirror ball comprises a pair of counter-rotating reflective hemispheres. These are each attached to rotating bevel gears that are in mesh with a horizontal static bevel gear. A vertical spindle...
6712473 Mirror array device and projection type display apparatus using the same  
In order to provide a noise-free reliable projection type display apparatus which has no movable portion and can display a high quality full-color image, the following arrangement is proposed. In a...
6672729 High efficiency and projection reflectors for light and sound  
A reflector employs shapes that transfer light and sound emission from sources to planes or volumes in an efficient and controlled manner. Reflector troughs employ shaped ends that increase the...
6612705 Mini-optics solar energy concentrator  
This invention deals with the broad general concept for focussing light. A mini-optics tracking and focussing system is presented for solar power conversion that ranges from an individual's...
6527399 All-planar blind-spot proof automobile side-view mirror  
A patent application is filed for an automobile side-view mirror that could avoid thousands of automobile accidents that could occur yearly on account of the well-known blind-spot hazard. The...
6523965 Driver rearview mirror  
An improved rearview mirror for use on most types of motor vehicles (cars and trucks) includes two plane (flat) reflective surfaces held at an acute angle with respect to each other. One of these a...
6502944 Precision formed membrane surface for electromagnetic radiation concentration and method of forming same  
A precision surface formed of a thin stretchable membrane. The shape and curvature of the formed surface are determined by the boundary over which the membrane is stretched, a forming pressure (if...
6493145 Solar lighting apparatus  
A solar lighting apparatus includes a transparent dome. The transparent dome is provided, at its ceiling center, with a control box accommodating a stepping motor, a controller for controlling the...
6481859 Radiant energy concentrator  
A receiving layer of a radiant energy concentrator has a set of collecting members arranged on a same level. In one embodiment upper edges of the members form a hexagonal honeycomb structure in a...
6445509 Variable fresnel type structures and process  
In the lens embodiment, the invention described herein incorporates a first fluid with a first refractive index in a first series of concentric zones and a second fluid with a second refractive...
6433932 Solar lighting apparatus  
A solar lighting apparatus includes a transparent dome. The transparent dome is provided, at its ceiling center, with a control box accommodating a stepping motor, a controller for controlling the...
6431713 Mirror assembly for trucks  
An improved mirror assembly comprises a combination of mirrors at the front corners of the vehicle along with a pair of side mirrors and a mirror at the back of the vehicle. The mirrors are so...
6412962 Rear view mirror with pivotally mounted component mirrors  
A rear view mirror ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle is disclosed having a mirror element, in the mirror surface of which the driver may observe the traffic behind the driver. In order variably to be able...
6406155 Parabolic reflectors  
A parabolic reflector assembly ( 10 ) comprising a base member ( 11 ) formed of magnetic material and defining a parabolic surface ( 12 ), and a flexible magnet sheet ( 18 ) carrying a reflective...
6392687 Method and apparatus for implementing a panoptic camera system  
A panoptic camera system that can be used to capture all the light from a hemisphere viewing angle is disclosed. The panoptic camera comprises a main reflecting mirror that reflects light from an...
6390632 Blind-spot proof automobile side-view mirror  
A major cause of road accidents is the well-known blind spot present within the field of view of side-view mirrors of automobiles, in particular of the left. Innovations have been made in the past...
6382803 Faceted reflector assembly  
A faceted reflector assembly including a plurality of reflector segments which are preferably, but not necessarily, comprised of pre-anodized and enhanced aluminum having a specular, semi-specular...
6361175 Optical design for a reflector for reflecting light beams  
The invention relates to a reflector having reflection surface with facets for reflecting light beams and for generating a light field with a hollow basic element which presents a first end for...
6357880 Display apparatus with corrosion-resistant light directing film  
The present invention is a display apparatus that provides protection against damage for a metallic layer. The display apparatus includes a light modulating layer, a polarizer, and a light...
6328450 Oval, constant radius convex mirror assembly  
A safety mirror lens assembly includes a mirror unit with a mirror lens that has a three-dimensional convex/ellipsoid reflective surface which terminates in an oval shape peripheral edge. The...
6264336 Display apparatus with corrosion-resistant light directing film  
The present invention is a display apparatus that provides protection against damage for a metallic layer. The display apparatus includes a light modulating layer, a polarizer, and a light...
6231197 Heliostat for sunlight collecting system  
An azimuth sensor unit 15 and an altitude sensor unit 16 have pairs of optical sensors 18 and 20, respectively, disposed along their respective directions, which pair of optical sensors are...
6225551 Multi-facet concentrator of solar setup for irradiating the objects placed in a target plane with solar light  
According to the proposed invention, this technical result is achieved so that many-facet concentrator of a solar setup for exposure of objects, placed in a target plane, to the action of solar...
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