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US-5,923,476 Optical viewer with an aperture transformer
An optical system for reflecting light from a display screen into an aperture which is typically the pupil of a person wearing a head-mounted display system in...
US-5,923,475 Laser printer using a fly's eye integrator
A laser printer (10) is comprised of a laser diode array (11), a cross array illumination optics (21), a laser lenslet array (24), a spatial light modulator...
US-5,923,474 Optical device having reduced size by relocating lens and reflecting mirrors thereof
An optical device including a reflecting device, a focusing device and a processing device for realizing image data of a target object is disclosed. The focusing...
US-5,923,473 Multi-size spot beam imaging system and method
A system for forming optical beam spots of different sizes on an imaging surface, includes an emitter configured to emit an optical beam along a path. The...
US-5,923,472 3-port optical circulator/switch with mirror
The present invention is a three port optical circulator including a reflective device such as a mirror. Advantageously, the incorporation of the mirror into the...
US-5,923,471 Optical interference coating capable of withstanding severe temperature environments
An optical interference coating on a refractory substrate, the coating being comprised of alternating layers of silicon dioxide and zirconium dioxide. The...
US-5,923,470 Polarization beam splitter
An improved polarization beam splitter formed by a collimator and two similarly shaped, birefringent crystal prisms is provided. The light from the collimator is...
US-5,923,469 Eye contact rear screen imaging
An improved rear projection screen for projecting a three-dimensional head or face is designed to accurately match the apparent movement of a imaged person eyes...
US-5,923,468 Surveying instrument having an automatic focusing device
A surveying instrument is provided having a sighting telescope and a distance measuring device. The sighting telescope has a focusing lens group which is...
US-5,923,467 Binocular bent-axis loupes
Optical loupes comprise a frame supporting two optical devices, each of which has an ocular and an objective. The frame has side arms or stems and a bridge for...
US-5,923,466 Light modulated confocal optical instruments and method
The confocal imaging system and method involve the imaging of a specimen under observation by projecting a light pattern of illumination spots simultaneously on...
US-5,923,465 System for scanning confocal image reconstruction from coherent recordings
A method for improving the resolution and contrast of images associated with coherent recording is presented, which includes conventional reconstruction with a...
US-5,923,464 Substance for front surface mirror
A front surfaced mirror having a reflective surface of Tantalum Aluminide for reflecting light beams, especially, but not limited to those having wavelengths in...
US-5,923,463 Optical amplifier and method for controlling the same
A wavelength within an amplifying wavelength band of an optical amplifier is introduced into the optical amplifier at all times or when an interruption and/or...
US-5,923,462 Dynamic gain control system for optical amplifier and method thereof
The dynamic gain control system includes a pump source providing pump light. The dynamic gain control system measures a certain portion of the input pump light...
US-5,923,461 Scanner with deflection element for scanning imaging surfaces
A multi-beam scanning system for scanning a curved imaging surface includes at least one radiation emitter which emits first and second beams of radiation. A...
US-5,923,460 Mechanism for extending instantaneous RF frequency coverage for an acousto-optic coherent channel receiver...
In order to increase the available signal processing bandwidth of an acousto-optic coherent channelizer, the optical beam spot-shaping and projection components...
US-5,923,459 Accusto-optic time-integrating correlator for processing broadband doppler-shifted signals
This invention relates to an acousto-optic time-integrating correlator for rocessing broadband Doppler-shifted signals. The present invention uses a conical lens...
US-5,923,458 Frequency modulator
An electrical signal to be frequency-modulated is branched into first and second signals. An FM laser 102 oscillates light having a wavelength .lambda.1 in a...
US-5,923,457 Electro-optic device including a low sheet resistance, high transmission transparent electrode
An improved electro-optic device for rearview mirror for motor vehicles and windows, the device incorporating a multi-layer transparent electrode having a first...
US-5,923,456 Reversible electrochemical mirror
An electrochemical mirror includes a transparent first electrode and a second electrode distributed in localized areas. An electrolytic solution is disposed...
US-5,923,455 Data identifying device and light receiver using the same
A device for identifying input data by using a first clock signal includes a first identifying unit which identifies the input data by using the first clock...
US-5,923,454 Modem method and device for indicating received signal strength and presence for intensity modulated...
The present invention provides a modem (100), method (300) and device (103) for indicating received signal strength and presence for intensity modulated...
US-5,923,453 Apparatus for measuring optical transmission line property and optical wavelength multiplexing transmission...
Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring an optical transmission line property, which has: a pair of up and down optical fiber transmission apparatuses, each of...
US-5,923,452 Laser satellite communication system
A laser communication system adapted for use in a satellite communication system. The satellite carries a laser communication system. The laser communication...
US-5,923,451 Means for connecting electronic devices for communication with one another
An active electrical-optical rear wall for connection of electronic devices to be brought into communication with one another, in plug-in technology, whereby...
US-5,923,450 Optical channel regulator and method
An optical channel regulator (46) is provided. The optical channel regulator (46) includes a tapped optical coupler (60) receiving an optical line carrying an...
US-5,923,449 Optically restorable WDM ring network using simple add/drop circuitry
A parallel ring network is restorable upon sensing a failure of a transmission media. A central transmitter is coupled to one end of a first transmission medium....
US-5,923,448 Input/output unit
When a selection signal of a low signal is applied to a first port, a second port becomes either a low or a high signal in accordance with an input signal being...
US-5,923,447 Color image reader
During a black-and-white image reading mode, for each picture element, outputs from at least two of the light receiving elements of the R, G, and B light...
US-5,923,446 Image processing apparatus and method for color matching
An image processing apparatus and method performing color matching between display units and printers by correcting a color system in an operating system when...
US-5,923,445 Apparatus and method of scan composing for a large original
A scanning apparatus and method for automatically composing scanned images is disclosed. The present invention includes a scanner having a first platen, wherein...
US-5,923,444 Floating image head design for portable scanner
A hand-held scanner apparatus may comprise a body having a three axis body coordinate system. An image head is mounted to said body so that the image head may...
US-5,923,443 Infrared communication port fax software legacy flow control emulation
A new functionality in a fax communication system including a PC with a virtual data port (DTE) and a fax modem (DCE), having an infrared (IR) connection between...
US-5,923,442 Facsimile which controls received data destination and stores or prints the data if the destination is unavailable
A facsimile apparatus connected to an external terminal device and a communication line, includes a storing unit which stores mode information indicating which...
US-5,923,441 Image record apparatus
A printer which records an image on a cut paper sheet must normally assure a margin region at the trailing end side of a record paper sheet in terms of the...
US-5,923,440 Facsimile apparatus which outputs a communication monitor list
A facsimile apparatus generating a monitor report. The facsimile apparatus stores kinds of causes of communication troubles and codes corresponding to the kinds...
US-5,923,439 Adjustable memory capacity for peripheral multi-function device
A peripheral multi-function device includes a communication data receiver for receiving communication data through a communication line from a communication...
US-5,923,438 Data processing apparatus having a drawer and image reading heads or printing heads
A data processing apparatus is provided which includes at casing having upper and lower cavities arranged in a vertically spaced relationship. A drawer is...
US-5,923,437 Image processing method and apparatus having automatic response to presence of detachable storage medium
When reading image data stored on a detachable storage medium such as a magneto-optical disk and outputting the data using an image outputting device, data...
US-5,923,436 Facsimile machine
A facsimile machine includes a machine housing; an upper guide member disposed above the machine housing and adapted to be movable between an operating position,...
US-5,923,435 Engraver and engraving method for detecting and measuring run-out associated with a cylinder
A method and apparatus for automatically measuring a cylinder characteristic, such as a cylinder diameter or a cylinder run-out and then automatically adjusting...
US-5,923,434 Surface quality and color measuring device
A device for measuring the visual characteristics of surfaces comprises a light source the light of which is directed onto the measurement surface under a...
US-5,923,433 Overmolded flowthrough turbidity sensor
A flow-through visible-light turbidity sensor is constructed from a molded plastic flow tube with an overmolded opaque housing to shield the optical sensing...
US-5,923,432 Cleaning efficacy real time indicator
A cleaning efficacy indicator system (20) includes a light source (50) and a light receiver (56). A light-transmitting optical indicator element (30) receives...
US-5,923,431 Spectroscopic helical separator and fluid sample interface
A spectroscopic fluid sample apparatus for the transmission and detection of radiation with the key components being a housing; a helical bore formed by the...
US-5,923,430 Method for characterizing defects on semiconductor wafers
A method is described for characterizing defects on a test surface of a semiconductor wafer using a confocal-microscope-based automatic defect characterization...
US-5,923,429 Apparatus for monitoring in-situ the thickness of a film during film deposition and a method thereof
A film deposition apparatus and a method thereof for accurately forming a film of a given thickness on the surface of a wafer is described. The film deposition...
US-5,923,428 Method and apparatus for measuring dimensions of objects on a conveyor
A method and apparatus for measuring the length, width, and height of rectangular solid objects moving on a conveyor. The apparatus includes a light curtain, two...
US-5,923,427 Optical triangulation distance sensing system and method using a position sensitive detector and an automatic...
A distance sensing system employs an optical triangulation system and a position sensitive device (PSD). The PSD generates a pair of current signals when a...
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