Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
359889000 | Movable in or out of optical path | 10 |
20090059406 | WAVELENGTH-SPECIFIC OPTICAL SWITCH - A wavelength-specific optical switch combines one or more tunable filters and bandblock reflectors such that the absorption or reflection of selected wavelength bands in the optical spectrum (visible, near infrared, or near ultraviolet) can be switched on and off. The wavelength switch is programmable, multifunctional, general-purpose, solid-state optical filter. The wavelength switch may serve as a tunable notch or bandblock filter, a tunable bandpass filter, a tunable highpass or lowpass filter, or a tunable band reflector. The wavelength switch has particular, but not exclusive, application in optics as a filter, band reflector, and as a means of isolating particular wavelengths or wavelength bands from a collimated light stream for transmission to, or rejection from, a sensor. | 03-05-2009 |
20100259844 | DIAPHRAGM DEVICE - A diaphragm device with which individual wavelengths or ranges of wavelengths in the path of a beam of spectrally dispersed light can be suppressed. Such a diaphragm device comprises at least one array of diaphragms, wherein the individual diaphragms of the array are arranged in a definite relation to each other and may be coupled in the path of the beam and each diaphragm of the array in the coupled state is arranged in a given relation to an individual wavelength or a range of wavelengths. | 10-14-2010 |
20100328796 | SWITCHING MECHANISM FOR CAMERA - A switching mechanism for a camera includes: a control unit; a driving device coupled with and actuated by the control unit; a first gear set coupled with the driving device; a second gear coupled with the first gear set and centrally provided with a rotary shaft having a shaft hole formed with threads; a spindle being female-connected to the shaft hole and which has an axial surface formed with outer threads corresponding to the threads of the shaft hole, thus allowing the second gear to move along and relative to the spindle; and a translation member positioned perpendicular to the spindle and provided with a rack for engaging with the second gear and thus driving the translation member to move perpendicular to the spindle. The second gear drives or does not drive the rack as the engagement therebetween is made or broken. | 12-30-2010 |
20110038069 | OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE - An optical filter device switches two different optical filters through a frame with the optical filters received therein and being received in a seat formed on a casing. A driver fixed on the casing is employed to drives the frame through a gear fixed on the casing and engaged to the frame. | 02-17-2011 |
20110205650 | Wavelength-Specific Optical Switch - A wavelength-specific optical switch combines one or more tunable filters and bandblock reflectors such that the absorption or reflection of selected wavelength bands in the optical spectrum (visible, near infrared, or near ultraviolet) can be switched on and off. The wavelength switch is programmable, multifunctional, general-purpose, solid-state optical filter. The wavelength switch may serve as a tunable notch or bandblock filter, a tunable bandpass filter, a tunable highpass or lowpass filter, or a tunable band reflector. The wavelength switch has particular, but not exclusive, application in optics as a filter, band reflector, and as a means of isolating particular wavelengths or wavelength bands from a collimated light stream for transmission to, or rejection from, a sensor. | 08-25-2011 |
20120026618 | Daytime and nighttime light filtering device for the front seat of an automobile - A daytime and nighttime light filtering device for the front seat of an automobile includes an outer frame, two winding mechanisms, a daytime strong light-preventing soft screen, a nighttime strong light-preventing soft screen and a positioning mechanism. By mutual action and cooperation of the position mechanism and the winding mechanism, the daytime strong light-preventing soft screen or the nighttime strong light-preventing soft screen can be wound in the winding mechanism or pulled down and unwound for use if necessary, able to effectively filter strong light and taking little space. | 02-02-2012 |
20120044592 | FILTER CONVERSION DEVICE - A filter conversion device includes a first filter, a second filter, a motor, and a comparator. The motor moves the first and second filters according to a control signal from a processor of the camera. Two input terminals of the comparator are respectively connected to two input terminals of the motor. An output terminal of the comparator is connected to the processor. The comparator detects the control signal transmitted to the motor and feeds back the detection result to the processor, for determining whether the control signal is correct. | 02-23-2012 |
20130293976 | LIGHT INTENSITY ADJUSTER - Provision of a light intensity adjuster adapted for use of an infrared ray cutoff filter as necessary for high integrity, without getting excessive in thickness. A light intensity adjuster includes a light intensity adjusting mechanism adapted for variations in opening area to adjust the intensity of transmitted light, and a filter switching mechanism made up to move an infrared ray cutoff filter to a position of opening at the light intensity adjusting mechanism and displace the infrared ray cutoff filter from the position of opening, and has a recess shape portion provided at a separation member facing the infrared ray cutoff filter at the filter switching mechanism to accommodate the infrared ray cutoff filter to be free from interferences. | 11-07-2013 |
20140177080 | HANDS-FREE FILTER ASSEMBLY - A hands-free filter assembly suitable for use with a loupe light is described. The hands-free filter assembly includes a filter that moves between an in-use position, where it is filtering light from the loupe light, and a non-use position, where it is not filtering light from the loupe light. The filter can be moved between the in-use position and the non-position without manual manipulation. | 06-26-2014 |
20150331164 | LIGHT AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A light amount adjustment device of this invention includes a light path forming member including an aperture which forms a light path, a plurality of light amount adjustment members which adjust the amount of light which passes through the aperture, and a plurality of movement units linearly advancing and retracting the light amount adjustment members with respect to the aperture. | 11-19-2015 |