Patents
Patents for G02B 26 - Optical devices or arrangements using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light, e.g. switching, gating, modulating (46,502)
11/1998
11/24/1998US5840140 Method for making a microceramic optical shutter
11/24/1998CA2053022C Reflective optical modulator
11/19/1998WO1998052386A1 Electronically controlled stage lighting system
11/19/1998WO1998052144A1 Web-enabled system and method for designing and manufacturing laser scanners
11/19/1998WO1998052086A1 Wavelength-selective opto-mechanical scanner and its applications
11/19/1998WO1998052021A1 Grating based phase control optical delay line
11/19/1998DE19820674A1 Beam scanning apparatus
11/19/1998DE19720619A1 Light signal multiplexing method for optical communications or measuring system
11/17/1998US5838884 System for a raster output scanner
11/17/1998US5838503 Optical component
11/17/1998US5838484 Micromechanical optical modulator with linear operating characteristic
11/17/1998US5838481 Achromatic telecentric f-theta scan lens optical system with improved linearity
11/17/1998US5838479 Optical exposure unit and image forming unit used in optical exposure unit
11/17/1998US5838355 Printer system utilizing three different data rates
11/17/1998US5838001 Scanning optical device and polygon mirror cover
11/17/1998US5837989 Portable data collection device for collecting and transmitting bar code symbol character data
11/17/1998CA2090363C Optical fiber switching device and method
11/17/1998CA2058669C Laser beam scanner
11/12/1998WO1998050814A1 Optical scanner and image reader for reading images and decoding optical information including one and two dimensional symbologies at variable depth of field
11/12/1998WO1998049927A2 Point source scanning apparatus and method
11/11/1998EP0877337A2 Method and apparatus for automatically determining the type of printhead installed in a laser printer
11/11/1998EP0877273A2 Multi-size spot beam imaging system and method
11/11/1998EP0877272A1 Improvements in or relating to spatial light modulators
11/11/1998EP0877270A1 Thermal compensation focus adjustments
11/11/1998EP0877265A1 Optical recirculaton depolarizer and method of depolarizing light
11/11/1998EP0876594A1 Tunable fabry-perot filter for determining gas concentration
11/11/1998CN1198461A Electrochromic devices
11/10/1998US5835336 Complemetary reset scheme for micromechanical devices
11/10/1998US5835293 Array of thin film actuated mirrors for use in an optical projection system and method for the manufacture thereof
11/10/1998US5835292 Slimming mirror
11/10/1998US5835290 Deflection mirror tower for an optical disk drive
11/10/1998US5835280 F-θ lens
11/10/1998US5835256 Reflective spatial light modulator with encapsulated micro-mechanical elements
11/10/1998US5835255 Visible spectrum modulator arrays
11/10/1998US5835253 Raster output scanning system with a super-elliptic laser beam source
11/10/1998US5835251 Scanner system
11/10/1998US5835249 Apparatus and method for exposing a liquid crystal panel by beam scanning
11/10/1998US5835124 Dynamic-pressure gas bearing structure and optical deflection scanning apparatus
11/10/1998US5834864 Magnetic micro-mover
11/10/1998US5834766 Multi-beam scanning apparatus and multi-beam detection method for the same
11/10/1998US5834163 Forming contact holes after heat treatment of thin film piezoelectric layer to prevent cracking and electrode short circuiting
11/05/1998WO1998049593A1 Laser beam distributor
11/04/1998EP0875780A2 Micro-electromechanical (MEM) optical resonator and method
11/04/1998EP0875010A2 Method and apparatus for using an array of grating light valves to produce multicolor optical images
11/04/1998CN1198038A Optical encoder and pulser
11/04/1998CN1197932A Array of thin film actuated mirrors and method for manufacture thereof
11/03/1998US5832415 Method and apparatus for calibrating a control apparatus for deflecting a laser beam
11/03/1998US5832012 For scanning a predetermined area of a surface
11/03/1998US5831780 Continually supported thin mirror with force-type actuators
11/03/1998US5831762 Imaging sensor having multiple fields of view and utilizing all-reflective optics
11/03/1998US5831758 Multi-beam optical scanner
11/03/1998US5831757 Multiple cylinder deflection system
11/03/1998US5831363 Scanner motor
11/03/1998US5831262 Article comprising an optical fiber attached to a micromechanical device
11/03/1998US5829856 Devices with micro-filters for selection of colors and images
10/1998
10/29/1998WO1998048310A1 Light valve target comprising electrostatically-repelled micro-mirrors
10/29/1998DE19817591A1 Colour laser printer with single beam forming optical system
10/29/1998DE19733369A1 Image generation method for imaging system
10/29/1998DE19717488A1 Vorrichtung zur Inspektion der Oberfläche eines Objektes zwecks Feststellung von Obeflächenmerkmalen sowie Verfahren zu einer derartigen Inspektion Apparatus for inspecting the surface of an object so as to identify Obeflächenmerkmalen and methods for such inspection
10/28/1998EP0808472A4 Optical fiber switching system
10/28/1998CN2296019Y Paper-feeding and self moving two way scanner
10/28/1998CN1197216A Method for manufacturing thin film activated mirror array
10/27/1998US5828800 Self-aligned mechanical M×N optical switch
10/27/1998US5828799 Thermal optical switches for light
10/27/1998US5828689 Controller for controlling a wavelength response
10/27/1998US5828485 Programmable light beam shape altering device using programmable micromirrors
10/27/1998US5828483 Printing and inspection system using rotating polygon and optical fibers
10/27/1998US5828481 Mid-objective laser scanner
10/27/1998US5828480 Image forming light scanning apparatus
10/27/1998US5828479 Cascade scanning optical system
10/27/1998US5828462 Image recording apparatus with controller for selectively executing an energy saving mode
10/27/1998US5828431 Reflective-type display device having a refractive index ratio between light scatterers and host between 1 and 1.8
10/27/1998US5828401 Laser beam exposing unit having plastic non-spherical lenses between a scanner and an image bearer
10/27/1998US5828048 Countertop bar code symbol reading system having automatic hand-supportable bar code symbol reading device and stand for supporting projected scan field thereof
10/25/1998WO1998049545A1 Sensor unit, process and device for inspecting the surface of an object
10/22/1998WO1998047037A1 High duty cycle scanner for laser printer
10/22/1998WO1998047036A1 Beam expander, optical deflector, beam splitter and scanner
10/22/1998WO1998047035A1 Laser beam moving system, e.g. laser marking system
10/22/1998WO1998047020A1 Scanning apparatus
10/21/1998EP0872754A1 Scanning optical apparatus
10/21/1998EP0872753A1 Optical encoder and pulser
10/21/1998CN2295224Y Glass assembly of directional scanner
10/21/1998CN1196813A Twisting-ball display
10/21/1998CN1196812A Twisting-cylinder display
10/20/1998US5825529 Twisting-particle display apparatus
10/20/1998US5825528 Phase-mismatched fabry-perot cavity micromechanical modulator
10/20/1998US5825523 Linear beam steering device
10/20/1998US5825522 Cascade scanning optical system
10/20/1998US5825403 Optical scanning system and method for setting curvature of field therein
10/20/1998US5825400 Method and apparatus for ameliorating the effects of misalignment between two or more imaging elements
10/20/1998US5825194 Method of testing an integrated circuit
10/20/1998US5825012 Hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reader with bar code symbol detection activated symbol decoder
10/20/1998US5823858 Field replaceable spindle assembly for a laser writer
10/15/1998WO1998045746A1 An electromagnetic wave modulator
10/14/1998EP0871343A2 Splitterless optical broadcast switch
10/14/1998EP0871327A1 Image pickup apparatus having image shifting plate
10/14/1998EP0871138A2 Method and apparatus for automatically reading bar code symbols
10/14/1998EP0871053A1 A method for making fluid optical switches
10/14/1998EP0870356A2 Drive arrangement with electromagnetic bearing means and elastically pivotable centering element
10/14/1998EP0870297A1 Opto-mechanical deflector device for line displays