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Class Information
Number: 359/227
Name: Optical: systems and elements > Light control by opaque element or medium movable in or through light path
Description: Subject matter comprising the control of the amount of light transmitted through an area defined by an optical beam via an element or material, which is either completely opaque or opaque only in certain portions whereas the other portions are transparent, by (1) selectively intercepting the light path by the element or (2) changing the orientation of the element within the light path.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
359/230 Electro-mechanical 219
359/228 Fluid 77
359/232 Slit type 58
359/229 With glare or flicker elimination 15
359/233 With relative motion of two apertured elements 70
359/234 With rotating or pivoting element (e.g., scanning discs) 122


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7599106 Optical mask and MOPA laser apparatus including the same Oct. 6, 2009
7545548 Modifiable assembly of microscopic apertures Jun. 9, 2009
7485849 Light sensor protection and method for protecting a light sensor with laser radiation attenuating gas Feb. 3, 2009
7477435 Projector Jan. 13, 2009
7471435 Apodization technique for enhanced resolution of images Dec. 30, 2008
7440156 Integrated fiber optical attenuator with monotonic attenuation Oct. 21, 2008
7440205 Variable intensity dimmer Oct. 21, 2008
7408691 Variable aperture Aug. 5, 2008
7408688 Method for driving optical deflecting device array, optical deflecting device array, optical deflecting device, and image projection displaying apparatus Aug. 5, 2008
7400433 Installable pinhole Jul. 15, 2008
7342704 Light adjuster and laminated glass Mar. 11, 2008
7338174 Shutter device and projection type video display Mar. 4, 2008
7324253 Installable pinhole Jan. 29, 2008
7315411 Optical shutter for plasma display panel and driving method thereof Jan. 1, 2008
7245285 Pixel device Jul. 17, 2007
7233717 Reflective optical switch Jun. 19, 2007
7167292 Spectroscope and confocal scanning microscope comprising thereof Jan. 23, 2007
7164468 Lidar system controlled by computer for smoke identification applied, in particular, to early stage forest fire detection Jan. 16, 2007
7133218 Optical system Nov. 7, 2006
7130507 Light source unit for use with a light guide and lamp mounting arrangement Oct. 31, 2006
7118227 Projection display device Oct. 10, 2006
7113689 Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) variable optical attenuator Sep. 26, 2006
7088488 Spatial light modulator device with diffusive element Aug. 8, 2006
7033030 Projection-type display apparatus Apr. 25, 2006
6907153 Rolling shutter optical switch device with latch electrode and slits in shutter Jun. 14, 2005
6901204 Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) variable optical attenuator May. 31, 2005
6896377 Interchangeable low-backscatter aperture structure May. 24, 2005
6879765 Integrated selectable waveguide for optical networking components Apr. 12, 2005
6879436 Constant output light attenuator and constant output light attenuating method Apr. 12, 2005
6847306 Emergency traffic signal attachment Jan. 25, 2005
6834971 Low-backscatter aperture structure Dec. 28, 2004
6816295 MEMS variable optical attenuator Nov. 9, 2004
6812979 Color-separating apparatus for liquid crystal projector of single panel type Nov. 2, 2004
6785032 Laser countermeasure system and method Aug. 31, 2004
6760080 Light modulating eyewear assembly Jul. 6, 2004
6731421 Wedge-shaped lensless laser focusing device May. 4, 2004
6727672 Driving device and light amount controller Apr. 27, 2004
6728018 Light control device Apr. 27, 2004
6724971 Variable optical attenuator Apr. 20, 2004
6714716 Variable optical attenuator Mar. 30, 2004
6710563 Driving device, light amount controller and shutter Mar. 23, 2004
6693561 System for and method of wide searching for targets in a marine environment Feb. 17, 2004
6639572 Paper white direct view display Oct. 28, 2003
6614570 Shutter for fiber optic systems Sep. 2, 2003
6597486 Semiconductor laser and optical system having a collimator lens Jul. 22, 2003
6594058 Rolling shutter optical switch device with mirror on shutter and open aperture optical port Jul. 15, 2003
6590689 Background reduction apparatus and method for confocal fluorescence detection systems Jul. 8, 2003
6580868 High-resolution variable optical attenuator with mechanical adjustment Jun. 17, 2003
6560012 Microscope apparatus and method May. 6, 2003
6559999 System for modulating radiation using two rotating discs May. 6, 2003

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