Patents Examined by Cara E Rakowski
  • Patent number: 11841488
    Abstract: A zoom lens according to the present invention includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first to third lens units with positive, negative and positive refractive powers, and a rear group including two or more lens units, in which an interval between adjacent lens units is varied during zooming. The zoom lens includes a correction lens unit which has a function of moving an imaging position in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis. The correction lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a positive first subunit, a positive second subunit which moves in a direction having a component of the direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and a negative third subunit. Focal lengths of the zoom lens when focused at infinity at a wide angle end and the correction lens unit are appropriately set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shohei Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11835796
    Abstract: A pair of temple-less glasses to allow the user to have unrestricted access to their face while still being able to maintain having their glasses, equipped with a prescription, in place. The temple-less glasses have a first eye unit and a second eye unit connected to a nose piece by way of an attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism is present on both the first eye unit and the second eye unit. The attachment mechanism functions by slidably attaching the attachment element of each eye unit to an attachment bar located on the outer left and right edge of the nose piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Renee Rodarte
  • Patent number: 11835790
    Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power. An interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit changes during focusing. The second lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first subunit having a positive refractive power, an aperture stop, and a second subunit having a positive refractive power. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuaki Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 11827558
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for producing a coated glass article may include applying an anti-reflective coating onto a glass substrate. The glass substrate may include a first major surface, and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. The anti-reflective coating may be applied to the first major surface of the glass substrate. A substrate thickness may be measured between the first major surface and the second major surface. The glass substrate may have an aspect ratio of at least about 100:1. The coated glass article may have a reflectance of less than 2% for all wavelengths from 450 nanometers to 700 nanometers. The anti-reflective coating may include one or more layers. The cumulative layer stress of the anti-reflective coating may have an absolute value less than or equal to about 167,000 MPa nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Tyler Keech, Jean-Francois Oudard, Robert Sabia, Leena Kumari Sahoo, Leonard Gerard Wamboldt
  • Patent number: 11813023
    Abstract: An example device is configured to capture an image of an eye. The device includes a camera configured to capture the image of the eye. The device also includes: a first base configured to be moved along a first axis to position the camera to capture the image of the eye; a second base configured to be moved along a second axis to position the camera to capture the image of the eye; and a third base configured to be moved along a third axis to position the camera to capture the image of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen R. Hart, Christian H. Reinke, Carlos Suarez, Ynjiun P. Wang
  • Patent number: 11815664
    Abstract: A lens assembly for an optical imaging lens is disclosed, which includes a first lens, wherein the first lens has a negative power, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens, wherein the sixth lens has a positive power, wherein the second lens and the third lens define a first cemented achromatic lens assembly, and the fourth lens and the fifth lens define a second cemented achromatic lens assembly, wherein the first lens, the first cemented achromatic lens assembly, the second cemented achromatic lens assembly and the sixth lens are orderly arranged along the direction from the object side to the image side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Ningbo Sunny Automotive Optech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongfang Wang, Bo Yao, Qiansen Xie
  • Patent number: 11809016
    Abstract: A camera module may comprise: a printed circuit board on which an image sensor is mounted; a holder member disposed above the printed circuit board and having a plurality of magnets installed thereon; a bobbin installed on the inside of the holder member to be capable of moving along an optical axis, and having a coil unit installed on the outer peripheral surface thereof to be capable of electrically interacting with the magnets; a plurality of receptacles formed in the peripheral surface of the bobbin to form spaces that are separated from the coil unit; and a cover member having a plurality of integrally formed inner yokes, which are formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of receptacles and have the surface on one side thereof separated a certain distance from the coil unit and the surface on the other side thereof separated a certain distance from the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jun Min, Hyune O Yoo, Sung Guk Lee
  • Patent number: 11803041
    Abstract: The invention provides a prism module and a folded lens. The prism module includes a housing having an accommodation cavity, a prism assembly, a rotation shaft for rotationally connecting the prism assembly and the housing, a driving assembly for driving the prism assembly to rotate around the rotation shaft and a restoring assembly for resetting the prism assembly. The restoring assembly includes a first magnet and a second magnet. The first magnet is fixed on the prism assembly, and the second magnet is fixed on the housing and is set opposite to the first magnet with distance. The prism module of the invention can realize the resetting of the prism assembly, with small space occupation and convenient for assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Linzhen Li, Zhuming Chu, Tongming Xu, Houwei Zhao, Kai Chen
  • Patent number: 11787137
    Abstract: An optical system includes a partial reflector having an average optical reflectance of at least 30% in a desired plurality of wavelengths, a display panel disposed to emit image light toward the partial reflector, and a multilayer reflective polarizer disposed proximate the partial reflector. The multilayer reflective polarizer is curved about two orthogonal axes and includes at least one layer substantially optically uniaxial at at least one location. The image light is transmitted by the multilayer reflective polarizer after it is first reflected by the multilayer reflective polarizer. A quarter wave retarder may be disposed between the reflective polarizer and the partial reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Timothy L. Wong, Zhisheng Yun, Erin A. McDowell, Gregg A. Ambur
  • Patent number: 11786117
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile device and method which include acquiring, by an image acquisition unit installed in a mobile device, an image of eyes of a patient while light provided by a light source reflects from an optical surface of the eyes of the patient; and obtaining, by a processor installed in the mobile device, ocular misalignment measurements, including a magnitude and a direction of ocular misalignment in the eyes of the patient, using the acquired image or set of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Matteo Tomasi, Shrinivas Pundlik, Kevin Edward Houston, Gang Luo
  • Patent number: 11779209
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a fundus image includes: a processor and a memory; an illumination component including a light source; a camera; and a display, the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to: display a target element on the display; display a light source reflection from a cornea of an eye on the display; update a position of the light source reflection on the display as a caregiver manipulates a position of the apparatus relative to the eye; as time elapses, modify the display to allow the light source reflection to more easily be positioned within the target element; and automatically initiate fundus image capture with the camera when the light source reflection is within the target element on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventor: Ynjiun Paul Wang
  • Patent number: 11782253
    Abstract: An objective lens (OL) comprises, disposed in order from an object: a positive lens (L11); a negative meniscus lens (L12) cemented to the positive lens (L11) and having a concave surface facing the object; and a positive meniscus lens (L13) having a concave surface facing the object; wherein the objective lens satisfies following conditional expressions 2.03?n1m?2.30 and 20??1m, where, n1m: a refractive index of the negative meniscus lens (L12) with respect to a d-line, and ?1m: an Abbe number of the negative meniscus lens (L12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuya Watanabe, Azuna Nonaka
  • Patent number: 11782504
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and structures that provide eye-tracking by 1) steering a beam of light through the effect of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) onto a surface of the eye and 2) detecting light reflected from features of the eye including corneal surface, pupil, iris—among others. Positional/geometric/feature/structural information pertaining to the eye is determined from timing information associated with the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AdHawk Microsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Fan Yang, Brendan Redmond O'Hanlon, Nino Zahirovic, Niladri Sarkar, Mahdi Olfat, Mohammad Mohsenzadeh
  • Patent number: 11782291
    Abstract: A headband for securing eyeglasses on the head of a wearer may include a pair of cords secured to the temple arms of the eyeglasses. Distal ends of the cords may form end loops that fit over the temple arms and movably attach the headband to the temple arms for positioning the eyeglasses on the head of the wearer. Slide connectors may be manipulated to position and tighten the end loops of the pair of cords about the temple arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Cindy Martin
  • Patent number: 11768345
    Abstract: A lens barrel, including a barrel wall and a sleeve, is provided. The barrel wall extends from an object side to an image side around an optical axis, and has a lens barrel inner surface facing the optical axis and a lens barrel outer surface facing away from the lens barrel inner surface. The lens barrel outer surface includes a lens barrel object-side surface facing the object side. The sleeve is fixed on the lens barrel outer surface and partially embedded in the barrel wall. The sleeve has an object-side end closest to the object side and an image-side end closest to the image side. The object-side end does not extend beyond the lens barrel object-side surface not covered by the sleeve and closest to the object-side end in a direction parallel to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiwei Fu, Changwei Liu, Haibin Zhan
  • Patent number: 11768360
    Abstract: An imaging lens comprises in order from an object, a first lens group of positive refractive power, a second lens group of positive refractive power, and a third lens group of negative refractive power. In focusing from infinity to a close object, the first lens group is fixed in position, and the second lens group and the third lens group are moved so that the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is reduced, and the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is increased. Further, the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: 1.0<f1/f<2.5??(1) where f1: is the focal length of the first lens group, and f: the focal length of the entire system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Yamada, Ryosuke Imajima, Wataru Tatsuno, Haruo Sato
  • Patent number: 11762171
    Abstract: A three-piece compact optical lens system includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a flat panel assembly, a first lens element; a stop; a second lens element; and a third lens element. Wherein a distance from an object to an image plane along the optical axis is OTL, a distance from an image-side surface of the flat panel to the image plane along the optical axis is PTL, an image height of the image plane is Y, an object height of a chief ray of the image height of the image plane which corresponds to the image-side surface of the flat panel is P, and they satisfy the relations: 2.5 mm<PTL<4.5 mm; 2.2<P/Y<7.0; 4<OTL/Y<12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: NEWMAX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ching-Yun Huang
  • Patent number: 11762217
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics and a tilt actuator. In some embodiments, the camera may include a folded optics arrangement that may include a prism and a lens group. In some embodiments, an actuator arrangement of the camera may include one or more actuators for tilting the prism about multiple axes. Furthermore, the actuator arrangement may include one or more actuators for translating the lens group along an axis. In some embodiments, the camera may include a bearing suspension arrangement that may allow for controlled movement of the prism and/or the lens group according to the motion enabled by the actuator arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Ouyang, Nicholas D. Smyth, Scott W. Miller
  • Patent number: 11762168
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a magnet and a dummy member, arranged at the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; and a substrate comprising a second coil facing the magnet, wherein the housing comprises a first and a second side part facing each other and a third and a fourth side part facing each other, the magnet comprises a first magnet unit disposed at the first side part, a second magnet unit disposed at the third side part, and a third magnet unit disposed at the fourth side part, and the dummy member is disposed at the second side part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kap Jin Lee, Jung Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 11726250
    Abstract: A beam steering method and device are provided. The beam steering method includes outputting, from a hologram recording medium on which a plurality of signal light beams having different steering information are recorded, signal light beam having specific steering information, by making reference light having a specific characteristic incident on the hologram recording medium. The method further includes obtaining information about an object existing in the external environment based on the output signal light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Wonjae Joo, Mark L. Brongersma, Junghyun Park