Patents Examined by Cara E Rakowski
  • Patent number: 11391964
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes methods, systems and products relating to the development and manufacture of scleral contact lenses. A number of dimensions for the scleral lens is generated based on control points and attendant curvature parameters. Any change to one or more of the curve parameters imparts an improved anterior and posterior surface of the scleral lens and associated thickness, while undesired modifications to control points and other curve parameters remain static inasmuch as the sagittal depth component is an input parameter of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventor: Charles H. Creighton
  • Patent number: 11391961
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function includes a turning support mechanism structured to turnably support a movable body having a lens around an optical axis, and a gimbal mechanism structured to turnably support the turning support mechanism. The gimbal mechanism includes a gimbal frame and a first connection mechanism which turnably connects a plate holder with the gimbal frame around a first axis, and the first connection mechanism includes a first support member which is protruded from the gimbal frame to a side of the plate holder on the first axis, and a first concave curved face which is provided in the plate holder and is turnably brought into contact with a tip end of the first support member. A reinforcement member is fixed to the gimbal frame so that a portion of the gimbal frame where the first axis is passed is reinforced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Takei
  • Patent number: 11378817
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple having a flexible printed circuit (FPC) including service loops. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A first service loop allows extension of the FPC when the temple rotates about the hinge, and a second service loop allows the temple to be radially extended away from the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 11372259
    Abstract: An optical unit having a shake correction function may include a movable body including an optical module; a fixed body that supports the movable body in a swingable manner; a swing drive mechanism that includes a magnet and a coil forming a magnet-coil pair, with a counterpart of the magnet-coil pair being fixed to the movable body and another counterpart to the fixed body, and swings the movable body relative to the fixed body; a magnetic detection sensor that detects a magnetic field of the magnet; and a magnetic member that returns the movable body to an original position by a magnetic attraction force with the magnet. The magnetic detection sensor overlaps the magnetic member as viewed in a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction of the magnetic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinji Minamisawa
  • Patent number: 11366333
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an anti-shake mechanism of a curved camera device. The camera device is an optical system including a reflecting member having a reflecting surface that bends an optical axis and is configured to perform a hand-shake correction by rotating the reflecting member. The reflecting member is arranged to be closer to an object side than a camera lens group. When a first rotation axis is set as an axis perpendicular to a plane defined by an optical axis of the camera lens group and an object-side optical axis reflected by the reflecting member and a second rotation axis is set as an axis parallel with the reflected object-side optical axis, the reflecting member is caused to rotate about the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Fujisaki, Shikama Kazuo
  • Patent number: 11353678
    Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a base plate, a base body, a lens holding section, and a first bonding material. An imaging element is implemented on the base plate. The base body includes a first surface portion arranged to be oriented toward the base plate, and is connected to the base plate. The lens holding section includes a second surface portion spaced from the first surface portion, and holds a lens section that forms an image of light that enters the lens section. The first bonding material is filled into a space between the first surface portion and the second surface portion to connect the base body and the lens holding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Imai, Kazuki Sakae, Takashi Warashina
  • Patent number: 11340420
    Abstract: A lens driving device having a movable frame on which a magnet is secured, supporting the lens; a base member supporting the movable frame movably; and a cover member, equipped with an opening enabling light to be incident into the lens, covering the movable frame and a supporting face of the base member, wherein: either a coil or a position sensor that faces a magnet is provided on the supporting face of the base member. The other, either the position sensor or the coil that faces the magnet, is provided on a supporting face of the cover member, and an interconnection member that is connected to the coil or the position sensor that is provided on the cover member is formed integrally with the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka Matsuhisa, Yusuke Ehara
  • Patent number: 11340428
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a telephoto lens and a mobile terminal, form an object side to an imaging surface, sequentially includes: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a flat glass and a filter. An object side surface of the first lens is a convex surface, an image side surface of the third lens is s concave surface. The mobile terminal includes the telephoto lens, an image sensor, a processor and a memory. The image sensor are coupled to the telephoto lens, the two are cooperated to capture images. The processor is configured to process the captured images, and the memory is configured to store the captured images. The telephoto lens and the mobile terminal provided in the disclosure can achieve a higher zoom ratio than the conventional telephoto lens, and better satisfy the requirements of miniaturization and high-definition imaging of electronic products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGXI LIANYI OPTICS CO, , LTD.
    Inventors: Xuming Liu, Haojie Zeng, Jiyong Zeng
  • Patent number: 11340515
    Abstract: A focusing unit (1) comprises a linear motor driven in two phases, and comprises a two-phase coil (10a, 10b) and a drive magnet (9) that is disposed along the drive direction at a position opposite the two-phase coil (10a, 10b). The winding width of the coils (10a, 10b) in the portion opposite the drive magnet (9) is within an electrical angle range of 120°±7.7°, the average width of the coil at the portion opposite the drive magnet (9) is within an electrical angle range of 144°±4.6°, and the pitch between the two phases of coil (10a, 10b) is an electrical angle of 90°+180°×n (n is an integer of 0 or more).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Fujinaka
  • Patent number: 11333951
    Abstract: An actuator for a camera includes a base having an inner space formed therein, a first OIS carrier accommodated in the base; and a first OIS ball located between an inner side of a side surface of the base and an outer side of a side surface of the first OIS carrier. The first OIS carrier linearly moves in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction along the side surface of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: JAHWA electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hee Seung Kim
  • Patent number: 11333900
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an eyewear assembly that is configured for fast and easy removal or exchange of lenses. The eyewear assembly comprises a connector that may be inserted into a frame front in order to hold the lenses in place, and removed from the frame front in order to release the lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Materialise N.V.
    Inventor: Roman Plaghki
  • Patent number: 11327321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an electronic device used in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), etc. Disclosed herein is an electronic device which includes: a frame including at least one opening and worn on a human body of a user; a control unit fixed to the frame and generating an image; and a display unit fixed to the opening of the frame and showing the image to the user, in which the frame includes a front frame including the at least one opening and first and second side frames which extend in a first direction crossing the front frame at both ends of the front frame and are parallel to each other, and at least one of a first length of each of the first and second side frames and a first interval between the first side frame and the second side frame is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Changkyu Hwang, Kyoungtae Kim, Seungyong Shin, Seong Jo
  • Patent number: 11327338
    Abstract: Eyewear device includes an eyeglass frame, a temple, and a coupling device for hingedly coupling the temple to the eyeglass frame, formed of an elastically deformable material, and including a single flexible arm of an elongate shape and a front end portion positioned and retained against the front surface of the eyeglass frame. The single flexible arm extends from the front end portion into a slot in the frame and an internal elongate slot in the temple positioned in opposing alignment therewith. The elasticity of the coupling device flexibly, hingedly couples the temple to the eyeglass frame and allows a temple that has suffered inordinate bending moments and directions to instantly return to nominal use by retightening or replacing the coupling device, and/or by repositioning the temple to properly abut the eyeglass frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Peter Brown
  • Patent number: 11320625
    Abstract: A driving mechanism is provided and includes a holder, a frame, a resilient element and a first driving assembly. The holder includes a first holder surface for holding an optical element having an optical axis. The frame is movably connected to the holder and includes a first frame surface. The holder is movably connected to the frame through the first resilient element. The first driving assembly is adjacent to the holder and is used for driving the holder to move relative to the frame, wherein both the first holder surface and the first frame surface face the first resilient element and do not contact the first resilient element, and the shortest distance between the first holder surface and the first resilient element is different than the shortest distance between the first frame surface and the first resilient element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Liang Chan, Fu-Yuan Wu, Yi-Hsin Nieh, Yi-Ho Chen, Tsung-Han Wu, Yung-Ping Yang
  • Patent number: 11319628
    Abstract: An article is provided. The article includes a first transparent conductive oxide layer, a transparent metal layer on the first transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein a thickness of the transparent metal layer continuously decreases in a direction; and a second transparent conductive oxide layer on the transparent metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Robert R. Owings, Mark J. Pellerite, Arnold W. Funkenbusch
  • Patent number: 11314076
    Abstract: A rigid scope includes: an objective lens composed of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having a negative power, a second lens group including a lens having a positive power, and a third lens group including two or more lenses; a relay lens arranged on the image side of the objective lens; a first lens frame that fixes in place a front group including at least the first lens group and the second lens group of the objective lens; and a second lens frame that fixes in place a rear group including one or more remaining lenses constituting the objective lens and at least part of the relay lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Kato, Takahiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 11307391
    Abstract: An imaging lens and an imaging device furnished with same, including a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power, disposed in sequence from the object side, wherein zooming from a point at infinity to an object at the near point is performed by moving the second lens group along an optical axis toward the object side while affixing the first lens group and third lens group, and satisfying predetermined conditional expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: TAMRON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Yamazoe, Koutarou Joujiki
  • Patent number: 11307435
    Abstract: This invention refers to armless spectacles made from a sheet of material that includes at least a second folding line in stabilisation means. The invention proposes several methods of ensuring the second line and offering even greater rigidity. The spectacles can be converted from a non-functional state into a functional assembled state suitable for use by manipulating the configuration of at least one stabilising means in the bridge area. The spectacles have an enhanced rigidity thus increasing the overall stability of the spectacles during use. They can be presented basically flat for storage or transport and be easily manipulated to achieve the configuration for use. The spectacles may further present enhanced fastening and handling means that increase fastening stability as well as easy placement and removal of the spectacles on and from the nose, which further enhances reliability during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Jesus García Pérez
  • Patent number: 11300811
    Abstract: A device and method for lifting eyeglasses off a person's nose and supporting at least some of the weight of the eyeglasses. The device includes a base encircling part of the person's head. At least one support extends from the base and operatively engages an arm of the eyeglasses. The at least one support includes first and second front supports and first and second temporal supports. Each arm of the eyeglasses rests on an upper surface of one of the first and second front supports and under a lower surface of one of the first and second temporal supports. Each arm is counterbalanced between the associated front support and temporal support and is therefore lifted upwardly or forwardly off the person's nose and/or ears. The base may be adjustable in length. The position of the first and second temporal supports on the base may also be adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: Devaraj Thiruppathi
  • Patent number: 11300757
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided, including: a movable portion for holding an optical element; a fixed portion comprising a case and a bottom arranged along a main axis, wherein the case includes: a top plate extended along a direction that is perpendicular to the main axis; a sidewall extended from edges of the top plate along the main axis and fixed on the bottom, wherein the sidewall includes: a first surface parallel to the main axis; a second surface connected to the first surface and is not parallel to the first surface; and a third surface opposite to the second surface and is not parallel to the first surface; and an adhesive element, wherein the case is connected to the bottom through the adhesive element, and the adhesive element is in direct contact with the second surface and the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Shih Lin, Yu-Sheng Li, Shih-Ting Huang, Yi-Hsin Nieh, Yu-Huai Liao