Patents Examined by Ephrem Z Mebrahtu
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Patent number: 11353637Abstract: A two-piece optical prism includes a prism having a groove and prism having arc faces, where the prism having a groove has at least one first arc face and groove having at least one second arc face, and the prism having arc faces is placed in the groove of the prism having a groove and has at least one third arc face. The present invention can be used in the surface plasmon resonance optical system for the angle, range adjustment and control of incident light (e.g. laser light), capable of constituting an optical wide-angle, multi-angle incident system to carry out the wide-angle, multi-angle scanning detection of surface plasmon resonance, increasing the system dynamic detection range and sensitivity; and further reducing a detection chip.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: NATIONAL YANG-MING UNIVERSITYInventor: How-Foo Chen
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Patent number: 11347030Abstract: Compact lens systems are described that may be used in small form factor cameras. The lens systems may include seven lens elements with refractive power, and may provide low F-numbers with wide field of view while maintaining or improving imaging quality and package size when compared to other compact lens systems. The lens systems may, for example, provide a focal ratio of 1.85 or less, with full field of view of 75 degrees or more. The lens systems may conform to a criterion for compactness TTL/ImageH<1.7, where TTL is the total track length of the lens system, and ImageH is the semi-diagonal image height of the image plane at the photosensor. Lens system parameters and relationships may be selected at least in part to reduce, compensate, or correct for optical aberrations and lens artifacts and effects across the field of view.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yuhong Yao, Yoshikazu Shinohara, Lin-Yao Liao
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Patent number: 11347027Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to a fifth lens element from an object side to an image side in order along an optical axis, and each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. An optical axis region of the image-side surface of the first lens element is concave, a periphery region of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fifth lens element is convex, and a periphery region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is convex. EFL is an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens and TTL is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to an image plane along the optical axis to satisfy 1.1?EFL/TTL?1.6.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jia-Sin Jhang, Yanxuan Yin, Yongfeng Lai
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Patent number: 11347016Abstract: Digital cameras, optical lens modules for such digital cameras and methods for assembling lens elements in such lens modules. In various embodiments, the digital cameras comprise an optical lens module including N?3 lens elements Li, each lens element comprising a respective front surface S2i?1 and a respective rear surface S2i. In various embodiments the first lens element toward the object side, L1 and its respective front surfaces S1 have optical and/or mechanical properties, such as a clear aperture, a clear height and a mechanical height that are larger than respective properties of following lens elements and surfaces. This is done to achieve a camera with large aperture stop, given a lens and/or camera height.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Corephotonics Ltd.Inventors: Gal Shabtay, Ephraim Goldenberg, Michael Dror, Itay Yedid, Gil Bachar
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Patent number: 11347021Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lens module, including a stopper for fixing the lens group. The lens barrel includes a barrel wall abutting against the stopper, the stopper fixes, from an image side surface of the lens group, the lens group in the lens barrel, where the stopper includes a mounting surface arranged opposite to the lens group. The mounting surface includes an abutting surface and a stopper surface, the abutting surface abuts against the lens group, the stopper surface is disposed separately form the lens group, and a distance between the stopper surface and the lens group along a direction parallel to an optical axis is less than or equal to 5 ?m. A stability of the lens module is improved and an imaging quality of the lens module and an electronic device using the lens module is ensured.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Hailong Wang
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Patent number: 11347019Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a lens module. The lens module includes a lens barrel, a lens, and a pressing ring abutting against the lens from an image side. The pressing ring includes an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner connecting surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, and an outer connecting surface opposite to the inner connecting surface. The outer connecting surface is abutted against the lens barrel. The lens includes an optical portion and a bearing portion. The bearing portion includes an image-side surface close to the image side, the upper surface is provided with a boss extending towards an object side. The lens module provided by the present disclosure can ensure the assembly precision of the pressing ring and improve the yield rate of the lens module.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Jie Ma
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Patent number: 11347073Abstract: A structured light emitting module which gives an adjustable and resettable patterned structure to the laser light emitted comprises a laser source, a structured light lens, an optical diffraction element, and a driver. The optical diffraction element is located above the laser source, and the lens and the optical diffraction element cooperate to convert the laser into a speckled or other pattern. The lens is disposed in the driver, the driver can move the lens microscopically to change an illumination range or the structure of the patterned laser light which is output.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO.LTD.Inventors: Chun-Yao Huang, Cheng-An Lin
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Patent number: 11347018Abstract: Provided is a lens module, including a lens barrel and a lens group. The lens barrel includes a first barrel wall and a second barrel wall. The lens group at least include a first lens and a second lens. The first barrel wall has an image-side surface, including a first planar surface horizontally extending from a joint between the first barrel wall and the second barrel wall towards an optical axis, a protruding portion connected to the first planar surface and protruding towards the first lens, and a second planar surface horizontally extending from the protruding portion towards the optical axis. The first lens has a first peripheral portion, including a third planar surface, a recess portion connected to the third planar surface and a fourth planar surface connected to the recess portion. The protruding portion is attached to the recess portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Hailong Wang
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Patent number: 11347057Abstract: Provided is an image display device including a first light source configured to emit a first beam of light, a second light source configured to emit a second beam of light, a spatial light modulator configured to modulate the first beam of light and the second beam of light, a holographic optical element configured to focus, on a first focal point, the first beam of light emitted from the first light source and modulated by the spatial light modulator, and to focus, on a second focal point, the second beam of light emitted from the second light source and modulated by the spatial light modulator and a processor configured to control the first and the second light sources and the spatial light modulator.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.. LTD.Inventors: Sunil Kim, Bongsu Shin, Wontaek Seo, Changkun Lee
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Patent number: 11347020Abstract: Digital cameras, optical lens modules for such digital cameras and methods for assembling lens elements in such lens modules. In various embodiments, the digital cameras comprise an optical lens module including N?3 lens elements Li, each lens element comprising a respective front surface S2i?1 and a respective rear surface S2i. In various embodiments the first lens element toward the object side, L1 and its respective front surfaces S1 have optical and/or mechanical properties, such as a clear aperture, a clear height and a mechanical height that are larger than respective properties of following lens elements and surfaces. This is done to achieve a camera with large aperture stop, given a lens and/or camera height.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Corephotonics Ltd.Inventors: Gal Shabtay, Ephraim Goldenberg, Michael Dror, Itay Yedid, Gil Bachar
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Patent number: 11333844Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a lens module. The lens module includes a lens barrel, a lens having an optical axis accommodated in the lens barrel, and a pressing ring abutted against the lens from an image side. The pressing ring includes an upper surface close to an object side, a lower surface disposed opposite to the upper surface, an inner connecting surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, and an outer connecting surface opposite to the inner connecting surface. The outer connecting surface is abutted against the lens barrel. The lens module provided by the present disclosure can ensure the assembly precision of the pressing ring and improve the yield rate of the lens module.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Jie Ma
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Patent number: 11320626Abstract: A lens autofocus actuating device includes a fixing ring, which is disposed on an upper surface of a base; a plurality of position limiting members, which is stood on the fixing ring; a lens carrier, which is disposed above the base and located between the position limiting members, wherein an outer side surface has a plurality of protrusions and cavities and a disposing space is consisted of one of the cavities and the corresponding position limiting member; an actuating member, which is disposed on the upper surface of the base and has two electrode terminal pairs and two shape-memory alloy wire; a plurality of balls, which is positioned in the corresponding disposing space and contact to the surfaces of the position limiting member and the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventor: Chi-Wei Chiu
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Patent number: 11307379Abstract: A lens barrel includes a first cam member including a first cam portion engaged with a first lens holding member, the first cam member being configured to rotate and to move the first lens holding member, and a second cam member including a second cam portion engaged with a second lens holding member, the second cam member being configured to rotate around the optical axis to move the second lens holding member in the optical axis direction via the second cam portion. A third engagement portion provided on one of the first lens holding member and the second cam member is engaged with a third cam portion provided on the other. The second cam member is rotated, and moved in the optical axis direction by the third cam portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Atsuto Noda
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Patent number: 11262525Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a lens module. The lens module includes a lens barrel, a lens, and a pressing ring abutted against the lens from an image side. The pressing ring includes an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner connecting surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, and an outer connecting surface opposite to the inner connecting surface, the outer connecting surface is abutted against the lens barrel. The lens includes an optical portion and a bearing portion. The bearing portion includes an image-side surface close to the image side. The lens module of the present disclosure can ensure the assembly precision of the pressing ring and improve the yield rate of the lens module.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Jie Ma
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Patent number: 11243372Abstract: A spacer for fixing a distance between adjacent lenses of a lens module carries an internal shape reducing the incidence of stray reflected light. The spacer defines a through hole to allow light to pass and a prismatic protrusion is disposed on a wall of the through hole. A first inclined surface of the prismatic protrusion is connected to an end surface of spacer and to a second inclined surface of the prismatic protrusion. The second inclined surface is connected to other end surface of spacer. Acute angle ?1 is formed between the first inclined surface and end surface, and acute angle ?2 is formed between the second inclined surface and other end surface. Relationship between the acute angles are ?1>?2, and 60°??1+?2?80°. A lens module using such a spacer is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ya-Lan Feng, Chun-Cheng Ko
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Patent number: 11221470Abstract: A variable magnification optical system consists of, in order from an object side, a first optical system remaining stationary during changing magnification and a second optical system including a plurality of lens groups moving during changing magnification. The first optical system includes a first mirror and a second mirror having reflective surfaces arranged to face each other. The first mirror is an optical element having a power at a position closest to the object side on an optical path and has a reflective surface concave toward the object side. The second mirror has a reflective surface convex toward the image side. An intermediate image is formed between the second mirror and the second optical system.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Michio Cho
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Patent number: 11215736Abstract: A multilayer mirror having a cap with a multilayer structure including a top layer and a series of bilayers each having an absorber layer and a spacer layer, where the materials for the top layer, absorber layers, and spacer layers are chosen to resist blistering.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventor: Norbert Bowering
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Patent number: 11215762Abstract: An optical device package includes a semiconductor substrate, and an optical device. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface, a second surface different in elevation from the first surface, and a profile connecting the first surface to the second surface. A surface roughness of the profile is greater than a surface roughness of the second surface. The optical device is disposed on the second surface and surrounded by the profile.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Huang-Hsien Chang, Po Ju Wu, Yu Cheng Chen, Wen-Long Lu
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Patent number: 11194146Abstract: System and method using a projected reference to guide adjustment of a correction optic. In an exemplary method, a reference may be projected onto an imaging detector by propagation of light generally along an optical axis that extends from the reference, through an objective, to a surface of a sample holder, and from the surface, back through the objective, to the imaging detector. The light may propagate through an off-axis aperture located upstream of the imaging detector and spaced from the optical axis. A plurality of images of the reference may be captured using the imaging detector, and with a correction optic at two or more different settings. A setting for the correction optic may be selected based on the plurality of images, and a sample may be imaged while the correction optic has the selected setting.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Molecular Devices, LLCInventor: Matthew Chan
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Patent number: 11150435Abstract: The present invention includes a plurality of lenses that are disposed such that optical axes are aligned in an axial direction, a first lens frame that holds a first lens of the plurality of lenses, and a second lens frame that holds a second lens of the plurality of lenses. The first lens frame comes into contact with the second lens frame and is disposed on one side of the second lens frame in the axial direction. The second lens frame includes a penetration hole penetrating the second lens frame from the other side in the axial direction to the one side in the axial direction. Air is suctioned and discharged via the penetration hole such that the first lens frame and the second lens frame are temporarily fixed through vacuum adsorption.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuki Kitagawa
