Patents Examined by Jeffrey E Madonna
  • Patent number: 10539722
    Abstract: Optical film is disclosed. The optical film includes a binder, a plurality of particles, and a plurality of interconnected voids. The volume fraction of the plurality of interconnected voids in the optical film is not less than about 20%. The weight ratio of the binder to the plurality of the particles is not less than about 1:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Encai Hao, William Blake Kolb, Brant U. Kolb, Brian W. Ostlie, Naiyong Jing, Michael Benton Free, Hui Ren, Robert L. Brott, Fei Lu, Audrey A. Sherman, Scott M. Tapio, Charles David Hoyle, John A. Wheatley
  • Patent number: 10495856
    Abstract: A wide-angle lens system that includes four lens groups arranged from object to image and having a field of view greater than 90 degrees is described. The lens elements within each of the four groups are selected for optimization of performance factors of low chromatic aberration, low optical distortion and manufacturability. Design methods are included and shown through exemplary optimized designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventor: Alex Ning
  • Patent number: 10488559
    Abstract: An anti-reflective film includes a transparent substrate, and a high hardness coating layer on at least one surface of the transparent substrate, the high hardness coating layer having a hardness of about 4 H or higher and a moth-eye pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam-il Koo, Min-Seok Choi, Eui-sun Choi, Hyung-kyu Lee, Ji-min Lee
  • Patent number: 10481398
    Abstract: In an image generation unit, a light emitting part is formed using a self-emitting OLED device, and thereby, high-contrast images can be formed and the life of the light emitting part and the life of the virtual image display apparatus are extended. Even when the light emitted in the light emitting part has deviation in color balance, a half-mirror layer that has light transmissivity and realizes see-through vision is a reflection film having wavelength dependence, and thereby, a uniform color balance of image lights is achieved and images in good conditions are visually recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Miyao, Takahiro Totani, Masayuki Takagi, Takashi Takeda, Akira Komatsu, Takeshi Koshihara, Kunihiko Yano
  • Patent number: 10473907
    Abstract: A slide system for optical microscopy using immersion fluid including a cover glass having a first refractive index and a transparent film having a second refractive index. The second refractive index of the transparent film is matched to the first refractive index of the cover glass. The transparent film protects the cover glass from immersion fluid used for optical microscopy and the transparent film is configured such that the immersion fluid used can be removed by lifting off the transparent film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Thomas, Torsten Sievers, Alexander Thesen
  • Patent number: 10466466
    Abstract: In general this device allows one to rapidly configure a mobile phone for use with a microscope. When using the device a person can take images or videos and rapidly share them, or have another user videoconference in and see the images in real time. Further, it saves both money and time when using a microscope in a laboratory (or other) setting. This device can also be used without microscope for a macro lens with illumination and light differential for purposes such as jewelry or medical examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Inventor: Du Cheng
  • Patent number: 10422508
    Abstract: A tunable spectral filter includes a first tunable dispersive element, a first optical element, a spatial filtering element located at the focal plane, a second optical element, and a second dispersive element. The first tunable dispersive element introduces spectral dispersion to an illumination beam with an adjustable dispersion. The first optical element focuses the illumination beam at a focal plane in which a distribution of a spectrum of the spectrally-dispersed illumination beam at the focal plane is controllable by adjusting the dispersion of the first tunable dispersive element. The spatial filtering element filters the spectrum of the illumination beam based on the distribution of the spectrum of the illumination beam at the focal plane. The second optical element collects the spectrally-dispersed illumination beam transmitted from the spatial filtering element. The second tunable dispersive element removes the dispersion introduced by the first tunable dispersive element from the illumination beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew V. Hill, Amnon Manassen, Ohad Bachar
  • Patent number: 10394072
    Abstract: A color filter substrate, a method for preparing the color filter substrate, and a display panel are provided. The color filter substrate is in contact with the spacer on the surface facing the array substrate. At least one layer of the color filter substrate has a hollow structure at the position corresponding to the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuman Zhai
  • Patent number: 10393932
    Abstract: Absorbing layers of a low-emissivity (low-E) coating are designed to cause the coating to have a reduced film side reflectance which is advantageous for aesthetic purposes. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layers are metallic or substantially metallic (e.g., NiCr or NiCrNx) and are positioned in order to reduce or prevent oxidation of the absorbing layers during optional heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening). Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, other types of windows, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC
    Inventors: Bernd Disteldorf, Anton Dietrich, Piotr Kokot, Adam Tokarz
  • Patent number: 10379339
    Abstract: An electrowetting display device is presented. The device includes a top support plate including a top surface and a bottom surface. A viewing surface of the device is over the top surface of the top support plate. A bottom support plate is positioned opposite the top support plate. A plurality of pixel walls are formed over a bottom surface of the top support plate. The plurality of pixel walls are associated with an electrowetting pixel and define a portion of a volume containing at least a portion of a first fluid and a second fluid. A transparent pixel electrode is on the top support plate and a common electrode is over a top surface of the bottom support plate. The common electrode includes a transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Olivier Rainaut, Toru Sakai
  • Patent number: 10365469
    Abstract: A telescope made up of mutually connectable modules, which telescope comprises at least a lens module and an eyepiece module, and the lens module and eyepiece module each have a connection interface for connecting the modules, wherein an eyepiece and a zoom unit for changing the image magnification and a unit for reversing the image are integrated in the eyepiece module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Andreas Zimmermann, Franz Erler
  • Patent number: 10358386
    Abstract: Methods of forming a sheet glass product comprising a plurality of growth-limited glass bump spacers. According to the methods, a glass pane of the sheet glass product is irradiated with laser radiation to locally heat the glass pane at a plurality of spacer localities and induce growth of a plurality of glass bump spacers in the glass pane. The growth of the plurality of glass bump spacers is limited by utilizing a growth-limiting plate comprising a scattering surface portion. The scattering surface portion of the growth-limiting plate mitigates damage to the growth-limiting plate and may also mitigate damage to the glass pane. Vacuum insulated glass products and systems for forming a growth-limited sheet glass product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard Robert Grzybowski, Daniel Ralph Harvey, Alexander Mikhailovich Streltsov
  • Patent number: 10353186
    Abstract: Provided is a zoom lens, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit to a fourth lens unit having negative, positive, negative, and negative refractive powers; and a rear lens group. In the zoom lens, an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming, the rear lens group has a positive refractive power over an entire zoom range, the third lens unit is configured to move in an optical axis direction during focusing, and each of a focal length of the zoom lens at a wide angle end (fw), and a focal length of the third lens unit (f3) is appropriately set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Suguru Inoue
  • Patent number: 10330837
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a near-infrared shielding film having low initial haze and resistance to haze increase in weathering tests, to provide a method for producing such a near-infrared shielding film, and to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The near-infrared shielding film of the present invention includes a transparent substrate and a component layer that is provided on at least one surface of the substrate and includes, as compounds, resin A shown below, at least one of resin B or C shown below, and oxide fine particles D shown below. Resin A: A resin having an acid value of less than 0.5 mgKOH/g and a hydroxy value of 5 to 60 mgKOH/g Resin B: A resin having an acid value of 1 to 60 mgKOH/g Resin C: A resin having an acid value of at least 1 mgKOH/g and a hydroxy value of 5 to 60 mgKOH/g Oxide fine particles D: Tungsten oxide fine particles or composite tungsten oxide fine particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Taro Konuma, Mitsunori Gotou, Hiroaki Obata
  • Patent number: 10317701
    Abstract: An anti-reflective coating system configured to resist crazing resulting from applied compressive forces, and an optical article employing the anti-reflective coating system; and methods of forming the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Vision Ease, LP
    Inventors: Jeff Brown, Michael Marshall, John T. Moxon
  • Patent number: 10317590
    Abstract: A display apparatus for displaying an image to a user includes: a display panel configured to generate visible light; and an optical functional layer including: a matrix mixed with a plurality of optical functional particles that are colored, wherein the optical functional layer is at a side of the display panel such that at least a part of the visible light from the display panel would pass through the optical functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyeongim Lee, Jangseok Ma, Namseok Baik, Junghee Son, Sangwoo An, Dukjin Lee
  • Patent number: 10310559
    Abstract: A visor assembly may clip onto a mobile electronic device, and may broadly include: an attachment member securable to the device; at least one hinge secured to the attachment member; and a plurality of cascading shroud members, each pivotally coupled to the attachment member using the hinge. Adjacent shroud members are selectively interconnected. Rotational movement of a first shroud member from a retracted position to a first angular displacement, correspondingly drives a second shroud member to rotate in unison. Continued rotation of the first shroud member successively drives remaining shroud members to co-rotate, until it has been rotated to a second angular displacement, and the plurality of shroud members are each then deployed into a respective fully extended position. A friction fit at the interconnection between adjacent shroud members is sufficient to releasably inhibit movement resulting from only a weight of the shroud members and the orientation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventor: Ina Holmes
  • Patent number: 10302910
    Abstract: A camera lens is disclosed. The camera lens includes a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens with positive refractive power; a fourth lens with negative refractive power; a fifth lens with positive refractive power; and a sixth lens with negative refractive power. The camera lens further satisfies specific conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Teraoka
  • Patent number: 10222513
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lens. The lens includes at least two layers of glass wafers, each glass wafer is provided with a lens array including a plurality of lens units, glue is provided around a periphery of each of the lens unit, the lens units of two adjacent layers of glass wafers are correspondingly arranged one to one, and are adhered via the glue, the glass wafer is further provided with an air hole. In the lens provided by the present disclosure, through providing an air hole on the glass wafer of the lens, so that when two adjacent glass wafers are stacked via the glue, air in the sealed space can be exhausted through the air hole, and through filling glue in the air hole of the outermost layer of glass wafer, the sealing effect is achieved, which can avoid packaging defects, and improve product yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Haisheng Zhang