Patents Examined by Mahidere S Sahle
  • Patent number: 11885931
    Abstract: An image capturing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The third lens element has negative refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex image-side surface. The sixth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric, and the sixth lens element has at least one inflection point on the image-side surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Han Tsai, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11874438
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element has negative refractive power. The sixth lens element has positive refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Liao, Shu-Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 11874529
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to lens, methods of making, designing lens and/or methods using lens in which performance may be improved by providing one or more steps in the central portion of the optical zone and one or more steps in the peripheral portion of the optic zone. In some embodiments, such lens may be useful for correcting refractive error of an eye and/or for controlling eye growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Brien Holden Vision Institute Limited
    Inventors: Brien Anthony Holden, Padmaja Rajagopal Sankaridurg, Klaus Ehrmann, Fabian Conrad, Arthur Ho
  • Patent number: 11874584
    Abstract: A split lens assembly module, comprising: a focusing mechanism; and a lens assembly, wherein the lens assembly comprises at least two optical lenses, at least one lens barrel member and a bearing structure, each of the at least one lens barrel member holds at least one optical lens to form at least one to-be-adjusted lens assembly, the bearing structure holds at least one optical lens to form a fixing lens assembly, the to-be-adjusted lens assembly is pre-assembled on the fixing lens assembly, the to-be-adjusted lens assembly is suitable for being adjusted relative to an assembly position of the fixing lens assembly, the fixing lens assembly is mounted inside the focusing mechanism through the bearing structure, and moves as the focusing mechanism is powered on, which is suitable for focusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Heng Jiang, Feifan Chen, Chunmei Liu, Nan Guo, Hong Li, Bojie Zhao, Liang Ding
  • Patent number: 11867968
    Abstract: The device (10) comprises a first member (1) and a second member (2) which are stacked upon each other in a direction vertical direction. The first and second members comprise a central portion (C1; C2) each, and the first member (1) comprises at least a first distancing element (4) abutting the second member (2). The device (10) comprises a gap zone (G) and a bonding material (3), wherein the gap zone is peripheral to the central portions (C1; C2), and in the gap zone (G), a gap (5) is present between the first and second members. A portion of the gap (5) is filled by the bonding material (3) bonding the first and second members to each other in a bonding zone (B) comprised in the gap zone. A height (h) of the gap (5) is defined by the first distancing element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hartmut Rudmann, Alexander Bietsch
  • Patent number: 11835841
    Abstract: An example system includes a high-side electrode layer including a number of discrete electrodes and a low-side electrode layer. The system further includes an electro-optic (EO) layer including an EO active material positioned between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a number of active cells of the EO layer. Each of the number of active cells of the EO layer includes a portion of the EO layer that is positioned between one of the discrete electrodes and the low-side electrode layer. The example system further includes an insulator operationally coupled to the active cells of the EO layer, and at least partially positioned between a first one of the active cells and a second one of the active cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Exciting Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, Abtin Ataei
  • Patent number: 11835837
    Abstract: An example system includes a high-side electrode layer including a number of discrete electrodes and a low-side electrode layer. The system further includes an electro-optic (EO) layer including an EO active material positioned between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a number of active cells of the EO layer. Each of the number of active cells of the EO layer includes a portion of the EO layer that is positioned between one of the discrete electrodes and the low-side electrode layer. The example system further includes an insulator operationally coupled to the active cells of the EO layer, and at least partially positioned between a first one of the active cells and a second one of the active cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Exciting Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, Abtin Ataei
  • Patent number: 11835784
    Abstract: An adjustable optical lens, a camera module and an aligning method thereof are disclosed. The adjustable optical lens includes at least one lens element and an optical structure element. Each of the lens elements is successively and overlappingly arranged in an photosensitive apparatus of the optical structure element, wherein at least one of the lens elements is configured as an adjustable lens element whose assemble position is adjustable. The optical structure element has at least one adjusting channel and at least one fixing channel for adjusting and fixing the adjustable lens element respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Bojie Zhao, Liang Ding, Chunmei Liu, Feifan Chen, Nan Guo
  • Patent number: 11835695
    Abstract: A photographing lens assembly includes a total of eight lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The eighth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one lens element of the photographing lens assembly has at least one lens surface having at least one inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Che Hsueh, Hung-Shuo Chen, Kuan Chun Wang, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 11835839
    Abstract: An example deformable mirror includes a number of cells defining an aperture plane of the mirror. Each of the cells includes a first transparent electrode layer and a second reflective electrode layer, with a solid crystal electro-optical (EO) active layer between the electrode layers. The deformable mirror includes a reflective layer optically coupled to each of the cells on the reflective side of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Exciting Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. McManamon, Abtin Ataei
  • Patent number: 11828938
    Abstract: A small information display apparatus capable of displaying video information on a windshield as a virtual image is provided. An information display apparatus configured to display video information of a virtual image on a windshield of a conveyance includes: a liquid crystal panel arranged as a video display apparatus configured to form the video information; and a virtual image optical system provided with a windshield for displaying the virtual image at a front of the conveyance by reflecting video of the liquid crystal panel by means of the windshield. The virtual image optical system is configured by arranging a concave mirror and an optical element between the concave mirror and the video display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: MAXELL, LTD., Hitachi Industry & Control Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Toshinori Sugiyama, Kazuomi Kaneko, Shigeki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 11822057
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens comprises first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements arranged sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The object-side surface of the second lens element has a concave portion in the vicinity of a periphery of the second lens element, and the image-side surface of the second lens element has a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The image-side surface of the third lens element has a concave portion in the vicinity of a periphery of the third lens element. An effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is EFL, an air gap between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element along the optical axis is G45, a central thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6, and EFL, G45 and T6 satisfy the equation: EFL/(G45+T6)?6.40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Han Chen, Hung Chien Hsieh, Jia-Sin Jhang
  • Patent number: 11815731
    Abstract: An imaging lens system has an optical axis and includes a plastic lens barrel and an imaging lens assembly disposed in the plastic lens barrel. The plastic lens barrel surrounds the optical axis and includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, an inner annular portion and an outer annular portion. The object-side and image-side surfaces are oppositely disposed and substantially perpendicular to the optical axis. The inner and outer annular portions are connected to the object-side and image-side surfaces. The inner annular portion has an inner parallel annular surface, and the outer annular portion has a first outer annular surface and a gate trace. The imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of imaging lens elements. One of the imaging lens elements has an outer diameter larger than ?2 millimeters. The one of the imaging lens elements has an outer edge in physical contact with the inner parallel annular surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11808927
    Abstract: A lens assembly including 4˜7 lenses with a refractive power is provided. D1 is the diameter of a lens surface farthest away from the image plane of the lens assembly. DL is the diameter of a lens surface closest to the image plane of the lens assembly. LT is the length on an optical axis of the lens from the lens surface farthest away from the image plane of the lens assembly to the lens surface closest to the image plane of the lens assembly. The lens assembly satisfies the following conditions: (1) 6 mm<DL<20 mm, 1.5<LT/DL<2.4 and D1/DL>0.6 or (2) 6 mm<DL<20 mm, 1.25<LT/DL<1.7 and D1/DL>0.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: RAYS OPTICS INC.
    Inventors: Ying-Hsiu Lin, Hung-You Cheng, Kuo-Chuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11796755
    Abstract: In a lens module, a sidewall of a lens barrel includes a first wall section that surrounds at least one access hole, and a second wall section that is other than the first wall section. The first wall section has a first inner circumferential surface and a first distance defined between the first inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the at least one lens. The second wall section has a second inner circumferential surface and a second distance defined between the second inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface of the at least one lens. The first distance is larger than the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuki Furutake
  • Patent number: 11796789
    Abstract: A light modulator and method of forming the same is provided. The light modulator includes a membrane and a tuning electrode in spaced relation to the membrane. A light blocking fluid is received between the substrate and the tuning electrode and a light blocker is positioned between the tuning electrode and a central portion of the membrane. A pinning electrode is disposed between the light blocker and the membrane and is aligned with the central portion of the membrane. An electrostatic generator is configured to selectively apply an electrostatic force on the membrane causing the central portion of the membrane to deform towards pinning electrode causing the light blocking fluid to be displaced from between the membrane and the pinning electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hongrui Jiang, Alireza Ousati Ashtiani
  • Patent number: 11779207
    Abstract: A method for testing the eyes of a test person with the aid of a vision testing system as well as vision testing system, comprising a first measuring device, a second topographic measuring device, a third refractive measuring device and a processing means, an axial length (L) of an eye of the test person being measured with the aid of the first measuring device, a curvature of the cornea of the eye being measured with the aid of the second measuring device, a refractive property of the eye being measured with the aid of the third measuring device, a measurement simultaneously being carried out with the first, second and third measuring device at the eye, measurement data of the measurements of the first, second and third measuring device being processed with the aid of the processing means, said processing means presenting a database with normal data, a comparison of the measurement data with the normal data being carried out and a result of said comparison being issued by means of said processing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: OCULUS OPTIKGERAETE GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Steinmueller
  • Patent number: 11762173
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one optical lens system. The optical lens system includes five lens elements, and the five lens elements are, in order from an outside to an inside, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. At least one of outside surfaces and inside surfaces of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element is aspheric and includes at least one inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tzu-Chieh Kuo
  • Patent number: 11754822
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having refractive power, a second lens including a first reflective region formed on an object-side surface of the second lens, a third lens having a second reflective region formed on an image-side surface of the third lens, and a fourth lens having refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 11749218
    Abstract: A variable transmission film may include an electrophoretic medium having a plurality of capsules and a binder, each capsule containing a plurality of electrically charged particles and a fluid, the charged particles being movable by application of an electric field and being capable of being switched between an open state and a closed state. The film may include at least one of a binder containing fish gelatin and a polyanion; a binder containing one or more tinting agents; capsules containing charge control agents, such as an oligoamine-terminated polyolefin and a branched chain fatty acid comprising at least 8 carbon atoms; a selection of capsules in which at least 60% have a diameter between 50 ?m and 90 ?m and at least 15% have a diameter between 20 ?m and 49 ?m; a tinted adhesive layer; and a fluid selected from one or more nonconjugated olefinic hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Carsten Bailey Widger, Jay William Anseth, Richard J. Paolini, Jr., Mark Benjamin Romanowsky, Jillian Smith, Stephen J. Telfer, Craig Alan Breen, Stephen Bull