Patents Examined by Tamara Y Washington
  • Patent number: 11846826
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module includes an imaging lens element set, a lens carrier and a light blocking structure. The imaging lens element set has an optical axis. At least one lens element of the lens elements is disposed in the lens carrier. The light blocking structure includes a light blocking opening. The optical axis passes through the light blocking opening, and the light blocking opening includes at least two arc portions and a shrinking portion. Each of the arc portions has a first curvature radius for defining a maximum diameter of the light blocking opening. The shrinking portion is connected to the arc portions for forming the light blocking opening into a non-circular shape. The shrinking portion includes at least one protruding arc which extends and shrinks gradually from the shrinking portion to the optical axis, and the protruding arc has a second curvature radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Shu-Yun Yang, Cheng-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 11846835
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a reflective layer with reflective material. One or more stacks of additional layers are provided on the reflective layer. Each stack has an optically switchable layer. A plurality of switching elements are located on a side of the reflective layer opposite to the one or more stacks or form part of the reflective layer. Each switching element is operable to apply heating to a switchable portion of the optically switchable layer and thereby change an appearance of the switchable portion when viewed from a viewing side of the display apparatus. The apparatus applies the heating by driving an electrical current through the switching element to generate Joule heating in the switching element. The electrical current flows in an electrical circuit including a portion of the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Harish Bhaskaran, Peiman Hosseini, Ben Broughton
  • Patent number: 11841499
    Abstract: An object is to provide an optical element and an imaging lens that reproduce clear images by restraining ghosting, flare, and/or similar occurrences caused by unwanted light reflected by the outer circumference surface of an edge of the optical element. An optical element 100 includes an optical effective portion 101 and an edge 102. The edge 102 is located around the optical effective portion 101 and has an outer circumference surface 103. The outer circumference surface 103 includes roughened portions 200. An imaging lens uses the optical element 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oouchi, Shigeru Endo
  • Patent number: 11835785
    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes holders configured to hold on a base member a third holding member that holds a third optical element among a plurality of optical elements, and provided at three locations in a circumferential direction around an optical axis when viewed from an optical axis direction, or a holder configured to holding the base member on another member. Where first, second, and third axes pass through the optical axis and holders at the three locations, a first driver and a first guide member are disposed in a first area between the first axis and the second axis, and a second driver and a second guide member are disposed in a second area between the first axis and the third axis. The first driver and second driver are disposed in two areas that at least partially overlap each other in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshihiro Okuda
  • Patent number: 11835788
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a housing; a focus adjustment unit disposed in the housing; and a shake correction unit disposed in the housing, wherein the housing includes a first shake correction driving magnet and second shake correction driving magnet that provide a driving force to move the shake correction unit in a first direction intersecting an optical axis and a second direction intersecting the optical axis and the first direction, and a focus adjustment driving coil providing a driving force to move the focus adjustment unit in the optical axis direction. The housing further includes first to third yokes respectively disposed on a surface of the first magnet, a surface of the second magnet, and a surface of the focus adjustment driving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Sung Seo, Jung Seok Lee, Young Bok Yoon, Nam Ki Park, Byung Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11835701
    Abstract: In a method for the examination of a sample the sample is illuminated in a sample plane along a sample line with an illuminating light beam. The sample is acted upon by a depletion or switching light beam, which overlaps in the sample plane in an overlap region at least partially spatially with the illuminating light beam and which has at least one wavelength suitable for depletion of the sample. Part of fluorescent light emanating from the sample plane is detected as detection light. The fluorescent light originating from outside a first subregion and a second subregion is at least partially suppressed and not detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Knebel, Florian Fahrbach
  • Patent number: 11828922
    Abstract: A plastic barrel includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion defines an interior space. The inner portion includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an object-side opening, a plurality of inner annular surfaces and an image-side opening. The interior space is configured for accommodating an imaging lens assembly, and the imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of plastic lens elements. The outer portion surrounds the inner portion. The outer portion includes a mounting structure. The mounting structure is disposed on a surface of the outer portion. The mounting structure is injection molded for mounting a planar conductive element and a wiring element. The mounting structure includes at least three gate traces, and the three gate traces are located on a surface of the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ta Chou, Chun-Hua Tsai
  • Patent number: 11829001
    Abstract: An optical system is provided. The optical system includes an immovable part, a second movable part, a second drive mechanism, and a second circuit mechanism. The second movable part is used for connecting to a second optical element. The second movable part is movable relative to the immovable part. The second drive mechanism is used for driving the second movable part to move relative to the immovable part. The second circuit mechanism is electrically connected to the second drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chan-Jung Hsu, I-Mei Huang, Yi-Ho Chen, Shao-Chung Chang, Ichitai Moto, Chen-Chi Kuo, Ying-Jen Wang, Ya-Hsiu Wu, Wei-Jhe Shen, Chao-Chang Hu, Che-Wei Chang, Sin-Jhong Song, Shu-Shan Chen, Chih-Wei Weng, Chao-Hsi Wang
  • Patent number: 11829051
    Abstract: A method for influencing light propagation directions of a light-emitting surface emitting light of a first wavelength range in a first direction and light of a second and wavelength range in a second direction. The wavelength ranges have a wavelength-dependent spectral radiance and differ in a peak wavelength. A switchable color converter is arranged in front of the light-emitting surface. The method includes the steps of a) deactivating the color converter for a first mode so that the second-wavelength range is transmitted and the first-wavelength range is absorbed, such that light from the light-emitting surface is only perceptible from the second direction, or b) activating the color converter for a second mode so that light of the first-wavelength range is converted into light of the second-wavelength range and light of the second-wavelength range is transmitted, such that light from the light-emitting surface is perceptible from both directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: siOPTICA GmbH
    Inventors: André Heber, Andreas Bregulla
  • Patent number: 11822150
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens system includes five 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 and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Shuo Chen, Shu-Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 11822210
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including an opening, and a camera module at least partially exposed to an exterior environment of the electronic device through the opening, wherein the camera module includes: a lens unit, an image sensor configured to convert light received through the lens unit into an electrical signal, a magnetic member, a coil unit disposed on a first surface of the magnetic member and oriented to face the magnetic member, a magnetic substance unit coupled to a second surface of the magnetic member, and a position sensor disposed adjacent to the magnetic member and oriented to face at least a portion of the magnetic substance unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Youngjae Hwang
  • Patent number: 11822149
    Abstract: A plastic optical lens assembly includes a first lens element, a second lens element and a cementing glue coating. A first spacing section is located between a first optical effective portion and a first engaging structure. A second optical effective portion is disposed correspondingly to the first optical effective portion. A second spacing section is located between the second optical effective portion and a second engaging structure. The first engaging structure is engaged with the second engaging structure. A reference space is between the first and the second spacing section. The cementing glue coating is at least disposed between the first and the second optical effective portions, and the first and the second lens elements are cemented by the cementing glue coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chin Huang, Hsiang-Chi Tang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11796757
    Abstract: Provided is a lens assembly, including: a first base including a first bottom plate, and first and second side plates; a lens; and first and second memory alloy wires. The first memory alloy wire includes ends connected to the first side plate and the lens. The second memory alloy wire includes ends to the second side plate and the lens. Both the first and second memory alloy wires are perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens. According to the present invention, the first and second memory alloy wires are energized to deform, to drive the lens to reciprocate between the first and second side plates to achieve optical image stabilization. Therefore, there is no problem of magnetic field interference, and stability thereof is high. Such driving leads to a simple structure and convenient assembling without an additional Hall element, and has high usage reliability in a special environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Linzhen Li, Jiliang Lu, Gang Li, Jin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11796758
    Abstract: Provided is a driving device including: a lens holder configured to hold an optical lens; a vibration wave motor including a movable-side rail member; a spherical member configured to connect the movable-side rail member and the lens holder to each other and transmit power; and a lens-barrel urging spring configured to urge the lens holder toward the movable-side rail member, wherein the spherical member and the lens-barrel urging spring are arranged at different positions when seen from an optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Nagaoka, Kazuhiro Noguchi
  • Patent number: 11782235
    Abstract: A lens driving device, a camera module and a camera-mounted device that can improve the stability the moving operation of AF movable part are provided. A lens driving device includes a base; a lens holder disposed apart from the base in a light axis direction, and configured to hold a lens part; and an autofocus driving part including an auto-focusing coil and an auto-focusing magnet, and configured to move the lens holder in the light axis direction with respect to the base. The auto-focusing coil is disposed at the lens holder. The auto-focusing magnet is disposed at the base. The base includes a magnet holding part provided to protrude to a light reception side in the light axis direction, the magnet holding part being configured to hold the auto-focusing magnet while positioning the auto-focusing magnet. A damper is disposed between the magnet holding part and the lens holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kasahara, Norikazu Kudo
  • Patent number: 11774775
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a bobbin provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof with a first coil, a first position sensor disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin and spaced apart from the first coil, a first magnet disposed so as to be opposite to the first position sensor, a second magnet disposed so as to be opposite to the first coil, the second magnet being configured to move the bobbin in a direction parallel to an optical axis via electromagnetic interaction with the first coil, a housing configured to support the first magnet and the second magnet; and upper and lower elastic members coupled to the bobbin and the housing, wherein the first position sensor is moved along with the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung, Hyune O Yoo
  • Patent number: 11754803
    Abstract: Provided is an auto focusing lens assembly, including a lens; a first base including a first side plate; a second base including a bottom plate, a first base body, and a second base body including a second side plate; and a pair of restoring structures. The first base is mounted to the second base body and slidable along the optical axis. The first side plate includes: a first plate body, and a second plate body. The restoring structure includes: an elastic member including one end connected to the first side plate and the other end connected to the first base body; a magnet assembly provided between the second side plate and the second plate body, and a guiding structure provided between the second side plate and the second plate body. The auto focusing lens assembly provided by the present invention can achieve a compact structure and a miniaturization design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Linzhen Li, Jiliang Lu, Gang Li, Jin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11747637
    Abstract: Provided is an optical unit and a display device capable of suppressing the occurrence of stray light by suppressing the incidence of light onto a peripheral region of a panel. In the optical unit, a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel are arranged to face a dichroic prism. A first light-emitting element is provided in a display region of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel, and metal wiring is provided in a peripheral region. Here, a light shielding layer is provided between the dichroic prism and the peripheral region of each of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel. Thus, even when a part of color light that should be reflected passes through a dichroic mirror, the leaked light is absorbed by the light shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Koshihara
  • Patent number: 11740487
    Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to modulating a number roundtrips that light travels within a cavity to modulate optical depth. In one implementation, a display system includes: a display configured to emit light corresponding to an image; a first optical component positioned in front of the display, the first optical component configured to pass the light to a field evolving cavity (FEC); and the FEC, where the FEC includes a cavity entrance and a cavity exit, the cavity entrance configured to receive the light passed by the first optical component, the FEC configured with a polarization clock that modulates a number of round trips the light travels within the FEC, between the cavity entrance and the cavity exit, by changing a polarization of the light during each round trip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Brelyon, Inc.
    Inventor: Barmak Heshmat Dehkordi
  • Patent number: 11740434
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens comprises seven lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens may shorten system length and enlarge field of view and aperture size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huabin Liao, Wenbin Lin, Jiali Lian, Ou Zhou