Patents by Inventor Keith Lyon
Keith Lyon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11994694Abstract: An optical device includes a first array of emitters disposed on a substrate and configured to emit respective beams of optical radiation in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. A second array of microlenses is positioned on the substrate in alignment with the respective beams of the emitters, having respective sag profiles that vary over an area of the substrate. The second array includes at least first microlenses in a central region of the substrate and second microlenses in a peripheral region of the substrate, such that the first microlenses have respective first focal powers, while the second microlenses have respective second focal powers, which are less than the first focal powers.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Roei Remez, Keith Lyon, Niv Gilboa, Ronen Akerman, Scott T. Smith
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Publication number: 20240106192Abstract: Disclosed herein are electronic devices that include arrays of dual function light transmit and receive pixels. The pixels of such arrays include a photodetector (PD) structure and a vertical-cavity, surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) diode, both formed in a common stack of epitaxial semiconductor layers. The pixels of the array may be configured by a controller or processor to function either as a light emitter by biasing the VCSEL diode, or as a light detector or receiver by a different bias applied to the PD structure, and this functionality may be altered in time. The array of dual function pixels may be positioned interior to an optical display of an electronic device, in some cases to provide depth sensing or autofocus. The array of pixels may be registered with a camera of an electronic device, such as to provide depth sensing or autofocus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Fei Tan, Keith Lyon, Tong Chen, Chin Han Lin, Xiaofeng Fan, Arnaud Laflaquiere
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Publication number: 20240089569Abstract: An image sensing device includes a detector assembly, which includes a matrix of optical sensing elements having a predefined pitch. Each optical sensing element includes an active area having a width that is less than 90% of the pitch. An array of optical apertures are respectively aligned with the optical sensing elements such that each optical aperture is positioned at a distance from a respective optical sensing element that is no less than twice the width of the active area. Objective optics are configured to focus light from a scene onto the detector assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Roei Remez, Brian McCall, Milan Maksimovic, Maoz Ovadia, Arnaud Laflaquière, Gershon Rosenblum, Noah D. Bedard, Omer Korech, Emanuel Mordechai, Keith Lyon, Refael Della Pergola, Niv Gilboa
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Publication number: 20240088623Abstract: An integrated emitter device incudes a silicon die, including an array of control circuits, and a plurality of integrated emitter modules disposed on the silicon die. Each integrated emitter module includes a single epitaxial stack comprising multiple layers of III-V semiconductor compounds, which define a vertical emitter including an optically active layer and upper and lower distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) on opposing sides of the optically active layer, and a transistor in series with the vertical emitter and including a terminal in contact with a respective one of the control circuits, so as to actuate the vertical emitter in response to a control signal applied to the terminal by the respective one of the control circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Siddharth Joshi, Keith Lyon, Arnaud Laflaquière, Christophe Verove
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Publication number: 20240079440Abstract: A multispectral sensing device includes a first die, including silicon, which is patterned to define a first array of sensor elements, which output first electrical signals in response to optical radiation that is incident on the device in a band of wavelengths less than 1000 nm that is incident on the front side of the first die. A second die has its first side bonded to the back side of the first die and includes a photosensitive material and is patterned to define a second array of sensor elements, which output second electrical signals in response to the optical radiation that is incident on the device in a second band of wavelengths greater than 1000 nm that passes through the first die and is incident on the first side of the second die. Readout circuitry reads the first electrical signals and the second electrical signals serially out of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Oray O. Cellek, Fei Tan, Gershon Rosenblum, Hong Wei Lee, Cheng-Ying Tsai, Jae Y. Park, Christophe Verove, John L Orlowski, Siddharth Joshi, Xiangli Li, David Coulon, Xiaofeng Fan, Keith Lyon, Nicolas Hotellier, Arnaud Laflaquière
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Publication number: 20230264454Abstract: Safety window films are described. In particular, safety window films including a substrate including polyurethane—the substrate having a first and second major surface, an optically clear pressure sensitive adhesive, and a polymeric liner are described. The first major surface of the substrate is the top surface of the safety film, and the polyurethane has a Shore hardness of less than 80 D. Such films may provide improved physical and optical performance over conventional safety window films, while being easier to install.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Lesbia Giron, Keith Lyon, Jay Jennen, Zoong Yang
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Publication number: 20230152081Abstract: Disclosed herein are self-mixing interferometry (SMI) sensors, such as may include vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diodes and resonance cavity photodetectors (RCPDs). Structures for the VCSEL diodes and RCPDs are disclosed. In some embodiments, a VCSEL diode and an RCPD are laterally adjacent and formed from a common set of semiconductor layers epitaxially formed on a common substrate. In some embodiments, a first and a second VCSEL diode are laterally adjacent and formed from a common set of semiconductor layers epitaxially formed on a common substrate, and an RCPD is formed on the second VCSEL diode. In some embodiments, a VCSEL diode may include two quantum well layers, with a tunnel junction layer between them. In some embodiments, an RCPD may be vertically integrated with a VCSEL diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Fei Tan, Arnaud Laflaquiere, Chin Han Lin, Keith Lyon, Marc A. Drader, Weiping Li
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Publication number: 20230034270Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a set of light emitters on the substrate and arranged in a plurality of axisymmetric light emitter groups, a set of lenses including a different lens disposed over each axisymmetric light emitter group of the plurality of axisymmetric light emitter groups, and a set of optical fibers. At least one optical fiber in the set of optical fibers has a proximal end, a distal end, and a bend between the proximal end and the distal end. The proximal end is positioned to receive light, through a respective lens in the set of lenses, from the light emitters of a respective axisymmetric light emitter group in the plurality of axisymmetric light emitter groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Brian S. Medower, Eamon H. O'Connor, Keith Lyon, Marc A. Drader, Salman Karbasi, Shifa Xu, Yazan Z. Alnahhas
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Patent number: 11549799Abstract: Disclosed herein are self-mixing interferometry (SMI) sensors, such as may include vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diodes and resonance cavity photodetectors (RCPDs). Structures for the VCSEL diodes and RCPDs are disclosed. In some embodiments, a VCSEL diode and an RCPD are laterally adjacent and formed from a common set of semiconductor layers epitaxially formed on a common substrate. In some embodiments, a first and a second VCSEL diode are laterally adjacent and formed from a common set of semiconductor layers epitaxially formed on a common substrate, and an RCPD is formed on the second VCSEL diode. In some embodiments, a VCSEL diode may include two quantum well layers, with a tunnel junction layer between them. In some embodiments, an RCPD may be vertically integrated with a VCSEL diode.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fei Tan, Arnaud Laflaquiere, Chin Han Lin, Keith Lyon, Marc A. Drader, Weiping Li
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Patent number: 11469573Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor substrate having first and second faces. A first array of emitters are formed on the first face of the semiconductor substrate and are configured to emit respective beams of radiation through the substrate. Electrical connections are coupled to actuate selectively first and second sets of the emitters in the first array. A second array of microlenses are formed on the second face of the semiconductor substrate in respective alignment with the emitters in at least one of the first and second sets and are configured to focus the beams emitted from the emitters in the at least one of the first and second sets so that the beams are transmitted from the second face with different, respective first and second focal properties.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Keith Lyon, Arnaud Laflaquiere
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Patent number: 11418006Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor substrate and an optically-active structure, including epitaxial layers defining a lower distributed Bragg-reflector (DBR) stack, a quantum well structure with P- and N-doped layers disposed respectively on opposing sides of the quantum well structure, and an upper DBR stack. Electrodes are coupled to apply a bias voltage between the P- and N-doped layers. Control circuitry, disposed on the substrate, is configured to apply a forward bias voltage between the electrodes so as to cause the optically-active structure to emit an optical pulse through the upper DBR stack, and then to reverse the bias voltage between the electrodes so as to cause the optically-active structure to output an electrical pulse to the control circuitry in response to incidence of one or more of the photons, due to reflection of the optical pulse, on the quantum well structure through the upper DBR stack.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Arnaud Laflaquière, Fei Tan, Keith Lyon
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Publication number: 20220229210Abstract: An optical device includes a first array of emitters disposed on a substrate and configured to emit respective beams of optical radiation in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. A second array of microlenses is positioned on the substrate in alignment with the respective beams of the emitters, having respective sag profiles that vary over an area of the substrate. The second array includes at least first microlenses in a central region of the substrate and second microlenses in a peripheral region of the substrate, such that the first microlenses have respective first focal powers, while the second microlenses have respective second focal powers, which are less than the first focal powers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Roei Remez, Keith Lyon, Niv Gilboa, Ronen Akerman, Scott T. Smith
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Publication number: 20210351561Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor substrate having first and second faces. An emitter is disposed on the first face of the semiconductor substrate and is configured to emit a beam of radiation through the substrate. At least one curved optical surface is formed in the second face of the semiconductor substrate. A first reflector is disposed on the first face in proximity to the emitter, and a second reflector is disposed on the second face in proximity to the curved optical surface, such that the second reflector reflects the beam that was emitted through the semiconductor substrate by the emitter to reflect back through the semiconductor substrate toward the first reflector, which then reflects the beam to pass through the semiconductor substrate so as to exit from the semiconductor substrate through the curved optical surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventor: Keith Lyon
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Publication number: 20210003385Abstract: Disclosed herein are self-mixing interferometry (SMI) sensors, such as may include vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diodes and resonance cavity photodetectors (RCPDs). Structures for the VCSEL diodes and RCPDs are disclosed. In some embodiments, a VCSEL diode and an RCPD are laterally adjacent and formed from a common set of semiconductor layers epitaxially formed on a common substrate. In some embodiments, a first and a second VCSEL diode are laterally adjacent and formed from a common set of semiconductor layers epitaxially formed on a common substrate, and an RCPD is formed on the second VCSEL diode. In some embodiments, a VCSEL diode may include two quantum well layers, with a tunnel junction layer between them. In some embodiments, an RCPD may be vertically integrated with a VCSEL diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Fei Tan, Arnaud Laflaquiere, Chin Han Lin, Keith Lyon, Marc A. Drader, Weiping Li
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Publication number: 20200251882Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor substrate having first and second faces. A first array of emitters are formed on the first face of the semiconductor substrate and are configured to emit respective beams of radiation through the substrate. Electrical connections are coupled to actuate selectively first and second sets of the emitters in the first array. A second array of microlenses are formed on the second face of the semiconductor substrate in respective alignment with the emitters in at least one of the first and second sets and are configured to focus the beams emitted from the emitters in the at least one of the first and second sets so that the beams are transmitted from the second face with different, respective first and second focal properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Keith Lyon, Arnaud Laflaquiere
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Patent number: 10398713Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods of treating diseases and disorders with sulfasalazine and pharmaceutical formulations of sulfasalazine where the bioavailability of the sulfasalazine is increased. In another embodiment, the present application also provides dosing regimens for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders with compositions comprising sulfasalazine.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Glialogix, Inc.Inventors: Thaddeus Cromwell Reeder, Mark Wade Moore, Douglas Alan Lorenz, David Keith Lyon
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Patent number: 10194108Abstract: Pixel aperture size adjustment in a linear sensor is achieved by applying more negative control voltages to central regions of the pixel's resistive control gate, and applying more positive control voltages to the gate's end portions. These control voltages cause the resistive control gate to generate an electric field that drives photoelectrons generated in a selected portion of the pixel's light sensitive region into a charge accumulation region for subsequent measurement, and drives photoelectrons generated in other portions of the pixel's light sensitive region away from the charge accumulation region for subsequent discard or simultaneous readout. A system utilizes optics to direct light received at different angles or locations from a sample into corresponding different portions of each pixel's light sensitive region.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: KLA-Tencor CorporationInventors: Yung-Ho Alex Chuang, John Fielden, David L. Brown, Jingjing Zhang, Keith Lyon, Mark Shi Wang
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Publication number: 20190015431Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods of treating diseases and disorders with sulfasalazine and pharmaceutical formulations of sulfasalazine where the bioavailability of the sulfasalazine is increased. In another embodiment, the present application also provides dosing regimens for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders with compositions comprising sulfasalazine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Glialogix, Inc.Inventors: Thaddeus Cromwell Reeder, Mark Wade Moore, Douglas Alan Lorenz, David Keith Lyon
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Patent number: 9980978Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods of treating diseases and disorders with sulfasalazine and pharmaceutical formulations of sulfasalazine where the bioavailability of the sulfasalazine is increased. In another embodiment, the present application also provides dosing regimens for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders with compositions comprising sulfasalazine.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: GLIALOGIX, INC.Inventors: Thaddeus Cromwell Reeder, Mark Wade Moore, Douglas Alan Lorenz, David Keith Lyon
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Patent number: 9974798Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods of treating diseases and disorders with sulfasalazine and pharmaceutical formulations of sulfasalazine where the bioavailability of the sulfasalazine is increased. In another embodiment, the present application also provides dosing regimens for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders with compositions comprising sulfasalazine.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: GLIALOGIX, INC.Inventors: Thaddeus Cromwell Reeder, Mark Wade Moore, Douglas Alan Lorenz, David Keith Lyon