Patents by Inventor Michael Smolka

Michael Smolka 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).

  • Patent number: 11956540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tiltable mirror (1) for optical image stabilization in an optical imaging system (100), the tiltable mirror (1) comprising—a rigid mirror substrate (1S) with a planar reflective layer (1R) on a front side of the mirror substrate (1S) for reflecting incident light (500) in an optical imaging system (100), —a mirror frame (1F), wherein the mirror substrate (1S) is arranged tiltably in the mirror frame (1F), —an actuator (2) for tilting the mirror substrate (1S) around a primary (x) and a secondary (y) tilt axis with respect to the mirror frame (1F). The invention further relates to an optical imaging system comprising a tiltable mirror (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Optotune Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Stephan Smolka, Michael Büeler, Sanggyu Biern, Johannes Haase
  • Publication number: 20240111173
    Abstract: The invention relates Tunable prism (1) for optical image stabilization, comprising the components: A container (2) that comprises a membrane (6) comprising at least a transparent portion, the container (2) further comprising a transparent rigid bottom portion (5) facing the membrane (6), wherein the membrane (6) is connected to the bottom portion (5), and wherein the container (2) encloses a volume (7) that is filled with a transparent fluid (3); A transparent window (8) arranged on the membrane (6), wherein the membrane (6) comprises a deformable portion (6a) extending around an outer edge (8a) of the window (8), such that the window (8) can be tilted around a first and/or a second axis (201, 202) with respect to the bottom portion (5). The invention further relates to an imaging system (50) comprising the tunable prism (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Nextlens Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Mark VENTURA, David LEUENBERGER, Michael BÜELER, Manuel ASCHWANDEN, Stephan SMOLKA, Frank BOSE, David NIEDERER
  • Publication number: 20230113337
    Abstract: Memory module, computing device, and methods of reading and writing data to the memory module are disclosed. A memory module, comprises one or more dynamic random-access memories (DRAMs); and a processor configured to select a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or the processor to communicate with the one or more DRAMs via a memory interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: John Michael SMOLKA, Carlos Rene WEISSENBERG
  • Patent number: 11526302
    Abstract: Memory module, computing device, and methods of reading and writing data to the memory module are disclosed. A memory module, comprises one or more dynamic random-access memories (DRAMs); and a processor configured to select a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or the Processor to communicate with the one or more DRAMs via a memory interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: AI Plus, Inc.
    Inventors: John Michael Smolka, Carlos Rene Weissenberg
  • Publication number: 20200401352
    Abstract: Memory module, computing device, and methods of reading and writing data to the memory module are disclosed. A memory module, comprises one or more dynamic random-access memories (DRAMs); and a processor configured to select a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or the Processor to communicate with the one or more DRAMs via a memory interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: JOHN MICHAEL SMOLKA, Carlos Rene Weissenberg
  • Publication number: 20120319352
    Abstract: Disclosed is a horse racing board game comprising a collapsible game board having a race track and photo-finish photos superimposed thereon. The race track comprises a plurality of lanes, each of the plurality of lanes divided into a plurality of move spaces. The horse racing board game further comprises a plurality of colored game pieces, a plurality of colored player markers, a plurality of atypical dice having multiple sizes with each side having a different color, and a typical six-sided die. A method for playing the horse racing board game is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Smolka