Patents Assigned to Photon Technology
  • Publication number: 20250197205
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for producing hydrogen gas from ammonia gas using a laser. A decomposition device for decomposing ammonia gas in order to produce hydrogen gas includes an ammonia inlet provided at an uppermost end of the decomposition device to allow ammonia gas to easily flow into the decomposition device, a hydrogen outlet configured to discharge the hydrogen gas produced by decomposition of the ammonia gas, and a nitrogen outlet configured to discharge nitrogen gas produced by the decomposition of the ammonia gas. Laser light in a preset first wavelength band is incident from an outside to a contact point of the ammonia inlet, the hydrogen outlet, and the nitrogen outlet, so that the ammonia gas is decomposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Swook HANN, Hyungsik JANG
  • Publication number: 20250146180
    Abstract: Disclosed is a post-treatment method of a piezoelectric oxide single crystal substrate for suppressing pyroelectric properties of the substrate, and a method for manufacturing a lithium tantalate single crystal substrate using the same. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a post-treatment method of a piezoelectric oxide single crystal substrate, the method including: loading at least one reducing agent and the single crystal substrate into a treatment device; and performing reduction treatment by heat treating the substrate while maintaining the inside of the treatment device in a preset environment, wherein the preset environment means that heat treatment is performed at a temperature of 200° C. to 400° C. under normal pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Seon Hoon KIM, Ju Hyeon CHOI, Doo Gun KIM, Jeong Hwan IN, Ka Ram HAN, So Young KIM, Won Bae SOHN, June Hyuk KANG, Jehwan HWANG
  • Patent number: 12279811
    Abstract: The present application provides a method, apparatus and electronic device for controlling laser surgical instruments; wherein the method comprises: obtaining a parameter information set for a target surgical procedure corresponding to the laser surgical instruments; performing optimization logic processing on the parameter information set based on the logical operation rules to obtain a target parameter set; wherein the target parameter set comprises target parameters corresponding to each of the laser surgical instrument; controlling each of the laser surgical instruments to operate in accordance with the corresponding target parameters until the target surgical procedure is completed, in which the electronic device optimizes the parameter information set for the target surgical procedure by means of the logical operation rules and controls each of the laser surgical instruments to be operated in accordance with the corresponding target parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: Suzhou Menovex Photonics Technology Co., Ltd, Menovex Medical Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kuiyu Liao, Yixiang Dai, Encai Ji, Liuzhu Li
  • Patent number: 12270979
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a digital holographic microscope which is robust to an external environment. According to an aspect of the present embodiment, there is provided an optical system for a digital holographic microscope, the optical system including a beam splitter which reflects a light radiated from a light source toward an object, or passes a light reflected from and traveling from the object; an objective lens focusing the light reflected by the beam splitter on the object; a transflective mirror which is located on the surface of the objective lens and is determined to be transparent or reflective depending on a polarization direction of a light incident to the transflective mirror; and a wave plate which converts the light passing through the beam splitter into a circularly polarized light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Jin Su Lee, Sung Kuk Chun
  • Patent number: 12261230
    Abstract: A single-photon avalanche diode and a manufacturing method thereof, a detector array, and an image sensor are disclosed. The back-side illuminated single-photon avalanche diode is disposed with a light-trapping structure and a sidewall reflection wall. Incident light is reflected, scattered, and refracted by the light-trapping structure and then dispersed to various angles, and with the addition of the reflection effect of the sidewall reflection wall, the effective optical path of the light in the back-side illuminated single-photon avalanche diode can be extended. The manufacturing method of a back-side illuminated single-photon avalanche diode achieves the manufacturing of the back-side illuminated single-photon avalanche diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen Adaps Photonics Technology Co. LTD.
    Inventors: Kai Zang, Shuang Li, Zhijie Ma
  • Publication number: 20250082197
    Abstract: Disclosed are an AR optical system for measurement of ocular dyskinesia with improved quality of photographed images, and an AR apparatus including the same. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there are provided an AR optical system for measurement of ocular dyskinesia with improved quality of photographed images by resolving the problem of uneven brightness and darkness occurring in the images due to structural problems, and an AR apparatus including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Seon Man KIM, Min Kyu PARK, Sung Joon KIM, Kwang Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 12237803
    Abstract: Disclosed are a power-generating building material and a preparation process thereof. The power-generating building material applies the artistic appreciation and protection performance of an optical adjustment layer to the field of solar cells, so that the architectural art and power-generating performance are integrated to meet the requirements for green buildings and environmentally friendly buildings. The outer surface formed by a surface layer after curing is beautiful in texture. The power-generating building material has the texture and quality of a building material, is rich and diverse in expression form, without changing the architectural style and urban landscape, and has a broad application prospect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Photon Technology (Kunshan) Co., LTD
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Yongwu Li
  • Publication number: 20250047062
    Abstract: The present application provides a wave shaping circuit of a laser driving circuit, a laser driving circuit and a laser device, by attenuating the wave at the start of the pulse to a lower power, and then outputting the original pulse power after a delay, the laser relaxation oscillations disappears or occurs at a lower power of the light emission, with which the amplitude and probability of generation of the relaxation oscillations are reduced, thereby reducing the abnormal power at the moment of pulse operation and preventing the optical fiber from being overheated and damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicants: Suzhou Menovex Photonics Technology Co., Ltd, Menovex Medical Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Qiyou Wang, Jianwei Huang, Encai Ji, Yixiang Dai
  • Publication number: 20250038702
    Abstract: A photovoltaic power generation module may include a ball lens that receives a medium from the outside or outputs a medium to the outside, receives sunlight that proceeds thereto from the outside when a medium is introduced thereto, and focuses the medium on one focal point, a solar cell that is disposed at a point at which sunlight is focused by the ball lens and produces electric energy from the sunlight, a support part supporting the ball lens and the solar cell and that being rotatable in a preset direction, a first motor that moves the solar cell in a direction in which the solar cell becomes distant from or close to the ball lens, a second motor that rotates the solar cell in a direction ? on a spherical coordinate system, and a third motor that rotates the support part in a direction ? on the spherical coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventor: Hyo Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 12148845
    Abstract: A photodetector, a preparation method for a photodetector, a photodetector array and a photodetection terminal. The photodetector comprises a substrate (11) and an optical resonant cavity (10) formed on the substrate (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Adaps Photonics Technology Co. LTD.
    Inventors: Kai Zang, Shuang Li, Jieyang Jia
  • Patent number: 12097586
    Abstract: A method and system temporarily holds a workpiece, most suitably an aero engine turbine blade element during manufacture. The workholding system includes a support body with a contoured body surface, complementary to a workpiece surface, formed of a transparent material to define a bonding zone. The support body is supported by a base to form a workpiece shuttle, and a bond station receives the workpiece shuttle. Complementary zero-point locating elements on the shuttle and station assure accurate positioning. The bond station further has workpiece locating elements configured to accurately position the workpiece on the shuttle in a predetermined position relative to the zero-point locating elements of the shuttle, thereby compensating for shuttle-to-shuttle variance. An adhesive, such as a UV curable adhesive, is applied to the bonding zone and cured by UV through the transparent material, thereby fixing the workpiece in the predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Blue Photon Technology & Workholding Systems LLC
    Inventor: Danial Billings
  • Publication number: 20240307118
    Abstract: The present application provides a method, apparatus and electronic device for controlling laser surgical instruments; wherein the method comprises: obtaining a parameter information set for a target surgical procedure corresponding to the laser surgical instruments; performing optimization logic processing on the parameter information set based on the logical operation rules to obtain a target parameter set; wherein the target parameter set comprises target parameters corresponding to each of the laser surgical instrument; controlling each of the laser surgical instruments to operate in accordance with the corresponding target parameters until the target surgical procedure is completed, in which the electronic device optimizes the parameter information set for the target surgical procedure by means of the logical operation rules and controls each of the laser surgical instruments to be operated in accordance with the corresponding target parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicants: Suzhou Menovex Photonics Technology Co., Ltd, Menovex Medical Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kuiyu Liao, Yixiang Dai, Encai Ji, Liuzhu Li
  • Publication number: 20240168270
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a digital holographic microscope which is robust to an external environment. According to an aspect of the present embodiment, there is provided an optical system for a digital holographic microscope, the optical system including a beam splitter which reflects a light radiated from a light source toward an object, or passes a light reflected from and traveling from the object; an objective lens focusing the light reflected by the beam splitter on the object; a transflective mirror which is located on the surface of the objective lens and is determined to be transparent or reflective depending on a polarization direction of a light incident to the transflective mirror; and a wave plate which converts the light passing through the beam splitter into a circularly polarized light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Seon Kyu YOON, Jin Su Lee, Sung Kuk CHUN
  • Publication number: 20240168292
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a glasses-type augmented reality apparatus, and system with compact dimensions. An aspect of the present embodiment provides an augmented reality apparatus which provides a wearer with a digital holographic image incident from the outside as a holographic image, the apparatus including a plurality of holographic optical elements (HOEs) arranged in the form of concentric circles having different radii inside an optical configuration worn by the wearer to diffract the incident digital holographic image and provide the diffracted digital holographic image to the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Seon Kyu YOON, Jin Su LEE, Sung Jin LIM, Ji Yeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20240168434
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring texture characteristics of a holographic image that is reconstructed optically by a holographic display device. Provided is an apparatus for measuring texture characteristics of a holographic image, which measures texture characteristics of a holographic image that is reconstructed optically by a holographic display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Kwang Hoon LEE, Hoe Min KIM, Kyung Il JOO, Min Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20240144462
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and system for evaluating a welding condition on the basis of three-dimensional data. An aspect of the present embodiment provides an apparatus for evaluating a welding condition, the apparatus including a communication unit configured to receive a three-dimensional image for an evaluation target from the outside, a base material recognition unit configured to recognize a base material from the three-dimensional image for the evaluation target by using a point cloud, a bead extraction unit configured to extract a welding bead welded between the base materials, a bead cross-section acquisition unit configured to acquire cross-sections at preset intervals for the extracted welding bead, and a profile analysis unit configured to analyze a profile of the welding bead for the cross-section acquired by the bead cross-section acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Hoe Min KIM, Sung Kuk CHUN, Seon Man KIM, Kwang Hoon LEE, Jeong Rok YUN, Un Yong KIM
  • Publication number: 20240128714
    Abstract: Disclosed are a VCSEL diode and a VCSEL diode array having a common anode structure. An aspect of the present disclosure provides the VCSEL diode and the VCSEL diode array, which smoothly perform an operation and improve the quality of output light because the VCSEL diode and the VCSEL diode array have a common anode structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventor: Keon Hwa LEE
  • Publication number: 20240063608
    Abstract: Disclosed are a micro VCSEL with improved beam quality and a micro VCSEL array. An embodiment of the present invention provides a micro VCSEL with improved beam quality of light or laser to be oscillated and a micro VCSEL array capable of improving manufacturing efficiency and minimizing efficiency degradation due to errors occurring during a transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Keon Hwa LEE, Young Hee CHOI
  • Patent number: 11839942
    Abstract: A method and system temporarily holds a workpiece, most suitably an aero engine turbine blade element during manufacture. The workholding system includes a support body with a contoured body surface, complementary to a workpiece surface, formed of a transparent material to define a bonding zone. The support body is supported by a base to form a workpiece shuttle, and a bond station receives the workpiece shuttle. Complementary zero-point locating elements on the shuttle and station assure accurate positioning. The bond station further has workpiece locating elements configured to accurately position the workpiece on the shuttle in a predetermined position relative to the zero-point locating elements of the shuttle, thereby compensating for shuttle-to-shuttle variance. An adhesive, such as a UV curable adhesive, is applied to the bonding zone and cured by UV through the transparent material, thereby fixing the workpiece in the predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Photon Technology & Workholding Systems LLC
    Inventor: Danial Billings
  • Patent number: 11765524
    Abstract: A hearing aid with the variable number of channels includes: a microphone that receives a sound signal; an AD converter that converts the sound signal input from the microphone into a digital signal and outputs the converted digital signal; a controller that determines a filter bank channel for processing the digital signal output from the AD converter; a buffer unit that delays the digital signal based on the determined filter bank channel; a signal processor that includes at least one filter bank channel, synthesizes the digital signal using the determined filter bank channel and outputs the synthesized digital signal; a DA converter that converts the digital signal into the sound signal and outputs the converted sound signal; and a speaker that outputs the sound signal output from the DA converter, in which the controller determines the filter bank channel for processing the digital signal based on a preset condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Seon Man Kim, Kwang Hoon Lee