Patents Examined by Abdullahi Nur
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Patent number: 12140476Abstract: A spectroscopic module includes a plurality of beam splitters that are arranged along an X direction; a plurality of bandpass filters disposed on one side in a Z direction with respect to the plurality of beam splitters facing the plurality of beam splitters, respectively; a light detector disposed on the one side in the Z direction with respect to the plurality of bandpass filters and including a plurality of light receiving regions facing the plurality of bandpass filters, respectively; a first support body supporting the plurality of beam splitters; and a second support body supporting the plurality of bandpass filters. The second support body includes a support portion in which a support surface is formed so as to be open to the one side in the Z direction. The plurality of bandpass filters are disposed on the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Kazumasa Murakami, Shinsuke Okada
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Patent number: 12135295Abstract: According to an embodiment, an inspection apparatus includes: a stage; an illumination optical system; an imaging optical system including a sensor that detects a focal position; a detection circuit configured to detect a focal position signal of the light; a setting circuit configured to set a first focus offset value of a first region based on a result obtained by shifting, in an advancement direction of the stage, coordinate data of first focal position data generated based on a result obtained by optically scanning the first region; and a control circuit configured to control a height position of the stage based on the focal position signal and the first focus offset value.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventor: Masaya Takeda
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Patent number: 12135289Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of Raman spectroscopy for the monitoring and assessment of viral titre.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Cell Therapy Catapult LimitedInventors: John Churchwell, Marc Olivier Baradez, Damian Marshall
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Patent number: 12130234Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for use in the implementation and/or operation of quantum information processing (QIP) systems, and more particularly, to the correction of light-shift effects in trapped-ion quantum gates. Techniques are described for light-shift correction of single qubit gates when the gates are implemented using counter-propagating Raman laser beams and when the gates are implemented using co-propagating Raman laser beams. Moreover, techniques are also described for light-shift correction of two-qubit gates.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: IonQ, Inc.Inventors: Shantanu Debnath, Vandiver Chaplin
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Patent number: 12130137Abstract: Disclosed is a Brillouin-optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA)-speckle multi-mode elastography system device, including a Brillouin-OCTA sample scanning unit, a Brillouin scattering elastography system, an OCTA system, a speckle detection system, and a time sequence controller. According to the present invention, advantages that the Brillouin scattering elastography system can perform high-resolution measurement on a bulk elasticity modulus, the OCTA system can perform high-resolution structure imaging, and the speckle detection system can perform wide-field blood flow velocity measurement are utilized to perform in-situ synchronous imaging on a blood vessel structure and elasticity distribution, and to quantify a blood flow velocity, so that scientific basis and technical support are provided for early diagnoses of clinical blood vessel diseases.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Inventors: Xingdao He, Jiulin Shi, Yubao Zhang, Zhongqi Hao, Jin Xu, Gang Shi
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Patent number: 12123304Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein are configured to monitor gas storage in a well and, more specifically, to invert optical measurements to predict the fractional molar composition of an unknown composition of a gas mixture comprised of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, other gases, or combinations thereof, in any underground reservoir or salt dome where hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and/or the other gases are stored or exist.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Albert Ballard Andrews, Andrew J. Speck, Ridvan Akkurt, Oliver C. Mullins, Shawn David Taylor
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Patent number: 12114992Abstract: A method for calculating 19 biological parameters associated with the light absorption of human skin by means of a mathematical model. This method establishes a relevance between the skin spectrum and the biological parameters associated with light absorption in the epidermal/dermal layer of skin, by establishing two levels of analytical models, namely, a skin spectral analysis model and a mathematical model of biological parameters in the skin associated with the light absorption, achieves virtual spectrums which are stimulated by a set of skin parameters, and then performs optimization iteration by information processing technology using the virtual spectrums and the actual spectrums, to find a set of optimized results which meets a specific standard of the goodness of fit, thus reaching the goal of quantitatively analyzing biological parameters associated with the light absorption in human skin.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Inventor: Chen Wei
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Patent number: 12117340Abstract: To provide a light source apparatus for light measurement in which time wavelength uniqueness is not lost even in a case of high output, and to enable spectroscopic measurement with high accuracy and at high speed. Broadband pulsed light having a continuous spectrum over a wavelength width of at least 50 nm in a range of 900 to 1300 nm is emitted from a pulsed light source, and divided for each wavelength by a divider, and light having each wavelength is transmitted by each of stretch fibers and emitted from a coupler. The stretch fibers have different lengths such that an elapsed time and the wavelength in one pulse correspond to each other on a one-to-one basis at an emission end.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Go Yamada, Takuma Yokoyama
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Patent number: 12114644Abstract: A feed consumption monitoring system for monitoring and controlling the quantity of feed introduced to an aquaculture environment. The system includes utilization of a high contrast surface, which receives a supply of running water containing a quantity of feed particles, a camera assembly to capture images of the high contrast surface upon its contact with the supply of running water, and a mount assembly to support the foregoing components, and the system may also include a lighting assembly to illuminate the high contrast surface as well as a software component to analyze such images to determine whether the quantity of feed in the supply of running water is suboptimal.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Inventor: Thue Holm
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Patent number: 12111468Abstract: There is provided a near-to-eye display device, including: a pixel island array, a micro-lens array and a filter layer. The pixel island array and the micro-lens array are fixed with respect to and spaced apart from each other, and the micro-lens array includes plural micro-lenses. The pixel island array includes plural pixel islands in one-to-one correspondence with the plural micro-lenses, and each pixel island emits light to the corresponding micro-lens such that the light reach a predetermined viewing position after passing through the corresponding micro-lens. The plural pixel islands emit light of plural colors, and the filter layer includes plural filter portions in one-to-one correspondence with the plural pixel islands. Each filter portion is located between the corresponding pixel island and the corresponding micro-lens, and is close to the corresponding micro-lens. Each filter portion and light emitted by the corresponding pixel island have a same color.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Meng Yan, Qiuyu Ling, Wei Wang, Xiaochuan Chen
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Patent number: 12111579Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining at least one unknown effect of defects of an element of a photolithography process. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a model of machine learning for a relationship between an image, design data associated with the image and at least one effect of the defects of the element of the photolithography process arising from the image; (b) training the model of machine learning using a multiplicity of images used for training purposes, design data associated with the images used for training purposes and corresponding effects of the defects; and (c) determining the at least one unknown effect of the defects by applying the trained model to a measured image and the design data associated with the measured image.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbHInventors: Alexander Freytag, Christoph Husemann, Dirk Seidel, Carsten Schmidt
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Patent number: 12104885Abstract: A method and system for generating laser induced plasma targets for use as an electromagnetic testbed. A method comprising the steps of propagating an intense laser pulse in a media, dividing the laser pulse into a plurality of lasers, focusing each of the plurality of lasers, directing each of the plurality of lasers into a testbed and rastering a plasma-based array, wherein the array is reflective of incident frequencies. Additionally, a plasma target system comprising: a laser source, a focus lens, a steering system, a plasma-based array, and an interrogation system. The laser source generates a short laser pulse. The focus lens focuses the laser pulse. The steering system directs the laser pulse into a test bed. The plasma-based array serves as a target for the testbed. The interrogation system utilizes an incident frequency for tracking the plasma-based array.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Brittany E. Lynn, Alexandru Hening
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Patent number: 12098954Abstract: A hyperspectral imaging device (100) is provided comprising an input (102) for receiving a light field from a scene (106), an encoder (108), at least one dispersive element (110, 112), at least one array detector (114, 110) and a processor (118). The encoder (108) is arranged to receive at least a portion of the light field from the input (102) and transform it to provide a first and second encoded light (120, 122) field having different spatial patterns. At least one dispersive element (110, 112) is arranged to apply spectral shear to the first and second encoded light fields (120, 122) respectively to provide first and second sheared light fields (124, 126). At least one array detector (114, 116) is arranged to detect the first and second sheared light fields (124, 126). The processor (118) is arranged to process an output from the at least one array detector (114, 116) to determine a datacube (128) corresponding to a hyperspectral image of the scene.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITEDInventors: Robin Wang, Peter Norreys
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Patent number: 12092623Abstract: Embodiments relate to an optical sensor for sensing hydrogen gas, which includes an optical fiber through which light moves; a ferrule formed at one end of the optical fiber to surround the optical fiber; and a sensor module configured to form an interference wave according to a Fabry-Perot interferometer with respect to light that moves through the optical fiber, wherein the sensor module includes a sensing material that expands and contracts by reacting with hydrogen gas, and spectrum periodicity of the interference wave changes according to a volume change of the sensing material, and a hydrogen gas detection system including the optical sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yong-Won Song, Sungjae Lee
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Patent number: 12092516Abstract: A sensor apparatus for detecting the wetness of window, with a radiation emitter and a radiation receiver, with an optical guide element which can be coupled to the inner side of the window, the radiation inlet side and the radiation outlet side of the guide element are each embodied as a lens arrangement, and a lens arrangement is embodied by lens contours arranged side by side. The lens arrangement on the radiation inlet side has at least two lens contours. The inlet surfaces of the lens contours on the radiation inlet side, through which the radiation is able to enter the guide element, are inclined towards each other. The lens arrangement on the radiation outlet side has at least two lens contours. The outlet surfaces of the lens contours on the radiation outlet side, through which the radiation can exit the guide element, are inclined towards each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: HELLA GMBH & CO., KGAAInventors: Viktor Gerlitz, Thomas Niemann, Dirk Jegminat, Alexander Göhmann
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Patent number: 12092518Abstract: Provided herein are a system and a method thereof which allows for calibrating a laser or getting characteristics of the laser by measuring the temporally and spatially resolved beam profile and power density cross-section using non-contact radiometry. An example method includes receiving a radiation beam from a light source by protrusions that protrude from a plate. The example method further includes imaging the protrusions, measuring a respective temperature of each of the protrusions based on the imaging, and profiling the radiation beam based on the measuring.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Leo R. Gauthier, Jr., Kenneth W. Harclerode
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Patent number: 12085511Abstract: Systems and methods here may be used for automated capturing and analyzing spectrometer data of multiple sample gemstones on a stage, including mapping digital camera image data of samples, applying a Raman Probe to a first sample gemstone under evaluation on the stage, receiving spectrometer data of the sample gemstone from the probe, automatically moving the stage to a second sample, using the image data, and analyzing the other samples.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Gemological Institute of America, Inc. (GIA)Inventors: Tsung-Han Tsai, Hiroshi Takahashi
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Patent number: 12085446Abstract: A spectroscopic module includes a plurality of beam splitters that are arranged along an X direction; a plurality of bandpass filters disposed on one side in a Z direction with respect to the plurality of beam splitters facing the plurality of beam splitters, respectively; a light detector disposed on the one side in the Z direction with respect to the plurality of bandpass filters and including a plurality of light receiving regions facing the plurality of bandpass filters, respectively; a first support body supporting the plurality of beam splitters; and a second support body supporting the plurality of bandpass filters. The second support body includes a support portion in which a support surface is formed so as to be open to the one side in the Z direction. The plurality of bandpass filters are disposed on the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Kazumasa Murakami, Shinsuke Okada
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Patent number: 12085444Abstract: An optical system includes an optical element and an optical filter with a first set of channels and a second set of channels respectively associated with a first region and a second region of the optical filter. The optical element causes first light beams and second light beams associated with a subject to respectively fall incident on the first region within a first incidence angle range and on the second region within a second incidence angle range. A first channel, of the first set of channels, passes, based on the first incidence angle range, a set of the first light beams that are associated with a first subrange of a particular wavelength range. A second channel, of the second set of channels, passes, based on the second incidence angle range, a set of the second light beams that are associated with a second subrange of the particular wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventor: William D. Houck
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Patent number: 12078539Abstract: A measurement system is disclosed which includes a flow chamber configured to propagate a sample in a flow stream, one or more optical sources configured to irradiate the sample in the flow stream, one or more detector systems each configured to receive resultant light from the sample and, in response, generate a photon signal, the one or more detector systems each including one or more photon sensors each adapted to generate an electronic pulse in response to receiving a photon and a circuit operating in the giga hertz supporting the one or more photon sensors thus configured to count each individual photon in the resultant light from the sample.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: MIFTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Masanobu Yamamoto, Keegan Hernandez, J. Paul Robinson