Patents Examined by Alberto J Betancourt
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Patent number: 10951881Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
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Patent number: 10942352Abstract: A laser projection portion projects multiple laser light fluxes having different wavelengths and superimposed one on another. A scan portion scans the laser light fluxes from the laser projection portion. The image is drawn on a screen member upon incidence of the laser light fluxes scanned by the scan portion. A refraction element portion having positive refractive power is located on a light path between the scan portion and the screen member and adjusts an incident angle of the laser light fluxes to the screen member by refraction. The refraction element portion includes a positive lens part and a negative lens part. The positive lens part has positive refractive power. The negative lens part is made of a medium with a higher dispersing quality than a medium forming the positive lens part and has negative refractive power.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Taizo Miyato, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Kazuhisa Onda
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Patent number: 10935787Abstract: A combiner positioning system for a head-up display, the system including a combiner for the head-up display, where the combiner is movable between a stowed position and a display position, positioning means built to move the combiner from the stowed position into the display position, and actuation means built to disengage locking means. The positioning means includes spring means built to move the combiner from the stowed position into the display position by means of a spring force in case the locking means are disengaged, and the combiner is built to be moved manually from the display position into the stowed position, where in the stowed position the combiner is built to lock into place by engaging the locking means.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Jabil Inc.Inventors: Christoph Potakowskyj, Martin Haupt, Johannes Zeleny, Gottfried Hack, Roman Jiricka
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Patent number: 10908426Abstract: There is provided an optical system, including a light-transmitting substrate (20) having at least two major surfaces (26) and edges, all optical prism (54) having at least a first (58), a second (56) and a third (60) surface, for coupling light waves having a given field-of-view into the substrate by total internal reflection, at least one partially reflecting surface located in the substrate, the partially reflecting surface being orientated non-parallelly with respect to the major surfaces of the substrate, for coupling light waves out of the substrate, at least one of the edges (50) of the substrate is slanted at an oblique angle with respect to the major surfaces, the second surface of the prism is located adjacent to the slanted edge of the substrate, and a part of the substrate located next to the slanted edge is substantially transparent, wherein the light waves enter the prism through the first surface of the prism, traverse the prism without any reflection and enter the substrate through the slantedType: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: LUMUS LTD.Inventor: Yaakov Amitai
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Patent number: 10901238Abstract: A contact lens comprising one or more anatomical locating indicia comprising a length delimiting or substantially delimiting a contact lens zone is disclosed. The intended location of the anatomical locating indicia may be over or substantially over an anatomical feature. When the lens fits correctly, the intended location of the one or more anatomical locating indicia is over or substantially over and delimiting or substantially delimiting the anatomical feature. The indicia may illustrate where a zone starts and stops.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: KATT DESIGN GROUP LTDInventors: Robert Heavyside, John Mountford, Randy Kojima, Patrick J. Caroline, David J. Barreto
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Patent number: 10890774Abstract: Method for providing a head mounted optical system, the method comprising: an optical system providing step (S1), during which an optical system with an active function is provided and, an encapsulating step (S8), during which the optical system is at least partly encapsulated in a transparent capsule by stacking in close contact the optical system with at least one substrate of the transparent capsule and made integral with an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Benoit Callier, Loïc Quere, Marc Reignault, Sira Uhalte Nogues, Mathieu Meynen, Denis Cohen Tannoudji
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Patent number: 10877249Abstract: An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. At least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force. The fifth lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chen-Hung Tsai, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 10859799Abstract: The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a three-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; and a third lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the three lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 10859801Abstract: An optical image capturing system includes five lens elements, the five lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element; a second lens element having positive refractive power; a third lens element having positive refractive power; a fourth lens element; and a fifth lens element having an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and at least one convex critical point in an off-axis region of the image-side surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Chien-Hsun Wu, Tzu-Chieh Kuo
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Patent number: 10852515Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having a concave image-side surface, a second lens having a concave image-side surface, and a third lens having a positive refractive power. The optical imaging system includes a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and a concave object-side surface, a fifth lens, a sixth lens having a positive refractive power, and a seventh lens having a concave object-side surface. The first lens to the seventh lens are sequentially disposed at intervals from an object side toward an imaging plane.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Il Yong Park
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Patent number: 10816757Abstract: An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. At least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force. The fifth lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chen-Hung Tsai, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 10816867Abstract: A display panel, including first and second substrates assembled into a cell, a transparent medium provided therebetween, and charged light-absorbing particles mixed in the transparent medium. The first substrate includes a first base body and a total internal reflection structure, and a refractive index of the transparent medium is smaller than each of refractive indexes of the total internal reflection structure and the light-absorbing particles. Each pixel unit of the display panel is provided with plural electrode walls therein, the plural electrode walls in each pixel unit include first and second electrode walls. In a direction parallel to the display panel, the first electrode walls and the second electrode walls are provided alternately and wall surfaces thereof are opposite to each other, and electrode walls arranged opposite to each other are provided with a part of the total internal reflection structure therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: CONCORD (HK) INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION LIMITEDInventors: Pengxia Liang, Ken Wen, Jing Yu
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Patent number: 10809526Abstract: A display system of one aspect according to the present disclosure includes: a display unit; a first optical member; and a second optical member. The display unit includes a display surface for displaying an image. The first optical member includes a first reflective surface for reflecting rays of light constituting the image. The second optical member includes a second reflective surface for reflecting rays of light reflected from the first reflective surface to form a virtual image in a target space. An angle of view in a length direction of an available area for display of the virtual image with regard to a point of view position for the virtual image is denoted by ? [deg]. A length of the display surface is denoted by W [mm]. W is equal to or greater than a prescribed value given by 12.0×??26.6. ? is equal to or greater than 8.0.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiichi Matsuzaki, Michihiro Yamagata
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Patent number: 10809528Abstract: There is provided an optical system, including a light-transmitting substrate (20) having at least two major surfaces (26) and edges, an optical prism (54) having at least a first (58), a second (56) and a third (60) surface, for coupling light waves having a given field-of-view into the substrate by total internal reflection, at least one partially reflecting surface located in the substrate, the partially reflecting surface being orientated non-parallelly with respect to the major surfaces of the substrate, for coupling light waves out of the substrate, at least one of the edges (50) of the substrate is slanted at an oblique angle with respect to the major surfaces, the second surface of the prism is located adjacent to the slanted edge of the substrate, and a part of the substrate located next to the slanted edge is substantially transparent, wherein the light waves enter the prism through the first surface of the prism, traverse the prism without any reflection and enter the substrate through the slantedType: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: LUMUS LTD.Inventor: Yaakov Amitai
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Patent number: 10775638Abstract: A camera lens suspension assembly includes a support member including a support metal base layer formed from a first unitary metal component, comprising a bearing plate portion in the support metal base layer. The assembly also includes a moving member including a moving metal base layer formed from a second unitary metal component and mounted to the support member, comprising a moving plate portion in the moving metal base layer, and flexure arms in the moving metal base layer extending from the moving plate portion and coupled to the support member. The assembly further includes a plurality of bearing-retaining recess between the bearing plate portion of the support member and the moving plate portion of the moving member, and ball-bearings within the bearing-retaining recesses, and between and engaging the bearing plate portion and the moving plate, to enable movement of the moving member with respect to the support member.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Hutchinson Technology IncorporatedInventors: Mark A. Miller, Richard R. Jenneke, Raymond R. Wolter, Donald M. Anderson
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Patent number: 10772497Abstract: A mask for performing an eye exam of a subject includes one or more optically transparent sections for transmitting an incident light beam therethrough and incident on the subject's eye. In some embodiments, the one or more optically transparent sections are coated with an anti-reflective coating configured to reduce reflection of the incident light beam by the one or more optically transparent sections. In some embodiments, the one or more optically transparent sections may have a portion thereof that is tilted with respect to the incident light beam when the mask is optically interfaced with the docking portion of an ophthalmic instrument, such that the incident light beam forms a finite angle of incidence with respect to the corresponding portion of the optically transparent sections.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Envision Diagnostics, Inc.Inventors: Alexander C. Walsh, Paul G. Updike, Richard Castro
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Patent number: 10722112Abstract: A tablet terminal 1A is a measurement apparatus for measuring a subject's eyelid position, and includes a display section 3 that generates a vertically long light emitting region to make a reflection image form on a corneal surface of the subject's eyeball, a camera 5 that images the reflection image formed by the display section 3, and an arithmetic circuit 7 that derives reflection image information concerning a size or position of the reflection image based on image data of the reflection image obtained by the camera 5, and measures the eyelid position based on the reflection image information.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Kazutaka Suzuki, Yoshinori Matsui, Haruyoshi Toyoda, Munenori Takumi, Naotoshi Hakamata
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Patent number: 10725267Abstract: A four-piece optical lens for capturing image and a four-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; and a fourth lens with positive refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the four lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: ABILITY OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.Inventors: Po-Jui Liao, Hung-Wen Lee, Ying Jung Chen, Bo Guang Jhang, Kuo-Yu Liao, Yao Wei Liu, Yeong-Ming Chang
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Patent number: 10718954Abstract: The inventive subject matter presents novel modular eyewear, having an upper frame, a lower frame, and temple frames. Aspects of the invention include magnetic coupling points. At a first magnetic coupling point, the upper frame, lower frame, and temple frame couple. At a second magnetic coupling, the upper frame and lower frame magnetically couple at the bridge of the frame formed by the upper frame and lower frame. Thus, the present invention enables the upper frame and lower frame to affix a lens for the benefit of the wearer, and also enables greater flexibility, customizability, reduction of wear and tear, and user experience.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Inventors: Danielle Ringle, Zelba Ringle
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Patent number: 10712532Abstract: An optics system, a telescope system, and an optics system for a telescope are provided. The optics system may include a plurality of mirrors arranged around and centered about four orthogonal, rotational axes in a quad-axis Coudé optical path. The rotational axes are consecutively dependent on one another, and the plurality of mirrors direct light to a predetermined region irrespective of an orientation of an incident beam directed to the plurality of mirrors.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Inventor: Kevin S. Scheiman