Patents Examined by Brandi N Thomas
  • Patent number: 11644732
    Abstract: A display device includes an electronic paper display and a ground electrode. The electronic paper display is imageable by receiving charges on a charge receiving layer of the electronic paper display. The ground electrode is opposite to the charge receiving layer of the electronic paper display and exposed at an edge of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Omer Gila, Henryk Birecki, Napoleon J Leoni
  • Patent number: 11644731
    Abstract: A display plasma module with a double-layer microstructure includes a pixel electrode and a transparent electrode located above the pixel electrode. A display plasma and a liner frame surrounding the display plasma are arranged between the pixel electrode and the transparent electrode. A plasma barrier array used for uniformly dispersing and stabilizing the display plasma is arranged on the pixel electrode and/or the transparent electrode, and a spacer particle layer is adsorbed on the plasma barrier array. The display plasma module directly uses the display plasma to replace the micro-cup structure or the microcapsule structure, and is provided with the plasma barrier array and the spacer particle layer used for uniformly dispersing, stabilizing and isolating the display plasma, which has a function of supporting the whole display plasma module and controlling the thickness of the display plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: WUXI VISION PEAK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Jin Bao, Shan Chen
  • Patent number: 11644733
    Abstract: A display panel including a substrate, a thermal sensor, a plurality of sensing traces, a pixel layer, and a display medium layer is provided. The substrate has a display area. The thermal sensor is attached on the substrate. The sensing traces are disposed on the substrate and connected to the thermal sensor. The pixel layer disposed on the substrate includes a pixel structure and a plurality of signal lines. The pixel structure is disposed in the display area and connected to the signal lines. The signal lines of the pixel layer are independent from the sensing traces. The display medium layer is disposed on the substrate and the pixel layer is located between the display medium layer and the substrate. A display apparatus and a method of fabricating the display panel are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: Pei-Sheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11642020
    Abstract: A refraction device includes a main body, a spherical power lens coupled to the main body, an astigmatic power lens movably coupled to the main body, and a visual display coupled to the main body and oriented toward an optical pathway extending through the spherical power lens and the astigmatic power lens. The visual display is configured to display an image for testing visual acuity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ACCUVISIONDESIGNS LLC
    Inventors: Richard James Mackool, Richard Jonathan Mackool, Brice Kaleski, Robert R. Towle, Evan Rittenhouse Jones, Christopher Dean Smith
  • Patent number: 11640016
    Abstract: A liquid lens can include a cavity disposed between a first window and a second window, first and second liquids disposed in the cavity, and a variable interface disposed between the first and second liquids, thereby forming a variable lens. At least one of the first window or the second window can have a multi-layer structure with interior and exterior plies and a deformable spacer disposed between the interior and exterior plies. A refractive index of the interior ply can be substantially the same as a refractive index of the deformable spacer, whereby an index-matched boundary is formed between the interior ply and the deformable spacer. A structural axis of the liquid lens can pass through each of the index-matched boundary and the variable interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Justin Thomas Iveland
  • Patent number: 11635668
    Abstract: A louver film display structure, including: a first and a second electrode; a plurality of louver structures extending between the first and the second electrodes light transmissive elements positioned between adjacent louver structures of the plurality of louver structures, wherein: when a first voltage level is applied to the first and the second electrodes, the louver structures provide a first viewing angle of each unit area of light of each light transmissive element based on a first state of the louver structures, and when a second voltage level is applied to the first and the second electrodes, the louver structures provide a second viewing angle of each unit area of light of each light transmissive element based on a second state of the louver structures, wherein the first voltage level is greater than the second voltage level and the second viewing angle is greater than the first viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Stefan Peana, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 11627874
    Abstract: Improved optical coherence tomography systems and methods to measure thickness of the retina are presented. The systems may be compact, handheld, provide in-home monitoring, allow the patient to measure himself or herself, and be robust enough to be dropped while still measuring the retina reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Lukas Scheibler, Matthias Pfister, Urban Schnell, Stefan Troller, Ryo Kubota
  • Patent number: 11619854
    Abstract: A transmittance-variable film, a use thereof, and a smart window including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a transmittance-variable film includes a first electrode substrate, a first electrode insulating layer disposed on the first electrode substrate, an electrophoretic layer, a second electrode insulating layer, and a second electrode insulating layer disposed on the second electrode substrate, wherein the first electrode substrate, the electrophoretic layer, and the second electrode substrate are sequentially arranged, and wherein the first and second electrode insulating layers contain a fluorine-based resin. Upon repeated driving of the film between a transparent mode and a black mode, the transmittance-variable film can maintain a transmittance constant in the transparent mode and exhibit an excellent light shielding ratio in the black mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventors: Young Sik Yoon, Tae Gyun Kwon, Moon Soo Park
  • Patent number: 11612516
    Abstract: An immersive display system for eye therapies includes an ophthalmic microscope and: a double video camera, connected to a local network infrastructure; the double video camera oriented for filming the surgery operation; at least one computerized control unit, connected to the local network infrastructure, receiving images from the double video camera and processing them in a three-dimensional digital format; and at least one computerized controller, receiving the images processed by the computerized control unit. Also included is at least one helmet adapted to be worn on the head by the surgeon during the surgery operation, the helmet provided with a viewer arranged before the wearer's eyes, configured for three-dimensional image display, providing virtual reality content; the viewer allows the surgeon exclusive viewing of the three-dimensional images processed by the computerized control unit; the helmet being connected to the local network infrastructure to allow image reproduction in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TEC MED S.R.L. TECNOLOGIE MEDICHE
    Inventor: Luca Puglisi
  • Patent number: 11609443
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a chalcogenide phase change material based all-optical switch and a manufacturing method therefor, relating to the field of optical communications. The all-optical switch comprises: stacked in sequence, a cover layer film, a chalcogenide phase change material film, an isolation layer film, a silicon photonic crystal, and a substrate. The silicon photonic crystal comprises a nano-porous structure such that the silicon photonic crystal has a Fano resonance effect. When the all-optical switch is used, the state of the chalcogenide phase change material film is controlled by means of laser, and the resonance state of the silicon photonic crystal is modulated to implement modulation of signal light transmissivity; the modulation range is within a communication band from 1500 nm to 1600 nm, thereby implementing an optical switch. The all-optical switch of the present invention has the characteristics of high contrast ratio, high rate and low loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xiangshui Miao, Yitao Lu, Hao Tong, Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 11609473
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of electronic display technology, and relates to a display plasma module and a manufacturing method thereof, characterized in that a display plasma module includes a pixel electrode and a transparent electrode located above the pixel electrode, characterized in that a display plasma is provided between the pixel electrode and the transparent electrode, and a spacer frame is located around the display plasma. In the present invention, the display plasma is used to replace the existing micro-cup structure or microcapsule. Compared to the traditional electrophoretic display screen with microstructure, the thickness is reduced, the contrast is increased by more than 10%, and the response time is reduced to less than 80 milliseconds, so that the manufacturing process is simpler, the yield is improved, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: WUXI VISION PEAK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Bao, Lei Zhang, Shan Chen
  • Patent number: 11604395
    Abstract: An airborne-charge receiving layer of a passive electronic paper assembly comprises a first side and opposite second side to be in contact with a charge-responsive media layer. The airborne-charge receiving layer comprises a first material to minimize triboelectric charge transfer at an external surface of the first side of the airborne-charge receiving layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Rajesh Kelekar
  • Patent number: 11598954
    Abstract: Emissive micro-pixel spatial light modulators with non-telecentric emission are introduced. The individual light emission from each multi-color micro-scale emissive pixel is directionally modulated in a unique direction to enable application-specific non-telecentric emission pattern from the micro-pixel array of the emissive spatial light modulator. Design methods for directionally modulating the light emission of the individual micro-pixels using micro-pixel level optics are described. Monolithic wafer level optics methods for fabricating the micro-pixel level optics are also described. An emissive multi-color micro-pixel spatial light modulator with non-telecentric emission is used to exemplify the methods and possible applications of the present invention: ultra-compact image projector, minimal cross-talk 3D light field display, multi-view 2D display, and directionally modulated waveguide optics for see-through near-eye displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Ostendo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hussein S. El-Ghoroury, Mahesh Pitchumani, Zahir Alpaslan, Chih-Li Chuang, Dale McNeill
  • Patent number: 11586043
    Abstract: An imaging system includes a light source configured to generate a light beam. The system also includes first and second light guiding optical elements having respective first and second entry portions, and configured to propagate at least respective first and second portions of the light beam by total internal reflection. The system further includes a light distributor having a light distributor entry portion, a first exit portion, and a second exit portion. The light distributor is configured to direct the first and second portions of the light beam toward the first and second entry portions, respectively. The light distributor entry portion and the first exit portion are aligned along a first axis. The light distributor entry portion and the second exit portion are aligned along a second axis different from the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Hui-Chuan Cheng
  • Patent number: 11579509
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure concern controllers and control methods for applying a drive voltage to bus bars of optically switchable devices such as electrochromic devices. Such devices are often provided on windows such as architectural glass. In certain embodiments, the applied drive voltage is controlled in a manner that efficiently drives an optical transition over the entire surface of the electrochromic device. The drive voltage is controlled to account for differences in effective voltage experienced in regions between the bus bars and regions proximate the bus bars. Regions near the bus bars experience the highest effective voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Jack, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Stephen C. Brown, Anshu A. Pradhan
  • Patent number: 11571120
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for measuring physiological parameters of an eye. The apparatus includes a transmitter for transmitting a first set of electromagnetic waves of a first set of frequencies towards the eye, a receiver for receiving reflected electromagnetic waves corresponding to the transmitted first set of electromagnetic waves of the first set of frequencies, a comparator configured to compare the transmitted first set of electromagnetic waves with the received reflected electromagnetic waves for determining an amplitude response and a phase response for each of the electromagnetic waves of the first set of frequencies, and a calculation unit configured to fit the determined amplitude response and phase response to a physiological model of the eye to determine the physiological parameters of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: ICARE FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Mika Salkola, Aleksi Tamminen
  • Patent number: 11573475
    Abstract: Optical states in TIR-based image displays may be modulated by movement of electrophoretically mobile particles into and out of the evanescent wave region at the interface of a high refractive index convex protrusions and a low refractive index medium. The movement of particles into the evanescent wave region may frustrate TIR and form dark states at pixels. Movement of particles out of the evanescent wave region may allow for TIR of incident light to form bright states at pixels. The movement of the particles may be controlled by employing the drive methods of pulse width modulation, voltage modulation or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CONCORD (HK) INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Vivek Porush, Thomas Johansson, Graham Beales, Peter T. Kazlas
  • Patent number: 11567387
    Abstract: A peeping prevention structure, a display device and a display method are provided. The peeping prevention structure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode opposite to each other; a plurality of transparent columnar cavities between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein a plurality of opening regions are defined between the plurality of transparent columnar cavities, and each of the plurality of transparent columnar cavities is filled with charged light-absorbing particles; wherein, the charged light-absorbing particles are configured to, under a control of an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode, be uniformly diffused in the transparent columnar cavity or be concentrated at an end of the transparent columnar cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianjie Qu, Bingqiang Gui, Yonglian Qi, Hebin Zhao, Yun Qiu
  • Patent number: 11561375
    Abstract: An optical image lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, wherein at least one surface of the fifth lens element is aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein at least one surface of the sixth lens element is aspheric, and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one inflection point thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Shan Chen, Tsung-Han Tsai, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11547294
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus of an exemplary aspect performs the first and second OCT scans on a subject's eye. The first OCT scan is performed on the first region including the first site of the subject's eye, and the second OCT scan is performed on the second region including the second site. The ophthalmic apparatus acquires the first deviation information of the subject's eye prior to the first OCT scan and performs alignment, and also acquires the second deviation information of the subject's eye prior to the second OCT scan and performs alignment. The ophthalmic apparatus calculates the distance between the first site and the second site based on the first data acquired through the first OCT scan and second data acquired through the second OCT scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takefumi Hayashi, Yoko Tatara