Patents Examined by Brandi N Thomas
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Patent number: 11099382Abstract: A display apparatus allows a user to visually recognize a virtual image. The virtual image has luminance characteristics according to which a dependence of luminance on viewing angle changes along a certain direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Kaoru Kusafuka, Yusuke Hayashi, Satoshi Kawaji
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Patent number: 11092807Abstract: The invention relates to a display device (2) for a motor vehicle (1) having a housing, which comprises a projection device (3) arranged in the housing for generating a virtual image (10) on a projection surface which is located outside the housing and observable by an observer, which projection device comprises at least one mirror (6) mounted such that it is pivotable about an axis of rotation (11), which mirror is designed to deflect light (4) output by a light source of the projection device (3) in a deflection position, and having an adjustment device for adjusting the deflection position of the mirror (6) by pivoting about the axis of rotation (11), wherein the adjustment device comprises at least one first shape-memory wire (17), which is coupled to the mirror (6), and therefore the mirror (6) is pivotable about the axis of rotation (11) by a length change of the first shape-memory wire (17). Furthermore, the invention relates to a driver assistance system, a motor vehicle (1) and a method.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Lars Schoch, Karl Simonis
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Patent number: 11090911Abstract: Method for producing a HUD compatible windshield comprising a HUD viewing field (13), said windshield comprising a wedge layer (15) made from a universal wedge layer (14), said universal wedge layer (14) comprising a portion (12) with a thickness profile having a monotonously changing wedge angle wherein said profile comprises a range of wedge angles encompassing wedge angle values adapted to different windshield models, said universal wedge layer (14) having dimensions different from the dimensions of said windshield, said method comprising the following step of: Adapting the dimensions of the universal wedge layer (14) to size said wedge layer (15), wherein said adapting is such that said wedge layer (15) the dimensions of said windshield and such that the wedge angle (W1, W2) at the centre (X1, X2) of the HUD viewing field is appropriate for compensating the double images occurring in reflection at outside and inside surfaces (8, 9) of the windshield at the centre (X1, X2) of said HUD viewing field (13).Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: Patrick Ayoub, Jonathan Vivier
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Patent number: 11077800Abstract: A vehicle mirror having an image display function includes an image display device, a circularly polarized light reflection layer, and a front plate formed of glass or plastic in this order. The circularly polarized light reflection layer includes a linearly polarized light reflection plate and a 1/4 wavelength plate from a side of the image display device. The linearly polarized light reflection plate and the 1/4 wavelength plate are directly in contact with each other, or only an alignment layer is included between the linearly polarized light reflection plate and the 1/4 wavelength plate. A method for producing the vehicle mirror includes forming the 1/4 wavelength plate from a composition that is directly applied to the surface of the linearly polarized light reflection plate or that is directly applied to the surface of the alignment layer directly in contact with the linearly polarized light reflection plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Akihiro Anzai, Kazuhiro Oki, Mitsuyoshi Ichihashi, Takao Taguchi
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Patent number: 11079475Abstract: An optical device is disclosed. An optical device of the present invention that generates a depth map for an object comprises: a projector for irradiating electromagnetic waves onto an object; an optical receiver for receiving reflected waves reflected from the object; and a processor for generating a first depth map for the object on the basis of the direction of arrival of the received reflected waves, generating a second depth map for the object on the basis of the arrival time of the received reflected waves, and combining the first depth map and the second depth map and generating a depth map for the object.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sergii Gryshchenko, Iegor Vdovychenko, Ivan Safonov, Andrii But, Vitaliy Bulygin, Volodymyr Khristyan
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Patent number: 11073707Abstract: A dimmable window apparatus is provided. The dimmable window apparatus includes a window including a first linear polarizing film and a second linear polarizing film, the first linear polarizing film and the second linear polarizing film having respectively a first axis of polarization and a second axis of polarization, the second axis of polarization being electronically-controllable. The apparatus further includes a processor coupled to the second linear polarizing film, and configured to control the second axis of polarization to thereby control the opacity of the window that is defined by the first axis of polarization and the second axis of polarization relative to one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Scott D. Hartshorn, Keith Daniel Humfeld
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Patent number: 11071453Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for aligning an ophthalmic device with respect to an eye of a patient. In one disclosure, the system may include an ophthalmic device with an on-axis and an off-axis. The system may include an on-axis illuminator that emits light that is reflected by the eye of the patient to form an on-axis reflection having a center. The system may include an on-axis camera pointed along the on-axis. The system may include an off-axis illuminator that emits light that is reflected by the eye to form an off-axis reflection having a center. The system may include an off-axis camera pointed along the off-axis. The ophthalmic device may be operable to be aligned with respect to the eye of the patient when the on-axis is substantially normal to the center of the on-axis reflection and the off-axis is substantially normal to the center of the off-axis reflection.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Alcon Inc.Inventors: Peter Zieger, Martin Gruendig, Sascha Birkner
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Patent number: 11064880Abstract: A measuring device according to one aspect of the present disclosure projects a measuring light toward a fundus of a subject's eye; receives a reflected light reflected from the fundus; and then measures an eye refractive power of the subject's eye based on a light-receiving signal. Additionally, reliability of a measured value is determined. Specifically, a process, in which the eye refractive power is measured based on the light-receiving signal, is consecutively executed an undetermined number of times until an end condition is satisfied. The measured value of the eye refractive power obtained in every execution of the process is displayed on a display together with information indicating the reliability of the measured value.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Tomey CorporationInventors: Guangchun Bian, Daisuke Santo
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Patent number: 11064878Abstract: An OCT apparatus includes an OCT optical system that acquires an OCT signal based on measurement light applied to a subject and reference light, and a processor. The processor controls the OCT optical system based on a predetermined trigger to execute an imaging sequence in which a plurality of temporally different OCT signals are acquired in each of a first region on a subject and a second region adjacent to or partially overlapping with the first region, and imaging conditions are different from each other between the first region and the second region. The processor obtain OCT motion contrast data of the subject based on the plurality of OCT signals acquired through the imaging sequence in the first region and the second region.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Naoki Takeno
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Patent number: 11067770Abstract: An image pickup unit including a lens barrel having a plurality of first holding members holding optical components, respectively. The image pickup unit includes two vibration-type linear actuators each configured to drive different driving objects in an optical axis direction of the lens barrel. One of the two vibration-type linear actuators drives at least one of the first holding members in the optical axis direction of the lens barrel. The two vibration-type linear actuators are disposed on a first side surface parallel to an optical axis of the lens barrel.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Daisuke Fujiwara
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Patent number: 11061235Abstract: There is provided an optical device, including a light-transmitting substrate having a refractive index, at least two major surfaces and edges, an optical element for coupling light waves into the substrate for effecting total internal reflection, at least one element carried by the first substrate for coupling light waves out of the substrate, and a first transparent plate, having at least two major surfaces, one of the major surfaces of the first transparent plate being optically cemented, with a first optical adhesive having a refractive index, to one of the major surfaces of the light-transmitting substrate, defining a first interface surface, light waves coupled inside the substrate are partially reflected from the interface plane and partially pass through it, wherein the refractive index of the optical adhesive is different than the refractive index of the light transmitting substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: OORYM OPTICS LTD.Inventor: Yaakov Amitai
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Patent number: 11061202Abstract: A method for adjusting lens position, includes: controlling a lens in a photographing component to be sequentially located at m first lens positions during a focusing process, and acquiring a first definition of an image captured by the photographing component at each of the first lens positions, where m?3; selecting a first relationship curve in a focusing curve library according to a matching condition, the focusing curve library including at least two relationship curves between definitions and lens positions captured at different focusing distances, and the matching condition being used to indicate a degree of similarity between the m first lens positions as well as the first definitions and the relationship curves; and controlling the lens to be located at a target lens position corresponding to a maximum definition indicated by the first relationship curve.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhang Qiao, Xiaolong Chen, Kunpeng Wang
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Patent number: 11054660Abstract: A multi-layer optical device may include one, two, or three layers. A first layer may include an array of Fourier-transforming optically transmissive elements to map optical radiation between each of a plurality of angles of incidence and corresponding coordinate locations proximate each respective optically transmissive element. A second layer may provide a modulation matrix of optically modulating sub-elements optically coupled to the array of transmissive elements, where each optically modulating sub-element corresponds to one of the coordinate locations of the first layer mapping. A third layer includes an array of inverse Fourier-transforming optically transmissive elements to inverse-map optical radiation from the optically modulating sub-elements of the modulation matrix for propagation at angles corresponding to the angles of incidence from which the optical radiation was received.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Imagia LLCInventor: Yaroslav A. Urzhumov
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Patent number: 11051688Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods that facilitate optical analysis, particularly for the diagnosis and treatment of refractive errors of the eye. An optical diagnostic method for an eye includes obtaining a sequence of aberration measurements of the eye, identifying an outlier aberration measurement of the sequence of aberration measurements, and excluding the outlier aberration measurement from the sequence of aberration measurements to produce a qualified sequence of aberration measurements. The sequence of aberrations measurements can be obtained by using a wavefront sensor. An optical correction for the eye can be formulated in response to the qualified sequence of aberration measurements.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: AMO Development, LLCInventors: Daniel R. Neal, Thomas D. Raymond, Leander Zickler
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Patent number: 11045083Abstract: An apparatus for imaging an interior of an eye includes a light sensitive sensor, a plurality of light emitters (LEs) capable of outputting light, a plurality of nonvisible light emitters (NV-LEs) capable of outputting nonvisible light, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the plurality of LEs, the plurality of NV-LEs, and the light sensitive sensor, and the controller implements logic that when executed by the controller causes the apparatus to perform operations. The operations include illuminating the eye with the nonvisible light from the plurality of NV-LEs, and determining an amount of reflection of the nonvisible light from the eye for each of the NV-LEs in the plurality of NV-LEs. The operations also include illuminating the eye with selected one or more of the LEs in the plurality of LEs, and capturing, with the light sensitive sensor, a sequence of images of the interior of the eye while the eye is illuminated with the light from the LEs.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Corey Walsh, Eliezer Glik, Sam Kavusi
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Patent number: 11039740Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus for examining an examinee's eye, comprising a face support member to support an examinee's face, a human detection member to detect whether or not the face is supported by the face support member, a notification member to give an announcement to an examinee or an examiner, and a control member to control the notification member based on a detection result of the human detection member.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Ozaki, Toru Arikawa, Hiroyuki Umano
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Patent number: 11041713Abstract: Provided are a nanostructured optical element, a depth sensor, and an electronic device. The nanostructured optical element includes: a light source in which a plurality of laser sources irradiating light are configured as an array; a meta-pattern layer including a plurality of first nano-posts that are two-dimensionally configured while satisfying a sub-wavelength condition, wherein the plurality of first nano-posts are configured to change the light from the light source into structured light; and a deflecting layer between the light source and the meta-pattern layer, and configured to change a proceeding direction of the light to make the light from the light source be incident to the meta-pattern layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seunghoon Han, Byunghoon Na, Jangwoo You
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Patent number: 11033185Abstract: The disclosure includes an automatic torsion correction system and method using a processor to access information regarding a first and a second infrared or white light image and a corresponding, concurrently captured first and second ophthalmic diagnostic image; identify ophthalmic features in the first infrared or white light image and the second infrared or white light image and use these features to determine a first torsion of the first infrared or white light image with respect to a vertical axis and a second torsion of the second infrared or white light image with respect to the vertical axis, then determine a first and a second torsion correction to align the first and second infrared or white light image with respect to the vertical axis and apply the first and second torsion corrections to the first and second ophthalmic diagnostic images, respectively, then send the corrected diagnostic images to a display.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Alcon Inc.Inventor: Michael Wittnebel
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Patent number: 11033219Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for identifying the gaze stability of a patient. The apparatus includes a head mounted device configured to a patient head, wherein the head mounted device is adapted to track the movement of the patient head. Further, the apparatus includes a display adapted to display a graphic pattern, a perception module adapted to receive perception information regarding the patient's call out of the graphic and a data processing device adapted to control and execute the function of the display, the head mounted device, the perception module based on the inputs received from the perception module.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Inventor: Rajneesh Bhandari
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Patent number: 11029520Abstract: A head mounted display device that displays three dimensional images from a mobile device, which includes a viewing assembly, a housing, a mobile device holder, connected to the housing, a reflecting surface, connected to the housing that reflects images displayed by the mobile device, a lens, and an eyepiece onto which the reflecting surface reflects the images through the lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Seebright Inc.Inventors: John T. Murray, Katherine Compton