Patents Examined by Danell L Owens
  • Patent number: 12153222
    Abstract: A bonded optical device is disclosed. The bonded optical device can include a first optical element, a second optical element, and an optical pathway. The first optical element has a first array of optical emitters configured to emit light of a first color. The first optical element is bonded to at least one processor element, the at least one processor element including active circuitry configured to control operation of the first optical element. The second optical element has a second array of optical emitters configured to emit light of a second color different from the first color. The second optical element is bonded to the at least one processor element. The optical pathway is optically coupled with the first and second optical elements. The optical pathway is configured to transmit a superposition of light from the first and second optical emitters to an optical output to be viewed by users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Katkar, Belgacem Haba
  • Patent number: 12147040
    Abstract: A virtual image display device includes an image light generation device generating image light, a transmissive tilted mirror reflecting the image light from the image light generation device, and a concave transmissive mirror reflecting, toward the transmissive tilted mirror, the image light reflected by the transmissive tilted mirror, and a light shielding film is provided on the external side of the concave transmissive mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daiki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12140763
    Abstract: A projector for illuminating a target area is presented. The projector includes an array of emitters positioned on a substrate according to a distribution. Each emitter in the array of emitters has a non-circular emission area. Operation of at least a portion of the array of emitters is controlled based in part on emission instructions to emit light. The light from the projector is configured to illuminate the target area. The projector can be part of a depth camera assembly for depth sensing of a local area, or part of an eye tracker for determining a gaze direction for an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Zhaoming Zhu, Mark Timothy Sullivan, Jonatan Ginzburg
  • Patent number: 12130456
    Abstract: An optical laminate that does not cause a so-called reddening phenomenon even when driven or maintained under extremely harsh conditions (e.g., very high temperature conditions), or a reddening-resistant layer applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Na Young Shin, Kyun Il Rah, Jin Seok Byun, Yeong Rae Chang
  • Patent number: 12130447
    Abstract: An adhesive with a refractive index of 2.0 and over is transparent at an infra-red band. A production method of the adhesive and a beam splitter prism set is provided. The beam splitter prism set separates middle and far infra-red beam paths for electro-optical monitoring systems according to wavelengths of the middle and far infra-red beam paths, wherein in the electro-optical monitoring systems the adhesive is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: ASELSAN ELEKTRONIK SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
    Inventors: Alp Eren Sinan Ozhan, Ahmet Macit Ozenbas, Gülgün Hamide Aydogdu Kuru, Halil Ibrahim Yavuz, Haci Batman
  • Patent number: 12124048
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical engine system and a display apparatus. The optical engine system includes: a first modulation device configured to modulate first linearly polarized light in a first optical path to obtain first modulated light; a second modulation device configured to modulate second linearly polarized light in a second optical path to obtain second modulated light, the first linearly polarized light and the second linearly polarized light having a same polarization state; and a light combining prism configured to guide the first modulated light and the second modulated light to transmit along a same optical path and obtain projection light. Optical paths of the first modulated light, the second modulated light, and the projection light are located in a same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Zuqiang Guo, Peng Du, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 12109771
    Abstract: A method of making optical diffuser elements (20) includes providing a substrate (100) composed of a polymer material and having openings (102) therein. An optical diffuser material (110) is dispensed into the openings (102), and the optical diffuser material (110) is hardened to form a sheet (200) composed of regions of the optical diffuser material (110) surrounded laterally by the polymer material. The method includes separating the sheet (200) into multiple optical diffuser elements (30) that retain their mechanical stability and optical properties when subjected to a reflow process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Wang, Kam Wah Leong, QiChuan Yu, Yeu Woon Chan
  • Patent number: 12111484
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly has an optical axis, and includes a plurality of optical elements. The optical elements include a light blocking sheet, and the light blocking sheet includes a through hole surface, a first surface, a second surface, a peripheral surface and a plurality of basin structures. The through hole surface surrounds the optical axis. The first surface and the second surface are connected to and surround the through hole surface. The peripheral surface is connected to the first surface and the second surface, and the peripheral surface is farther from the optical axis than the through hole surface from the optical axis. The basin structures are arranged in interval and around the optical axis, each of the basin structures is caved in from the first surface to the second surface, and each of the basin structures protrudes on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Cheng, Yu-Chen Lai, Ming-Ta Chou, Ming-Shun Chang
  • Patent number: 12105286
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a transparent display including a display area including a plurality of pixels, a first surface including a display surface, and a second surface at an opposite side to the first surface and a first optical element provided at a second surface side of the transparent display, and the first optical element is configured to refract entering light and to diverge the entering light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuzo Wakayama, Yoshihiro Saigo
  • Patent number: 12099187
    Abstract: An AR optical system includes a depth-of-field separation structure corresponding to an image source, configured to convert light rays emitted from the image source into a plurality of light beams with different depths of field; a convergent lens located on an emergent light path of the depth-of-field separation structure, and configured to receive and shape the plurality of light beams with different depths of field; a first semi-transmitting semi-reflecting mirror located on a side, away from the depth-of-field separation structure, of the convergent lens, and configured to reflect the plurality of shaped light beams with different depths of field towards a set direction; a concave mirror having a preset transmission-reflection ratio configured to reflect and converge the plurality of light beams with different depths of field and then make the light beam incident to a set observation position after passing through the first semi-transmitting semi-reflecting mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke Li, Yulong Wu, Ruijun Dong, Yali Liu, Chenru Wang, Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: 12092835
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first closed-bottom lens tube including a first display part on the closed bottom for displaying a first image; a second closed-bottom lens tube including a second display part on the closed bottom for displaying a second image; an adjustment mechanism including a first rod that extends from the first lens tube and a second rod that extends from the second lens tube and is rotatably connected relative to the first rod; and an image maintainer that, in accordance with the angle of rotation of the first and second rods of the adjustment mechanism, rotates the first and second display parts relative to the first and second lens tubes to bring the horizontal directions of the first and second display parts closer to the arrangement direction of the first and second lens tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Suguru Ogawa, Hiroyasu Makino, Makoto Serizawa, Yoshiichiro Kashiwagi, Toshiro Nishio, Masayuki Kozuka
  • Patent number: 12078814
    Abstract: A laser projector includes a laser assembly, a beam combination mirror group and a phase delaying component. The laser assembly includes a red laser light emitting region, a blue laser light emitting region and a green laser light emitting region. Red laser light is polarized in a first direction, green laser light is polarized in a second direction, and blue laser light is polarized in a third direction. The beam combination mirror group combines the red laser light, the blue laser light and the green laser light. The phase delaying component is on a light emitting path of at least one of the red laser light, the blue laser light the green laser light, and changes a polarization direction of the at least one of the red laser light, the blue laser light or the green laser light before being output by the beam combination mirror group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Hisense Laser Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Li, Youliang Tian, Xintuan Tian
  • Patent number: 12066752
    Abstract: A light-source device includes an excitation light source to emit first color light; an optical member having a reflecting surface to reflect the first color light; a wavelength conversion unit including a wavelength conversion member on which the first color light reflected by the optical member is incident, the wavelength conversion member to convert at least part of the first color light into second color light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first color light and emit the second color light; and a light condensing element to condense the first color light emitted from the wavelength conversion unit. A straight line including a first optical path from a center of a flux of light rays emitted from the excitation light source, to the center of the first color light on the reflecting surface does not intersect with a light flux condensed by the light condensing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fujita, Kasumi Nakamura, Yohei Takano
  • Patent number: 12055734
    Abstract: A lens device includes a lens including an optical unit, and a rib portion extending outwardly of the optical unit in a radial direction, where the rib portion includes a light transmission region and a light blocking region, and where the light blocking region is disposed inside of the rib portion. The light blocking region may include a non-polar colorant. The lens may include a cyclic olefin compound. The lens device may include one or more lenses with rib portions with light transmission regions and light blocking regions, and may be a lens assembly with the one or more lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Chan Park, Hae Sung Oh, Sang A Kim, Ae Rim Kim, Sang Hyun Kwon
  • Patent number: 12050362
    Abstract: A lens prism module relates to the field of shooting equipment and includes a fixed base, a rotating base, a mounting base, a prism, and a driving assembly. The rotating base includes rotating shafts rotatably connected with the fixed base and a connecting shaft rotatably connected with the mounting base. An axis of the connecting shaft is perpendicular to an axis of each rotating shaft. An accommodating groove accommodating the connecting shaft is provided on the mounting base. Positioning holes are on a top surface and a bottom surface of the accommodating groove. Two ends of the connecting shaft are separately rotatably disposed on a corresponding positioning hole. On a premise of realizing rotation of the mounting base, a part of the connecting shaft is hidden in the accommodating groove to reduce a volume of an overall structure of the lens prism module, thereby realizing requirements of miniaturization design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU AAC RAYTECH OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tongming Xu, Gang Li
  • Patent number: 12044852
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a first display module, a second display module, and a coupling portion having an adjustable structure. The adjustable structure adjusts the first display module with respect to the second display module at least a relative rotational position and relative positions in longitudinal and depth directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Noguchi, Takashi Takeda
  • Patent number: 12044853
    Abstract: An eye tracking system for a near-eye display device includes: a processor for outputting a video signal; a control analysis device for acquiring a multicolor image signal based on the video signal and a preset IR image signal, generating a color wheel control synchronization signal and a subfield display signal, generating an acquisition signal, and acquiring gaze point information based on an eye image; a color wheel device for rotating a color wheel in response to the color wheel control synchronization; a DMD display device for reflecting light form the color wheel into a lens in response to the subfield display signal to form an image and projecting the image onto an eye through an optical waveguide mirror; and an IR camera for acquiring the eye image in response to the acquisition signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
    Inventors: Bin Jiang, Hongen Ren, Xiaoyu Chi
  • Patent number: 12032279
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a lens barrel moving in the direction of the optical axis; a holder disposed below the lens barrel and having a seating portion recessed in the top surface thereof; a filter disposed on the bottom surface of the seating portion of the holder; a blocking member disposed on the upper surface of the filter; and an image sensor disposed below the filter, wherein the seating portion includes an inner side surface facing the side surface of the filter, the inner side surface of the seating portion includes a first surface and a second surface located below the first surface, the separation distance from the first surface to the side surface of the filter is greater than the separation distance from the second surface to the side surface of the filter, and the thickness of the filter is greater than the separation distance from the second surface to the side surface of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Jun Cha, Youn Baek Jeong, Ji Yoon Hong
  • Patent number: 12019364
    Abstract: A projection device includes an optical lens and a light source. The optical lens has an incident surface of light, a reflecting surface that has a concave curved surface and internally reflects light that has entered through the incident surface, and an exit surface of light that has been reflected by the reflecting surface. The light source that emits light that enters the optical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chihaya Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 12013626
    Abstract: A rotation wheel including a turntable and a motor is provided. The turntable is connected to the motor. The turntable has a first surface used for receiving an incident beam and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface includes a light adjusting surface and a connecting surface. The connecting surface is used to connect the light adjusting surface and the motor. The light adjusting surface is perpendicular to a rotating axis of the motor. At least a part of the connecting surface is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the rotating axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Te-Ying Tsai