Patents Examined by Daniele Manikeu
  • Patent number: 9545201
    Abstract: A fundus observation apparatus according to an embodiment comprises: a photographing part that photographs the fundus of a subject eye; a forming part comprising an optical system that irradiates signal light onto the fundus and interferes reflected light of the signal light from the fundus with reference light via a reference path and detects the resulting interference light, wherein the forming part forms a tomographic image of the fundus based on the detection result; and an analyzing part that analyzes a photographed image of the fundus from the photographing part to delete predetermined low-frequency components from the photographed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Masahiro Akiba, Atsushi Kubota
  • Patent number: 9547148
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lens driving device which can limit rotations caused by torque generated when a lens is inserted or disassembled. The state that the lens driving device is damaged can be distinguished, and the finished product rate and reliability of a camera assembly are improved more easily. The lens driving device includes a lens support, a coil disposed on the lens support, a fixing assembly and springs for supporting the lens support to move along the optical axis, and a magnet yoke. Extruding clamping parts closer to the upper side than a mounting surface for the springs to mount are arranged on the lens support, the magnet yoke is provided with bending parts extending from the edge part of the opening part downwardly, and the bending parts of the magnet yoke are located closer to the upper side than the mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignees: HUIZHOU DAYAWAN EVER BRIGHT ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY CO, JSS OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUIZHOU DAYA BAY JSS OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY.CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 9535200
    Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously measuring linear and circular polarization components of light is provided, and contains no moving parts. The apparatus may include a prism assembly configured to receive collimated light and splits the light into different directions according to its polarization state. The apparatus may also include lenses configured to collimate light from an image plane to be analyzed by the prism assembly, or direct the light that is split by the prism assembly to different detectors or locations on an image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporate
    Inventor: John D Perreault
  • Patent number: 9507154
    Abstract: In an optical system having an extremely simple configuration configured by first and second prisms which are prisms in a flat shape and a reflecting surface provided in these prisms, in the first prism which is disposed on a side close to the eyes, that is, on a side apart from a video display element (video element) at a certain distance, a correction lens surface for correcting a chromatic aberration of video light is provided. Accordingly, a virtual image display apparatus is small and light, and has a high performance with a reduced chromatic aberration of magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Komatsu, Takahiro Totani, Masayuki Takagi, Takashi Takeda, Toshiaki Miyao
  • Patent number: 9482842
    Abstract: Thermally compensated optical assembly comprising a monolithic mount which is divided by slits into a mounting ring and at least three elastic links which are connected to an optical element. The elastic links compensate the thermal expansion differences between the mounting ring and the optical element through deformation. The temperature-dependent reaction forces brought about by the deformation are compensated. For this purpose, the quantity of compensation elements is equal to the quantity of links. The compensation elements comprise in each instance an expansion body and a spring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Torsten Erbe
  • Patent number: 9470879
    Abstract: An optical imaging system, including a fixed lens group, a movable lens group, a first reflective optical element, a second reflective optical element, and an imaging surface. The movable lens group is driven to move by a driving mechanism. The first reflective optical element is disposed at one end of an object space and the second reflective optical element is disposed at one end of an image space. The imaging surface is disposed at one side of the second reflective optical element to receive emergent rays from the second reflective optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: UNION OPTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junqiang Gong
  • Patent number: 9454017
    Abstract: A pair of glasses includes a frame, a lens unit, two temples, and two snap-fit members. The frame includes a lens-holding portion and two connecting seats each having a bump and a projection, and an engagement space is defined between the bump and the projection. The lens unit supported by the lens-holding portion has two through-holes in which the bumps are held. Each snap-fit member relative to the frame is rotatable between a fixed position and a separated position. Each snap-fit member has a resisting portion formed in an internal face thereof, and the resisting portion is held in the engagement space to causes the lens unit to be fixed when each snap-fit member stays in the fixed position. The resisting portion keeps away from the engagement space to make the lens unit not fixed when each snap-fit member stays in the separated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Inventor: Lin-Yun Chen
  • Patent number: 9448409
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Osterhout Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John N. Border, John D. Haddick
  • Patent number: 9448419
    Abstract: The process of manufacturing of a coated spectacle frames is characterized by the following three main manufacturing processes: A—Bonding of at least one outer layer of coating material (A, C) on at least an inner layer of material having a structural function (B). The result is a coated panel (D); B—Cutting of the spectacle frame (E) from that covered panel (D); C—Bending and shaping of the previously cut spectacle (F). The layers that form the particular coated panel (D) may origin from different combinations of different materials, as indicated in the description and claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: HAPTER SRL
    Inventors: Eric Balzan, Mirko Forti
  • Patent number: 9394415
    Abstract: A long obliquely-stretched film wound into a roll shape includes a thermoplastic resin and has an orientation angle oriented in a direction inclined with respect to a widthwise direction thereof. In a longitudinal direction of the long obliquely-stretched film, an angle defined between the orientation angle and the widthwise direction has a longitudinal cycle length of 10 mm to less than 1500 mm. An amplitude of the angle is in the range of 0.2° to 1.0° in the longitudinal cycle length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Daisuke Hojo
  • Patent number: 9360654
    Abstract: A lens device comprising a barrel body which movably holds a focus lens in an optical axis direction; a focus ring provided on an outer circumferential part of the barrel body and having a regulated rotation range; a rotation position detecting unit which detects a rotation position in the rotation range of the focus ring; a touch sensor provided on the outer circumferential part of the barrel body so as to be adjacent to the focus ring; and a control device which perform absolute position control of moving the focus lens to an absolute position corresponding to the rotation position detected by the rotation position detecting unit and relative position control of moving the focus lens to a relative position corresponding to a sliding amount on the touch sensor on an outer circumferential surface in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Mitarai
  • Patent number: 9341809
    Abstract: A lens focusing device includes a lens holder for holding a lens therein, a base, and an electrically conductive spring member elastically connected to between the lens holder and the base. The base is provided on a side wall with two terminal recesses, in which two connecting terminals are disposed. The connecting terminals respectively include a first terminal portion forward extended along a light axis to electrically connect to the spring member, a second terminal portion rearward extended along the light axis, and a connecting portion located between the first and the second terminal portion. The spring member is further electrically connected to two ends of a winding wound around the lens holder, so that external electric current can be supplied to the winding via the connecting terminals and the spring member for driving the lens holder to move relative to the base along the light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Hsu, Kun-Shih Lin, Fu-Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 9329403
    Abstract: Spectacles having a lens frame and arms connected thereto and a retaining strap which can be fastened to the spectacles. A receiving device is provided on the free end of at least one arm, which receiving device interacts with a connecting element to which a retaining strap is undetachably fastened, e.g. moulded on. A plurality of receiving devices can be disposed at predetermined positions between the front end of each arm and the free end thereof. This has the advantage that the retaining strap can be adapted individually to the shape of the head, the hair length and possible individual preferences of the wearer of the spectacles. Thus the retaining strap can be immovably fastened not only to the free end of the arm but also to a front end of the arm, that is to say where the arm adjoins the hinge, and all intermediate positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Inventor: Eberhard Lenz
  • Patent number: 9323023
    Abstract: A lens focusing device includes a lens holder, a winding fitted around the lens holder, and an outer case enclosing the lens holder therein. The outer case includes an outer wall portion, and multiple inner wall portions connected to the outer wall portion via multiple connecting portions. The inner wall portions are located between the lens holder and the winding, and respectively include an inner surface, an outer surface, and a first and a second side surface. The lens holder is formed on an outer face with confining areas, each of which includes a main surface and a first and a second raised side surface respectively facing against the inner surface and the first and second side surfaces, so that the inner wall portions are limited to move relative to the lens holder only within the confining areas. Therefore, the lens focusing device is impact-resistant and undue-twisting protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Hsu, Kun-Shih Lin, Fu-Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 9285647
    Abstract: A TFT array substrate, an electronic paper display panel and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electronic paper display panel includes: a first transparent substrate, and an array of storage capacitors located on an inner side of the first transparent substrate. Each of the storage capacitors includes a common electrode located on the first transparent substrate, a transparent capacitor medium layer located on the common electrode, and a pixel electrode (44) located on the transparent capacitor medium layer. The display panel also includes an electronic paper film located on the TFT array substrate, a transparent electrode located on the electronic paper film, and a second transparent substrate located on the transparent electrode. A double-sided display may be realized by the electronic paper display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Tianyi Wu, Jun Ma, Yong Wu, Huiping Chai
  • Patent number: 9268146
    Abstract: User interface having a sensor and a composite interface that floats. Embodiments of user interfaces described herein are useful, for example, as automobile components (e.g., dashboard components), appliance components (e.g., dishwasher components, stove components, oven components, microwave oven components, clothes washer components, and clothes dyer components), medical equipment, elevator buttons, laboratory equipment (e.g., scales), as well as consumer electronics (e.g., entertainment devices and cell phones), automatic teller machines, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Masaru Iwasawa, Kazuhiko Mizuno, Robert L. W. Smithson, Richard L. Rylander
  • Patent number: 9261707
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes a substrate; a plurality of black matrices formed parallel to one another on a first surface of the substrate; a plurality of black stripes formed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface, each of the plurality of black stripes corresponding to one of the plurality of black matrices, each of the plurality of black stripes having a width equal to or greater than a width of the corresponding one of the plurality of black matrices; and a patterned retarder film formed on the plurality of black stripes, the patterned retarder film including a plurality of first retarder patterns and a plurality of second retarder patterns, wherein a first retarder pattern is disposed over a region between a first pair of black stripes, and a second retarder pattern is disposed over a region between a second pair of black stripes that is adjacent to the first pair of black stripes, and wherein the width of each of the plurality of black stripes is less than or equ
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Man Ryu, Jin-Yeong Kim, Mee-Ran Park
  • Patent number: 9261688
    Abstract: An image relay optical system is provided with an optical coupling member before incidence of image light on a light guide member. Among a first light incident surface, a coupling member reflecting surface, and a first light emitting surface provided in the optical coupling member, the coupling member reflecting surface and the first light emitting surface are curved surfaces. Therefore, a large bright virtual image with reduced aberration can be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Takeda, Takahiro Totani, Akira Komatsu, Masayuki Takagi, Toshiaki Miyao
  • Patent number: 9250495
    Abstract: A TFT array substrate, an electronic paper display panel and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electronic paper display panel includes: a first transparent substrate, and an array of storage capacitors located on an inner side of the first transparent substrate. Each of the storage capacitors includes a common electrode located on the first transparent substrate, a transparent capacitor medium layer located on the common electrode, and a pixel electrode (44) located on the transparent capacitor medium layer. The display panel also includes an electronic paper film located on the TFT array substrate, a transparent electrode located on the electronic paper film, and a second transparent substrate located on the transparent electrode. A double-sided display may be realized by the electronic paper display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Tianyi Wu, Jun Ma, Yong Wu, Huiping Chai
  • Patent number: 9222639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle composite reflection and refraction multi-imaging device including a reflecting surface, a semi-reflecting surface, and a concave lens. At least one image of at least one light source is reflected repeatedly by the semi-reflecting surface and the reflecting surface to form a plurality of visible mirror images on a mirror image side of the reflecting surface. The concave lens is disposed at the viewing side. A viewer at the viewing side views a plurality of visible mirror images at the mirror image side of the reflecting surface through the refracting of the concave lens. The reflected and refracted visible mirror images gradually shrink towards a vertical axis. Visible mirror images do not interfere with one another, and each visible mirror image is clear. The visible mirror images can generate an apparent inward-shrinking 3D effect of depth with levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Jhih Shih, Jin-Hua Wu