Patents Examined by Darryl J. Collins
  • Patent number: 11714263
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the optical imaging system satisfies 0.5<L12345TRavg/L7TR<0.9, where L12345TRavg is an average value of overall outer diameters of the first to fifth lenses, L7TR is an overall outer diameter of the seventh lens, and L12345TRavg and L7TR are expressed in a same unit of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hwa Jung, Sot Eum Seo, Yong Joo Jo, Ga Young An
  • Patent number: 11714262
    Abstract: A camera optical lens includes first to fifth lenses from an object side to an image side, which are first and fourth lenses having positive refractive power, and second, third and fifth lenses having negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies 0.90?f1/f?1.30; ?5.00?f3/f??2.50; 10.00?d1/d2?25.00; and 0?(R7+R8)/(R7?R8)?0.90, where f, f1 and f3 respectively denote focal lengths of the camera optical lens, the first lens, and the third lens, R7 denotes a curvature radius of an object side surface of the fourth lens, R8 denotes a curvature radius of an image side surface of the fourth lens, d1 denotes an on-axis thickness of the first lens, and d2 denotes an on-axis distance from an image side surface of the first lens to an object side surface of the second lens. The camera optical lens has good optical performance and satisfies design requirements of a large angle, a wide angle and ultra-thinness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Yu, Wanxia Li, Yanan Wang
  • Patent number: 11714250
    Abstract: Disclosed is a welding structure (20) for an optical module (300) and an application thereof, wherein the optical module (300) comprises at least a first module assembly and at least a second module assembly, the welding structure (20) comprises at least a first welding part (21) and at least a second welding part (22), wherein the welding part (21) is provided on the first module assembly and the second welding part (22) is provided on the second module assembly, and after the first welding part (21) is welded to the second welding part (22), the first module assembly and the second module assembly are fixed relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lifeng Yao, Shuijia Chu, Chunmei Liu, Chunqi Yan, Wangzhen Zhang
  • Patent number: 11709371
    Abstract: A vehicle mountable holographic promoting system and method of use; the vehicle mountable holographic promoting system includes a body with at least one light, a mount, and a controller in communication with a software application and the body. The body is mountable to the vehicle via the mount. The mount is able to be removably attachable or otherwise secured to roof of a vehicle. The controller controls the body such that the body is able to visually promote via an image display at least one promotable item using the at least one light. The promotable item appearing to float on a plane above the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Bastiyali Inventions LLC
    Inventor: Tarkan Bastiyali
  • Patent number: 11709337
    Abstract: An optical article, such as a spectacle lens, includes, on a substrate, a photochromic layer containing a photochromic dye and a resin component, and a protective film. The indentation hardness of the photochromic layer in the thickness direction is less than or equal to the indentation hardness of the surface of the substrate. The result of multiplying the indentation hardness of the protective film in the thickness direction and the thickness of the protective film is five-hundredths or more times and one or less times the result of multiplying the indentation hardness of the photochromic layer in the thickness direction and the thickness of the photochromic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Shimada, Yusuke Kutsukake, Terufumi Hamamoto, Teruo Yamashita, Tsuyoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11709292
    Abstract: An optical plastic product has an optical multilayer film formed on one or both surfaces of a base made of plastic, directly or via an intermediate film, wherein the optical multilayer film includes a tensile-stress high-refractive-index layer having tensile stress as internal stress and made of a high refractive index material, and a low refractive index layer made of a low refractive index material, and the tensile-stress high-refractive-index layer is disposed with a physical film thickness of not greater than 10 nm, in a first layer as counted from the base side in the optical multilayer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Tokai Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirotoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11703663
    Abstract: A photographing optical lens assembly includes five lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface both being aspheric. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface and a concave image-side surface with at least one inflection point, both the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chi Tang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11703662
    Abstract: A five-piece optical lens system with a wide field of view includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element with a negative refractive power, a stop, a second lens element with a positive refractive power, a third lens element with a negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with a positive refractive power, a fifth lens element with a negative refractive power, wherein a central thickness of the first lens element along an optical axis is CT1, a central thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is CT3, a central thickness of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is CT4, a central thickness of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is CT5, satisfying the relations: 0.69<CT4/(CT1+CT3+CT5)<1.32, 1.83<(CT1+CT5)/CT3<4.06. Such a system has a wide field of view, high resolution, short length, less distortion taking into account lens production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NEWMAX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chun-Sheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11703697
    Abstract: A contact lens includes a posterior element, an anterior element, and a first fluid. The posterior element is adapted to conform to a surface of an eye when the contact lens is mounted on the eye. The anterior element is coupled to the posterior element to form a cavity within the contact lens. A flexibility of the posterior element is greater than a flexibility of the anterior element. The first fluid is disposed within the cavity and a distribution of the first fluid within the cavity changes in response to the posterior element conforming to the eye when the contact lens is mounted on the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: Stein Kuiper, Daniel Otts
  • Patent number: 11703669
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and one or more rear lens units. The first lens unit does not move for zooming. An interval between each pair of adjacent lens units changes in zooming. The first lens unit includes a positive lens made of material with an Abbe number less than 30. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta Sudo, Kazuki Someya
  • Patent number: 11703696
    Abstract: The stabilized contact lens methods and apparatus disclosed herein provide improved stabilization of a contact lens placed on a cornea of an eye. The contact lens comprises stabilization zones that allow the lens to repeatedly and consistently orient on the cornea such that a sensing zone located on the lower portion of the lens is located inferiorly to engage the lower eyelid. The stabilized contact lens can provide a lower pressure sensing zone with decreased thickness for pressure or other sensing related to the lower eyelid. The decreased thickness has the advantage of improving coupling between forces from an eyelid and a lower chamber of a fluidic module. The improved coupling allows increased amounts of fluid to move between the lower chamber and an upper optical chamber coupled to the lower chamber, such that the upper chamber can increase curvature and optical power in response to pressures of the eyelid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: OneFocus Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Payor, Stephane Gobron, Ben Lubberman, Steve Waite
  • Patent number: 11698517
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a rear group, sequentially from an object side. Intervals between lens groups varies when changing magnification. A lens group having a highest negative refractive power among a lens group having a negative refractive power in the rear group is a focusing lens group GF configured to move toward an image side when focusing from infinity to a close range. A lens group GFF having a positive refractive power and arranged adjacent to an object side of the focusing lens group GF among a lens group having a positive refractive power included in the rear group includes a positive lens component L1 positioned on a most image side, which includes a positive lens L1P having a refractive index NdL1P, and a conditional expression (1) 1.85<NdL1P is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Koga
  • Patent number: 11698525
    Abstract: An optical member driving mechanism is provided, including a first movable portion, a fixed portion, and a first driving assembly. The first movable portion is connected to an optical member. The first movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Sung-Mao Tsai, Shang-Hung Chen, Chia-Che Wu
  • Patent number: 11693262
    Abstract: An apparatus having an asymmetric adjustable lens with a deformable optical element. The apparatus may also include one or more actuators coupled to a deformable element of the asymmetric adjustable lens in a direct-drive configuration such that (1) mechanical action of the one or more actuators applies force to the deformable optical element and (2) the force applied by the mechanical action of the one or more actuators changes an optical property of the asymmetric adjustable lens by deforming the deformable optical element. Various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Marie Smyth, Andrew John Ouderkirk, John Cooke
  • Patent number: 11693211
    Abstract: A camera optical lens includes five-piece lenses, from an object side to an image side. The camera optical lens satisfies conditions of 0.65?f1/f?0.85, 1.20?(R7+R8)/(R7?R8)?1.75, ?40.00?f3/f??20.00, 0.50?d5/d6?0.80 and 1.00?d8/d9?1.30. Here f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens, f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens, R7 denotes a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fourth lens, R8 denotes a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fourth lens, d5 denotes an on-axis thickness of the third lens, d6 denotes an on-axis distance from an image-side surface of the third lens to the object-side surface of the fourth lens. The camera optical lens of the present disclosure has excellent optical performances, and meanwhile can meet design requirements of a large aperture, a wide angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Raytech Optical (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenxiyang Chen, Wen Sun
  • Patent number: 11693212
    Abstract: A lens drive device includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a nonmagnetic case. The movable portion includes a double-pole magnet having two pairs of magnetic poles, a first coil opposing to the double-pole magnet in a perpendicular direction to a light axis, and a lens holder being movable to the double-pole magnet in a direction of the light axis. The fixed portion includes a second coil arranged so as to oppose to the double-pole magnet in the direction of the light axis. The nonmagnetic case is attached to the fixed portion so as to cover the movable portion. The double-pole magnet includes a first section and a second section. L1/L2 is 0.9 to 1.1, where L1 and L2 are respectively a length of the first and second sections in the direction of the light axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shusuke Ichihashi
  • Patent number: 11693260
    Abstract: A diffractive multifocal lens is disclosed, comprising an optical element having at least one diffractive surface, the surface profile comprising a plurality of annular concentric zones. The optical thickness of the surface profile changes monotonically with radius within each zone, while a distinct step in optical thickness at the junction between adjacent zones defines a step height. The step heights for respective zones may differ from one zone to another periodically so as to tailor diffraction order efficiencies of the optical element, in one example of a trifocal lens, step heights alternate between two values, the even-numbered step heights being lower than the odd-numbered step heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventor: James T. Schwiegerling
  • Patent number: 11686887
    Abstract: The disclosed optical lens assemblies may include a pre-strained deformable element that exhibits a non-uniform mechanical strain or stress profile, a structural support element coupled to the pre-strained deformable element, and a deformable medium positioned between the pre-strained deformable element and the structural support element. Related head-mounted displays and methods of fabricating such optical lens assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Marie Smyth, Andrew John Ouderkirk
  • Patent number: 11686917
    Abstract: A plastic lens assembly includes at least two plastic lens elements and at least one cementing glue coating. The plastic lens elements include a first plastic lens element and a second plastic lens element. The first plastic lens element has a first optical effective portion and a first peripheral portion, wherein the first peripheral portion surrounds the first optical effective portion. The second plastic lens element has a second optical effective portion and a second peripheral portion, wherein the second peripheral portion surrounds the second optical effective portion. The cementing glue coating is disposed between the first optical effective portion and the second optical effective portion, and for cementing the first plastic lens element and the second plastic lens element, wherein at least one optical gap is formed between the first optical effective portion and the second optical effective portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ta Chou, Hsiang-Chi Tang, Tzu-Chieh Kuo
  • Patent number: 11686922
    Abstract: An imaging optical lens assembly includes seven lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The third lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Jui Lin, Yu-Chun Ke, Jin Sen Wang, Wei-Yu Chen