Patents Examined by Frank G. Font
  • Patent number: 10408982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polarizing film, a method for preparing the same, and a polarizing lens comprising the same, more specifically, to a polarizing film that has excellent optical, mechanical properties, may secure sufficient margin in a processing process, and yet, has excellent color reproducibility and small change with time elapse, a method for preparing the same, and a polarizing lens comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: TRIAPLEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Kook Kim, Ho Young You, Jaeil Kim
  • Patent number: 10377625
    Abstract: An optical device formed of a mirror wafer, a cap wafer, and a glass wafer. The mirror wafer includes a first layer of electrically conductive material, a second layer of electrically conductive material, and a third layer of electrically insulating material between the first layer and the second layer. A mirror element is formed of the second layer of the mirror wafer, and has a reflective surface in the bottom of a cavity opened into at least the first layer. A good optical quality planar glass wafer can be used to enclose the mirror element when the mirror wafer, cap wafer, and glass wafer are bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Altti Torkkeli, Tapani Laaksonen
  • Patent number: 10379369
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated optical component array and method of making an integrated optical component array useful for projection devices or other optical devices. The integrated optical component array can be a PBS array fabricated such that the individual PBS cubes having several elements can be assembled in a massively parallel manner and then singulated as individual optical components, and can result in a large reduction in manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: John D. Le, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Joseph C. Carls, Cameron T. Murray, Richard J. Ferguson, Cory C. Barum
  • Patent number: 10369931
    Abstract: A quick release mechanism for a pole mounted mirror has a base for receiving a pole. The base attaches to a mirror. The base carries a knob that when tightened, clamps the pole against the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Ferman
  • Patent number: 10365492
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for beam combining are described. A monolithic beam combiner includes a solid volume of optically transparent material having two orthogonally positioned planar input surfaces, an output surface, and at least two planar dichroic reflectors positioned within the solid volume. Multiple light sources input light into the solid volume through the two planar input surfaces such that each light beam from a respective source is initially incident on one of the planar dichroic reflectors. The light is reflected by and transmitted through the reflectors and an aggregate beam is created. Because the reflectors are within an optically transparent material the beam combiner can be made more compact than a conventional beam combiner. This monolithic beam combiner is particularly well suited for use laser projectors and in wearable heads-up displays that employ laser projectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: North Inc.
    Inventors: Lloyd Frederick Holland, Joshua Moore
  • Patent number: 10365475
    Abstract: An oscillating structure with piezoelectric actuation includes first and second torsional elastic elements constrained to respective portions of a fixed supporting body and defining an axis of rotation. A mobile element is positioned between, and connected to, the first and second torsional elastic elements by first and second rigid regions. A first control region is coupled to the first rigid region and includes a first piezoelectric actuator. A second control region is coupled to the second rigid region and includes a second piezoelectric actuator. The first and second piezoelectric actuators are configured to cause local deformation of the first and second control regions to induce a torsion of the first and second torsional elastic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Roberto Carminati, Massimiliano Merli, Sebastiano Conti
  • Patent number: 10365476
    Abstract: Mirror control circuitry described herein is for controlling a first micro-mirror of a micro-mirror apparatus that scans across a target area in a scan pattern. The mirror control circuitry includes a processor that determines a mechanical angle of the first micro-mirror for a given instant in time during scanning of the first micro-mirror between upper and lower rotational limits, the mechanical angle being such to maintain the scan pattern as being uniform while the micro-mirror apparatus scans across the target area between the upper and lower rotational limits. The processor also generates a driving signal for the first micro-mirror as a function of the determined mechanical angle for the first micro-mirror at the given instant in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Ltd
    Inventors: Guy Amor, Offir Duvdevany
  • Patent number: 10353193
    Abstract: An ultra-wide angle camera lens is provided. The lens includes, from an object side to an image side: a first lens with negative refractive power, an image-side face of the first lens being concave; a second lens with negative refractive power, an image-side face of the second lens being concave; a third lens with positive refractive power, an object-side face of the third lens being convex; a fourth lens with positive refractive power, an image-side face of the fourth lens being convex; and a fifth lens with negative refractive power, an image-side face of the fifth lens being concave. The lens satisfies: ?0.05<f/f1<0; and 1.2<ImgH/f<2, in which, f represents an effective focus length of the ultra-wide angle camera lens, f1 represents an effective focus length of the first lens L1, and ImgH is half of a diagonal line of an effective pixel region on an imaging face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUNNY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin Huang, Fujian Dai
  • Patent number: 10345579
    Abstract: A scanner mirror includes a reflecting mirror and a driver. The reflecting mirror has first and second reflectors that are pivotally arranged about a pivot axis. The first and second reflectors have light receiving faces, respectively. The light receiving faces face in directions that are angularly offset with each other about the pivot axis. The driver drives the reflecting mirror to pivot the first and second reflectors within a specific angle range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Manabu Murayama
  • Patent number: 10345598
    Abstract: An image combiner, also referred to as a combiner optic, of a near-eye display system or the like transmits enough light so a user can see remote objects in a “world view”, while also reflecting enough light so the user can simultaneously see a projected image in a “projected” (augmented) view. The disclosed image combiners use two partial reflectors configured to form a wedged reflective cavity. In the display system, light from an imaging device follows a path to the user's eye that includes three reflections in the wedged cavity. By using this capability of the wedged cavity, the combiner optic can have a substantially reduced thickness, and lower profile, than a combiner optic that uses only one partial reflector and only one reflection in the optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Erin A. McDowell, Timothy L. Wong
  • Patent number: 10338282
    Abstract: Tooling and optic elements for a retro-imaging system may be formed on order near atomic level of accuracy by making use of either etching or growth techniques of a cubic crystal lattice, such as silicon. The elements may be formed directly using selective etching or epitaxial growth by coating and clear resin lamination, or replicated to avoid shrinkage and curvature by use of low shrinkage resins or double-fill molding techniques. Through the use of these highly accurate reflection/diffraction elements, floating images may be formed with relatively high resolution in retro-reflective imaging systems, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Karlton Powell, John Lutian
  • Patent number: 10337953
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining surface data and/or measurement data relating to a surface, for the quality control of an at least a partially transparent object, an ophthalmic lens, having an optically active first surface and an opposite optically active second surface. The method includes irradiating polarized light with an irradiation polarization from at least one illumination device onto an analysis area of the object to be examined, wherein, for the purpose of setting the irradiation polarization, the light is passed through a polarizer assigned to the illumination device or integrated in the latter, and receiving light which is reflected at the first and/or second surface and has an analysis polarization by use of at least one receiving device, wherein the light is passed through an analyzer assigned to the receiving device or integrated in the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: RODENSTOCK GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Trumm, Rainer Sessner, Dietmar Uttenweiler
  • Patent number: 10330930
    Abstract: Optical systems including a partial reflector, a reflective polarizer, and a quarter wave retarder disposed between the partial reflector and the reflective polarizer are described. The reflective polarizer is curved about two orthogonal axes and has at least one location having a radial distance r1 from an optical axis passing through an apex of the reflective polarizer and a displacement s1 from a plane perpendicular to the optical axis at an apex of the reflective polarizer, where s1/r1 is at least 0.1. The optical system is adapted to provide an adjustable dioptric correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy L. Wong, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Zhisheng Yun, Erin A. McDowell, Gregg A. Ambur
  • Patent number: 10330923
    Abstract: A member for an optical scanner includes: a functional portion including a movable portion, a shaft portion oscillatably supporting the movable portion, and a support portion supporting the shaft portion; a wiring line provided on the movable portion; and a structure provided on the functional portion and thicker than the wiring line; the wiring line and the structure are provided on a first major surface of the functional portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makiko Hino, Yasushi Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 10315578
    Abstract: A vehicle modular side view mirror assembly is disclosed. The mirror base has a first section capable of attachment to a vehicle and a second section capable of attachment to a mirror head, wherein the second section is movable relative to the first section. The mirror assembly can include a mirror head having a reflective surface and a motor for moving the mirror head relative to a mirror base, the mirror head detachably connectable to the mirror base. Lidar sensors can be mounted in addition to, or in place of, the side view mirrors. Interchangeable modular heads can allow a user to customize the vehicle to have mirror heads, sensors, both, or neither. Mirror bases can move, allowing the mirrors and/or sensors to be positioned at different angles. In some configurations, the position of the sensors can be dynamically adjusted according to the speed and/or direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: FARADAY&FUTURE INC.
    Inventors: Richard S. Kim, Hong S. Bae, Skyler R. Lund, Brian Sung Oh, Page Brullau Beermann, Charles Edward Spencer, Zu-Ning Chen, Christopher W. Lamorte, Calvin Liu, Padmanabhan Kumar
  • Patent number: 10310286
    Abstract: A circularly polarizing plate including a polarizing film, a ?/2 plate having a slow axis in a direction forming an angle of 22.5°±10° relative to an absorption axis of the polarizing film, a ?/4 plate having a slow axis in a direction forming an angle of 90°±20° relative to the absorption axis of the polarizing film, in this order, wherein the ?/2 plate and the ?/4 plate have different wavelength dispersions, an NZ factor of the ?/2 plate is 1.00±0.05, and an NZ factor of the ?/4 plate is 0.00±0.05; a method for producing the same, and a method for using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Osato
  • Patent number: 10302942
    Abstract: A light-source device including a light-emitting element to emit light, a light-receiving system, an acquisition unit, a setting unit, and an adjuster. The light-receiving system receives the light emitted from the light emitting element. The acquisition unit acquires a wavelength of the light emitted from the light emitting element. The setting unit sets a target value of an amount of the light received by the light-receiving system based on the wavelength acquired by the acquisition unit. The adjuster adjusts an amount of the light emitted from the light emitting element such that the amount of the light reaches the target value of the light that is set with the setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohji Sakai
  • Patent number: 10306213
    Abstract: In some embodiments, optical systems with a reflector and a lens proximate a light output opening of the reflector provide light output with high spatial uniformity and high efficiency. The reflectors are shaped to provide substantially angularly uniform light output and the lens is configured to transform this angularly uniform light output into spatially uniform light output. The light output may be directed into a light modulator, which modulates the light to project an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Jay Sissom, Heidi Leising Hall, Kevin Curtis
  • Patent number: 10302957
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a polarizing beam splitter is provided. The beam splitter may comprise an optically transmissive spacer having first and second opposing faces, with a first polarizer on the first opposing face and a second polarizer on the second opposing face. The optically transmissive spacer may separate first and second triangular prisms of a cube-type beam splitter, with the first polarizer between the first triangular prism and the first opposing face of the spacer, and the second polarizer between the second triangular prism and the second opposing face of the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Jay Sissom
  • Patent number: 10295816
    Abstract: A surgical microscope employs a pentaprism beam splitter as a branching unit to branch each beam passed through variable power optical systems into a first beam and a second beam, the first beam being horizontally reflected for an eyepiece unit, the second beam being vertically transmitted for an imaging device. The pentaprism alone is capable of simultaneously conducting reflection to provide an erect image and transmission to provide a photographing image, thereby reducing the number of optical parts in a microscope body of the surgical microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: MITAKA KOHKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinpei Omote, Masakazu Nakamura, Masao Doi