Patents Examined by George G King
  • Patent number: 11885985
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a graphene plasmon resonator that includes a planar patterned layer having a collection of electrically conductive segments, and a collection of dielectric segments, each dielectric segment defined between a corresponding pair of the electrically conductive segments, a graphene layer substantially parallel to the planar patterned layer and overlapping the collection of electrically conductive segments, and a planar dielectric layer between the planar patterned layer and the graphene layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun Oh, In-Ho Lee, Tony Low
  • Patent number: 11880093
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. The extender may include a bushing and a spring that allows the temple hyperextension, and which also creates a bias force to urge the temple against a user's head during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 11868018
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electrochromic element, device, and product, and a manufacturing method therefor. The electrochromic device (7) comprises: an electrochromic yarn (6), an ion storage yarn (18), and a power source (8), wherein the electrochromic yarn (6) contains a first flexible conductive yarn (5) and an electrochromic layer (4) coated on a surface layer of the first flexible conductive yarn (5); the ion storage yarn (18) contains a second flexible conductive yarn (1) and an ion storage layer (17) coated on a surface layer of the second flexible conductive yarn (1); and the first flexible conductive yarn (5) is electrically connected to a negative electrode of the power source (8), and the second flexible conductive yarn (1) is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the power source (8). The electrochromic device (7) can achieve a clear color development effect and make an electrochromic material have a good fastness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: THE HONG KONG RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXTILES AND APPAREL LIMITED
    Inventors: Edwin Yee Man Keh, Lei Yao, Yeung Yu Hui, Xinxin Huang, Yue Kit Hui, Colin Xin Chen, Derek Lai
  • Patent number: 11852841
    Abstract: A dynamically actuable diffractive optical element (DOE) includes a substrate and a diffraction grating disposed on a first region of a surface of the substrate. The DOE further includes a quantity of a fluid disposed on a second region of the surface of the substrate, a fluid displacer disposed adjacent the second region of the surface of the substrate, and a drive signal source configured to send an electric signal to the fluid displacer. The fluid displacer is configured to, upon receiving the electric signal in a first state, causing a portion of the quantity of the fluid to be displaced from the second region of the surface into grooves of the diffraction grating, and upon receiving the electric signal in a second state, causing the portion of the quantity of the fluid to retract from the grooves of the diffraction grating to the second region of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan Li Chuen Yeoh, Lionel Ernest Edwin
  • Patent number: 11852788
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging lens with excellent optical characteristics which satisfies demand of a low profile and a low F-number. An imaging lens comprises in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region, a second lens with positive refractive power in a paraxial region, a third lens with the negative refractive power in a paraxial region, a fourth lens with the positive refractive power in a paraxial region, a fifth lens having a flat object-side surface and a flat image-side surface that are aspheric, and a sixth lens with the negative refractive power having an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Nitta, Masaya Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11852945
    Abstract: An electrochromic article includes a first substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface and a second substrate having a third surface and an opposite fourth surface separated from the first substrate. The second surface of the first substrate faces the third surface of the second substrate and a first electrode is positioned over at least a portion of the second surface of the first substrate. A second electrode is positioned over at least a portion of the third surface of the second substrate. A sealant material is positioned between the first electrode and second electrode. An electrochromic composition is positioned in direct contact with at least a portion of the first electrode and at least a portion of the second electrode. The sealant material is formed from an organic polymer material having an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of less than or equal to 2 cc/m2·day·atm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    Inventors: James W. McCamy, Ashtosh P. Ganjoo, Roxana Shabani
  • Patent number: 11852815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical glass having refractive index of 1.55 or more and having chromaticity b* that satisfies b*?4.8 under A light source in a CIELab representation. The present invention also relates to an optical glass having refractive index of 1.55 or more, having a ratio (b*/|a*|) of chromaticity b* to an absolute value of chromaticity a* that satisfies b*/|a*|?0.55 under A light source in a CIELab representation, and satisfying b*?0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Shinichi Amma, Tatsuo Nagashima
  • Patent number: 11846764
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive power; a second lens group having negative power; a third lens group having positive power; a fourth lens group having positive power; a fifth lens group having negative power; and a sixth lens group having positive power. The fourth lens group includes at least one positive lens that satisfies a conditional formula of vdp?65. A conditional formula of 1.19?f3/ft?4.15 and a conditional formula of 0.51?f4/ft?1.50 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11841487
    Abstract: The imaging lens includes, in order from a position closest to an object side to an image side: a front lens group that has a positive refractive power and is immovable during focusing; a stop that is disposed subsequent to the front lens group; a first focus lens group that has a positive refractive power; a second focus lens group that has a negative refractive power; and a final lens group that has a positive refractive power, is disposed closest to the image side, and is immovable during focusing. During focusing from an infinite distance object to a short range object, the first focus lens group and the second focus lens group move to increase a mutual distance therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yuya Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 11839431
    Abstract: An optical system for observing reflected light from a fundus includes: an irradiation unit for irradiating an eye with light exited from a light source; a light-acceptance unit for accepting reflected light reflected on a fundus of the eye; and a polarization control unit for making light irradiated to the eye z-polarization axisymmetric with respect to an optical axis and blocking the z-polarization of reflected light reflected on the eye and directed to the light-acceptance unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: TAMRON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kodai Yamane
  • Patent number: 11835833
    Abstract: An electrochromic device having a conductive layer having reflectiveness and light absorption characteristics simultaneously. The device is capable of realizing various esthetic senses, color senses or stereoscopic color patterns, and at the same time has excellent durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Chan Kim, Ki Hwan Kim, Pil Sung Jo
  • Patent number: 11835692
    Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a front unit of a positive refractive power, a diaphragm, and a rear unit of a positive refractive power. The front unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a positive lens L11, a positive lens L12, and a negative lens L13. The rear unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a negative lens L21, a positive lens L22, and a positive lens L23. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junya Ichimura
  • Patent number: 11835797
    Abstract: Eyewear is provided for use in wet settings, the eyewear including an eyeglass frame, a pair of arms, and a pair of lenses. The frame is connected to the arms, one each on opposite ends of the frame, by a hinge, and the frame, arms and hinges are formed of non-rusting materials. The lenses are made of plastic and are set in the frame, and wherein the lenses are coated with an anti-fog coating. The frame may further define a ring adapted to be hung onto a hanger. Alternatively, one of the arms further defines a ring adapted to be hung onto a hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Donna Dipboye Spurrier
  • Patent number: 11835832
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to an electrochromic device having flexibility while achieving an excellent light transmission variable function based on the electrochromic principle. The electrochromic device comprises a light transmission variable structure interposed between a first base layer and a second base layer, wherein the light transmission variable structure comprises a first chromic layer and a second chromic layer, and the value of ?TTd24 as defined in Equation (1) is 3% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SKC Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Bae Oh, Yong Sang La, Seong Hwan Lee, Jongmin Shim, Il Hwan Yoo, Byeong Uk Ahn
  • Patent number: 11828919
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging lens with excellent optical characteristics which satisfies demand of low profile and low F-number. An imaging lens comprising in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region, a second lens with negative refractive power in a paraxial region, a third lens with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region, a fourth lens having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region, a fifth lens with negative refractive power in a paraxial region, and a sixth lens with positive refractive power having an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region, and predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaya Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11822059
    Abstract: A camera optical lens is provided and includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens and a second lens that have positive refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens having a positive refractive power, a seventh lens having a negative refractive power, an eighth lens having a positive refractive power, and a ninth lens having a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: 3.80?f1/f?7.50; and 3.00?d9/d10?12.00, where f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens, d9 denotes an on-axis thickness of the fifth lens, and d10 denotes an on-axis distance from an image side surface of the fifth lens to an object side surface of the sixth lens. The camera optical lens meets design requirements for large aperture, wide angle and ultra-thinness while having good optical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Raytech Optical (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Sun
  • Patent number: 11819274
    Abstract: A retina viewing system and method of using the same includes an ophthalmic microscope, a disposable lens attachment, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The microscope has an optical head and a set of internal focusing lenses, the latter providing the microscope with a variable working distance or focal length. The disposable lens attachment includes a resilient body with a proximal end connected to the optical head and a distal end connected to a high-power/high-diopter distal lens. The ECU executes instructions for viewing a retina or other intraocular anatomy of a patient eye. Execution of the instructions causes the ECU to automatically adjust the variable working distance or focal length of the microscope when viewing an image of the retina through the distal lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventor: Ashok Burton Tripathi
  • Patent number: 11815661
    Abstract: An imaging optical lens assembly includes nine 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, a seventh lens element, an eighth lens element and a ninth lens element. Each of the nine lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The image-side surface of the ninth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof and has at least one inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chen Lin, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11815743
    Abstract: Spectacle frame (1) comprising: a front piece (10); a pair of temples (20), each temple (20) extending between a first end portion (21) associated with the front piece (10) and a second end portion (22) that can be positioned on the ear of a user; a pair of hinges (30) configured to rotationally bind each temple (20) to the front piece (10), each hinge (30) comprising: a pin (40) extended along a development direction (A-A) between a first end (40a) and a second end (40b), coupling devices (50) associated with the first end portion (21) of each temple (20) and configured to engage the corresponding pin (40); a cavity (60) located in the front piece (10), the cavity (60) comprising: a first wall (70) and an opposite second wall (80) spaced along a spacing direction (B-B); and blocking devices (90) configured to engage the ends (40a, 40b) of the pins (40), the blocking devices (90) being shaped to match the first end (40a) and the second end (40b) of the pin (40) to prevent the pin (40) from making rotational m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: M Group S.à r.l.
    Inventor: Alessandro Lanaro
  • Patent number: 11803036
    Abstract: A camera optical lens includes first to sixth lenses from object side to image side, with first, third and sixth lenses having negative refractive power and second and fourth lenses having positive refractive power, and satisfies: ?3.00?f1/f??1.50; 1.50?d4/d6?4.00; and R7/R8??8.00, where f and f1 denotes respectively focal lengths of the camera optical lens and the first 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, d4 denotes an on-axis distance from an image side surface of the second lens to an object side surface of the third lens, and d6 denotes an on-axis distance from an image side surface of the third lens to the object side surface of the fourth lens, thereby meeting requirements of a large aperture, a wide angle, and ultra-thinness while having good optical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wanxia Li