Patents Examined by Joseph P. Martinez
  • Patent number: 11906817
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides eyeglasses including: an eyeglass rim; an eyeglass temple, the eyeglass temple comprising a control circuit or a battery; a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft being configured to connect the eyeglass rim and the eyeglass temple, so that the eyeglass rim and the eyeglass temple are relatively rotated around the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft being disposed with a rotating shaft wiring channel along an axial direction; and a speaker, the speaker comprising an earphone core, the speaker being connected to the eyeglass temple, the control circuit or battery in the eyeglass temple driving the earphone core to vibrate through the connection wire, wherein the earphone core vibrates to generate a driving force to drive a housing panel of the speaker to vibrate, and a straight line of the driving force being not parallel to a normal line of the housing panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yueqiang Wang, Haofeng Zhang, Yongjian Li, Yunbin Chen, Fen You, Lei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11906870
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer overlapping the first conductive layer, a first capacitive portion located in a same layer as the first conductive layer, a second capacitive portion located in a same layer as the second conductive layer and overlapping the first capacitive portion, a first inorganic insulating film located between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and between the first capacitive portion and the second capacitive portion, a drain electrode electrically connected to the second capacitive portion, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Ishizaki, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Takahiro Takeuchi, Koshiro Moriguchi, Tomoyasu Hirano
  • Patent number: 11899269
    Abstract: A plastic barrel includes an object-end portion, an image-end portion, an inner tube portion and a plurality of protrusions. The object-end portion includes an outer object-end surface, an object-end hole and an inner annular object-end surface. One side of the inner annular object-end surface is connected to the outer object-end surface and surrounds the object-end hole. The image-end portion includes an outer image-end surface, an image-end opening and an inner annular image-end surface. The inner annular image-end surface is connected to the outer image-end surface and surrounds the image-end opening. The inner tube portion connects the object-end portion and the image-end portion and includes a plurality of inclined surfaces. The protrusions are disposed at least on one of the inner annular object-end surface, the inner annular image-end surface and the inclined surfaces, wherein the protrusions are regularly arranged around the central axis of the plastic barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Feng Lin, Wei-Hung Weng, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11899284
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides eyeglasses including: an eyeglass rim; an eyeglass temple, the eyeglass temple comprising a control circuit or a battery; a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft being configured to connect the eyeglass rim and the eyeglass temple, so that the eyeglass rim and the eyeglass temple are relatively rotated around the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft being disposed with a rotating shaft wiring channel along an axial direction; and a speaker, the speaker comprising an earphone core, the speaker being connected to the eyeglass temple, the control circuit or battery in the eyeglass temple driving the earphone core to vibrate through the connection wire, wherein the earphone core vibrates to generate a driving force to drive a housing panel of the speaker to vibrate, and a straight line of the driving force being not parallel to a normal line of the housing panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yueqiang Wang, Haofeng Zhang, Yongjian Li, Yunbin Chen, Fen You, Lei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11899173
    Abstract: There is provided a compact and high-resolution imaging lens at a low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yukio Sekine
  • Patent number: 11899196
    Abstract: A light homogenizing element includes a light incident surface and at least one diffusion surface, including: a first substrate, a carrier layer, a piezoelectric film, a driving electrode, a light-transmitting layer, and multiple light diffusion microstructures. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The carrier layer is located on the first surface of the first substrate and includes a light passing region penetrating the carrier layer, and includes a protruding structure enclosing the light passing region. The light-transmitting layer is provided overlapping on the protruding structure, and the surface of the light-transmitting layer covering the light passing region is the light incident surface. The multiple light diffusion microstructures are provided on the at least one diffusion surface, and projections of the multiple light diffusion microstructures on the light-transmitting layer are located in the light passing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Ming Chuang, Hung-Ta Chien
  • Patent number: 11899192
    Abstract: An optical system for displaying an image to a viewer includes a partial reflector, a reflective polarizer, and a first retarder layer. A light ray propagates along the optical axis and passes through the plurality of optical lenses, the partial reflector, the reflective polarizer, and the first retarder layer without being substantially refracted. For a cone of light incident on the optical system from an object comprising a spatial frequency of about 70, 60, 50, 40, or 30 line pairs per millimeter and filling the exit pupil with a chief ray of the cone of light passing through a center of the opening of the exit pupil of the optical system and making an angle of about 20 degrees with the optical axis, a modulation transfer function of the optical system is greater than about 0.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhisheng Yun, Timothy L. Wong, Erin A. McDowell
  • Patent number: 11899271
    Abstract: A lens actuating unit is provided. The lens actuating unit includes: a bobbin configured to accommodate a lens module at an inner side of the bobbin; a first coil unit disposed at the bobbin; a housing disposed at an outer side of the bobbin; and a magnet unit configured to move the first coil unit through electromagnetic interaction with the first coil unit, wherein the housing includes a hole formed by being recessed from an inner side to an outer side to accommodate the magnet unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Sang Hee Lee, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 11899275
    Abstract: A lens driving device having a housing, a bobbin disposed in the housing, a first coil disposed on an outer surface of the bobbin, a first magnet disposed on the housing, a second magnet disposed on the bobbin, and a first position sensor disposed opposite to the second magnet in order to sense the second magnet. The bobbin has a first seating groove. The second magnet is disposed in the first seating groove. A lower portion of the second magnet overlaps with the first coil in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis. The lower portion of the second magnet is disposed between the first coil and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Taek Lee, Kap Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11899210
    Abstract: In order to allow easy maintenance and convenient usage, the present invention is provided with an image light output unit, an image light transmitting unit, and an image light emitting unit. The image light output unit and a portion of the image light transmitting unit constitute an image source-side section. The remainder of the image light transmitting unit and the image light emitting unit constitute an image display-side section. The image source-side section and the image display-side section are respectively divided into separate unit structures. As a result, the present invention allows for easy maintenance and convenient usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BLUE OPTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Nobuhiro Shirai
  • Patent number: 11899191
    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 plurality of zooming lens units configured to move along an optical axis in zooming and including a lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a final lens unit having a positive refractive power. A distance between each pair of adjacent lens units changes in zooming. The first lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first subunit having a negative refractive power, a second subunit having a negative refractive power, and at least one subsequent subunit, a distance between each pair of adjacent subunits changing for focusing. The second subunit is configured to move along the optical axis for focusing. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazufumi Goto
  • Patent number: 11896307
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes a refractive power measurement optical system, a fixation projection system, an inspection optical system, and a controller. The refractive power measurement optical system includes a first focusing element capable of changing a focal position, and is configured to project first light onto a subject's eye and to detect returning light of the first light from the subject's eye via the first focusing element. The fixation projection system is configured to project fixation light target onto the subject's eye. The inspection optical system includes a second focusing element capable of changing a focal position in conjunction with the first focusing element, and is used for a predetermined inspection in which second light is projected onto at least the subject's eye via the second focusing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoko Tatara, Michiko Nakanishi, Shunichi Morishima
  • Patent number: 11899272
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a holder, a cover, a carrier, a first magnet, a coil, a spring, two second magnets and a hall sensor. The holder includes an opening hole. The cover is made of metal material and coupled to the holder. The carrier is movably disposed in the cover, and for coupling to a lens. The first magnet is connected to an inner side of the cover. The coil is wound around an outer side of the carrier, and adjacent to the first magnet. The spring is coupled to the carrier. The second magnets are disposed on one end of the carrier which is toward the holder. The hall sensor is for detecting a magnetic field of any one of the second magnets, wherein the magnetic field is varied according to a relative displacement between the hall sensor and the second magnet which is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Lu, Te-Sheng Tseng, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11899174
    Abstract: There is provided a compact and high-resolution imaging lens at a low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yukio Sekine
  • Patent number: 11899189
    Abstract: Comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having negative refractive power; upon varying a magnification, the first lens group being fixed with respect to the image plane, and each distance between the neighboring lens groups being varied; upon focusing, at least a portion of the fourth lens group being moved; and predetermined conditional expression(s) being satisfied, thereby variations in various aberrations upon varying magnification being superbly suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoki Ito
  • Patent number: 11892651
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes an optoelectronic semiconductor chip configured to emit electromagnetic radiation; an optically effective element arranged such that electromagnetic radiation emitted by the optoelectronic semiconductor chip passes through the optically effective element; and a housing, wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor chip is arranged in a cavity of the housing, the optically effective element includes a carrier, a first optically effective structure arranged on a top side of the carrier, and a cover arranged above the first optically effective structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Enzmann, Hubert Halbritter, Markus Arzberger, Andreas Ploessl, Roland Schulz, Georg Rossbach, Bernd Boehm, Frank Singer, Matthias Sabathil
  • Patent number: 11890052
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved interferometric imaging are presented. One embodiment is a partial field frequency-domain interferometric imaging system in which a light beam is scanned in two directions across a sample and the light scattered from the object is collected using a spatially resolved detector. The light beam could illuminate a spot, a line or a two-dimensional area on the sample. Additional embodiments with applicability to partial field as well as other types of interferometric systems are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
    Inventors: Tilman Schmoll, Alexandre R. Tumlinson, Matthew J. Everett, Nathan Shemonski
  • Patent number: 11892634
    Abstract: An image projection system includes a first transmitter configured to generate first light beams; a first collimation lens configured to receive the first light beams and generate first collimated light beams to be projected onto an eye to render a first projection image perceived at a first projection plane; a second transmitter configured to generate second light beams; a second collimation lens configured to receive the second light beams and generate second collimated light beams to be projected onto the eye to render a second projection image perceived at a second projection plane; a first beam combiner configured to transmit the first and the second collimated light beams on a combined transmission path; and a scanner configured to steer the first and the second collimated light beams according to a scanning pattern to render the first projection image and the second projection image onto the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Boris Kirillov
  • Patent number: 11892630
    Abstract: An augmented reality device may include: a light source; a display device comprising a plurality of pixels and configured to generate a first image based on light incident from the light source; and an optical combiner comprising a plurality of optical combining units each including a first area and a second area, wherein the first area reflects a plurality of beams constituting the first image at different reflection angles according to wavelengths and incident angles and transfers the reflected plurality of beams to a predetermined viewer position, and the second area transmits a beam of a second image received from outside and transfers the beam of the second image to the predetermined viewer position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jangwoo You, Byonggwon Song, Wontaek Seo, Changkun Lee, Hongseok Lee
  • Patent number: 11892601
    Abstract: A camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a positive refractive power; a third lens; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power; and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, and satisfies: 2.10?f1/f?4.00; 1.00?d4/d6?3.00; 0.20?d8/d9?0.90, and where f and f1 respectively denote focal lengths of the camera optical lens and the first lens; d4 denotes an on-axis distance between the second lens and the third lens; d6 denotes an on-axis distance between the third lens and the fourth lens; d8 denotes an on-axis distance between the fourth lens and the fifth lens; and d9 denotes an on-axis thickness of the fifth lens, thereby achieving good optical performance while satisfying design requirements for ultra-thinness, a wide angle and a large aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Changzhou Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xuqi Bian