Patents Examined by Ricky Mack
  • Patent number: 9314157
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pupillary light reflex (PLR) system, wherein the PLR system includes a remote tracking and imaging system that is structured and operable to generate and acquire high resolution pupil stimulus and response data from a test subject while the test subject is moving and is disposed a distance from remote tracking and imaging system that is greater than or equal to one-third of a meter. The PLR system additionally includes a computer based system controller that is structure and operable to execute PLR software to control the operation of the remote tracking and imaging system and compute PLR information based on the pupil stimulus and response data acquired as the test subject is moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Gang Yao, Judith H. Miles, Dinalankara M. R. Dinalankara
  • Patent number: 9310542
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass substrate with interference coloration for a facing panel, comprising a glass sheet covered on one of the faces thereof by a stack of coatings including successively at least: a first transparent coating made from a dielectric material having an optical thickness at least greater than or equal to 5 nm and at most less than or equal to 258 nm; a semi-transparent functional coating having a geometric thickness at least greater than or equal to 0.1 nm and at most less than or equal to 50 nm; a second transparent coating made from a dielectric material and having an optical thickness at least greater than or equal to 20 nm and at most less than or equal to 300 nm; and a coating providing opacity or quasi-opacity and having a geometric thickness at least greater than or equal to 30 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: AGC Glass Europe
    Inventors: Vincent Moens, Stijn Mahieu
  • Patent number: 9297938
    Abstract: A method for making low emissivity panels, comprising forming a patterned layer on a transparent substrate. The patterned layers can offer different color schemes or different decorative appearance styles for the coated panels, or can offer gradable thermal efficiency through the patterned layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: Intermolecular, Inc., Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Minh Huu Le, Brent Boyce, Guowen Ding, Mohd Fadzli Anwar Hassan, Zhi-Wen Wen Sun
  • 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: 9261681
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first to fourth lens units having negative, positive, negative, and positive refractive power, respectively. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, at least the first, second, and third lens units move. The focal lengths of the first, second, and third lens units, the amount of movement of the second lens unit during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, a lateral magnification at the wide-angle end of the second lens unit, a lateral magnification at the wide-angle end of the third lens unit, a lateral magnification at the telephoto end of the second lens unit, and the lateral magnification at the telephoto end of the third lens unit are appropriately set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shin Kuwashiro
  • Patent number: 9261685
    Abstract: A zoom lens substantially consists of a first lens group having a negative refractive power and a second lens group having a positive refractive power arranged in order from the object side; that changes magnification by moving the first lens group and the second lens group; and wherein the first lens group is configured by a first lens having a negative refractive power, a second lens, a third lens having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, arranged in order from the object side. The zoom lens satisfies a predetermined conditional expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Saito, Michio Cho, Toru Ito
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9207366
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes a lens barrel; a first lens unit having a first outer peripheral shape in the lens barrel; a second lens unit having a second outer peripheral shape in the lens barrel; and a housing coupled with the lens barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myoung Jin An, Seung Man Jeong
  • Patent number: 9201210
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a lens driving device. Inclination generated by a lens support can be reduced when a camera shoots towards any direction, so that distortion cannot be generated for a shot image. Each of a front side spring component and a back side spring components includes an inner side retaining part, an outer side retaining part, two wrist parts, two inner side connecting parts and two outer side connecting parts. The two wrist parts extend along the circumferential direction and are used for connecting the inner and outer side retaining parts. The inner side connecting parts connect one ends of the wrist parts with the inner side retaining part. And the outer side connecting parts connect the other ends of the corresponding wrist parts with the outer side retaining part. The extending angle of each wrist part is at least 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignees: HUIZHOU DAYAWAN EVER BRIGHT ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY CO, JSS OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUIZHOU DAYA BAY JSS OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY.CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kokichi Terajima
  • Patent number: 9201214
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes negative first lens having a concave image-side surface, positive second lens having a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region, an aperture stop, and positive third lens having a convex image-side surface in the paraxial region, which are arranged in this order from an object side. The Abbe numbers of materials constituting the first lens and the third lens for d-line are greater than or equal to 40. The Abbe number of a material constituting the second lens for d-line is less than or equal to 40. When the focal length of an entire system is f, and the center thickness of the second lens is D3, and the focal length of the first lens is f1, the following formulas (1?) and (2) are satisfied: 1.7<D3/f<2.9; and??(1?) ?5.0<f1/f<?1.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Asami, Masato Kondo
  • Patent number: 9199577
    Abstract: A remote controlled mirror is provided which comprises: 1) a mirror assembly, 2) a dual axis pivot bracket, and 3) a fixed mounting bracket and further comprises a horizontal drive actuator and a vertical drive actuator. The remote controlled mirror is for use in heavy equipment and comprises mirror that weigh over 10 pounds, in some embodiments 50 pounds or more and in some embodiments 80 pound or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Chantilly Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Messina, Adam Reau, Robert Skilliter, III
  • Patent number: 9201221
    Abstract: A first lens group including two aspherical lenses, a second lens group consisting of three negative meniscus lenses, each negative meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the enlargement side, a third lens group having a negative refractive power and including at least one cemented lens, and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power and including at least two cemented lenses and one aspherical lens are arranged in this order from the enlargement side. Predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 9201215
    Abstract: An optical image capturing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element has negative refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fifth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface, wherein the fifth lens element has at least one inflection point formed on at least one surface thereof. Both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth and fifth lens elements are aspheric. The optical image capturing lens assembly has a total of five lens elements with refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Lun Hsu, Chun-Shan Chen, Dung-Yi Hsieh, Tsung-Han Tsai, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 9195032
    Abstract: A zoom lens with a bent optical path includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit including the reflecting member and having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. During zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the second lens unit moves closer to the first lens unit only toward the object side, the third lens unit moves in such a way that it becomes closest to the second lens unit at an intermediate focal length position in the course of zooming as compared to the state at the wide angle end and the state at the telephoto end, and the fourth lens unit moves. The zoom lens satisfies a certain condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Ono, Tetsuya Yanai, Masato Katayose
  • Patent number: 9193135
    Abstract: A laminated glazing comprising an SPD ply comprising a suspended particle device having a low light transmission off-state and a high light transmission on-state, at least one interlayer ply comprising an interlayer material, and at least one glazing ply is disclosed. The interlayer material has been dried to a predetermined moisture content to increase the time over which the suspended particle device is switchable between the low light transmission off-state and the high light transmission on-state. Use of a dried interlayer to increase the time over which an SPD film is switchable between a low light transmission off-state and a high light transmission on-state is also disclosed. Additionally a process for producing the aforementioned laminated glazing is disclosed. It has been found that the moisture content of the interlayer material is a factor in determining the switching characteristics over time of an SPD film incorporated into a laminated glazing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Joseph Jeremy Boote, Rebecca Butcher
  • Patent number: 9182573
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes an aperture stop and an optical assembly which includes: in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex aspheric object-side surface and a concave aspheric image-side surface; a plastic second lens element with a positive refractive power having an aspheric object-side surface and a concave aspheric image-side surface; a plastic third lens element with a positive refractive power having aspheric object-side and image-side surfaces; a fourth lens element with a negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a plastic fifth lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex aspheric object-side surface, a concave aspheric image-side surface and more than one inflection point. The imaging lens satisfies the following conditions: 0.3<(R5+R6)/(R5?R6)<1.15 and 1.2<TL/ImgH<1.65.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Glory Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng-Chao Chung, Kun-Ti Liu
  • Patent number: 9179841
    Abstract: The invention utilizes a digital holographic adaptive optics (DHAO) system to replace hardware components in a conventional AO system with numerical processing for wavefront measurement and compensation of aberration by the principles of digital holography. Wavefront sensing and correction by DHAO have almost the full resolution of a CCD camera. The approach is inherently faster than conventional AO because it does not involve feedback and iteration, and the dynamic range of deformation measurement is essentially unlimited. The new aberration correction system can be incorporated into a conventional fundus camera with minor modification and achieve high resolution imaging of a retinal cone mosaic. It can generate profiles of the retinal vasculature and measure blood flow. It can also provide real-time profiles of ocular aberration during refractive (Lasik) surgery and generate three-dimensional maps of intraocular debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventor: Myung K. Kim
  • Patent number: 9180724
    Abstract: Dry-erase drawing sheets, a drawing apparatus, and a dry-erase drawing kit are described. The drawing sheets have a non-lenticular or a lenticular lens arrangement on a top surface, material layers comprising a body of the sheet, and images printed on surfaces of one or more of the material layers. The images are configured to sufficiently interact with the lens arrangement to exhibit a three-dimensional visual and/or animated effect when viewed through the top surface. The drawing sheets also include a dry-erase compatible layer overlying the top surface. The drawing apparatus includes a frame that has a central opening and a backing member that releasably couples to the frame. Together the frame and backing member retain the drawing sheets within the central opening of the frame during use. The drawing sheets, drawing apparatus, and one or more dry-erase crayons or markers are provided in the kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Crayola, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Skinner, Joseph Thomas Moll, Vito Niosi