Patents Examined by Sharrief I Broome
  • Patent number: 12292551
    Abstract: A compact optical imaging device with shortened focal length, for use in an imaging module and an electronic device, comprises first to fifth lenses. An image-side surface of the first lens is concave near an optical axis. An image-side surface of the third lens is concave near the optical axis. The second and fourth lenses have a negative refractive power. The third and fifth lenses have a positive refractive power. The optical imaging device satisfies formulas: 95°/mm<FOV/TL5<105°/mm and 1 mm?1<FNO/TL4<1.5 mm?1, FOV being a maximum field of view of the optical imaging device, TL5 being a distance from an object-side surface of the fifth lens to an image plane of the optical imaging device along the optical axis, FNO being a F-number of the optical imaging device, and TL4 being a distance from an object-side surface of the fourth lens to the image plane along the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsing-Chen Liu, Gwo-Yan Huang, Chia-Chih Yu
  • Patent number: 12287461
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens assembly includes, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens (E1) having a positive refractive power; a second lens (E2) having a refractive power; a third lens (E3) having a positive refractive power and an object-side surface (S5) of the third lens (E3) being convex; a fourth lens (E4) having a refractive power; a fifth lens (E5) having a refractive power and an image-side surface (S10) of the fifth lens (E5) being concave; a sixth lens (E6) having a refractive power; and a seventh lens (E7) having a refractive power. Half of a diagonal length ImgH of an effective pixel area on the imaging plane (S17) of the optical imaging lens assembly and an entrance pupil diameter EPD of the optical imaging lens assembly satisfy: ImgH/EPD<0.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUNNY OPTICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Qiqi Lou, Fujian Dai, Liefeng Zhao
  • Patent number: 12287842
    Abstract: A photonic parallel network can be used to sample combinatorially hard distributions of Ising problems. The photonic parallel network, also called a photonic processor, finds the ground state of a general Ising problem and can probe critical behaviors of universality classes and their critical exponents. In addition to the attractive features of photonic networks—passivity, parallelization, high-speed and low-power—the photonic processor exploits dynamic noise that occurs during the detection process to find ground states more efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Charles Roques-Carmes, Yichen Shen, Li Jing, Tena Dubcek, Scott A. Skirlo, Hengameh Bagherianlemraski, Marin Soljacic
  • Patent number: 12288490
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, subsystems, and systems for holographically displaying three-dimensional objects are provided. In one aspect, a system includes: a display having a plurality of display elements and a driving device coupled to the driving device and configured to: obtain a hologram for the display, wherein the hologram comprises, for each display element of the plurality of display elements, a respective sum of electromagnetic (EM) field contributions of a plurality of primitives corresponding to at least one object to the display element; and generate, for each display element of the plurality of display elements, a respective modulation control signal based on the respective sum of EM field contributions of the plurality of primitives to the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Seamus Blackley, Richard Bahr, Watson Brent Boyett, Sylvain Marcel Colin, Robin James Green, Isaac Serrano Guasch, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Margaret H. Hsu, Christoph Von Jutrzenka, DeaGyu Kim, Mark Anthony Loya, Kelly Swan MacNeill, Benjamin Francis Neil, Kamran Qaderi, Tina Qin, Jesus Manuel Caridad Ramirez, Jayakrishna Sashidharan, Asher Zelig Sefami, Jeff Smith, Robert David Srinivasiah, Sameer Sudhir Walavalkar, Joshua D. Wiensch, Daniel Dereck Williamson
  • Patent number: 12287527
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided, including a movable part, a fixed part, and a driving assembly. The movable part is for connecting an optical element. The movable part is movable relative to the fixed part. The driving assembly is for driving the movable part to move relative to the fixed part. The optical element is used to correspond to an electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Ya-Hsiu Wu, Ying-Jen Wang, Yi-Ho Chen
  • Patent number: 12287450
    Abstract: A functional lens having a functional laminate (A) including a first optical sheet (Aa), a second optical sheet (Ab) and a functional layer (Ac) existent between these two sheets and having photochromic properties and/or polarizability and a synthetic resin layer (B) existent on at least one of the first optical sheet (Aa) and the second optical sheet (Ab) of the functional laminate (A), and adhesive strength between the first optical sheet (Aa) and/or the second optical sheet (Ab) and the synthetic resin layer (B) is not less than 50 N, wherein the reactive functional group of the surface modified area is an hydroxy group, thiol group, carboxy group, amino group, sulfo group, (thio)isocyanate group, allyl group, (meth)acrylic group, vinyl group, epoxy group, oxetane group or a thioepoxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Mori, Toshimitsu Hiraren, Junji Momoda
  • Patent number: 12287465
    Abstract: A low parallax imaging device includes a dome defining an interior volume in which a plurality of imaging lens elements are disposed. The dome includes a first outer optical element associated with a first of the imaging lens elements and a second outer optical element associated with a second of the imaging lens elements. Facets are provided at seams in the dome between the first outer optical element and the second outer optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Circle Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew F. Kurtz, Eugene Sisto, Zakariya Niazi, John Bowron, Thomas Bidwell
  • Patent number: 12282207
    Abstract: A method for determining a component of an ophthalmic equipment, the method including acquiring a set of parameter values relating to the given wearer, processing the acquired set of parameter values to infer a group, the given wearer belonging to the inferred group and the inferred group belongs to a plurality of pre-established groups, the pre-established groups being elaborated based on respective sets of parameter values of a plurality of reference wearers. The method further including determining, based on the inferred group, at least a feature enabling to determine a component of an ophthalmic equipment of the given wearer, and determining a component of an ophthalmic equipment to be used by the wearer based on the at least a determined feature, each set of parameters values of the plurality of reference wearers including parameter values belonging to at least two distinct categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Aurélie Le Cain, Sébastien Fricker, Konogan Baranton
  • Patent number: 12279817
    Abstract: A portable apparatus for determining refractive error in the human eye comprises an elongate base rail having a left side base rail portion and a right side base rail portion; a first lens carrier housing mounted on the left side base rail portion, a first lens carrier carrying a plurality of corrective lenses and being substantially housed within the first lens carrier housing so as to expose a corrective lens of the first lens carrier in a test position of the first lens carrier housing; a second lens carrier housing mounted on the right side base rail portion, a second lens carrier carrying a plurality of corrective lenses and being substantially housed within the second lens carrier housing so as to expose a corrective lens of the second lens carrier in a test position of the second lens carrier housing; a first user operable control adapted for moving the first lens carrier relative to the first lens carrier housing and a second user operable control adapted to move the second lens carrier relative to th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: 4IZE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Sarah Crowe, Jason Smith
  • Patent number: 12282142
    Abstract: An optical image capturing system 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, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first, the second and the third lens elements all have refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has both surfaces being aspheric. The fifth lens element with refractive power has both surfaces being aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface having at least one convex shape at a peripheral region thereof and both surfaces being aspheric. The seventh lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface having at least one convex shape at a peripheral region thereof, wherein both surfaces being aspheric, and at least one surface has at least one inflection point thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Han Tsai, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 12274500
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring pupillary light reflex and detecting diseases based on eyes features and trends in pupillary and other eye related features. In one example, disclosed is a system for evaluating pupillary features includes a device, a camera, a distance detector, a memory, and a control system. Image data corresponding to an eye of a user is received from the camera. Distance data associated with the eye of the user is received from the distance detector. The distance data is processed to determine a distance of the at least one eye of the user from the distance detector. The image data and the distance are processed to determine at least one pupillary feature. Based on the at least one pupillary feature, a health status associated with the user is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: BioTrillion, Inc.
    Inventor: Savan R. Devani
  • Patent number: 12271097
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for compressing short or ultra-short light pulses emitted by a light source. The compression system includes: —a first non-linear light pulse compression module including a multi-pass cell, the multi-pass cell including a first non-linear optical medium; and —a second non-linear light pulse compression module including a capillary filled with a gaseous second non-linear optical medium, and a compressor arranged at the output of the capillary, the first non-linear compression module and the second non-linear compression module being arranged in series on the path of a source light beam of source light pulses. Also disclosed is a light-pulses laser system and to a method for compressing short or ultra-short light pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: AMPLITUDE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Yoann Zaouter, Florent Guichard, Loïc Lavenu, Marc Hanna
  • Patent number: 12268651
    Abstract: A soft contact lens comprises a solid component, based on a polymer and a liquid component which is distributed in a substantially uniform manner in the solid component. The liquid component comprises an effective quantity of a compound selected from the group formed by tyrosine, derivatives of tyrosine, precursors of tyrosine and dopamine which is capable of preventing or at least limiting the progression of myopia of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Cataltheia Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Alessandro Filippo
  • Patent number: 12272775
    Abstract: A polarized light emitting device and a polarization analysis apparatus including the same are disclosed. The polarized light emitting device includes a first reflective layer and a second reflective layer disposed to face each other in a first direction, a gain medium layer between the first reflective layer and the second reflective layer, and a linear polarizer layer, wherein the linear polarizer layer includes a plurality of first grating elements alternately arranged with a plurality of second grating elements along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein each of the first grating elements includes a first dielectric material having a first refractive index, and wherein each of the second grating elements includes a second dielectric material having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyochul Kim, Yeonsang Park
  • Patent number: 12265216
    Abstract: A device is disclosed comprising a waveguide (2; 102), an input diffractive optical structure (4; 104) configured to receive light from a projector and couple the received light into the waveguide and an output diffractive optical structure (10; 110). An intermediate diffractive optical structure (6, 8; 106) is configured to receive light from the input diffractive optical structure (4; 104), provide a one-dimensional expansion of the received light, and couple the expanded light towards the output diffractive optical structure (10; 110). The output diffractive optical structure (10; 110) is configured to receive light from the intermediate diffractive optical structure and couple it towards a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Mohmed Salim Valera
  • Patent number: 12257792
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes optical articles comprising a film layer that has first and second film surfaces and is embossed such that the first film surface defines a plurality of concave optical elements and the second film surface defines a plurality of convex optical elements. The present optical articles can include one or more optical layers coupled to the film layer. Each of the optical layer(s) can encapsulate the concave optical elements or the convex optical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Matthieu Guillot, Mathieu Meynen, Hao-Wen Chiu, Christophe Plessis, Jeanne Marchal, Bjorn Drobe
  • Patent number: 12259597
    Abstract: A multifocal ophthalmic lens wherein a first surface of the lens is shaped to form a surface power map and a second surface of the lens is shaped to form a second surface power map. The first surface power map and the second surface power map together form a lens power map. The first surface power map, the second surface power map, or the lens power map comprises a spiral. The spiral has a variation across at least a portion of the lens. Methods of making and using such lenses are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: CooperVision International Limited
    Inventors: Martin Webber, Percy Lazon de la Jara
  • Patent number: 12259522
    Abstract: A dielectric multilayer film is composed of a plurality of layers on a substrate. The plurality of layers includes at least one low refractive index layer and at least one high refractive index layer. The uppermost layer farthest from the substrate is the low refractive index layer. The high refractive index layer disposed on a substrate side of the uppermost layer is a functional layer containing a metal oxide with a photocatalytic function. The uppermost layer is a hydrophilic layer containing a metal oxide with a hydrophilic function and has pores that partially expose a surface of the functional layer. The average width of the pores is equal to or greater than 5 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC
    Inventors: Kazunari Tada, Jinichi Kasuya, Yasushi Mizumachi
  • Patent number: 12253653
    Abstract: A camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens, a third lens with a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies the conditions of ?5.00?f1/f??2.00, 0.40?f3/f?0.70, ?1.20?f4/f??0.80, 2.50?(R3+R4)/(R3?R4)?20.00, and 1.20?d1/d2?3.50. The camera optical lens of the present disclosure has excellent optical performances, and meanwhile can meet design requirements of a wide-angle and ultra-thin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Optics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xueshuang Fan
  • Patent number: 12245812
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide dry eye and/or tear film hydration monitoring in the context of ocular aberrometry. An ocular aberrometry system includes a wavefront sensor configured to provide wavefront sensor data associated with an optical target monitored by the ocular aberrometry system and a logic device configured to communicate with the wavefront sensor. The logic device is configured to receive ocular aberrometry output data including at least the wavefront sensor data provided by the wavefront sensor, determine a tear film hydration state associated with the optical target based, at least in part, on the received ocular aberrometry output data, and generate user feedback corresponding to the determined tear film hydration state based, at least in part, on the received aberrometry output data and/or the determined tear film hydration state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Max Hall, Thomas Padrick, Edwin Jay Sarver