Patents Examined by Sharrief I Broome
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Patent number: 11642024Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes: a head unit having an optical system capable of receiving light reflected from a subject's eye; a drive mechanism that movably holds the head unit; an alignment detection unit that detects a position of the subject's eye relative to the head unit; and a control unit that controls the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes at least two arms rotatably connected together, at least two first rotation support mechanisms and at least three second rotation support mechanisms which allow the head unit to move, and at least five driving units for driving the rotation support mechanisms. The control unit is capable of controlling the driving units using a measurement result of the alignment measuring unit to align the head unit and the subject's eye with each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Topcon CorporationInventors: Shingo Ueno, Ryousuke Ito
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Patent number: 11635621Abstract: A display system (300) comprising an optical system and a processing system. The optical system comprising a spatial light modulator (380), a light source, a Fourier transform lens, a viewing system (320, 330) and a processing system. The spatial light modulator is arranged to display holographic data in the Fourier domain, illuminated by the light source. The Fourier transform lens is arranged to produce a 2D holographic reconstruction in the spatial domain (310) corresponding to the holographic data. The viewing system is arranged to produce a virtual image (350) of the 2D holographic reconstruction. The processing system is arranged to combine the Fourier domain data representative of a 2D image with Fourier domain data representative of a phase only lens to produce first holographic data, and provide the first holographic data to the optical system to produce a virtual image.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Dualitas LtdInventors: Jamieson Christmas, Dackson Masiyano
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Patent number: 11635634Abstract: A method of manufacturing a button-enabled housing assembly includes pre-forming a composite button component or insert having an elastically flexible button membrane that is mounted on a rigid frame, and thereafter molding a housing over the button insert. The composite button insert is formed in a co-molding operation and can include a rigid island in the flexible button membrane for supporting a cosmetic keycap.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Martin Mape, Douglas Wayne Moskowitz, Stephen Andrew Steger
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Patent number: 11630296Abstract: The present invention is an optical assembly featuring an architecture which allows adjustment of both objective lenses and the electronic sensing assemblies in the optical assembly. Electrical connections in the housings of the various subassemblies allow focusing adjustment by rotational and/or translational movement for increased adjustability.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Maranon, Inc.Inventor: James Thomas
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Patent number: 11624897Abstract: An optical-lens-set includes a first lens element of a concave image-side surface near its optical-axis, a sixth lens element of negative refractive power and of a concave image-side surface near its optical-axis to go with a fifth lens element of a concave object-side surface near its optical-axis or with a seventh lens element of negative refractive power. The Abbe number ?1 of the first lens element, the Abbe number ?3 of the third lens element, the Abbe number ?4 of the fourth lens element, the Abbe number ?5 of the fifth lens element, the Abbe number ?6 of the sixth lens element and the Abbe number ?7 of the seventh lens element together satisfy 5?5?1?(?3+?4+?5+?6+?7).Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ta-Cheng Fan, Zhenfeng Xie, Yanxuan Yin
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Patent number: 11619806Abstract: A microscope apparatus includes light source configured to generate an illuminating beam. The microscope apparatus further includes a first beam splitter configured to split the illuminating beam into a first component along a first path and a second component along a second path. The microscope apparatus further includes a movable reflector module along the second path. The microscope apparatus further includes a moving mechanism connected to the movable reflector module, wherein the moving mechanism is configured to move the movable reflector in a first direction for adjusting a length of the second path. The microscope apparatus further includes a second beam splitter configured to recombine the first component and the second component. The microscope apparatus further includes an observing device configured to receive the recombined first component and second component.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Fu-Sheng Chu, Chih-Shiang Chou, Yu-Po Tang, Yan-Ying He
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Patent number: 11614611Abstract: An illumination module (101) for an optical apparatus comprises a light source unit (102), which is configured to selectively emit light along a multiplicity of beam paths (112) in each case. The illumination module (101) also comprises a multiplicity of optical elements (201-203) arranged with lateral offset from one another, wherein each optical element (201-203) of the multiplicity of optical elements (201-203) is configured to transform at least one corresponding beam path (112) of the multiplicity of beam paths.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbHInventors: Lars Stoppe, Matthias Hillenbrand, Uwe Wolf, Gerhard Krampert
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Patent number: 11604307Abstract: A dark mirror optical stack, particularly a low emittance, high absorbance dark mirror optical stack is provided. The dark mirror optical stack includes a polyimide substrate containing carbon filler, an aluminum layer on the polyimide substrate, a first silicon oxide layer on the aluminum layer, a chromium layer on the first silicon oxide layer, and a second silicon oxide layer on the chromium layer. In a particularly exemplary embodiment, the aluminum layer has an average thickness of 600 to 2000 Angstroms, the first and second silicon oxide layers have average thicknesses of 500 to 1000 Angstroms, and the chromium layer has an average thickness of 40 to 100 Angstroms.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASAInventors: Mark Hasegawa, George Harris, Nithin Abraham, Christine Cottingham
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Patent number: 11592645Abstract: The invention relates to binoculars and a method for adjusting an interpupillary distance of binoculars, comprising a first housing half having a first eyepiece with a first optical axis, a second housing half having a second eyepiece with a second optical axis, wherein the distance of the first optical axis to the second optical axis defines an interpupillary distance and wherein the first housing half and the second housing half are hingedly connected to each other by means of at least one folding bridge and wherein the folding bridge comprises a first folding bridge portio coupled with the first housing half and a second folding bridge portion coupled with the second housing half and wherein the interpupillary distance may be changed by pivoting the two housing halves and wherein a detection device is formed, by means of which the interpupillary distance may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Inventors: Martin Leitner, Lukas Klingenschmid
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Patent number: 11589817Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lens section that is worn on an eyeball; an acquisition section that is provided in the lens section and acquires biological information; and an output section that outputs the biological information acquired by the acquisition section to an external apparatus to be worn on a human body. The output section has one or a plurality of coil antennas extending along a front surface of the lens section, and a capacitor that is coupled to the one or the plurality of coil antennas in series or in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Naoto Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Yoshimura, Masakazu Yajima, Fumiko Shiga, Ken Hayakawa
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Patent number: 11589746Abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging systems, handhold probes, and methods that use a field curvature to match a curved surface of tissue are disclosed. According to an aspect, an OCT imaging system includes optical elements to generate diverging light. The system also includes one or more mirrors and a lens system configured to scan the diverging light onto a curved surface of an object for imaging of the object.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Duke UniversityInventors: Christian Viehland, Cynthia Toth, Joseph Izatt
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Patent number: 11586006Abstract: A reflective element driving module includes a first reflective element, a second reflective element, and a driving assembly. The first reflective element has a first reflective surface, disposed to correspond to the incident light, wherein the light has an optical axis. The second reflective element has a second reflective surface, disposed to correspond to the light reflected by the first reflective element, and is movable relative to the first reflective element. The driving assembly is configured to drive the second reflective element to move relative to the first reflective element, wherein the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface face different directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Che-Wei Chang, Chih-Wen Chiang, Sin-Jhong Song
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Patent number: 11579397Abstract: A periscope optical module is provided. The periscope optical module includes a first optical element, a second optical element, and a third optical element. The first optical element has a first optical axis. The second optical element corresponds to the first optical element and adjusts a forward direction of a light. The third optical element has a second optical axis. The third optical element corresponds to the second optical element. The light passes through the first optical element, the second optical element, and the third optical element consecutively. The first optical axis is not parallel to the second optical axis. A minimum size of the first optical element in a direction that is perpendicular to the first optical axis is larger than a maximum size of the third optical element in a direction of the first optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventors: Chen-Er Hsu, Chin-Hsien Lee, Chih-Wei Weng
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Patent number: 11571125Abstract: A line-of-sight measurement device includes: an imaging unit that images a face of a subject; a light illumination unit that illuminates light to an eye of the subject; a camera coordinate system eyeball center coordinate calculation unit that estimates coordinates of an eyeball center, from a face image imaged by the imaging unit; a pupil center calculation unit that estimates coordinates of an apparent pupil center, from a pupil center position on the face image; an eyeball position orientation estimation unit that calculates an optical axis vector toward the pupil center from the eyeball center on the basis of the coordinates of the eyeball center and the apparent pupil center; a corneal reflection image calculation unit that obtains coordinates of a corneal reflection image on the basis of the coordinates of the eyeball center, the optical axis vector, and a predetermined eyeball model; and an image coordinate calculation unit that estimates image coordinates of a corneal reflection image on the face imagType: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shin-ichi Kojima, Shin Osuga, Takashi Kato, Yuya Yamada, Takeshi Matsumura
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Patent number: 11567386Abstract: A method of operating an electrochromic device comprising: coupling a logic device to the electrochromic device; applying a voltage to the electrochromic device; receiving a current from the electrochromic device in response to the provided voltage; and with the logic device, determining an exact operating condition of the electrochromic device from the received current. A method of operating a plurality of electrochromic devices comprising: adjusting a frequency of voltage applied to the plurality of electrochromic devices, wherein each of the plurality of electrochromic devices is adjusted by a different frequency; measuring a duration of time required to change tint states of each of the electrochromic devices; and identifying a location of each of the plurality of electrochromic devices in response to the measured duration of time required to change the tint states of each of the electrochromic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.Inventors: Yigang Wang, Bryan D. Greer, Peter Bocek, Jean-Christophe Giron, Thomas Doublein
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Patent number: 11567304Abstract: An optical-lens-set includes a first lens element of a concave image-side surface near its optical-axis, a sixth lens element of negative refractive power and of a concave image-side surface near its optical-axis to go with a fifth lens element of a concave object-side surface near its optical-axis or with a seventh lens element of negative refractive power. The Abbe number ?1 of the first lens element, the Abbe number ?3 of the third lens element, the Abbe number ?4 of the fourth lens element, the Abbe number ?5 of the fifth lens element, the Abbe number ?6 of the sixth lens element and the Abbe number ?7 of the seventh lens element together satisfy 5?5?1?(?3+?4+?5+?6+?7).Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ta-Cheng Fan, Zhenfeng Xie, Yanxuan Yin
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Patent number: 11567345Abstract: A system can include an aural computing system in communication with the ophthalmic device. In some embodiments, the aural computing system can include a wireless communication device in communication with the ophthalmic device. In some embodiments, the ophthalmic device comprises a contact lens, which can inserted into the user's eye. The wireless communication device can comprise wearable technology.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
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Patent number: 11555978Abstract: The proposed invention relates to a camera module with an optical image stabilization function. A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) electrically connected to an image sensor is implemented to serve as an electrical path and at the same time, serve to provide an elastic restoring force in directions of a plurality of axes, thereby further miniaturizing and lightening the camera module.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: MCNEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Jang Ho Lim, Jae Hoon Kim, Chang Il Jang, Jae Hun Jo, Ki Sung Yoo, Jeong Won No, Tae Youn Hwang
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Patent number: 11555949Abstract: A high-performance optical absorber, having a texturized base layer, the base layer comprising one or more of a polymer film and a polymer coating; and a surface layer located above and immediately adjacent to the base layer. The surface layer is joined to the base layer and the surface layer has a plasma-functionalized, non-woven carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet, wherein the base layer texturization comprises one or more of substantially rectangular ridges, substantially triangular ridges, substantially pyramidal ridges, and truncated, substantially pyramidal ridges.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: John A. Starkovich, Edward M. Silverman
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Patent number: 11555985Abstract: An optical imaging lens may include a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth and a sixth lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. The optical imaging lens may satisfy AAG/(T3+T6)?2.500, wherein a sum of five air gaps from the first lens element to the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by AAG, a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, and a thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hung Chien Hsieh, Wenbin Lin, Xinming Liu