Patents Examined by Tamara Y Washington
  • Patent number: 11448848
    Abstract: A lens drive device including a bobbin disposed within the housing; a coil disposed in the bobbin; a magnet disposed in the housing and facing the coil; a base disposed below the housing; and an elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing is provided. The base includes a groove formed in the upper surface thereof. At least a part of the elastic member is disposed in the groove of the base or above the groove. The groove of the base is disposed with a damping material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung Guk Lee
  • Patent number: 11448798
    Abstract: A graded-index optical element may include a nanovoided material including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The nanovoided material may be transparent between the first surface and the second surface. Additionally, the nanovoided material may have a predefined change in effective refractive index in at least one axis due to a change in at least one of nanovoid size or nanovoid distribution along the at least one axis. Various other elements, devices, systems, materials, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew John Ouderkirk, Kenneth Diest, Renate Eva Klementine Landig
  • Patent number: 11442206
    Abstract: A pixelated filter intended to rest on a support and including, in a stacking direction: first filter pixels each including a first interference filter covered with a first dielectric block; and second filter pixels each including a second dielectric block, having a thickness greater than or equal to the thickness of the first interference filter, covered with a second interference filter, having a thickness smaller than or equal to the thickness of the first dielectric block, wherein, for at least one of the second filter pixels, the second dielectric block of the second filter pixel is interposed between the first interference filters of two first filter pixels and the second interference filter of the second filter pixel is interposed between the first dielectric blocks of the first two filter pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventors: Laurent Frey, Lilian Masarotto
  • Patent number: 11435546
    Abstract: A camera driving module includes: a base including a central opening; a casing disposed on the base and including an opening hole corresponding to the central opening; a lens unit movably disposed on the casing; and a focus driving part. The focus driving part includes a carrier, an AF coil element, at least two permanent magnets and a Hall element. The carrier is disposed on the lens unit and movable in a direction parallel to an optical axis. The AF coil element is fixed to the base and faces toward the carrier. The permanent magnets are fixed on one side of the carrier facing toward the base and disposed opposite to each other about the optical axis. The Hall element faces toward a corresponding surface of one of the permanent magnets. The AF coil element and the corresponding surfaces are arranged in the direction parallel to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng Tseng, Ming-Ta Chou, Wen-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11428891
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lens module including a base, a lens holder, and a support assembly configured to support the lens holder. The lens holder is suspended in the base through the support assembly and includes at least two connecting portions configured to be fixedly connected to the support assembly. Each two connecting portion is provided with a groove, in which a buffering member is provided. The support assembly includes at least two support members, and each support member has one end connected to the groove of one connecting portion through the buffering member provided in the groove and the other end fixed to the base. The buffer can exerts a buffering function to buffer the support, and thus reduces or even avoids the shaking of the lens holder in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Zhang, Gang Li, Jiliang Lu, Linzhen Li
  • Patent number: 11429064
    Abstract: A holographic display apparatus for providing an expanded viewing window includes a spatial filter configured to separate a plurality of holographic images generated by the hologram pattern displayed on the spatial light modulator from a plurality of lattice spots generated by a physical structure of the spatial light modulator. The spatial filter includes a plurality of color filters or a plurality of dichroic mirrors separating a first color image, a second color image, and a third color image from a first color lattice spot, a second color lattice spot, and a third color lattice spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Juwon Seo, Wontaek Seo, Geeyoung Sung, Changkun Lee, Hongseok Lee, Jaeseung Chung
  • Patent number: 11428908
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to a sixth lens element. The first lens element has positive refracting power, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the second lens element is convex, the third lens element has positive refracting power and an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the third lens element is convex, and an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is convex. ImgH is an image height of the optical imaging lens, Fno is the f-number of the optical imaging lens, ?2, ?3, ?4 and ?6 are respectively an Abbe number of the second, the third, the fourth and the sixth lens element to satisfy ImgH/Fno?2.000 mm and ?2+?3+?4+?6?135.000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Run Hu, Dongdong Xue, Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 11422345
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arm (1) adapted to be attached to a microscope (10), in particular a surgical microscope (10), wherein the arm (1) comprises at a distal end (21) a light beam deflection member (3) or a camera. An inventive microscope (10) comprises an arm (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: LEICA INSTRUMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: George Themelis
  • Patent number: 11409075
    Abstract: A plastic optical lens assembly includes a first lens element, a second lens element and a cementing glue coating. A first spacing section is located between a first optical effective portion and a first engaging structure. A second optical effective portion is disposed correspondingly to the first optical effective portion. A second spacing section is located between the second optical effective portion and a second engaging structure. The first engaging structure is engaged with the second engaging structure. A reference space is between the first and the second spacing section. The cementing glue coating is at least disposed between the first and the second optical effective portions, and the first and the second lens elements are cemented by the cementing glue coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chin Huang, Hsiang-Chi Tang, Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11402598
    Abstract: A lens module is provided. In the lens module, a conductive member is provided with a connecting hole at a position facing a recess of a connector, which is fixedly connected to a holding assembly. An end of each holding member included in the holding assembly is soldered to the connecting hole through the recess, and the connecting hole is a through hole circumferentially closed. By setting the connecting hole as a through hole sealed circumferentially, it may be ensured that an end of the holding member that goes through the connecting hole may be provided with solder paste all around. The holding member may be stably soldered to the conductive member, thereby ensuring transmission of electrical signals between the holding member and the conductive member, and further ensuring transmission of electrical signals between an image stabilization device and an auto focusing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Zhang, Gang Li, Jiliang Lu, Linzhen Li
  • Patent number: 11372203
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens system includes five lens elements which are, 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 has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power can have an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Shuo Chen, Shu-Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 11372227
    Abstract: A microsection sample stabilizer for aligning and stabilizing a microsection sample for microscopic inspection includes a frame including a base and at least one leveling portion supported by the base. The at least one leveling portion can define a viewing window for a microscope. The microsection sample stabilizer includes an interior region within the frame, and at least one compliant device operable within the interior region of the frame and operable to be supported by the base. The compliant device receives and supports the microsection sample, and biases the microsection sample against the at least one leveling portion of the frame to stabilize the microsection sample, such that an examination plane surface of the microsection sample is aligned and viewable through the viewing window by the microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Darrin Green, Stephen T. Fasolino, Joseph F. Colangelo
  • Patent number: 11372221
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a main assembly, a mounting unit mounted on a head of a user and supporting the main assembly, a display unit housed in the main assembly and displaying images, a first lens and a second lens housed in the main assembly and guiding image light from the display unit to right eye and left eye, respectively, of the user, a first light reducer including an annular first end base disposed in the main assembly in surrounding relationship to edge of the first lens and a tubular first wall extending from the first end base in rearward direction of the main assembly, and a second light reducer including an annular second end base disposed in the main assembly in surrounding relationship to edge of the second lens and a tubular second wall extending from the second end base in the rearward direction of the main assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Yuko Hirowatari
  • Patent number: 11360298
    Abstract: Exemplary reflective display devices and components are described. The devices and components may include a microwell layer having a plurality of quantum dot wells. Each quantum dot well of the plurality of quantum dot wells includes a reflective layer lining an interior wall of the well, and a plurality of nanoparticles configured to emit a color of light. The reflective display components may also include an electrowetting layer positioned above the microwell layer. The electrowetting layer may be operable to independently adjust an intensity of light emitted from each quantum dot well of the plurality of quantum dot wells in the microwell layer. The reflective display components may further include at least one of a light guide layer positioned above or below the electrowetting layer and one or more color filters positioned above at least one of the quantum dot wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Anthony Nordsell, Arvinder M. Chadha
  • Patent number: 11360321
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a bobbin provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof with a first coil, a first position sensor disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin and spaced apart from the first coil, a first magnet disposed so as to be opposite to the first position sensor, a second magnet disposed so as to be opposite to the first coil, the second magnet being configured to move the bobbin in a direction parallel to an optical axis via electromagnetic interaction with the first coil, a housing configured to support the first magnet and the second magnet; and upper and lower elastic members coupled to the bobbin and the housing, wherein the first position sensor is moved along with the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung, Hyune O Yoo
  • Patent number: 11360299
    Abstract: A display device includes a light source, a support structure, and a scanning mirror system. The scanning mirror system includes a mirror, a first anchor located at a first lateral side of the scanning mirror system, a second anchor located at a second lateral side of the scanning mirror system, and a flexure. A first portion of the flexure extends from the first anchor toward a first longitudinal end and turns to meet a first end of the mirror. A second portion extends from the second anchor toward a second longitudinal end and turns to meet to a second end of the mirror opposite the first end. An actuator system is configured to actuate the flexure to thereby vary a scan angle of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Utku Baran, Wyatt Owen Davis, Joshua Owen Miller
  • Patent number: 11346988
    Abstract: A miniaturized optical circulator includes: two polarized beam splitters and a 45-degree Faraday rotator, wherein an optical signal of a first optical path is input from a common terminal and is separated into a first polarization component and a second polarization component by a first polarized beam splitter, the first polarization component passes through the 45-degree Faraday rotator, reached a second polarized beam splitter and is reflected back, and passes through the 45-degree Faraday rotator and the first polarized beam, and reached a receiving terminal; the second polarization component under goes one reflection of the first polarization beam splitter subsequent to being separated, and reaches the receiving terminal; the optical signal of a second optical path is input, passes through the second polarized beam splitter, the 45-degree Faraday rotator, and the polarized beam splitter, and is output by the common terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventor: Peijuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11340418
    Abstract: An optical member driving mechanism is provided. The optical member driving mechanism includes a fixed portion, a movable portion, an electromagnetic driving assembly and an elastic member. The fixed portion has a base and a frame that is disposed on the base. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion, and includes a carrier for carrying an optical member with an incident optical axis. The carrier includes a body and a sidewall that extends along the edge of the body. The electromagnetic driving assembly drives the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The movable portion is movably connected to the fixed portion via the elastic member, wherein as viewed along the incident optical axis, the sidewall and the elastic member at least partially overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Che Wu, Sung-Mao Tsai, Chao-Chang Hu, Che-Wei Chang, Chen-Hsien Fan, Chih-Wei Weng
  • Patent number: 11340448
    Abstract: A photographing lens module includes a plurality of lens elements, wherein one of the lens elements is a plastic lens element, and at least one surface of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the plastic lens element includes an effective optical portion and a peripheral portion. The effective optical portion is aspheric. The peripheral portion surrounds the effective optical portion, and includes a plurality of strip rib structures and a plurality of light absorbing coatings. Each of the strip rib structures has a strip shape along a radial direction of an optical axis of the plastic lens element, and the strip rib structures are arranged around the effective optical portion. The light absorbing coatings are coated on the strip rib structures respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11333864
    Abstract: A plastic optical lens assembly includes a first lens element, a second lens element and a cementing glue coating. A first spacing section is located between a first optical effective portion and a first engaging structure. A second optical effective portion is disposed correspondingly to the first optical effective portion. A second spacing section is located between the second optical effective portion and a second engaging structure. The first engaging structure is engaged with the second engaging structure. A reference space is between the first and the second spacing section. The cementing glue coating is at least disposed between the first and the second optical effective portions, and the first and the second lens elements are cemented by the cementing glue coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chin Huang, Hsiang-Chi Tang, Ming-Ta Chou