Patents Examined by William Choi
  • Patent number: 11733489
    Abstract: A five-piece infrared single wavelength lens system includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element with a negative refractive power, a stop, a second lens element with a positive refractive power, a third lens element with a negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens element with a negative refractive power, where a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the third lens element is R5, a central thickness of the third lens element along an optical axis is CT3, and they satisfy the relation: 5<R5/CT3<35. Such a system has a wide field of view, large stop, short length and less distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NEWMAX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Yun Huang, Chi-Chang Wang
  • Patent number: 11726393
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a lens module including a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis; a housing accommodating the lens module; and a reflection module disposed in front of the lens module, and including a reflective member configured to change an optical path, and a holder in which the reflective member is mounted. The reflection module is rotatably disposed on a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the optical axis. A first position sensor configured to sense a position change of the reflection module with respect to the first axis is disposed in the housing. A second position sensor configured to sense a position change of the reflection module with respect to the second axis is disposed in the housing. A sensitivity of the first position sensor is different from a sensitivity of the second position sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Kyung Kim, Byung Gi An, Jung Seok Lee, Hwan Jun Kang
  • Patent number: 11726329
    Abstract: A waveguide display is provided comprising: an input image generator providing image light projected over a field of view; a waveguide having first and second external surfaces; and at least one grating optically coupled to the waveguide for extracting light towards a viewer. The waveguide has a lateral refractive index variation between said external surfaces that prevents any ray propagated within the waveguide from optically interacting with at least one of the external surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: DigiLens Inc.
    Inventors: Milan Momcilo Popovich, Jonathan David Waldern, Alastair John Grant
  • Patent number: 11726296
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a housing supporting a first coil; a bobbin supporting a magnet, the bobbin being moved inside the housing in a first direction, which is parallel with an optical axis, by an electromagnetic interaction between the magnet and the first coil; an elastic member coupled to the bobbin and to the housing; a first circuit board electrically connected to the elastic member; a second circuit board arranged below the housing; a second coil arranged on the second circuit board; and a support member electrically connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board or electrically connecting the elastic member and the second circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Ok Park
  • Patent number: 11726347
    Abstract: A multiple degree of freedom hinge system is provided, which is particularly well adapted for eyewear, such as spatial computing headsets. In the context of such spatial computing headsets having an optics assembly supported by opposing temple arms, the hinge system provides protection against over-extension of the temple arms or extreme deflections that may otherwise arise from undesirable torsional loading of the temple arms. The hinge systems also allow the temple arms to splay outwardly to enable proper fit and enhanced user comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Alejandro Lopez, Andrew C. Duenner
  • Patent number: 11726311
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device may include a mirror structure suspended from a first hinge and a second hinge that are arranged to enable the mirror structure to be tilted about a tilt axis. The mirror structure may include a first actuator and a second actuator located on opposite sides of the tilt axis. The MEMS device may include a fixed electrode coupled to first actuator to cause the mirror structure to tilt about the tilt axis in a first direction based on a fixed voltage applied to the fixed electrode. The MEMS device includes a driving electrode coupled to the second actuator to cause the mirror structure to tilt about the tilt axis in a second direction opposite from the first direction based on a driving voltage applied to the driving electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
    Inventors: Gonzalo Wills, Wenlin Jin, Jason Blechta, Shane H. Woodside
  • Patent number: 11726310
    Abstract: A meta-optical device includes a plurality of phase modulation areas configured to modulate a phase of an incident light, each of the plurality of phase modulation areas including a plurality of nanostructures having a shape and an arrangement that are determined according to a respective rule set for each of the plurality of phase modulation areas; and a compensation area located between a kth phase modulation area and a (k+1)th phase modulation area adjacent to each other, from among the plurality of phase modulation areas, and including a compensation structure for buffering an effective refractive index change occurring in a boundary area between the kth phase modulation area and the (k+1)th phase modulation area according to respective rules of the kth phase modulation area and the (k+1)th phase modulation area, wherein N is a number of the plurality of phase modulation areas, k and N are natural numbers, and k is equal to or greater than 1 and less than N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangeun Mun, Hyeonsoo Park, Hyunsung Park, Seunghoon Han
  • Patent number: 11720016
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods of forming a substrate having a target thickness distribution at one or more eyepiece areas across a substrate. The substrate includes eyepiece areas corresponding to areas where optical device eyepieces are to be formed on the substrate. Each eyepiece area includes a target thickness distribution. A base substrate thickness distribution of a base substrate is measured such that a target thickness change can be determined. The methods described herein are utilized along with the target thickness change to form a substrate with the target thickness distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: David Sell, Samarth Bhargava
  • Patent number: 11703699
    Abstract: This specification discusses a device which modulates, simultaneously or independently, the amplitude, polarization and phase of the electromagnetic radiation. This device has multiple metasurfaces, a spacer region between the metasurfaces, and an actuator for applying a force to at least one of the metasurfaces. The application of the force changes distance between at least two of the metasurfaces creating the of the electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
    Inventors: Simone Zanotto, Alessandro Pitanti
  • Patent number: 11698506
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a carrier mechanism for retaining optical devices. The carrier mechanism includes adjacent tray assemblies stacked such that a plurality of optical device lenses are retained therebetween. The carrier mechanism retains the plurality of optical device lenses without damaging the plurality of optical device lenses by contacting corners of the optical device lenses. The plurality of optical device lenses are retained with a plurality of support pins and a plurality of capture pins disposed in the tray assemblies. Each tray includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of optical device lenses such that fluids may contact the plurality of optical device lenses. The carrier mechanism may be utilized in multiple processing methods of the plurality of optical device lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin B. Riordon, Kangkang Wang
  • Patent number: 11698511
    Abstract: Provided is a camera optical lens including, sequentially from an object side to an image side: a first lens having a negative refractive power; a second lens having a refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; a fifth lens having a refractive power; a sixth lens having a positive refractive power; and a seventh lens having a negative refractive power. At least one of the first to seventh lenses comprises a free-form surface. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: ?3.00?f4/f3??1.00; 2.90?d9/d10?8.50; and 2.00?d11/d12?15.00. The camera optical lens can achieve high optical performance while satisfying design requirements for ultra-thin, wide-angle lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jia Chen, Wen Sun
  • Patent number: 11693231
    Abstract: A laser beam scanning (“LBS”) display device is configured with an optical system that includes a laser beam emitter configured to emit a laser beam. The optical system also includes a driver configured to generate a driving signal for controlling a mirror, such as a microelectromechanical systems (“MEMS”) mirror. The optical system also includes a controller configured to generate a driving signal while rejecting a system disturbance response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liao, Chuan Pu
  • Patent number: 11693217
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an optical imaging lens assembly including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power with a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a fourth lens having positive refractive power with a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; and a fifth lens having refractive power. Half of a maximal field-of-view Semi-FOV of the optical imaging lens assembly satisfies: Semi-FOV>48°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUNNY OPTICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yabin Hu, Fujian Dai, Liefeng Zhao
  • Patent number: 11681127
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens sequentially arranged from an object side to an imaging plane. An angle of view of the optical system is 82 degrees or more. A constant indicating brightness of the optical system, F-number, is less than 1.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Hwa Son
  • Patent number: 11675169
    Abstract: An image picking-up system includes seven lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group including a first lens element and a second lens element, a second lens group including a third lens element and a fourth lens element, and a third lens group including a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one surface of object-side surfaces and image-side surfaces of the seven lens elements includes at least one inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11675201
    Abstract: A packaging structure of head mounted terminal and a head mounted terminal are disclosed. The packaging structure comprises an annular rear casing and a soft rubber member, and the soft rubber member is disposed between the rear casing and two lenses of the head mounted terminal. The outer edge of the soft rubber member is fixed on the inner ring of the rear casing, the soft rubber member comprises two lens barrels arranged symmetrically, and the two lens barrels are respectively sleeved on the two lenses of the head mounted terminal. The soft rubber member further comprises an extending and folding part disposed on an outer periphery of the lens barrel, which is used to realize the extension of the lens barrel with the left and right movement of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: QINGDAO PICO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zishang Wang
  • Patent number: 11675242
    Abstract: An electrochromic device is provided. The device includes a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate and a first electrically conductive layer and a second electrically conductive layer. A first bus bar is in contact with the first electrically conductive layer and a second bus bar in contact with the second electrically conductive layer. The first and second electrically conductive layers are patterned with sets of scribed lines substantially parallel to the corresponding bus bar, wherein the sets of scribed lines are made up of a series of collinear segments, which are gaps in the electrically conductive layer, wherein the length of the collinear segments, the period, the valve width and the offset between segments in adjacent scribed lines determines the resistance to the flow of electrons traversing a set of scribed lines in the direction substantially perpendicular to the corresponding bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Halio, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Sharpe, Cyrus Elias, Jonathan Ziebarth
  • Patent number: 11668930
    Abstract: Optical hyperfocal reflective systems and methods are provided. One such optical hyperfocal reflective system has an optical substrate; an optical input coupling portion configured to input couple a collimated display image to the optical substrate; and an optical hyperfocal output coupling portion integrated with said optical substrate. The optical output coupling portion includes at least one hyperfocal reflective view port formed from a discrete optical hyperfocal reflector spot integrated with the optical substrate. The discrete optical hyperfocal reflector spot is sized to form a reflected discrete optical spot beam with a diameter at a target area such that a view of a discrete virtual display image portion, as seen by a lens-detector system locatable at the target area, is hyperfocused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brennon Pennell, James Leighton, Adrian Stannard, Louahab Noui, Iain Wright, Lawrence Hoar
  • Patent number: 11662593
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure may include: a transparent member; a housing coupled to the transparent member in a rotatable manner via a hinge portion, such that the housing is foldable in a designated direction with respect to the transparent member; a projector at least partially disposed in the housing; and an optical transferring member configured to guide light emitted from the projector to the transparent member when the housing is unfolded with respect to the transparent member in an unfolded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yunguk Lee, Yoonseok Kang
  • Patent number: 11662504
    Abstract: Electrically tunable metasurfaces including an array of subwavelength metasurface unit elements are presented. The unit elements include a stacked metal-insulator-metal structure within which an active phase change layer is included. A purely insulator, metal, or coexisting metal-insulator phase of the active layer can be electrically controlled to tune an amplitude and phase response of the metasurfaces. In combination with the subwavelengths dimensions of the unit elements, the phase and amplitude response can be controlled in a range from optical wavelengths to millimeter wavelength of incident light. Electrical control of the unit elements can be provided via resistive heating produced by flow of current though a top metal layer of the unit elements. Alternatively, electrical control of the unit elements can be provided via electrical field effect produced by applying a voltage differential between the top and bottom metal layers of the unit elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yonghwi Kim, Pin Chieh Wu, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Kelly W Mauser, Rebecca D Glaudell, Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh, Harry A Atwater