Patents by Inventor Benjamin Olson

Benjamin Olson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240295635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) die comprising a VCSEL array configured for flip chip bonding to a substrate with the VCSEL array being designed for emission from a substrate side of the chip, integrated beam shaping optics and electrical contacts including a top surface contact and an etched metal connection through a top mirror structure to a bottom n-mirror, or to an n-doped buffer layer under the bottom n-mirror or to the substrate. The invention further relates to an assembly comprising the above VCSEL die and a photodetector in which the VCSEL die is attached to a circuit board or sub-mount with a solder or bump bonds on the VCSEL die and the photodetector is placed on a same circuit board or sub-mount right next to the VCSEL die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew M. DUMMER, Klein L. JOHNSON, Mary HIBBS-BRENNER, Dadi SETIADI, Benjamin OLSON
  • Patent number: 12007504
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include an illumination module for 3D sensing applications. The illumination module may include an array of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) emitting light, a driver configured to provide current to the array of VCSELs, and an optical element configured to receive the light emitted by the array of VCSELs and output a light pattern from the illumination module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Vixar, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Dummer, Klein L. Johnson, Mary Hibbs-Brenner, Dadi Setiadi, Benjamin Olson
  • Publication number: 20200278426
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include an illumination module for 3D sensing applications. The illumination module may include an array of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) emitting light, a driver configured to provide current to the array of VCSELs, and an optical element configured to receive the light emitted by the array of VCSELs and output a light pattern from the illumination module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Vixar, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Dummer, Klein L. Johnson, Mary Hibbs-Brenner, Dadi Setiadi, Benjamin Olson
  • Patent number: 9542585
    Abstract: A method to improve the efficiency of the detection and tracking of machine-readable objects is disclosed. The properties of image frames may be pre-evaluated to determine whether a machine-readable object, even if present in the image frames, would be likely to be detected. After it is determined that one or more image frames have properties that may enable the detection of a machine-readable object, image data may be evaluated to detect the machine-readable object. When a machine-readable object is detected, the location of the machine-readable object in a subsequent frame may be determined based on a translation metric between the image frame in which the object was identified and the subsequent frame rather than a detection of the object in the subsequent frame. The translation metric may be identified based on an evaluation of image data and/or motion sensor data associated with the image frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: George Williams, Benjamin Olson, Sebastien Beysserie, Ethan Tira-Thompson, Jianping Zhou, Claus Molgaard, Todd Sachs, Rudolph van der Merwe, Marco Zuliani
  • Patent number: 9022034
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for delivery of oxygen or other treatment gases to a patient without requiring physical contact or enclosure of the patient. Embodiments can include a delivery hood, sensing components, and a gas distribution system including one or more gas delivery ports. Gas delivery ports may be individually controlled based on input from the sensing components to alter the volume and orientation of treatment gas flow directed at a patient. Sensing components can include cameras or other sensors that detect the position of a patient's head, and gas delivery ports may then be controlled to direct treatment gas flow in the direction of the patient's head. Embodiments and methods described thereby allow for efficient oxygen or other gas delivery to a patient without requiring contact or enclosure of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: DesignWise Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Frank Slaker, Ann Gettys, Jennifer Ann Seward, Benjamin Olson Valley, Ahmed Nazmul Jaffer, Jacob Richard Maida, Fushcia-Ann Elizabeth Hoover
  • Publication number: 20140363044
    Abstract: A method to improve the efficiency of the detection and tracking of machine-readable objects is disclosed. The properties of image frames may be pre-evaluated to determine whether a machine-readable object, even if present in the image frames, would be likely to be detected. After it is determined that one or more image frames have properties that may enable the detection of a machine-readable object, image data may be evaluated to detect the machine-readable object. When a machine-readable object is detected, the location of the machine-readable object in a subsequent frame may be determined based on a translation metric between the image frame in which the object was identified and the subsequent frame rather than a detection of the object in the subsequent frame. The translation metric may be identified based on an evaluation of image data and/or motion sensor data associated with the image frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: George Williams, Benjamin Olson, Sebastien Beysserie, Ethan Tira-Thompson, Jianping Zhou, Claus Molgaard, Todd Sachs, Rudolph van der Merwe, Marco Zuliani
  • Patent number: 8397725
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for delivery of oxygen or other treatment gases to a patient without requiring physical contact or enclosure of the patient. Embodiments can include a delivery hood, sensing components, and a gas distribution system including one or more gas delivery ports. Gas delivery ports may be individually controlled based on input from the sensing components to alter the volume and orientation of treatment gas flow directed at a patient. Sensing components can include cameras or other sensors that detect the position of a patient's head, and gas delivery ports may then be controlled to direct treatment gas flow in the direction of the patient's head. Embodiments and methods described thereby allow for efficient oxygen or other gas delivery to a patient without requiring contact or enclosure of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: DesignWise Medical
    Inventors: Bradley Frank Slaker, Ann Gettys, Jennifer Anne Seward, Benjamin Olson Valley, Ahmed Nazmul Jaffer, Jacob Richard Maida, Fushcia-Ann Elizabeth Hoover
  • Publication number: 20110056489
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for delivery of oxygen or other treatment gases to a patient without requiring physical contact or enclosure of the patient. Embodiments can include a delivery hood, sensing components, and a gas distribution system including one or more gas delivery ports. Gas delivery ports may be individually controlled based on input from the sensing components to alter the volume and orientation of treatment gas flow directed at a patient. Sensing components can include cameras or other sensors that detect the position of a patient's head, and gas delivery ports may then be controlled to direct treatment gas flow in the direction of the patient's head. Embodiments and methods described thereby allow for efficient oxygen or other gas delivery to a patient without requiring contact or enclosure of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Bradley Frank Slaker, Ann Gettys, Jennifer Anne Seward, Benjamin Olson Valley, Ahmed Nazmul Jaffer, Jacob Richard Maida, Fushcia-Ann Elizabeth Hoover
  • Patent number: D722155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
    Inventors: Heinz Wiegel, Iris Blum, Martin Sippel, Helmut Freigang, Benjamin Olson, Thilo Hogrebe, Fred Held
  • Patent number: D722156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
    Inventors: Heinz Wiegel, Iris Blum, Martin Sippel, Helmut Freigang, Benjamin Olson, Thilo Hogrebe, Fred Held
  • Patent number: D722157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AB
    Inventors: Heinz Wiegel, Iris Blum, Martin Sippel, Helmut Freigang, Benjamin Olson, Thilo Hogrebe, Fred Held