Patents by Inventor Hailiang Hou

Hailiang Hou 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).

  • Optical construction
    Patent number: 12153245
    Abstract: An optical construction (100) includes a lightguide (102), a transmissive reflector (112), and an optical sensor (114). The lightguide (102) includes a first major surface (104) and a second major surface (106) opposite to the first major surface (104). The first major surface (104) includes a first portion (108) and an adjoining second portion (110). The transmissive reflector (112) is disposed adjacent to the first major surface (104) of the lightguide (102). The optical sensor (114) is disposed adjacent to the transmissive reflector (112) opposite to the lightguide (102). The optical sensor (114) is aligned with the first portion (108) of the first major surface (104) of the lightguide (102), such that the optical sensor (114) receives at least a portion of light passing through the first portion (108) of the first major surface (104) and transmitted by the transmissive reflector (112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhe Hu, Mingxing Wang, Tuhua Chen, Zhiping Liu, Yang Liu, Xiulong Men, Hailiang Hou, Huijie Xie, Yifei Zheng, Feng Zhao, Jingfei Chen, Bharat R. Acharya, Quinn D. Sanford, Matthew S. Cole, Tao Zhang
  • OPTICAL CONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20230367057
    Abstract: An optical construction (100) includes a lightguide (102), a transmissive reflector (112), and an optical sensor (114). The lightguide (102) includes a first major surface (104) and a second major surface (106) opposite to the first major surface (104). The first major surface (104) includes a first portion (108) and an adjoining second portion (110). The transmissive reflector (112) is disposed adjacent to the first major surface (104) of the lightguide (102). The optical sensor (114) is disposed adjacent to the transmissive reflector (112) opposite to the lightguide (102). The optical sensor (114) is aligned with the first portion (108) of the first major surface (104) of the lightguide (102), such that the optical sensor (114) receives at least a portion of light passing through the first portion (108) of the first major surface (104) and transmitted by the transmissive reflector (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Zhe Hu, Mingxing Wang, Tuhua Chen, Zhiping Liu, Yang Liu, Xiulong Men, Hailiang Hou, Huijie Xie, Yifei Zheng, Feng Zhao, Jingfei Chen, Bharat R. Acharya, Quinn D. Sanford, Matthew S. Cole, Tao Zhang