Patents by Inventor John Angelo Wieners

John Angelo Wieners 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).

  • Patent number: 11876111
    Abstract: A sensor includes a sensor array. The sensor array includes a plurality of passive imaging pixels and a plurality of time of flight (TOF) imaging pixels. A method of imaging includes collecting passive imaging data from a sensor array and collecting time of flight (TOF) imaging data from the sensor array. Collecting passive imaging data and collecting TOF imaging data can be performed at least partially at the same time and along a single optical axis without parallax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventor: John Angelo Wieners
  • Publication number: 20210225925
    Abstract: A sensor includes a sensor array. The sensor array includes a plurality of passive imaging pixels and a plurality of time of flight (TOF) imaging pixels. A method of imaging includes collecting passive imaging data from a sensor array and collecting time of flight (TOF) imaging data from the sensor array. Collecting passive imaging data and collecting TOF imaging data can be performed at least partially at the same time and along a single optical axis without parallax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventor: John Angelo Wieners
  • Patent number: 11061119
    Abstract: A pixel includes a constant current source electrically connected to a first node. An integrating capacitor is electrically connected between the first node and a ground. A sampling transistor is electrically connected between the first node and a second node. A photodiode is electrically connected between a base terminal of the sampling transistor and the ground for switching electrical connectivity through the sampling transistor in response to radiation incident on the photodiode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventor: John Angelo Wieners
  • Patent number: 10985203
    Abstract: A sensor includes a sensor array. The sensor array includes a plurality of passive imaging pixels and a plurality of time of flight (TOF) imaging pixels. A method of imaging includes collecting passive imaging data from a sensor array and collecting time of flight (TOF) imaging data from the sensor array. Collecting passive imaging data and collecting TOF imaging data can be performed at least partially at the same time and along a single optical axis without parallax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventor: John Angelo Wieners
  • Publication number: 20200119079
    Abstract: A sensor includes a sensor array. The sensor array includes a plurality of passive imaging pixels and a plurality of time of flight (TOF) imaging pixels. A method of imaging includes collecting passive imaging data from a sensor array and collecting time of flight (TOF) imaging data from the sensor array. Collecting passive imaging data and collecting TOF imaging data can be performed at least partially at the same time and along a single optical axis without parallax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: John Angelo Wieners
  • Publication number: 20200116834
    Abstract: A pixel includes a constant current source electrically connected to a first node. An integrating capacitor is electrically connected between the first node and a ground. A sampling transistor is electrically connected between the first node and a second node. A photodiode is electrically connected between a base terminal of the sampling transistor and the ground for switching electrical connectivity through the sampling transistor in response to radiation incident on the photodiode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: John Angelo Wieners
  • Patent number: 9516226
    Abstract: An optical device is disclosed. The optical device may generate light for projection into a user's eye. The optical device may have a switch connected to an eyecup. When the eyecup is pressed against the user's face, the switch may be actuated, signaling the optical device to generate light for projection into a user's eye. When the eyecup is not pressed against the user's face, the switch may be unactuated, signaling the optical device to cease to generate light for projection into a user's eye. Various electronics of the optical device may remain active, for example, a controller may continue to generate an image for representation by the generated light, but the optical device may refrain from generating the light, such as by a display. In this manner, inadvertent light leakage may be ameliorated, and power consumption by the optical device lessened when the eyecup is not depressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SENSORS UNLIMITED, INC.
    Inventor: John Angelo Wieners
  • Publication number: 20160212340
    Abstract: An optical device is disclosed. The optical device may generate light for projection into a user's eye. The optical device may have a switch connected to an eyecup. When the eyecup is pressed against the user's face, the switch may be actuated, signaling the optical device to generate light for projection into a user's eye. When the eyecup is not pressed against the user's face, the switch may be unactuated, signaling the optical device to cease to generate light for projection into a user's eye. Various electronics of the optical device may remain active, for example, a controller may continue to generate an image for representation by the generated light, but the optical device may refrain from generating the light, such as by a display. In this manner, inadvertent light leakage may be ameliorated, and power consumption by the optical device lessened when the eyecup is not depressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: SENSORS UNLIMITED, INC.
    Inventor: John Angelo Wieners