Patents by Inventor Jonathan Hobbis

Jonathan Hobbis 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).

  • IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230324769
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging optical system (1) comprising a folding component (2) and a tunable optical component (3) that are arranged on an optical path of the optical system (1), wherein the tunable optical component (3) comprises a first optical surface (7), a second optical surface (8) and a deformable internal space (9) between the first optical surface (7) and the second optical surface (8), which internal space (9) is filled with a transparent liquid (11), wherein an optical property of the tunable optical component (3) is adjustable by altering a shape of the internal space (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Nextlens Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Markus Geissner, Manuel Aschwanden, Ilias Bosdas, Mohammad Beygi, Jonathan Hobbis
  • Proximity sensor module including time-of-flight sensor wherein a second group of light sensitive elements is in a second one of the chambers of the module
    Patent number: 9746557
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes proximity sensor modules that include a time-of-flight (TOF) sensor. The module can include a plurality of chambers corresponding, respectively, to a light emission channel and a light detection channel. The channels can be optically separated from one another such that light from a light emitter element in the light emission chamber does not impinge directly on light sensitive elements of the TOF sensor in the light detection chamber. To achieve a module with a relatively small footprint, some parts of the TOF sensor can be located within the light emission chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Heptagon Micro Optics Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Camilla Camarri, Jonathan Hobbis, Bassam Hallal
  • OPTOELECTRONIC MODULES HAVING FEATURES FOR REDUCING THE VISUAL IMPACT OF INTERIOR COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20170047487
    Abstract: Light emitting modules, such as flash modules, include features to help reduce the visual impact of interior components and shield them from view. The features also may enhance the outer appearance of the module or of an appliance incorporating the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Markus Rossi, Jens Geiger, Jonathan Hobbis, René Kromhof, Olivier Ripoll
  • PROXIMITY SENSOR MODULE INCLUDING TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR
    Publication number: 20160025855
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes proximity sensor modules that include a time-of-flight (TOF) sensor. The module can include a plurality of chambers corresponding, respectively, to a light emission channel and a light detection channel. The channels can be optically separated from one another such that light from a light emitter element in the light emission chamber does not impinge directly on light sensitive elements of the TOF sensor in the light detection chamber. To achieve a module with a relatively small footprint, some parts of the TOF sensor can be located within the light emission chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Camilla Camarri, Jonathan Hobbis, Bassam Hallal