Patents by Inventor Kristina Uhlendorf
Kristina Uhlendorf 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).
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Publication number: 20230417676Abstract: A biological analysis system can include an excitation module and an emission module. The excitation module can include a collimator element for receiving excitation light from the excitation light source and transmitting collimated excitation light in a first direction, and a plurality of excitation mirrors arrayed along the excitation light path, each excitation mirror disposed at an acute angle relative to the first direction and configured to reflect collimated excitation light along a second direction. The emission module can be positioned to receive excitation light transmitted along the second direction and can include a sample block comprising a plurality of sample receptacles positioned to receive a beam of collimated excitation light, and a plurality of photodetectors configured to receive emission light transmitted from a respective sample receptacle in a direction transverse to the second direction of the excitation light path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Ming Song CHEN, Chee Woei CHONG, Wuh Ken LOH, WERN YUH FOO, Kuan Moon BOO, Norbert LECLERC, Kristina UHLENDORF, Reiner KOELLNER, Torsten FUCHS, Stefan Breitfelder
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Patent number: 11693251Abstract: An optical combiner includes a curved reflective element and a rotating mirror configured to rotate through a range of angular displacement. During a first time period, the curved reflective element is configured to reflect a first light beam emitted from a first light source to the rotating mirror when the rotating mirror is disposed at a first angular displacement, and the rotating mirror is configured to receive the first reflected light beam and provide a first output light beam along an output optical axis. During a second time period, the curved reflective element is configured to reflect a second light beam emitted from a second light source to the rotating mirror when the rotating mirror is disposed at a second angular displacement, and the rotating mirror is configured to receive the second reflected light beam and provide a second output light beam along the output optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventor: Kristina Uhlendorf
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Patent number: 11680905Abstract: A biological analysis system can include an excitation module and an emission module. The excitation module can include a collimator element for receiving excitation light from the excitation light source and transmitting collimated excitation light in a first direction, and a plurality of excitation mirrors arrayed along the excitation light path, each excitation mirror disposed at an acute angle relative to the first direction and configured to reflect collimated excitation light along a second direction. The emission module can be positioned to receive excitation light transmitted along the second direction and can include a sample block comprising a plurality of sample receptacles positioned to receive a beam of collimated excitation light, and a plurality of photodetectors configured to receive emission light transmitted from a respective sample receptacle in a direction transverse to the second direction of the excitation light path.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignees: Life Technologies Holdings PTE LTD, Life Technologies CorporationInventors: Ming Song Chen, Chee Woei Chong, Wuh Ken Loh, Wern Yuh Foo, Kuan Moon Boo, Norbert Leclerc, Kristina Uhlendorf, Reiner Koellner, Torsten Fuchs, Stefan Breitfelder
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Publication number: 20230004005Abstract: An apparatus including a set of three illumination sources disposed in a first plane. Each of the set of three illumination sources is disposed at a position in the first plane offset from others of the set of three illumination sources by 120 degrees measured in polar coordinates. The apparatus also includes a set of three waveguide layers disposed adjacent the set of three illumination sources. Each of the set of three waveguide layers includes an incoupling diffractive element disposed at a lateral position offset by 180 degrees from a corresponding illumination source of the set of three illumination sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Kristina Uhlendorf, Kevin Richard Curtis, Robert D. Tekolste, Vikramjit Singh
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Publication number: 20230004014Abstract: An optical combiner includes a curved reflective element and a rotating mirror configured to rotate through a range of angular displacement. During a first time period, the curved reflective element is configured to reflect a first light beam emitted from a first light source to the rotating mirror when the rotating mirror is disposed at a first angular displacement, and the rotating mirror is configured to receive the first reflected light beam and provide a first output light beam along an output optical axis. During a second time period, the curved reflective element is configured to reflect a second light beam emitted from a second light source to the rotating mirror when the rotating mirror is disposed at a second angular displacement, and the rotating mirror is configured to receive the second reflected light beam and provide a second output light beam along the output optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventor: Kristina Uhlendorf
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Patent number: 11474364Abstract: An optical combiner includes a rotating mirror configured to rotate through a range of angular displacement. During a first time period, the rotating mirror is disposed at a first angular displacement, and is configured to receive a first incident light beam and provide a first output light beam along an output optical axis. During a second time period, the rotating mirror is disposed at a second angular displacement, and is configured to receive a second incident light beam and provide a second output light beam along the output optical axis. The optical combiner is configured to provide a time sequential collimated combined output light beam along the output optical axis. In optical combiner, the rotating mirror can also be configured to dither the combined output light beam.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventor: Kristina Uhlendorf
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Publication number: 20220205915Abstract: A biological analysis system can include an excitation module and an emission module. The excitation module can include a collimator element for receiving excitation light from the excitation light source and transmitting collimated excitation light in a first direction, and a plurality of excitation mirrors arrayed along the excitation light path, each excitation mirror disposed at an acute angle relative to the first direction and configured to reflect collimated excitation light along a second direction. The emission module can be positioned to receive excitation light transmitted along the second direction and can include a sample block comprising a plurality of sample receptacles positioned to receive a beam of collimated excitation light, and a plurality of photodetectors configured to receive emission light transmitted from a respective sample receptacle in a direction transverse to the second direction of the excitation light path.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Ming Song CHEN, Chee Woei CHONG, Wuh Ken LOH, WERN YUH FOO, Kuan Moon BOO, Norbert LECLERC, Kristina UHLENDORF, Reiner KOELLNER, Torsten FUCHS, Stefan BREITFELDER
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Patent number: 11237108Abstract: A biological analysis system can include an excitation module and an emission module. The excitation module can include a collimator element for receiving excitation light from the excitation light source and transmitting collimated excitation light in a first direction, and a plurality of excitation mirrors arrayed along the excitation light path, each excitation mirror disposed at an acute angle relative to the first direction and configured to reflect collimated excitation light along a second direction. The emission module can be positioned to receive excitation light transmitted along the second direction and can include a sample block comprising a plurality of sample receptacles positioned to receive a beam of collimated excitation light, and a plurality of photodetectors configured to receive emission light transmitted from a respective sample receptacle in a direction transverse to the second direction of the excitation light path.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Ming Song Chen, Chee Woei Chong, Wuh Ken Loh, Wern Yuh Foo, Kuan Moon Boo, Norbert Leclerc, Kristina Uhlendorf, Reiner Koellner, Torsten Fuchs, Stefan Breitfelder
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Publication number: 20210397013Abstract: The invention relates to a projector module. In particular, the invention relates to a projector module for the use in mobile devices, wherein a most compact, stable and reliable module structure with high module efficiency can be achieved. A projector module according to the invention comprises a beam path with a laser source, designed to emit coherent electromagnetic radiation with a divergent beam profile; a collection optics, designed to collimate or focus the divergent radiation emitted by the laser source convergently into an image plane; and a diffractive optical element, DOE, designed to generate a projection pattern from the radiation collimated or focused by the collection optics; wherein a deflector, designed to deflect the divergent radiation emitted by the laser source from a first direction into a second direction deviating from the first direction, is arranged in front of the collection optics or is designed as a collection optics.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Jabil Optics Germany GmbHInventors: Kristina Uhlendorf, Theresa Kunz
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Patent number: 11137618Abstract: The invention relates to a projector module. In particular, the invention relates to a projector module for the use in mobile devices, wherein a most compact, stable and reliable module structure with high module efficiency can be achieved. A projector module according to the invention comprises a beam path with a laser source, designed to emit coherent electromagnetic radiation with a divergent beam profile; a collection optics, designed to collimate or focus convergently into an image plane the divergent radiation emitted by the laser source; and a diffractive optical element, DOE, designed to generate a projection pattern from the radiation collimated or converged by the collection optics; wherein a deflector, designed to deflect the divergent radiation emitted by the laser source from a first direction into a second direction deviating from the first direction, is arranged in front of the collection optics or is designed as a collection optics.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Jabil Optics Germany GmbHInventors: Kristina Uhlendorf, Theresa Kunz
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Patent number: 11054630Abstract: Camera lens system for an endoscope, method for producing same and endoscope. The system includes at least three lenses. Starting from object side, first lens is a negative lens, and lenses moving toward an image side are positive lenses, with features: 45<V1d<75; |V1d?V2d|<10; |V1d?V3d|<10; |V2d?V3d|<10; 1.45<n1d<1.75; |n1d?n2d|<0.1; |n1d?n3d|<0.1; |n2d?n3d|<0.1; diagonal field of view from 80°-100°; 0.4<f<0.7; ?3<f1/f<?2; 1.1<f2/f<1.3; 2.5<f3/f<3.5, the three lenses having V1d, V2d, and V3d Abbe numbers, n1d, n2d, and n3d refractive indices, f1, f2, and f3 focal lengths, respectively, and f is focal length of the objective of the system.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Jabil Optics Germany GmbHInventors: Kristina Uhlendorf, David Musick
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Publication number: 20210181519Abstract: An optical combiner includes a rotating mirror configured to rotate through a range of angular displacement. During a first time period, the rotating mirror is disposed at a first angular displacement, and is configured to receive a first incident light beam and provide a first output light beam along an output optical axis. During a second time period, the rotating mirror is disposed at a second angular displacement, and is configured to receive a second incident light beam and provide a second output light beam along the output optical axis. The optical combiner is configured to provide a time sequential collimated combined output light beam along the output optical axis. In optical combiner, the rotating mirror can also be configured to dither the combined output light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventor: Kristina Uhlendorf
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Patent number: 11009722Abstract: The invention relates to a contact lens for a head-mounted display, HMD, comprising a lens body configured for application to the surface of a contact lens wearer's eye, wherein the lens body has a central optically transparent region, wherein the optically transparent region is composed of a plurality of concentric rings of increasing diameter, wherein in the radial direction each concentric ring is configured either as a Fresnel zone or as a simple lens portion, wherein Fresnel zones and simple lens portions alternate with one another, wherein the Fresnel zones are configured for sharp retinal imaging of image data presented at a fixed distance in front of the surface of the eye, wherein the simple lens portions are configured for sharp retinal imaging of the distance and near vision zones of the contact lens wearer.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Jabil Optics Germany GmbHInventors: Kristina Uhlendorf, Mojmir Havlik
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Publication number: 20200400569Abstract: A biological analysis system can include an excitation module and an emission module. The excitation module can include a collimator element for receiving excitation light from the excitation light source and transmitting collimated excitation light in a first direction, and a plurality of excitation mirrors arrayed along the excitation light path, each excitation mirror disposed at an acute angle relative to the first direction and configured to reflect collimated excitation light along a second direction. The emission module can be positioned to receive excitation light transmitted along the second direction and can include a sample block comprising a plurality of sample receptacles positioned to receive a beam of collimated excitation light, and a plurality of photodetectors configured to receive emission light transmitted from a respective sample receptacle in a direction transverse to the second direction of the excitation light path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Ming Song CHEN, Chee Woei CHONG, Wuh Ken LOH, Wern Yuh FOO, Kuan Moon BOO, Norbert LECLERC, Kristina UHLENDORF, Reiner KOELLNER, Torsten FUCHS, Stefan BREITFELDER
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Publication number: 20200057296Abstract: Camera lens system for an endoscope, method for producing same and endoscope. The system includes at least three lenses. Starting from object side, first lens is a negative lens, and lenses moving toward an image side are positive lenses, with features: 45<V1d<75; |V1d?V2d|<10; |V1d?V3d|<10; |V2d?V3d|<10; 1.45<n1d<1.75; |n1d?n2d|<0.1; |n1d?n3d|<0.1; |n2d?n3d|<0.1; diagonal field of view from 80°-100°; 0.4<f<0.7; ?3<f1/f<?2; 1.1<f2/f<1.3; 2.5<f3/f<3.5, the three lenses having V1d, V2d, and V3d Abbe numbers, n1d, n2d, and n3d refractive indices, f1, f2, and f3 focal lengths, respectively, and f is focal length of the objective of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: Jabil Optics Germany GmbHInventors: Kristina Uhlendorf, David Musick
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Publication number: 20190265496Abstract: The invention relates to a projector module. In particular, the invention relates to a projector module for the use in mobile devices, wherein a most compact, stable and reliable module structure with high module efficiency can be achieved. A projector module according to the invention comprises a beam path with a laser source, designed to emit coherent electromagnetic radiation with a divergent beam profile; a collection optics, designed to collimate or focus convergently into an image plane the divergent radiation emitted by the laser source; and a diffractive optical element, DOE, designed to generate a projection pattern from the radiation collimated or converged by the collection optics; wherein a deflector, designed to deflect the divergent radiation emitted by the laser source from a first direction into a second direction deviating from the first direction, is arranged in front of the collection optics or is designed as a collection optics.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Jabil Optics Germany GmbHInventors: Kristina Uhlendorf, Theresa Kunz
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Publication number: 20190107735Abstract: The invention relates to a contact lens for a head-mounted display, HMD, comprising a lens body configured for application to the surface of a contact lens wearer's eye, wherein the lens body has a central optically transparent region, wherein the optically transparent region is composed of a plurality of concentric rings of increasing diameter, wherein in the radial direction each concentric ring is configured either as a Fresnel zone or as a simple lens portion, wherein Fresnel zones and simple lens portions alternate with one another, wherein the Fresnel zones are configured for sharp retinal imaging of image data presented at a fixed distance in front of the surface of the eye, wherein the simple lens portions are configured for sharp retinal imaging of the distance and near vision zones of the contact lens wearer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: JABIL OPTICS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Kristina UHLENDORF, Mojmir HAVLIK
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Patent number: 7888628Abstract: For a confocal scanning microscope (1) an optical zoom system (41) with linear scanning is provided, which not only makes a zoom function possible, in that a variable magnification of an image is possible, but rather which additionally produces a pupil image in the illuminating beam path (IB) [BS] and thereby makes a variable image length possible (distance between the original pupil (En.P) [EP] and the imaged/reproduced pupil (Ex.P) [AP]) so that axially varying objective pupil positions can thereby be compensated.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbHInventors: Ralf Wolleschensky, Joerg Steinert, Michael Goelles, Kristina Uhlendorf
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Publication number: 20090236522Abstract: For a confocal scanning electron microscope (1) an optical zoom system (41) with linear scanning is provided, which not only makes a zoom function possible, in that a variable magnification of an image is possible, but rather which additionally produces a pupil image in the illuminating beam path (IB) [BS] and thereby makes a variable imaging length possible (distance between the original pupil (En.P) [EP] and the imaged/reproduced pupil (Ex.P) [AP]) so that axially varying objective pupil positions can thereby be compensated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Ralf Wolleschensky, Joerg Steinert, Michael Goelles, Kristina Uhlendorf
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Patent number: 7488931Abstract: For a confocal scanning electron microscope (1) an optical zoom system (41) with linear scanning is provided, which not only makes a zoom function possible, in that a variable magnification of an image is possible, but rather which additionally produces a pupil image in the illuminating beam path (IB) [BS] and thereby makes a variable imaging length possible (distance between the original pupil (En.P) [EP] and the imaged/reproduced pupil (Ex.P) [AP]) so that axially varying objective pupil positions can thereby be compensated.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2004Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Carl Zeiss Jena GmbHInventors: Ralf Wolleschensky, Joerg Steinert, Michael Goelles, Kristina Uhlendorf