Patents by Inventor Sanggyu BIERN

Sanggyu BIERN 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: 11956540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tiltable mirror (1) for optical image stabilization in an optical imaging system (100), the tiltable mirror (1) comprising—a rigid mirror substrate (1S) with a planar reflective layer (1R) on a front side of the mirror substrate (1S) for reflecting incident light (500) in an optical imaging system (100), —a mirror frame (1F), wherein the mirror substrate (1S) is arranged tiltably in the mirror frame (1F), —an actuator (2) for tilting the mirror substrate (1S) around a primary (x) and a secondary (y) tilt axis with respect to the mirror frame (1F). The invention further relates to an optical imaging system comprising a tiltable mirror (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Optotune Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Stephan Smolka, Michael Büeler, Sanggyu Biern, Johannes Haase
  • Publication number: 20230185002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical device (1), comprising: a tunable lens (2) having a tunable optical power, and a lens barrel (3) extending along a central axis (z), the lens barrel (3) comprising a circumferential lateral wall (30) surrounding an internal space (31) of the lens barrel (3) for accommodating the tunable lens (2), wherein the tunable lens (2) is carried by the lens barrel (3) and is at least partially arranged in the internal space (31) of the lens barrel (3) at a height (h) with respect to the central axis (z), wherein the lens barrel (2) comprises a first cross-sectional plane (A) and a second cross-sectional plane (B), said cross sectional planes (A, B) intersecting each other along the central axis (z), wherein the lens barrel (3) comprises at said height (h) of the tunable lens (2) a first diameter (D1) extending along the first cross-sectional plane (A) and a second diameter (D2) extending along the second cross-sectional plane (B), wherein the first diameter (D1) is smaller th
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Nextlens Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Manuel Aschwanden, Johannes HAASE, Frank BOSE, Stephan SMOLKA, Andreas BRANDLE, Sanggyu BIERN
  • Publication number: 20220075101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lens (1) having an adjustable optical power, wherein the lens (1) comprises a container (2), wherein the container (2) comprises: a lens volume (V) filled with a transparent fluid (F1), a reservoir volume (R1) filled with the transparent fluid (F1) and connected to the lens volume (V), a frame structure (3) forming a lateral wall of the container (2), wherein the frame structure comprises a first recess (30) for accommodating at least a portion of the lens volume (V), and wherein the frame structure (3) comprises a second recess (31) for accommodating at least a portion of the reservoir volume (R1), an elastically deformable and transparent membrane (4) connected to the frame structure, a lens shaping element (5) connected to the membrane, wherein the lens shaping element (5) comprises a circumferential edge (50a) defining an area (4a) of the membrane (4) having an adjustable curvature, a transparent bottom wall (6) connected to the frame structure (3) so that the lens volum
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: OPTOTUNE CONSUMER AG
    Inventors: Stephen SMOLKA, Manuel ASCHWANDEN, Johannes HAASE, Sanggyu BIERN, Roman PATSCHEIDER
  • Publication number: 20220070350
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tiltable mirror (1) for optical image stabilization in an optical imaging system (100), the tiltable mirror (1) comprising—a rigid mirror substrate (1S) with a planar reflective layer (1R) on a front side of the mirror substrate (1S) for reflecting incident light (500) in an optical imaging system (100),—a mirror frame (1F), wherein the mirror substrate (1S) is arranged tiltably in the mirror frame (1F),—an actuator (2) for tilting the mirror substrate (1S) around a primary (x) and a secondary (y) tilt axis with respect to the mirror frame (1F). The invention further relates to an optical imaging system comprising a tiltable mirror (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Optotune AG
    Inventors: Stephan SMOLKA, Michael BÜELER, Sanggyu BIERN, Johannes HAASE
  • Publication number: 20220057628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an actuator 1 for an optical device 100, comprising a movable mover 10 comprising a coil 11, wherein the mover 10 is configured to be connected to a piston 70 for moving the piston 70, a support structure (20) wherein the mover (10) is movable with respect to the support structure (20), and two magnet structures (30, 31) configured to interact with the coil (11) to move the mover (20) and therewith the piston (70), wherein the two magnet structures (30, 31) are connected to the support structure (20) such that the coil (11) is arranged between the two magnet structures (30, 31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: OPTOTUNE CONSUMER AG
    Inventors: Stephen SMOLKA, Johannes HAASE, Sanggyu BIERN
  • Publication number: 20200355910
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tunable prism for deflecting light incident on the tunable prism in a variable fashion, wherein the tunable prism comprises: a member comprising a transparent and flexible first surface, a transparent and flexible second surface that faces away from the first surface, and an optical medium arranged between the two surfaces, such that light (L) incident on the first surface passes through the optical medium and exits the member via the second surface, whereby the light (L) is deflected by the member depending on an angle (W) between the two surfaces, a rigid first optical element comprising a surface area connected to the first surface, a rigid second optical element comprising a surface area connected to the second surface, and an actuator system configured to tilt the first optical element and/or the second optical element to tune said angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Optotune Consumer AG
    Inventors: Stephan SMOLKA, Manuel ASCHWANDEN, Johannes HAASE, Sanggyu BIERN, Frank BOSE