Patents by Inventor Shu Zong

Shu Zong 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).

  • Publication number: 20240069299
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism includes a movable assembly, a fixed assembly, and a driving assembly. The movable assembly is configured to be connected to an optical element. The movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly in a range of motion. The optical element driving mechanism further includes a positioning assembly configured to position the movable assembly at a predetermined position relative to the fixed assembly when the driving assembly is not operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Chao-Chang HU, Kuen-Wang TSAI, Liang-Ting HO, Chao-Hsi WANG, Chih-Wei WENG, He-Ling CHANG, Che-Wei CHANG, Sheng-Zong CHEN, Ko-Lun CHAO, Min-Hsiu TSAI, Shu-Shan CHEN, Jungsuck RYOO, Mao-Kuo HSU, Guan-Yu SU
  • Publication number: 20230084287
    Abstract: An automated production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses comprises: a production line front end (1) comprising: a first injection-molding machine (10) and a second injection-molding machine (12) a casting module (14) comprising a filling station (144) and a capping station (145); a stacking module (15) and a curing module (16); a destacking module (17) and a demolding and delensing module a production line back end (2) comprising: an inspection module (21); Wherein the inspection module comprising a rail system in which self-driving shuttles carrying the inspection cuvettes are arranged on a closed-loop rail, wherein the rail system can be adapted to the available space in the production plant/hall using curves and straight portions in the manner known from a model railway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Schwab, Matthias Braun, Roger Biel, Nils Schweizer, Nicholas Gollas, Susanne Fechner, Shu Zong
  • Publication number: 20230079414
    Abstract: An automated production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses comprises: a production line front end (1) comprising: a first injection-molding machine (10) and a second injection-molding machine (12) a casting module (14) comprising a filling station (144) and a capping station (145); a stacking module (15) and a curing module (16); a destacking module (17) and a demolding and delensing module a production line back end (2) comprising: a treatment module (20), an inspection module (21), wherein the production line has the easy adaptability of curing times and temperatures, and in the capability of using different treatment liquids and treatment times in the extraction module to achieve the product flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Schwab, Matthias Braun, Roger Biel, Shu Zong
  • Publication number: 20230083845
    Abstract: An automated production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses comprises: a production line front end comprising: a first and a second injection-molding machine, a casting module, a filling station and a capping station, a stacking module and a curing module, a destacking module and a demolding and delensing module a production line back end comprising: a treatment module, an inspection module, wherein self-driving shuttles in the inspection module can form a queue and act as a buffer for the primary packaging module if an interruption of the primary packaging module and variations of the cycle time in the primary packaging module are buffered so that the extraction module is able to operate largely independently from the upstream and downstream components of the manufacturing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Schwab, Matthias Braun, Roger Biel, Nils Schweizer, Nicholas Gollas, Shu Zong
  • Publication number: 20230079508
    Abstract: An automated production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses comprises: a production line front end (1) comprising: a first injection-molding machine (10) and a second injection-molding machine (12) a casting module (14) comprising a filling station (144) and a capping station (145); a stacking module (15) and a curing module (16); a destacking module (17) and a demolding and delensing module a production line back end (2) comprising: a scalable treatment module (20) comprising a number of liquid baths for a liquid bath treatment of the cured lenses (CL) carried by the treatment carrier tray (200) to obtain the ophthalmic lenses, wherein the number of liquid baths are reduced or increased pending on the number of ophthalmic lenses concurrently produced by the production lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Braun, Roger Biel, Matthias Schwab, Thomas Leibold, Nicholas Gollas, Shu Zong
  • Publication number: 20230080433
    Abstract: An automated production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses comprises: a production line front end (1) comprising: a first injection-molding machine (10) and a second injection-molding machine (12) a casting module (14) comprising a filling station (144) and a capping station (145); a stacking module (15) and a curing module (16); a destacking module (17) and a demolding and delensing module a production line back end (2) comprising: a scalable treatment module (20); an inspection module (21); a primary packaging module (22), Wherein the first and second injection-molding machines allow for a quick exchange of the tooling plates used in the injection molding machine without the need to decrease the temperature of the injection molding machine by pre-configured tooling plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Schwab, Roger Biel, Matthias Braun, Jens Eppig, Shu Zong
  • Publication number: 20210318468
    Abstract: A manufacturing module (MM) for contact lenses comprises a plurality of manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352) arranged in a closed loop and a plurality of lens mold carriers (1, 2) which are transported through the manufacturing stations. Each lens mold carrier (1, 2) comprises a frame (10, 20) having a predetermined number of mounting sites (100, 200) arranged along the frame. Each lens mold carrier (1, 2) further comprises a predetermined number of molds (112, 212) removably mounted to the frame (10, 20) at the mounting sites (100, 200), the molds being reusable male or female molds (212, 112). Two lens mold carriers (1, 2) are assigned to each other to form a pair, so that upon mating the pair of lens mold carriers (1, 2) the male and female molds (212, 112) are mated to form mold cavities defining the shape of the lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Shu Zong, Peter Hagmann, Roger Biel, Axel Heinrich, Stephan Pirl
  • Patent number: 11066155
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a housing assembly having a receiving space, a power assembly received in the receiving space, and a controlling assembly received in the receiving space and configured to control the power assembly. The housing assembly is provided with a flow passage penetrating an inside of the housing assembly, and the power assembly partially forms the flow passage. In the UAV, since the power assembly is mounted in the housing assembly, the propeller of the power assembly will not hurt person during the flight, thereby improving the safety performance while flying near the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventor: Shu Zong
  • Patent number: 10983251
    Abstract: A manufacturing module (MM) for contact lenses comprises a plurality of manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352) arranged in a closed loop and a plurality of lens mold carriers (1, 2) which are transported through the manufacturing stations. Each lens mold carrier (1, 2) comprises a frame (10, 20) having a predetermined number of mounting sites (100, 200) arranged along the frame. Each lens mold carrier (1, 2) further comprises a predetermined number of molds (112, 212) removably mounted to the frame (10, 20) at the mounting sites (100, 200), the molds being reusable male or female molds (212, 112). Two lens mold carriers (1, 2) are assigned to each other to form a pair, so that upon mating the pair of lens mold carriers (1, 2) the male and female molds (212, 112) are mated to form mold cavities defining the shape of the lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Shu Zong, Peter Hagmann, Roger Biel, Axel Heinrich, Stephan Piri
  • Patent number: 10751962
    Abstract: A modular production line for the production of contact lenses comprises at least three separate modules: a manufacturing module (MM), an inspection module (IM), and a packaging module (PP). The modular production line further comprises fixedly arranged transfer interfaces between the individual modules (MM, IM, PP) for transferring the lenses from a preceding module to a subsequent module. The manufacturing module (MM) comprises a plurality of manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352) which are grouped to form a plurality of individual manufacturing units (30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35) arranged in a closed loop. Reusable male and female molds (212, 112) are transported through the manufacturing stations of the manufacturing units, and each manufacturing unit (30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35) comprises a plurality of the manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Shu Zong, Peter Hagmann, Roger Biel, Axel Heinrich, Stephan Pirl
  • Publication number: 20190291858
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a housing assembly having a receiving space, a power assembly received in the receiving space, and a controlling assembly received in the receiving space and configured to control the power assembly. The housing assembly is provided with a flow passage penetrating an inside of the housing assembly, and the power assembly partially forms the flow passage. In the UAV, since the power assembly is mounted in the housing assembly, the propeller of the power assembly will not hurt person during the flight, thereby improving the safety performance while flying near the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Shu Zong
  • Publication number: 20190064396
    Abstract: A manufacturing module (MM) for contact lenses comprises a plurality of manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352) arranged in a closed loop and a plurality of lens mold carriers (1, 2) which are transported through the manufacturing stations. Each lens mold carrier (1, 2) comprises a frame (10, 20) having a predetermined number of mounting sites (100, 200) arranged along the frame. Each lens mold carrier (1, 2) further comprises a predetermined number of molds (112, 212) removably mounted to the frame (10, 20) at the mounting sites (100, 200), the molds being reusable male or female molds (212, 112). Two lens mold carriers (1, 2) are assigned to each other to form a pair, so that upon mating the pair of lens mold carriers (1, 2) the male and female molds (212, 112) are mated to form mold cavities defining the shape of the lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Shu Zong, Peter Hagmann, Roger Biel, Axel Heinrich, Stephan Pirl
  • Publication number: 20190061294
    Abstract: A modular production line for the production of contact lenses comprises at least three separate modules: a manufacturing module (MM), an inspection module (IM), and a packaging module (PP). The modular production line further comprises fixedly arranged transfer interfaces between the individual modules (MM, IM, PP) for transferring the lenses from a preceding module to a subsequent module. The manufacturing module (MM) comprises a plurality of manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352) which are grouped to form a plurality of individual manufacturing units (30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35) arranged in a closed loop. Reusable male and female molds (212, 112) are transported through the manufacturing stations of the manufacturing units, and each manufacturing unit (30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35) comprises a plurality of the manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Shu Zong, Peter Hagmann, Roger Biel, Axel Heinrich, Stephan Pirl
  • Patent number: D856259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SHU ZONG
    Inventor: Shu Zong