Patents by Inventor Stephen SMOLKA

Stephen SMOLKA 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: 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: 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