Patents Issued in April 18, 2023
  • Patent number: 11630247
    Abstract: A focus tunable optical system includes a lens assembly. The lens assembly includes: focus tunable lenses (FTLs) coaxially disposed along an optical axis, each FTL contributing to an optical power of the lens assembly; and a controller configured to control the optical power of the lens assembly by applying to each FTL a respective control signal, thereby generating a periodic optical response of the respective FTL. The optical response of each FTL is substantially different from the optical response of any other FTL of the plurality of FTLs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hector Navarro Fructuoso, Panji Setiawan
  • Patent number: 11630248
    Abstract: A laminate used under an environment irradiated with external light includes a light diffusion control film having an internal structure in the film. The internal structure includes a plurality of regions having a relatively high refractive index in a region having a relatively low refractive index. The laminate further includes an ultraviolet absorbing layer located further on the external light incident side than the light diffusion control film. The light diffusion control film contains a hindered amine-based compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuki Kuramoto, Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri
  • Patent number: 11630249
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sensing device with a conical reflector for making a two-dimensional optical radar that mainly diffuses a light source using a diffusing element to form a diffused light, and directs the light source onto a reflection surface of a reflective element, after the diffused light is reflected to a reflector through the reflection surface, the reflector then reflects the diffused light to form a reflected light, and reflects the reflected light onto the reflection surface in order that the reflected light is reflected onto an optical lens through the reflection surface, and finally, the reflected light is directed onto a sensing module through the optical lens, and the reflected light is received through the sensing module; thereby achieving the effects of omnidirectional real-time scanning, one-time detection of 360-degree environmental characteristic points, and accurately and stably providing relative positions between each characteristic point and a robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Jason Yan
  • Patent number: 11630250
    Abstract: A system for use in imaging in the air, including: an image source, a transflective mirror and a retroreflective element. Light emitted by the image source is irradiated onto the retroreflective element after being reflected by the transflective mirror, the light is reflected on the retroreflective element and emerges in an opposite direction along an original incident path, and after being transmitted by the transflective mirror, then forms a real image. A selective transmissive film is provided on a side of the transflective mirror facing the image source, and a phase delay optical element is provided on a side of the retroreflective element facing the transflective mirror such that first linearly polarized light incident on the retroreflective element from the transflective mirror becomes circularly polarized light after passing through the phase delay optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUTUROS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junfeng Xu, Tao Fang
  • Patent number: 11630251
    Abstract: A method of forming patterned features on a substrate is provided. The method includes positioning a plurality of masks arranged in a mask layout over a substrate. The substrate is positioned in a first plane and the plurality of masks are positioned in a second plane, the plurality of masks in the mask layout have edges that each extend parallel to the first plane and parallel or perpendicular to an alignment feature on the substrate, the substrate includes a plurality of areas configured to be patterned by energy directed through the masks arranged in the mask layout. The method further includes directing energy towards the plurality of areas through the plurality of masks arranged in the mask layout over the substrate to form a plurality of patterned features in each of the plurality of areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongan Xu, Rutger Meyer Timmerman Thijssen, Jinrui Guo, Ludovic Godet
  • Patent number: 11630252
    Abstract: An optical filter (1a) includes a light-absorbing layer (10). The light-absorbing layer absorbs light in at least a portion of the near-infrared region. When light with a wavelength of 300 nm to 1200 nm is incident on the optical filter (1a) at incident angles of 0°, 30°, and 40°, the optical filter (1a) satisfies given transmittance requirements. Nine differences each obtained as a difference between one and another of IE?xR, IE?yG, and IE?zB defined for incident angles ?° of 0°, 30°, and 40° satisfy given requirements, and ranges satisfy given requirements, each range being a difference obtained by subtracting the smallest value of three differences from the largest value of the three differences, the three differences obtained from IE?xR, IE?yG, and IE?zB collectively defined for the same pair selected from the incident angles ?°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomitaka Takagi, Katsuhide Shimmo
  • Patent number: 11630253
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a laminate which has a polarizer and an optically anisotropic layer and has excellent thermal durability; and an organic electroluminescent device and a liquid crystal display device, which include the laminate. The laminate according to the embodiment of the present invention is a laminate having two substrates, and a polarizing plate disposed between the two substrates, in which the polarizing plate has an optically anisotropic layer and a polarizer, the optically anisotropic layer is formed of a composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by Formula (I), the polarizer contains a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, and a moisture permeability of the substrate is 10?3 g/m2·day or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Shibata, Mayumi Nojiri, Ayako Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 11630254
    Abstract: To provide a polarizing plate capable of excellently controlling reflectance characteristics, a polarizing plate manufacturing method, and an optical apparatus including the polarizing plate. Provided is a polarizing plate 10 with a wire grid structure, including: a transparent substrate 1 and a grid-shaped convex portion 6 arranged on the transparent substrate at a pitch shorter than a wavelength of light of a use band and extending in a predetermined direction, wherein the grid-shaped convex portion 6 includes a reflection layer 2, a first dielectric layer 3, and an absorption layer 4 in order from the transparent substrate 1, and wherein the reflection layer and the first dielectric layer have substantially the same width and a minimum width of the absorption layer is smaller than a minimum width of the reflection layer and the first dielectric layer as viewed from a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Dexerials Corporation
    Inventor: Tomu Takeda
  • Patent number: 11630255
    Abstract: A light fixture with a single edge lit optical assembly produces various light distributions which provide targeted control of light output with peak intensity that is non-normal to the light guide output face. The compact form factor and modular design of the light fixture embodiments having narrow width are particularly well-suited for use in linear lighting applications requiring suspended, surface and recessed installations typically used to illuminate walls, floors and/or ceilings. The light fixture can also be selectively configured and oriented during assembly and installation to achieve various lighting distributions. Optical components within the light fixture are typically positioned and retained in optical alignment with internal support features of a linear housing. The optical assembly typically includes LED board, light guide, and one or more reflective surfaces. Additionally an optically transmitting component further provides a fixture assembler a range of design choices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Fusion Optix, Inc., Axis Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Terence Yeo, Timothy Kelly, Howard Yaphe, Stephane Beland, Jean Gagne, Andrew Miles
  • Patent number: 11630256
    Abstract: A diffractive waveguide stack includes first, second, and third diffractive waveguides for guiding light in first, second, and third visible wavelength ranges, respectively. The first diffractive waveguide includes a first material having first refractive index at a selected wavelength and a first target refractive index at a midpoint of the first visible wavelength range. The second diffractive waveguide includes a second material having a second refractive index at the selected wavelength and a second target refractive index at a midpoint of the second visible wavelength range. The third diffractive waveguide includes a third material having a third refractive index at the selected wavelength and a third target refractive index at a midpoint of the third visible wavelength range. A difference between any two of the first target refractive index, the second target refractive index, and the third target refractive index is less than 0.005 at the selected wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharad D. Bhagat, Brian George Hill, Christophe Peroz, Chieh Chang, Ling Li
  • Patent number: 11630257
    Abstract: A multi-waveguide optical structure, including multiple waveguides stacked to intercept light passing sequentially through each waveguide, each waveguide associated with a differing color and a differing depth of plane, each waveguide including: a first adhesive layer, a substrate having a first index of refraction, and a patterned layer positioned such that the first adhesive layer is between the patterned layer and the substrate, the first adhesive layer providing adhesion between the patterned layer and the substrate, the patterned layer having a second index of refraction less than the first index of refraction, the patterned layer defining a diffraction grating, wherein a field of view associated with the waveguide is based on the first and the second indices of refraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Y. Xu, Michael Nevin Miller, Kang Luo, Vikramjit Singh, Michael Klug
  • Patent number: 11630258
    Abstract: A display backlight, comprises: an excitation source, LED (146), for generating blue excitation light (148) with a peak emission wavelength in a wavelength range 445 nm to 465 nm; and a photoluminescence wavelength conversion layer (152). The photoluminescence wavelength conversion layer (152) comprises a mixture of a green-emitting photoluminescence material with a peak emission in a wavelength range 530 nm to 545 nm, a red-emitting photoluminescence material with a peak emission in a wavelength range 600 nm to 650 nm and particles of light scattering material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Intematix Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Qun Li, Xianglong Yuan
  • Patent number: 11630259
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a main body, a light guide plate, and a flexible circuit board. The main body includes a light exit wall and a side wall connected and bent relative to each other. The light exit wall and the side wall together form a groove. The light guide plate has a light exit region and a light mixing region. Microstructures are disposed on the light exit region. At least a part of the light exit region is engaged in the groove. The flexible circuit board has a light-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit is configured to emit light toward a side surface of the light mixing region. The light enters the light guide plate from the side surface of the light mixing region and is totally reflected in the light mixing region, and then is guided to the light exit wall through the microstructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Wei Ho, Chen-Hao Chiu
  • Patent number: 11630260
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a compound light-guide optical element (LOE) is provided. A bonded stack of a plurality of LOE precursors and a plurality of transparent spacer plates alternating therebetween is bonded to a first optical block having a plurality of mutually parallel obliquely angled internal surfaces. The block is joined to the stack such that first plurality of partially reflective internal surfaces of the block is non-parallel to the internal surfaces of the LOE precursor. After bonding, a second optical is thereby formed. At least one compound LOE is sliced-out of the second optical block by cutting the second block through at least two consecutive spacer plates having a LOE precursor sandwiched therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: LUMUS LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon Grabarnik, Tsion Eisenfeld
  • Patent number: 11630261
    Abstract: One embodiment described herein provides a co-packaged optics (CPO) switch assembly. The CPO switch assembly includes a switch integrated circuit (IC) chip and a number of optical modules coupled to the switch IC chip. The switch IC chip and the optical modules are co-packaged within a same physical enclosure. The switch IC chip includes a switch logic and a digital signal processing (DSP) unit, and a respective optical module comprises: a photonic integrated chip (PIC), a first amplifier module, and a second amplifier module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ALIBABA SINGAPORE HOLDING PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventor: Chongjin Xie
  • Patent number: 11630262
    Abstract: Provided is an optical isolator including a semiconductor substrate, an optical attenuator and an optical amplifier aligned with each other on the semiconductor substrate, an input optical waveguide connected to the optical attenuator, and an output optical waveguide connected to the optical amplifier, wherein a gain of the optical amplifier decreases based on an intensity of light incident on the optical amplifier increasing, wherein a first input light incident on the optical attenuator through the input optical waveguide is output as a first output light through the output optical waveguide, and a second input light incident on the optical amplifier through the output optical waveguide is output as a second output light through the input optical waveguide, and wherein when an intensity of the first input light and an intensity of the second input light are equal, an intensity of the first output light is greater than an intensity of the second output light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongjae Shin, Hyunil Byun, Jinmyoung Kim, Changgyun Shin, Changbum Lee
  • Patent number: 11630263
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes fusion spliced cable assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Nahid Islam
  • Patent number: 11630264
    Abstract: An optical element including a plurality of first circuits, the optical element includes a first cascade circuit in which one or more of first circuits are connected in cascade, a second cascade circuit in which one or more of first circuits are connected in cascade, and a combiner circuit configured to connect the first cascade circuit and the second cascade circuit. A first circuit included in the plurality of first circuits includes a first cascade structure in which N (N is an integer of 1 or larger) of 2-input and 2-output phase shifters and (N+1) of 2-input and 2-output couplers are alternately connected in cascade, and a first controller configured to control the N phase shifters in a direction in which optical input power decreases, the first controller being connected to one of two outputs of the first cascade structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11630265
    Abstract: An optical circuit switch including a two-dimensional fiber collimator includes a hole plate to hold and align a plurality of optical fibers. Fiber pathways within the hole plate can be formed using a femtosecond laser irradiation chemical etching (FLICE) technique. The use of the FLICE technique allows for extremely precise channels to be formed which allows for fibers to be aligned more closely with their intended alignment. The technique also allows for the channels or fiber pathways to be formed in a thicker material, which allows for greater structural support and robustness of the fiber collimator in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jill Berger, Kevin Yasumura, Steven M. Swain
  • Patent number: 11630266
    Abstract: An optical switching device (20) includes a substrate (39) and first and second optical waveguides (23, 25) having respective first and second tapered ends (62, 64), which are fixed on the substrate in mutual proximity one to another. A pair of electrodes (36, 38) is disposed on the substrate with a gap therebetween. A cantilever beam (32) is disposed on the substrate within the gap and configured to deflect transversely between first and second positions within the gap in response to a potential applied between the electrodes. A third optical waveguide (21) is mounted on the cantilever beam and has a third tapered end (60) disposed between the first and second tapered ends of the first and second waveguides, so that the third tapered end is in proximity with the first tapered end when the cantilever beam is in the first position and is in proximity with the second tapered end when the cantilever beam is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY LTD., MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Eran Aharon, Dan Mark Marom, Dimitrios Kalavrouziotis, Paraskevas Bakopoulos, Elad Mentovich
  • Patent number: 11630267
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a ferrule boot for mounting in a multi-fiber ferrule. The ferrule boot may include a body member that has a distal end and a proximal end. The body member may define a plurality of openings that extend lengthwise therethrough with each opening being configured for receiving a respective one of a plurality of optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yu Lu, Jaime Gonzalez Batista, Scott L. Carlson
  • Patent number: 11630268
    Abstract: An optically traceable patch cord includes a cable extending from a first connector at a first end to a second connector at a second end. A trace assembly in the cable is located between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable. An optical tracing fiber extends from the trace assembly to one of the first connector and the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Artur Bureacov, Asher Leong Raven
  • Patent number: 11630269
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector arrangement includes a printed circuit board coupled to a connector housing. The printed circuit board includes a memory storage device that is configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the fiber optic connector arrangement. The printed circuit board also defines contacts that are electrically coupled to the memory storage device to enable the physical layer information to be read from the memory storage device by a media reading interface. A connector assembly includes at least one adapter assembly; a printed circuit board; and a media reading interface. The connector assembly also may include a tactile pressure sensor. The adapter assembly defines at least a first port and a second port that are configured to connect optical fibers of two connector arrangements. One or more connector assemblies can be mounted to a fiber panel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mark Smrha, Michael D. Schroeder, Michael Gunderson, Vern Loch
  • Patent number: 11630270
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a cladding layer and a first optical waveguide. The first optical waveguide is formed on the first cladding layer. An end surface of the first optical waveguide is inclined relative to a vertical line perpendicular to an upper surface of the cladding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Iida, Yasutaka Nakashiba
  • Patent number: 11630271
    Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a waveguide, a passivation layer, and a reflector. The waveguide is over a substrate. The passivation layer is over the substrate and covers the waveguide. The reflector includes a metal layer and a semiconductor layer on the passivation layer. The metal layer and the first semiconductor layer are in contact with the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Hui Huang, Jui-Hsieh Lai, Shang-Yun Hou
  • Patent number: 11630272
    Abstract: The photoelectric signal conversion and transmission device includes a photoelectric signal module and a fiber joint, matched and coupled together. A circuit board of the photoelectric signal module includes one or more connection bases. Light emission elements, light reception elements, and amplifiers are configured on a first coupling face of the connection based, and electrically connected by first and second wires. The fiber joint includes a number of fibers axially aligned with the light emission and reception elements. By having the light emission and reception elements and amplifiers configured on a same coupling face, their physical connection distance is reduced, thereby decreasing signal attenuation, enhancing signal transmission performance, and facilitating structural miniaturization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NIEN-YI INDUSTRIAL CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Cheng Wu, Jing-Qing Chan, Guan-Shiou Chen, Zeng-Xin Guo
  • Patent number: 11630273
    Abstract: Provided is a light detecting device including a light input device configured to receive light, a plurality of waveguides extending from the light input device, the plurality of waveguides being configured to transmit portions of the light received by the light input device, respectively, a plurality of modulators provided on the plurality of waveguides and configured to modulate phases of the portions of light transmitted in the plurality of waveguides, respectively, at least one graphene layer configured to absorb the portions of light transmitted in the plurality of waveguides, and at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode electrically connected to the at least one graphene layer, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.. LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Eunkyung Lee, Byounglyong Choi, Taejun Gu, Dongmok Whang
  • Patent number: 11630274
    Abstract: A network device includes an enclosure, a multi-chip module (MCM), an optical-to-optical connector, and a multi-core fiber (MCF) interconnect. The enclosure has a panel. The MCM is inside the enclosure. The optical-to-optical connector, which is mounted on the panel of the enclosure, is configured to transfer a plurality of optical communication signals. The MCF interconnect includes multiple fiber cores for routing the plurality of optical communication signals between the MCM and the panel. The MCF has a first end at which the multiple fiber cores are coupled to the MCM, and a second end at which the multiple fiber cores are connected to the optical-to-optical connector on the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Dimitrios Kalavrouziotis, Donald Becker, Boaz Atias, Paraskevas Bakopoulos, Elad Mentovich
  • Patent number: 11630275
    Abstract: Embodiments of an optical fiber cable are provided. The optical fiber cable includes an outer jacket, an inner jacket, a porous insulating layer, and at least one optical fiber. The outer jacket has a first thickness between its inner surface and its outer surface. The inner jacket has a second thickness between its inner surface and its outer surface. The inner jacket is disposed within the outer jacket. The porous insulating layer is disposed between the inner jacket and the outer jacket. The porous insulating layer is configured to reduce the transfer of heat to the inner jacket during combustion of the outer jacket. The optical fiber is disposed within the inner jacket. In the optical fiber cable, the first thickness is less than the second thickness, and each of the outer jacket and the inner jacket include at least one flame retardant additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley
  • Patent number: 11630276
    Abstract: A hinge structure (2202) for pivotally mounting a first telecommunications element (2256) to a second telecommunications element (2224/2210) includes a hinge pin (2203) provided on the first element (2256) and a hinge pin receiver (2204) provided on the second element (2224/2210). The hinge pin (2203) defines a notch (2206) separating the pin (2203) into two pin halves (2205). The hinge pin receiver (2204) defines two sets of opposing surfaces (2214), the two sets (2214) separated by a divider (2212), the divider (2212) configured to be accommodated by the notch (2206) when the hinge pin (2203) is inserted into the hinge pin receiver (2204), wherein each opposing surface set (2214) defines a slot (2213) for receiving each pin half (2205).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA
    Inventors: Pieter Vermeulen, Johan Geens, Peter Claes
  • Patent number: 11630277
    Abstract: Closure-mounted support structures and associated assemblies for supporting fiber optic management devices within a fiber optic closure defining a closure volume. The support structures are adapted to receive and hold axially distal portions of protection tubes that hold and protect portions of optical fibers as they are routed through the closure volume, and also to support optical fiber management trays into which the optical fibers can be routed upon exiting the protection tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Roger Joseph Alaerts
  • Patent number: 11630278
    Abstract: A cabinet unit for use in an optical fiber distribution system may include a housing having a cavity, a plurality of extension portions contained within the housing, each extension portion being adapted to support an adapter for receiving cables aligned lengthwise with the extension portion, and a support structure formed on an inner surface of the housing, each extension portion being mounted to the housing by the support structure and extends away from the inner surface of the housing. The plurality of extension portions may be hingedly coupled to the support structure. A clearance between two adjacent extension portions of a given support bar may be configured to be adjusted by rotating the adjacent extension portions along their respective hinged connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Go!Foton Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Takeuchi, David Zhi Chen, Alla Shtabnaya, Haiguang Lu
  • Patent number: 11630279
    Abstract: A break-out assembly includes an enclosure defining a first port at the first end to receive an optical cable and a second port at the second end to receive a plurality of break-out cables. Each port leads to the interior of the enclosure. A cable retention region defined within the enclosure at the second end is configured to enable the break-out cables to each secure to the enclosure at one of a plurality of axial locations. Certain types of break-out assemblies include other cable retention regions to axially and/or rotationally secure the optical cable to the enclosure. A splice retention region is disposed within the enclosure between the first port and the second cable retention region. The splice retention region receives optical splices at which optical fibers of the optical cable are spliced to optical fibers of the break-out cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yu Lu, Oscar Fernando Bran de Leon, Scott Carlson, Thomas Marcouiller
  • Patent number: 11630280
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided, including a fixed part, a movable part, a driving assembly and a supporting assembly. The movable part is movable relative to the fixed part, and is connected to an optical element. The driving assembly drives the movable part to move relative to the fixed part. The movable part is movable relative to the fixed part in a moving range via the supporting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chen-Hsien Fan, Chih-Wen Chiang, Chia-Che Wu, Yu-Chiao Lo
  • Patent number: 11630281
    Abstract: A lens module includes a carrier having an internal space, a lens unit including lens groups and installed in the carrier so that at least two of the lens groups are independently movable in a length direction of the carrier, a guide unit including guide members arranged on both side surfaces of the lens groups to guide movement of the movable lens groups, and driving wires connected to each of the guide members and formed of a shape memory alloy, wherein each of the movable lens groups is connected to a pair of guide members disposed on both sides of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Woo Jun, Jae Ki Eom
  • Patent number: 11630282
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism includes a fixed portion, a movable portion, a driving assembly, and a circuit assembly. The movable portion is connected to the optical element and is movable relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly drives the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The circuit assembly is connected to the driving assembly. The driving assembly is electrically connected to an external circuit via the circuit assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Ho Chen, Chen-Hsin Huang, Chao-Chang Hu, Chen-Chi Kuo, Ying-Jen Wang, Ya-Hsiu Wu, Sin-Jhong Song, Che-Hsiang Chiu, Kuen-Wang Tsai, Mao-Kuo Hsu, Tun-Ping Hsueh, I-Hung Chen, Chun-Chia Liao, Wei-Zhong Luo, Wen-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 11630283
    Abstract: An optical imaging lens is provided. The optical imaging lens includes sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a first lens with a positive refractive power; a second lens with a negative refractive power; a third lens with a refractive power, an object side surface of the third lens being a convex surface, an image side surface of the third lens being a concave surface; a fourth lens with refractive power, an object side surface of the fourth lens being a convex surface, an image side surface of the fourth lens being a concave surface a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, an object side surface of the fifth lens being a convex surface, an image side surface of the fifth lens being a concave surface; and a sixth lens with a refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUNNY OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Weng, Mengna Tang, Jianke Wenren, Fujian Dai, Liefeng Zhao
  • Patent number: 11630284
    Abstract: A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The sixth lens element has at least one of an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric, wherein at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element comprises at least one inflection point. The seventh lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface being both aspheric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11630285
    Abstract: A lens module includes lenses sequentially arranged from an object side toward an image plane sensor and having respective refractive powers. A second lens of the lenses has a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. A first lens and a third lens of the lenses are symmetrical to each other in relation to the second lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyu Min Chae
  • Patent number: 11630286
    Abstract: A cemented lens may include a first lens and a second lens connected via an adhesive layer. The first lens may include a convex surface facing toward the second lens, and a first flange surrounding an outer circumference of the convex surface. The second lens may include a concave surface connected to the convex surface, and a second flange surrounding an outer circumference of the concave surface. One of the first and second flange may include a projection protruding toward an other of the first and second flange. The other of the first and second flange may include an opposed portion opposed to a side surface of the projection Ga is a distance between the convex surface and the concave surface, and Gb is a distance between the side surface and the opposed portion, and the following expression: Gb<Ga may be satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 11630287
    Abstract: A tethered imaging camera encapsulated in a shell lens element of such camera enables viewing from inside and imaging of a biological organ in/from a variety of directions. A portion of camera's optical system together with light source(s) and optical detector mutually cooperated by housing structure inside the shell are moveable/re-orientable within the shell to vary a desired view of the object space without interruption of imaging process. A tether carries electrical but not optical signals to and from the camera and controllable traction cords to move the camera, and a hand-control unit and/or electronic circuitry configured to operate the camera and power its movements. Method(s) of using optical, optoelectronic, and optoelectromechanical sub-systems of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: OMNISCIENT IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Bhaskar Banerjee, Richard Pfisterer, John Jameson, Chih-Chiang Chang, Haiyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11630288
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a light source; an image display element including multiple micromirrors arranged in two dimensions, the multiple micromirrors forming an image display plane, each micromirror having a reflecting surface; and a projection optical system. Conditional expressions (1) and (2) below are satisfied: ?1?14(deg)??(1) 1.2<BF/L<2.2??(2) where ?1 is a maximum tilt angle of the reflecting surface of each micromirror with respect to the image display plane, L is a diagonal length of the image display plane, and BF is a distance between a vertex of a lens within the projection optical system and closest to the image display plane and the image display plane along an optical axis of the projection optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Takano, Shigeaki Imai, Kazuhiro Fujita, Makoto Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 11630289
    Abstract: An image capturing lens system includes three lens groups including five lens elements. The three lens groups are, in order from an object side to an image side: first, second and third lens groups. The five lens elements are, in order from the object side to the image side: first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements. The first lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has negative refractive power. At least one lens element has an inflection point. A focal length of the image capturing lens system is varied by changing axial distances between the three lens groups in a zooming process. The image capturing lens system has a long-focal-length end and a short-focal-length end. The second lens group is moved relative to the first lens group along an optical axis in the zooming process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chi Tang, Tzu-Chieh Kuo
  • Patent number: 11630290
    Abstract: An optical system for displaying an image to a viewer includes a partial reflector, a reflective polarizer, and a first retarder layer. A light ray propagates along the optical axis and passes through the plurality of optical lenses, the partial reflector, the reflective polarizer, and the first retarder layer without being substantially refracted. For a cone of light incident on the optical system from an object comprising a spatial frequency of about 70, 60, 50, 40, or 30 line pairs per millimeter and filling the exit pupil with a chief ray of the cone of light passing through a center of the opening of the exit pupil of the optical system and making an angle of about 20 degrees with the optical axis, a modulation transfer function of the optical system is greater than about 0.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhisheng Yun, Timothy L. Wong, Erin A. McDowell
  • Patent number: 11630291
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an optical assembly includes providing a first mold having a first curved mold surface; placing a substantially flat reflective polarizer; on the first curved mold surface and applying at least one of pressure and heat to at least partially conform the reflective polarizer to the first curved mold surface; providing a second mold comprising a second mold surface, the first and second mold surfaces defining a mold cavity therebetween; substantially filling the mold cavity with a flowable material having a temperature greater than a glass transition temperature of the reflective polarizer; and solidifying the flowable material to form a solid optical element bonded to the reflective polarizer. A maximum variation of an orientation of a pass polarization state across the bonded reflective polarizer is within about 3 degrees of a maximum variation of the orientation of the pass polarization state across the substantially flat reflective polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jo A. Etter, Timothy L. Wong, Zhisheng Yun, Gregg A. Ambur, Benjamin G. Sonnek, Robert M. Jennings
  • Patent number: 11630292
    Abstract: An optical scanning microscope includes an illumination system having a light source portion emanating from a light source, first and second polarizing beam splitters, and first and second optical channels disposed between the beam splitters. The light source portion is configured to emit a first illumination light beam comprising light of a first main polarization direction and of a second main polarization direction. The first beam splitter is configured to guide the light primarily into the first and channels, respectively. The second beam splitter is configured to form a second illumination light beam from light of the first and second main polarization directions from the first channel and second channels, respectively. The first and second channels are configured to emit the light of the first and second main polarization directions from the first and second channels, respectively, so as to have different types of convergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Schumann, Albrecht Weiss, Tobias Bauer, Cornell Peter Gonschior
  • Patent number: 11630293
    Abstract: An imaging flow cytometer includes at least one flow channel through which an observation target flows, a light source which irradiates the flow channel with sheet-like excitation light, an imaging unit which images a specific cross-section of the observation target by imaging fluorescence from the observation target having passed through a position irradiated with the excitation light, and a three-dimensional image generation unit which generates a three-dimensional image of the observation target as a captured image on the basis of a plurality of captured images obtained by cross-sectional imaging by the imaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: ThinkCyte, Inc., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Masashi Ugawa, Yoko Kawamura, Sadao Ota
  • Patent number: 11630294
    Abstract: A surgical microscope for visualizing a tissue region contains an illumination device with a light source and an illumination beam path for illuminating an object region with an object plane and an observation device having an observation beam path for imaging the object region with the object plane into an observation plane. A first polarizer can be coupled into the illumination beam path and is suitable for polarizing the illumination light in a first orientation. A polarizer, which can be coupled into the observation beam path, has a second orientation at an angle between 80° and 100° relative to the first orientation. In a first mode, the light source emits illumination light in a first wavelength range between 450 nm and 550 nm, the first polarizer is coupled into the illumination beam path, and the second polarizer is coupled into the observation beam path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventor: Carl Kuebler
  • Patent number: 11630295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an illumination module for a microscope apparatus, comprising a plurality of monochromatic sources and a control device, wherein the control device is configured to control states of the plurality of the monochromatic sources, and the control device includes a selecting and switching module which realizes a switch among the plurality of monochromatic sources in response to an operation of the user. The design of the illumination module makes the microscope apparatus compact in structure, highly reliable, convenient in use, and extremely enhancing the work efficiency of the user. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling the illumination module, and a microscope apparatus comprising the illumination module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Goegler, Jochen Ingo Schweizer, Lei Cai, Genxin Dou, Changqing Liu
  • Patent number: 11630296
    Abstract: The present invention is an optical assembly featuring an architecture which allows adjustment of both objective lenses and the electronic sensing assemblies in the optical assembly. Electrical connections in the housings of the various subassemblies allow focusing adjustment by rotational and/or translational movement for increased adjustability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Maranon, Inc.
    Inventor: James Thomas