Patents Issued in August 20, 2024
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Patent number: 12066585Abstract: A method includes: towing sources in a wide-tow source survey configuration; actuating at least one of the sources to create a signal; detecting the signal with a first receiver of a first plurality of streamers; and detecting the signal with a second receiver of a second plurality of streamers, wherein: the second plurality of streamers are interspersed with streamers from the first plurality of streamers in the port outer region and in the starboard outer region. A system includes: sources in a wide-tow source survey configuration and coupled to the survey vessel; a first plurality of streamers comprising a regular streamer spread and coupled to the survey vessel; and a second plurality of streamers coupled to the survey vessel, wherein: the second plurality of streamers are interspersed with streamers from the first plurality of streamers in the port outer region and in the starboard outer region.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: PGS Geophysical ASInventor: David O'Dowd
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Patent number: 12066586Abstract: A computer-implemented method that enables lithofacies guided core description using unsupervised machine learning is described herein. The method includes obtaining well log curves for a wells in a zone. The method also includes predicting lithofacies for the wells using a machine learning model. The machine learning model is trained with input data comprising additional well log curves and well cores. The method includes grouping the wells based on the predicted lithofacies, and updating core descriptions of the wells based on the grouped wells.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Yunsheng Li, Weihua Wang, Maan A. Hawi
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Patent number: 12066587Abstract: Disclosed is a method for extracting IP information in a TEM response of a grounded-wire source, comprising the following steps: 1) obtaining subsurface resistivity through inversion of a vertical magnetic field less influenced by an IP effect; 2) obtaining an electric field response not influenced by the IP effect based on forward modeling of the obtained underground electrical structure; 3) removing the influence of the IP effect on an observed response to obtain a pure IP response; and 4) inverting the obtained IP response to obtain IP information of polarizability, a frequency dependence, and a time constant. The method of the present invention provides a new idea for further extracting IP information in a TEM response.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (IGGCAS)Inventors: Nannan Zhou, Kangxin Lei, Guoqiang Xue, Wen Chen
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Patent number: 12066588Abstract: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) electronics that employ selective solid-state isolation of circuit elements can include solid-state switches, such as back-to-back Field Effect Transistor (FET) pairs, and isolated gate drive electronics adapted to operate the solid-state switches in order to selectively decouple induction coils from receive electronics. The solid-state switches can be placed in series to achieve higher standoff voltages, and can be configured for low on resistance and short switching times. The gate drive electronics can include electrical isolation components adapted to enhance standoff voltages and reduce electrical noise at the selectively isolated receive electronics.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Vista Clara Inc.Inventors: David Walsh, Elliot Grunewald
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Patent number: 12066589Abstract: Systems and methods for imaging properties of subterranean formations (136) in a wellbore (106) include a formation sensor (120, 200) for collecting currents (304A, 304B) injected into the subterranean formations (139) and a formation imaging unit (118). The formation imaging unit (118) includes a current management unit for collecting data from the currents injected into the subterranean formations (136) and a formation data unit (116) for determining at least one formation parameter from the collected data. The formation imaging unit (118) also includes an inversion unit for determining at least one formation property by inverting the at least one formation parameter. The inversion unit is suitable for generating an inverted standoff image and an inverted permittivity image for comparison with a composite image of the formation imaging unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Martin G. Luling, Peter Schlicht, Tianhua Zhang
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Patent number: 12066590Abstract: Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for creating artificial real-time gamma ray (GR) images for well placement. Real-time azimuthal density data is determined from drilling of a well. An azimuthal density data set is generated using the real-time azimuthal density data. The azimuthal density data set is generated with a greater sampling rate than a real-time sampling rate of the real-time azimuthal density data. An azimuthal density curve depth match is performed using the azimuthal density data set. Performing the azimuthal density curve depth match includes creating a depth shift match table. A high-resolution sector near-bit gamma ray (GR) image is generated using the azimuthal density curve depth match and the depth shift match table. The high-resolution sector near-bit GR image is oriented to a top of a wellbore for the well.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Weihua Wang, Yunsheng Li
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Patent number: 12066591Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a mirrored apparatus includes a substrate with a non-metal inorganic material that is non-diamond turnable. The mirrored apparatus further includes a finish layer arranged on the surface of the substrate. The finish layer has a polished surface opposite the substrate. The mirrored apparatus also includes a reflective layer arranged on the polished surface of the finish layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: John P. Schaefer, Martin Mather, Paul Gasloli
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Patent number: 12066592Abstract: Provided is a meta-optical device including a first layer including a plurality of first nanostructures and a first material disposed adjacent to the plurality of first nanostructures, a second layer disposed on the first layer, the second layer including a plurality of second nanostructures and a second material disposed adjacent to the plurality of second nanostructures, wherein the first layer and the second layer include regions in which signs of an effective refractive index change rate in a first direction are opposite to each other, and wherein the meta-optical device is configured to obtain a target phase delay profile with respect to incident light of a predetermined wavelength band.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyunsung Park, Hyeonsoo Park, Seunghoon Han
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Patent number: 12066593Abstract: The compound having a high refractive index characteristic and a high transmittance is a (meth)acrylate compound represented by the following general formula (1): in the general formula (1), X represents a phenylene group, Z1 to Z3 are selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a heteroaryl group, a phenylene group, a heteroarylene group, a phenylalkylene group having an alkylene group having 1 or more to 4 or less carbon atoms, and a heteroaralkylene group having an alkylene group having 1 or more to 4 or less carbon atoms, P1 to P3 are selected from the group consisting of an acryloyloxy group and a methacryloyloxy group, A is selected from the group consisting of an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an arylene group, and a heteroarylene group, and “m” and “n” each represent 0 or 1, provided that when the “m” represents 0, the “n” represents 0.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kei Tagami, Terunobu Saitoh, Akihito Saitoh, Yota Ito
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Patent number: 12066594Abstract: To form an optical body having a micro concave-convex structure on at least part of an adherend with high accuracy. Provided is an optical laminate including an adherend, a bonding layer formed on at least part of a surface of the adherend, and an optical body bonded to the adherend with the bonding layer. A micro concave-convex structure in which concavities and convexities are arranged at an average cycle less than or equal to a visible light wavelength is formed in at least one surface of the optical body. The bonding layer is provided on the other surface of the optical body. An initial 90° peeling force when peeling the optical body from a transfer body having an inverted concave-convex structure fitted in the micro concave-convex structure of the optical body is less than or equal to 70% of a 90° peeling force between the optical body and the bonding layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sugata, Shunichi Kajiya
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Patent number: 12066595Abstract: A multilayer thin film structure having a reflective core particle, a dielectric layer directly encapsulating the reflective core particle, an absorber layer directly encapsulating the dielectric layer; an outer layer encapsulating the absorber layer. The multilayer thin film structure has a hue shift of less than 30° in the Lab color space when viewed at angles from 0° to 45°.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Songtao Wu, Debasish Banerjee
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Patent number: 12066596Abstract: A cover window includes a base layer; a first coating layer on the base layer; and a second coating layer on the first coating layer. The first coating layer directly contacts a first part of an upper surface of the base layer and exposes a second part of the upper surface of the base layer, the upper surface of the base layer consists of the first part and the second part, and the second coating layer directly contacts the second part of the upper surface of the base layer exposed by the first coating layer, and an upper surface of the first coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Hyun Ko, Hyun Seung Seo, Dong Sung Lee, Yong Kyu Kang, Hui Yeon Shon, Hyun Kyung Yun
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Patent number: 12066597Abstract: The imaging lens includes, successively in order from a position closest to an object side to an image side: a first lens group; and a second lens group that has a positive refractive power. During focusing, only the second lens group moves. A lens closest to the image side in the second lens group is a negative meniscus lens having a surface convex toward the object side. Assuming that a paraxial radius of curvature of an object side surface of the negative meniscus lens closest to the image side in the second lens group is rF, and a maximum image height is Y, the imaging lens satisfies Conditional Expression (1), which is represented by 0.5<rF/Y<3 (1).Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Hiroki Saito
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Patent number: 12066598Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit consisting of one or more negative lenses, a second lens unit with positive refractive power disposed so as to have a first air space from the first lens unit, and a third lens unit disposed so as to have a second air space from the second lens unit. The first air space is a widest air space of air spaces formed closer to the object side than a positive lens disposed closest to the object side in the optical system. A surface of the first lens unit closest to the image side is concave. The third lens unit consists of a lens element with negative refractive power and having a concave surface on the object side. The optical system satisfies predetermined inequalities.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yuki Shinzato
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Patent number: 12066599Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed from an object side. The system satisfies TTL/f<1.0 and D23/D34<1.2, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane, f is a focal length of the imaging lens system, D23 is a distance from an image-side surface of the second lens to an object-side surface of the third lens, and D34 is a distance from an image-side surface of the third lens to an object-side surface of the fourth lens.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Hyuk Im, Ju Hwa Son
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Patent number: 12066600Abstract: A camera includes a photosensor configured to capture light projected onto a surface of the photosensor and a lens system configured to refract light from an object field located in front of the camera to form an image of a scene at an image plane at or near the surface of the photosensor. The lens system comprises a plurality of refractive lens elements arranged along an optical axis of the camera. The lens system is configured to have a field-of-view (FOV) within a range of 110° to 140°, and the lens system has an F-number within a range of 2.2 to 2.8.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Yuhong Yao
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Patent number: 12066601Abstract: An imaging lens element assembly includes a dual molded lens element. The dual molded lens element includes a transparent portion, a light absorbing portion and a step structure. The transparent portion, in order from a center to a peripheral region, includes an optical effective area and a transparent peripheral area, wherein an optical axis of the imaging lens element assembly passes through the optical effective area, and the transparent peripheral area surrounds the optical effective area. The light absorbing portion surrounds the optical effective area and is disposed on an object side of the transparent peripheral area and includes an object-end surface and an outer inclined surface. The object-end surface faces towards an object side of the light absorbing portion, and the outer inclined surface extends from the object-end surface to an image side of the light absorbing portion and is gradually far away from the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin-An Chang, Ming-Ta Chou, Cheng-Feng Lin, Ming-Shun Chang
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Patent number: 12066602Abstract: The present invention provides an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens comprises six lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling convex or concave shape of surfaces of the lens elements and designing parameters satisfying at least one inequality, the optical imaging lens may present a great field of view with smaller surface area of the front side of the optical imaging lens.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jia-Sin Jhang, Yanbin Chen, Feng Li
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Patent number: 12066603Abstract: A wide-angle optical system includes in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third unit having a positive refractive power. At the time of carrying out a focal-position adjustment from a far point to a near point, the second lens unit is moved from a first position toward a second position. The third lens unit includes not less than three lens components, and not less than three lens components include a first lens component and a second lens component. The first lens component is a single lens and the second lens component is a cemented lens. Following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: ?0.60<(n2C??n2C)/r2C<?0.05??(1).Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke Ichikawa, Takashi Fujikura, Shinichi Mihara
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Patent number: 12066604Abstract: A 4K high-resolution panoramic annular optical system includes a panoramic annular lens head unit, a subsequent lens group, and a 4K sensor (SE) that is coaxially installed. The panoramic annular lens head unit includes a first lens (PALIPAL1) and a second lens (PAL2). The subsequent lens group includes a third lens (RL1), a fourth lens (RL2), a fifth lens (RL3), a sixth lens (RL4), a seventh lens (RL5), an eighth lens (RL6), and a ninth lens (RL7) that are arranged in order from an object plane to an image plane. The first lens (PAL1) and the fifth lens (RL3) are meniscus glass lenses with positive refractive power. The six lens (RL4) and the ninth lens (RL7) are meniscus glass lenses with negative refractive power, and the second lens (PAL2), the fourth lens (RL2), the seventh lens (RL5), and the eighth lens (RL6) are biconvex lenses with positive refractive power.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITYInventors: Jian Bai, Jia Wang, Xiao Huang
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Patent number: 12066605Abstract: The zoom optical system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group which are serially arranged from the object-side towards the image-side, wherein the first lens group comprises a plurality of fixed lenses, the second lens group comprises two movable lenses, the third lens group comprises two movable lenses, magnification is adjusted according to the movement of the second lens group, focus is adjusted according to the movement of the third lens group, the focal length at maximum magnification is at least 13 mm, and the f-number at maximum magnification is at most 3.7.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Hyung Rok Shim
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Patent number: 12066606Abstract: An image lens assembly includes four lens groups: a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group and a fourth lens group along an optical path. The four lens groups include nine lens elements: a first lens element with positive refractive power, a second lens element with negative refractive power, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element, an eighth lens element and a ninth lens element along the optical path. At least one lens element of the image lens assembly has at least one inflection point. At least five lens elements of the image lens assembly are made of plastic material. When focusing or zooming, the first lens group and the fourth lens group stay stationary, while the second lens group and the third lens group move along an optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuan-Ting Yeh, Wei-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 12066607Abstract: A zoom optical system comprises, in order from an object: a front lens group (GFS) having a positive refractive power; an M1 lens group (GM1) having a negative refractive power; an M2 lens group (GM2) having a positive refractive power; and an RN lens group (GRN) having a negative refractive power, wherein upon zooming, distances between the front lens group and the M1 lens group, between the M1 lens group and the M2 lens group, and between the M2 lens group and the RN lens group change, upon focusing from an infinite distant object to a short distant object, the RN lens group moves, and the M2 lens group comprises an A lens group that satisfies a following conditional expression, 1.10<fvr/fTM2<2.00, where, fvr: a focal length of the A lens group, and fTM2: a focal length of the M2 lens group in a telephoto end state.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Kosuke Machida
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Patent number: 12066608Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power and disposed closest to an image plane. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the second lens unit moves to the object side, and each distance between adjacent lens units changes. A predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Junya Ichimura
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Patent number: 12066609Abstract: A multi-band/multi-polarization reflective or catadioptric optical system yields differing effective focal lengths (EFLs) per band/polarization. This approach could be used to create an imaging system, for example. In such case, a sensor (imager, spectrometer, diode, etc.) is located at the one or more focal planes. On the other hand, it could also be used to create a projecting system or hybrid projecting and imaging system by locating an emitter such as an LED, laser, etc.) at the image or focal plane. The system employs polarizers and/or dichroic coatings nano patterns to create different focal lengths and/or fields of view using the same mirrors and/or lenses by, for example, including at least one dichroic coating optically in front of at least one additional mirror to separately reflect the different bands or polarizations.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.Inventors: Matthew A. Sinclair, Juha-Pekka Laine
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Patent number: 12066610Abstract: A ring focus optics for machining rotationally symmetrical or nearly rotationally symmetrical workpieces by an annular laser beam includes a conical mirror configured to deflect the annular laser beam radially inward or outward onto a circumference of at least one workpiece, a rotational axis of which is aligned collinear to an optical axis of the ring focus optics. The ring focus optics further includes a holding/centering device surrounded by the annular laser beam and fastened on the housing of the ring focus optics. The holding/centering device is configured to axially fix the at least one workpiece and/or to radially center the at least one workpiece with respect to the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: TRUMPF LASER GMBHInventor: Martin Huonker
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Patent number: 12066611Abstract: A directional illumination apparatus comprises an array of micro-LEDs that may be organic LEDs (OLEDs) or inorganic LEDs and an aligned solid catadioptric micro-optic array arranged to provide a water vapour and oxygen barrier for the micro-LEDs as well as reduced sensitivity to thermal and pressure variations. The shape of the interfaces of the solid catadioptric micro-optic array is arranged to provide total internal reflection for light from the aligned micro-LEDs using known transparent materials. A thin and efficient illumination apparatus may be used for collimated illumination in environmental lighting, display backlighting or direct display.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Optovate LimitedInventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Jonathan Harrold
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Patent number: 12066612Abstract: A dynamic concentrator system having a concentrator lens, a tracker platform and a receiver. In an embodiment, the concentrator lens is configured to receive an incoming light at an entrance angle ? and concentrate the light beam on a focus spot. The tracker platform has a detector optical aperture and one or more actuators. The detector optical aperture can be configured to receive the concentrated light beam. The actuators can move the detector optical aperture in a spatial plane to a location of the focus spot. The receiver has a detector optically coupled to the detector optical aperture to receive the concentrated light beam from the detector optical aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: PLX, Inc.Inventor: Malcolm Humphrey
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Patent number: 12066613Abstract: An optical imaging device includes at least a first and a second image recording units for generating a first and a second original images of an object, wherein the original images differ at least with regard to an image parameter, wherein the image recording units are arranged such that original images are recorded from the same perspective, an image processing unit configured to further process the original images and an image display unit configured to reproduce displayed images generated from the processed original images. The image processing unit is configured to supplement at least one of the two original images with image information from the other original image to generate a displayed image. In addition, a corresponding method is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AGInventors: Alois Regensburger, Christoph Hauger, Susanne Kohlhammer
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Patent number: 12066614Abstract: A method for scanning a sample in microscopy includes generating at least three illumination spots in order to form a spot pattern that contains at least two illumination spots having a first wavelength and an illumination spot having a second wavelength that differs from the first wavelength. At least one specified region of the sample is scanned by moving the spot pattern formed by the illumination spots along a first direction for generating scan lines, which are each associated with the illumination spots of the spot pattern, and by moving the spot pattern formed by the illumination spots along a second direction for generating scan lines respectively after the scan lines.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBHInventor: Lars Friedrich
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Patent number: 12066615Abstract: An apparatus for light-beam scanning microscopy includes a microscope objective and a movement system for moving an excitation light beam. The movement system for moving the excitation light beam includes a first focusing optical component suitable for focusing the excitation light beam in an intermediate focal plane, another focusing optical component suitable for forming an image of the intermediate focal in a focal plane of the microscope objective and a single scanning mirror arranged between the first optical component and the intermediate focal plane, the scanning mirror being mounted on a stage, the orientation of which can be adjusted, so as to move the image of the focusing point in two transverse directions in the object focal plane or in the image focal plane of the microscope objective.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: HORIBA FRANCE SASInventor: Emmanuel Froigneux
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Patent number: 12066616Abstract: A reflective microscope objective lens includes a concave mirror system that reflects incoming radiation, a convex mirror in optical communication with the concave mirror system, and a primary concave mirror in optical communication with the convex mirror. The concave mirror system includes a first concave mirror. The primary concave mirror focuses outgoing radiation onto a focal plane wherein the concave mirror system. Characteristically, the convex mirror and the primary concave mirror are arranged to direct light along a non-concentric path.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of ArizonaInventors: Adam Hanninen, Eric Potma, Rongguang Liang
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Patent number: 12066617Abstract: A system and methods for ghost imaging second harmonic generation microscopy. Imaging data is collected in parallel, providing faster imagine reconstruction and enabling reconstruction in scattering environments. Ghost imaging, split light beam interacting with a target and a second light beam unimpeded and not required to pass through the same background. A second harmonic generation image is reconstructed from the detected photons.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLCInventors: Gary P. Wiederrecht, Stephen K. Gray, Xiewen Wen, Sushovit Adhikari, Cristian Leonardo Cortes, David J. Gosztola
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Patent number: 12066618Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-color imaging using a microscope system. The microscope system can have a relatively small size as compared to an average microscope system. The microscope system can include various components configured to reduce or eliminate image artifacts such as chromatic aberrations and/or noise from stray light that can occur during multi-color imaging. The components can be configured to reduce or eliminate the image artifacts, and/or noise without substantially changing the size of the microscope system.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: INSCOPIX, INC.Inventors: Mark Trulson, Koen Visscher, Kevin Newman
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Patent number: 12066619Abstract: The invention relates to an optical assembly for use with compact camera modules. The optical assembly comprises a transparent optical element, an optical reflection surface arranged to deflect a light through the optical element, a transparent elastic non-fluid body and an actuator system comprising one or more actuators and an actuator-component arranged to undergo bending and/or displacement by the one or more actuators. The non-fluid body may be sandwiched between the actuator-component and the optical element so that the shape or orientation of the actuator component and the non-fluid body can be changed by actuation of the actuators to provide adjustable optical power or beam deflection.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: poLight ASAInventors: Vladimir Kartashov, Pierre Craen, Nicolas Tallaron
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Patent number: 12066620Abstract: A forward looking MEMS based OCT probe (50) is provided that comprises an elongate probe housing (51) having at a first end a probe interface (54) for an optic fibre (56), and at a second opposite end a viewing window (58). The probe housing accommodates a MEMS mirror (10) for sweeping a hght beam (60) through the viewing window and for reflecting light received through the viewing window towards the probe interface, wherein a rotation axis (18) of the MEMS mirror extends transverse to a longitudinal axis (62) defined by the probe housing. The MEMS mirror (10) has a stator (12), a rotor (14), and an actuator (16) with at least one pair of mutually interdigitated comb elements including at least a first comb element fixed to the stator defining a reference plane and at least a second comb element fixed to the rotor and that is further coupled at mutually opposite sides via a respective torsion beam (20A, 20B) to the stator.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Scinvivo B.V.Inventors: Hendrikus Wilhelmus Leonardus Antonius Maria Van Lierop, Maaike De Jong, Geert Claassen
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Patent number: 12066621Abstract: A MEMS device includes a semiconductor body with a cavity and forming an anchor portion, a tiltable structure elastically suspended over the cavity, first and second support arms to support the tiltable structure, and first and second piezoelectric actuation structures biasable to deform mechanically, generating a rotation of the tiltable structure around a rotation axis. The piezoelectric actuation structures carry first and second piezoelectric displacement sensors. When the tiltable structure rotates around the rotation axis, the displacement sensors are subject to respective mechanical deformations and generate respective sensing signals in phase opposition to each other, indicative of the rotation of the tiltable structure. The sensing signals are configured to be acquired in a differential manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: STMicroelectron S.r.l.Inventors: Roberto Carminati, Nicolo' Boni, Andrea Barbieri, Marco Zamprogno, Luca Molinari
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Patent number: 12066622Abstract: An eyepiece for projecting an image includes a first planar waveguide positioned in a first lateral plane. The first planar waveguide comprises a first diffractive optical element (DOE) disposed at a first lateral position. The eyepiece also includes a second planar waveguide positioned in a second lateral plane adjacent to the first lateral plane. The second planar waveguide comprises a second DOE disposed at a second lateral position different from the first lateral position. The eyepiece further includes a third planar waveguide positioned in a third lateral plane adjacent to the second lateral plane. The third planar waveguide comprises a third DOE disposed at a third lateral position different from the first lateral position and the second lateral position. The eyepiece also includes an optical filter positioned between the second planar waveguide and the third planar waveguide. The optical filter is disposed at the third lateral position.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Miller Harry Schuck, III, Kevin Richard Curtis, Hui-Chuan Cheng, Bradley Jay Sissom, Paul M. Greco, William Hudson Welch, Eric C. Browy
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Patent number: 12066623Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein include optical aberration control for a camera system. Such a camera system may implement optical aberration control, e.g., by combining one or more variable focus devices with one or more actuators (e.g., a voice coil motor actuator) for moving a lens stack of the camera system to provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) functionality. A variable focus device may have variable optical power to achieve AF, OIS, and/or introduce optical aberrations such as spherical aberration. In some implementations, the variable focus device may be driven to introduce optical aberrations, and the actuator for moving the lens stack may be driven to compensate for the optical power from the variable focus device.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Kevin A. Gross
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Patent number: 12066624Abstract: The present invention relates to a stereo eye tracking technique. The eye tracking device comprises a processing unit configured and operable for receiving at least one image being indicative of a user's eye; identifying in the image a first data being indicative of pupil's parameters; receiving a second data being indicative of an alternative eye tracking, wherein the second data is more accurate than the first data; and correlating between the first and second data and determining a three-dimensional position and gaze direction of the user's eye.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: EYEWAY VISION LTD.Inventors: Yakov Weinberg, Alexandr Logvinenko, Jacob Kagan, Uri Korogodsky, Albert Kashchenevsky, Elad Eizner, Boris Greenberg
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Patent number: 12066625Abstract: Systems and methods for event-based gaze in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes an event-based gaze tracking system, including a camera positioned to observe an eye, where the camera is configured to asynchronously sample a plurality of pixels to obtain event data indicating changes in local contrast at each pixel in the plurality of pixels, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera, and a memory communicatively coupled to processor, where the memory contains a gaze tracking application, where the gaze tracking application directs the processor to, receive the event data from the camera, fit an eye model to the eye using the event data, map eye model parameters from the eye model to a gaze vector, and provide the gaze vector.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Gordon Wetzstein, Anastasios Nikolas Angelopoulos, Julien Martel
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Patent number: 12066626Abstract: There is provided a near-to-eye display device, including: an optical waveguide; at least one in-coupling grating on a surface of the optical waveguide and configured to couple received parallel light into the optical waveguide for propagating by total internal reflection; a light out-coupling structure on the surface of the optical waveguide and configured to extract the light propagating by total internal reflection in the optical waveguide to become an outgoing light from the optical waveguide; and an optical lens configured to receive the outgoing light, remain an outgoing direction of the outgoing light with a first polarization direction, and converge or diverge the outgoing light with a second polarization direction. There is further provided an augmented reality apparatus including the near-to-eye display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Junxing Yang, Zhenxing Zhou, Sen Ma, Yishan Tian
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Patent number: 12066627Abstract: A head-up display system for a vehicle having a windshield is provided. The head-up display system includes a first image generation device and an optical system. The first image generation device is configured to provide a first light. The optical system is configured to reflect the first light. A first distance between the first image generation device and the optical system is greater than a second distance between the optical system and the windshield.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Yu-Chia Huang, Tsung-Han Tsai, Chin-Lung Ting
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Patent number: 12066628Abstract: An image display method, an image display device, and a readable storage medium are disclosed. The image display method applied to a headset display device comprises: controlling the camera to capture a display image, comparing the display image with a corresponding reference image, to obtain a pixel point of the display image that is changed relative to the reference image, wherein the reference image is a previous frame image of the display image captured by the camera (S10); obtaining pixel information of the pixel point according to the changed pixel point (S20); and refreshing the changed pixel point to the display screen according to the pixel information (S30).Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: GOERTEK INC.Inventors: Zhe Zhang, Bin Jiang, Xiaoyu Chi
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Patent number: 12066629Abstract: There is provided an image display apparatus and a head-mounted display that includes the image display apparatus, the image display apparatus being capable of presenting an image having a large field of view to a user. The image display apparatus includes a lens portion and an enlargement portion. Pieces of light each corresponding to a corresponding one of a plurality of identical images enter the lens portion. The pieces of light passing through the lens portion enter the enlargement portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Yonezawa
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Patent number: 12066630Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for a head-mounted device are provided. In some examples, a head-mounted device comprising a frame having at least one arm, at least one display coupled at a proximity edge of the at least one arm, an electronic system coupled at a proximity another edge of the at least one arm, a data processing unit configured to send and receive data from the display, wherein the data processing unit coupled through the arm between the electronic system and the display; and an optical system configured to project an image from the display to a user's eye, wherein the optical system is mounted at the top of the display.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: VueReal Inc.Inventor: Gholamreza Chaji
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Patent number: 12066631Abstract: Techniques are described in which a view control layer is optically coupled to a waveguide having one or more diffraction structures. The view control layer selectively prevents light rays from interfacing with at least one diffraction structure of the waveguide based on a respective angle of incidence at which the light rays encounter the view control layer. In various embodiments, the view control layer may include a light control film, a polarization stack, and/or a dielectric stack angular filter.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Thomas Hoekman, Joseph Daniel Lowney, Alexander Y. Zhu
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Patent number: 12066632Abstract: The present invention is directed to wearable display technologies. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projection display systems where one or more laser diodes are used as light source for illustrating images with optical delivery to the eye using transparent waveguides. In one set of embodiments, the present invention provides wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projector systems that utilize transparent waveguides and blue and/or green laser fabricated using gallium nitride containing material. In another set of embodiments, the present invention provides wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projection systems having digital lighting processing engines illuminated by blue and/or green laser devices with optical delivery to the eye using transparent waveguides.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.Inventors: Paul Rudy, James W. Raring, Eric Goutain, Hua Huang
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Patent number: 12066633Abstract: A wearable display apparatus is described herein. The wearable display apparatus includes a headset, a left-eye optical system, a right-eye optical system, and an inter-pupil distance (IPD) adjustment system coupled to the headset, the left-eye optical system, and the right-eye optical system for adjusting an inter-pupil spacing between the left-eye optical system and the right-eye optical system.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: RAYTRX, LLCInventors: Michael H. Freeman, Jordan Boss, Mitchael C. Freeman, Behnam Rafiee, Andrew Mourn, David Kessler, Steven Yeager
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Patent number: 12066634Abstract: The present application discloses examples of various apparatuses and systems that can be utilized for augmented reality. According to one example, a wearable device that can optionally comprise: a frame configured for wearing by a user; one or more optical elements mounted on the frame; an array having a plurality of light emitting diodes coupled to the one or more optical elements, wherein the one or more optical elements and the array are mounted within a field of view of the user when the frame is worn by the user; and additional onboard electronic components carried by the frame including at least a battery that is configured to provide for electrically powered operation of the array.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Robert Matthew Bates, Ilteris Canberk, Brandon Carrillo, David G. Fliszar, Adam Douglas Greengard, Kenneth Kubala, David Meisenholder, Jonathan M Rodriguez, II, Amit Singh, Samuel Thompson