Color (e.g., Filter Or Spectroscope) Patents (Class 250/226)
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Patent number: 10372139Abstract: A machine vision system having a first camera configured to be coupled to a vehicle. The camera includes an optical stack having a color filter array with a plurality of sections. Each section includes a first white filter portion, a yellow filter portion, a magenta filter portion, and a second white filter portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lucian Ion, Mahesh Krishnamurthi
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Patent number: 10371621Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optical crosstalk reduction in particle processing (e.g., cytometry including flow cytometry using microfluidic based sorters, drop formation based sorters, and/or cell purification) systems and methods in order to improve performance. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to assemblies, systems and methods for minimizing optical crosstalk during the analyzing, sorting, and/or processing (e.g., purifying, measuring, isolating, detecting, monitoring and/or enriching) of particles (e.g., cells, microscopic particles, etc.). The exemplary systems and methods for crosstalk reduction in particle processing systems (e.g., cell purification systems) may be particularly useful in the area of cellular medicine or the like. The systems and methods may be modular and used singly or in combination to optimize cell purification based on the crosstalk environment and specific requirements of the operator and/or system.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: CYTONOME/ST, LLCInventors: Johnathan Charles Sharpe, Donald Francis Perrault, Jr., Emanuel Tito Mendes Machado, Blair D. Morad
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Patent number: 10362198Abstract: A color processing device includes: a color data obtaining unit obtaining color data of a first image displayed on a display based on image data as first color data and color data of a second image formed on a recording medium by an image forming device based on the image data as second color data; and a conversion relationship creation unit creating a conversion relationship to correct the image data to be outputted to the image forming device based on the first color data and the second color data to integrate colors of the images displayed on the display and formed by the image forming device, wherein the conversion relationship creation unit creates the conversion relationship to increase a correction amount as a color to be corrected comes closer to gray and to reduce a correction amount as a color to be corrected comes closer to white.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Noriko Sakai, Masashi Morimoto
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Patent number: 10337984Abstract: A measurement apparatus comprises optical components arranged to provide parallel measurements of a biological sample. The parallel sample measurements provide improved accuracy with lower detection limit thresholds. The parallel measurements may comprise one or more of Raman spectroscopy measurements or infrared spectroscopy measurements. The parallel measurements can be combined with a light source. In many embodiments, the light source comprises one or more wavelengths corresponding to resonance frequencies of one or more molecules of the sample, such as wavelengths of ultraviolet light. The wavelengths of light corresponding to resonance frequencies can provide an increased signal to noise ratio. The parallel array optical configuration can be combined with wavelengths of light corresponding to resonance frequencies in order to provide increased measurement accuracy and detection of metabolites.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: NUEON, INC.Inventor: Robert G. Messerschmidt
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Patent number: 10302485Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for measuring a color of a non-solid colored sample includes an integrating sphere having a sensor port, a sample port, and a plurality of registration marks affixed to an interior surface of the integrating sphere, outside a periphery of the sample port, a camera positioned near the sensor port, and a plurality of filters positioned between the integrating sphere and camera. An optical axis of the camera extends from the camera, through at least one of the plurality of filters, through the sensor port, to the sample port.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: DATACOLOR, INC.Inventor: Hong Wei
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Patent number: 10304164Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a generation unit configured to generate normal image data recording normal information for each of a plurality of areas at least part of which is different from one another in image data and for each pixel of the area; a setting unit configured to set one of at least two or more smoothness degrees different from one another to each of a plurality of pieces of generated normal image data; a smoothing unit configured to smooth each of the plurality of pieces of normal image data in the set smoothness degree; an integration unit configured to generate integrated normal image data corresponding to pixel arrangement of the image data by integrating the plurality of pieces of smoothed normal image data; and a lighting processing unit configured to perform lighting processing for the image data based on the integrated normal image data.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yuichi Nakada
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Patent number: 10295407Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for generating light, comprising a plurality of light sources (1), —a control device (2), which drives the light sources (1), and a superimposition optical unit, which superimposes the light emitted by the light sources (1) in an exit opening (3). It is an object of the invention to provide an apparatus which is improved compared with the prior art. For this purpose, the invention proposes that the superimposition optical unit comprises a first concave mirror (4), in the focal plane of which the light sources (1) are situated, an optical grating (5), onto which the first concave mirror (4) reflects the light (6) emitted by the light sources (1), and —a second concave mirror (7), which reflects the light (8) diffracted at the optical grating (5) onto the exit opening (3) situated at the focus of the second concave mirror (7).Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS OPTISCHE MESSTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Felix Frank, Markus Estermann, Christoph Kappel, Florian Schewe, Reto Haring, Amy Winkler, Corin Michael Ricardo Greaves
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Patent number: 10295380Abstract: An optical sensing fiber includes multiple reference reflectors spaced along a length of the fiber. Each of the multiple reference reflectors producing a reference scattering event having a known scattering profile including an elevated amplitude relative to scattering detected for neighboring segments of the optical fiber. Each of the segments is a length of contiguous fiber that is useable to initialize and perform a distributed Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) sensing operation. An OFDR interrogation system is disclosed that measures a parameter using the optical sensing fiber.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Luna Innovations IncorporatedInventors: Evan M. Lally, Justin W. Klein, Emily E. H. Templeton
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Patent number: 10281323Abstract: There is provided a light receiver which corrects measurement of ultraviolet rays on the basis of measurement of visible right and infrared rays. The light receiver is a light receiver (1) including a first light-receiving element (PD1) and a second light-receiving element (PD2), and a UV cutoff filter (11) in which transmittance of light in an ultraviolet region is lower, in which light after passage through the UV cutoff filter (11) enters the first light-receiving element (PD1), and the first light-receiving element (PD1) and the second light-receiving element (PD2) are switchable between a photodiode (PD_uv) having sensitivity to the ultraviolet region and a photodiode (PD_clear) having sensitivity to a visible light region and an infrared region. Unevenness in incident light is calculated from photocurrents in photodiodes (PD_ir+PD_vis) of the first light-receiving element (PD1) and the second light-receiving element (PD2).Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki Sato, Takayuki Shimizu
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Patent number: 10283545Abstract: An image sensor may include an array of imaging pixels and an array of color filter elements that covers the array of imaging pixels. The array of imaging pixels may include visible light pixels that are covered by visible light color filter elements and near-infrared light pixels that are covered by near-infrared light color filter elements. The imaging pixels may be arranged in a pattern having a repeating 2×2 unit cell of pixel groups. Each pixel group may include a visible light pixel sub-group and a near-infrared light pixel sub-group. Signals from each pixel group may be processed to determine a representative value for each pixel group that includes both visible light and near-infrared light information.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Marko Mlinar, Tomas Geurts
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Patent number: 10247671Abstract: A sensor and methods of making a sensor are disclosed. The sensor may include a substrate including an opening, an optical source disposed in the substrate and configured to generate an optical source signal, an optical detector disposed in the substrate so that the opening is disposed between the optical source and the optical detector, a plurality of optical cavity structures disposed in the opening wherein each of the plurality of optical cavity structures contains an enclosed cavity so that the respective enclosed cavities are not in gas communication with each other, wherein the plurality of optical cavity structures are arranged in an optical path between the optical source and the optical detector, and a processing circuit coupled to the optical detector and configured to process an optical signal received by the optical detector.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Jonathan Silvano de Sousa, Thomas Grille, Ursula Hedenig, Thomas Neidhart, Peter Irsigler, Vijaye Kumar Rajaraman
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Patent number: 10241095Abstract: A series of optical spectral sensors for gas and vapor measurements using a combination of solid-state light sources (LED or Broadband) and multi-element detectors, housed within an integrated package that includes the interfacing optics and acquisition and processing electronics. The sensor is designed to be produced at a low cost and capable of being fabricated for mass production. Spectral selectivity is provided by a custom detector eliminating the need for expensive spectral selection components. The multi-component gas monitor system of the present invention has no moving parts and the gas sample flows through a measurement chamber where it interacts with a light beam created from the light source, such as a MEMS broad band IR source or a matrix of LEDs. A custom detector(s) is/are configured with multi-wavelength detection to detect and measure the light beam as it passes through the sample within the measurement chamber.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Sentelligence, Inc.Inventor: John Coates
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Patent number: 10241337Abstract: Systems and methods for filtering an optical beam are described. In one implementation, a system for filtering an input optical beam includes a first beamsplitter, a first spectral slicing module, a second spectral slicing module, and a second beamsplitter. The first beamsplitter is configured to split the input optical beam into a first optical beam and a second optical beam. The first spectral slicing module has a first passband and is configured to filter the first optical beam. The second spectral slicing module has a second passband and is configured to filter the second optical beam. The second beamsplitter is configured to combine the first optical beam and the second optical beam into an output optical beam. The first and second spectral slicing modules may each comprise a longpass filter and a shortpass filter aligned along its optical axis, and the longpass filter and/or the shortpass filter are rotatable relative to the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Supriyo Sinha, Cheng-Hsu Wu
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Patent number: 10234269Abstract: A system and method for conducting Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) inspections and integrating inspection data with encoding information may include a NDE probe configured to conduct a non-destructive examination of an object, a shape sensing fiber optic cable attached to the NDE probe, the fiber optic cable configured to receive a frequency of light and to reflect the received light, a fiber optic cable shape sensing detector configured to generate light of the frequency, measure the shape of the shape sensing fiber optic cable based on the reflected light from the shape sensing fiber optic cable, and determine position information and orientation information of the NDE probe based on the measured shape of the fiber optic cable, and a processor configured to encode the examination data, the encoding including correlating the position information and the orientation information with the examination data.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLCInventors: Timothy W. Clark, Robert William Viren
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Patent number: 10236977Abstract: A computerized system and method for managing a passive optical network (PON) is disclosed. The system includes a detection and analysis module adapted for receiving uploaded measurement data from an optical line terminal (OLT) and at least one optical network terminal (ONT), and at least one of technical tools data, service failure data, and outside plant data. The detection and analysis module is adapted for determining a source of failure or potential failure in the PON by correlating the uploaded measurement data and the at least one of technical tools data and service failure data with information stored in a memory medium for the OLT and each ONT.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Kapil Shrikhande, Kent George McCammon, Kevin Xiangkai Meng, Raghvendra Savoor
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Patent number: 10222325Abstract: A portable spectrometer device includes an illumination source for directing at a sample, and a tapered light pipe (TLP) for capturing light interacting with the sample at a first focal ratio and for delivering the light at a second focal ratio lower than the first focal ratio. A linearly variable filter (LVF) separates the captured light into a spectrum of constituent wavelength signals; and a detector array, including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels disposed to receive at least a portion of a plurality of the constituent wavelength signals provides a power reading for each constituent wavelength. Preferably, the TLP is lensed at one end, and recessed in a protective boot with stepped inner walls. The gap between the TLP and LVF is minimized to further enhance resolution and robustness.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Curtis R. Hruska, Charles A. Hulse, Brett J. Bryars, Marc K. Von Gunten, Christopher G. Pederson, Nada A. O'Brien, Jerry Zieba, Benjamin F. Catching
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Patent number: 10215995Abstract: Large area, low f-number optical systems, and microfluidic systems incorporating such optical systems, are disclosed. Large area, low f-number optical systems may be used to collect light from plurality of micro channels associated with a plurality of flow cytometers. The optical systems may be configured to collect light from a source area having an object lateral length or width within a range of 25 mm and 75 mm, configured to have an f-number within a range of 0.9 to 1.2, and configured to have a working distance within a range of 10 mm to 30 mm.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: CYTONOME/ST, LLCInventors: Donald Francis Perrault, Jr., Johnathan Charles Sharpe
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Patent number: 10217404Abstract: A display device includes pixel circuits disposed in rows and columns. A first pixel circuit is configured to emit light of a first color, and a second pixel circuit is configured to emit light of a second color, with the first color preferably being green. A given signal line provides a first image data signal and a second image data signal respectively to the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit within a horizontal scanning period, with the first pixel circuit receiving the first image data signal before the second pixel circuit receives the second image data signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: JOLED Inc.Inventors: Hitoshi Kawada, Naobumi Toyomura
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Patent number: 10209439Abstract: Aspects and embodiments are generally directed to optical systems, receivers, and methods. In one example, an optical receiver includes a plurality of fused fiber optic bundles, at least a first fused fiber optic bundle of the plurality of fused fiber optic bundles positioned to collect optical radiation from a scene, a multi-mode fiber optic cable coupled to each fused fiber optic bundle of the plurality of fused fiber optic bundles, the multi-mode fiber optic cable configured to propagate the collected optical radiation from each of the plurality of fused fiber optic bundles along a length of the multi-mode fiber optic cable, and a photo-detector coupled to the multi-mode fiber optic cable and configured to receive the collected optical radiation. A field of view of each fused fiber optic bundle of the plurality of fused fiber optic bundles may collectively define a substantially omnidirectional field of view of the photo-detector.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: Sean D. Keller, Gerald P. Uyeno
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Patent number: 10197386Abstract: A bend information computation apparatus includes a light source, a first light guide, a detection target, a second light guide, a switching member, a driver, a detector, a generator, and a bend information arithmetic operator. The detector is configured to detect first and second spectrum change. The generator is configured to calculate, based on the second spectrum change, suppression information. The bend information arithmetic operator is configured to calculate change information based on the first spectrum change and the suppression information and to compute bend information based on the change information.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Ken Sato
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Patent number: 10199589Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element, including a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one organic layer being present between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the organic layer contains at least two kinds of compounds having the same skeletons and different substituents in combination.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Masaaki Umehara, Tsuyoshi Tominaga, Jinwoo Kwon
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Patent number: 10192514Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a color calibration module. The display panel includes a display screen. The color calibration module includes a pivot end and a calibration end opposite to the pivot end. When the color calibration module rotates about the pivot end, the calibration end moves from a first position to a second position along a route unparallel to the display screen. A distance between the second position and the display screen is shorter than a distance between the first position and the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignees: Qisda (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Qisda CorporationInventors: Yung-Chun Su, Hung-Mao Chen
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Patent number: 10190906Abstract: A light sensor, for sensing an illumination of a partial area, includes a first case, a second case, a first light absorption layer and at least one sensing module. The first case includes at least one hole. The at least one hole includes an axis. The second case is fastened to the first case, and a containing space is formed between the first case and the second case. The first light absorption layer is located on the first case. The at least one sensing module is located in the containing space, and the position of the at least one sensing module is located on the axis of the hole. The at least one sensing module is used for sensing the light from the partial area which passes through the hole to obtain the illumination of the partial area.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chieh-Hsin Kuo, Hung-Jui Chang, Ting-Fu Hsu, Wei-Che Lee
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Patent number: 10180352Abstract: A measuring light source includes a hollow body having a diffusely reflective inner surface. Formed in the hollow body are a concave, concave mirror-shaped illumination space, a tubular light shaping space, and a concave, concave mirror-shaped light exit space, which have a shared axis. A light source for generating light is at least partially situated in the illumination space. The light exit space has a light exit. The illumination space and the light exit space with their concave mirror shapes are situated opposite one another and are connected by the tubular light shaping space. A diffusely reflecting reflective disk for reflecting the light, reflected from the inner surface of the hollow body situated in the light exit space, through the light exit to outside the hollow body is situated in the hollow body.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: CARL ZEISS SPECTROSCOPY GMBHInventors: Joerg Margraf, Thomas Keune
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Patent number: 10170522Abstract: What is disclosed is a pixel array architecture for displays being based on a matrix of subpixels arranged in a rectilinear matrix oriented at an angle relative to a horizontal direction of the display, exhibiting a reduced pixel pitch for the subpixels.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Ignis Innovations Inc.Inventor: Gholamreza Chaji
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Patent number: 10170509Abstract: A device may include a filter array disposed on a substrate. The filter array may include a first mirror disposed on the substrate. The filter array may include a plurality of spacers disposed on the first mirror. A first spacer, of the plurality of spacers, may be associated with a first thickness. A second spacer, of the plurality of spacers, may be associated with a second thickness that is different from the first thickness. A first channel corresponding to the first spacer and a second channel corresponding to the second spacer may be associated with a separation width of less than approximately 10 micrometers (?m). The filter array may include a second mirror disposed on the plurality of spacers.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventor: Georg J. Ockenfuss
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Patent number: 10161794Abstract: A spectrophotometer diagnosis system and a method for diagnosing a spectrophotometer, wherein at least one test patch is printed in proximity to at least one non-printed substrate patch, at least one value characteristic of the at least one test patch and/or the at least one substrate patch is measured using the spectrophotometer, and at least one diagnostic score for the spectrophotometer is determined based on the at least one measured value in comparison with a reference value.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.Inventors: Lena Gurevich, Nir Guttman, Ran Waidman
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Patent number: 10161795Abstract: Methods and media for compensating for irregular motion in three-dimensional spectroscopy are provided herein. Exemplary methods include: receiving a plurality of spectrographs for a series of respective locations and corresponding images of the respective locations, each spectrograph of the plurality of spectrographs being produced using a spectrographic data set of a plurality of spectrographic data sets, each of the plurality of spectrographic data sets being measured by a spectrometer and each of the corresponding images being captured by a camera at substantially the same time, the spectrometer being coupled to the camera such that the spectrometer and camera move in tandem and at least partially share the same point of view; generating a continuous image using the images; identifying a respective corresponding position in the continuous image for each spectrograph, such that each spectrograph is a measurement of the respective position; and associating each spectrograph with the respective position.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: BaySpec, Inc.Inventors: Shu Zhang, Guocai Shu, William Yang
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Patent number: 10150911Abstract: The present specification relates to a novel compound, and a color conversion film, a backlight unit, and a display device, comprising the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hoyong Lee, Kichul Koo, Minyoung Kang, Duy hieu Le
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Patent number: 10120182Abstract: Imaging systems may include fluidic color filter elements to increase the flexibility of the system. An imaging system may include a number of fluid reservoirs with different color filter element fluids. The imaging sensor may include a number of separated color filter chambers. Fluids from the fluid reservoirs may be directed to specific color filter chambers as desired, with the option to change the color filter fluid in a chamber to a different color filer fluid at any time. To move the fluids to and from the fluid reservoirs to the color filter chambers, electrowetting may be used. The color filter chambers may be interposed between a ground electrode and a number of patterned electrodes. Voltages may be applied to the patterned electrodes to move the fluid to desired positions within the chambers.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Swarnal Borthakur, Ulrich Boettiger
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Patent number: 10114465Abstract: Example virtual-reality head-mounted devices having reduced numbers of cameras, and methods of operating the same are disclosed herein. A disclosed example method includes providing a virtual-reality (VR) head-mounted display (V-HMD) having an imaging sensor, the imaging sensor including color-sensing pixels, and infrared (IR) sensing pixels amongst the color-sensing pixels; capturing, using the imaging sensor, an image having a color portion and an IR portion; forming an IR image from at least some of the IR portion from the image; performing a first tracking based on the IR image; forming a color image by replacing the at least some of the removed IR portion with color data determined from the color portion of the image and the location of the removed IR-sensing pixels in the image; and performing a second tracking based on the color image.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Chung Chun Wan, Choon Ping Chng
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Patent number: 10091383Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources to emit light to a target to be read from a plurality of different irradiation positions; an illumination controller to sequentially and alternately turn on or off the plurality of light sources with a blinking cycle not perceptible to the human eye; an image capturing device to photoelectrically convert, pixel by pixel, reflected light of the light emitted to the target from the plurality of light sources to capture a plurality of read images; a memory to store one or more read images of the plurality of read images being captured; and a synthesizer to synthesize preset regions of the plurality of read images using the one or more read images stored in the memory to generate a synthesized read image representing the target, the preset region of each of the plurality of read images having an image level change caused by reflected light that is smaller than a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Goh, Masaki Nagase, Hiroki Shirado, Naoki Asaba, Shiho Shimosaka, Satoshi Hatanaka, Osamu Kizaki, Hiroshi Ishii, Masayuki Yabuuchi, Hideki Hashimoto, Atsushi Yoshida, Masafumi Kishi, Ayumu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10078206Abstract: The invention relates to a microscope having an illumination beam path with wide field illumination of a sample and a first detection beam path having a spatially resolved surface receiver, which is reached by a first part of the detection light coming from the sample via the first detection beam path, or an image divider assembly for a microscope. In order to lengthen the optical path length, at least a second part of the detection light coming from the sample is masked out of the detection beam path and, via deflection means belonging to the detection beam path, is led into a second detection beam path and, preferably via further deflection means, is deflected back in the direction of the detection in such a way that detection light is applied to at least two partial regions beside one another on the surface receiver.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbHInventors: Thomas Kalkbrenner, Michael Goelles
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Patent number: 10067311Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide concomitant mechanical motion inhibition and electrical distribution for actuator modules, such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based optical actuators adapted to move and/or orient one or more lenses and/or optical devices of a camera module. A mechanical motion inhibition and electrical distribution system may include one or more flexible snubber structures disposed substantially adjacent a MEMS structure and between the MEMS structure and another component of a camera module. Each flexible snubber structure may be implemented with one or more electrical traces, flexible films, snubber films, and/or mechanical stabilizers adapted to route electrical signals to or from the MEMS structure and/or to inhibit mechanical motion of at least a portion of the MEMS structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: DigitalOptics CorporationInventors: Jim Schmieder, Roman C. Gutierrez, Guiqin Wang
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Patent number: 10054549Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to the automatic measuring of such qualities of a printed sheet as reflectance excluding specular reflectance, reflectance including specular reflectance, e.g. gloss, transmittance, half-tone coverage, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.Inventor: Luc Choulet
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Patent number: 10054550Abstract: Technologies are generally described for spectroscopic determination of one or more optical properties of a gemstone. An imaging device may include one or more light sources configured to illuminate one or more portions of the gemstone, and one or more photo detectors configured to detect reflected light from the portions of the gemstone in response to the illumination. An analysis module may be communicatively coupled to the imaging device, and configured to analyze the reflected light to determine the optical properties of the portions of the gemstone. The optical properties may include at least one of a clarity, color, fluorescence, birefringence, dichroism, and brilliance of the portions of the gemstone. In some examples, an optical fingerprint of the gemstone may be created based on one or more determined optical characteristics of the portions of the gemstone, where the optical fingerprint may uniquely identify the gemstone.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLCInventor: Yansong Gu
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Patent number: 10050179Abstract: An LED module 101 is provided with an LED chip 200 that includes a sub-mount substrate 210 made of Si and a semiconductor layer 220 laminated on the sub-mount substrate 210. The module also includes white resin 280 that does not transmit light from the semiconductor layer 220 and that covers at least part of a side of the sub-mount substrate 210, where the side is connected to the surface on which the semiconductor layer 220 is laminated. These arrangements enhance the brightness of the LED module 101.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventor: Masahiko Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 10048192Abstract: An optical device includes a first polarizer arranged to receive light emanating from an object moving along a trajectory. The first polarizer polarizes the light emanating from the object along a first polarization direction. A waveplate that has an optical retardance that varies as a function of position along the trajectory receives light from the first polarizer. The slow axis of the waveplate is at a first angle with respect to the first polarization direction. A second polarizer is arranged to receive light from the waveplate. The second polarizer polarizes light along a second polarization direction. At least one detector receives light from the second polarizer and provides an electrical output signal that varies with time according to intensity of the light received from the second polarizer.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Inventor: Alex Hegyi
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Patent number: 10016120Abstract: A curvature sensor is to be mounted along detection target to allow a curvature of the detection target. The sensor includes a light source, a light guide to guide light from the light source and sensing parts having light absorbability. The sensing parts include absorption bands having different intrinsic absorption patterns and characteristic absorption bands having intrinsic characteristic absorption patterns in the absorption bands. A light detector allows residual light not absorbed by the characteristic absorption bands to be detected, the residual light being included in light of bands corresponding to the characteristic absorption bands and radiated to the sensing parts from the light source. A calculator computes a curvature of the detection target based on a rate of change in the residual light.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromasa Fujita, Ken Sato
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Patent number: 9989416Abstract: A portable color measurement device 10 is described. The device 10 has a body 20 including a light source 30 and a sensor 40. The body 20 includes a measurement zone 21 to accommodate, within the body 20, an element 100 to be measured for color. The light source 30 is configured to emit light along a path within the body 20 to the sensor 40. The measurement zone 21 is substantially in the path. The portable color measurement device is configured to measure properties of an accommodated element 100 in dependence on one or more outputs of the sensor 40.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Inventor: Andrew Hugh Lauriston
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Patent number: 9983059Abstract: Disclosed is a spectroscopy device, including an analysis zone for receiving a sample; at least one light-emitting diode arranged to emit a light beam towards the analysis zone, having a luminous intensity spectral profile in a working wavelength interval; unit for varying with time the luminous intensity spectral profile emitted by the diode in the working wavelength interval of the diode; a detector, arranged to receive, during a variation with time of the luminous intensity spectral profile emitted by the diode, the light beam emitted by the diode and having crossed the analysis zone, and supplying a detection signal of the light beam emitted by the diode and received by the detector, in the form of a signal which depends on at least one characteristic representative of the luminous intensity spectral profile of the light-emitting diode. Application to derivative spectroscopy.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: ARCHIMEJ TECHNOLOGYInventors: Mejdi Nciri, Eric Christian Belarbre, Henri Leung
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Patent number: 9962244Abstract: Disclosed are a scanner system and a method for recording surface geometry and surface color of an object where both surface geometry information and surface color information for a block of said image sensor pixels at least partly from one 2D image recorded by said color image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: 3SHAPE A/SInventors: Bo Esbech, Christian Romer Rosberg, Mike Van Der Poel, Rasmus Kjaer, Michael Vinther, Karl-Josef Hollenbeck
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Patent number: 9964440Abstract: A sensor apparatus has a substrate and a spectrally selective detection system, and a cover. The spectrally sensitive detection system is sandwiched between the substrate and the cover. The spectrally selective detection system includes a generally laminar array of wavelength selectors optically coupled to a corresponding array of optical detectors located within the substrate. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATIONInventors: Earl M. Jensen, Mei H. Sun, Kevin O'Brien
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Patent number: 9960844Abstract: An example photodiode emulator circuit includes: a first current source circuit; first and second transistors having sources coupled together and coupled to an output of the first current source circuit, a drain of the second transistor coupled to a first node; a third transistor coupled between a drain of the first transistor and a replica load circuit; a second current source circuit coupled to the first node; a capacitor coupled between the first node and electrical ground; and a fourth transistor having a source coupled to the first node and a drain that supplies an output current.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: XILINX, INC.Inventors: Mayank Raj, Yohan Frans, Kun-Yung Chang
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Patent number: 9933546Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus for estimating a parameter includes a light source configured to emit an optical signal, and an interferometer including a first reflector assembly having at least one reflective surface and a second reflector assembly having a plurality of individual reflective surfaces facing the at least one reflective surface. At least one of the first reflective assembly and the second reflector assembly is moveable in response to a stimulus, the plurality of individual reflective surfaces disposed at a fixed location relative to each other, each individual reflective surface defining a different optical cavity length relative to the first reflector assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: Carl M. Edwards, Ian Turner
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Patent number: 9929206Abstract: An integrated circuit for an imaging device including an array of photo-sensitive areas is disclosed. In one aspect the integrated circuit includes a first multi-layer structure and a second multi-layer structure arranged over a first and a second photo-sensitive area, respectively. The second multi-layer structures each have a bottom and a top reflective structure and a spacer layer arranged therebetween. The spacer layer has a thickness such that the multi-layer structure selectively transmits a narrow range of wavelengths of electro-magnetic radiation. The bottom and top reflective structures include a stack of alternating layers of a first and a second material. Thickness and/or material of the alternating layers of the first multi-layer structure differ from thickness and/or material of the alternating layers of the second multi-layer structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: IMEC vzwInventors: Bart Vereecke, Deniz Sabuncuoglu Tezcan, Philippe Soussan, Nicolaas Tack
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Patent number: 9921402Abstract: An optical filter includes a first substrate which has a support portion, a second substrate which is supported by the support portion, a first optical film which is provided on the first substrate, and a second optical film which is provided on the second substrate to face the first optical film. The first substrate and the second substrate are fixed to each other by bonding a first bonding film which is provided on the entire region of a support surface of the support portion supporting the second substrate and a second bonding film which is provided on at least a region (opposing surface) facing the entire region of the support surface from a supported surface of the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Seiji Yamazaki
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Patent number: 9897543Abstract: A technique for determining whether or not a fluorescent material exhibits a directionally dependent property, such as anisotropy or chirality, involves illuminating the particle at its excitation wavelength to stimulate fluorescent emission at both a full-frequency (fundamental) wavelength and a half-frequency wavelength. The ratio of the full-frequency signal strength to the half-frequency signal strength provides an indication of the sample's directionally dependent property. This half-frequency spectral analysis can be used to sort anisotropic particles suspended in fluid flowing through a flow cytometer. For instance, the present technique may be used to separate racemic mixtures of chiral enantiomers of cells, pharmaceutical compounds, and other samples.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTAInventors: Anjan Kr. Dasgupta, Sarita Roy
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Patent number: 9885604Abstract: To provide an optical sensor, an electronic apparatus, etc. that suppress reduction of spectroscopic characteristics. The optical sensor includes a light receiving element, an optical filter 140 that transmits a light having a specific wavelength of incident lights with respect to a light receiving region of the light receiving element, and an angle limiting filter 120 that limits an incident angle of the incident light transmitted through the optical filter 140.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akira Uematsu, Yoshiyuki Terashima, Yoichi Sato, Atsushi Matsuo
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Patent number: 9874434Abstract: A position-measuring system includes a plurality of scanning units for the optical scanning of at least one measuring standard, the scanning units being coupled optically to a plurality of light sources and a plurality of detectors. Disposed between the scanning units and the detectors are a plurality of demultiplexers, via which in each case at least two scanning units are coupled to one detector.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBHInventor: Wolfgang Holzapfel