Support Or Housing Patents (Class 348/373)
  • Patent number: 11977270
    Abstract: Actuators for carrying and actuating a lens having a first optical axis, the lens receiving light folded from a second optical axis substantially perpendicular to the first optical axis, comprising first and second VCM engines coupled to the lens and first and second linear ball-guided rails operative to create movement of the lens in two substantially orthogonal directions upon actuation by respective VCM engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Corephotonics Lid.
    Inventors: Gil Bachar, Itay Yedid, Gal Shabtay, Ephraim Goldenberg, Gal Avivi, Itay Jerby
  • Patent number: 11910127
    Abstract: A camera positioning device for eye-to-eye alignment in video conference applications is provided. The device can include a camera, a cord going from the camera to a computer, and a positioning component (e.g., a bracket) that connects the camera to the computer. The bracket allows for manual adjustment of the cord attached to the camera to maintain vertical and horizontal positioning and rotational stability of a camera for improved eye-to-eye alignment in video conference applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CAMBOX INC.
    Inventor: Stacy Nimmo
  • Patent number: 11895453
    Abstract: A wireless communication adapter device includes an enclosure and a communication device base. The communication device base includes a first switch and a wireless communication transceiver. The communication device base is inserted into the enclosure so that the communication device base can move along an axis within the enclosure from a first base position and a second base position. Such movement actuates the first switch against the enclosure to initiate one or more communication operations of the wireless communication transceiver in the communication device base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: New Audio LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Levine, Thomas C. Wilson, Marshall Plummer, Clayton Pipkin, Zachary James Hellman
  • Patent number: 11852957
    Abstract: This document describes a thermal-control system that is integrated into a security camera. The thermal-control system includes a combination of heatsinks and thermal interface materials with high thermal conductivities. The thermal-control system may transfer and spread energy from a high thermal-loading condition effectuated upon the security camera to concurrently maintain temperatures of multiple thermal zones on or within the security camera at or below prescribed temperature thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Mark Benjamin Kraz, Kok Yen Cheng, Chi-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 11819367
    Abstract: A neckband-type medical headlight system includes a lighting unit and a magnifying glass provided in glasses or a headset, a control unit configured to control the lighting unit, and a battery and a power cable configured to supply electric power to the lighting unit. The control unit for controlling the lighting unit is composed of a neckband type to be seated around a user's neck. A pedal-type wireless control unit is further provided to enable a user to turn on and off the lighting unit using a foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Jai Joon Jeong
  • Patent number: 11816904
    Abstract: According to at least one aspect, the present disclosure provides a vehicle camera comprising: a lens module; a circuit board including an image sensor configured to convert light incident through the lens module into an electrical signal; a front housing having the lens module coupled to a front side thereof and the circuit board coupled to a rear side thereof; a rear housing coupled to the rear side of the front housing and provided to surround the circuit board; an outer cover configured to surround at least a portion of the lens module, the outer cover including one or more infrared passing portions; and a depth camera module included inside the outer cover and coupled to the front side of the front housing, the depth camera module being configured to capture an image for detecting an obstacle around the vehicle using the infrared passing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Moo Lee, Tae Hoon Kang
  • Patent number: 11807171
    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a camera housing having a first portion and a second portion joined together to form a cavity within the camera housing. A first electrical connector is disposed at a circuit board and is in electrically-conductive connection with an imager. The first electrical connector includes a plurality of pin-receiving sockets. A second electrical connector includes a plurality of pins, each including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. When the second portion of the camera housing is being joined with the first portion of the camera housing, respective first ends of pins insert into and electrically-conductively connect with respective pin-receiving sockets at the second side of the circuit board. The first electrical connector and the second electrical connector cooperate to allow for misalignment of the second electrical connector relative to the first electrical connector when the first and second portions are being joined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Clarence P. McElroy, Matthew C. Sesti, Richard Rieden, Steven V. Byrne
  • Patent number: 11750900
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a chassis for a multi-camera system and techniques for forming such a chassis. The chassis may comprise multiple chassis portions that define cavities for mounting cameras. Some embodiments include a chassis portion comprising an integrated shield can-chassis that may be formed as a single component. According to some embodiments, subtractive manufacturing may be used to form one or more features of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Miller, Brian A. Argyres, Lindsay M. Alanen, Matthew D. Hill, Nicholas D. Smyth, Shujun Tang
  • Patent number: 11750905
    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a camera housing, a lens assembly having a lens barrel and a lens disposed in the lens barrel, an imager printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the camera housing, and an induction heating device having an inductive coil that at least partially circumscribes a portion of the lens assembly. The inductive coil is disposed at the imager PCB and is electrically connected to circuitry of the imager PCB. The camera housing includes an electrical connector that is configured to electrically connect with an electrical connector of a vehicle. With the vehicular camera disposed at the vehicle, the heating device is operable to generate a magnetic field that induces electrical current in the portion of the lens assembly to generate heat at the portion of the lens assembly to heat at least part of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yuesheng Lu
  • Patent number: 11743567
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and camera assembly are provided. The mobile terminal includes a housing and the camera assembly; a through hole is arranged in a frame of the housing; the camera assembly includes a camera, support for installing the camera, motor and push-and-pull rod; the motor is fixed to the housing and electrically coupled to a circuit board of the mobile terminal; the motor has a threaded rod, a first end of the push-and-pull rod has a threaded tube fitting with the threaded rod, the threaded tube is sleeved on the threaded rod, and a second end of the push-and-pull rod is coupled to the support; when the motor is actuated, the threaded rod rotates and drives the push-and-pull rod to advance or retreat along the threaded rod, which driving the support to move, thus the camera is extended out of or retracted into the housing through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhijun Huang, Anming Feng
  • Patent number: 11729508
    Abstract: This application discloses a control circuit of a PTZ camera and control method. The control circuit includes: a motor drive circuit, a monitoring circuit, a gimbal motor, and a microprocessor. The motor drive circuit, the gimbal motor, and the microprocessor are electrically connected to the monitoring circuit respectively. The gimbal motor is configured to drive a rotor of the camera to rotate. The monitoring circuit is configured to acquire a first signal between the motor drive circuit and the gimbal motor, and output a second signal to the microprocessor according to the first signal. The microprocessor is configured to obtain an in-place status of the gimbal motor according to the second signal. The motor drive circuit is configured to control an operating state of the gimbal motor according to the in-place status. As a result, the deviation caused by back-and-forth rotation of the gimbal motor can be eliminated in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Reolink Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aijun Wang, Guixing Wang, Wenfu Jiang
  • Patent number: 11689649
    Abstract: A shooting method includes: in a state in which a remote connection for sharing a shooting preview interface is established with the second terminal, receiving and displaying a first preview interface of the second terminal sent by the second terminal; receiving a first input performed by a user; and outputting first target shooting data in response to the first input, where the first target shooting data includes partial or all image information of the first preview interface, and the first target shooting data is a video or an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaodong Cui
  • Patent number: 11680677
    Abstract: This application is directed to a passively-cooled electronic device including a housing, a plurality of electronic assemblies and a plurality of thermally conductive parts. The electronic assemblies are enclosed in the housing and include a first electronic assembly and a second electronic assembly. The first and second electronic assemblies are disposed proximately to each other within the housing, and the second electronic assembly is substantially sensitive to heat, including heat generated by operation of the first electronic assembly. The thermally conductive parts are coupled between the first electronic assembly and the housing, and configured to create a first plurality of heat conduction paths to conduct the heat generated by the first electronic assembly away from the second electronic assembly without using a fan. At least a subset of the thermally conductive parts mechanically supports one or both of the first and second electronic assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Arun Raghupathy, Benjamin Niewood, Cheng-Jung Lee, Adam Scott Kilgore
  • Patent number: 11656530
    Abstract: An image blur correction device that forms a strong rolling surface on a movable member having a resin part and is improved in strength of the movable member. The image blur correction device includes a fixed member, rolling balls, and the movable member that includes a sheet metal member and the resin part molded integrally with the sheet metal member, holds an image capture device, and is movable in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the image capture device, relative to the fixed member. Part of the movable member, where the sheet metal member is exposed from the resin part, forms the rolling surfaces on which the rolling members roll, and the sheet metal member is formed into a shape surrounding the image capture device, as viewed from the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Go Naito, Masafumi Kimura
  • Patent number: 11622068
    Abstract: An elevatable webcam module is provided. The elevatable webcam module includes a fixing base, a bearing base, a webcam unit, an elastic element, a damper and a locking unit. The fixing base is fixed in a display body. The bearing base is slidably disposed on the fixing base, the bearing base is accommodated in the display body when the bearing base is at a retracted position, and the bearing base is partially exposed from the display body when the bearing base is at a protruded position. The webcam unit is disposed on the bearing base. The elastic element abuts against the fixing base and the bearing base therebetween. The damper is disposed on the fixing base and is connected to the bearing base. The locking unit is disposed on the fixing base to fix the bearing base at the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SYNCMOLD ENTERPRISE CORP.
    Inventor: Chih-Hsin Chou
  • Patent number: 11582371
    Abstract: A camera module miniaturized in both width and length includes a baseplate, a lens assembly, and a bracket. The bracket includes a support plate and a support member disposed on the support plate. The support plate includes a first surface facing away from the baseplate and a second surface facing the baseplate. The support plate defines a first opening penetrating the first surface and the second surface. The lens assembly is disposed on the first surface and completely covers the first opening. The support member is located between the support plate and the baseplate. The support member includes a first support portion and a plurality of second support portions arranged at intervals, the first support portion is disposed on the second surface and surrounds the peripheral edge of the first opening. Each second support portion extends outwards from an outer surface of the first support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jing-Wei Li, Sheng-Jie Ding, Jian-Chao Song, Yu-Shuai Li
  • Patent number: 11557142
    Abstract: Method and system for wild animal deterrence, the method includes obtaining video data by a monitor camera of a home wildlife deterrence system; classifying, based on the obtained video data, an object in the video data as a particular type of a wild animal; selecting an action to perform based on the particular type of the wild animal that the object is classified as; and triggering the action to be performed. The method also includes determining that the particular type of the wild animal matches a label of a candidate action in a set of candidate actions, wherein each candidate action in the set of candidate actions indicates at least one type of wild animal; and in response to determining that the particular type of the wild animal matches a label of the candidate action in the set of candidate actions, selecting the candidate action as the action to perform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel Todd Kerzner, Allison Beach, Donald Gerard Madden
  • Patent number: 11543622
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device, a camera module and an optical apparatus, the lens driving device comprising: a first housing; a second housing; a bobbin; an aperture; a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, and a fourth coil; a first magnet; a second magnet; a third magnet; and a fourth magnet, wherein the first coil, the second coil, the third coil, and the fourth coil are disposed to be spaced apart from each other; the first coil and the third coil are disposed opposite to each other with the first magnet and the third magnet interposed therebetween; and the second coil and the fourth coil are disposed opposite to each other with the second magnet and the fourth magnet interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Keun Park
  • Patent number: 11539869
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera having an actuator arrangement with a low-profile actuator arrangement. For example, the camera may include a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator to move a lens group and/or an image sensor of the camera. According to some embodiments, the VCM actuator may include one or more magnet-coil groups located beside an image sensor package of the camera. In some embodiments, a magnet-coil group may be located between the image sensor package and a side wall of the camera. Additionally, or alternatively, the magnet-coil group may at least partially extend (e.g., in a direction parallel to an optical axis defined by the lens group) past an upper surface of the image sensor and a bottom of the camera in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary W. Birnbaum
  • Patent number: 11531182
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a fixed part, a movable part, and a driving assembly. The fixed part includes a bottom. The movable part moves relative to the fixed part and holds an optical element with an optical axis. The driving assembly drives the movable part to move relative to the fixed part. The bottom includes a base and an embedded assembly. A portion of the embedded assembly is embedded in the base. The embedded assembly includes a circuit member and a strengthening frame with a plate structure. The strengthening frame includes a perforation. The optical axis passes through the perforation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chin-Ming Hu, Sheng-Zong Chen, Shou-Jen Liu, Yung-Ping Yang, Sin-Jhong Song
  • Patent number: 11488756
    Abstract: An optical member supporting device is described that includes, in an XYZ rectangular coordinate system, spherical bodies, a first holding portion and a second holding portion, an optical member held by the first holding portion or the second holding portion, first yokes protruding from the first holding portion facing the second holding portion, and second yokes protruding from the second holding portion facing the first holding portion and opposed to the first yokes in a predetermined direction in the X-Y direction. The first holding portion and second holding portion extend in an X-Y direction and are opposed in a Z direction with the spherical body interposed therebetween. The second holding portion includes a second magnet and the first yokes and the second yokes are opposed to the second magnet in the Z direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NEW SHICOH MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventor: Kokichi Terajima
  • Patent number: 11467628
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile device has a tower extending from a main body. The tower pans from left to right. An extensible mast may extend through, and pan with, the tower. An upper section is attached to the tower by a hinge and may tilt with respect to the tower. The upper section may include a touchscreen or other devices. An assembly with separate pan and tilt motors allows for the tower and attached upper section to pan while also allowing the upper section to tilt independently of the panning motion. The tilt motor is within the portion of the assembly rotated by the pan motor. The tilt motor drives a worm gear in the tower to rotate a tilt axle. An asymmetric friction hinge connects to the upper section to the tilt axle. Rotating the tilt motor rotates the worm gear, rotating the tilt axle and the attached upper section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hector Manuel Saldana, Mark Greggory Edstrom, Nicholas Jenkins Morozovsky, Mark John Glusker
  • Patent number: 11463593
    Abstract: A printer-equipped camera includes an instant film pack loading unit in which an instant film pack including an exposure opening is loaded, a first displaying unit of which a displaying surface is arranged to face an exposure surface of an instant film in the instant film pack through the exposure opening with respect to the instant film pack loaded in the instant film pack loading unit, and that exposes the instant film by displaying an image, a light exit direction restriction member that is included on the displaying surface of the first displaying unit and restricts a light exit direction of light from each pixel of the first displaying unit to a constant range, the light exit direction restriction member being arranged to be spaced from the exposure surface of the instant film, an imaging unit that captures a subject image, and a second displaying unit that displays an image to an outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kurase, Tsuneo Sato, Kenji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11463609
    Abstract: The present application discloses a camera device for collecting vehicle information. In the present application, the camera device uses a dual-lens configuration including a first camera assembly and a second camera assembly, wherein the lens field of view of the first camera assembly intersects with the lens field of view of the second camera assembly, so as to form a layout mode that two areas on both sides of the camera device are photographed in a staggered manner, thereby avoiding the occurrence of a blind area between the lens fields of view of the first camera assembly and the second camera assembly and improving the overall photographing range of the camera device. Moreover, the camera device may introduce at least one auxiliary function such as photosensitive detection, light supplementing, and target detection, so as to improve the quality of image photographing and the accuracy of photographing moment, thereby facilitating improving the accuracy of vehicle information collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Li, Caisheng Yan, Zhan Ye, Wenxue Wang, Zhenhua Zhou
  • Patent number: 11454868
    Abstract: A stabilized camera system, comprising a camera having a center of mass associated therewith and having a gap disposed therein, the gap containing the center of mass of the camera and a stabilizer operably connected to the camera for stabilizing motion of the camera, the stabilizer comprising a plurality of motors operably connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SHAREVR HAWAII LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Seidl
  • Patent number: 11457129
    Abstract: A video camera assembly, includes a movable body to house a video camera and coupled in a rotatable manner to a base body. The base body has a cavity with a base portion of the base body and a closing wall which has a seat defining a through hole. The cavity houses a shaft on the first end of which the movable body is mounted, said first end of the shaft passes through the through hole of the closing wall and is coupled to the through hole by means of a first bearing inserted in the seat. The end of the shaft opposite to the first end is supported by a rolling type second bearing, and is connected to the base body. The second bearing is inserted in an annular seat made of material which projects from the base portion of the cavity towards the closing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: VIDEOTEC S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessio Grotto, Angelo Ribello
  • Patent number: 11435282
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a gas analysis device includes: a base including a concave portion; a window includes a first film and a second film; an optical part that is located at a side of the window opposite to the base side and includes a light projector and a light receiver; and an optical path length controller that is located between the base and the window and has a controllable thickness. The concave portion includes a first sidewall that is oblique to a surface of the base, and a second sidewall that is oblique to the surface of the base. An oblique direction of the second sidewall is opposite to an oblique direction of the first sidewall. The light projector is configured to irradiate light toward the first sidewall. The light receiver is configured to convert light reflected by the second sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinji Saito, Tsutomu Kakuno, Rei Hashimoto, Kei Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11437408
    Abstract: A display device and an electronic apparatus both include a display part and a camera part. The display part has a first display region and a second display region. The first display region is around the second display region. A pixel density of the second display region is less than a pixel density of the first display region, wherein a plurality of first sub-pixels within the first display region are configured into a red-green-blue-green array, and a plurality of second sub-pixels within the second display region are configured into a red-green-blue array. The camera part is disposed at a position corresponding to the second display region on a side of the display part. Thus, it can solve a problem of complex panel opening and assembly in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hai Wang
  • Patent number: 11438500
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for controlling a camera module in an electronic device. The camera module is removable between a first position received in a body of the electronic device and a second position exposed from the body. The method includes: driving the camera module to slide to the second position in response to receiving a first face recognition request; maintaining the camera module in the second position for a first duration in response to acquiring a release request on the camera module; and driving the camera module to slide to the first position in response to not receiving a second face recognition request within the first duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Peng Zhong
  • Patent number: 11432055
    Abstract: A monitoring unit for security and automation in a premises are described. The monitoring unit uses remote configuration and control to enable monitoring of a premises. The monitoring unit provides multiple monitoring functions to respond to events within the space and alert a user at a remote device like a smartphone. An image sensor provides a wide field of view which can be segmented on the mobile device to enable specific areas to be viewed enabling the user to view the area and be alerted when an event occurs based upon a rules based configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: ICN ACQUISITION, LLC
    Inventors: Russell Ure, Reza Kazemi, Christian Molson, Heather McIntosh
  • Patent number: 11431882
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a camera module and an assembling method therefor. The camera module includes a lens, a holder, an image sensor assembly, and one or more self-locking screws for fixing the lens, the holder and the image sensor assembly. The holder is provided with a lens mounting hole for assembling the lens and one or more screw holes for assembling the one or more self-locking screws. The holder includes a supporting platform, a location guiding sleeve and internal threads. The lens (100) includes external threads engaged with the internal threads, a location guiding step cooperated with the location guiding sleeve, and a limiting ring cooperated with the supporting platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGXI LIANYI OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Binquan Deng, Xinyu Xiong
  • Patent number: 11421272
    Abstract: Disclosed are a positioning method, a positioning apparatus and a sequencing system (300). The sequencing system (300) comprises an imaging assembly (110) and a mobile platform (102), wherein the imaging assembly (110) comprises an optical axis (OP), the mobile platform (102) bears a reaction apparatus (200), the stroke of the mobile platform (102) in a first direction is controlled by means of a limiting switch, and the stroke comprises a first limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: GeneMind Biosciences Company Limited
    Inventors: Ruitao Sun, Songzhen Zhang, Zefei Jiang, Zhiliang Zhou, Qin Yan
  • Patent number: 11425285
    Abstract: A method for assembling a vehicular camera includes providing a housing having a metal front housing portion and a metal rear housing portion. The front housing portion includes a lens barrel, and the rear housing portion includes a connector portion configured to connect to a vehicle wire harness. An imager circuit board is positioned at the front housing portion with an imager aligned with the at least one lens. The connector circuit board is retained via a spring element at a location spaced from the imager circuit board, with circuitry of the connector circuit board electrically connected to circuitry of the imager circuit board. The rear housing portion is joined with the front housing portion and the spring element engages the rear housing portion and the second side of the imager circuit board to retain the connector circuit board at the location spaced from the imager circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Norbert Kunze, Oswin Vogl
  • Patent number: 11412134
    Abstract: Video recording system assemblies are adapted to facilitate capture of 360° images. According to one example, a video recording system assembly may include a frame, including a first vertical mount located at a first vertical end, a second vertical mount located at a second vertical end opposite from the first vertical end, and a horizontal mount located between the first vertical mount and the second vertical mount. At least one digital video camera and/or camera enclosure may be coupled to the first vertical mount. Similarly, at least one digital video camera and/or camera enclosure may be coupled to the second vertical mount. Six digital video cameras and/or camera enclosures may be coupled to the horizontal mount in a triangular configuration, with two digital video cameras and/or camera enclosures on each side. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LADUMA, INC.
    Inventors: Dorian T. G. Tolman, Skyler Alan Baird
  • Patent number: 11402608
    Abstract: An imaging lens system includes sequentially from an object side, a first lens group and a second lens group. The second lens group includes a focus lens group configured to move during focusing or the first lens group and the second lens group are divided at a position of a maximum air gap. Conditional Expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied as follows: ?2.0<fL1/f<?0.95, and??(1) 1.7<NdP1Gmin_?d/L1_?d<2.5,??(2) where fL1 is a focal length of a lens located closest to the object side of the first lens group, f is a focal length of a whole system, NdP1Gmin_?d is an Abbe number for a d-line of a positive lens having a smallest refractive index of the first lens group, and L1_?d is an Abbe number for the d-line of the lens located closest to the object side of the first lens group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Nomura
  • Patent number: 11395062
    Abstract: Example implementations relate adjustable sensors. For example, a system comprising a housing, a detector to detect a location of an object in an environment surrounding the housing, an adjustable arm coupled to the housing, and a sensor disposed on the adjustable arm to adjust a distance between the sensor and the location of the object responsive to detection of the location of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Roberto Lalinde, Stanley Wang, Chi So, Ben A. Knight, Robert C. Brooks
  • Patent number: 11388366
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11381776
    Abstract: A camera positioning device for eye-to-eye alignment in video conference applications is provided. The device can include a camera, a cord going from the camera to a computer, and a positioning component (e.g., a bracket) that connects the camera to the computer. The bracket allows for manual adjustment of the cord attached to the camera to maintain vertical and horizontal positioning and rotational stability of a camera for improved eye-to-eye alignment in video conference applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: EYE CONTACT LLC
    Inventor: Stacy Nimmo
  • Patent number: 11354895
    Abstract: A platform comprises one or more sensors that collect information about an environment as sensor data. A processor is in communication with the one or more sensors, wherein the processor executes enhancement engines that processes the sensor data into enhanced characterization data having a reduced amount of data compared to the sensor data. An output device electronically communicate the enhanced characterization data to a user, wherein the sensor and the output device comprise an assisted perception module worn by the user during an incident. A command interface device remote from the user to enable a person of authority to manage the incident and the user by receiving and displaying the enhanced characterization data, and by transmitting data and commands back to the assisted perception module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Qwake Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam J. Cossman, John Davis Long, II, Omer Haciomeroglu, Michael E. Ralston
  • Patent number: 11347035
    Abstract: A variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a first intermediate lens group having positive refractive power, a second intermediate lens group having negative refractive power and a rear lens group; upon varying a magnification from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group and the first intermediate lens group being varied, a distance between the first intermediate lens group and the second intermediate lens group being varied, and a distance between the second intermediate lens group and the rear lens group being varied; the rear lens group comprising at least one focusing lens group which is moved upon carrying out focusing from an infinitely distant object to a closely distant object; and predetermined conditional expressions being satisfied, thereby the focusing lens group(s) being reduced in weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kosuke Machida
  • Patent number: 11336999
    Abstract: A sound processing device program that enables a sound signal adapted to an intended use to be output is provided. The sound processing device includes a signal processing part that processes a sound signal picked up by a microphone, and generates a recording sound signal to be recorded in a recording device, and generates an amplification sound signal different from the recording sound signal to be output from a speaker. The sound processing device can be applied to, for example, a sound amplification system that performs off-microphone sound amplification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yohei Sakuraba
  • Patent number: 11336760
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, device, and storage medium for controlling a retractable camera. The method can include receiving an instruction for ejecting the retractable camera, detecting whether the mobile terminal meets a condition indicating that the camera has a risk of damage when being ejected, and disabling the instruction for ejecting the retractable camera when the mobile terminal meets the condition indicating that the camera has a risk of damage when being ejected. In the present disclosure, after the instruction for ejecting the retractable camera is received, the retractable camera is not ejected immediately. On the contrary, the mobile terminal is first determined whether meets the condition indicating that the camera has a risk of damage when being ejected. When the mobile terminal meets the condition indicating that the camera has a risk of damage when being ejected, the instruction for ejecting the camera is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Teng Liu
  • Patent number: 11334115
    Abstract: An electronic device assembly is provided, including an electronic device body and a detachable lens module. The electronic device body has a housing and a first joining unit, wherein the first joining unit is disposed on the housing. The detachable lens module is detachably assembled onto the housing and has a second joining unit, wherein the first joining unit is joined to the second joining unit to electrically connect the detachable lens module to the electronic device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Yi-Ta Huang, Chih-Chun Liu, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai, Chi-Hung Lai, Wu-Chen Lee, Pin-Chueh Lin, Chih-Wei Liao, Ting-Wen Pai, Wen-Chieh Chen
  • Patent number: 11312315
    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion mated together to form a cavity within the housing. A circuit board is attached at the front housing portion and has at least one front electrical connector in electrical connection with an imager. The rear housing portion has at least one rear electrical connector. With the rear housing portion mated with the front housing portion, the rear electrical connector electrically connects with the front electrical connector. The rear housing portion has a connector portion that is configured to electrically connect the rear electrical connector to a vehicle wire harness. The front electrical connector and the rear electrical connector cooperate to allow for misalignment of the electrical connectors in a direction parallel to the rear side of the circuit board when the rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Clarence P. McElroy, Matthew C. Sesti, Richard Rieden, Steven V. Byrne
  • Patent number: 11313704
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method and system for an assembly for protecting a sensor. The assembly includes a first structure having a rectangular prism and connected with a truncated tube, wherein the rectangular prism and the truncated tube have parallel longitudinal axes and the tube is truncated to yield a cross section having a norm that forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of the truncated tube and a second structure of a trapezoid prism having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axes and with the first structure embedded therein. The second structure has a slanted surface in the front that meets the cross section of the truncated tube and has the norm of the cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: PlusAI, Inc.
    Inventors: Jinpeng Li, Greg Seyfarth, Qiaoyu Zhang, Amit Kumar
  • Patent number: 11306878
    Abstract: A light ring assembly for a smart-home device may include a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a light guide, where the light guide may include a plurality of cutouts that receive the plurality of LEDs, and a plurality of transmissive sections between the plurality of cutouts where a thickness of the transmissive sections tapers as the transmissive sections extend away from the plurality of cutouts. The light ring assembly may also include an output surface that receives light emitted from the plurality of LEDs through the plurality of transmissive sections, where the output surface is substantially circular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Mark Kraz, Amber Volmering, Bryan Macomber, Jacobi Grillo, Adam Kilgore
  • Patent number: 11303797
    Abstract: A deep-sea imaging and control system with an extremely compact remote camera head unit which can operate to depths of at least 5500 m (about 8500 psi). The unit has a photopolymer shell for a pressure housing that can be 3D-printed, at least partially filled with high performance epoxy used as a potting compound. A pressure resistant optically transparent material such as a flat polished borosilicate glass disc serves as the optical viewport and protects the unpotted lens assembly from pressure and water intrusion. The control computer can be separate from the camera, is partially or completely potted in epoxy, and can be accessible through a Wi-Fi connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees
    Inventor: Brennan T. Phillips
  • Patent number: 11303785
    Abstract: An embodiment of a camera module may comprise: a lens part; a front body receiving the lens part; a rear body coupled to the front body; a substrate part received inside the rear body and comprising a plurality of printed circuit boards; a cable electrically connected to the substrate part; a connector part connecting the cable with the substrate part; and a first shielding part, made of a conductive material and disposed at a rear side of the connector part, for shielding electromagnetic noise generated from the substrate part or the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Tae Park, Beom Suk Yu
  • Patent number: 11294262
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a dual lens driving apparatus including: a housing; a first bobbin disposed inside the housing; a second bobbin disposed inside the housing and positioned away from the first bobbin; a first coil disposed on the first bobbin; a second coil disposed on the second bobbin; a magnet disposed in the housing and positioned opposite from the first coil and second coil; a base disposed below the housing; a board disposed between the housing and the base and opposite from the magnet and including a circuit member having a third coil; and a supporting member movably supporting the housing with respect to the board. The third coil includes a first axial coil which is disposed in a first direction and a second axial coil which is disposed in a second direction different from the first direction. The first axial coil includes four first axial coil units which are positioned away from one another. The four first axial coil units are connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol Kim, Kyung Hwan Kim, Kap Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11297428
    Abstract: A sound processing device program that enables a sound signal adapted to an intended use to be output is provided. The sound processing device includes a signal processing part that processes a sound signal picked up by a microphone, and generates a recording sound signal to be recorded in a recording device, and generates an amplification sound signal different from the recording sound signal to be output from a speaker. The sound processing device can be applied to, for example, a sound amplification system that performs off-microphone sound amplification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yohei Sakuraba