Infrared Lens Patents (Class 359/356)
  • Patent number: 12271012
    Abstract: A glass for an optical filter, the glass being a phosphate glass including Cu, in which the glass has: an average transmittance of 80% or more at a wavelength of 430 nm to 550 nm; an average transmittance of 2% or less at a wavelength of 800 nm to 950 nm; an average transmittance of 3% or less at a wavelength of 1000 nm to 1200 nm; an average transmittance of 5% or less at a wavelength of 700 nm to 1200 nm; a transmittance of 25% or more at a wavelength of 1550 nm; and a wavelength at which a transmittance is 50% of 615 nm or more in a wavelength range of 600 nm to 800 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventor: Takahiro Sakagami
  • Patent number: 12265279
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a lens module accommodated in the housing and configured to adjust focus or adjust focus magnification; and an optical path conversion module accommodated in the housing and configured to convert an optical path. The optical path conversion module includes a prism; a first movable body accommodating the prism; a fixed body accommodating the first movable body; a first driving unit enabling first rotational driving of the first movable body, relative to the fixed body; and a second driving unit enabling second rotational driving of the first movable body, relative to the fixed body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Joo Lee, Young Bok Yoon, Ta Kyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 12228796
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an optical imaging system, which sequentially includes, from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a diaphragm; a first lens with a refractive power, an image-side surface thereof being a convex surface; a second lens with a refractive power; a third lens with a negative refractive power; a fourth lens with a refractive power, an image-side surface thereof being a convex surface; a fifth lens with a refractive power, an object-side surface thereof being a concave surface; a sixth lens with a refractive power; and a seventh lens with a refractive power. EPD is an entrance pupil diameter of the optical imaging system, and a total effective focal length f of the optical imaging system and EPD satisfy f/EPD?1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUNNY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaying Zhang, Saifeng Lyu, Fujian Dai, Liefeng Zhao
  • Patent number: 12205402
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display substrate including: a base substrate; a plurality of light-emitting devices arranged in an array on the base substrate; a plurality of photosensitive devices between the layer including the light-emitting devices and the base substrate, the orthographic projections of the photosensitive devices on the base substrate overlapping the orthographic projections of the gaps between adjacent light-emitting devices; a black matrix on the side of the layer including the light-emitting devices away from the base substrate, the orthographic projection of the black matrix on the base substrate overlapping the orthographic projections of the gaps between the adjacent light-emitting devices, the black matrix having a plurality of first openings, the orthographic projections of the first openings on the base substrate overlapping the orthographic projections of the photosensitive devices, and the total amount of light irradiated to the photosensitive devices through the first openings meeting a requi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoquan Hai, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Lei Wang, Yingzi Wang
  • Patent number: 12194927
    Abstract: Glass (1) for vehicles includes a light blocking region (A2) in which a far-infrared ray transmission region (B) provided with an opening and a far-infrared ray transmission member arranged in the opening, and a visible light transmission region (C) transmitting visible light are formed. The opening is formed between an upper edge part (1a) of the glass (1) and a first position (P1) in a first direction from the upper edge part (1a) toward a lower edge part (1b) of the glass (1), the first position (P1) is a position at which a distance from the upper edge part (1a) is 30% of a length from the upper edge part (1a) to the lower edge part (1b), and between a second position (P2) and a third position (P3) in a second direction from a side edge part (1c) toward a side edge part (1d) of the glass (1) for vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nagashima, Yutaka Kitajima
  • Patent number: 12153226
    Abstract: A lens assembly, for use in microscopy imaging of a sample in a cryogenic environment, is described. A solid immersion lens which has a planar surface for accepting a sample for imaging is mounted within an aperture provided through the plane of a planar mount. The microscopy imaging may include using super-resolution optical imaging techniques such as single molecule localisation techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: United Kingdon Research and Innovation
    Inventors: Sam Astbury, Martin Tolley, Christopher Spindloe
  • Patent number: 12140806
    Abstract: An optical module includes a first optical splitting element to split a signal beam into a first polarization component and a second polarization component, a first element having a first introduction port, a second element having a second introduction port, a first condensing part disposed between the first optical splitting element and the first introduction port and configured to condense the first polarization component toward the first introduction port, and a second condensing part disposed between the first optical splitting element and the second introduction port and configured to condense the second polarization component toward the second introduction port. An average refractive index of the second condensing part in an optical axis direction is larger than an average refractive index of the first condensing part in an optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanemaru
  • Patent number: 12055738
    Abstract: An optical element includes a substrate, an intermediate layer, a topmost layer, and a contiguous multitude of recessed and non-recessed areal regions. The intermediate layer is formed over a top surface of the substrate and has a refractive index nI. The topmost layer is formed directly on the intermediate layer and has a refractive index nT where nT?nI. The intermediate and topmost layers are substantially transparent over an operational wavelength range that includes a design wavelength ?0. A subset of areal regions has a largest transverse dimension less than about ?0. Each non-recessed areal region includes corresponding portions of the intermediate and topmost layers. Each recessed areal region extends entirely through the topmost layer and at least partly through the intermediate layer. A fill medium fills the recessed areal regions. The areal regions are variously sized and distributed transversely across the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Christoph M. Greiner, Jianji Yang, Dmitri Iazikov
  • Patent number: 11994691
    Abstract: A lens installation system that includes a tool for a keyhole in an imaging system housing. The tool includes a base having a first diameter dimensioned to fit below a lens housing cavity of an imaging system housing. The base has a top end forming a shoulder to seat the shoulder below the lens housing cavity. The tool includes a lens centering seat integrated with the base. The seat includes a ring and a recessed cavity within the ring. The ring is defined by an outer surface dimensioned to contact an inner diameter of an inner surface of the keyhole below the lens housing cavity, a first sloped surface providing a chamfered edge that is inclined for a distance above the outer surface, and a second sloped surface descending from an upper edge of the first sloped surface by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chase M. Burchett, Jacob A. Diez
  • Patent number: 11881495
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging apparatus capable of suppressing occurrence of color mixing, a method for manufacturing the solid-state imaging apparatus, and an electronic device. The solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a pixel region. Each of the pixels has: a first optical filter layer disposed on a photoelectric conversion unit; a second optical filter layer disposed on the first optical filter layer; and a separation wall separating at least a part of the first optical filter layer for each of the pixels. Either the first optical filter layer or the second optical filter layer in at least one of the pixels is formed by an infrared cut filter, while the other is formed by a color filter. The present technology can be applied to a CMOS image sensor including a visible light pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORORATION
    Inventors: Sintaro Nakajiki, Yukihiro Sayama
  • Patent number: 11860345
    Abstract: A mid-wave infrared (MWIR) discrete zoom lens for use with remote surveillance and identification having a dual focal length of 9 and 6.39 inches and F #2.8 and F #2, respectively. In one case, a full field of view is about 30.8 degrees for a 9 inch focal length configuration and about 43 degrees for a 6.39 inch focal length configuration. The lens is corrected for monochromatic and chromatic aberrations over the wavelength range 5100 nm-3300 nm. The focal plane may constitute a pixel array consisting of MWIR sensitive material (e.g. InSb, HgCdTe, nBn, SLS, etc.) for use in high-resolution, wide-area imaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Oskotsky, Daniel Engheben, Vincent Lipari, Michael Russo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11822154
    Abstract: An electro-active lens is presented which utilizes a surface relief structures and an electro-active material, with a change in refractive index facilitating the change in optical properties. A molded structure and a liquid crystal are used to form a diffractive lens. In addition to the classical approach of utilizing diffractive optics and multiple Fresnel zones to form a lens, an additional structure is placed between Fresnel zones in order to improve the diffraction efficiency across the visible spectrum and reduce chromatic aberration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Van Heugten, Harry Milton
  • Patent number: 11815703
    Abstract: Provided is a meta-lens including a first region including a plurality of first nanostructures that are two-dimensionally provided in a circumferential direction and a radial direction, wherein the plurality of first nanostructures are provided based on a first rule, and a plurality of second regions surrounding the first region, each of the plurality of second regions including a plurality of second nanostructures that are two-dimensionally provided in a circumferential direction and a radial direction, wherein the plurality of second nanostructures are provided in each of the plurality of second regions based on a plurality of second rules, respectively, that are different from the first rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seunghoon Han, Suyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 11802996
    Abstract: A lens system for infrared (IR) imaging, including a molded first lens element and an aberration correction second lens element. The first lens element is made of chalcogenide glass and has a first and second surface, one of the first and second surfaces of the first lens element being a diffractive surface. The second lens element has a first and second surface, one of the first and second surfaces being a planar surface and neither of the first and second surfaces being a diffractive surface. The second lens element is of a different material than the second lens element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Fujian Ding, Mark Lifshotz
  • Patent number: 11790510
    Abstract: The invention relates to techniques for material testing of optical test pieces, for example of lenses. Angle-variable illumination, using a suitable illumination module, and/or angle-variable detection are carried out in order to create a digital contrast. The digital contrast can be, for example, a digital phase contrast. A defect detection algorithm for automated material testing based on a result image with digital contrast can be used. For example, an artificial neural network can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Stoppe, Niklas Mevenkamp, Alexander Freytag
  • Patent number: 11709298
    Abstract: An optical filter includes: an absorption layer including a first near-infrared absorbing dye (D1), a second near-infrared absorbing dye (D2), and a transparent resin; and a reflection layer including a dielectric multilayer film. The dye (D1) and the dye (D2) are squarylium compounds satisfying following (1) to (3). (1) The dye (D1) has a maximum absorption wavelength ?max(D1) within a range of 680 to 730 nm, and the difference between a wavelength at which a transmittance is 80% on the shorter wavelength side than ?max(D1) when the concentration is adjusted such that a transmittance at ?max(D1) is 10%, and ?max(D1) is 100 nm or less. (2) The dye (D2) has a maximum absorption wavelength ?max(D2) within a range of 720 to 770 nm. (3) A value obtained by subtracting ?max(D1) from ?max(D2) is 30 nm or more and 85 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Shiono, Nanako Nishimoto, Sayuri Yamada, Hiroki Hotaka, Satoshi Okada, Keigo Matsuura
  • Patent number: 11675113
    Abstract: An optical image lens assembly includes a plurality of optical lens elements. The optical lens elements include a plurality of plastic optical lens elements having refractive power and aspheric surfaces. The plastic optical lens elements are formed by an injection molding method and include at least one defined-wavelength light absorbing optical lens element, and the defined-wavelength light absorbing optical lens element includes at least one defined-wavelength light absorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-Chih Huang, Pei-Chi Chang, Chun-Hung Teng
  • Patent number: 11660033
    Abstract: A data transmission system for transmitting an electrical data to a nerve cell. A data receiving system for receiving an electrical data from a nerve cell has at least two phototransistor crystals that is stimulated by light to form an electrical signal; an image source that allows the light to be sent to the phototransistor crystals and allows controlling the amount of light transmitted to each phototransistor crystal independently of each other, and at least one control unit that is connected to the image source that controls the amount of light transmitted from the image source to each of the phototransistor crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Utku Buyuksahin
  • Patent number: 11644408
    Abstract: An optical cell for performing light spectroscopy (including absorbance, fluorescence and scattering measurements) on a liquid sample in microfluidic devices is disclosed. The optical cell comprises an inlaid sheet having an opaque material inlaid in a clear material, and a sensing channel that crosses the clear material and the opaque material provides a fluidic path for the liquid sample and an optical path for probe light. Integral optical windows crossing a clear-opaque material interface permit light coupling into and out of the sensing channel, and thus light transmission through the sensing channel is almost entirely isolated from background light interference. A microfluidic chip comprising one or more optical cells is also disclosed. The optical cells may have different lengths of sensing channels, and may be optically and fluidly coupled. A method of manufacturing an optical cell in a microfluidic chip is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: DARTMOUTH OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Edward Arthur Luy, Sean Christopher Morgan, Vincent Joseph Sieben
  • Patent number: 11567307
    Abstract: A variable magnification optical system consists of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group, a second lens group, and a subsequent lens group. The variable magnification optical system satisfies a predetermined conditional expression for a partial dispersion ratio related to F line, C line, and a wavelength of 1970.09 nm, a d-line back focus of the variable magnification optical system at a telephoto end, a back focus in any one wavelength from a wavelength of 1300 nm to a wavelength of 2325.42 nm at the telephoto end, and a d-line focal length of the variable magnification optical system at the telephoto end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Asami, Toshihiro Aoi
  • Patent number: 11397282
    Abstract: Infrared-transparent and damage-resistant polymer optics with LWIR and/or MWIR transparency are provided. Some variations provide an optic containing at least 50 wt % of an infrared-transparent polymer, wherein the infrared-transparent polymer has a carbon-free polymer backbone, wherein the optic is characterized by at least 80% average transmission of radiation over a wavenumber band with cumulative wavenumber width of at least 1000 cm?1 contained within wavelengths from 3.1 ?m to 5 ?m and/or from 8.1 ?m to 12 ?m, and wherein the average transmission is defined as the percentage ratio of radiation intensity through an optic thickness of 25 microns divided by incident radiation intensity. Many polymer compositions and pendant groups are disclosed for use in the polymer optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Adam F. Gross, Ashley M. Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, April R. Rodriguez, Rajesh D. Rajavel, Jacob M. Hundley
  • Patent number: 11346517
    Abstract: A lens holding structure, comprising a first holding member, a first lens disposed ahead of the first holding member, a second lens disposed ahead of the first lens, a second holding member disposed ahead of the second lens, and a fixing unit that fixes the first holding member and the second holding member in a state of holding the first lens and the second lens between the first holding member and the second holding member, wherein the first lens and the second lens are held between the first holding member and the second holding member in a state of the optical surface of the second lens being surface-contacted with the optical surface of the first lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kurosu, Takumi Tanokura, Hidetaka Okada
  • Patent number: 11331143
    Abstract: A light based skin treatment device comprises a laser light source for providing a pulsed incident light beam for treating skin by laser induced optical breakdown of hair or skin tissue. In one arrangement, a focusing system has a pre-focusing lens for increasing the convergence of the an incident light beam and a skin contact lens having convex light input and light exit surfaces. The focal spot position is controlled by adjusting a spacing between the pre-focusing lens and the skin contact lens. In another arrangement, there is an adjustable lens system before an adjustable focusing system for providing compensation for aberration in the focusing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Babu Varghese, Rieko Verhagen
  • Patent number: 11280983
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes lenses. A prism is disposed adjacent to a first lens of the lenses and a second lens of the lenses, and is configured to refract light from the first lens to the second lens. A reflecting member is disposed adjacent to a fifth lens of the lenses and an imaging plane, and is configured to reflect light from the fifth lens to the imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung Hui Ko
  • Patent number: 11220480
    Abstract: A method for producing a reactive intermediate composition, including: reacting a substituted phthalic anhydride of the formula (I) with a diamine of the formula H2N—R—NH2 in the presence of an aromatic dianhydride in an amount of 10 to 50 mole percent based on the total moles of anhydride functionality in the reaction; wherein the reacting is conducted in an aprotic solvent in a reactor, under conditions effective to produce the reactive intermediate composition; and wherein X comprises a halogen or a nitro group, and R comprises a C6-36 aromatic hydrocarbon group or a halogenated derivative thereof, a straight or branched chain C2-20 alkylene or a halogenated derivative thereof, or a C3-8 cycloalkylene or a halogenated derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Link Guggenheim, Hendrich Chiong, Bernabe Quevedo Sanchez, Carmen Rocio Misiego Arpa, Juan Justino Rodriguez Ordonez, Javier Nieves Remacha
  • Patent number: 11187879
    Abstract: A high magnification MWIR continuous zoom optical system is described herein that consists of the following components: a front detachable extender group, a fixed group for focusing incoming radiation, three moving groups for zooming and generating an intermediate image and a relay group. The mentioned optical system has the ability to work with MWIR radiation (3-5 ?m) and generate a thermal image from the gathered radiation. The system also has the ability to zoom continuously in a wide variable focal length range with a high magnification ratio of 20×. With the use of a cooled detector, the combined system allows its user to be able to receive high quality thermal images in all FOV configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: VIETTEL GROUP
    Inventors: Xuan Du Dang, Dai Cuong Que, Minh Anh Hoang, Van Tuan Vu, Thanh Dat Vu
  • Patent number: 11125988
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include an optical blocking structure that may include a frame defining an aperture, first and second elongate structural members each comprising first and second ends such that the first and second elongate structural members may be connected at their first ends to opposite sides of the aperture, and further such that the first and second elongate structural members may extend from the frame parallel to and in the same direction as one another; and an optically opaque blocking member positioned to extend between the respective second ends of the first and second blocking members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Danilo Condello, Simon Prince, David Hargis, John O'Shaughnessy, William Butterfield, Jeffrey Bendick, Peter Clarke Newman
  • Patent number: 10996433
    Abstract: A projection lens assembly is provided. The projection lens assembly includes sequentially from a source-side to an image-side along an optical axis: a first lens and a second lens. The first lens has a negative refractive power, a source-side surface of the first lens is a concave surface, and an image-side surface of the first lens is a convex surface. The second lens has a positive refractive power, and an image-side surface of the second lens is a convex surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUNNY OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin Huang, Xinquan Wang
  • Patent number: 10969560
    Abstract: An integrated optical assembly comprises an optics mount, an optical element comprising material that is optically transparent, the optical element molded in the optics mount, and an optical aperture wherein the optical aperture is secured in fixed position with respect to the optics mount and the transparent optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Symmons, Jeremy Huddleston, Edward Foote, Spencer Novak
  • Patent number: 10955688
    Abstract: The disclosed method may include (1) providing, from a display, an image to an eye by way of a lens assembly on an optical path between the display and the eye, wherein the lens assembly includes (a) a first liquid crystal lens providing a first electronically controllable cylindrical power, oriented along a first constant axis, in response to a first signal and (b) a second liquid crystal lens providing a second electronically controllable cylindrical power, oriented along a second constant axis that is rotationally offset from the first constant axis, in response to a second signal, (2) determining, based on information indicating cylindrical power and cylindrical axis components, the electronically controllable cylindrical powers that result in providing the cylindrical power component, oriented along the cylindrical axis component, and (3) generating, based on the electronically controllable cylindrical powers, the signals. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Evan M. Richards, Weihua Gao, Daozhi Wang
  • Patent number: 10901204
    Abstract: An optical image capturing system is provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. At least one lens among the first lens to the fifth lens has positive refractive power. The sixth lens may have negative refractive power and an object side and an image side thereof are aspherical wherein at least one surface of the sixth lens has an inflection point. The optical image capturing system has six lenses with refractive power. When meeting some certain conditions, the optical image capturing system may have outstanding light-gathering ability and an adjustment ability about the optical path in order to elevate the image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong-Ming Chang, Chien-Hsun Lai, Yao-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 10677651
    Abstract: According to certain examples a spectrometer module for use in an imaging spectrometer includes a monolithic spectrometer body component made of an immersion material and including three mirrored surfaces configured to form a reflective triplet having an optical path immersed within the immersion material, the reflective triplet configured to receive incident optical radiation from an entrance face of the monolithic spectrometer body component and reflect the incident optical radiation along the optical path, and a dispersive element configured to receive and disperse the incident optical radiation reflected from the reflective triplet to provide dispersed optical radiation. The reflective triplet is configured to receive the dispersed optical radiation from the dispersive element and to reflect the dispersed optical radiation along the optical path to an exit face of the monolithic spectrometer body component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventor: Andrew Bullard
  • Patent number: 10670841
    Abstract: A dual-band refractive inverse telephoto lens system configured for mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) operation. In certain examples the dual-band refractive inverse telephoto lens system includes first, second, third, and fourth lenses, each constructed from a material that is optically transparent in the mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared spectral bands, and has an external pupil coincident with an aperture stop of the refractive inverse telephoto lens system, the aperture stop being located between the first, second, third, and fourth lenses and the infrared imaging detector to allow for 100% cold shielding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventor: Lacy G. Cook
  • Patent number: 10634872
    Abstract: Provided is an optical system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens having a positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing the object side; and a second lens having a positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing the object side, wherein the first lens is made of a silicon material, wherein the second lens is made of one of a silicon material and a germanium material, and wherein a focal length of the entire optical system and a distance on an optical axis between the first lens and the second lens are each appropriately set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoto Doujou
  • Patent number: 10598907
    Abstract: An optical lens includes a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, and an aperture stop disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group. A total number of lenses of the two lens groups is less than 9. The first lens group has at least three lenses with refractive power and at least one aspheric lens. The second lens group has at least three lenses with refractive power and at least one aspheric lens. The first lens group includes a lens having positive refractive power and an Abbe number of smaller than 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: RAYS OPTICS INC.
    Inventors: Bing-Ju Chiang, Yuan-Hung Su, Kuo-Chuan Wang
  • Patent number: 10558013
    Abstract: An annular optical element assembly having a central axis includes a first annular optical element, a second annular optical element and a light blocking sheet. The first annular optical element includes a first central opening, a first axial connecting structure and a first inner receiving surface. The second annular optical element includes a second central opening, a second axial connecting structure and a second inner receiving surface. The second inner receiving surface surrounds the second central opening, wherein the second inner receiving surface is closer to the central axis than a second axial connecting surface is to the central axis, the second inner receiving surface is vertical to the central axis, and the first inner receiving surface and the second inner receiving surface are corresponding and not connected to each other for defining a receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ta Chou, Cheng-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 10482620
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for producing depth information comprises obtaining a plurality of images of an object from a plurality of lens modules, the plurality of images including at least two monochromatic images forming a monochromatic stereo image, producing two complemented monochromatic images by performing a complementary image enhancing process on at least part of the two monochromatic images, the complementary image enhancing process including comparing the plurality of images with each of the two monochromatic images and increasing a resolution of each of the two monochromatic images using an image having a higher resolution in the at least part, selecting a region of interest of the object from the two complemented monochromatic images, and calculating a depth of the region of interest by stereo-matching the two complemented monochromatic images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Sunggoo Cho
  • Patent number: 10459124
    Abstract: A layer system includes at least one stack of successive multilayers, wherein each multilayer includes a first partial layer with a first optical thickness and a second partial layer with a second optical thickness that is different from the first optical thickness. The multilayer has optical characteristics that are specified depending on a parameter which is a function of a ratio of quotients of the optical thickness of a partial layer with higher refractive characteristics and the optical thickness of a partial layer with lower refractive characteristics of the respective multilayers, wherein the index i denotes the order of the successive multilayers in the stack. The product of a reflectivity of the stack of multilayers and the parameter is less than for an anti-reflection and/or anti-reflective effect of the stack of multilayers, or is greater than or equal to 1 for a mirroring. An optical element may include a layer system and a method for producing such a layer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: RODENSTOCK GMBH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Scherschlicht, Michael Vögt
  • Patent number: 10429624
    Abstract: The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a three-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; and a third lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the three lenses are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsun Lai, Kuo-Yu Liao, Yao-Wei Liu, Yeong-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 10333620
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for using visible light communication (“VLC”) to perform indoor position location. Through use of a system and method configured as set forth herein, the position of any appropriately marked person or item may be found indoors using data interconnected modules that communicate with one another via RF and visible light. A mobile receiver in the form of a tag or badge attached to the person or item to be tracked receives a VLC signal from a plurality of lighting modules, and transmits back to a mesh network formed by the modules the data it received to determine the tag's or badge's physical position with respect to the individual network modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Morgan State University
    Inventors: Kofi Nyarko, Christian Emiyah, Samuel Mbugua
  • Patent number: 10288852
    Abstract: An optical lens assembly, which has an optical axis, includes, at least one dual molded lens element having two plastic parts with different colors. The dual molded lens element includes a transparent portion and a light absorbing portion, wherein the transparent portion has an optical effective region. The dual molded lens element has an outer diameter surface connecting a first side surface and a second side surface of the dual molded lens element, the transparent portion is arranged from an optical effective region of the dual molded lens element to the outer diameter surface and surrounds the dual molded lens element, thus the transparent portion is a part of the outer diameter surface, and the light absorbing portion is located on one of the first side surface and the second side surface of the dual molded lens element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-Chih Huang, Ming-Shun Chang
  • Patent number: 10281694
    Abstract: Aspects and embodiments are generally directed to compact anamorphic refractive objective lens assemblies. In one example, a refractive objective lens assembly includes a passively athermal anamorphic lens group including at least a first cylindrical lens having a surface optically powered in a first dimension, the first anamorphic lens group positioned to receive thermal infrared radiation, a focus cell positioned to receive the radiation from the anamorphic lens group, the focus cell including a first group of lenses each having a rotationally symmetric surface optically powered in the first dimension and a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension, a relay lens group positioned receive the radiation from the focus cell, the relay lens group including a second group of lenses each having a rotationally symmetric surface optically powered in both the first and second dimensions, and a dewar assembly including a cold stop and an optical detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Marco A. Avila, Mark Noethen, Douglas J. Hartnett
  • Patent number: 10203483
    Abstract: An imaging lens for use with an operational waveband over any subset of 7.5-13.5 ?m may include a first optical element of a first high-index material and a second optical element of a second high-index material, that may have a refractive index greater than 2.2 in the operational waveband, an absorption per mm of less than 75% in the operational waveband, and an absorption per mm of greater than 75% in a visible waveband of 400-650 nm. Optically powered surfaces of the imaging lens may include a sag across their respective clear apertures that are less than 10% of a largest clear aperture of the imaging lens. Respective maximum peak to peak thicknesses of the first and second optical elements may be similar in size, for example within 15 percent of each other. Ratios of maximum peak to peak thickness to clear aperture and, separately, to sag are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: FLIR SYSTEMS TRADING BELGIUM BVBA
    Inventor: Jeremy Huddleston
  • Patent number: 10133051
    Abstract: An optics arrangement for a solid immersion lens (SIL) is disclosed. The arrangement enables the SIL to freely tilt. The arrangement includes a SIL having an optical axis extending from an engaging surface and a rear surface of the SIL; a SIL housing having a cavity configured to accept the SIL therein while allowing the SIL to freely tilt within the cavity, wherein the cavity includes a hole positioned such that the optical axis passes there-through, to thereby allow light collected by the SIL to propagate to an objective lens; and, a SIL retainer attached to the SIL housing and configured to prevent the SIL from exiting the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: FEI EFA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Frank, Prasad Sabbineni
  • Patent number: 9950623
    Abstract: A vehicular projection system includes plural information collectors, a time-division multiplexing device and a projection mechanism. The plural information collectors are used for outputting driving information. The time-division multiplexing device includes plural wireless transmission modules. The time-division multiplexing device determines the transmitting sequence of plural information collectors according to the receiving sequence of wireless transmission requests from the plural information collectors. Moreover, the time-division multiplexing device determines the suitable wireless transmission modules according to the file properties of the driving information and the wireless transmission capabilities of the plural information collectors. Since the plural information collectors can simultaneously transmit driving information to the time-division multiplexing device through different wireless transmission modules, the wireless transmission efficiency is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Chang Huang, Ying-Che Tseng
  • Patent number: 9874729
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to infrared achromatic and athermalized narrow-field arrangements without any mechanical compensation mechanism realized by a single convergent front lens and a single divergent correcting lens. The long back focal length allows for cooled and uncooled detectors, different detector sizes, wavebands, and housing materials. A high resolution is achieved with fast f-numbers below f/2.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Umicore
    Inventor: Norbert Schuster
  • Patent number: 9842522
    Abstract: A display includes a stretchable display panel, an optical unit that transmits an image displayed on the display panel for image formation, a mechanical unit that changes a physical shape of the display panel in order to compensate a distortion aberration due to the optical unit, and a control unit that drives the display panel in response to an image source signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chan Young Park
  • Patent number: 9726910
    Abstract: Ophthalmic lenses and light filters containing special additives that have fluorescence emission in the near infrared region of wavelengths—in order to enhance phototherapy for the human eye when it is exposed to sunlight and artificial lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: PHOTOPROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
    Inventor: James Martin Gallas
  • Patent number: 9712763
    Abstract: An apparatus and method improve sight. The apparatus includes a first sight configured to view a scene. A second sight is configured to alter content representative of the scene in a first manner to form first altered content. A third sight is configured to alter content representative of the scene in a second manner to form second altered content. An image combiner is configured to combine the second altered content with the first altered content to form combined altered scene content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: FLIR Surveillance, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Keitzer, Eugene J. Pochapsky, Michael R. Matzko
  • Patent number: 9678304
    Abstract: A five-piece optical lens for capturing image and a five-piece optical module for capturing image, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, include a first lens with refractive power having an object-side surface which can be convex; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens with positive refractive power; a fourth lens with positive refractive power; and a fifth lens which can have negative refractive power, wherein an image-side surface thereof can be concave, and at least one surface of the fifth lens has an inflection point; both surfaces of each of the five lenses are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Ability Opto-Electronics Technology
    Inventors: Nai-Yuan Tang, Yeong-Ming Chang