公开(公告)号：US09977235B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US15188232

申请日：2016-06-21

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： David P. Ramer ,  An Mao ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr.

IPC: G02B26/00 ,  G02B17/00 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/02

CPC classification number: G02B26/005 ,  G01J1/0266 ,  G01J1/0411 ,  G01J1/0437 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B17/006

Abstract: Disclosed are examples of optical/electrical devices including a variable TIR lens assembly having a transducer, an optical lens and an electrowetting cell coupled to an exterior wall of the lens. The electrowetting cell contains two immiscible liquids having different optical and electrical properties. One liquid has a high index of refraction, and the other liquid has a low index of refraction. At least one liquid is electrically conductive. A signal causes the high index of refraction and the low index of refraction liquids to assume various positions within the electrowetting cell along the exterior wall. The properties of the optical lens, e.g. its total internal reflectivity, change depending upon the position of the respective liquids along the exterior wall. The light detection characteristics of the assembly change to receive an input light beam over a range of inputs or over a range of fields of view.

公开(公告)号：US20180039070A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15228414

申请日：2016-08-04

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： An Mao ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: G02B26/00 ,  F21V5/04 ,  G01J1/04 ,  F21V14/00 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G01J1/44

CPC classification number: G02B26/005 ,  F21V5/007 ,  F21V5/008 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V14/003 ,  F21Y2113/10 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  G01J1/0411 ,  G01J1/26 ,  G01J2001/446 ,  G02B3/0056

Abstract: A configurable optical device may include an optical transducer, a multi-lens arrangement, and a controllable optical modulator. The optical transducer is configured to convert light to electrical signals or to convert electrical signals to light. The multi-lens arrangement is positioned to redirect at least some of the light to or from the optical transducer. The controllable optical modulator is provided between the multi-lens arrangement and the optical transducer. The controllable optical modulator is coupled to receive and spatially modulate light to or from the optical transducer. The optical modulator is selectively controllable to steer and/or shape the light to a selected distribution of light from the multi-lens arrangement onto the optical transducer and/or from the optical transducer onto the multi-lens arrangement.

公开(公告)号：US10761335B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16590871

申请日：2019-10-02

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： An Mao ,  Januk Aggarwal

IPC: G02B27/09 ,  F21V5/04 ,  G01J1/04 ,  F21V7/00

Abstract: An example lighting device includes a plurality of individually controllable illumination light sources configured to be driven by electrical power to emit light. The lighting device further includes an optical lens positioned over the illumination light sources for beam shaping or steering. The optical lens has a plurality of aspherical, spherical, planar, or freeform surfaces, including an input surface coupled to receive light from the illumination light sources and an output surface. The input surface includes an input peripheral portion and an input central portion. The output surface includes an output lateral portion, an output shoulder portion, and an output body portion. One or both of the input surface or the output surface includes facets.

公开(公告)号：US10403180B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15590434

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC

Inventor： Ravi Kumar Komanduri ,  An Mao

IPC: F21V7/00 ,  G02F1/00 ,  F21V11/06 ,  F21V13/10 ,  G09F13/04 ,  F21Y105/10

Abstract: The examples relate to implementations of an apparatus and a luminaire that use isolated display and lighting portions and optical passages for backlit general illumination through the display. The apparatus includes a general illumination light source, an optical coupling, and an optical array. A luminaire includes the apparatus and a display light board. The display light board may include display light emitters and transparent regions. The transparent regions enable general illumination light to pass through the display light board. The general illumination light source outputs general illumination light that is directed by the optical coupling toward the optical array. The optical array has optical passages and optical array supports. The optical array supports frame the display light emitters and the optical passages channel the directed general illumination light from the optical coupling around display light emitters framed near the optical array supports. Near-field shadow regions are formed under the display light emitters.

公开(公告)号：US10268036B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US15842072

申请日：2017-12-14

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Alexander Jacob Schultz ,  James Michael Phipps ,  John M. Reilly ,  Steve Lyons ,  An Mao

IPC: G02B3/14 ,  G02B5/06 ,  G02B26/00

Abstract: A system comprises a driver and an electrowetting cell controlled by the driver that includes a substrate that includes a well filled with at least two non-mixing media. The well has lateral walls and a stepped control channel electrode matrix including multiple stepped control channel electrode arrays. The lateral walls can collectively form a continuous perimeter around the well (e.g., circle shaped). Each stepped control channel electrode array includes a number of stepped control channel electrodes formed at different longitudinal levels along a respective lateral wall. Each stepped control channel electrode is independently controllable to control a shape of the at least two non-mixing media via an electric field. Each lateral wall encloses the at least two non-mixing media inside the well.

公开(公告)号：US10256277B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15095192

申请日：2016-04-11

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Guan-Bo Lin ,  An Mao ,  Ravi Kumar Komanduri ,  David P. Ramer ,  Rashmi Kumar Raj

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52 ,  F21V14/00 ,  G02F1/29 ,  H01L27/12

Abstract: The examples relate to various implementations of a software configurable luminaire and a transparent display device for use in such a luminaire. The luminaire is able to generate light sufficient to provide general illumination of a space in which the luminaire is installed and provide an image display. The general illumination is provided by additional light sources and/or improved display components of the transparent display device.

公开(公告)号：US10247935B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15203060

申请日：2016-07-06

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： An Mao ,  Guan-Bo Lin ,  Jack C. Rains, Jr. ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: G02B26/00 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02F1/29 ,  G02B3/14

Abstract: The disclosed examples relate to various implementations of a micro-light emitting diode upon which is built a controllable variable optic to provide a chip-scale light emitting device. An example of the controllable variable optic described herein is a controllable electrowetting structure having a leak-proof sealed cell with a first fluid having a first index of refraction and a second fluid having a second index of refraction. The controllable electrowetting structure may be integrally formed on or in a substrate or semiconductor material associated with the micro-light emitting diode in alignment with one or more of the light emitting diodes of the micro-LED device to provide a controllable lighting distribution.

公开(公告)号：US20190049715A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US15674040

申请日：2017-08-10

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： James Michael PHIPPS ,  Alexander Jacob SCHULTZ ,  John M. Reilly ,  An Mao

IPC: G02B26/00

CPC classification number: G02B26/005 ,  G02B3/14

Abstract: An electrowetting cell includes a substrate that includes a well filled with at least one fluid an external contact surface. The substrate is formed of ceramic or fiberglass mesh infused with resin. A control channel electrode connection pad and a common electrode connection pad are on the external contact surface. A first plate is coupled to the substrate to seal a first end of the well. A second plate is coupled to the substrate to seal a second end of the well. The electrowetting cell further includes a control channel electrode on the substrate configured to control a shape of the at least one fluid via an electric field, a common electrode, a control channel electrode interconnect connected to the control channel electrode and the control channel electrode connection pad, and a common electrode interconnect connected to the common electrode and the common electrode connection pad.

公开(公告)号：US20180180256A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15389829

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： An Mao ,  Guan-Bo Lin ,  Ravi Kumar Komanduri ,  Rashmi Kumar Raj ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: F21V14/00 ,  G02B26/00 ,  F21S8/08 ,  G02F1/29 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21V33/00

CPC classification number: G02F1/29 ,  F21S8/086 ,  F21V5/007 ,  F21V5/008 ,  F21V14/00 ,  F21W2131/103 ,  G02B3/0037 ,  G02B26/005 ,  G02F2203/24

Abstract: A cellular electrowetting array, e.g. for a luminaire, includes a liquid container having opposing transparent windows. The container contains conductive and non-conductive liquids. A grid wall extends from one of the windows at least partially across the interior volume of the container toward the opposite window. The grid wall divides the interior volume into cellular fluidic optics, each containing some conductive liquid and some non-conductive liquid. The individual cells may be square, although other shapes may be used. A first electrode electrically connects to the grid wall; and a second electrode contacts the conductive liquid. System examples combine such an electrowetting array with a positive or negative lens array, e.g. optically coupled to one of the windows of the array. The electrowetting array or a system combining that array with another lens array may be utilized in a luminaire, e.g. to provide a tunable distribution of the general illumination output.

公开(公告)号：US20180005590A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15198712

申请日：2016-06-30

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Ravi Komanduri ,  Rashmi Kumar Raj ,  An Mao ,  Guan-Bo Lin ,  Hampton Boone Maher ,  Jonathan Lloyd Goodman ,  David P. Ramer

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  F21V23/00 ,  F21V7/00 ,  F21V3/02 ,  H05B37/02 ,  F21S8/04 ,  F21Y2115/10

CPC classification number: G09G3/3413 ,  F21S8/04 ,  F21V3/02 ,  F21V7/0091 ,  F21V23/003 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  G09G3/3426 ,  G09G2320/0233 ,  G09G2320/0666 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  G09G2360/16 ,  H05B33/086 ,  H05B37/0218 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  H05B37/0272 ,  Y02B20/46

Abstract: The examples relate to various implementations of a software configurable lighting device, having an enhance display device that is able to generate light sufficient to provide general illumination of a space in which the lighting device is installed and provide an image display. The general illumination is provided by additional light sources and/or improved display components of the enhanced display device.