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11.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20240295779A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-05
申请号：US18571310
申请日：2022-06-03
Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
Inventor： Douglas Llewellyn Butler , Eric John Mozdy , Dragan Pikula
IPC: G02F1/1343
CPC classification number: G02F1/134363
Abstract: Disclosed are interdigitated electrode assemblies and liquid crystal devices and windows including such assemblies, wherein the interdigitated electrode assembly comprises: a substrate: a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, wherein the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are interdigitated: at least one first insulator which overlays at least a portion of the plurality of second electrodes: and a first bus bar which overlays the at least one first insulator and does not electrically contact the plurality of second electrodes. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing interdigitated electrode assemblies and liquid crystal devices and windows including those assemblies.
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公开(公告)号：US11662568B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-30
申请号：US16762411
申请日：2018-11-14
Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
Inventor： Jann Paul Kaminski , Raymond Miller Karam , Ian Armour McKay , Dragan Pikula , Thomas M Wynne
CPC classification number: G02B26/005 , G02B3/14 , G02B7/028
Abstract: A liquid lens system includes first and second liquids disposed within a cavity. An interface between the first and second liquids defines a variable lens. A common electrode is in electrical communication with the first liquid. A driving electrode is disposed on a sidewall of the cavity and insulated from the first and second liquids. A controller supplies a common voltage to the common electrode and a driving voltage to the driving electrode. A voltage differential between the common voltage and the driving voltage is based at least in part on at least one of: (a) a first reference capacitance of a first reference electrode pair disposed within the first portion of the cavity and insulated from the first liquid or (b) a second reference capacitance of a second reference electrode pair disposed within the second portion of the cavity and insulated from the first liquid and the second liquid.
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公开(公告)号：US20220057546A1
公开(公告)日：2022-02-24
申请号：US17521321
申请日：2021-11-08
Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
Inventor： James Lewis Dale , Raymond Miller Karam , Paul Ewing Langenbacher , Dragan Pikula , Daniel Ohen Ricketts , Ernesto Sanchez, JR. , ChuanChe Wang , Jia Zhang
Abstract: A liquid lens can include a first substrate with an interior recess. A second substrate with a bore can be bonded to the first substrate, whereby the interior recess of the first substrate and the bore of the second substrate cooperatively define at least a portion of a cavity of the liquid lens. A first liquid and a second liquid can be disposed in the cavity. A variable interface can be disposed between the first liquid and the second liquid, thereby forming a variable lens. The interior recess of the first substrate can be positioned outside of a sidewall projection of a sidewall surface of the cavity through the first substrate.
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公开(公告)号：US20200319380A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-08
申请号：US16763439
申请日：2018-11-15
Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
Inventor： Jann Paul Kaminski , Raymond Miller Karam , Robert Bruce Lyon , Ian Armour McKay , Dragan Pikula , Daniel Ohen Ricketts
IPC: G02B3/14
Abstract: A liquid lens can be coupled to ground, such as to impede charge from building up in the liquid lens during operation thereof. For example, an electrode that is in electrical communication with a conductive fluid of the liquid lens can be coupled to ground. A switch can be used to selectively couple the liquid lens to ground, such as for discharging the liquid lens. An electrode can be selectively coupled to ground and to driving signals using a switch. In some cases, drive signals can be provided to electrodes other than the grounded electrode for driving the liquid lens. In some cases, the liquid lens can be driven using feedback control based on one or more measured parameters indicative capacitance between a fluid and one or more electrodes in the liquid lens.
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公开(公告)号：US20200096679A1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-26
申请号：US16500631
申请日：2018-04-05
Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
Inventor： Jann Paul Kaminski , Raymond Miller Karam , Dragan Pikula , Daniel Ohen Ricketts
Abstract: Control systems for liquid lenses can use feedback control using one or more measured parameters indicative of a position of the fluid interface in the liquid lens. Capacitance between a fluid and an electrode in the liquid lens can vary depending on the position of the fluid interface. Current mirrors can be used for making measurements indicative of the capacitance and/or the fluid interface position. The liquid lens can be calibrated using the measurements indicative of capacitance and/or fluid interface position as the voltage is driven across an operational range. A control system can use pulse width modulation (PWM) for driving a liquid lens, and a carrier frequency for the PWM signals can be varied to control power consumption in the liquid lens. The slew rate can be adjustable to control power consumption in the liquid lens.
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16.发明授权公开(公告)号：US09557846B2
公开(公告)日：2017-01-31
申请号：US14044030
申请日：2013-10-02
Applicant: Corning Incorporated
Inventor： Izhak Baharav , Jeffrey Stapleton King , Dragan Pikula
CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 , G06F3/0421 , G06F3/044
Abstract: A hybrid touch system that utilizes a combination of a capacitive touch system for position sensing and an optical touch system for pressure sensing is disclosed. The optical touch system includes a transparent sheet having a surface, at least one light source and at least one detector which are operably arranged relative to the transparent sheet to transmit light through the sheet and to detect the transmitted light. Performing position sensing using the capacitive touch system simplifies the pressure-sensing optical touch system.
Abstract translation: 公开了一种混合触摸系统，其利用用于位置感测的电容式触摸系统和用于压力感测的光学触摸系统的组合。 光学触摸系统包括具有表面的透明片材，至少一个光源和至少一个检测器，其相对于透明片可操作地布置以透射片材并检测透射光。 使用电容式触摸系统执行位置检测简化了压力感应光学触摸系统。
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公开(公告)号：US20240338000A1
公开(公告)日：2024-10-10
申请号：US18579538
申请日：2022-07-13
Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
Inventor： James Gregory Couillard , Eric Michael Gross , Dragan Pikula
IPC: G05B19/042 , A47H5/02 , E06B9/24 , E06B9/38 , G02F1/137
CPC classification number: G05B19/042 , E06B9/24 , G02F1/137 , A47H5/02 , A47H2005/025 , E06B2009/2464 , E06B9/38 , G05B2219/23227
Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for in situ control of smart or tinted windows. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for controlling at least one internal environmental condition for an interior space including at least one window.
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公开(公告)号：US11822100B2
公开(公告)日：2023-11-21
申请号：US16500627
申请日：2018-04-05
Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
Inventor： Jann Paul Kaminski , Raymond Miller Karam , Dragan Pikula , Daniel Ohen Ricketts
CPC classification number: G02B3/14 , G02B3/0006 , G02B26/004 , G02B27/646
Abstract: Control systems for liquid lenses can use feedback control using one or more measured parameters indicative of a position of the fluid interface in the liquid lens. Capacitance between a fluid and an electrode in the liquid lens can vary depending on the position of the fluid interface. Current mirrors can be used for making measurements indicative of the capacitance and/or the fluid interface position. The liquid lens can be calibrated using the measurements indicative of capacitance and/or fluid interface position as the voltage is driven across an operational range. A control system can use pulse width modulation (PWM) for driving a liquid lens, and a carrier frequency for the PWM signals can be varied to control power consumption in the liquid lens. The slew rate can be adjustable to control power consumption in the liquid lens.
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公开(公告)号：US20200271917A1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-27
申请号：US16762411
申请日：2018-11-14
Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
Inventor： Jann Paul Kaminski , Raymond Miller Karam , Ian Armour McKay , Dragan Pikula , Thomas M Wynne
Abstract: A liquid lens system includes first and second liquids disposed within a cavity. An interface between the first and second liquids defines a variable lens. A common electrode is in electrical communication with the first liquid. A driving electrode is disposed on a sidewall of the cavity and insulated from the first and second liquids. A controller supplies a common voltage to the common electrode and a driving voltage to the driving electrode. A voltage differential between the common voltage and the driving voltage is based at least in part on at least one of: (a) a first reference capacitance of a first reference electrode pair disposed within the first portion of the cavity and insulated from the first liquid or (b) a second reference capacitance of a second reference electrode pair disposed within the second portion of the cavity and insulated from the first liquid and the second liquid.
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