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公开(公告)号:US08414121B2
公开(公告)日:2013-04-09
申请号:US12848910
申请日:2010-08-02
申请人: Amitava Gupta , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Lisa Nibauer , Pascal Loser , William Egan
发明人: Amitava Gupta , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Lisa Nibauer , Pascal Loser , William Egan
摘要: An optical and mechanical design of a sealed, non-round fluid-filled lens capable of providing variation of optical power. The fluid lens includes at least three optical components: at least one mostly rigid optical disc, at least one mostly flexible optical membrane and a layer of a transparent fluid that is in communication via a fluid channel with a reservoir of excess fluid contained in a reservoir that can be accessed to augment the fluid volume inside the fluid lens to change the power of the fluid lens. The fluid lens is capable of providing correction of spherical and astigmatic errors, and utilizes contoured membranes to minimize image aberrations.
摘要翻译: 密封的非圆形流体充满透镜的光学和机械设计,能够提供光功率的变化。 流体透镜包括至少三个光学部件:至少一个大致刚性的光盘,至少一个主要柔性的光学膜和透明流体层,该透明流体通过流体通道与容纳在储存器中的过量流体的储存器连通 可以访问以增加流体透镜内的流体体积以改变流体透镜的功率。 流体透镜能够提供球面和散光误差的校正,并且利用轮廓膜来最小化图像像差。
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公开(公告)号:US20120087015A1
公开(公告)日:2012-04-12
申请号:US13270910
申请日:2011-10-11
IPC分类号: G02B3/12
摘要: An embodiment of a piezoelectric actuator system for a fluid-filled lens is described herein. A piezoelectric reservoir is provided encompassing a fluid. In an embodiment, the reservoir is disposed around the perimeter of a lens module within a housing. In an embodiment, electrodes are woven into the reservoir and connected to a power source. An applied potential causes the reservoir to flex with a magnitude and direction related to the amplitude and polarity respectively of the potential. In an embodiment, flexing of the reservoir causes fluid to either inflate or deflate the fluid-filled lens module.
摘要翻译: 本文描述了用于流体填充透镜的压电致动器系统的实施例。 提供包括流体的压电容器。 在一个实施例中,储存器设置在壳体内的透镜模块的周边周围。 在一个实施例中,电极被编织到储存器中并连接到电源。 施加的电位使得储层以与电势的幅度和极性相关的幅度和方向弯曲。 在一个实施例中,储存器的弯曲导致流体使充满流体的透镜模块膨胀或放气。
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公开(公告)号:US09036264B2
公开(公告)日:2015-05-19
申请号:US12855465
申请日:2010-08-12
申请人: Amitava Gupta , William Egan , Lisa Nibauer , Frank Stangota , Bruce Decker , Thomas M. McGuire , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Matthew Wallace Peterson , Daniel Senatore
发明人: Amitava Gupta , William Egan , Lisa Nibauer , Frank Stangota , Bruce Decker , Thomas M. McGuire , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Matthew Wallace Peterson , Daniel Senatore
CPC分类号: G02C7/085 , G02B3/14 , G02B26/004
摘要: A fluid lens assembly including a front rigid lens, a semi-flexible membrane that is adapted to be expanded from a minimum inflation level to a maximum inflation level, and a fluid layer therebetween. The front lens of the fluid lens assembly is configured to have a negative optical power. In an embodiment, the fluid lens assembly may be configured to have an overall negative optical power when the membrane is expanded to the maximum inflation level. In an embodiment, the fluid lens assembly can be configured to have an overall negative optical power when the membrane is expanded between the minimum inflation level and the maximum inflation level.
摘要翻译: 一种流体透镜组件,包括前刚性透镜,适于从最小充气水平膨胀至最大膨胀水平的半柔性膜以及其间的流体层。 流体透镜组件的前透镜被配置为具有负的光焦度。 在一个实施例中,当膜膨胀到最大膨胀水平时,流体透镜组件可被配置为具有总的负光焦度。 在一个实施例中,当膜在最小膨胀水平和最大膨胀水平之间膨胀时,流体透镜组件可被配置为具有总体负光学功率。
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公开(公告)号:US20120041553A1
公开(公告)日:2012-02-16
申请号:US12855465
申请日:2010-08-12
申请人: Amitava GUPTA , William Egan , Lisa Nibauer , Frank Stangota , Bruce Decker , Thomas M. McGuire , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Matthew Wallace Peterson , Daniel Senatore
发明人: Amitava GUPTA , William Egan , Lisa Nibauer , Frank Stangota , Bruce Decker , Thomas M. McGuire , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Matthew Wallace Peterson , Daniel Senatore
IPC分类号: A61F2/16
CPC分类号: G02C7/085 , G02B3/14 , G02B26/004
摘要: A fluid lens assembly including a front rigid lens, a semi-flexible membrane that is adapted to be expanded from a minimum inflation level to a maximum inflation level, and a fluid layer therebetween. The front lens of the fluid lens assembly is configured to have a negative optical power. In an embodiment, the fluid lens assembly may be configured to have an overall negative optical power when the membrane is expanded to the maximum inflation level. In an embodiment, the fluid lens assembly can be configured to have an overall negative optical power when the membrane is expanded between the minimum inflation level and the maximum inflation level.
摘要翻译: 一种流体透镜组件,包括前刚性透镜,适于从最小充气水平膨胀至最大膨胀水平的半柔性膜以及其间的流体层。 流体透镜组件的前透镜被配置为具有负的光焦度。 在一个实施例中,当膜膨胀到最大膨胀水平时,流体透镜组件可被配置为具有总的负光焦度。 在一个实施例中,当膜在最小膨胀水平和最大膨胀水平之间膨胀时,流体透镜组件可被配置为具有总体负光学功率。
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公开(公告)号:US20110085243A1
公开(公告)日:2011-04-14
申请号:US12848910
申请日:2010-08-02
申请人: Amitava Gupta , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Lisa Nibauer , Pascal Loser , William Egan
发明人: Amitava Gupta , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Lisa Nibauer , Pascal Loser , William Egan
IPC分类号: G02B3/14
摘要: An optical and mechanical design of a sealed, non-round fluid-filled lens capable of providing variation of optical power. The fluid lens includes at least three optical components: at least one mostly rigid optical disc, at least one mostly flexible optical membrane and a layer of a transparent fluid that is in communication via a fluid channel with a reservoir of excess fluid contained in a reservoir that can be accessed to augment the fluid volume inside the fluid lens to change the power of the fluid lens. The fluid lens is capable of providing correction of spherical and astigmatic errors, and utilizes contoured membranes to minimize image aberrations.
摘要翻译: 密封的非圆形流体充满透镜的光学和机械设计,能够提供光功率的变化。 流体透镜包括至少三个光学部件:至少一个大致刚性的光盘,至少一个主要柔性的光学膜和透明流体层,该透明流体通过流体通道与容纳在储存器中的过量流体的储存器连通 可以访问以增加流体透镜内的流体体积以改变流体透镜的功率。 流体透镜能够提供球面和散光误差的校正,并且利用轮廓膜来最小化图像像差。
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公开(公告)号:US09795281B2
公开(公告)日:2017-10-24
申请号:US13309269
申请日:2011-12-01
申请人: Amitava Gupta , Urban Schnell , William Egan , Lisa Nibauer , Frank Stangota , Julien Sauvet , Michel Saint-Ghislain
发明人: Amitava Gupta , Urban Schnell , William Egan , Lisa Nibauer , Frank Stangota , Julien Sauvet , Michel Saint-Ghislain
CPC分类号: A61B1/0019 , A61B1/00096 , A61B1/002 , A61B1/07 , G02B3/12 , G02B3/14 , G02B23/243 , G02B23/2438 , G02C7/085
摘要: An endoscope realized as either a borescope or a fiberscope including one or more fluid filled lenses is described. In an embodiment, the optical power of the fluid filled lenses may be adjusted to adjust the focal length associated with the endoscope. Thus, variable working distances are allowable while maintaining focus on an object in front of the endoscope. The endoscope may include a distance sensor, which is used to determine a distance between the endoscope and a sample. A processor may compare the measured distance to the current optical power of the one or more sealed fluid filled lenses. The processor may transmit signals to one or more actuators coupled to one or more sealed fluid filed lenses to change the optical power of the one or more sealed fluid filled lenses based on the comparison.
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公开(公告)号:US08817381B2
公开(公告)日:2014-08-26
申请号:US13407416
申请日:2012-02-28
申请人: Amitava Gupta , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Lisa Nibauer , William Egan , Stefan Troller , Julien Sauvet , Christian Oggenfuss
发明人: Amitava Gupta , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Hans Jaeger , Lisa Nibauer , William Egan , Stefan Troller , Julien Sauvet , Christian Oggenfuss
IPC分类号: G02B3/12
CPC分类号: G02B3/12 , G02B3/14 , G02C7/085 , G06F17/5018
摘要: An optical and mechanical design of a sealed, non-round fluid-filled lens capable of providing variation of optical power. The fluid lens includes at least three optical components: at least one mostly rigid optical disc, at least one mostly flexible optical membrane and a layer of a transparent fluid that is in communication via a fluid channel with a reservoir of excess fluid contained in a reservoir that can be accessed to augment the fluid volume inside the fluid lens to change the power of the fluid lens. The fluid lens is capable of providing correction of spherical and astigmatic errors, and utilizes contoured membranes to provide for a substantially constant desired spherical power over a substantially full field of view of a user.
摘要翻译: 密封的非圆形流体充满透镜的光学和机械设计,能够提供光功率的变化。 流体透镜包括至少三个光学部件:至少一个大致刚性的光盘,至少一个主要柔性的光学膜和透明流体层,该透明流体通过流体通道与容纳在储存器中的过量流体的储存器连通 可以访问以增加流体透镜内的流体体积以改变流体透镜的功率。 流体透镜能够提供球面和散光误差的校正,并且利用轮廓膜在用户的基本上全视场上提供基本恒定的期望球面光焦度。
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公开(公告)号:US08570658B2
公开(公告)日:2013-10-29
申请号:US13270905
申请日:2011-10-11
摘要: Various embodiments of a non-powered actuator arm for controlling liquid flow to a fluid-filled lens are described herein. A vertical tweezer assembly compresses a reservoir of solution in a first vertical direction by lateral disposition of a slider mounted on the outside of the housing. The assembly may also be shaped to provide compression of the reservoir in a second horizontal direction by lateral disposition of a slider. In another embodiment, a housing may contain a piston that moves laterally within the housing and collapses the reservoir disposed adjacent to the piston and also within the housing. The housing may contain a plurality of compressible domes which can each be compressed to cause a local compression on the reservoir disposed within the housing. Compression of the reservoir causes liquid inflation of a lens module.
摘要翻译: 本文描述了用于控制液体流入流体填充透镜的非动力致动器臂的各种实施例。 垂直镊子组件通过安装在壳体外部的滑块的横向布置在第一垂直方向上压缩溶液储存器。 组件还可以被成形为通过滑块的横向配置在第二水平方向上提供储存器的压缩。 在另一个实施例中,壳体可以包含活塞,该活塞在壳体内横向运动,并且使邻近活塞设置的储存器和壳体内的塌陷部分收缩。 壳体可以包含多个可压缩圆顶,每个可压缩的圆顶可以被压缩以在设置在壳体内的容器上引起局部压缩。 储存器的压缩导致透镜模块的液体膨胀。
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公开(公告)号:US20120287512A1
公开(公告)日:2012-11-15
申请号:US13293814
申请日:2011-11-10
申请人: William EGAN , Karim HAROUD , Lisa NIBAUER , Matthew PETERSON , Urban SCHNELL , Daniel SENATORE
发明人: William EGAN , Karim HAROUD , Lisa NIBAUER , Matthew PETERSON , Urban SCHNELL , Daniel SENATORE
IPC分类号: G02B3/14
摘要: An actuator assembly for an adjustable fluid-filled lens is provided. In some embodiments, the actuator assembly includes a clamp configured to adjust the optical power of the fluid lens module when the clamp is compressed. In some embodiments, a magnetic element is configured to adjust the optical power of the fluid-filled lens. In some embodiments, a plunger changes the optical power of the fluid lens module. In some embodiments, a reservoir is configured such that deformation of the reservoir changes the optical power of the fluid-filled lens. In some embodiments, a balloon is configured to deform the reservoir. In some embodiments, an adjustable fluid-filled lens includes a septum configured to be pierceable by a needle and automatically and fluidly seal a fluid chamber after withdrawal of the needle. In some embodiments, a thermal element can heat fluid within a fluid chamber to change an optical power of the lens module.
摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于可调节流体填充透镜的致动器组件。 在一些实施例中,致动器组件包括配置成当夹具被压缩时调节流体透镜模块的光焦度的夹具。 在一些实施例中,磁性元件被配置为调节充满流体的透镜的光焦度。 在一些实施例中,柱塞改变流体透镜模块的光焦度。 在一些实施例中,储存器被配置为使得储存器的变形改变了填充有流体的透镜的光焦度。 在一些实施例中,气囊构造成使储存器变形。 在一些实施例中,可调节流体填充透镜包括构造成可被针刺穿的隔膜,并且在抽出针后自动且流体地密封流体室。 在一些实施例中,热元件可以加热流体室内的流体以改变透镜模块的光学功率。
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公开(公告)号:US20120274894A1
公开(公告)日:2012-11-01
申请号:US13000887
申请日:2010-10-15
申请人: Daniel Senatore , Matthew Wallace Peterson , Jonathan Downing , Amitava Gupta , William Egan , Lisa Nibauer , Frank Stangota , Bruce Decker , Thomas M. McGuire , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Pascal Loser
发明人: Daniel Senatore , Matthew Wallace Peterson , Jonathan Downing , Amitava Gupta , William Egan , Lisa Nibauer , Frank Stangota , Bruce Decker , Thomas M. McGuire , Urban Schnell , Karim Haroud , Pascal Loser
IPC分类号: G02C7/08
摘要: An actuator for a fluid-filled lens including a housing having a first and a second end; a reservoir disposed within the housing. In an embodiment, a slider is slidingly disposed within the housing and disposed adjacent to the reservoir. In an embodiment, the actuator further includes a compression arm having a first end that is fixed and a second end that is not fixed, wherein the compression arm is disposed adjacent to the reservoir. Sliding the slider from one end of the housing to the other causes the slider to push the second end of the compression arm so as to compress the reservoir. In an embodiment, the slider includes a first end having a wedge shape configured to compress the reservoir. Sliding of the slider from one end of the housing to the other causes the first end of the slider to compress the reservoir.
摘要翻译: 一种用于流体填充透镜的致动器,包括具有第一和第二端的壳体; 设置在壳体内的储存器。 在一个实施例中,滑动件滑动地设置在壳体内并邻近储存器设置。 在一个实施例中,致动器还包括压缩臂,其具有固定的第一端和不固定的第二端,其中压缩臂邻近储存器设置。 将滑块从壳体的一端滑动到另一端,使得滑块推动压缩臂的第二端以压缩储存器。 在一个实施例中,滑块包括具有构造成压缩储存器的楔形形状的第一端。 将滑块从壳体的一端滑动到另一端,使滑块的第一端压缩储存器。
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