公开(公告)号：US20230296472A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18201942

申请日：2023-05-25

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Raymond Miller Karam ,  Eric Louis Null

IPC: G01M11/08 ,  G02B21/26 ,  G02B21/04

CPC classification number: G01M11/081 ,  G02B21/26 ,  G02B21/04

Abstract: A system includes a stage, a detector and a measuring device. The stage is configured to hold a substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of tapered structures, and each of the plurality of tapered structures includes a tapered wall between first and second openings at opposite ends of the plurality of tapered structures. The detector is tilted at a first angle and configured to measure light reflected from the tapered wall at about 90 degrees to the tapered wall. The first angle depends at least in part a second angle between the tapered wall and a longitudinal axis running through the tapered structure. The measuring device is configured to determine a characteristic of the tapered wall and whether the characteristic of the tapered wall is above or below a threshold.

公开(公告)号：US11762189B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US16642693

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Raymond Miller Karam

IPC: G02B26/00 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B27/64

CPC classification number: G02B26/005 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B27/646

Abstract: A liquid lens can have a chamber configured to improve the performance of the liquid lens, such as by improving the tilt response time and/or by reducing optical aberrations. The chamber can have sidewalls that conform to a shape of a truncated cone. The cone angle, and wide end diameter, and narrow end diameter can be selected by balancing competing factors. The liquid lens can include two fluids, and the fluid fill ratio can be selected to improve the performance of the liquid lens. In some embodiments, the sidewalls can conform to a portion of a sphere.

公开(公告)号：US20210364384A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17056975

申请日：2019-05-22

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Petr Gorelchenko ,  Raymond Miller Karam ,  Jonathan David Pesansky ,  Michael David Shorkey ,  Ming Ying

IPC: G01M11/08 ,  G01M7/08

Abstract: In a first aspect, a testing assembly for conducting reliability tests on liquid lenses includes a liquid lens, and a test frame arranged to receive the liquid lens. The liquid lens includes a lens body defining a cavity, a first liquid disposed within the cavity, and a second liquid disposed within the cavity that is substantially immiscible with the first liquid such that an interface between the first liquid and the second liquid forms a lens. The test frame includes a front wall, and a back wall oriented substantially parallel to the front wall. The liquid lens mounts to at least one of the front wall or the back wall and the test frame simulates a smart device incorporating a liquid lens.

公开(公告)号：US11061219B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16312019

申请日：2017-06-22

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Raymond Miller Karam

IPC: G02B26/00 ,  G02B3/12 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B27/00

Abstract: A fluid lens includes a refractive interface positioned between two transparent plates where at least one surface of one of the plates has a fixed radius of curvature configured to compensate for aberration produced by the fluid lens. The refracting interface can be formed by a meniscus formed between two immiscible liquids or by a membrane positioned between two fluids. A method of reducing aberration of a fluid lens includes determining a fixed radius of curvature for at least one surface of one of the plates that is sufficient to compensate for aberration produced by the fluid lens.

公开(公告)号：US09952358B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US14824945

申请日：2015-08-12

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Raymond Miller Karam ,  Vijay Albuquerque ,  Georges Roussos ,  Amy Andersen ,  John Koons ,  Brian Nilsen ,  Rob Hobden ,  Tony Chobot

IPC: G02B3/12 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B26/00

CPC classification number: G02B3/14 ,  G02B3/12 ,  G02B26/005

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to methods for preventing the formation of an emulsion in a liquid lens. In one embodiment, the method comprises fabricating a top substrate, a bottom substrate, and a central substrate including a cavity configured to be filled by first and second liquids. The liquid lens comprising the top substrate, the bottom substrate and the central substrate is assembled, with at least one of the top substrate and the bottom substrate in the assembled liquid lens being characterized by a stabilizing feature determining that in response to an impact load on the assembled liquid lens that would cause localized pressure drops of maximum magnitude X in the absence of the stabilizing feature, the maximum magnitude of localized pressure drops within the liquid lens is smaller than X.

公开(公告)号：US12124103B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17283303

申请日：2019-10-07

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED ,  LG INNOTEK CO., LTD

Inventor： Raymond Miller Karam ,  Daniel Ohen Ricketts ,  Ming Ying

IPC: G02B7/02 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G05D23/20 ,  H05B3/10 ,  H05B3/84 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B26/00 ,  G05D23/24 ,  G05D23/26

CPC classification number: G02B7/028 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G05D23/2036 ,  H05B3/10 ,  H05B3/84 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B26/005 ,  G05D23/24 ,  G05D23/26 ,  H05B2203/021

Abstract: A liquid lens system includes a liquid lens and a heating device disposed in, on, or near the liquid lens. The liquid lens system can include a temperature sensor. The heating device can be responsive to a temperature signal generated by the temperature sensor. A camera module can include the liquid lens system. A method of operating a liquid lens includes detecting a temperature of the liquid lens and heating the liquid lens in response to the detected temperature. Various embodiments disclosed herein can reduce, impede, or prevent crosstalk between components of the liquid lens, or the effects thereof.

公开(公告)号：US11992894B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US16971501

申请日：2019-02-22

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Hasan Fiaz ,  Jann Paul Kaminski ,  Raymond Miller Karam ,  Brian Nilsen ,  Marie Bernadette O'Regan ,  Garrett Andrew Piech ,  Sergio Tsuda ,  ChuanChe Wang ,  Ming Ying

IPC: B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/32 ,  C03B33/02 ,  C03C23/00 ,  C03C27/08

CPC classification number: B23K26/0006 ,  B23K26/32 ,  C03B33/0222 ,  C03C23/0025 ,  C03C27/08

Abstract: A method of separating a portion of an object comprising: presenting an object having a thickness; using a laser emission at a wavelength to perforate at least a portion of the thickness of the object sequentially over a length to form a series of perforations between a first portion of the object on one side of the series of perforations and a second portion of the object on the other side of the series of perforations; and applying a stress to the object at the series of perforations to separate the first portion of the object from the second portion of the object, wherein the thickness of the object, at the series of perforations, is transparent to the wavelength of the laser emission.

公开(公告)号：US11914220B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17054933

申请日：2019-05-15

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Raymond Miller Karam

IPC: G02B27/64 ,  G02B7/09 ,  G02B3/14

CPC classification number: G02B7/09 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B27/646

Abstract: A liquid lens includes an orientation sensor such as a gyroscope to compensate for the effects of motion. A raw gyroscope signal, including noise components, can be provided to the controller without processing by phase-shifting filters. One or more filters can be applied to the raw gyroscope signal to allow a band of frequencies to pass without introducing phase delay. The controller can use a feed forward system to generate control output signals based at least in part on the raw gyroscope signal, including noise components. The control output signals can be used to drive voltage signals to electrodes to compensate for motion.

公开(公告)号：US11698326B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US16943721

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Raymond Miller Karam ,  Eric Louis Null

IPC: G01M11/08 ,  G02B21/04 ,  G02B21/26

CPC classification number: G01M11/081 ,  G02B21/04 ,  G02B21/26

Abstract: A system includes a stage, a detector and a measuring device. The stage is configured to hold a substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of tapered structures, and each of the plurality of tapered structures includes a tapered wall between first and second openings at opposite ends of the plurality of tapered structures. The detector is tilted at a first angle and configured to measure light reflected from the tapered wall at about 90 degrees to the tapered wall. The first angle depends at least in part a second angle between the tapered wall and a longitudinal axis running through the tapered structure. The measuring device is configured to determine a characteristic of the tapered wall and whether the characteristic of the tapered wall is above or below a threshold.

公开(公告)号：US11567242B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16763439

申请日：2018-11-15

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED ,  LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.

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.