The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2022
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Escharen, NL;
Christoph Gerard August Hoelen, Valkenswaard, NL;
Johan Paul Marie Gerard Linnartz, Eindhoven, NL;
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention concerns an optical detector () with a low-cost and efficient solution for the imaging lens in the receiver that is configured to better receive optical signals originating from wide viewing angles. The optical detector () comprises a ball lens (), a photodetector (), and a plurality of lightguides (). The ball lens () comprising a first spherical surface () for receiving incoming light and a second spherical surface () for exiting incoming light. Each of the plurality of lightguides () has a light entry surface () and a light exit surface (). The plurality of light entry surfaces () are facing the second spherical surface () of the ball lens () and the plurality of light exit surfaces () are facing the photodetector (). The photodetector () and the plurality of lightguides () are arranged around an optical axis () of the ball lens ().