Self-mixing interferometry-based gesture input system including a wearable or handheld device

M Mutlu, AF Cihan, MT Winkler, T Chen - US Patent 11,409,365, 2022 - Google Patents
A wearable device includes a device housing configured to be worn on a first surface of a
user, a set of one or more SMI sensors, and a processor. The set of one or more SMI sensors …

Input devices that use self-mixing interferometry to determine movement within an enclosure

M Mutlu, Y Pan, SE Dey - US Patent 11,422,638, 2022 - Google Patents
An input device includes an enclosure defining a three-dimensional input space and one or
more self-mixing interferometry sensors coupled to the enclosure and configured to produce …

Self-mixing interferometry device configured for non-reciprocal sensing

T Chen, AF Cihan, M Jin - US Patent 11,874,110, 2024 - Google Patents
Methods and systems concerning non-reciprocal sensing paths for a self-mixing
interferometry operation are disclosed herein. Optical components may be used to direct …

Particulate matter sensors based on split beam self-mixing interferometry sensors

M Mutlu, YAN Miaolei, MK Brown, R Yeh - US Patent 11,774,342, 2023 - Google Patents
Various sensors, including particulate matter sensors, are described. One particulate matter
sensor includes a self-mixing interferometry sensor and a set of one or more optical …

Ring enabling its wearer to enter control commands

QIU Zhicheng, WJ McFarland - US Patent 12,130,965, 2024 - Google Patents
Control systems and methods are provided that utilize a device, which can be worn by a
user, to enable the user to enter control commands for causing a controller to control one or …

Ring-inputted commands

H Koskimäki, J Still, M Karsikas, A Singleton… - US Patent App. 17 …, 2023 - Google Patents
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Wearable self-mixing interferometry device used to sense physiological conditions

AF Cihan, AZ Harb, M Mutlu, M Huang… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
A wearable electronic device including a housing that is worn by a user and a SMI sensor
contained within the housing. The SMI sensor may include an emitter that outputs coherent …

Self-mixing interferometry-based input device

M Mutlu, AF Cihan, MT Winkler, T Chen - US Patent 11,861,072, 2024 - Google Patents
A wearable device includes a device housing configured to be worn on a first surface of a
user, a set of one or more SMI sensors, and a processor. The set of one or more SMI sensors …

Handling obstructions and transmission element contamination for self-mixing particulate matter sensors

M Mutlu, YAN Miaolei - US Patent 11,680,788, 2023 - Google Patents
G01P5/18—Measuring speed of fluids, eg of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative
to fluids, eg of ship, of aircraft by measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed …

Self-mixing interferometry-based absolute distance measurement with distance reference

AF Cihan, M Mutlu - US Patent 11,692,809, 2023 - Google Patents
A device includes a first component, a second component having a reconfigurable distance
from the first component, an optical element, an SMI sensor, and a processor. The optical …