69 patents
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Utility
Three-dimensional Fiber Plate Display
17 Nov 22
An image display device, including a light-emitting pixel array operable to emit a plurality of two-dimensional images each comprising a plurality of pixels; a light field converter comprising a coherent optical fiber plate including a plurality of optical fibers, wherein the optical fiber plate has a first surface and a second surface, and an array of lenslets arranged along the second surface, wherein the array of lenslets is configured to have a focal surface conforming to the second surface of the optical fiber plate; wherein the light field converter is operable to transform pixels from each of the plurality of two-dimensional images into corresponding diverging rays; wherein the diverging rays form virtual three-dimensional image in an image-forming region.
Stephen P. McGrew
Filed: 16 May 22
Utility
Fixed focus image light guide with zoned diffraction gratings
8 Nov 22
An imaging apparatus for forming dual virtual images includes a planar waveguide, an in-coupling diffractive optic that directs a set of image-bearing light beams into the waveguide, and an out-coupling diffractive optic that directs the set of image-bearing light beams from the waveguide toward a viewer eyebox.
Robert J. Schultz, Marek W. Kowarz, Paul J. Travers
Filed: 3 May 18
Utility
Augmented Reality Display Hat Mount
1 Sep 22
An instrument holder for headwear, the instrument holder including a first hanger and a second hanger coupled with the first hanger.
Tyler W. Porter
Filed: 30 Jul 20
Utility
Image and wave field projection through diffusive media
16 Aug 22
Methods and systems for projecting wave fields use a diffusing medium, a wavefront shaper, an illumination source, and a control system.
Stephen P. McGrew
Filed: 3 May 19
Design
Near-eye display with position-adjustable imaging light guide
9 Aug 22
Tyler W. Porter
Filed: 10 Aug 21
Utility
Parallel Plate Waveguides
28 Jul 22
A parallel plate waveguide assembly for conveying an image bearing light from an in-coupling optic to an out-coupling optic is disclosed wherein the waveguide assembly includes at least a waveguide blank having a first surface and a second surface located a distance from the first surface to create a thickness of the blank.
Robert J. Schultz, Mitchell G. Knoebel, Paul J. Travers
Filed: 21 Feb 20
Utility
Method for Unlocking an Electronic Device
28 Jul 22
A method of unlocking software including providing an electronic device having a processing unit and a gesture input device connected therewith.
Connor Hack, Gregory Moens
Filed: 11 Jun 20
Utility
Head-mounted display with pivoting display
12 Jul 22
A wearable display apparatus has a support that mounts the display apparatus against the head of a viewer; a ball joint that is fitted within the support and coupled to a clamp that extends from the support; a slide that is translatable within the clamp in a first direction and that holds a display module for forming the display image; and a display coupled to the display module and rotatable in a first arc about a vertical axis that extends in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and further rotatable in a second arc about a horizontal axis that is substantially orthogonal to the vertical axis.
Tyler W. Porter, Russell D. Page, Paul J. Travers, Robert J. Schultz
Filed: 5 Jan 17
Utility
Hexahedral polarizing beamsplitter
14 Jun 22
A hexahedral polarization beamsplitter is constructed with four substantially triangular prisms with a polarizing beamsplitter located within each of the interfaces between the assembled prisms.
Robert J. Schultz
Filed: 31 Jul 18
Design
Smart glasses
26 Apr 22
Tyler W. Porter, Marc Tappeiner, Frank Strauss
Filed: 26 Jun 19
Utility
Color Correction for Virtual Images of Near-eye Displays
31 Mar 22
A near-eye display for conveying virtual images within a real-world view includes a projector arranged to compensate for undesirable color gradients in the virtual images.
Robert J. Schultz, Paul J. Travers
Filed: 9 Jan 20
Utility
Double-sided imaging light guide
15 Mar 22
An imaging light guide has waveguide for conveying image-bearing light beams from an image source to an eyebox within which a virtual image can be viewed.
Robert J. Schultz, Paul J. Travers
Filed: 5 Jan 17
Utility
Digital Writing of Large Diffraction Grating Patterns
10 Mar 22
A method of fabricating a substrate includes providing a substrate having a flat surface and a beam writing system operable to write in a first direction and a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, The method further includes providing a diffraction grating layout pattern having a first diffraction grating, a second diffraction grating, and a third diffraction grating.
Robert J. Schultz, Marek W. Kowarz, Robert W. Gray
Filed: 14 Jan 20
Design
Near-eye display with position-adjustable imaging light guide
22 Feb 22
Tyler W. Porter
Filed: 9 Mar 21
Utility
Head-mounted display with pivoting imaging light guide
22 Feb 22
A frame supports a display apparatus against the head of a viewer.
Robert J. Schultz, Paul J. Travers, Tyler W. Porter
Filed: 5 Jan 17
Utility
Image Light Guide with Expanded Light Distribution Overlapping Gratings
17 Feb 22
An image light guide for conveying a virtual image has a waveguide that conveys image-bearing light, formed as a flat plate having an in-coupling diffractive optic with a first grating vector diffracting an image-bearing light beam into the waveguide and directing diffracted light.
Robert J. Schultz, Paul J. Travers
Filed: 2 Jul 21
Utility
Near Focus Corrective Ar Glasses
20 Jan 22
A head-mounted display for an augmented reality application includes an image light guide arranged within the aperture of an eye rim section of the head-mounted display for directing angularly related image-bearing light beams encoding a virtual object toward an eyebox for the viewing the virtual object at a hyperfocal to near infinite focusing distance to the eyebox.
Robert J. Schultz
Filed: 24 Jan 20
Utility
Light guide with polarization separator for dual images
28 Dec 21
A beam separator has a composite prism having an external input face and an external output face co-planar to the input face.
Robert J. Schultz, Paul J. Travers
Filed: 13 Dec 17
Utility
Wearable Mobile Electronic System
16 Dec 21
A mobile electronic system including a left battery section coupled with a left flexible section, a right battery section coupled with a right flexible section, an electronic section coupled with the left flexible section opposite the left battery section, and coupled with the right flexible section opposite the right battery section.
Tyler W. Porter
Filed: 4 Jan 20
Utility
Light guide with beam separator for dual images
7 Dec 21
An imaging apparatus has a projector apparatus that projects light for forming a first image and a second image.
Robert J. Schultz, Paul J. Travers
Filed: 13 Dec 17