42 patents
Utility
Multi-antenna Augmented Reality Display
4 Jan 24
Systems and methods for switching between data connections establishing between an augmented reality display unit and a peripheral device.
Craig R. Travers, Robert W. Gray
Filed: 30 Jun 23
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Image Light Guide with Zoned Diffractive Optic
28 Dec 23
An image light guide for conveying a virtual image, including a waveguide, an in-coupling diffractive optic operable to direct image-bearing light beams into the waveguide, and an out-coupling diffractive optic operable to direct the image-bearing light beams from the waveguide toward an eyebox.
Robert J. Schultz, Marek W. Kowarz
Filed: 24 Nov 21
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Reticle Alignment
9 Nov 23
A head-mounted display system, including an image source operable to generate image-bearing light, a near-eye display operable to convey the image-bearing light beams to an eyebox within which a virtual image can be viewed, a camera located adjacent to the near-eye display, wherein the camera has a center of focus, and a processing unit operable to output signals to the image source, wherein the processing unit is operable form a reticle within the virtual image via the image source and dynamically position the reticle at the camera center of focus.
Brent Keller, Paul J. Travers, Adam C. Gogolski
Filed: 1 Oct 21
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Image Shift Correction for Binocular Virtual Imaging Apparatus
26 Oct 23
An imaging apparatus for stereoscopic viewing has a frame that seats against the head of a viewer.
Tyler W. Porter, Robert J. Schultz, Robert W. Gray
Filed: 27 Jun 23
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Dual Input Imaging Light Guide
26 Oct 23
An image light guide for conveying a virtual image includes a substrate operable to propagate image-bearing light beams.
Robert J. Schultz
Filed: 24 Aug 21
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Smart Glasses with Led Projector Arrays
31 Aug 23
An image source including a first light emitting diode array and a second light emitting diode array coupled with a fixed panel.
Robert J. Schultz
Filed: 1 Sep 21
Utility
Hands-free Communication and Automated Billing System and Method
10 Aug 23
A method of real-time communication, including providing a first electronic communications device in signal communication with a network, wherein the first electronic communications device includes a processing unit, and providing a second electronic communications device in signal communication with the network.
Paul J. Travers, Robert W. Gray
Filed: 24 Jun 21
Utility
Swim Ar Goggles
13 Jul 23
Swimming goggles have a left-eye covering and a right-eye covering, each having a corresponding transparent window that defines a field of view and each further having a seal extending between the transparent window and the swimmer's face and formed to exclude water.
Craig R. Travers
Filed: 15 Mar 23
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Image Light Guide with Zoned Diffractive Optic
6 Jul 23
An image light guide for conveying a virtual image, including a waveguide, an in-coupling diffractive optic operable to direct image-bearing light beams into the waveguide, and an out-coupling diffractive optic operable to direct the image-bearing light beams from the waveguide toward an eyebox.
Robert J. Schultz, Marek W. Kowarz, Robert W. Gray
Filed: 9 Jun 21
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Near-eye Display Based on Conical Diffraction
16 Feb 23
A near-eye display system that employs a volume holographic element containing distinct but overlapped planar volume gratings, each corresponding to a subset of pixels in the display.
Stephen P. McGrew, Elliot Burke, Robert J. Schultz
Filed: 20 Jan 21
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Near-eye Display with Pivot Waveguide and Camera
26 Jan 23
A near-eye display system including an optics module coupled with an electronics module having a controller.
Tyler W. Porter, Paul J. Travers
Filed: 5 Jan 21
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Head-mounted Display with Pivoting Display
22 Dec 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: 1 Jul 22
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Image Light Guide with Circular Polarizer
1 Dec 22
An imaging apparatus for conveying a virtual image including a waveguide having first and second surfaces.
Robert J. Schultz
Filed: 8 Aug 22
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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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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