Patents by Inventor Ernest Watson

Ernest Watson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11935206
    Abstract: A virtual image generation system comprises a planar optical waveguide having opposing first and second faces, an in-coupling (IC) element configured for optically coupling a collimated light beam from an image projection assembly into the planar optical waveguide as an in-coupled light beam, a first orthogonal pupil expansion (OPE) element associated with the first face of the planar optical waveguide for splitting the in-coupled light beam into a first set of orthogonal light beamlets, a second orthogonal pupil expansion (OPE) element associated with the second face of the planar optical waveguide for splitting the in-coupled light beam into a second set of orthogonal light beamlets, and an exit pupil expansion (EPE) element associated with the planar optical waveguide for splitting the first and second sets of orthogonal light beamlets into an array of out-coupled light beamlets that exit the planar optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc
    Inventors: Brian T. Schowengerdt, Mathew D. Watson, David Tinch, Ivan Li Chuen Yeoh, John Graham Macnamara, Lionel Ernest Edwin, Michael Anthony Klug, William Hudson Welch
  • Patent number: 5833929
    Abstract: A new automatic air freshener and deoderizer for releasing a scent into an interior of a vehicle. The inventive device includes a pump disposed within a housing. The housing is positioned within a trunk of a vehicle. The pump has wiring extending outwardly therefrom. The housing has an opening extending within a top wall thereof. The opening is in communication with the pump. The opening receives an air fragrance canister therein. The air fragrance canister has an outlet pipe connected to an inlet tube of the pump. The pump has an outlet tube directed outwardly of the housing. A tube extends outwardly of the outlet tube of the pump. The tube extends into a bifurcated outer portion with open ends. The bifurcated outer portion is positionable beneath seats of the vehicle. Each of the open ends have a dispensing nozzle disposed thereon. A power switch is secured to a dashboard of the vehicle. The power switch is in communication with a battery of the vehicle. The power switch couples with the wiring of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventors: Ernest Watson, Carlton Watson