Patents by Inventor Heather Knapp

Heather Knapp 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).

  • Head up display system
    Patent number: 11550149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a head up display system, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising: a picture generating unit having a picture projection optics, a tilted mirror and an intermediate image plane, wherein light from the picture projection optics is deflected by the mirror toward the backside of the intermediate image plane, and an optical lens and/or mirror arrangement for magnifying and/or conveying a picture generated on the intermediate image plane to an optical combiner, wherein a pair of prisms is inserted in the optical path between the tilted mirror and the intermediate image plane to eliminate or mitigate specific light beams emanating from the intermediate image plane and traveling toward the tilted mirror and/or specific light beams emanating from the intermediate image plane already being reflected from the tilted mirror and traveling back toward the intermediate image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Young Hong, Andreas Buechel, Bogdan Marta, Heather Knapp
  • HEAD UP DISPLAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220121026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a head up display system, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising: a picture generating unit having a picture projection optics, a tilted mirror and an intermediate image plane, wherein light from the picture projection optics is deflected by the mirror toward the backside of the intermediate image plane, and an optical lens and/or mirror arrangement for magnifying and/or conveying a picture generated on the intermediate image plane to an optical combiner, wherein a pair of prisms is inserted in the optical path between the tilted mirror and the intermediate image plane to eliminate or mitigate specific light beams emanating from the intermediate image plane and traveling toward the tilted mirror and/or specific light beams emanating from the intermediate image plane already being reflected from the tilted mirror and traveling back toward the intermediate image plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Young Hong, Andreas Buechel, Bogdan Marta, Heather Knapp