Patents by Inventor Jonathan Biles

Jonathan Biles 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).

  • Image generator having a miniature display device
    Patent number: 6864861
    Abstract: An image generator having an illuminator, a reflective display device (in one embodiment) and a beamsplitter which produces a virtual image of an image created in a light modulating medium on said reflective display device. In one embodiment, the image generator is a miniature image generator for a relatively small, lightweight head-mounted display which provides a magnified virtual image which is viewed by a viewer. The beamsplitter is optically coupled to the reflective display device. The beamsplitter comprises a film having a plurality of layers including at least a first layer which comprises an oriented birefringent material. The beamsplitter has a wide angle of acceptance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Brillian Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Schehrer, William Cassarly, Douglas McKnight, Russell M. Hudyma, Jonathan Biles, Miller Schuck, Karl Armagost
  • IMAGE GENERATOR HAVING A MINIATURE DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20020003508
    Abstract: An image generator having an illuminator, a reflective display device (in one embodiment) and a beamsplitter which produces a virtual image of an image created in a light modulating medium on said reflective display device. In one embodiment, the image generator is a miniature image generator for a relatively small, lightweight head-mounted display which provides a magnified virtual image which is viewed by a viewer. The beamsplitter is optically coupled to the reflective display device. The beamsplitter comprises a film having a plurality of layers including at least a first layer which comprises an oriented birefringent material. The beamsplitter has a wide angle of acceptance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 1998
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: KEVIN SCHEHRER, WILLIAM CASSARLY, DOUGLAS MCKNIGHT, RUSSELL M. HUDYMA, JONATHAN BILES, MILLER SCHUCK, KARL ARMAGOST