Patents by Inventor Richard Allen JAMES

Richard Allen JAMES 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).

  • Actuator frame for scanning mirror
    Patent number: 10895713
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to actuator frames for scanning mirror systems. In one example an actuator frame for a scanning mirror assembly comprises a mounting member comprising a first side and an opposite second side. A first moveable member comprises a first interior side that defines a first gap and a second gap with the first side of the mounting member. A second moveable member comprises a second interior side that defines a third gap and a fourth gap with the second side of the mounting member. A first hinge connects a central portion of the mounting member with the first moveable member, and a second hinge connects the central portion of the mounting member with the second moveable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jincheng Wang, Wyatt Owen Davis, Michael James Nystrom, Joshua Owen Miller, Richard Allen James
  • Systems and methods of attenuating light in a display
    Patent number: 10831029
    Abstract: A display system includes a first light source, a second light source, at least one movable mirror, and an attenuator. The first light source is configured to provide a first light in a first optical path. The second light source is configured to provide a second light in a second optical path. A portion of the second optical path overlaps the first optical path in an overlapping portion. The attenuator is positioned in at least the first optical path and configured to attenuate at least the first light. The movable mirror is movable to deflect the overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ruipeng Sun, Yarn Chee Poon, Chuan Pu, Richard Allen James, Joshua Owen Miller
  • ACTUATOR FRAME FOR SCANNING MIRROR
    Publication number: 20200124823
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to actuator frames for scanning mirror systems. In one example an actuator frame for a scanning mirror assembly comprises a mounting member comprising a first side and an opposite second side. A first moveable member comprises a first interior side that defines a first gap and a second gap with the first side of the mounting member. A second moveable member comprises a second interior side that defines a third gap and a fourth gap with the second side of the mounting member. A first hinge connects a central portion of the mounting member with the first moveable member, and a second hinge connects the central portion of the mounting member with the second moveable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jincheng WANG, Wyatt Owen DAVIS, Michael James NYSTROM, Joshua Owen MILLER, Richard Allen JAMES
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ATTENUATING LIGHT IN A DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20190227315
    Abstract: A display system includes a first light source, a second light source, at least one movable mirror, and an attenuator. The first light source is configured to provide a first light in a first optical path. The second light source is configured to provide a second light in a second optical path. A portion of the second optical path overlaps the first optical path in an overlapping portion. The attenuator is positioned in at least the first optical path and configured to attenuate at least the first light. The movable mirror is movable to deflect the overlapping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Ruipeng SUN, Yarn Chee POON, Chuan PU, Richard Allen JAMES, Joshua Owen MILLER