Abstract: A periscope that is switchable between the normal optical view of the outside, a display view, and an overlay view in which the outside view and display view are combined. The switching element is an electronically switchable mirror with primarily reflective, primarily transparent, and intermediate states, depending on the application of electrical potentials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2010
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2012
Assignee:
Oasis Advanced Engineering, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey Wayne Minor, Henry Clarence Davies, Edward Charles Schwartz, Michael James Klingensmith
Abstract: A collimated periscope that is switchable between a normal optical view of the outside, a display view, and an overlay view in which the outside view and display view are combined. The switching element is an electronically switchable mirror with primarily reflective, primarily transparent, and intermediate states, depending on the application of electrical potentials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 15, 2010
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2012
Assignee:
Oasis Advanced Engineering, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey Wayne Minor, Henry Clarence Davies, Edward Charles Schwartz, Michael James Klingensmith, Thomas Patrick Ryan
Abstract: A periscope that is switchable between the normal optical view of the outside, a display view, and an overlay view in which the outside view and display view are combined. The switching element is an electronically switchable mirror with primarily reflective, primarily transparent, and intermediate states, depending on the application of electrical potentials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2010
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
Oasis Advanced Engineering, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey Wayne Minor, Henry Clarence Davies, Edward Charles Schwartz, Michael James Klingensmith
Abstract: A periscope that is switchable between the normal optical view of the outside, a display view, and an overlay view in which the outside view and display view are combined. The switching element is an electronically switchable mirror with primarily reflective, primarily transparent, and intermediate states, depending on the application of electrical potentials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 29, 2007
Date of Patent:
May 18, 2010
Assignee:
Oasis Advanced Engineering, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey Wayne Minor, Henry Clarence Davies, Edward Charles Schwartz, Michael James Klingensmith