Patents by Inventor Adrian Stannard
Adrian Stannard 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).
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Publication number: 20240061245Abstract: Optical combiners are provided. The optical combiner may have a see through optically transparent substrate and a patterned region included in the optically transparent substrate and disposed along a wave propagation axis of the substrate. The patterned region may be partially optically reflective and partially optically transparent. The patterned region may comprise a plurality of optically transparent regions of the optically transparent substrate and a plurality of optically reflective regions inclined relative to the optical transparent substrate wave propagation axis. Augmented reality optical apparatus, such a head up display, may include the optical combiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: James Leighton, Iain Wellington, Adrian Stannard, Philip A. Greenhalgh, Nan Ma
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Patent number: 11668930Abstract: Optical hyperfocal reflective systems and methods are provided. One such optical hyperfocal reflective system has an optical substrate; an optical input coupling portion configured to input couple a collimated display image to the optical substrate; and an optical hyperfocal output coupling portion integrated with said optical substrate. The optical output coupling portion includes at least one hyperfocal reflective view port formed from a discrete optical hyperfocal reflector spot integrated with the optical substrate. The discrete optical hyperfocal reflector spot is sized to form a reflected discrete optical spot beam with a diameter at a target area such that a view of a discrete virtual display image portion, as seen by a lens-detector system locatable at the target area, is hyperfocused.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Brennon Pennell, James Leighton, Adrian Stannard, Louahab Noui, Iain Wright, Lawrence Hoar
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Patent number: 11614631Abstract: Optical adaptive viewport display systems and methods are provided. One such optical adaptive viewport display system has an adaptive pupil device which is optical coupled to an optical combiner. The adaptive pupil device is optically couplable to an image projector and is configured to select a sub-pupil from the pupil of the projector. The selected sub-pupil is optically relayed by relay optics from the adaptive pupil device to an eyebox. The relay optics includes an optical combiner. The sub-pupil size and position is selected by the adaptive pupil device so that an optical image spot beam from the sub-pupil and reflected by the optical combiner on to the eye box has a diameter at the eyebox such that the virtual image, as seen by a human eye disposed at the eyebox, is hyperfocused.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Louahab Noui, Adrian Stannard
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Patent number: 11520147Abstract: Optical combiners are provided. The optical combiner may have a see through optically transparent substrate and a patterned region included in the optically transparent substrate and disposed along a wave propagation axis of the substrate. The patterned region may be partially optically reflective and partially optically transparent. The patterned region may comprise a plurality of optically transparent regions of the optically transparent substrate and a plurality of optically reflective regions inclined relative to the optical transparent substrate wave propagation axis. Augmented reality optical apparatus, such a head up display, may include the optical combiner.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: James Leighton, Iain Wellington, Adrian Stannard, Philip A Greenhalgh, Nan Ma
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Patent number: 11513356Abstract: Optical combiners are provided. The optical combiner may have a see through optically transparent substrate and a patterned region included in the optically transparent substrate and disposed along a wave propagation axis of the substrate. The patterned region may be partially optically reflective and partially optically transparent. The patterned region may comprise a plurality of optically transparent regions of the optically transparent substrate and a plurality of optically reflective regions inclined relative to the optical transparent substrate wave propagation axis. Augmented reality optical apparatus, such a head up display, may include the optical combiner.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: James Leighton, Iain Wellington, Adrian Stannard, Philip A. Greenhalgh, Nan Ma
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Patent number: 11221494Abstract: Optical adaptive viewport display systems and methods are provided. One such optical adaptive viewport display system has an adaptive pupil device which is optical coupled to an optical combiner. The adaptive pupil device is optically couplable to an image projector and is configured to select a sub-pupil from the pupil of the projector. The selected sub-pupil is optically relayed by relay optics from the adaptive pupil device to an eyebox. The relay optics includes an optical combiner. The sub-pupil size and position is selected by the adaptive pupil device so that an optical image spot beam from the sub-pupil and reflected by the optical combiner on to the eye box has a diameter at the eyebox such that the virtual image, as seen by a human eye disposed at the eyebox, is hyperfocused.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Louahab Noui, Adrian Stannard
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Patent number: 11125993Abstract: Optical hyperfocal reflective systems and methods are provided. One such optical hyperfocal reflective system has an optical substrate; an optical input coupling portion configured to input couple a collimated display image to the optical substrate; and an optical hyperfocal output coupling portion integrated with said optical substrate. The optical output coupling portion includes at least one hyperfocal reflective view port formed from a discrete optical hyperfocal reflector spot integrated with the optical substrate. The discrete optical hyperfocal reflector spot is sized to form a reflected discrete optical spot beam with a diameter at a target area such that a view of a discrete virtual display image portion, as seen by a lens-detector system locatable at the target area, is hyperfocused.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Brennon Pennell, James Leighton, Adrian Stannard, Louahab Noui, Iain Wright, Lawrence Hoar
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Publication number: 20210157152Abstract: An optical device includes a range of angularly selective reflectors are contained within an optical waveguide substrate and substantially optimized according to their reflector order within the sequence of reflectors. This configuration of reflectors ensures that the required angular information is passed through to the correct reflector within the sequence. The angular response in addition reduces or eliminates formation of secondary images carried to successive reflectors, resulting in undesired artefacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: RPX CORPORATIONInventors: James Leighton, Brennon Pennell, Adrian Stannard, Louahab Noui, Nan Ma, Iain Wellington, Philip Greenhalgh, Lawrence Hoar, Iain Wright
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Patent number: 10962786Abstract: An optical device includes a range of angularly selective reflectors are contained within an optical waveguide substrate and substantially optimized according to their reflector order within the sequence of reflectors. This configuration of reflectors ensures that the required angular information is passed through to the correct reflector within the sequence. The angular response in addition reduces or eliminates formation of secondary images carried to successive reflectors, resulting in undesired artefacts.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: RPX CORPORATIONInventors: James Leighton, Brennon Pennell, Adrian Stannard, Louahab Noui, Nan Ma, Iain Wellington, Philip Greenhalgh, Lawrence Hoar, Iain Wright
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Publication number: 20200278553Abstract: Optical combiners are provided. The optical combiner may have a see through optically transparent substrate and a patterned region included in the optically transparent substrate and disposed along a wave propagation axis of the substrate. The patterned region may be partially optically reflective and partially optically transparent. The patterned region may comprise a plurality of optically transparent regions of the optically transparent substrate and a plurality of optically reflective regions inclined relative to the optical transparent substrate wave propagation axis. Augmented reality optical apparatus, such a head up display, may include the optical combiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: DAQRI LLCInventors: James Leighton, Iain Wellington, Adrian Stannard, Philip A. Greenhalgh, Nan Ma
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Publication number: 20200233218Abstract: Optical combiners are provided. The optical combiner may have a see through optically transparent substrate and a patterned region included in the optically transparent substrate and disposed along a wave propagation axis of the substrate. The patterned region may be partially optically reflective and partially optically transparent. The patterned region may comprise a plurality of optically transparent regions of the optically transparent substrate and a plurality of optically reflective regions inclined relative to the optical transparent substrate wave propagation axis. Augmented reality optical apparatus, such a head up display, may include the optical combiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: DAQRI LLCInventors: James Leighton, Iain Wellington, Adrian Stannard, Philip A Greenhalgh, Nan Ma
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Publication number: 20200183152Abstract: Optical hyperfocal reflective systems and methods are provided. One such optical hyperfocal reflective system has an optical substrate; an optical input coupling portion configured to input couple a collimated display image to the optical substrate; and an optical hyperfocal output coupling portion integrated with said optical substrate. The optical output coupling portion includes at least one hyperfocal reflective view port formed from a discrete optical hyperfocal reflector spot integrated with the optical substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Daqri, LlcInventors: Brennon Pennell, James Leighton, Adrian Stannard, Louahab Noui, Iain Wright, Lawrence Hoar
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Publication number: 20200183174Abstract: Optical adaptive viewport display systems and methods are provided. One such optical adaptive viewport display system has an adaptive pupil device which is optical coupled to an optical combiner. The adaptive pupil device is optically couplable to an image projector and is configured to select a sub-pupil from the pupil of the projector. The selected sub-pupil is optically relayed by relay optics from the adaptive pupil device to an eyebox. The relay optics includes an optical combiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Daqri, LlcInventors: Louahab Noui, Adrian Stannard
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Patent number: 10649209Abstract: Optical combiners are provided. The optical combiner may have a see through optically transparent substrate and a patterned region included in the optically transparent substrate and disposed along a wave propagation axis of the substrate. The patterned region may be partially optically reflective and partially optically transparent. The patterned region may comprise a plurality of optically transparent regions of the optically transparent substrate and a plurality of optically reflective regions inclined relative to the optical transparent substrate wave propagation axis. Augmented reality optical apparatus, such a head up display, may include the optical combiner.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: DAQRI LLCInventors: James Leighton, Iain Wellington, Adrian Stannard, Philip A Greenhalgh, Nan Ma
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Publication number: 20200049998Abstract: An optical device includes a range of angularly selective reflectors are contained within an optical waveguide substrate and substantially optimized according to their reflector order within the sequence of reflectors. This configuration of reflectors ensures that the required angular information is passed through to the correct reflector within the sequence. The angular response in addition reduces or eliminates formation of secondary images carried to successive reflectors, resulting in undesired artefacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: DAQRI, LLCInventors: James Leighton, Brennon Pennell, Adrian Stannard, Louahab Noui, Nan Ma, Iain Wellington, Philip Greenhalgh, Lawrence Hoar, Iain Wright
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Patent number: 10488666Abstract: An optical device includes a range of angularly selective reflectors are contained within an optical waveguide substrate and substantially optimized according to their reflector order within the sequence of reflectors. This configuration of reflectors ensures that the required angular information is passed through to the correct reflector within the sequence. The angular response in addition reduces or eliminates formation of secondary images carried to successive reflectors, resulting in undesired artefacts.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Daqri, LlcInventors: James Leighton, Brennon Pennell, Adrian Stannard, Louahab Noui, Nan Ma, Iain Wellington, Philip Greenhalgh, Lawrence Hoar, Iain Wright
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Publication number: 20190250405Abstract: An optical device includes a range of angularly selective reflectors are contained within an optical waveguide substrate and substantially optimized according to their reflector order within the sequence of reflectors. This configuration of reflectors ensures that the required angular information is passed through to the correct reflector within the sequence. The angular response in addition reduces or eliminates formation of secondary images carried to successive reflectors, resulting in undesired artefacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2018Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Daqri, LlcInventors: James Leighton, Brennon Pennell, Adrian Stannard, Louahab Noui, Nan Ma, Iain Wellington, Philip Greenhalgh, Lawrence Hoar, Iain Wright
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Publication number: 20180096531Abstract: A system for displaying augmented reality content includes an intelligent tool and a wearable-computing device. The intelligent tool is configured to obtain at least one measurement of an object using at least one sensor mounted to the intelligent tool, and communicate the at least one measurement to a device in communication with the intelligent tool. The intelligent tool may further include a camera, and the at least one measurement includes an image acquired with the at least one camera. The intelligent tool may also include a biometric module configured to obtain a biometric measurement from a user of the intelligent tool. One or more modules of the intelligent tool may be powered based on the biometric measurement. The wearable-computing device includes a display affixed to the wearable-computing device, such that augmented reality content based on the obtained at least one measurement is displayed on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Philip Andrew Greenhalgh, Adrian Stannard, Bradley Hayes, Colm Murphy
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Publication number: 20180096530Abstract: An intelligent tool is configured to communicate with a wearable computing device to provide information that the wearable computing device uses to generate and/or display augmented reality content to a user of the wearable computing device. The intelligent tool includes a handle for a user to grip an intelligent tool, an engagement portion coupled to the handle, the engagement portion being configured to engage with an object, at least one sensor mounted to the engagement portion, the sensor configured to obtain information associated with the object, and one or more hardware processors in communication with the at least one sensor configured to store the obtained information. The intelligent tool may also include a power source configured to provide electrical power to the at least one sensor and the one or more hardware processors. The intelligent tool may also include a light source that emits a light to illuminate an object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Philip Andrew Greenhalgh, Adrian Stannard, Bradley Hayes, Colm Murphy
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Publication number: 20180011322Abstract: Optical combiners are provided. The optical combiner may have a see through optically transparent substrate and a patterned region included in the optically transparent substrate and disposed along a wave propagation axis of the substrate. The patterned region may be partially optically reflective and partially optically transparent. The patterned region may comprise a plurality of optically transparent regions of the optically transparent substrate and a plurality of optically reflective regions inclined relative to the optical transparent substrate wave propagation axis. Augmented reality optical apparatus, such a head up display, may include the optical combiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: DAQRI LLCInventors: James Leighton, Iain Wellington, Adrian Stannard, Philip A Greenhalgh, Nan Ma