Patents by Inventor Christopher John LANING

Christopher John LANING 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).

  • Variable focus assemblies
    Patent number: 11624919
    Abstract: An example head-mounted display device includes a light projector, an optical assembly arranged to direct light from a light projector to a user, and an actuator module. The optical assembly includes a variable focus lens assembly including a rigid refractive component, a shaper ring defining an aperture, and a flexible lens membrane between the shaper ring and the rigid refractive component and covering the aperture. The refractive component, the shaper ring, and the lens membrane are arranged along an axis. The refractive component and the lens membrane define a chamber containing a volume of fluid. The actuator module is configured to adjust an optical power of the variable focus lens by moving the shaper ring relative to the refractive component along the axis, such that a curvature of the lens membrane in the aperture is modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, David Tinch, Michael Anthony Klug, Clinton Carlisle, Jason Donald Mareno, Arno Leon Konings, Christopher Peter Couste, Charles Robert Schabacker, Bach Nguyen, Christopher John Laning, Roman Patscheider
  • VARIABLE FOCUS ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20220221710
    Abstract: An example head-mounted display device includes a light projector, an optical assembly arranged to direct light from a light projector to a user, and an actuator module. The optical assembly includes a variable focus lens assembly including a rigid refractive component, a shaper ring defining an aperture, and a flexible lens membrane between the shaper ring and the rigid refractive component and covering the aperture. The refractive component, the shaper ring, and the lens membrane are arranged along an axis. The refractive component and the lens membrane define a chamber containing a volume of fluid. The actuator module is configured to adjust an optical power of the variable focus lens by moving the shaper ring relative to the refractive component along the axis, such that a curvature of the lens membrane in the aperture is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy Mark DALRYMPLE, David TINCH, Michael Anthony KLUG, Clinton CARLISLE, Jason Donald MARENO, Arno Leon KONINGS, Christopher Peter COUSTE, Charles Robert SCHABACKER, Bach NGUYEN, Christopher John LANING, Roman PATSCHEIDER