Patents by Inventor Darwin Hu

Darwin Hu 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).

  • Patent number: 12332454
    Abstract: Techniques for designing display (glasses) devices in light-weight and small footprint are described. To reduce the cost, weight and volume of the display devices, only one imager is used. An optical engine (cube) is provided to split optical images from the imager into a first (left) portion and a second (right) portion. Each of the portions is redirected via one or more optical lenses to a predefined path, where the optical lenses are based upon polarization volume hologram (PVH) lenses in one embodiment, all having different optical characteristics to diffract light beams at predefined angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Patent number: 12273146
    Abstract: An apparatus embedded with one or more terahertz transceivers is described. The one or more terahertz transceivers based on at least Gunn diode are provided to facilitate wireless communication in the apparatus, where the apparatus is embedded with one or more planar antennas. The transceiver operates in terahertz and may be coupled to one or two different antennas, one for transmission and the other for reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Publication number: 20250096899
    Abstract: An apparatus embedded with one or more terahertz transceivers is described. The one or more terahertz transceivers based on at least Gunn diode are provided to facilitate wireless communication in the apparatus, where the apparatus is embedded with one or more planar antennas. The transceiver operates in terahertz and may be coupled to one or two different antennas, one for transmission and the other for reception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Patent number: 12231167
    Abstract: Techniques for applying one or more terahertz transceivers in wearable display glasses are described. The one or more terahertz transceivers operate signals in Terahertz. When used on a pair of display glasses, these transceivers allow the display glasses to communicate with other devices wirelessly, including receiving/transmitting image date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Publication number: 20250038855
    Abstract: Techniques for applying one or more terahertz transceivers in wearable display glasses are described. The one or more terahertz transceivers operate signals in Terahertz. When used on a pair of display glasses, these transceivers allow the display glasses to communicate with other devices wirelessly, including receiving/transmitting image date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Publication number: 20240405877
    Abstract: An apparatus embedded with one or more terahertz transceivers is described. The one or more terahertz transceivers based on at least one resonant tunnelling diodes is provided to facilitate wireless communication in the apparatus, where the apparatus is embedded with one or more planar antennas. The transceiver operates in terahertz and may be coupled to one or two different antennas, one for transmission and the other for reception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Publication number: 20240402501
    Abstract: Wearable display devices providing wireless communication are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, a wearable display device is made in form of a pair of glasses and includes an antenna layer and a transceiver. The antenna layer may be disposed on top of one or both of integrated lenses in the glasses to allow wireless communication between the device and other devices (e.g., controller or hotspot). Each of the lenses has a designated display area based on a light waveguide and allows a wearer to enjoy seamless XR or other immersive experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Patent number: 12160270
    Abstract: An apparatus embedded with one or more terahertz transceivers is described. The one or more terahertz transceivers based on at least one resonant tunnelling diodes is provided to facilitate wireless communication in the apparatus, where the apparatus is embedded with one or more planar antennas. The transceiver operates in terahertz and may be coupled to one or two different antennas, one for transmission and the other for reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Patent number: 11996891
    Abstract: An apparatus embedded with one or more terahertz transceivers is described. The one or more terahertz transceivers based on at least one optical source is provided to facilitate wireless communication in the apparatus, where the apparatus is embedded with one or more planar antennas. The transceiver operates in terahertz and may be coupled to two different antennas, one for transmission and the other for reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Publication number: 20230350248
    Abstract: Architecture and designs of modulating both amplitude and phase at the same time in spatial light modulation are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, light propagation is controlled in two different directions (e.g., 0 and 45 degrees) to perform both amplitude modulation and phase modulation at the same time in liquid crystals. In one embodiment, a mask is used to form a pattern, where the pattern includes an array of alignment cells or embossed microstructures, a first group of the cells are aligned in the first direction and a second group of the cells are aligned in the second direction. Depending on applications, two cells from the first group and the second group may correspond to a single pixel or two neighboring pixels, resulting in amplitude modulation and phase modulation within the pixel or within an array of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Darwin Hu, Cheng Hsing Liao
  • Patent number: 11791900
    Abstract: A transceiver based on at least one optical source is provided to facilitate wireless communication in a wearable display device, where the wearable display device is embedded with one or more planar antennas. The transceiver operates in terahertz and may be coupled to two different antennas, one for transmission and the other for reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Patent number: 11703720
    Abstract: Architecture and designs of modulating both amplitude and phase at the same time in spatial light modulation are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, light propagation is controlled in two different directions (e.g., 0 and 45 degrees) to perform both amplitude modulation and phase modulation at the same time in liquid crystals. In one embodiment, a mask is used to form a pattern, where the pattern includes an array of alignment cells or embossed microstructures, a first group of the cells are aligned in the first direction and a second group of the cells are aligned in the second direction. Depending on applications, two cells from the first group and the second group may correspond to a single pixel or two neighboring pixels, resulting in amplitude modulation and phase modulation within the pixel or within an array of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Darwin Hu, Cheng Hsing Liao
  • Patent number: 11521572
    Abstract: Techniques for holographic display by modulating optical images in amplitude and phase via a layer of liquid crystals are described. According to one aspect of the techniques, a voltage being applied or coupled across the layer of liquid crystals is controlled by gradually increasing the voltage from a low level to a high level to perform the AM in a first range and the PM in second range, where the characteristics of the liquid crystals is significant, for example, by increasing the thickness or optical birefringence of the layer of liquid crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Darwin Hu, Cheng Hsing Liao
  • Patent number: 11422458
    Abstract: Architecture and designs of modulating both amplitude and phase at the same time in spatial light modulation are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, nano-imprinting lithograph (NIL) and E-beam are used to create micro structures (transparent) as alignment cells. A first group of the alignment cells are oriented in a first direction and a second group of the alignment cells are oriented in a second direction, light going through the first group of the alignment cells is modulated in amplitude thereof and the light going through the second group of the alignment cells is modulated in phase thereof, all via the liquid crystals and at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventors: Darwin Hu, Cheng Hsing Liao
  • Patent number: 11391955
    Abstract: Techniques for displaying holograms in wearable display devices are described. An image source projects holographic images sequentially in three primary colors into a waveguide, where the images are modulated in amplitude and phase in spatial light modulator (SLM). Depending on implementation, the image source may be located next to the waveguide or an end of optical fibers, where the optical fibers are provided to transport the holographic images near the waveguide for projection thereof into the waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Publication number: 20220215813
    Abstract: Techniques for holographic display by modulating optical images in amplitude and phase via a layer of liquid crystals are described. According to one aspect of the techniques, a voltage being applied or coupled across the layer of liquid crystals is controlled by gradually increasing the voltage from a low level to a high level to perform the AM in a first range and the PM in second range, where the characteristics of the liquid crystals is significant, for example, by increasing the thickness or optical birefringence of the layer of liquid crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Sysview Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Darwin Hu, Cheng Hsing Liao
  • Publication number: 20220146835
    Abstract: Techniques for displaying holograms in wearable display devices are described. An image source projects holographic images sequentially in three primary colors into a waveguide, where the images are modulated in amplitude and phase in spatial light modulator (SLM). Depending on implementation, the image source may be located next to the waveguide or an end of optical fibers, where the optical fibers are provided to transport the holographic images near the waveguide for projection thereof into the waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Patent number: 11282472
    Abstract: Techniques for modulating both amplitude and phase via a layer of liquid crystals are described. According to one aspect of the techniques, a voltage being applied or coupled across the layer of liquid crystals is controlled by gradually increasing the voltage from a low level to a high level to perform the AM in a first range and the PM in second range, where the characteristics of the liquid crystals is significant, for example, by increasing the thickness or optical birefringence of the layer of liquid crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Darwin Hu, Cheng Hsing Liao
  • Patent number: 11231589
    Abstract: Techniques for reducing weight on wearable display devices are described. In one embodiment of the present invention, a wearable display device includes no electronic components and is coupled to an enclosure by a transmission line including only one or more optical fibers, where the fiber is responsible for transporting the content or an optical image from one end of the optical fiber to another end thereof by total internal reflections within the fiber. The optical image is picked up by a focal lens from a microdisplay in the enclosure. The optical image is in lower resolution but received by the optical fiber at a twice speed as the normal refresh rate (e.g., 120 Hz vs. 60 Hz). Two successive images in lower resolution are combined at or near the other end of the optical fiber to generate a combined image at higher resolution, where the combined image is refreshed and perceived at the normal refresh rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventor: Darwin Hu
  • Patent number: 11163177
    Abstract: Architecture and designs of wearable devices for viewing multimedia in 3D are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, a display device is made in form of a pair of glasses. A separate enclosure is provided to generate content for display on the glasses. The content is optically picked up by an optical cable and transported by one or more optical fibers in the optical cable to the glasses, where an image polarizer, deposed on or included in the bridge of the glasses, receives the content and produces an alternating polarized content sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventor: Darwin Hu