Patents by Inventor Dewen Cheng

Dewen Cheng 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).

  • Publication number: 20230333387
    Abstract: A tiled head-mounted display device, comprising: an optical component including a plurality of prisms with free-form surfaces, each prism being a wedge prism comprising a first optical surface, a second optical surface and a third optical surface; and a display component including a plurality of micro-displays, wherein the number of the micro-displays and the number of the prisms with free-form surfaces is identical. The tiled head-mounted display device according to the present invention is compact and light, provides wide field of view and high resolution, especially for the optical tiling head-mounted display device, the exit pupil planes of each display channels are coincident, thus avoiding pupil aberration and keeping exit pupil diameter and eye clearance same as the single ocular. There is no resolution variance throughout the entire field of view, thus preventing extra trapezoid distortion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Yongtian Wang, Hong Hua
  • Publication number: 20230213762
    Abstract: An ultra-thin lens for augmented reality (AR) display includes: a primary lens, an intermediate lens, and a secondary lens. After entering the primary lens, image light undergoes two total reflections, then enters the intermediate lens and is partially reflected, then is directed to a human eye through the intermediate lens and the primary lens. The secondary lens is configured on the other side of the intermediate lens, and environmental light is directed to the human eye through the secondary lens, the intermediate lens, and the primary lens. According to the ultra-thin lens, total reflection and light splitting functions of the image light are realized respectively through the primary lens and the intermediate lens, so that the entire lens has a thin and light profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Beijing NED+AR Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: CHENG YAO, YUHAO XIAO, DEWEN CHENG
  • Patent number: 11609430
    Abstract: A tiled head-mounted display device, comprising: an optical component including a plurality of prisms with free-form surfaces, each prism being a wedge prism comprising a first optical surface, a second optical surface and a third optical surface; and a display component including a plurality of micro-displays, wherein the number of the micro-displays and the number of the prisms with free-form surfaces is identical. The tiled head-mounted display device according to the present invention is compact and light, provides wide field of view and high resolution, especially for the optical tiling head-mounted display device, the exit pupil planes of each display channels are coincident, thus avoiding pupil aberration and keeping exit pupil diameter and eye clearance same as the single ocular. There is no resolution variance throughout the entire field of view, thus preventing extra trapezoid distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Yongtian Wang, Hong Hua
  • Patent number: 11409107
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ultra-thin optical component, including a mirror projection device and a reflector, where the mirror projection device is configured to refract image light symmetrically, then form a real image, and project the real image to the reflector, where the real image is located between a human eye and the reflector; and the reflector is configured to reflect the image light to the human eye. The present invention further provides a display device using the ultra-thin optical component and a virtual imaging method. By means of the ultra-thin optical component, the display device, and the imaging method in the present invention, an optical component is made thinner and lighter, and an image source display device is easier to configure and package, to achieve the appearance of ordinary glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING NED+AR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Qichao Hou, Qiwei Wang
  • Publication number: 20220236572
    Abstract: A free-form prism-lens group includes: a primary prism, a first auxiliary lens and a second auxiliary lens, the primary prism includes three optical surfaces, the first auxiliary lens is arranged adjacent to the primary prism and is not used for imaging the image light entering the first auxiliary lens; the second auxiliary lens is arranged adjacent to the primary prism and a gap with a predetermined thickness is arranged between the second auxiliary lens and the primary prism, the second auxiliary lens extends in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis to cover an effective aperture of the image light entering the second auxiliary lens from the primary prism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Beijing NED+AR Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dewen CHENG, Qiwei WANG
  • Patent number: 11327308
    Abstract: A freeform prism-lens group includes: a primary prism; a first auxiliary lens; and a beamsplitter film between the primary prism and the first auxiliary lens and having a predetermined beamsplitting ratio; wherein: the first auxiliary lens has a first optical surface substantially conforming to a neighboring freeform surface of the primary prism; and the first auxiliary lens has a second opposing optical surface distal from the primary prism that is planar, aspheric, or spherical with a curvature radius greater than 100 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing NED+AR Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Qiwei Wang
  • Patent number: 11300790
    Abstract: A see-through free-form head-mounted display including a wedge-shaped prism-lens having free-form surfaces and low F-number is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Hong Hua, Yongtian Wang
  • Patent number: 10983317
    Abstract: An optical imaging system having a free-form surface includes an image source for generating image light, a lens assembly for reflecting the image light incident thereon, a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and a beam splitter that are disposed opposite to each other. The present disclosure allows the image light to pass through the lens assembly twice, reduces the weight of the optical system, and makes the system structure more compact, thus providing an optical imaging system featuring low distortion, high image quality, and a compact structure. A reflective surface is disposed between the image source and the lens assembly, so that the distance between the image source and the lens assembly can be reduced. The second reflective surface is designed as a free-form surface and a first lens and a second lens are aspheric lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SUZHOU NED+AR TCOE TECHONOLGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Qiwei Wang
  • Publication number: 20210088795
    Abstract: A tiled head-mounted display device, comprising: an optical component including a plurality of prisms with free-form surfaces, each prism being a wedge prism comprising a first optical surface, a second optical surface and a third optical surface; and a display component including a plurality of micro-displays, wherein the number of the micro-displays and the number of the prisms with free-form surfaces is identical. The tiled head-mounted display device according to the present invention is compact and light, provides wide field of view and high resolution, especially for the optical tiling head-mounted display device, the exit pupil planes of each display channels are coincident, thus avoiding pupil aberration and keeping exit pupil diameter and eye clearance same as the single ocular. There is no resolution variance throughout the entire field of view, thus preventing extra trapezoid distortion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Yongtian Wang, Hong Hua
  • Patent number: 10809533
    Abstract: A tiled head-mounted display device, comprising: an optical component including a plurality of prisms with free-form surfaces, each prism being a wedge prism comprising a first optical surface, a second optical surface and a third optical surface; and a display component including a plurality of micro-displays, wherein the number of the micro-displays and the number of the prisms with free-form surfaces is identical. The tiled head-mounted display device according to the present invention is compact and light, provides wide field of view and high resolution, especially for the optical tiling head-mounted display device, the exit pupil planes of each display channels are coincident, thus avoiding pupil aberration and keeping exit pupil diameter and eye clearance same as the single ocular. There is no resolution variance throughout the entire field of view, thus preventing extra trapezoid distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Yongtian Wang, Hong Hua
  • Publication number: 20200183167
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ultra-thin optical component, including a mirror projection device and a reflector, where the mirror projection device is configured to refract image light symmetrically, then form a real image, and project the real image to the reflector, where the real image is located between a human eye and the reflector; and the reflector is configured to reflect the image light to the human eye. The present invention further provides a display device using the ultra-thin optical component and a virtual imaging method. By means of the ultra-thin optical component, the display device, and the imaging method in the present invention, an optical component is made thinner and lighter, and an image source display device is easier to configure and package, to achieve the appearance of ordinary glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Qichao Hou, Qiwei Wang
  • Patent number: 10653302
    Abstract: A rigid endoscope includes an endoscope tube, a light-emitting diode (LED) chip, an objective lens group, a rod lens group and a lead. the objective lens group and the rod lens group are disposed in the endoscope tube and arranged in a direction from a front end to a rear end of the endoscope tube; the LED chip is mounted at the front end of the endoscope tube; and the lead is led out from the LED chip, runs through a gap between an inner circle of the endoscope tube and an outer circle of the objective lens group, and arrives at the rear end of the endoscope tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING WESTON ASIA-PACIFIC OPTO-ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaohua Liu, Ye Yuan, Dewen Cheng, Liquan Dong, Xiatian Wang
  • Publication number: 20200103654
    Abstract: A see-through free-form head-mounted display including a wedge-shaped prism-lens having free-form surfaces and low F-number is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Hong Hua, Yongtian Wang
  • Patent number: 10416452
    Abstract: A see-through free-form head-mounted display including a wedge-shaped prism-lens having free-form surfaces and low F-number is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Hong Hua, Yongtian Wang
  • Publication number: 20190278087
    Abstract: A freeform prism-lens group includes: a primary prism; a first auxiliary lens; and a beamsplitter film between the primary prism and the first auxiliary lens and having a predetermined beamsplitting ratio; wherein: the first auxiliary lens has a first optical surface substantially conforming to a neighboring freeform surface of the primary prism; and the first auxiliary lens has a second opposing optical surface distal from the primary prism that is planar, aspheric, or spherical with a curvature radius greater than 100 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Beijing NED+AR Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dewen CHENG, Qiwei WANG
  • Publication number: 20190271847
    Abstract: A tiled head-mounted display device, comprising: an optical component including a plurality of prisms with free-form surfaces, each prism being a wedge prism comprising a first optical surface, a second optical surface and a third optical surface; and a display component including a plurality of micro-displays, wherein the number of the micro-displays and the number of the prisms with free-form surfaces is identical. The tiled head-mounted display device according to the present invention is compact and light, provides wide field of view and high resolution, especially for the optical tiling head-mounted display device, the exit pupil planes of each display channels are coincident, thus avoiding pupil aberration and keeping exit pupil diameter and eye clearance same as the single ocular. There is no resolution variance throughout the entire field of view, thus preventing extra trapezoid distortion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Yongtian Wang, Hong Hua
  • Publication number: 20190227287
    Abstract: An optical imaging system having a free-form surface includes an image source for generating image light, a lens assembly for reflecting the image light incident thereon, a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and a beam splitter that are disposed opposite to each other. The present disclosure allows the image light to pass through the lens assembly twice, reduces the weight of the optical system, and makes the system structure more compact, thus providing an optical imaging system featuring low distortion, high image quality, and a compact structure. A reflective surface is disposed between the image source and the lens assembly, so that the distance between the image source and the lens assembly can be reduced. The second reflective surface is designed as a free-form surface and a first lens and a second lens are aspheric lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Dewen CHENG, Qiwei WANG
  • Patent number: 10330937
    Abstract: A wearable augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) display apparatus includes an optical waveguide; an optical free-form surface; and a microdisplay; wherein optical free-form surface is optically coupled to the waveguide through an inclined optical path. A near-eye display apparatus includes two or more layers of waveguide plates arranged to overlap with each other, wherein within each layer of the waveguide plate includes multiple reflective surfaces different in reflectivity, so as to ensure that light transmitted through the waveguide plate has a substantially uniform distribution of intensity in a predetermined area when exiting outward from the waveguide plate. The waveguide optical element is ultrathin so as to be directly mounted into a spectacle frame. User experience and contrast level are also improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Beijing NED+AR Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Qiwei Wang
  • Patent number: 10330938
    Abstract: A light-weight and ultrathin waveguide optical element having a large field of view includes two or more layers of waveguide plates provided to be overlapped with each other. Within each layer of the waveguide plate are included multiple reflective surfaces with different reflectivity, such that light transmitted through the waveguide plate has a substantially uniform distribution of intensity in a predetermined area when exiting from the waveguide plate. The waveguide optical element is ultrathin such that it can be directly mounted into a spectacle frame. Use of the waveguide optical element with a projection optical assembly can improve user experience as well as display effect with good contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Beijing NED+AR Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Qiwei Wang
  • Patent number: 10281723
    Abstract: A tiled head-mounted display device, comprising: an optical component including a plurality of prisms with free-form surfaces, each prism being a wedge prism comprising a first optical surface, a second optical surface and a third optical surface; and a display component including a plurality of micro-displays, wherein the number of the micro-displays and the number of the prisms with free-form surfaces is identical. The tiled head-mounted display device according to the present invention is compact and light, provides wide field of view and high resolution, especially for the optical tiling head-mounted display device, the exit pupil planes of each display channels are coincident, thus avoiding pupil aberration and keeping exit pupil diameter and eye clearance same as the single ocular. There is no resolution variance throughout the entire field of view, thus preventing extra trapezoid distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dewen Cheng, Yongtian Wang, Hong Hua