Patents by Inventor Ian M. Meyer

Ian M. Meyer 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).

  • COMBINER ALIGNMENT DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20240159523
    Abstract: A system for detecting an alignment of a relay lens assembly and a combiner of a head-up display is disclosed. The system includes an illuminated reticle spatially coupled to the relay lens assembly, an optical sensor spatially coupled to the combiner, and a control module configured to receive an input from the optical sensor, determine a position of the combiner relative to the relay lens assembly based on the received input; and generate an output based on a determined position of the combiner relative to the relay lens assembly. In another system, the illuminated reticle is spatially coupled to the combiner, and the optical sensor is spatially coupled to the relay lens assembly. The system may also participate in a feedback loop with the head-up display to reduce jitter in the head-up display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Eric P. Stratton, Ian M. Meyer
  • Combiner alignment detector
    Patent number: 11920922
    Abstract: A system for detecting an alignment of a relay lens assembly and a combiner of a head-up display is disclosed. The system includes an illuminated reticle spatially coupled to the relay lens assembly, an optical sensor spatially coupled to the combiner, and a control module configured to receive an input from the optical sensor, determine a position of the combiner relative to the relay lens assembly based on the received input; and generate an output based on a determined position of the combiner relative to the relay lens assembly. In another system, the illuminated reticle is spatially coupled to the combiner, and the optical sensor is spatially coupled to the relay lens assembly. The system may also participate in a feedback loop with the head-up display to reduce jitter in the head-up display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric P. Stratton, Ian M. Meyer
  • COMBINER ALIGNMENT DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20220316871
    Abstract: A system for detecting an alignment of a relay lens assembly and a combiner of a head-up display is disclosed. The system includes an illuminated reticle spatially coupled to the relay lens assembly, an optical sensor spatially coupled to the combiner, and a control module configured to receive an input from the optical sensor, determine a position of the combiner relative to the relay lens assembly based on the received input; and generate an output based on a determined position of the combiner relative to the relay lens assembly. In another system, the illuminated reticle is spatially coupled to the combiner, and the optical sensor is spatially coupled to the relay lens assembly. The system may also participate in a feedback loop with the head-up display to reduce jitter in the head-up display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Eric P. Stratton, Ian M. Meyer
  • Head worn display wave-guide assembly
    Patent number: D840454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: David I. Han, Ian M. Meyer