Patents by Inventor Jeremy A. Grata

Jeremy A. Grata 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: 20240035931
    Abstract: A plurality of modules housed in a chassis is secured to the railroad tie to capture high resolution images of the underside of a train car as it passes over the plurality of cameras. These images are important to insure the structural integrity of the parts of the rail car as well as the connection means—a coupler and pin—between two rail cars. The cameras are configured to capture at a predetermined rate or to operate in sync with the velocity of the train as measured by the Linear Speed Sensor. As the images are taken, the images can be downloaded and sent to a remote location for further analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Jeremy Grata
  • Patent number: 11803054
    Abstract: Augmented reality glasses include near eye displays the include sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light optical coupled to spatial phase modulators or active zone plate modulators and optically coupled to eye coupling optics. The sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light can include emissive 2D display panels or light sources coupled to imagewise amplitude modulators. The eye coupling optics can include volume holographic diffraction gratings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiheng Jia, Hao Zheng, Jeffrey Todd Daiker, Jeremy A. Grata
  • Publication number: 20230341683
    Abstract: Augmented reality glasses include near eye displays the include sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light optical coupled to spatial phase modulators or active zone plate modulators and optically coupled to eye coupling optics. The sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light can include emissive 2D display panels or light sources coupled to imagewise amplitude modulators. The eye coupling optics can include volume holographic diffraction gratings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Zhiheng JIA, Hao ZHENG, Jeffrey Todd DAIKER, Jeremy A. GRATA
  • Publication number: 20220377251
    Abstract: A plurality of cameras is secured to railroad ties to take high resolution images of the underside of a train car as it passes over this plurality of cameras. These images are important to insure the structural integrity of the parts of the rail car as well as the connection means—a coupler and pin—between two rail cars. The shutter speed of the cameras is determined by the speed of the train as it passes over the cameras. As the images are taken, the images can be downloaded and sent to a remote location for further analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy Grata, Edward Buschelman, Julie Lee
  • Patent number: 11503275
    Abstract: An improved method, system, and apparatus is provided to perform camera calibration, where cameras are mounted onto a moving conveyance apparatus to capture images of a multi-planar calibration target. The calibration process is optimized by reducing the number of images captured while simultaneously preserving overall information density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Steven Kranski, Frederick Dennis Zyda, Grace Vesom, Grace Shin-Yee Tsai, Jeremy A. Grata, Zhiheng Jia, Li Jiang
  • Patent number: 11445170
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a camera design (e.g., an eyeball camera) that mimics a human eye in geometry, optical performance and/or motion. The eyeball camera adopts the same cornea and pupil geometry from the human eye, and has the iris and pupil configured with multiple texture, color or diameter options. The resolution of the eyeball camera is designed to match the acuity of typical 20/20 human vision, and focus is adjusted from 0 to 4 diopters. A pair of eyeball cameras are mounted independently on two hexapods to simulate the human eye gaze and vergence. The perceived virtual and real world are calibrated and evaluated based on eye conditions like pupil location and gaze using the eyeball cameras. The eyeball camera serves as a bridge to combine the data from spatial computing like eye tracking, 3D geometry of the digital world, display color accuracy/uniformity, and display optical quality (sharpness, contrast, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiheng Jia, Jeffrey Todd Daiker, Timothy Alan Ellis, Xiao Li, Jeremy A. Grata
  • Patent number: 11381804
    Abstract: An approach for projecting light may be implemented using a acousto-optical depth switch that uses surface acoustic waves produced along a substrate to guide image light to different areas. The surface acoustic waves may be generated on a substrate using a transducer. Surface acoustic waves of different frequencies can guide image light onto different optical elements at different physical positions. The optical elements may be configured to show objects in an image at different distances from a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: William Hudson Welch, Jeremy A. Grata, Marwan Hussein
  • Patent number: 11300925
    Abstract: A system for generating multi-depth image sequence comprising a modulation array. The modulation array comprising a plurality of light modulators which may shift light incident upon the modulators by a number of degrees. The plurality of light modulators may shift light in concert according to a modulation shift pattern. The modulation shift pattern can be configured to focus incident light to a voxel or to form a 3-D image. One or more modulation shift patterns can be changed or cycled through to raster one or more image objects in one or more image depth planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Grata, Zhiheng Jia
  • Publication number: 20220099970
    Abstract: Augmented reality glasses include near eye displays the include sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light optical coupled to spatial phase modulators or active zone plate modulators and optically coupled to eye coupling optics. The sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light can include emissive 2D display panels or light sources coupled to imagewise amplitude modulators. The eye coupling optics can include volume holographic diffraction gratings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Zhiheng Jia, Hao Zheng, Jeffrey Todd Daiker, Jeremy A. Grata
  • Patent number: 11231581
    Abstract: Augmented reality glasses include near eye displays the include sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light optical coupled to spatial phase modulators or active zone plate modulators and optically coupled to eye coupling optics. The sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light can include emissive 2D display panels or light sources coupled to imagewise amplitude modulators. The eye coupling optics can include volume holographic diffraction gratings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiheng Jia, Hao Zheng, Jeffrey Todd Daiker, Jeremy A. Grata
  • Publication number: 20210088968
    Abstract: A system for generating multi-depth image sequence comprising a modulation array. The modulation array comprising a plurality of light modulators which may shift light incident upon the modulators by a number of degrees. The plurality of light modulators may shift light in concert according to a modulation shift pattern. The modulation shift pattern can be configured to focus incident light to a voxel or to form a 3-D image. One or more modulation shift patterns can be changed or cycled through to raster one or more image objects in one or more image depth planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Grata, Zhiheng JIA
  • Publication number: 20210014477
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a camera design (e.g., an eyeball camera) that mimics a human eye in geometry, optical performance and/or motion. The eyeball camera adopts the same cornea and pupil geometry from the human eye, and has the iris and pupil configured with multiple texture, color or diameter options. The resolution of the eyeball camera is designed to match the acuity of typical 20/20 human vision, and focus is adjusted from 0 to 4 diopters. A pair of eyeball cameras are mounted independently on two hexapods to simulate the human eye gaze and vergence. The perceived virtual and real world are calibrated and evaluated based on eye conditions like pupil location and gaze using the eyeball cameras. The eyeball camera serves as a bridge to combine the data from spatial computing like eye tracking, 3D geometry of the digital world, display color accuracy/uniformity, and display optical quality (sharpness, contrast, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiheng Jia, Jeffrey Todd Daiker, Tim Ellis, Xiao Li, Jeremy A. Grata
  • Patent number: 10877438
    Abstract: A system for generating multi-depth image sequence comprising a modulation array. The modulation array comprising a plurality of light modulators which may shift light incident upon the modulators by a number of degrees. The plurality of light modulators may shift light in concert according to a modulation shift pattern. The modulation shift pattern can be configured to focus incident light to a voxel or to form a 3-D image. One or more modulation shift patterns can be changed or cycled through to raster one or more image objects in one or more image depth planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Grata, Zhiheng Jia
  • Publication number: 20200336731
    Abstract: An approach for projecting light may be implemented using a acousto-optical depth switch that uses surface acoustic waves produced along a substrate to guide image light to different areas. The surface acoustic waves may be generated on a substrate using a transducer. Surface acoustic waves of different frequencies can guide image light onto different optical elements at different physical positions. The optical elements may be configured to show objects in an image at different distances from a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: William Hudson WELCH, Jeremy A. GRATA, Marwan HUSSEIN
  • Patent number: 10728532
    Abstract: An approach for projecting light may be implemented using a acousto-optical depth switch that uses surface acoustic waves produced along a substrate to guide image light to different areas. The surface acoustic waves may be generated on a substrate using a transducer. Surface acoustic waves of different frequencies can guide image light onto different optical elements at different physical positions. The optical elements may be configured to show objects in an image at different distances from a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Hudson Welch, Jeremy A. Grata, Marwan Hussein
  • Publication number: 20200233214
    Abstract: Augmented reality glasses include near eye displays the include sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light optical coupled to spatial phase modulators or active zone plate modulators and optically coupled to eye coupling optics. The sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light can include emissive 2D display panels or light sources coupled to imagewise amplitude modulators. The eye coupling optics can include volume holographic diffraction gratings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Zhiheng Jia, Hao Zheng, Jeffrey Todd Daiker, Jeremy A. Grata
  • Publication number: 20200128235
    Abstract: An improved method, system, and apparatus is provided to perform camera calibration, where cameras are mounted onto a moving conveyance apparatus to capture images of a multi-planar calibration target. The calibration process is optimized by reducing the number of images captured while simultaneously preserving overall information density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Steven Kranski, Frederick Dennis Zyda, Grace Vesom, Grace Shin-Yee Tsai, Jeremy A. Grata, Zhiheng Jia, Li Jiang
  • Patent number: 10547833
    Abstract: An improved method, system, and apparatus is provided to perform camera calibration, where cameras are mounted onto a moving conveyance apparatus to capture images of a multi-planar calibration target. The calibration process is optimized by reducing the number of images captured while simultaneously preserving overall information density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Steven Kranski, Frederick Dennis Zyda, Grace Vesom, Grace Shin-Yee Tsai, Jeremy A. Grata, Zhiheng Jia, Li Jiang
  • Publication number: 20190166356
    Abstract: An approach for projecting light may be implemented using a acousto-optical depth switch that uses surface acoustic waves produced along a substrate to guide image light to different areas. The surface acoustic waves may be generated on a substrate using a transducer. Surface acoustic waves of different frequencies can guide image light onto different optical elements at different physical positions. The optical elements may be configured to show objects in an image at different distances from a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Hudson Welch, Jeremy A. Grata, Marwan Hussein
  • Patent number: 10237540
    Abstract: An approach for projecting light may be implemented using a acousto-optical depth switch that uses surface acoustic waves produced along a substrate to guide image light to different areas. The surface acoustic waves may be generated on a substrate using a transducer. Surface acoustic waves of different frequencies can guide image light onto different optical elements at different physical positions. The optical elements may be configured to show objects in an image at different distances from a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Hudson Welch, Jeremy A. Grata, Marwan Hussein