Patents by Inventor Jerome Carollo
Jerome Carollo 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).
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Publication number: 20230023570Abstract: An optical combiner including a waveguide prism configured to convey display light, from a display panel, from a proximal end of the waveguide prism to a distal end of the waveguide prism via total internal reflection. The optical combiner also includes an outcoupling interface positioned at the distal end of the waveguide prism on a surface of the waveguide prism that faces a user's eye. The outcoupling interface includes a plurality of polarization-dependent layers including a refractive beam-splitting convex lens to fold the light path of the display light and reduce the dimensions of a near-eye optical system implementing the optical combiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Yi Qin, Serge Joel Armand Bierhuizen, Patrick F. Brinkley, Oscar Alberto Martinez, Jerome Carollo
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Patent number: 11347061Abstract: Optical assemblies for use in virtual and augmented reality environments are described. The optical assemblies may include lenses, filter stacks, cameras, and image projecting devices. For example, the optical assemblies may include at least one lens, a first filter stack between the at least one lens and an image projecting device, a second filter stack between the first filter stack and the image projecting device, and a camera configured to capture images of an infrared reflection of light through the at least one lens.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Hayes S. Raffle, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo, Yi Qin, Oscar Martinez
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Publication number: 20210278674Abstract: Systems and apparatus are described for a head-mounted display apparatus comprising at least one optical assembly. Each optical assembly may include a first curved lens including a first surface and a second surface, a second curved lens including a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface being concave and including a beam splitter layer, the second curved lens being disposed between the first curved lens and an input filter assembly, and a display panel adapted to receive image content from an image projecting device and transmit the image content through the at least one optical assembly. The third surface of the second curved lens may have a radius of curvature that is larger than a radius of curvature of the second surface of the first curved lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen, Yi Qin
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Patent number: 11054648Abstract: Systems and apparatus are described for a head-mounted display apparatus comprising at least one optical assembly. Each optical assembly may include a first curved lens including a first surface and a second surface, a second curved lens including a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface being concave and including a beam splitter layer, the second curved lens being disposed between the first curved lens and an input filter assembly, and a display panel adapted to receive image content from an image projecting device and transmit the image content through the at least one optical assembly. The third surface of the second curved lens may have a radius of curvature that is larger than a radius of curvature of the second surface of the first curved lens.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen, Yi Qin
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Patent number: 10976552Abstract: A near-eye display system includes a polarization waveguide having an in-coupling interface disposed proximate to a first end and an out-coupling interface disposed proximate to an opposite second end. The polarization waveguide is configured to convey light incident at the in-coupling interface to the out-coupling interface by inducing multiple changes in a polarization state of the light as the light traverses the polarization waveguide. At least a subset of the changes in polarization state induce the light to reflect within the polarization waveguide without relying on total internal reflection (TIR).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Yi Qin, Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Oscar Martinez, Serge Bierhuizen
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Patent number: 10816804Abstract: A near-eye display system includes an optical system facing a display panel. The optical system includes an input filter, and output filter, and a variable-power catadioptric lens assembly disposed between the input and output filters. The input and output filters are configured, along with the catadioptric lens assembly to fold a path of display light from the display panel to a user's eye. The catadioptric lens assembly includes two or more lens elements disposed along an optical axis, each lens element having at least one surface with a freeform curvature. One of the lens elements is configured to be laterally translated relative to the other lens elements so as to change an optical power of the catadioptric lens assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Oscar Martinez, Yi Qin, Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen
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Publication number: 20200124857Abstract: Optical assemblies for use in virtual and augmented reality environments are described. The optical assemblies may include lenses, filter stacks, cameras, and image projecting devices. For example, the optical assemblies may include at least one lens, a first filter stack between the at least one lens and an image projecting device, a second filter stack between the first filter stack and the image projecting device, and a camera configured to capture images of an infrared reflection of light through the at least one lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Hayes S. Raffle, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo, Yi Qin, Oscar Martinez
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Publication number: 20200117004Abstract: A near-eye display system includes a polarization waveguide having an in-coupling interface disposed proximate to a first end and an out-coupling interface disposed proximate to an opposite second end. The polarization waveguide is configured to convey light incident at the in-coupling interface to the out-coupling interface by inducing multiple changes in a polarization state of the light as the light traverses the polarization waveguide. At least a subset of the changes in polarization state induce the light to reflect within the polarization waveguide without relying on total internal reflection (TIR).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Yi QIN, Jerome CAROLLO, Xinda HU, Oscar MARTINEZ, Serge BIERHUIZEN
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Publication number: 20200073123Abstract: A near-eye display system includes an optical system facing a display panel. The optical system includes an input filter, and output filter, and a variable-power catadioptric lens assembly disposed between the input and output filters. The input and output filters are configured, along with the catadioptric lens assembly to fold a path of display light from the display panel to a user's eye. The catadioptric lens assembly includes two or more lens elements disposed along an optical axis, each lens element having at least one surface with a freeform curvature. One of the lens elements is configured to be laterally translated relative to the other lens elements so as to change an optical power of the catadioptric lens assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Oscar MARTINEZ, Yi QIN, Jerome CAROLLO, Xinda HU, Serge BIERHUIZEN
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Publication number: 20200049994Abstract: A near-eye display device reduces vergence accommodation conflict by adjusting a tilt and/or distance of a focal plane of a display panel based on scene depth statistics. For example, many three-dimensional (3D) scenes have closer objects in the lower visual field and farther objects in the upper visual field. Changing the tilt of the focal plane of the display panel to match average 3D screen depths reduces the discrepancy between vergence and accommodation distances. In some embodiments, the near-eye display device employs a fixed tilt of the display panel to match average scene depth statistics across a variety of scenes. In some embodiments, the near-eye display device dynamically adjusts the pitch and yaw of the focal plane of the display panel to match scene statistics for a given scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Ivana TOSIC RODGERS, Oscar MARTINEZ, Jerome CAROLLO
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Patent number: 10545347Abstract: Optical assemblies for use in virtual and augmented reality environments are described. The optical assemblies may include lenses, filter stacks, cameras, and image projecting devices. For example, the optical assemblies may include at least one lens, a first filter stack between the at least one lens and an image projecting device, a second filter stack between the first filter stack and the image projecting device, and a camera configured to capture images of an infrared reflection of light through the at least one lens.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Hayes S. Raffle, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo, Yi Qin, Oscar Martinez
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Publication number: 20190086675Abstract: Systems and apparatus are described for a head-mounted display apparatus comprising at least one optical assembly. Each optical assembly may include a first curved lens including a first surface and a second surface, a second curved lens including a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface being concave and including a beam splitter layer, the second curved lens being disposed between the first curved lens and an input filter assembly, and a display panel adapted to receive image content from an image projecting device and transmit the image content through the at least one optical assembly. The third surface of the second curved lens may have a radius of curvature that is larger than a radius of curvature of the second surface of the first curved lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen, Yi Qin
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Publication number: 20190025602Abstract: An optical system includes a first filter stack configured to convert light received from a display to a first circular polarization, a second filter stack configured to convert light received from external sources to a second circular polarization, and a third filter stack configured to reflect light having the first circular polarization and transmit light having the second circular polarization. The optical system also includes a refractive beam splitting lens configured to transmit light received from the second filter stack to the third filter stack. The second filter stack is oriented to reflect light received from the first filter stack onto the refractive beam splitting lens. The optical system is implemented in augmented reality devices, such as head mounted devices (HMDs), to combine images generated by the display with light received from external sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Yi QIN, Serge BIERHUIZEN, Xinda HU, Jerome CAROLLO
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Publication number: 20190018255Abstract: An optical system includes a first filter stack to convert light to a first circular polarization, and a second filter stack that reflects light having the first circular polarization and transmits light having a second circular polarization. A refractive beam splitting convex lens is disposed intermediate the first filter stack and the second filter stack. The first filter stack can include a first linear polarizer to convert light to a first linear polarization and a first quarter wave plate to convert the light from the first linear polarization to a first circular polarization. The second filter stack can include a second quarter wave plate to convert the light from the first circular polarization to a second linear polarization that is transverse to the first linear polarization, a polarization-dependent beam splitter to pass the first polarization and reflect the second polarization, and a linear polarizer to pass the second polarization.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Yi QIN, Serge BIERHUIZEN, Xinda HU, Jerome CAROLLO
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Patent number: 10133074Abstract: Systems and methods are described for receiving image content from an emissive display toward a first filter stack, the first filter stack adapted to be oriented in a first direction from an optical axis of a first lens, and toward the first lens, transmitting the image content through a curved lens parallel to the optical axis of the first lens, wherein the curved lens transmits a portion of the image content to at least one optical element and to a second filter stack, the second filter stack being adapted to be oriented in a second direction from the optical axis of the first lens, and receiving the portion from the second filter stack and providing at least some of the portion to the first lens for viewing by a user.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen
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Patent number: 10095036Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a near-eye display system including an optical assembly are described. The optical assembly may include a head-mounted display device worn by a user in which the head-mounted display device adapted to house an image projecting device and an optical assembly. The optical assembly may include, for at least one eyepiece, a first flat filter stack operable to be oriented in a first direction. and a second flat filter stack operable to be oriented in a second direction. The near-eye display system assembly may also include a display panel adapted to receive image content from the image projecting device, wherein the display panel is adapted to be oriented in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen
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Publication number: 20180239146Abstract: Optical assemblies for use in virtual and augmented reality environments are described. The optical assemblies may include lenses, filter stacks, cameras, and image projecting devices. For example, the optical assemblies may include at least one lens, a first filter stack between the at least one lens and an image projecting device, a second filter stack between the first filter stack and the image projecting device, and a camera configured to capture images of an infrared reflection of light through the at least one lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Hayes S. Raffle, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo, Yi Qin, Oscar Martinez
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Publication number: 20180136460Abstract: A head mounted display device includes a display panel and a lens assembly mounted so that an optical axis of the lens assembly intersects the display panel. The lens assembly includes a lens body having a surface facing the display panel and defining Fresnel prisms. A Fresnel prism of the Fresnel prisms has a first facet angle when viewed in a first cross-section and has a second facet angle when viewed in a second cross-section parallel to the first cross-section. The first facet angle is different than the second facet angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo
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Patent number: 9810904Abstract: A head mounted display device includes a display panel and a lens assembly mounted so that an optical axis of the lens assembly intersects the display panel. The lens assembly includes a lens body having a surface facing the display panel and defining Fresnel prisms. A Fresnel prism of the Fresnel prisms has a first facet angle when viewed in a first cross-section and has a second facet angle when viewed in a second cross-section parallel to the first cross-section. The first facet angle is different than the second facet angle.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo
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Publication number: 20170289529Abstract: In one general aspect, a binocular anaglyph head mounted display (HMD) device can include a first monocular including a first display device and a first optical system. The first display device can be a single color display device configured to display image content on the first display device in a first color. The binocular anaglyph head mounted display (HMD) device can include a second monocular including a second display device and a second optical system. The second display device can be a two color display device configured to display image content on the second display device in a second color that is chromatically opposite to the first color.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Jerome CAROLLO, Rudy SEVILE