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).

  • Publication number: 20230023570
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yi Qin, Serge Joel Armand Bierhuizen, Patrick F. Brinkley, Oscar Alberto Martinez, Jerome Carollo
  • Patent number: 11347061
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Hayes S. Raffle, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo, Yi Qin, Oscar Martinez
  • Publication number: 20210278674
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen, Yi Qin
  • Patent number: 11054648
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen, Yi Qin
  • Patent number: 10976552
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yi Qin, Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Oscar Martinez, Serge Bierhuizen
  • Patent number: 10816804
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Oscar Martinez, Yi Qin, Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen
  • Publication number: 20200124857
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Hayes S. Raffle, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo, Yi Qin, Oscar Martinez
  • Publication number: 20200117004
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yi QIN, Jerome CAROLLO, Xinda HU, Oscar MARTINEZ, Serge BIERHUIZEN
  • Publication number: 20200073123
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Oscar MARTINEZ, Yi QIN, Jerome CAROLLO, Xinda HU, Serge BIERHUIZEN
  • Publication number: 20200049994
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ivana TOSIC RODGERS, Oscar MARTINEZ, Jerome CAROLLO
  • Patent number: 10545347
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Hayes S. Raffle, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo, Yi Qin, Oscar Martinez
  • Publication number: 20190086675
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen, Yi Qin
  • Publication number: 20190025602
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yi QIN, Serge BIERHUIZEN, Xinda HU, Jerome CAROLLO
  • Publication number: 20190018255
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yi QIN, Serge BIERHUIZEN, Xinda HU, Jerome CAROLLO
  • Patent number: 10133074
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen
  • Patent number: 10095036
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Carollo, Xinda Hu, Serge Bierhuizen
  • Publication number: 20180239146
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Hayes S. Raffle, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo, Yi Qin, Oscar Martinez
  • Publication number: 20180136460
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo
  • Patent number: 9810904
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Serge Bierhuizen, Xinda Hu, Jerome Carollo
  • Publication number: 20170289529
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jerome CAROLLO, Rudy SEVILE