Patents by Inventor Marlon Edward Menezes
Marlon Edward Menezes 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: 20240045216Abstract: Structures for forming an optical feature and methods for forming the optical feature are disclosed. In some embodiments, the structure comprises a patterned layer comprising a pattern corresponding to the optical feature; a base layer; and an intermediate layer bonded to the patterned layer and the base layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Marlon Edward MENEZES, Vikramjit SINGH, Frank Y. XU
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Publication number: 20230341692Abstract: Display devices include waveguides with in-coupling optical elements that mitigate re-bounce of in-coupled light to improve overall in-coupling efficiency and/or uniformity. A waveguide receives light from a light source and/or projection optics and includes an in-coupling optical element that in-couples the received light to propagate by total internal reflection in a propagation direction within the waveguide. Once in-coupled into the waveguide the light may undergo re-bounce, in which the light reflects off a waveguide surface and, after the reflection, strikes the in-coupling optical element. Upon striking the in-coupling optical element, the light may be partially absorbed and/or out-coupled by the optical element, thereby effectively reducing the amount of in-coupled light propagating through the waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey Dean SCHMULEN, Neal Paul RICKS, Samarth BHARGAVA, Kevin MESSER, Victor Kai LIU, Matthew Grant DIXON, Xiaopei DENG, Marlon Edward MENEZES, Shuqiang YANG, Vikramjit SINGH, Kang LUO, Frank Y. XU
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Patent number: 11693246Abstract: Display devices include waveguides with in-coupling optical elements that mitigate re-bounce of in-coupled light to improve overall in-coupling efficiency and/or uniformity. A waveguide receives light from a light source and/or projection optics and includes an in-coupling optical element that in-couples the received light to propagate by total internal reflection in a propagation direction within the waveguide. Once in-coupled into the waveguide the light may undergo re-bounce, in which the light reflects off a waveguide surface and, after the reflection, strikes the in-coupling optical element. Upon striking the in-coupling optical element, the light may be partially absorbed and/or out-coupled by the optical element, thereby effectively reducing the amount of in-coupled light propagating through the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Samarth Bhargava, Kevin Messer, Victor Kai Liu, Matthew Grant Dixon, Xiaopei Deng, Marlon Edward Menezes, Shuqiang Yang, Vikramjit Singh, Kang Luo, Frank Y. Xu
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Publication number: 20220283371Abstract: An augmented reality device includes a projector, projector optics optically coupled to the projector, and an eyepiece optically coupled to the projector optics. The eyepiece includes an eyepiece waveguide characterized by lateral dimensions and an optical path length difference as a function of one or more of the lateral dimensions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Tekolste, Ryan Jason Ong, Victor Kai Liu, Samarth Bhargava, Christophe Peroz, Vikramjit Singh, Marlon Edward Menezes, Shuqiang Yang, Frank Y. Xu
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Patent number: 11215744Abstract: In some embodiments, compositions and methods comprising reflective flowable materials, e.g., reflective liquids including reflective inks and/or liquid metals, are described. In some embodiments, a surface is contacted with a reflective flowable material, thereby forming a reflective layer on the surface. In some embodiments, the surface is a surface of a waveguide, for example a waveguide for a display device, and the flowable material coats surfaces of protrusions on the surface to form reflective diffractive optical elements. Some embodiments include a display device comprising a reflective layer of reflective flowable material.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Marlon Edward Menezes, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Victor Kai Liu, Zongxing Wang, David Carl Jurbergs
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Publication number: 20210341744Abstract: Display devices include waveguides with in-coupling optical elements that mitigate re-bounce of in-coupled light to improve overall in-coupling efficiency and/or uniformity. A waveguide receives light from a light source and/or projection optics and includes an in-coupling optical element that in-couples the received light to propagate by total internal reflection in a propagation direction within the waveguide. Once in-coupled into the waveguide the light may undergo re-bounce, in which the light reflects off a waveguide surface and, after the reflection, strikes the in-coupling optical element. Upon striking the in-coupling optical element, the light may be partially absorbed and/or out-coupled by the optical element, thereby effectively reducing the amount of in-coupled light propagating through the waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Samarth Bhargava, Kevin Messer, Victor Kai Liu, Matthew Grant Dixon, Xiaopei Deng, Marlon Edward Menezes, Shuqiang Yang, Vikramjit Singh, Kang Luo, Frank Y. Xu
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Patent number: 11067808Abstract: Display devices include waveguides with in-coupling optical elements that mitigate re-bounce of in-coupled light to improve overall in-coupling efficiency and/or uniformity. A waveguide receives light from a light source and/or projection optics and includes an in-coupling optical element that in-couples the received light to propagate by total internal reflection in a propagation direction within the waveguide. Once in-coupled into the waveguide the light may undergo re-bounce, in which the light reflects off a waveguide surface and, after the reflection, strikes the in-coupling optical element. Upon striking the in-coupling optical element, the light may be partially absorbed and/or out-coupled by the optical element, thereby effectively reducing the amount of in-coupled light propagating through the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Samarth Bhargava, Kevin Messer, Victor Kai Liu, Matthew Grant Dixon, Xiaopei Deng, Marlon Edward Menezes, Shuqiang Yang, Vikramjit Singh, Kang Luo, Frank Y. Xu
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Publication number: 20210080635Abstract: In some embodiments, compositions and methods comprising reflective flowable materials, e.g., reflective liquids including reflective inks and/or liquid metals, are described. In some embodiments, a surface is contacted with a reflective flowable material, thereby forming a reflective layer on the surface. In some embodiments, the surface is a surface of a waveguide, for example a waveguide for a display device, and the flowable material coats surfaces of protrusions on the surface to form reflective diffractive optical elements. Some embodiments include a display device comprising a reflective layer of reflective flowable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Marlon Edward Menezes, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Victor Kai Liu, Zongxing Wang, David Carl Jurbergs
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Patent number: 10830936Abstract: In some embodiments, compositions and methods comprising reflective flowable materials, e.g., reflective liquids including reflective inks and/or liquid metals, are described. In some embodiments, a surface is contacted with a reflective flowable material, thereby forming a reflective layer on the surface. In some embodiments, the surface is a surface of a waveguide, for example a waveguide for a display device, and the flowable material coats surfaces of protrusions on the surface to form reflective diffractive optical elements. Some embodiments include a display device comprising a reflective layer of reflective flowable material.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Marlon Edward Menezes, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Victor Kai Liu, Zongxing Wang, David Carl Jurbergs
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Patent number: 10823894Abstract: A method of manufacturing a waveguide having a combination of a binary grating structure and a blazed grating structure includes cutting a substrate off-axis, depositing a first layer on the substrate, and depositing a resist layer on the first layer. The resist layer includes a pattern. The method also includes etching the first layer in the pattern using the resist layer as a mask. The pattern includes a first region and a second region. The method further includes creating the binary grating structure in the substrate in the second region and creating the blazed grating structure in the substrate in the first region.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Magic Leaps, Inc.Inventors: Christophe Peroz, Mauro Melli, Vikramjit Singh, David Jurbergs, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Zongxing Wang, Shuqiang Yang, Frank Y. Xu, Kang Luo, Marlon Edward Menezes, Michael Nevin Miller
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Publication number: 20200041712Abstract: A method of manufacturing a waveguide having a combination of a binary grating structure and a blazed grating structure includes cutting a substrate off-axis, depositing a first layer on the substrate, and depositing a resist layer on the first layer. The resist layer includes a pattern. The method also includes etching the first layer in the pattern using the resist layer as a mask. The pattern includes a first region and a second region. The method further includes creating the binary grating structure in the substrate in the second region and creating the blazed grating structure in the substrate in the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Christophe Peroz, Mauro Melli, Vikramjit Singh, David Jurbergs, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Zongxing Wang, Shuqiang Yang, Frank Y. Xu, Kang Luo, Marlon Edward Menezes, Michael Nevin Miller
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Publication number: 20200033604Abstract: Display devices include waveguides with in-coupling optical elements that mitigate re-bounce of in-coupled light to improve overall in-coupling efficiency and/or uniformity. A waveguide receives light from a light source and/or projection optics and includes an in-coupling optical element that in-couples the received light to propagate by total internal reflection in a propagation direction within the waveguide. Once in-coupled into the waveguide the light may undergo re-bounce, in which the light reflects off a waveguide surface and, after the reflection, strikes the in-coupling optical element. Upon striking the in-coupling optical element, the light may be partially absorbed and/or out-coupled by the optical element, thereby effectively reducing the amount of in-coupled light propagating through the waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Samarth Bhargava, Kevin Messer, Victor Kai Liu, Matthew Grant Dixon, Xiaopei Deng, Marlon Edward Menezes, Shuqiang Yang, Vikramjit Singh, Kang Luo, Frank Y. Xu
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Publication number: 20190383984Abstract: In some embodiments, compositions and methods comprising reflective flowable materials, e.g., reflective liquids including reflective inks and/or liquid metals, are described. In some embodiments, a surface is contacted with a reflective flowable material, thereby forming a reflective layer on the surface. In some embodiments, the surface is a surface of a waveguide, for example a waveguide for a display device, and the flowable material coats surfaces of protrusions on the surface to form reflective diffractive optical elements. Some embodiments include a display device comprising a reflective layer of reflective flowable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Marlon Edward Menezes, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Victor Kai Liu, Zongxing Wang, David Carl Jurbergs
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Patent number: 10481317Abstract: A method of manufacturing a waveguide having a combination of a binary grating structure and a blazed grating structure includes cutting a substrate off-axis, depositing a first layer on the substrate, and depositing a resist layer on the first layer. The resist layer includes a pattern. The method also includes etching the first layer in the pattern using the resist layer as a mask. The pattern includes a first region and a second region. The method further includes creating the binary grating structure in the substrate in the second region and creating the blazed grating structure in the substrate in the first region.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Christophe Peroz, Mauro Melli, Vikramjit Singh, David Jurbergs, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Zongxing Wang, Shuqiang Yang, Frank Y. Xu, Kang Luo, Marlon Edward Menezes, Michael Nevin Miller
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Patent number: 10436968Abstract: In some embodiments, compositions and methods comprising reflective flowable materials, e.g., reflective liquids including reflective inks and/or liquid metals, are described. In some embodiments, a surface is contacted with a reflective flowable material, thereby forming a reflective layer on the surface. In some embodiments, the surface is a surface of a waveguide, for example a waveguide for a display device, and the flowable material coats surfaces of protrusions on the surface to form reflective diffractive optical elements. Some embodiments include a display device comprising a reflective layer of reflective flowable material.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Marlon Edward Menezes, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Victor Kai Liu, Zongxing Wang, David Carl Jurbergs
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Patent number: 10371876Abstract: In some embodiments, compositions and methods comprising reflective flowable materials, e.g., reflective liquids including reflective inks and/or liquid metals, are described. In some embodiments, a surface is contacted with a reflective flowable material, thereby forming a reflective layer on the surface. In some embodiments, the surface is a surface of a waveguide, for example a waveguide for a display device, and the flowable material coats surfaces of protrusions on the surface to form reflective diffractive optical elements. Some embodiments include a display device comprising a reflective layer of reflective flowable material.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Marlon Edward Menezes, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Victor Kai Liu, Zongxing Wang, David Carl Jurbergs
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Publication number: 20180329132Abstract: In some embodiments, compositions and methods comprising reflective flowable materials, e.g., reflective liquids including reflective inks and/or liquid metals, are described. In some embodiments, a surface is contacted with a reflective flowable material, thereby forming a reflective layer on the surface. In some embodiments, the surface is a surface of a waveguide, for example a waveguide for a display device, and the flowable material coats surfaces of protrusions on the surface to form reflective diffractive optical elements. Some embodiments include a display device comprising a reflective layer of reflective flowable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Marlon Edward Menezes, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Victor Kai Liu, Zongxing Wang, David Carl Jurbergs
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Publication number: 20180299607Abstract: In some embodiments, compositions and methods comprising reflective flowable materials, e.g., reflective liquids including reflective inks and/or liquid metals, are described. In some embodiments, a surface is contacted with a reflective flowable material, thereby forming a reflective layer on the surface. In some embodiments, the surface is a surface of a waveguide, for example a waveguide for a display device, and the flowable material coats surfaces of protrusions on the surface to form reflective diffractive optical elements. Some embodiments include a display device comprising a reflective layer of reflective flowable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Marlon Edward Menezes, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Neal Paul Ricks, Victor Kai Liu, Zongxing Wang, David Carl Jurbergs
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Publication number: 20180059297Abstract: A method of manufacturing a waveguide having a combination of a binary grating structure and a blazed grating structure includes cutting a substrate off-axis, depositing a first layer on the substrate, and depositing a resist layer on the first layer. The resist layer includes a pattern. The method also includes etching the first layer in the pattern using the resist layer as a mask. The pattern includes a first region and a second region. The method further includes creating the binary grating structure in the substrate in the second region and creating the blazed grating structure in the substrate in the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Christophe Peroz, Mauro Melli, Vikramjit Singh, David Jurbergs, Jeffrey Dean Schmulen, Zongxing Wang, Shuqiang Yang, Frank Y. Xu, Kang Luo, Marlon Edward Menezes, Michael Nevin Miller
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Publication number: 20020144783Abstract: A structure and method which substantially reduce the number of run-in substrates that have to be used in a high temperature (550° C. or greater) processing environment is presented. A barrier to conductive heat transfer is provided between a process gas distribution faceplate and its process chamber support. This allows the gas distribution faceplate to thermally float and substantially reduces the temperature transients in the faceplate, which can cause thermal (temperature) transients when wafer processing is begun. The present configuration uses a thermal separation assembly to substantially block conductive heat transfer to the cold processing chamber, by using a Vespel gasket or stainless steel washers and thereby reduces the thermal gradient experienced by the gas distribution faceplate. As a result of the improved thermal uniformity, the number of run-in wafer that need to be used is reduced by 80 to 95%.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2001Publication date: October 10, 2002Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Truc Tran, Ramanujapuram Anandampillai Srinivas, Hong Bee Teoh, A vgerinos Jerry Gelatos, Marlon Edward Menezes, Vicky Uyen Nguyen, Yehuda Demayo, Rommel Ruiz