Patents by Inventor Miller H. Schuck
Miller H. Schuck 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: 20230188698Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein may generate captured views and a plurality of intermediate views within a pixel disparity range, Td the plurality of intermediate views being extrapolated from the captured views.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Miller H. Schuck, Douglas J. McKnight, Mrityunjay Kumar, Wilhelm Taylor
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Patent number: 11558600Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein may generate captured views and a plurality of intermediate views within a pixel disparity range, Td, the plurality of intermediate views being extrapolated from the captured views.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Miller H. Schuck, Douglas J. McKnight, Mrityunjay Kumar, Wilhelm Taylor
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Patent number: 11166007Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein may generate captured views and a plurality of intermediate views within a pixel disparity range, Td, the plurality of intermediate views being extrapolated from the captured views.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Light Field Lab, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Miller H. Schuck, Douglas J. McKnight, Mrityunjay Kumar, Wilhelm Taylor
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Patent number: 11143948Abstract: A polarization conversion system (PCS) is located in the output light path of a projector. The PCS may include a polarizing beam splitter, a polarization rotating element, a reflecting element, and a polarization switch. Typically, a projector outputs randomly-polarized light. This light is input to the PCS, in which the PCS separates p-polarized light and s-polarized light at the polarizing beam splitter. P-polarized light is directed toward the polarization switch on a first path. The s-polarized light is passed on a second path through the polarization rotating element (e.g., a half-wave plate), thereby transforming it to p-polarized light. A reflecting element directs the transformed polarized light (now p-polarized) along the second path toward the polarization switch. The first and second light paths are ultimately directed toward a projection screen to collectively form a brighter screen image in cinematic applications utilizing polarized light for three-dimensional viewing.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Michael G. Robinson, Gary D. Sharp
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Publication number: 20210314552Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein may generate captured views and a plurality of intermediate views within a pixel disparity range, Td, the plurality of intermediate views being extrapolated from the captured views.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Miller H. Schuck, Douglas J. McKnight, Mrityunjay Kumar, Wilhelm Taylor
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Patent number: 10739611Abstract: A polarization conversion system separates light from an unpolarized image source into a first state of polarization (SOP) and an orthogonal second SOP, and directs the polarized light on first and second light paths. The SOP of light on only one of the light paths is transformed to an orthogonal state such that both light paths have the same SOP. A polarization modulator temporally modulates the light on the first and second light paths to first and second output states of polarization. First and second projection lenses direct light on the first and second light paths toward a projection screen to form substantially overlapping polarization encoded images. The polarization modulator may be located before or after the projection lenses. The polarization-encoded images may be viewed using eyewear with appropriate polarization filters.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Michael G. Robinson, Gary D. Sharp
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Patent number: 10712582Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including an imaging directional backlight, an illuminator array and an observer tracking system arranged to achieve control of an array of illuminators which may provide a directional display to an observer over a wide lateral and longitudinal viewing range, wherein the number of optical windows presented to the observer as viewing windows is controlled dependent on the lateral and longitudinal position or speed of an observer.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: RealD Spark, LLCInventors: Jonathan Harrold, Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Miller H. Schuck, Adrian J. Hill
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Patent number: 10614767Abstract: A direct view display provides a light modulating panel and a backlight including first and second sets of spectral emitters. Several modes of operation may be provided including an advanced 2D mode, and an enhanced color gamut mode employing simultaneous illumination of the first and second set of spectral emitters. Another embodiment may be an optical structure for a multi-functional LCD display with wide color gamut and high stereo contrast. The optical structure may also be used to produce more saturated colors for a wider display color gamut and also may be used to produce a brighter backlight structure through light recycling of the wider bandwidth light back into the optical structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Gary D. Sharp, Douglas J. McKnight, Terry Norton
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Patent number: 10459321Abstract: Optical systems having at least one polarization beam splitter (PBS) are operable to receive randomly-polarized light bundles from a projector lens. The PBS is further operable to direct light bundles having a state of polarization (SOP) along a light path and operable to direct other light bundles having a different SOP along different light paths. The light paths have optical path lengths which may differ. Each light path produces an image having a distortion which may differ from the distortion of an image produced by a different light path. A compensation in a light path is operable to convert a non-compensated distortion of an image into a compensated distortion that more closely matches the distortion of images in other light paths.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Douglas J. McKnight
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Patent number: 10393946Abstract: Disclosed is a manufacturing method for a stepped imaging directional backlight apparatus which may include a structured optical film and a tapered body. The structured optical film may include multiple optical functions and may be assembled by folding onto the tapered body, reducing cost and complexity of manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: RealD Spark, LLCInventors: Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Jonathan Harrold, Gary D. Sharp, Miller H. Schuck
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Patent number: 10365426Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including at least one transparent stepped waveguide optical valve for providing large area collimated illumination from localized light sources, and at least one further illumination source. A stepped waveguide may be a stepped structure, where the steps include extraction features hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Such controlled illumination may provide for efficient, multi-user autostereoscopic displays as well as improved 2D display functionality. Light from a separate illumination source may pass through the transparent stepped waveguide optical valve to provide at least one further additional illumination function.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: RealD Spark, LLCInventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Jonathan Harrold, Miller H. Schuck
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Publication number: 20190196214Abstract: A polarization conversion system separates light from an unpolarized image source into a first state of polarization (SOP) and an orthogonal second SOP, and directs the polarized light on first and second light paths. The SOP of light on only one of the light paths is transformed to an orthogonal state such that both light paths have the same SOP. A polarization modulator temporally modulates the light on the first and second light paths to first and second output states of polarization. First and second projection lenses direct light on the first and second light paths toward a projection screen to form substantially overlapping polarization encoded images. The polarization modulator may be located before or after the projection lenses. The polarization-encoded images may be viewed using eyewear with appropriate polarization filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Michael G. Robinson, Gary D. Sharp
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Publication number: 20190179076Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including at least one transparent stepped waveguide optical valve for providing large area collimated illumination from localized light sources, and at least one further illumination source. A stepped waveguide may be a stepped structure, where the steps include extraction features hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Such controlled illumination may provide for efficient, multi-user autostereoscopic displays as well as improved 2D display functionality. Light from a separate illumination source may pass through the transparent stepped waveguide optical valve to provide at least one further additional illumination function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Jonathan Harrold, Miller H. Schuck
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Publication number: 20190051259Abstract: A direct view display provides a light modulating panel and a backlight including first and second sets of spectral emitters. Several modes of operation may be provided including an advanced 2D mode, and an enhanced color gamut mode employing simultaneous illumination of the first and second set of spectral emitters. Another embodiment may be an optical structure for a multi-functional LCD display with wide color gamut and high stereo contrast. The optical structure may also be used to produce more saturated colors for a wider display color gamut and also may be used to produce a brighter backlight structure through light recycling of the wider bandwidth light back into the optical structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Gary D. Sharp, Douglas J. McKnight, Terry Norton
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Patent number: 10203511Abstract: A polarization conversion system separates light from an unpolarized image source into a first state of polarization (SOP) and an orthogonal second SOP, and directs the polarized light on first and second light paths. The SOP of light on only one of the light paths is transformed to an orthogonal state such that both light paths have the same SOP. A polarization modulator temporally modulates the light on the first and second light paths to first and second output states of polarization. First and second projection lenses direct light on the first and second light paths toward a projection screen to from substantially overlapping polarization encoded images. The polarization modulator may be located before or after the projection lenses. The polarization-encoded images may be viewed using eyewear with appropriate polarization filters.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Michael G. Robinson, Gary D. Sharp
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Publication number: 20190011825Abstract: A polarization conversion system (PCS) is located in the output light path of a projector. The PCS may include a polarizing beam splitter, a polarization rotating element, a reflecting element, and a polarization switch. Typically, a projector outputs randomly-polarized light. This light is input to the PCS, in which the PCS separates p-polarized light and s-polarized light at the polarizing beam splitter. P-polarized light is directed toward the polarization switch on a first path. The s-polarized light is passed on a second path through the polarization rotating element (e.g., a half-wave plate), thereby transforming it to p-polarized light. A reflecting element directs the transformed polarized light (now p-polarized) along the second path toward the polarization switch. The first and second light paths are ultimately directed toward a projection screen to collectively form a brighter screen image in cinematic applications utilizing polarized light for three-dimensional viewing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Michael G. Robinson, Gary D. Sharp
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Patent number: 10175418Abstract: An imaging directional backlight apparatus including a waveguide, a light source array, for providing large area directed illumination from localized light sources. The waveguide may include a stepped structure, in which the steps may further include extraction features optically hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Viewing windows are formed through imaging individual light sources and hence defines the relative positions of system elements and ray paths. The uncorrected system creates non-illuminated void portions when viewed off-axis preventing uniform wide angle 2D illumination modes.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: RealD Spark, LLCInventors: Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Jonathan Harrold, Miller H. Schuck
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Publication number: 20180376132Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein may generate captured views and a plurality of intermediate views within a pixel disparity range, Td, the plurality of intermediate views being extrapolated from the captured views.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Jonathan Sean Karafin, Miller H. Schuck, Douglas J. McKnight, Mrityunjay Kumar, Wilhelm Taylor
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Publication number: 20180373051Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including an imaging directional backlight, an illuminator array and an observer tracking system arranged to achieve control of an array of illuminators which may provide a directional display to an observer over a wide lateral and longitudinal viewing range, wherein the number of optical windows presented to the observer as viewing windows is controlled dependent on the lateral and longitudinal position or speed of an observer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Jonathan Harrold, Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Miller H. Schuck, Adrian J. Hill
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Patent number: 10097800Abstract: A dynamic iris is located on the imaging path of an optical lens system that includes a relay lens system and at least one projection lens system. A dynamic iris modulates image frames in an image data stream, resulting in a reduction in light transmission associated with the modulated image frames. A dynamic iris may be configured to change the size of its aperture as fast as or faster than the image frame period of the image data stream, and may be located at or near the pupil of a relay lens system, a projection lens system, or both. A second dynamic iris in the imaging path further modulates the image frames, resulting in a further reduction in light transmission. A dynamic iris may modulate an image frame based on an electronic preview of the image frame or based on metadata associated with the image frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventor: Miller H. Schuck