Patents by Inventor Nicholas John DIORIO, JR.

Nicholas John DIORIO, JR. 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).

  • DIMMING DEVICES WITH PIXELATED LIQUID CRYSTAL PHYSICAL GELS
    Publication number: 20240184157
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first set of one or more electrodes, a second set of one or more electrodes distinct and separate from the first set of one or more electrodes, and a medium that includes liquid crystal physical gel. The medium is located between the first set of one or more electrodes and the second set of one or more electrodes. The optical device may operate as an optical dimming device, which may be used in head-mounted display devices or as dimmable windows or shutters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Xi WU, Nicholas John DIORIO, JR., Gareth John VALENTINE, Kai-Han CHANG, Chenrun FENG, Afsoon JAMALI, Francis Lawrence LEARD, Jasmine Soria SEARS, Olga Vladimirovna BARYKINA-TASSA
  • Blue phase liquid crystal polarization hologram comprising liquid crystal molecules having a spatially varying in-plane orientation pattern and device including the same
    Patent number: 11796881
    Abstract: A device includes a polymer stabilized blue phase liquid crystal (“PS-BPLC”) layer. The device also includes an alignment structure coupled with the PS-BPLC layer. LC molecules disposed in contact with the alignment structure are configured to have a spatially varying in-plane orientation pattern that is at least partially defined by the alignment structure. The PS-BPLC layer is configured to forwardly deflect a polarized light having a predetermined handedness, and transmit a polarized light having a handedness that is orthogonal to the predetermined handedness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yuge Huang, Nicholas John Diorio, Jr., Lu Lu
  • BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL POLARIZATION HOLOGRAM COMPRISING LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULES HAVING A SPATIALLY VARYING IN-PLANE ORIENTATION PATTTERN AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230280626
    Abstract: A device includes a polymer stabilized blue phase liquid crystal (“PS-BPLC”) layer. The device also includes an alignment structure coupled with the PS-BPLC layer. LC molecules disposed in contact with the alignment structure are configured to have a spatially varying in-plane orientation pattern that is at least partially defined by the alignment structure. The PS-BPLC layer is configured to forwardly deflect a polarized light having a predetermined handedness, and transmit a polarized light having a handedness that is orthogonal to the predetermined handedness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yuge HUANG, Nicholas John DIORIO, JR., Lu LU