Patents by Inventor Ralph F. Osterhout

Ralph F. Osterhout 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).

  • Patent number: 11226691
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relates to user interface systems and methods for use in head-worn computing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
  • Patent number: 11204501
    Abstract: Provided herein are examples of an impact resistant glass-waveguide configuration for a see-through head-worn computer display. In embodiments, the configuration includes vision correction and content density control through electrochromic and/or photochromic systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
  • Publication number: 20210356741
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head-worn computers (HWC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph F. OSTERHOUT, Robert Michael LOHSE, Manuel Antonio SANCHEZ
  • Publication number: 20210349318
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for the see-through computer display systems with adjustable-zoom cameras positioned such that their respective capture fields-of-view at least partially overlap at a target distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph F. OSTERHOUT, Robert Michael LOHSE
  • Patent number: 11169623
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head worn computers (HWC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
  • Publication number: 20210318544
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to modular expansion systems for use in head-worn computing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, Robert Michael Lohse
  • Publication number: 20210318546
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and systems for presenting digital content in a field of a view of a head-worn computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph F. OSTERHOUT, John D. HADDICK, Robert Michael LOHSE, John N. BORDER, Nima L. SHAMS
  • Patent number: 11145132
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for the see-through computer display systems with an extended field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventors: John D. Haddick, Ralph F. Osterhout
  • Patent number: 11126003
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, John N. Border, Robert Michael Lohse, John D. Haddick, Nima L. Shams
  • Publication number: 20210286185
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and devices for receiving and presenting content. In an example method, content is received, the content to be delivered to a plurality of recipients. Each recipient of the plurality of recipients has a preference for a respective first physical location at which the content is to be presented on a display of a wearable head device associated with the recipient. A sender of the content has a preference for a second physical location at which the content is to be presented to the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients. A respective final physical location for the presentation of the content for the respective recipient of the plurality of recipients is identified. The respective final physical location is based on the respective recipient's preference and the sender's preference. It is determined whether the respective recipient is proximate to a zone associated with the respective final physical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, John D. Haddick, Robert Michael Lohse, John N. Border, Nima L. Shams
  • Publication number: 20210255677
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to thermal management systems for head-worn computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph F. OSTERHOUT, Robert Michael LOHSE, Michael Van HUYNH
  • Patent number: 11054645
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head-worn computers (HWC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, Robert Michael Lohse, Manuel Antonio Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11042035
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for the see-through computer display systems with adjustable-zoom cameras positioned such that their respective capture fields-of-view at least partially overlap at a target distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, Robert Michael Lohse
  • Publication number: 20210173496
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relates to user interface systems and methods for use in head-worn computing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
  • Publication number: 20210173480
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes predictive control of external device based on an event input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, John D. Haddick, Robert Michael Lohse
  • Publication number: 20210173275
    Abstract: A removable lens for glasses includes an electrochromic layer adapted to transition between at least two states of a transparency level dependent on an electrical condition applied to the electrochromatic layer and an electrical connection element physically adapted to make an electrical connection with the electrochromic layer, wherein the electrical connection element is positioned to align with a variable-power electrode mounted on the glasses such that, when the removable lens is mounted on the glasses, the variable-power electrode and the electrical connection element make the electrical connection between the variable-power electrode and an electrically conductive layer of the electrochromic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
  • Publication number: 20210165975
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to language translation systems for head-worn computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Ralph F. OSTERHOUT
  • Patent number: 11022810
    Abstract: Methods and systems may be directed to retrieving personal information relating to a user of a wearable head device, detecting a physical structure at a geo-spatial location, associating a digital content with the geo-spatial location based on at least the detected physical structure, determining whether the user is near the geo-spatial location, and presenting the digital content on a see-through display of the wearable head device. Presenting the digital content on the see-through display may comprise indicating a spatial relationship between the digital content and the physical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, John D. Haddick, Robert Michael Lohse, John N. Border, Nima L. Shams
  • Patent number: 11022808
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to modular expansion systems for use in head-worn computing systems. In an head-worn computer, an electrical connector is adapted to electrically connect with a modular expansion module, wherein the modular expansion module adds a capability to the head-worn computer and is removeably mounted to the head-worn computer, and a mount is adapted to physically secure the modular expansion module to the head-worn computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, Robert Michael Lohse
  • Publication number: 20210149215
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a head-worn computer having a see-through computer display, a frame mechanically adapted to hold the see-through computer, a first side arm pivotally attached to the frame and adapted to hold the head-worn computer in place on a head of the user, wherein the first side arm comprises a temple section and an ear horn section and the temple section further comprising a compartment adapted to contain a battery, wherein the battery powers the see-through computer display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph F. OSTERHOUT, Greg HIRES, Nima L. SHAMS, John D. HADDICK, Joseph Rejhon DUGGAN, Patrick John William CASEY, Nicholas POLINKO