Patents by Inventor Robert Alan Hess

Robert Alan Hess 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: 11762333
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for reconstructing three-dimensional objects with display zero order light suppression are provided. In one aspect, a method includes illuminating a display with light, a portion of the light illuminating display elements of the display, and modulating the display elements of the display with a hologram corresponding to holographic data to diffract the portion of the light to form a holographic scene corresponding to the holographic data, and to suppress display zero order light in the holographic scene. The display zero order light can include reflected light from the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20230142054
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for displaying three-dimensional objects by individually diffracting different colors of light are provided. In one aspect, an optical device includes: a first optically diffractive component including a first diffractive structure configured to diffract a first color of light having a first incident angle at a first diffracted angle, a second optically diffractive component including a second diffractive structure configured to diffract a second color of light having a second incident angle at a second diffracted angle, a first reflective layer configured to totally reflect the first color of light having the first incident angle and transmit the second color of light, and a second reflective layer configured to totally reflect the second color of light having the second incident angle. The first reflective layer is between the first and second diffractive structures, and the second diffractive structure is between the first and second reflective layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Patent number: 11415937
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for displaying three-dimensional objects by individually diffracting different colors of light are provided. In one aspect, an optically diffractive device includes: first and second diffractive components and a color-selective polarizer therebetween. The first diffractive component is configured to diffract a first color of light in a first polarization state incident at a first incident angle with a first diffraction efficiency at a first diffracted angle, and diffract a second color of light in a second polarization state with a diffraction efficiency substantially less than the first diffraction efficiency. The color-selective polarizer is configured to rotate the second polarization state of the second color of light to the first polarization state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Patent number: 11378917
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for displaying three-dimensional objects by individually diffracting different colors of light are provided. In one aspect, a system includes a display having a plurality of display elements and an optical device including at least two beam expanders configured to expand an input light beam in at least two dimensions to generate an output light beam to the display by diffracting the input light beam to adjust a beam size of the input light beam in the at least two dimensions, the input light beam including a plurality of different colors of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Patent number: 11360429
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for reconstructing three-dimensional objects with display zero order light suppression are provided. In one aspect, a method includes illuminating a display with light, a portion of the light illuminating display elements of the display, and modulating the display elements of the display with a hologram corresponding to holographic data to diffract the portion of the light to form a holographic scene corresponding to the holographic data, and to suppress display zero order light in the holographic scene. The display zero order light can include reflected light from the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Patent number: 11360430
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for reconstructing three-dimensional objects with display zero order light suppression are provided. In one aspect, a method includes illuminating a display with light at an incident angle, a portion of the light illuminating display elements of the display, modulating the display elements of the display with a hologram corresponding to holographic data to diffract the portion of the light to form a holographic scene corresponding to the holographic data, and redirecting display zero order light away from the holographic scene to suppress the display zero order light in the holographic scene. The display zero order light includes reflected light from the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Patent number: 11360431
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for reconstructing three-dimensional objects with display zero order light suppression are provided. In one aspect, a method includes illuminating a display with light at an incident angle, a portion of the light illuminating display elements of the display, modulating the display elements of the display with a hologram corresponding to holographic data to diffract the portion of the light to form a holographic scene corresponding to the holographic data, and redirecting display zero order light away from the holographic scene to suppress the display zero order light in the holographic scene. The display zero order light includes reflected light from the display. The light includes a plurality of different colors of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Patent number: 11347185
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for displaying three-dimensional objects by individually diffracting different colors of light are provided. In one aspect, a system includes a display having a plurality of display elements and an optical device configured to diffract a plurality of different colors of light to the display. The optical device is configured such that, when the plurality of different colors of light is incident on the optical device, the optical device separates light of individual colors of the different colors while suppressing crosstalk between the different colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20220083001
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for reconstructing three-dimensional objects with display zero order light suppression are provided. In one aspect, a method includes illuminating a display with light at an incident angle, a portion of the light illuminating display elements of the display, modulating the display elements of the display with a hologram corresponding to holographic data to diffract the portion of the light to form a holographic scene corresponding to the holographic data, and redirecting display zero order light away from the holographic scene to suppress the display zero order light in the holographic scene. The display zero order light includes reflected light from the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20220083003
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for reconstructing three-dimensional objects with display zero order light suppression are provided. In one aspect, a method includes illuminating a display with light, a portion of the light illuminating display elements of the display, and modulating the display elements of the display with a hologram corresponding to holographic data to diffract the portion of the light to form a holographic scene corresponding to the holographic data, and to suppress display zero order light in the holographic scene. The display zero order light can include reflected light from the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20220082998
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for reconstructing three-dimensional objects with display zero order light suppression are provided. In one aspect, a method includes illuminating a display with light, a portion of the light illuminating display elements of the display, and modulating the display elements of the display with a hologram corresponding to holographic data to diffract the portion of the light to form a holographic scene corresponding to the holographic data, and to suppress display zero order light in the holographic scene. The display zero order light can include reflected light from the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20220083002
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for reconstructing three-dimensional objects with display zero order light suppression are provided. In one aspect, a method includes illuminating a display with light at an incident angle, a portion of the light illuminating display elements of the display, modulating the display elements of the display with a hologram corresponding to holographic data to diffract the portion of the light to form a holographic scene corresponding to the holographic data, and redirecting display zero order light away from the holographic scene to suppress the display zero order light in the holographic scene. The display zero order light includes reflected light from the display. The light includes a plurality of different colors of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20220083000
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for displaying three-dimensional objects by individually diffracting different colors of light are provided. In one aspect, a system includes a display having a plurality of display elements and an optical device including at least two beam expanders configured to expand an input light beam in at least two dimensions to generate an output light beam to the display by diffracting the input light beam to adjust a beam size of the input light beam in the at least two dimensions, the input light beam including a plurality of different colors of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20220086419
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for displaying three-dimensional objects by individually diffracting different colors of light are provided. In one aspect, a system includes a display having a plurality of display elements and an optical device configured to diffract a plurality of different colors of light to the display. The optical device is configured such that, when the plurality of different colors of light is incident on the optical device, the optical device separates light of individual colors of the different colors while suppressing crosstalk between the different colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20220083006
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for displaying three-dimensional objects by individually diffracting different colors of light are provided. In one aspect, an optical device includes: a first optically diffractive component including a first diffractive structure configured to diffract a first color of light having a first incident angle at a first diffracted angle, a second optically diffractive component including a second diffractive structure configured to diffract a second color of light having a second incident angle at a second diffracted angle, a first reflective layer configured to totally reflect the first color of light having the first incident angle and transmit the second color of light, and a second reflective layer configured to totally reflect the second color of light having the second incident angle. The first reflective layer is between the first and second diffractive structures, and the second diffractive structure is between the first and second reflective layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Publication number: 20220082886
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for displaying three-dimensional objects by individually diffracting different colors of light are provided. In one aspect, an optically diffractive device includes: first and second diffractive components and a color-selective polarizer therebetween. The first diffractive component is configured to diffract a first color of light in a first polarization state incident at a first incident angle with a first diffraction efficiency at a first diffracted angle, and diffract a second color of light in a second polarization state with a diffraction efficiency substantially less than the first diffraction efficiency. The color-selective polarizer is configured to rotate the second polarization state of the second color of light to the first polarization state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kamran Qaderi, Stephen John Hart, Robert Alan Hess, Jonathan Seamus Blackley
  • Patent number: 7296006
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for determining the gross weight of an aircraft. A flight regime is determined based on one or more inputs. A neural net is selected based on a flight regime. The neural net inputs may include derived values. A first estimate of the gross weight is produced by the selected neural net. The first estimate is used, along with other inputs, with a Kalman filter to produce a final gross weight estimate. The Kalman filter blends or fuses together its inputs to produce the final gross weight estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Flynn, Robert Alan Hess, Barbara Noble
  • Publication number: 20040193386
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for determining the gross weight of an aircraft. A flight regime is determined based on one or more inputs. A neural net is selected based on a flight regime. The neural net inputs may include derived values. A first estimate of the gross weight is produced by the selected neural net. The first estimate is used, along with other inputs, with a Kalman filter to produce a final gross weight estimate. The Kalman filter blends or fuses together its inputs to produce the final gross weight estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy D. Flynn, Robert Alan Hess, Barbara Noble
  • Patent number: 6157894
    Abstract: Liquid gauging system for liquid in a container includes a plurality of sensors; each of the sensors measuring a respective parameter of the liquid in the container and producing a sensor output related to its measured parameter; there being at least two sensors that measure different parameters of the liquid; and a processor that receives the sensor outputs and determines, based on the sensor outputs, a quantity of the liquid in the container; the processor determining the quantity by executing at least one sensor fusion algorithm that is based on a set of relationships between the measured parameters and the quantity. The gauging system can also include a data fusion process for determining quantity based on a plurality of quantity measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alan Hess, Mark George Walker, Radoslaw Romuald Zakrzewski, Luis Carlos Rabelo, Robert Curtis North, Scott Robert Durkee