Patents by Inventor Simo Kaarlo Tammela

Simo Kaarlo Tammela 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).

  • Publication number: 20230122300
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to head-mounted display (HMD) devices and methods for detecting light reflected by a user's eye. In one example, an HMD device comprises a frame, a transparent cover substrate supported by the frame, and a display substrate supported by the frame. An eye-tracking light source is affixed to the frame. The eye-tracking light source is configured to emit eye-tracking light. At least one input optical element is configured to receive the eye-tracking light. A plurality of transparent delivery waveguides are integrated with the transparent cover substrate. Each of the transparent delivery waveguides comprises an output optical element configured to output the eye-tracking light towards a user's eye. In addition, each of the transparent delivery waveguides comprises a curved portion. The HMD device further comprises a camera configured to detect the eye-tracking light reflected by the user's eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Simo Kaarlo TAMMELA, Ari Juhani TERVONEN, Mervi Kaarina YLA-JARKKO, Klaus Henrik VALTTERI KALIMA, Marco Ilmari MATTILA, Tomi Petteri PULLI
  • Patent number: 11175509
    Abstract: The description relate to devices, such as augmented reality and/or virtual reality devices that employ optical waveguides. On example includes a first optical waveguide configured to receive light at an incidence angle and a second optical waveguide positioned in a non-parallel relation to the first optical waveguide. The second optical waveguide can be configured to receive the light through the first optical waveguide at a first location at the incidence angle, transmit the light within the second optical waveguide, and output the light from a second location back toward the first optical waveguide at the incidence angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Simo Kaarlo Tammela, Ari Juhani Tervonen, Heikki Juhana Hyvarinen, Lasse Pekka Karvonen, Andreas Langner, Pietari Tuomisto
  • Publication number: 20210096371
    Abstract: The description relate to devices, such as augmented reality and/or virtual reality devices that employ optical waveguides. On example includes a first optical waveguide configured to receive light at an incidence angle and a second optical waveguide positioned in a non-parallel relation to the first optical waveguide. The second optical waveguide can be configured to receive the light through the first optical waveguide at a first location at the incidence angle, transmit the light within the second optical waveguide, and output the light from a second location back toward the first optical waveguide at the incidence angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Simo Kaarlo Tammela, Ari Juhani Tervonen, Heikki Juhana Hyvarinen, Lasse Pekka Karvonen, Andreas Langner, Pietari Tuomisto