Patents by Inventor Stephen Christopher Kekoa HAGER

Stephen Christopher Kekoa HAGER 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: 20230403377
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates generally to reflective displays, and more particularly to reflective displays configured to display images with customized and improved viewing parameters. In one aspect, a reflective display comprises a plurality of light-reflective microfacets configured to display an image by reflecting light incident thereon from a light source, wherein light rays reflected by different ones of the microfacets are directed in non-parallel directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Peter M. Baumgart, Stephen Christopher Kekoa Hager, Ye Yuan, Michael Wang
  • Patent number: 11722648
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates generally to reflective displays, and more particularly to reflective displays configured to display images with customized and improved viewing parameters. In one aspect, a reflective display comprises a plurality of light-reflective microfacets configured to display an image by reflecting light incident thereon from a light source, wherein light rays reflected by different ones of the microfacets are directed in non-parallel directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MirraViz, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. Baumgart, Stephen Christopher Kekoa Hager, Ye Yuan, Michael Wang
  • Publication number: 20220014718
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates generally to reflective displays, and more particularly to reflective displays configured to display images with customized and improved viewing parameters. In one aspect, a reflective display comprises a plurality of light-reflective microfacets configured to display an image by reflecting light incident thereon from a light source, wherein light rays reflected by different ones of the microfacets are directed in non-parallel directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Peter M. Baumgart, Stephen Christopher Kekoa Hager, Ye Yuan, Michael Wang
  • Publication number: 20210311381
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to displays, and more particularly to projection screens configured to display images with increased brightness and improved contrast and uniformity by using optical layers to control the direction and shape of the return light profiles. The disclosed technology comprises an optical layer configured such that incident light from a light source is directed towards specific positions for all locations on the reflective or transmissive display medium, and a light profile shaping optical layer configured to shape an intensity distribution of light reflected or transmitted from projection screen, prior to displaying the image to a viewer. The direction controlling optical layer and the light profile shaping optical layer may be combined into a single optical medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Wang, Ye Yuan, Kenneth Hwang, Peter M. Baumgart, Stephen Christopher Kekoa Hager
  • Patent number: 11079668
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates generally to reflective displays, and more particularly to reflective displays configured to display images with customized and improved viewing parameters. In one aspect, a reflective display comprises a plurality of light-reflective microfacets configured to display an image by reflecting light incident thereon from a light source, wherein light rays reflected by different ones of the microfacets are directed in non-parallel directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: MirraViz, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. Baumgart, Stephen Christopher Kekoa Hager, Ye Yuan, Michael Wang
  • Patent number: 10584961
    Abstract: A system includes a light source, a detector, and a processor. The light source is configured to emit light onto a target. The detector is configured to receive light interaction between the emitted light and the target. The processor is configured to receive the light interaction between the emitted light and the target and further configured to process the light interaction to determine an edge profile associated with the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Travis William Grodt, Stephen Christopher Kekoa Hager, Henry Luis Lott, David Marcus Tung, Joachim Walter Ahner
  • Publication number: 20190128664
    Abstract: A system includes a light source, a detector, and a processor. The light source is configured to emit light onto a target. The detector is configured to receive light interaction between the emitted light and the target. The processor is configured to receive the light interaction between the emitted light and the target and further configured to process the light interaction to determine an edge profile associated with the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Travis William GRODT, Stephen Christopher Kekoa HAGER, Henry Luis LOTT, David Marcus TUNG, Joachim Walter AHNER