Patents by Inventor Tyler W. Porter

Tyler W. Porter 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: 11966061
    Abstract: A near-eye display system including an optics module coupled with an electronics module having a controller. Wherein the optics module includes a planar waveguide operable to display virtual images, and a camera operable to capture pictures and videos. The planar waveguide coupled with the camera via the optics module, whereby a first view through the planar waveguide is oriented to be the same as a second view by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Paul J. Travers
  • Publication number: 20230341682
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus for stereoscopic viewing has a frame that seats against the head of a viewer. A left-eye imaging apparatus and a right-eye imaging apparatus are supported by the frame. The frame is reshapeable in a manner that changes a relative alignment of the left-eye imaging apparatus and the right-eye imaging apparatus to accommodate different viewer head anatomies. An adjustment mechanism responsive to the reshaping of the frame restores relative alignment of the left-eye imaging apparatus and the right-eye imaging apparatus for conveying stereoscopic virtual images to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Robert J. Schultz, Robert W. Gray
  • Patent number: 11726321
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus for stereoscopic viewing has a frame that seats against the head of a viewer. A left-eye imaging apparatus and a right-eye imaging apparatus are supported by the frame. The frame is reshapeable in a manner that changes a relative alignment of the left-eye imaging apparatus and the right-eye imaging apparatus to accommodate different viewer head anatomies. An adjustment mechanism responsive to the reshaping of the frame restores relative alignment of the left-eye imaging apparatus and the right-eye imaging apparatus for conveying stereoscopic virtual images to the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Robert J. Schultz, Robert W. Gray
  • Publication number: 20230027372
    Abstract: A near-eye display system including an optics module coupled with an electronics module having a controller. Wherein the optics module includes a planar waveguide operable to display virtual images, and a camera operable to capture pictures and videos. The planar waveguide coupled with the camera via the optics module, whereby a first view through the planar waveguide is oriented to be the same as a second view by the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Paul J. Travers
  • Publication number: 20220404629
    Abstract: A wearable display apparatus has a support that mounts the display apparatus against the head of a viewer; a ball joint that is fitted within the support and coupled to a clamp that extends from the support; a slide that is translatable within the clamp in a first direction and that holds a display module for forming the display image; and a display coupled to the display module and rotatable in a first arc about a vertical axis that extends in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and further rotatable in a second arc about a horizontal axis that is substantially orthogonal to the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Russell D. Page, Paul J. Travers, Robert J. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20220273062
    Abstract: An instrument holder for headwear, the instrument holder including a first hanger and a second hanger coupled with the first hanger. A center finger coupled with and located between the first and second hangers; and an instrument mount coupled with the center finger. Wherein the first and second hangers are operable to bias relative to the center finger whereby a portion of a cap is operable to be positioned between the first and second hangers and the center finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: Tyler W. Porter
  • Patent number: 11385469
    Abstract: A wearable display apparatus has a support that mounts the display apparatus against the head of a viewer; a ball joint that is fitted within the support and coupled to a clamp that extends from the support; a slide that is translatable within the clamp in a first direction and that holds a display module for forming the display image; and a display coupled to the display module and rotatable in a first arc about a vertical axis that extends in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and further rotatable in a second arc about a horizontal axis that is substantially orthogonal to the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Russell D. Page, Paul J. Travers, Robert J. Schultz
  • Patent number: 11256100
    Abstract: A frame supports a display apparatus against the head of a viewer. A projector fitted within the frame generates a beam of image-bearing light. A light guide coupled to a forward section of the frame has a waveguide, an in-coupling diffractive optic formed on the waveguide for directing image-bearing light beams into the waveguide, a turning optic formed on the waveguide for expanding the respective image-bearing light beams from the in-coupling diffractive optic in a first dimension, and an out-coupling diffractive optic formed on the waveguide for expanding the respective image-bearing light beams in a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension and forming a virtual image within a viewer eyebox. A mount supports the light guide in front of the viewer and provides a hinge for angular adjustment of the waveguide with respect to the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Schultz, Paul J. Travers, Tyler W. Porter
  • Publication number: 20210391620
    Abstract: A mobile electronic system including a left battery section coupled with a left flexible section, a right battery section coupled with a right flexible section, an electronic section coupled with the left flexible section opposite the left battery section, and coupled with the right flexible section opposite the right battery section. The mobile electronic system further including a circuit board located within the electronic section, a first battery located within the left battery section, and a left electrical wire assembly located within the left flexible section. The left electrical wire assembly electrically connecting the first battery with the circuit board. The right and left flexible sections comprise a flexible material operable to retain a flexed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Tyler W. Porter
  • Publication number: 20200278554
    Abstract: A frame supports a display apparatus against the head of a viewer. A projector fitted within the frame generates a beam of image-bearing light. A light guide coupled to a forward section of the frame has a waveguide, an in-coupling diffractive optic formed on the waveguide for directing image-bearing light beams into the waveguide, a turning optic formed on the waveguide for expanding the respective image-bearing light beams from the in-coupling diffractive optic in a first dimension, and an out-coupling diffractive optic formed on the waveguide for expanding the respective image-bearing light beams in a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension and forming a virtual image within a viewer eyebox. A mount supports the light guide in front of the viewer and provides a hinge for angular adjustment of the waveguide with respect to the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Robert J. Schultz, Paul J. Travers, Tyler W. Porter
  • Publication number: 20200278555
    Abstract: A wearable display apparatus has a support that mounts the display apparatus against the head of a viewer; a ball joint that is fitted within the support and coupled to a clamp that extends from the support; a slide that is translatable within the clamp in a first direction and that holds a display module for forming the display image; and a display coupled to the display module and rotatable in a first arc about a vertical axis that extends in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and further rotatable in a second arc about a horizontal axis that is substantially orthogonal to the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Russell D. Page, Paul J. Travers, Robert J. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20200233213
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus for stereoscopic viewing has a frame that seats against the head of a viewer. A left-eye imaging apparatus and a right-eye imaging apparatus are supported by the frame. The frame is reshapeable in a manner that changes a relative alignment of the left-eye imaging apparatus and the right-eye imaging apparatus to accommodate different viewer head anatomies. An adjustment mechanism responsive to the reshaping of the frame restores relative alignment of the left-eye imaging apparatus and the right-eye imaging apparatus for conveying stereoscopic virtual images to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Robert J. Schultz, Robert W. Gray
  • Patent number: D931279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventor: Tyler W. Porter
  • Patent number: D944248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventor: Tyler W. Porter
  • Patent number: D949956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Marc Tappeiner, Frank Strauss
  • Patent number: D960156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventor: Tyler W. Porter
  • Patent number: D972004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Marc Tappeiner, Frank Strauss
  • Patent number: D975172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Marc Tappeiner, Frank Strauss
  • Patent number: D1017678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Shane Porzio, Devrin Talen, Cody O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1019748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventor: Tyler W. Porter