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: 12285068
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventor: Tyler W. Porter
  • Patent number: 12124032
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus for stereoscopic viewing having a frame operable to be reshaped from a first shape to a second shape. A left-eye imaging apparatus and a right-eye imaging apparatus supported by the frame, wherein the left-eye imaging apparatus and the right-eye imaging apparatus have a first relative alignment operable to convey stereoscopic virtual images to the viewer when the frame is in the first shape, and wherein the left-eye imaging apparatus and the right-eye imaging apparatus are arranged at a second relative alignment when the frame is in the second shape. An adjustment mechanism operable to change an angular alignment of one or more components of the left-eye imaging apparatus and/or the right-eye imaging apparatus relative to the frame to restore the first relative alignment of the left-eye imaging apparatus and the right-eye imaging apparatus when the frame is in the second shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Robert J. Schultz, Robert W. Gray
  • Publication number: 20240231114
    Abstract: A near-eye display system including an optics module having a projector operable to generate angularly encoded light beams and a camera operable to capture images of an environment, wherein the optics module is operable to convey at least a portion of the light beams to an eyebox. An electronics module having a controller in electrical connection with the optics module, a mounting module located between the electronics module and the optics module, wherein the electronics module is coupled with the optics module via the mounting module, and a first pivot located between the optics module and the electronics module, wherein the optics module is rotatable relative to the electronics module about a first axis. Wherein at least a portion of the optics module is rotatable relative to the electronics module about a second axis oriented transverse to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Paul J. Travers
  • Patent number: 11988842
    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: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Russell D. Page, Paul J. Travers, Robert J. Schultz
  • 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: 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
  • Patent number: D1035762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Shane Porzio, Devrin Talen
  • Patent number: D1037340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Shane Porzio, Devrin Talen, Cody O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1050019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventor: Tyler W. Porter
  • Patent number: D1059729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Erik Zelbacher
  • Patent number: D1064045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Shane Porzio, Devrin Talen, Cody O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1067312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Shane Porzio, Devrin Talen, Cody O'Connor