Patents by Inventor Wesley Burkhard

Wesley Burkhard 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).

  • Curved waveguide for slim head up displays
    Patent number: 11852817
    Abstract: A waveguide can include a first portion configured to confine an input beam within the structure of the waveguide, and a second portion configured to collimate the beam to be projected through a combiner, to produce an image in infinity. A method of constructing an optical system for a head-up-display can include shaping a first waveguide element such that a first portion of the waveguide is configured to confine an input beam within the structure of the waveguide, and a second portion is configured to collimate the input beam. The method can include coupling the waveguide to a combiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MERCURY MISSION SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Wesley Burkhard, Kangbin Chua, Alexander Naumov, Robert Waldo, Ninad Patnekar, Ranjit Pradhan, Andrew Kostrzewski
  • NOVEL CURVED WAVEGUIDE FOR SLIM HEAD UP DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20220019082
    Abstract: A waveguide can include a first portion configured to confine an input beam within the structure of the waveguide, and a second portion configured to collimate the beam to be projected through a combiner, to produce an image in infinity. A method of constructing an optical system for a head-up-display can include shaping a first waveguide element such that a first portion of the waveguide is configured to confine an input beam within the structure of the waveguide, and a second portion is configured to collimate the input beam. The method can include coupling the waveguide to a combiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley Burkhard, Kangbin Chua, Alexander Naumov, Robert Waldo, Ninad Patnekar, Ranjit Pradhan, Andrew Kostrzewski