Patents by Inventor William K. Jones
William K. Jones 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).
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Patent number: 11630297Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville
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Patent number: 11409100Abstract: A fiber scanning system includes an actuator configured to have an actuator natural frequency, and a fiber optic scanning element coupled to the actuator. The fiber optic scanning element is configured to have a fiber natural frequency that is within a threshold of the actuator natural frequency, such that a displacement gain of the fiber optic scanning element as a function of operating frequency exhibits a first peak value at a first resonance frequency less than the fiber natural frequency, and a second peak value at a second resonance frequency greater than the fiber natural frequency.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Alejandro Lopez, William K. Jones, Jr., Andrew C. Duenner
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Publication number: 20220099963Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, JR., Charles David Melville
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Patent number: 11256095Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selectively incoupling light having different wavelengths into one of a plurality of waveguides. The systems and methods provided for selectively incoupling light having different wavelengths into one of a plurality of waveguides comprise a switching device comprising switchable reflective elements that can be configured to redirect incoming light towards an incoupling element associated with one of a plurality of waveguides.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: David Tinch, William K. Jones
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Publication number: 20210396987Abstract: Fabrication of augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) polymer eyepiece assemblies and the resulting AR/MR polymer eyepiece assemblies may include one or more features, separately or in any appropriate combination, to compensate for expected deformation and to maintain substantially uniform gaps between polymer layers. Such features include fabricating polymer eyepiece assemblies with components having coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) that are substantially the same; modifying the surface chemistry or structure of one or more polymer layers to increase hydrophobicity or omniphobicity of the polymer layer; disposing adhesive between adjacent polymer layers in continuous and/or extended configurations; and disposing microspheres of different sizes at selected locations between polymer layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Ling LI, Chieh CHANG, Sharad D. BHAGAT, Christophe PEROZ, William K. JONES, Jr., Xiaopei DENG
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Patent number: 11156827Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville
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Publication number: 20200348511Abstract: A fiber scanning system includes an actuator configured to have an actuator natural frequency, and a fiber optic scanning element coupled to the actuator. The fiber optic scanning element is configured to have a fiber natural frequency that is within a threshold of the actuator natural frequency, such that a displacement gain of the fiber optic scanning element as a function of operating frequency exhibits a first peak value at a first resonance frequency less than the fiber natural frequency, and a second peak value at a second resonance frequency greater than the fiber natural frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Alejandro Lopez, William K. Jones, JR., Andrew C. Duenner
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Patent number: 10775611Abstract: A fiber scanning system includes an actuator configured to have an actuator natural frequency, and a fiber optic scanning element coupled to the actuator. The fiber optic scanning element is configured to have a fiber natural frequency that is within a threshold of the actuator natural frequency, such that a displacement gain of the fiber optic scanning element as a function of operating frequency exhibits a first peak value at a first resonance frequency less than the fiber natural frequency, and a second peak value at a second resonance frequency greater than the fiber natural frequency.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Alejandro Lopez, William K. Jones, Jr., Andrew C. Duenner
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Publication number: 20200278535Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville
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Publication number: 20200249482Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selectively incoupling light having different wavelengths into one of a plurality of waveguides. The systems and methods provided for selectively incoupling light having different wavelengths into one of a plurality of waveguides comprise a switching device comprising switchable reflective elements that can be configured to redirect incoming light towards an incoupling element associated with one of a plurality of waveguides.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: David Tinch, William K. Jones
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Patent number: 10718941Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville
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Publication number: 20200073114Abstract: A fiber scanning system includes an actuator configured to have an actuator natural frequency, and a fiber optic scanning element coupled to the actuator. The fiber optic scanning element is configured to have a fiber natural frequency that is within a threshold of the actuator natural frequency, such that a displacement gain of the fiber optic scanning element as a function of operating frequency exhibits a first peak value at a first resonance frequency less than the fiber natural frequency, and a second peak value at a second resonance frequency greater than the fiber natural frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Alejandro Lopez, William K. Jones, JR., Andrew C. Duenner
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Patent number: 10571693Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selectively incoupling light having different wavelengths into one of a plurality of waveguides. The systems and methods provided for selectively incoupling light having different wavelengths into one of a plurality of waveguides comprise a switching device comprising switchable reflective elements that can be configured to redirect incoming light towards an incoupling element associated with one of a plurality of waveguides.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: David Tinch, William K. Jones
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Patent number: 10502948Abstract: A fiber scanning system can have optimized performance by substantially matching the natural frequencies of the fiber scanning system's actuator and fiber optic scanning element. By matching the natural frequencies, the fiber scanning system can increase the maximum distance that the tip of the fiber optic scanning element may be driven relative to a resting position. Such an effect may be produced because matching the natural frequencies of the fiber scanner allows for larger amplitudes to be achieved. It should be noted that the natural frequency of the scanning system can be selected to avoid excitation frequencies that could destabilize the system. In this way, the system as a whole may act as a tuned mass damper or a tuned resonance structure, thereby improving scan performance while maintaining a stable scanning system.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Alejandro Lopez, William K. Jones, Jr., Andrew C. Duenner
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Publication number: 20190339511Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville
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Patent number: 10422991Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville
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Patent number: 10267970Abstract: A thermal monitoring and dissipation system for use with an optical device is described. The optical device includes the following: a frame defining a pair of eye openings and including a pair of arms configured to extend over the ears of a user of the optical device; a temperature monitoring system configured to monitor a distribution of heat within the frame; a display assembly configured to display content to a user of the optical device; and a processor configured to receive temperature data from the temperature monitoring system and to adjust an output of the display assembly based on variation in the distribution of heat within the frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: William K. Jones, Jr., Paul M. Greco, Charles Robert Schabacker
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Publication number: 20180284425Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, JR., Charles David Melville
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Publication number: 20180267295Abstract: A fiber scanning system can have optimized performance by substantially matching the natural frequencies of the fiber scanning system's actuator and fiber optic scanning element. By matching the natural frequencies, the fiber scanning system can increase the maximum distance that the tip of the fiber optic scanning element may be driven relative to a resting position. Such an effect may be produced because matching the natural frequencies of the fiber scanner allows for larger amplitudes to be achieved. It should be noted that the natural frequency of the scanning system can be selected to avoid excitation frequencies that could destabilize the system. In this way, the system as a whole may act as a tuned mass damper or a tuned resonance structure, thereby improving scan performance while maintaining a stable scanning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Alejandro Lopez, William K. Jones, JR., Andrew C. Duenner
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Publication number: 20180052501Abstract: A thermal monitoring and dissipation system for use with an optical device is described. The optical device includes the following: a frame defining a pair of eye openings and including a pair of arms configured to extend over the ears of a user of the optical device; a temperature monitoring system configured to monitor a distribution of heat within the frame; a display assembly configured to display content to a user of the optical device; and a processor configured to receive temperature data from the temperature monitoring system and to adjust an output of the display assembly based on variation in the distribution of heat within the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: William K. Jones, JR., Paul M. Greco, Charles Robert Schabacker