Electro-active lenses with raised resistive bridges

    公开(公告)号:US11662642B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-30

    申请号:US17842472

    申请日:2022-06-16

    CPC classification number: G02F1/29 A61F2/16 G02F1/13306 G02F1/294 G02F2201/122

    Abstract: Resistive bridges can connect many ring electrodes in an electro-active lens with a relatively small number of buss lines. These resistors are usually large to prevent excessive current consumption. Conventionally, they are disposed in the same plane as the ring electrodes, which means that the ring electrodes are spaced farther apart or made discontinuous to accommodate the resistors. But spacing the ring electrodes farther apart or making them discontinuous degrades the lens's optical quality. Placing the ring electrodes and resistors on layers separated by an insulator makes it possible for the ring electrodes to be closer together and continuous with resistance high enough to limit current consumption. It also relaxes constraints on feature sizes and placement during the process used to make the lens. And because the resistors and electrodes are on different planes, they can be formed of materials with different resistivities.

    Augmented reality device with adjustable electroactive beam splitter

    公开(公告)号:US11681193B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-20

    申请号:US17225733

    申请日:2021-04-08

    CPC classification number: G02F1/13718 G02F1/1306 G02F1/13355 G06T19/006

    Abstract: Bright ambient light can wash out a virtual image in a conventional augmented reality device. Fortunately, this problem can be prevented with a variable electro-active beam splitter whose reflect/transmit ratio can be varied or switched on and off rapidly at a duty cycle based on the ambient level. As the ambient light gets brighter, the beam splitter's transmit/reflect ratio can be shifted so that the beam splitter reflects more light from the display and transmits less ambient light to the user's eye. The beam splitter can also be switched between a highly reflective state and a highly transmissive state at a duty cycle selected so that the eye spends more time integrating reflected display light than integrating transmitted ambient light. The splitting ratio and/or duty cycle can be adjusted as the ambient light level changes to provide the optimum experience for the user.

    Electro-active lens with resistive arcs

    公开(公告)号:US11199748B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US16718507

    申请日:2019-12-18

    Inventor: Harry Milton

    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface comprising and/or related to a tunable electro-optic lens device comprising a first substrate comprising a first electrode layer that comprises a first plurality of ring electrodes that form a first resistive divider network, and a second substrate comprising a second electrode layer.

    PRISM-ENHANCED LENSES AND METHODS OF USING PRISM-ENHANCED LENSES

    公开(公告)号:US20210003865A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US17025090

    申请日:2020-09-18

    Abstract: An electro-active lens is presented which utilizes a surface relief structures and an electro-active material, with a change in refractive index facilitating the change in optical properties. A molded structure and a liquid crystal are used to form a diffractive lens. In addition to the classical approach of utilizing diffractive optics and multiple Fresnel zones to form a lens, an additional structure is placed between Fresnel zones in order to improve the diffraction efficiency across the visible spectrum and reduce chromatic aberration.

    ELECTRO-ACTIVE LENSES WITH RAISED RESISTIVE BRIDGES

    公开(公告)号:US20230273498A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-31

    申请号:US18313435

    申请日:2023-05-08

    CPC classification number: G02F1/29 A61F2/16 G02F1/13306 G02F1/294

    Abstract: Resistive bridges can connect many ring electrodes in an electro-active lens with a relatively small number of buss lines. These resistors are usually large to prevent excessive current consumption. Conventionally, they are disposed in the same plane as the ring electrodes, which means that the ring electrodes are spaced farther apart or made discontinuous to accommodate the resistors. But spacing the ring electrodes farther apart or making them discontinuous degrades the lens’s optical quality. Placing the ring electrodes and resistors on layers separated by an insulator makes it possible for the ring electrodes to be closer together and continuous with resistance high enough to limit current consumption. It also relaxes constraints on feature sizes and placement during the process used to make the lens. And because the resistors and electrodes are on different planes, they can be formed of materials with different resistivities.

    Electro-active lens with resistive arcs

    公开(公告)号:US11635661B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US17547404

    申请日:2021-12-10

    Inventor: Harry Milton

    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface comprising and/or related to a tunable electro-optic lens device comprising a first substrate comprising a first electrode layer that comprises a first plurality of ring electrodes that form a first resistive divider network, and a second substrate comprising a second electrode layer.

    Electro-active lenses with raised resistive bridges

    公开(公告)号:US11054714B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16798553

    申请日:2020-02-24

    Abstract: Resistive bridges can connect many ring electrodes in an electro-active lens with a relatively small number of buss lines. These resistors are usually large to prevent excessive current consumption. Conventionally, they are disposed in the same plane as the ring electrodes, which means that the ring electrodes are spaced farther apart or made discontinuous to accommodate the resistors. But spacing the ring electrodes farther apart or making them discontinuous degrades the lens's optical quality. Placing the ring electrodes and resistors on layers separated by an insulator makes it possible for the ring electrodes to be closer together and continuous with resistance high enough to limit current consumption. It also relaxes constraints on feature sizes and placement during the process used to make the lens. And because the resistors and electrodes are on different planes, they can be formed of materials with different resistivities.

    Prism-Enhanced Lenses and Methods of Using Prism-Enhanced Lenses

    公开(公告)号:US20190049752A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-14

    申请号:US16037710

    申请日:2018-07-17

    Abstract: An electro-active lens is presented which utilizes a surface relief structures and an electro-active material, with a change in refractive index facilitating the change in optical properties. A molded structure and a liquid crystal are used to form a diffractive lens. In addition to the classical approach of utilizing diffractive optics and multiple Fresnel zones to form a lens, an additional structure is placed between Fresnel zones in order to improve the diffraction efficiency across the visible spectrum, and reduce chromatic aberration.

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