Inventor

Andrew John Ouderkirk

Inventor

Redmond, WA, US

Overview

132→

Patents

2003–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 132 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus20%

G06FElectric digital data processing10%

B29DProducing particular articles from plastics or from substances in a plastic state6%

B29CShaping or joining of plastics5%

B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form5%

G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them5%

G02CSpectacles4%

B29KIndexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for moulds, reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts4%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general3%

H05KPrinted circuits3%

PatentTitleYear

11,048,075Optical lens assemblies and related methods2021 11,045,835Nanovoided polymers using phase inversion2021 11,022,791Assemblies of anisotropic optical elements and methods of making2021 11,022,856Waveguide with switchable input2021 11,025,175Planarization layers for nanovoided polymers2021 11,011,739Electroactive polymer devices, systems, and methods2021 11,009,662Manufacturing a graded index profile for waveguide display applications2021 11,002,968Color foveated display devices and methods of making the same2021 10,996,752Infrared transparent backlight device for eye tracking applications2021 10,980,415Systems and methods for eye tracking using modulated radiation2021 10,983,591Eye rank2021 10,962,791Apparatuses, systems, and methods for fabricating ultra-thin adjustable lenses2021 10,962,844Actively tunable optical element with full or partial transparency2021 10,963,046Drift corrected eye tracking2021 10,955,666Compact projection systems with a folded optical path2021 10,948,729Keep-out zone for in-field light sources of a head mounted display2021 10,942,378Waveguide with coherent interference mitigation2021 10,942,349Illumination assembly with in-field micro devices2021 10,942,416Hybrid adaptive lenses for head-mounted displays2021 10,936,061Eye tracking using reverse-biased light-emitting diode devices2021 10,926,446Methods and systems for fabricating layered electroactive materials2021 10,928,635Curved display assembly for artificial reality headset2021 10,928,656Systems and methods for actuation of asymmetric optical elements2021 10,928,556Optically transparent actuator2021 10,928,558Optical lens assemblies, head-mounted displays, and related methods2021 10,921,499Display devices and methods for processing light2021 10,921,594Method of making optical films and stacks2021 10,914,945Inconspicuous near-eye electrical circuits2021 10,914,871Optical lens assemblies and related methods2021 10,914,956Tiled display assemblies for artificial reality headset2021 10,895,737Transparent electroactive systems and related methods2021 10,895,747Polarizing beam splitter and illuminator including same2021 10,890,778Optical system having an improved signal-to-noise ratio of eye-tracking2021 10,886,702Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser for near-field illumination of an eye2021 10,881,287Multi-element prescription lenses with eye-tracking2021 10,884,241Optical element for reducing stray infrared light2021 10,878,594Boundary region glint tracking2020 10,878,236Eye tracking using time multiplexing2020 10,877,268Active control of in-field light sources of a head mounted display2020 10,860,101Systems and methods using patterned nanovoids for actuation and deformation sensing2020 10,852,544Two-index selectively coated Fresnel2020 10,852,551Wavefront sensing with ellipsoidal lensing structure2020 10,854,583Foveated rendering display devices and methods of making the same2020 10,852,817Eye tracking combiner having multiple perspectives2020 10,845,597Pancake lenses using Fresnel surfaces2020 10,845,606Eye tracking for a head mounted display including a pancake lens block2020 10,845,598Multilayer dichroic phase matching for Fresnel optics2020 10,848,753Eye-tracking system using a scanning laser assembly2020 10,838,208Beam expander with a curved reflective polarizer2020 10,789,782Image plane adjustment in a near-eye display2020 10,788,677Fresnel assembly for light redirection in eye tracking systems2020 10,788,892In-field illumination and imaging for eye tracking2020 10,775,616Lenses integrated with micro-light emitting diodes2020 10,754,145Apparatuses, systems, and methods for adjusting fluid lenses2020 10,747,310Time of flight based eye tracker2020 10,747,009Symmetrical facet Fresnel combiner2020 10,747,008Fresnel assembly for light redirection in eye tracking systems2020 10,749,448Engineered loading response in electroactive polymer devices having structured nanovoids2020 10,737,450Fabrication of graded index light guides2020 10,725,302Stereo imaging with Fresnel facets and Fresnel reflections2020 10,718,886Optical substrate and transparent routing of light sources2020 10,705,353Waveguide with coherent interference mitigation2020 10,698,204Immersed hot mirrors for illumination in eye tracking2020 10,698,224Optical lens assemblies, head-mounted displays, and methods of altering optical properties of optical lens assemblies2020 10,698,483Eye-tracking systems, head-mounted displays including the same, and related methods2020 10,688,768Glass and polymer film assemblies and methods of making2020 10,690,921Apparatuses, systems, and methods for coordinated lens adjustments2020 10,691,198Attenuation of Narcissus effect in pancake lens assembly2020 10,692,843Flexible light emitting semiconductor device with large area conduit2020 10,678,052Optical system2020 10,677,967Flexible border allowing vertical translation of membrane for fluid-filled lens2020 10,677,966Flexible border allowing hinge rotation of membrane for fluid-filled lens2020 10,670,867Optical stack and optical system2020 10,663,745Optical system2020 10,663,727Camera2020 10,653,006Electrical conductors2020 10,634,824Liquid lens structure with adjustable optical power2020 10,606,349Infrared transparent backlight device for eye tracking applications2020 10,598,933See-through head mounted display with liquid crystal module for adjusting brightness ration of combined images2020 10,585,477Patterned optical filter for eye tracking2020 10,578,872Lens with embedded multilayer optical film for near-eye display systems2020 10,572,731Infrared transparent backlight device for eye tracking applications2020 10,564,427Optical system2020 10,546,430Image plane adjustment in a near-eye display2020 10,545,348Transmission improvement for flat lens based AR/VR glasses2020 10,545,340Head mounted display and low conspicuity pupil illuminator2020 10,514,553Polarizing beam splitting system2019 10,497,320Transparent and reflective illumination source2019 10,488,921Pellicle beamsplitter for eye tracking2019 10,485,473Portable hydration sensor2019 10,489,648Eye tracking using time multiplexing2019 10,474,229Folded viewing optics with high eye tracking contrast ratio2019 10,453,828Foveated rendering display devices and methods of making the same2019 10,429,927Eye tracking for a head mounted display including a pancake lens block2019 10,429,656Eye tracking for a head mounted display including a pancake lens block2019 10,417,784Boundary region glint tracking2019 10,338,380Optical stack and optical system2019 10,338,393Optical system and magnifying device2019 10,330,930Optical system2019 10,302,950Head-mounted display2019 10,295,154Efficient lighting system with wide color range2019 10,252,940Roll processing of film2019 10,139,627Head-mounted display system and components2018 10,078,164Optical system2018 10,072,333Sheet coating method2018 10,007,043Method of making optical films and stacks2018 10,007,035Head-mounted display2018 9,995,939Optical stack and optical system2018 9,995,944Optical stacks for sparkle reduction2018 9,952,371Convex multilayer reflective polarizer2018 9,945,998Optical system including curved reflective polarizer2018 9,945,999Optical system2018 9,835,777Head-mounted display2017 9,829,616Magnifying device2017 9,817,173'Anamorphic light guide'2017 9,778,407'Light guide'2017 9,715,114'Optical stack and optical system'2017 9,716,061'Flexible light emitting semiconductor device'2017 9,698,563'Flexible LED device and method of making'2017 9,674,938'Flexible LED device for thermal management'2017 9,625,123'Lens assembly for remote phosphor LED device'2017 9,599,766'Laminated display unit'2017 9,599,761'Thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer'2017 9,588,270'Post-formable multilayer optical films and methods of forming'2017 9,581,744'Optical stack and optical system'2017 9,581,827'Optical system'2017 9,564,568'Flexible LED device with wire bond free die'2017 9,555,589'Method of making optical films and stacks'2017 9,557,568'Head-mounted display'2017 9,559,272'Efficient lighting system with wide color range'2017 9,179,543'Flexible LED device with wire bond free die'2015 6,573,963'Cholesteric liquid crystal optical bodies and methods of manufacture'2003

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2003–2017Based in Woodbury, MN, US· patent location history

2015–2021Patents assigned to 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO (51)· patent assignee history

2015–2017Patents assigned to OUDERKIRK ANDREW J (6)· patent assignee history

2015–2017Patents assigned to JESUDOSS AROKIARAJ (4)· patent assignee history

2015–2021Based in St. Paul, MN, US· patent location history

2019–2021Patents assigned to FACEBOOK TECH LLC (72)· patent assignee history

2019–2021Based in Redmond, WA, US· patent location history

2019–2021Based in Kirkland, WA, US· patent location history

2020Patents assigned to FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (5)· patent assignee history

2021Based in Menlo Park, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
FACEBOOK TECH LLC	72	2019–2021
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO	51	2015–2021
OUDERKIRK ANDREW Jself	6	2015–2017
FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES LLC	5	2020
JESUDOSS AROKIARAJ	4	2015–2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Redmond, Washington, US	71	2019–2021
St. Paul, Minnesota, US	48	2015–2021
Kirkland, Washington, US	10	2019–2021
Woodbury, Minnesota, US	2	2003–2017
Menlo Park, California, US	1	2021