Inventor

Brian Wheelwright

Inventor

Sammamish, WA, US

Overview

2017–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 67 as inventor

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

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus34%

G06FElectric digital data processing14%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general9%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television7%

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein4%

H01LSemiconductor devices3%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation3%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution3%

F24SSolar heat collectors3%

G03HHolographic processes or apparatus3%

PatentTitleYear

11,086,126Distributed artificial reality system with a removable display2021 11,079,599Head-mounted display device with a flip-up display2021 11,073,700Display device with switchable diffusive display and see-through lens assembly2021 11,055,929Virtual camera position for head mounted display2021 11,048,087Optical assemblies having polarization volume gratings for projecting augmented reality content2021 11,048,091Wide-field image light and inset image light for head mounted displays2021 11,022,784Use of folded optics to reduce volume in a virtual-reality system2021 11,016,304Lens assembly including a volume bragg grating and display device including the same2021 10,996,752Infrared transparent backlight device for eye tracking applications2021 10,989,926Polarization-selective diffusive combiner and near-eye display based thereon2021 10,989,928Thin see-through pancake lens assembly and display device including the same2021 10,980,415Systems and methods for eye tracking using modulated radiation2021 10,969,675Optical assemblies having scanning reflectors for projecting augmented reality content2021 10,962,795Display with a resolution enhanced region2021 10,962,777Devices and methods for adjusting lens positions based on encoded light patterns2021 10,955,675Variable resolution display device with switchable window and see-through pancake lens assembly2021 10,955,672Optical assembly with switchable waveplates2021 10,948,873Holographic pattern generation for head-mounted display (HMD) eye tracking using a lens array2021 10,942,489Wide-field holographic pattern generation for head-mounted display (HMD) eye tracking2021 10,935,794Low-obliquity beam scanner with polarization-selective grating2021 10,901,291Bifocal optical assembly for a head-mounted display2021 10,859,832Mitigating light exposure to elements of a focus adjusting head mounted display2020 10,861,240Virtual pupil camera in head mounted display2020 10,861,417Head mounted display with wide field of view and inset display2020 10,845,606Eye tracking for a head mounted display including a pancake lens block2020 10,845,597Pancake lenses using Fresnel surfaces2020 10,838,362Holographic pattern generation for head-mounted display (HMD) eye tracking using a prism array2020 10,816,809Holographic in-field illuminator2020 10,788,677Fresnel assembly for light redirection in eye tracking systems2020 10,768,371Multiplexing optical assembly with a high resolution inset2020 10,747,008Fresnel assembly for light redirection in eye tracking systems2020 10,698,204Immersed hot mirrors for illumination in eye tracking2020 10,698,483Eye-tracking systems, head-mounted displays including the same, and related methods2020 10,698,218Display system with oscillating element2020 10,692,186Blending inset images2020 10,690,929Beamsplitter assembly for eye tracking in head-mounted displays2020 10,686,400Tandem photovoltaic module with diffractive spectral separation2020 10,678,048Head mounted display with tiled optical assembly2020 10,620,432Devices and methods for lens position adjustment based on diffraction in a fresnel lens2020 10,613,323Transition feature for framing multizone optics2020 10,606,349Infrared transparent backlight device for eye tracking applications2020 10,608,134Solar power system using hybrid trough and photovoltaic two-stage light concentration2020 10,609,364Pupil swim corrected lens for head mounted display2020 10,600,352Display device with a switchable window and see-through pancake lens assembly2020 10,585,477Patterned optical filter for eye tracking2020 10,551,089Solar concentrator for a tower-mounted central receiver2020 10,534,156Devices and methods for lens alignment based on encoded color patterns2020 10,520,742Beamsplitter assembly for eye tracking in head-mounted displays2019 10,520,729Light scattering element for providing optical cues for lens position adjustment2019 10,509,228Low field myopia for artificial reality systems2019 10,505,496Asymmetric tracking-integrated optics for solar concentration2019 10,466,497Beamsplitter assembly for eye tracking in head-mounted displays2019 10,429,657Eye 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 10,429,647Focus adjusting virtual reality headset2019 10,429,927Eye tracking for a head mounted display including a pancake lens block2019 10,379,348Hybrid fresnel lens with increased field of view2019 10,379,360Fresnel lens with dynamic draft for variable gaze2019 10,379,359Fresnel lens with dynamic draft for reduced optical artifacts2019 10,371,952Fresnel lens with dynamic pitch2019 10,359,845Display assembly using dynamic liquid crystal array2019 10,288,884Directed display architecture2019 10,254,507Devices and methods for adjusting an interpupillary distance based on encoded light patterns2019 10,133,076Hybrid fresnel lens with reduced artifacts2018 10,025,101Dynamic draft for Fresnel lenses2018 9,787,247'Solar concentrator with asymmetric tracking-integrated optics'2017 9,773,934'Hybrid Trough solar power system using photovoltaic two-stage light concentration'2017

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2017Patents assigned to SHARP LABORATORIES AMERICA INC (2)· patent assignee history

2017Patents assigned to SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA (SLA) INC (2)· patent assignee history

2017–2020Based in Tucson, AZ, US· patent location history

2018–2021Patents assigned to FACEBOOK TECH LLC (58)· patent assignee history

2018–2021Based in Sammamish, WA, US· patent location history

2019Patents assigned to DWP ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC (1)· patent assignee history

2020Patents assigned to UNIV ARIZONA (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
FACEBOOK TECH LLC	58	2018–2021
SHARP LABORATORIES AMERICA INC	2	2017
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA (SLA) INC	2	2017
UNIV ARIZONA	2	2020
DWP ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC	1	2019

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Sammamish, Washington, US	61	2018–2021
Tucson, AZ, US	6	2017–2020