Inventor

Robert D. Brown

Inventor

Lake Oswego, OR, US

Overview

1998–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 44 as inventor

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

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus53%

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein13%

G03HHolographic processes or apparatus6%

B64DEquipment for fitting in or to aircraft4%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television4%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%

G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them3%

B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles1%

C02FTreatment of water, waste water, sewage, or sludge1%

F24DDomestic- or space-heating systems, e.g. central heating systems1%

PatentTitleYear

11,117,820Automatic descaling system2021 10,775,626Wide field of view head worn display device2020 10,746,989Micro collimator system and method for a head up display (HUD)2020 10,732,407Near eye head up display system and method with fixed combiner2020 10,705,337Head up display with an angled light pipe2020 10,698,203Turning light pipe for a pupil expansion system and method2020 10,681,316Passive head worn display2020 10,527,797Waveguide grating device2020 10,509,241Optical displays2019 10,295,824Head up display with an angled light pipe2019 10,247,943Head up display (HUD) using a light pipe2019 10,156,681Waveguide grating device2018 10,126,552Micro collimator system and method for a head up display (HUD)2018 10,108,010System for and method of integrating head up displays and head down displays2018 10,088,675Turning light pipe for a pupil expansion system and method2018 9,977,247System for and method of displaying information without need for a combiner alignment detector2018 9,933,684Transparent waveguide display providing upper and lower fields of view having a specific light output aperture configuration2018 9,823,423'Waveguide grating device'2017 D0797734'Head worn cockpit avionics display'2017 9,733,475'Curved waveguide combiner for head-mounted and helmet-mounted displays (HMDS), a collimated virtual window, or a head up display (HUD)'2017 9,715,110'Automotive head up display (HUD)'2017 9,715,067'Ultra-compact HUD utilizing waveguide pupil expander with surface relief gratings in high refractive index materials'2017 9,674,413'Vision system and method having improved performance and solar mitigation'2017 9,632,226'Waveguide grating device'2017 9,523,852'Micro collimator system and method for a head up display (HUD)'2016 9,519,089'High performance volume phase gratings'2016 9,507,150'Head up display (HUD) using a bent waveguide assembly'2016 9,366,864'System for and method of displaying information without need for a combiner alignment detector'2016 9,274,339'Worn display system and method without requiring real time tracking for boresight precision'2016 8,903,207'System for and method of extending vertical field of view in head up display utilizing a waveguide combiner'2014 8,896,480'System for and method of displaying an image derived from weather radar data'2014 8,830,588'Reflector and cover glass for substrate guided HUD'2014 8,817,350'Optical displays'2014 8,749,890'Compact head up display (HUD) for cockpits with constrained space envelopes'2014 8,659,826'Worn display system and method without requiring real time tracking for boresight precision'2014 8,634,139'System for and method of catadioptric collimation in a compact head up display (HUD)'2014 8,233,204'Optical displays'2012 8,089,568'Method of and system for providing a head up display (HUD)'2012 7,733,572'Catadioptric system, apparatus, and method for producing images on a universal, head-up display'2010 6,937,377'Dual lamp projection system'2005 6,801,362'On-axis optical system for illumination and projection of a reflective LCD microdisplay'2004 6,236,511'Beam combining optical element'2001 6,111,701'Chromatic aberration corrected multi-color head-up display system'2000 5,710,668'Multi-color head-up display system'1998

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1998–2004Based in Portland, OR, US· patent location history

2000–2020Patents assigned to ROCKWELL COLLINS INC (40)· patent assignee history

2005–2020Based in Lake Oswego, OR, US· patent location history

2012–2020Patents assigned to BROWN ROBERT D (21)· patent assignee history

2012–2018Patents assigned to STANLEY JAMES H (8)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to STAHL KURT A (6)· patent assignee history

2012–2020Patents assigned to WOOD ROBERT B (6)· patent assignee history

2017–2020Based in Cedar Rapids, IA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC	40	2000–2020
BROWN ROBERT Dself	21	2012–2020
STANLEY JAMES H	8	2012–2018
STAHL KURT A	6	2012–2017
WOOD ROBERT B	6	2012–2020

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Lake Oswego, OR, US	36	2005–2020
Portland, OR, US	4	1998–2004
Cedar Rapids, IA, US	3	2017–2020