Inventor

John R. Lewis

Inventor

Bellevue, WA, US

Overview

1977–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 69 as inventor

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

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus32%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television13%

G06FElectric digital data processing10%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information10%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general7%

A61BDiagnosis6%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding4%

E04DRoof coverings3%

G06KGraphical data reading2%

G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them1%

PatentTitleYear

10,665,033Opacity filter for display device2020 10,573,086Opacity filter for display device2020 10,388,076Opacity filter for display device2019 10,055,889Automatic focus improvement for augmented reality displays2018 9,911,236'Opacity filter for display device'2018 9,690,099'Optimized focal area for augmented reality displays'2017 9,588,341'Automatic variable virtual focus for augmented reality displays'2017 D0769744'Turkey detection device'2016 9,323,325'Enhancing an object of interest in a see-through, mixed reality display device'2016 9,304,319'Automatic focus improvement for augmented reality displays'2016 9,292,973'Automatic variable virtual focus for augmented reality displays'2016 9,286,730'Opacity filter for display device'2016 9,213,163'Aligning inter-pupillary distance in a near-eye display system'2015 9,202,443'Improving display performance with iris scan profiling'2015 9,135,508'Enhanced user eye gaze estimation'2015 9,110,504'Gaze detection in a see-through, near-eye, mixed reality display'2015 9,025,252'Adjustment of a mixed reality display for inter-pupillary distance alignment'2015 9,021,747'Corrugated mesh gutter leaf preclusion system'2015 8,941,559'Opacity filter for display device'2015 8,928,558'Gaze detection in a see-through, near-eye, mixed reality display'2015 8,619,167'Scanned beam display and image capture'2013 8,487,838'Gaze detection in a see-through, near-eye, mixed reality display'2013 8,479,454'Supported mesh debris preclusion system for gutters'2013 8,438,787'De-iced gutter debris preclusion system'2013 8,330,804'Scanned-beam depth mapping to 2D image'2012 8,184,101'Detecting touch on a surface via a scanning laser'2012 8,143,598'Display screen comprising photoluminescent material'2012 8,091,295'Machine for constructing height adjustable stair steps'2012 7,999,244'MEMS devices and related scanned beam devices'2011 7,982,765'Apparatus, system, and method for capturing an image with a scanned beam of light'2011 7,975,435'Rain gutter debris preclusion device'2011 7,901,084'Image projector with display modes'2011 7,724,210'Scanned light display system using large numerical aperture light source, method of using same, and method of making scanning mirror assemblies'2010 7,681,286'Device for storing a cargo strap'2010 7,639,209'Scanned light display system using large numerical aperture light source, method of using same, and method of making scanning mirror assemblies'2009 7,612,737'Scanned light beam display with brightness compensation'2009 7,580,007'Apparatus and method for bi-directionally sweeping an image beam in the vertical dimension and related apparati and methods'2009 7,567,879'Circuit for driving a plant such as a mechanical beam scanner and related system and method'2009 7,558,455'Receiver aperture broadening for scanned beam imaging'2009 7,547,277'Method and apparatus for calibrating an endoscope system'2009 7,515,329'Driving a MEMS scanner with a combined actuator drive signal'2009 7,448,995'Scanning endoscope'2008 7,442,918'MEMS device having simplified drive'2008 7,310,912'Rain gutter debris preclusion device'2007 7,312,765'Display system and method for reducing the magnitude of or eliminating a visual artifact caused by a shift in a viewer\'s gaze'2007 7,232,071'Scanned beam imager'2007 7,209,271'Multiple beam scanning imager'2007 7,190,329'Apparatus for remotely imaging a region'2007 7,180,555'System and method for producing an image with a screen using erase (off) and image (on) light sources'2007 7,180,556'System and method for capturing, transmitting, and displaying an image'2007 7,071,931'Image capture device with projected display'2006 7,061,450'Electronically scanned beam display'2006 7,034,757'Whip antenna high voltage protection device with an integrated electric charge bleed-off system'2006 7,023,402'Scanned display with pinch, timing, and distortion correction'2006 6,755,536'System and method for displaying/projecting a color image'2004 6,714,331'Scanned imaging apparatus with switched feeds'2004 6,661,393'Scanned display with variation compensation'2003 6,639,719'System and method for using multiple beams to respectively scan multiple regions of an image'2003 6,583,772'Linked scanner imaging system and method'2003 6,515,781'Scanned imaging apparatus with switched feeds'2003 6,396,461'Personal display with vision tracking'2002 6,362,912'Scanned imaging apparatus with switched feeds'2002 6,008,834'Bouncing ball scanner'1999 5,592,333'Device for optically rotating light beams in a beam array'1997 5,418,880'High-power optical fiber amplifier or laser device'1995 4,947,315'System for controlling instrument using a levels data structure and concurrently running compiler task and operator task'1990 4,494,821'Laser printing system with developable helicoid reflector'1985 4,174,577'Borehole drift-direction probe'1979 4,013,946'Means for determining a first magnetic field direction by measuring secondary magnetic fields induced in a body rotated in said first field'1977

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1979–1985Based in Stow, MA, US· patent location history

1995–1999Based in Acton, MA, US· patent location history

2002–2011Patents assigned to MICROVISION INC (30)· patent assignee history

2002–2020Based in Bellevue, WA, US· patent location history

2007–2016Patents assigned to LEWIS JOHN (7)· patent assignee history

2007–2015Based in Modesto, CA, US· patent location history

2010–2012Based in Indian Mound, TN, US· patent location history

2011–2017Patents assigned to LEWIS JOHN R (11)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (6)· patent assignee history

2015–2018Patents assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (12)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MICROVISION INC	30	2002–2011
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC	12	2015–2018
LEWIS JOHN Rself	11	2011–2017
LEWIS JOHNself	7	2007–2016
MICROSOFT CORP	6	2012–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Bellevue, Washington, US	52	2002–2020
Modesto, California, US	5	2007–2015
Acton, Massachusetts, US	3	1995–1999
Indian Mound, TN, US	2	2010–2012
Stow, Massachusetts, US	2	1979–1985