US 11,947,120 B2
Image expansion optic for head-worn computer
John D. Haddick, Corte Madera, CA (US); and Jean-Claude David Ramey De Sugny, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Mentor Acquisition One, LLC, Plantation, FL (US)
Filed by Mentor Acquisition One, LLC, Plantation, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/948,895.
Application 17/948,895 is a continuation of application No. 17/108,725, filed on Dec. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,500,207.
Application 17/108,725 is a continuation of application No. 15/668,852, filed on Aug. 4, 2017, granted, now 10,969,584, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0106969 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 27/14 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/00 (2011.01)
CPC G02B 27/0172 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0075 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0123 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable see-through display, comprising:
a display panel;
a first combiner; and
a transmissive optical element in optical communication with the display panel and further in optical communication with the first combiner, the transmissive optical element comprising:
a first reflective surface facing the first combiner; and
a second reflective surface facing the display panel;
wherein:
the display panel is configured to generate image content light and further configured to transmit the image content light through the second reflective surface toward the first reflective surface,
the first reflective surface is configured to reflect the image content light towards the second reflective surface,
the second reflective surface is configured to reflect the image content light through the first reflective surface towards the first combiner, and
the transmissive optical element has a positive optical power.