US 12,228,766 B2
Energy relays with traverse energy localization
Jonathan Sean Karafin, San Jose, CA (US); and Brendan Elwood Bevensee, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Light Field Lab, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by LIGHT FIELD LAB, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/212,446.
Application 18/212,446 is a continuation of application No. 17/135,952, filed on Dec. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,740,402.
Application 17/135,952 is a continuation of application No. 16/063,513, granted, now 10,877,210, issued on Dec. 29, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2017/042275, filed on Jul. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/507,500, filed on May 17, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/366,076, filed on Jul. 24, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/362,602, filed on Jul. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0408758 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/02 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/04 (2006.01); G02B 6/08 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 30/00 (2020.01); G02B 30/33 (2020.01); H04N 13/388 (2018.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 3/08 (2006.01); G02B 5/32 (2006.01); G02B 25/00 (2006.01); G02B 30/56 (2020.01); G03H 1/00 (2006.01); G03H 1/02 (2006.01); G03H 1/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G10K 11/26 (2006.01); G21K 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/89 (2006.01); H04N 13/344 (2018.01); H04N 23/957 (2023.01)
CPC G02B 6/0096 (2013.01) [G02B 6/02042 (2013.01); G02B 6/023 (2013.01); G02B 6/04 (2013.01); G02B 6/08 (2013.01); G02B 6/29325 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 27/0955 (2013.01); G02B 27/0994 (2013.01); G02B 27/1066 (2013.01); G02B 30/00 (2020.01); G02B 30/33 (2020.01); H04N 13/388 (2018.05); G02B 3/0056 (2013.01); G02B 3/08 (2013.01); G02B 5/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/0229 (2013.01); G02B 6/02295 (2013.01); G02B 25/00 (2013.01); G02B 25/002 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 27/0103 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0105 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0134 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0174 (2013.01); G02B 27/1073 (2013.01); G02B 30/56 (2020.01); G03H 1/0005 (2013.01); G03H 2001/0088 (2013.01); G03H 1/0248 (2013.01); G03H 1/2202 (2013.01); G03H 1/2294 (2013.01); G03H 2223/19 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G10K 11/26 (2013.01); G21K 1/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/89 (2013.01); H04N 13/344 (2018.05); H04N 23/957 (2023.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a structure formed of at least first and second component engineered structures, the structure having a first surface and a second surface;
wherein the first surface has a surface area different than the second surface;
wherein energy waves propagating between the first surface and the second surface travel substantially parallel to a first direction due to a substantially higher transport efficiency in the first direction than in a second direction;
wherein the first surface having a first acceptance cone of a first angle and the second surface having a second acceptance cone of a second angle, the first and second angles being relative to the first direction and the first angle being different from the second angle;
wherein the energy waves propagate between the first surface and the second surface through both the first component engineered structure and the second component engineered structure; and
wherein the substantially higher transport efficiency in the first direction is provided, at least in part, by wave interference limiting the propagation of energy waves in the second direction.