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公开(公告)号:US11628656B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-18
申请号:US17514298
申请日:2021-10-29
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Sheng Ye , Andrew John Ouderkirk , Li Yao , Lafe Joseph Purvis, II , Arman Boromand
Abstract: An optically anisotropic polymer thin film includes a crystallizable polymer and an additive configured to interact with the polymer (e.g., via π-π interactions) to facilitate chain alignment and, in some examples, create a higher crystalline content within the polymer thin film. The polymer thin film may be characterized by a bimodal molecular weight distribution where the molecular weight of the additive may be less than approximately 50% of the molecular weight of the crystallizable polymer. Example crystallizable polymers include polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene naphthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, as well as derivatives thereof. Example additives, which may occupy up to approximately 10 wt. % of the polymer thin film, include aromatic ester oligomers, aromatic amide oligomers, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, for example. The optically anisotropic polymer thin film may be characterized by a refractive index greater than approximately 1.7 and an in-plane birefringence greater than approximately 0.2.
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公开(公告)号:US11619280B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-04
申请号:US16725942
申请日:2019-12-23
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Renate Eva Klementine Landig , Kenneth Diest , Andrew John Ouderkirk
Abstract: A vibration control element includes a nanovoided polymer layer having a first damping coefficient and a first resonance frequency in a first state and a second damping coefficient and a second resonance frequency in a second state, where the first damping coefficient is different from the second damping coefficient and the first resonance frequency is different from the second resonance frequency.
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公开(公告)号:US11614570B1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-28
申请号:US16364845
申请日:2019-03-26
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Katherine Marie Smyth , John Cooke , Andrew John Ouderkirk , Spencer Allan Wells
Abstract: The disclosed optical lens assemblies may include a deformable optical element and at least one adaptive element positioned at a peripheral region of the deformable optical element. The deformable optical element may include a substantially transparent electroactive element positioned at least partially within an optical aperture of the deformable optical element. An electrical driving circuit may be configured to apply a voltage to the electroactive element to deform the electroactive element and thus change at least one optical property of the deformable optical element. The at least one adaptive element may be positioned outside of the optical aperture and may be configured to alter a physical boundary condition of the deformable optical element. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11598906B1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-07
申请号:US17404155
申请日:2021-08-17
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Sheng Ye , Andrew John Ouderkirk , Christopher Stipe , Christopher Yuan Ting Liao , Hayden Erik Hernandez
IPC: G02B3/12 , B29C55/02 , B29C55/00 , B32B27/08 , B32B27/30 , B32B27/40 , G02B1/04 , G02B1/06 , G02B1/10 , G02B1/11
Abstract: A liquid lens architecture includes a transparent substrate, a multilayer thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-based membrane overlying at least a portion of the transparent substrate, and a liquid layer disposed between and abutting the transparent substrate and the multilayer thermoplastic polyurethane-based membrane. The TPU-based membrane may exhibit a reversible elastic response to imposed strains of up to approximately 2% and is configured to limit the transpiration of fluid to less than approximately 10−2 g/m2/day.
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公开(公告)号:US20230061866A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-02
申请号:US18049680
申请日:2022-10-26
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Andrew John Ouderkirk , Karol Constantine Hatzilias , Katherine Marie Smyth , Robin Sharma
IPC: H01L41/193 , H01L41/09 , H01L41/317 , H01L41/45 , H01L41/29 , A61B3/103 , A61B3/00 , H01L41/047 , G02B27/00 , H01L41/083 , H01L41/18
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments are generally directed to optical systems. The optical systems may include a proximal lens that may transmit light toward an eye of a user. The optical systems may also include a distal lens that may, in combination with the proximal lens, correct for at least a portion of a refractive error of the eye of the user. The optical systems may further include a selective transmission interface. The selective transmission interface may couple the proximal lens to the distal lens, transmits light having a selected property, and does not transmit light that does not have the selected property. The optical system can also include an accommodative lens, such as a liquid lens. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20230057524A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-23
申请号:US17883942
申请日:2022-08-09
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Christopher Stipe , Marina Zannoli , Ian Erkelens , Andrew John Ouderkirk , Spencer Allan Wells , Eugene Cho , John Cooke , Robin Sharma , Jonathan Robert Peterson
Abstract: Eyeglass devices may include a frame shaped and sized to be worn by a user at least partially in front of the user's eyes, a varifocal optical element mounted to the frame, and an eye-tracking element mounted to the frame. The varifocal optical element may include a substantially transparent actuator positioned at least partially within an optical aperture of the varifocal optical element and configured to alter a shape of the varifocal optical element upon actuation. The eye-tracking element may be configured to track at least a gaze direction of the user's eyes, and the varifocal optical element may be configured to change, based on information from the eye-tracking element, in at least one optical property including a focal distance. Various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11526129B1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-13
申请号:US16213906
申请日:2018-12-07
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Andrew John Ouderkirk , Qi Zhang
IPC: G03H1/02
Abstract: An interference structure having a nanovoided hologram material is described. The nanovoided hologram material may have an index of refraction difference of approximately 0.4. The interference structure may include about 10% to 90% nanovoids by volume. The interference structure may be formed using a mixture of a monomer, an initiator, and solvent. The mixture may be disposed on a substrate and irradiated with two sources of light spaced apart from each other and shining on the same region of the mixture to generate an interference pattern in the mixture, leading to the selective polymerization of regions of the mixture where there is constructive interference of light. Various other devices, methods, and systems are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11515463B1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-29
申请号:US16554659
申请日:2019-08-29
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Spencer Allan Wells , Katherine Marie Smyth , Andrew John Ouderkirk
IPC: H01L41/047 , H01L41/083 , H01L41/273 , H01L41/187
Abstract: An optical element includes a primary electrode, a secondary electrode overlapping at least a portion of the primary electrode, and an electrostrictive ceramic layer disposed between and abutting the primary electrode and the secondary electrode, where the electrostrictive ceramic may be characterized by a relative density of at least approximately 99%, an average grain size of at least approximately 300 nm, a transmissivity within the visible spectrum of at least approximately 70%, and bulk haze of less than approximately 10%. Optical properties of the electrostrictive ceramic may be substantially unchanged during the application of a voltage to the electrostrictive ceramic layer and the attendant actuation of the optical element.
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公开(公告)号:US11502240B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-15
申请号:US16750023
申请日:2020-01-23
Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Kenneth Diest , Andrew John Ouderkirk , Renate Eva Klementine Landig , Katherine Marie Smyth , Spencer Allan Wells , Tingling Rao , Sheng Ye , Eric Schmitt , Nagi Elabbasi , Bachir Ahmed Abeid
IPC: H01L41/45 , H01L41/09 , H01L41/083 , H01L41/29 , H01L41/047 , H01L41/33 , H01L41/193
Abstract: An actuator assembly includes a primary electrode, a secondary electrode overlapping at least a portion of the primary electrode, and an electroactive polymer layer disposed between the primary electrode and the secondary electrode, where the electroactive polymer layer includes a non-vertical (e.g., sloped) sidewall with respect to a major surface of at least one of the electrodes. The electroactive polymer layer may be characterized by a non-axisymmetric shape with respect to an axis that is oriented orthogonal to an electrode major surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11495937B1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-08
申请号:US16198783
申请日:2018-11-22
Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Robin Sharma , Andrew John Ouderkirk
IPC: H01S3/106 , G02B26/10 , H01S3/11 , H01S3/00 , G02B27/00 , H01S3/139 , H01S3/121 , H01S3/108 , H01S3/101 , G02F1/35 , G02B27/01 , G02B27/30 , G02B27/14
Abstract: Near-infrared pulses are emitted from a pulsed light source. A scanner directs the near-infrared pulses as scanned light. An optical element directs the scanned light into the eye. The scanned light is scanned in two dimensions to form an image on the eye. Photon-pairs of the near-infrared pulses deliver a photon energy that is perceived as visible light.
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