公开(公告)号：US20230341711A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18138133

申请日：2023-04-24

Applicant: ALPHAMICRON iNCORPORATED

Inventor： Bahman TAHERI

IPC: G02C7/10 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H04B10/11 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/1343

CPC classification number: G02C7/101 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H04B10/11 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F1/13439 ,  H01Q7/00

Abstract: An eyewear system includes a variable transmission optical device and an antenna. The variable transmission optical device includes a first transparent electrode provided over a first transparent electrode area of a first substrate, a second transparent electrode provided over a second transparent electrode area of a second substrate, and an electro-optic material provided between the substrates, wherein each transparent electrode is interposed between its respective substrate and the electro-optic material. An antenna electrode is provided over an antenna area of the first substrate, wherein the antenna electrode is electrically isolated from the first transparent electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20140340728A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-20

申请号：US14445460

申请日：2014-07-29

Applicant: ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

Inventor： Bahman TAHERI

IPC: G02F1/01 ,  B60R1/08 ,  G02B5/30

CPC classification number: G02F1/0136 ,  B60R1/088 ,  G02B5/3025 ,  G02B27/281 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F1/13475 ,  G02F2001/133531 ,  G02F2001/133638 ,  G02F2203/01 ,  G02F2203/02 ,  G02F2203/62

Abstract: An electronically dimmable optical device, including, in sequence, an active absorbing polarizer; a first static reflective polarizer; an active polarization rotator; and a second static reflective polarizer; configured so that the reflectivity and/or transmissivity of the device can be controlled (increased or decreased) by application of a voltage across the active absorbing polarizer and/or the active polarization rotator. One or more polarization levels can be selected by controlling the voltage at the active absorptive polarizer such that setting the active absorptive polarizer to a selected polarization level determines the brightness of an image produced by the device.

Abstract translation: 一种电子可调光学器件，依次包括主动吸收偏振器; 第一静态反射偏振器; 主动偏振旋转器; 和第二静态反射偏振器; 被配置为使得可以通过在主动吸收偏振器和/或主动偏振旋转器上施加电压来控制（增加或减少）装置的反射率和/或透射率。 可以通过控制有源吸收型偏振器上的电压来选择一个或多个偏振电平，使得将主动吸收型偏振器设置为选定的偏振电平，从而确定由该器件产生的图像的亮度。

公开(公告)号：US20240411167A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18698782

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

Inventor： Paul LUCHETTE ,  Roy MILLER ,  Pedro SOTO ,  Ludmila SUKHOMLINOVA ,  Bahman TAHERI

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/137

Abstract: An optical device includes a low-flexibility carrier having a multicurved surface, a flexible liquid crystal film structure conformally provided over the multicurved surface, and an adhesive interposed between the multicurved surface and the liquid crystal film structure. The flexible liquid crystal film structure is lamination-formed to the shape of the multicurved surface. The carrier may be a window, a windshield, a cockpit, a display, a heads-up display, a sunroof, a mirror, a headset for augmented reality or virtual reality, goggles, a visor, a lens, glasses, or sunglasses.

公开(公告)号：US20240004245A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18369843

申请日：2023-09-19

Applicant: ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

Inventor： Antonio MUNOZ ,  Bahman TAHERI

IPC: G02F1/1347

CPC classification number: G02F1/13475 ,  G02F2203/01

Abstract: A variable transmission optical device (“VTOD”) includes first and second cells in optical communication, each cell having an electro-optic material capable of changing from a state of higher light transmittance to a state of lower light transmittance upon a change of an electric field applied across the electro-optic material. The VTOD is switchable between i) a clear state having chromaticity CCS and a photopic transmission PTCS of at least 20% wherein the first cell and second cell are each in the state of higher light transmission, ii) a first darkened state having chromaticity CD1 and a photopic transmission PTD1 lower than PTCS, and iii) a second darkened state having chromaticity CD2 and a photopic transmission PTD2 that is lower than PTD1. CD1 and CD2 each fall within chroma 2 when their respective PT values correspond to a Munsell value of 5 or less.

公开(公告)号：US20240402548A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18694575

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

Inventor： Pedro Soto ,  Antonio MUNOZ ,  Ludmila SUKHOMLINOVA ,  Bahman TAHERI

IPC: G02F1/1347 ,  G02C7/10 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/137

Abstract: A multi-color variable transmission optical device (“MC-VTOD”) includes a first cell having a first electro-optic material provided between a first pair of substrates and a second cell having a second electro-optic material provided between a second pair of substrates.
The first electro-optic material can changing from a state of higher light transmittance to a state of lower light transmittance in a first wavelength region upon a change in an electric field applied across the first electro-optical material. The second electro-optic material is capable of changing from a state of higher light transmittance to a state of lower light transmittance in a second wavelength region different from the first wavelength region upon a change in an electric field applied across the second electro-optical material. The MC-VTOD is switchable between i) a clear state wherein the first cell and second cell are in the state of higher light transmission, ii) a first tinted state wherein the first cell is in a state of lower light transmittance and the second cell is in a state of higher light transmittance, and iii) a colorimetrically neutral darkened state wherein at least the second cell is in a state of lower light transmittance. At least the first cell is characterized by a narrow band absorption of 175 nm or less in its state of lower light transmittance.

公开(公告)号：US20230314883A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18022539

申请日：2021-08-31

Applicant: ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

Inventor： Bahman TAHERI ,  Pedro Coutino Soto

IPC: G02F1/1347 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/1337

CPC classification number: G02F1/13471 ,  G02F1/13439 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F1/1337

Abstract: An optical device with one or more spatially variable optical response characteristics is disclosed. The optical device includes a cell including a liquid crystal material contained between a pair of substrates, each substrate having a transparent conductive layer provided thereon. An electrode connection contacts each transparent conductive layer. A driving signal source is in electrical communication with each electrode connection for application of a driving signal to the cell. An applied driving signal to the electrode connections from the driving signal source creates a voltage gradient in a gradient direction along the pair of transparent conductive layers leading away from the electrode connections. The voltage gradient is received by the liquid crystal material to produce a gradient in at least one optical response characteristic across at least a portion of the device.

公开(公告)号：US20210397034A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17309219

申请日：2019-11-07

Applicant: ALPHAMICRON INCORPORATED

Inventor： Bahman TAHERI ,  Pedro Coutino SOTO

IPC: G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/17 ,  G02F1/13363 ,  G02F1/01

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical assembly having a first variable transmission layer comprising a first electro-optically active material between a first pair of substrates, a second variable transmission layer comprising a second electro-optically active material between a second pair of substrates, and an electronically switchable birefringent layer, that is capable of altering the phase of incident light, situated between the first and second variable transmission layers. The layers are arranged such that light passing through the optical assembly can be altered based on the voltage applied to each layer. The light transmission levels can be altered between maximally transmissive, minimally transmissive, and semi-transparent levels between the maximally and minimally transmissive levels.