ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,634, issued on June 16, was assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies LLC (Menlo Park, Calif.).
"Electron withdrawing group (EWG)-containing organic molecules for improved optical properties in AR/VR components" was invented by Lafe Joseph Purvis II (Redmond, Wash.), Scheherzad Alvi (Redmond, Wash.) and Viachaslau Bernat (Bothell, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical modulator includes an organic solid crystal thin film having an organic molecule and an electron withdrawing group (EWG) bonded to the organic molecule, a primary electrode disposed over a first region of the organic solid crystal thin film, and a secondary elec...