US Patent Issued to SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT on Dec. 2 for "Mixed reality optical system using micro phosphor and lens element array in a curved waveguide" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,473, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC. (Tokyo).

"Mixed reality optical system using micro phosphor and lens element array in a curved waveguide" was invented by Jeffrey R. Stafford (San Mateo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sunglasses-style head worn display includes a curved waveguide with double reflective coatings/films and containing an array of light wavelength converting phosphor pinhole-size discs covered with pinhole-sized micro lenses, presenting a wide FOV virtual image for AR/VR."

The patent was filed on Jan. 7, 2022, under Application No. 17/571,410.

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