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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2021
Vuzix Corporation, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Robert J. Schultz, Victor, NY (US);
Marek W. Kowarz, Henrietta, NY (US);
Vuzix Corporation, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Abstract
An image light guide for conveying a virtual image, including a waveguide, an in-coupling diffractive optic operable to direct image-bearing light beams into the waveguide, and an out-coupling diffractive optic operable to direct the image-bearing light beams from the waveguide toward an eyebox. The out-coupling diffractive optic having two or more zones each including a set of diffractive features, wherein a first zone includes a first set of diffractive features and a second zone includes a second set of diffractive features and is located adjacent to the first zone. The out-coupling diffractive optic includes a first interface region formed by the first zone and the second zone, and the first interface region includes a first set of sub-regions and a second set of sub-regions. The first set of sub-regions includes the first set of diffractive features, and the second set of sub-regions includes the second set of diffractive features.