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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Zachary A Granger, Redwood City, CA (US);

Fuyi Yang, San Jose, CA (US);

Graham B Myhre, Campbell, CA (US);

Young Cheol Yang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G02B 1/11 (2015.01); G02B 5/30 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0955 (2013.01); G02B 1/11 (2013.01); G02B 5/3083 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 27/142 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device may include a display system and an optical system that are supported by a housing. The optical system may be a catadioptric optical system having first, second, and third lens elements. The first lens element may have a convex surface and a concave surface. The convex surface may have less curvature than the concave surface. An anti-reflective coating may be formed on the convex surface. A partially reflective mirror may be interposed between the first and second lens elements and a reflective polarizer may be interposed between the second and third lens elements. Alternatively, a partially reflective mirror may be interposed between the second and third lens elements and a reflective polarizer may be interposed between the first and second lens elements.


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