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Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 23, 2025
Applicant:

Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);

Inventor:

David Hayes, Robertsbridge, GB;

Assignee:

Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 6/34 (2006.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 6/34 (2013.01); G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); H04N 9/3185 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0161 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01);
Abstract

A display device for use in displaying an augmented reality image of a real-world view or a virtual reality image to a user, the display device comprising an optical waveguide having an input optical element for receiving an image and at least one output optical element for outputting the image, a projector for generating the image, the projector being physically coupled to the optical waveguide, and a projector housing containing at least some components of the projector, the projector housing being relatively moveable with respect to the optical waveguide between a relative position in which a real-world view through the waveguide in the region of the at least one output optical element is occluded and a relative position in which the real-world view through the waveguide in the region of the at least one output optical element is not occluded.


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Hayes, David. (2026). Display device with optical waveguide and projector (U.S. Patent No. 12724277). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12724277

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