Granted Patent B2

US 12,405,470 · App. 18/420,611 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC

G02B27/0172G02B1/14G02C7/101G02C7/102G02F1/163G02B2027/0118G02B2027/0174G02B2027/0178

Abstract

Claims (15)

1. An optical stack comprising:

a waveguide;

a vision corrective optic disposed on a first side of the waveguide;

a protective layer disposed on a second side of the waveguide;

an electrochromic layer disposed on the second side of the waveguide; and

an air gap disposed between the waveguide and the protective layer.

2. The optical stack of claim 1 , wherein the electrochromic layer is disposed between the waveguide and the protective layer.

3. The optical stack of claim 2 , wherein the electrochromic layer is coupled directly to the protective layer.

4. The optical stack of claim 2 , further comprising a substrate layer disposed between the electrochromic layer and the protective layer, wherein the electrochromic layer is coupled directly to the substrate layer.

5. The optical stack of claim 1 , wherein:

the first side of the waveguide is configured to face a user,

the second side of the waveguide is configured to receive scene light, and

the optical stack is configured to present the scene light to the user.

6. The optical stack of claim 5 , wherein presenting image light to the user comprises presenting the image light via total internal reflection of the waveguide.

7. The optical stack of claim 1 , wherein the electrochromic layer is configured to adjust an amount of scene light presented to a user based on a control signal provided by one or more processors in communication with a wearable head device.

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