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Granted Patent B2
US 10,398,601 · App. 15/959,168 · Granted Sep 3, 2019

Immersive experience headset adapted to prevent fogging

Inventors: Jack C. Cornelius (Lake Oswego, OR); Vincent O'Malley (Portland, OR)
Assignee: Abominable Labs, LLC
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Patent No.
US 10,398,601
App. No.
15/959,168
Granted
Sep 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Bus bar electrical interconnection system adapted for use with an irregularly-shaped eye-shield and adapted for interconnection with leads from a battery to power a heating element affixed to the eye-shield, the interconnection system having bus bars, each bus bar adapted for connection with a lead from the battery, one or more of the bus bars having at least one protruding configuration alteration providing a partial contact surface area of the bus bars, and at least one peripheral member securing interconnection of the partial contact surface area of the bus bars with the heating element, for providing customized heating of the heating element depending upon the number of protruding configuration alterations for customized heating to prevent fogging of the eye-shield.

Claims (39)

1. An electronic headset device adapted for being worn by a user of a virtual reality or augmented reality system and adapted for being powered by a power supply to provide at least a visual sensory experience for the user, said device comprising:

a frame adapted for housing electronics and circuitry necessary for transmitting images to the user, said frame forming at least a partial enclosure around the user's eyes;

a vision screen held in said frame adapted for displaying the images to the user;

a heating element attached to a surface of said vision screen;

an electrical interconnection system adapted for interconnecting said heating element and the power supply to enable activation of said heating element to prevent fogging of said vision screen; and

a support system depending from said frame adapted for holding the headset device on a user's head a distance from the user's eyes.

2. The electronic headset device of claim 1 , wherein said vision screen further comprises a plurality of generally circular lenses adapted for displaying the images to the user, wherein said heating element on said vision screen comprises a plurality of heating elements, at least one said heating element on each of said plurality of lenses; and wherein said electrical interconnection system is adapted for interconnecting each said heating element and the power supply.

3. The electronic headset device of claim 2 , wherein said electrical interconnection system further comprises a plurality of bus bar electrical interconnection systems adapted for interconnecting said plurality of heating elements and said power source, each bus bar electrical interconnection system further comprising:

a plurality of bus bars, each bus bar comprising means adapted for interconnecting the bus bar with a lead from the power source, at least one of the bus bars comprising at least one protruding configuration alteration providing a partial contact surface area of the bus bars; and

at least one peripheral member securing interconnection of the partial contact surface area of the bus bars with at least one of said heating elements and adapted for providing customized heating to the heating element depending upon the number of protruding configuration alterations in the at least one of the bus bars for preventing fogging of the vision screen.

4. The electronic headset device of claim 3 , wherein at least one of said bus bars comprises a plurality of protruding configuration alterations so as to create a stepped partial contact surface so as to be adapted for providing a customized amount of power to be supplied to the heating element of the vision screen.

5. The electronic headset device of claim 2 , wherein the electronic headset device comprises a goggle adapted for use during an augmented reality experience, and wherein the goggle lens comprises the vision screen.

6. The electronic headset device of claim 2 , wherein the electronic headset device comprises part of a face shield and motor-cycle helmet combination adapted for use during an augmented reality experience, and wherein the face shield comprises the vision screen.

7. The electronic headset device of claim 2 , wherein the electronic headset device comprises part of a medical face shield adapted for use during an augmented reality experience, and wherein the face shield comprises the vision screen.

8. The electronic headset device of claim 2 , wherein the electronic headset device comprises part of ballistic eyewear adapted for use during an augmented reality experience, and wherein the ballistic eyewear has a lens comprising the vision screen.

9. The electronic headset device of claim 1 , wherein said electrical interconnection system further comprises a bus bar electrical interconnection system adapted for interconnection of said heating element and the power source, said bus bar electrical interconnection system further comprising:

a plurality of bus bars, each bus bar comprising means adapted for interconnecting the bus bar with a lead from the power source, at least one of the bus bars comprising at least one protruding configuration alteration providing a partial contact surface area of the bus bars; and

at least one peripheral member securing interconnection of the partial contact surface area of the bus bars with said heating element and adapted for providing heating to the heating element for preventing fogging of the vision screen.

10. The electronic headset device of claim 9 , wherein at least one of said bus bars comprises a plurality of protruding configuration alterations so as to create a stepped partial contact surface so as to be adapted for providing a customized amount of power to be supplied to the heating element of the vision screen.

11. An electronic headset device adapted for being worn by a user of a virtual reality or augmented reality system and adapted for being powered by an on-board battery power supply to provide at least a visual sensory experience for the user, said device comprising:

a frame adapted for housing electronics and circuitry necessary for transmitting images to the user, said frame forming at least a partial enclosure around the user's eyes;

a vision screen held in said frame adapted for displaying the images to the user;

a heating element attached to a surface of said vision screen;

an electrical interconnection system adapted for interconnecting said heating element and the power supply to enable activation of said heating element to prevent fogging of said vision screen, said electrical interconnection system comprising a plurality of bus bars, at least one of the bus bars having at least one protruding configuration alteration providing a partial contact surface area of the bus bars on said heating element and adapted for providing customized heating for said vision screen depending upon the location, number, and extent of protrusions, of the at least one protruding configuration alteration of the bus bars coming in contact with said heating element, said electrical interconnection system further comprising at least one peripheral member securing interconnection of the partial contact surface area of the bus bars with said at least one heating element; and

a support system depending from said frame for holding the headset device on a user's head a distance from the user's eyes.

12. The electronic headset device of claim 11 , wherein at least one of said bus bars comprises a plurality of protruding configuration alterations so as to create a stepped partial contact surface so as to be adapted for providing a customized amount of power to be supplied to the heating element of the vision screen.

13. The electronic headset device of claim 12 , further comprising at least one upper bus bar and at least one lower bus bar, and wherein said upper bus bar comprises a plurality of protruding configuration alterations for providing a stepped partial contact surface area of the bus bars customizing the amount of power to be supplied to the heating element of the vision screen.

14. The electronic headset device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic headset device comprises a goggle adapted for use during an augmented reality experience, and wherein the goggle lens comprises the vision screen.

15. The electronic headset device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic headset device comprises part of a face shield and motor-cycle helmet combination adapted for use during an augmented reality experience, and wherein the face shield comprises the vision screen.

16. The electronic headset device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic headset device comprises part of a medical face shield adapted for use during an augmented reality experience, and wherein the face shield comprises the vision screen.

17. The electronic headset device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic headset device comprises part of ballistic eyewear adapted for use during an augmented reality experience, and wherein the ballistic eyewear has a lens comprising the vision screen.

18. An electronic headset device adapted for being worn by a user of a virtual reality or augmented reality system to provide at least a visual sensory experience for the user, said device comprising:

a frame adapted for housing electronics and circuitry necessary for transmitting images to the user, said frame forming at least a partial enclosure around the user's eyes;

a plurality of circular vision screen lenses in the frame and adapted for displaying the images to the user;

a plurality of heating elements, at least one said heating element attached to a surface of each vision screen lens;

a plurality of electrical interconnection systems, each said electrical interconnection system adapted for heating one of said heating elements, each said electrical interconnection system comprising a plurality of bus bars, at least one of the bus bars having at least one protruding configuration alteration providing a partial contact surface area of the bus bars on said heating element, each said electrical interconnection system comprising at least one peripheral member securing interconnection of the partial contact surface area of the bus bars with said heating element; and

a support system depending from said frame for holding the headset device on a user's head a distance from the user's eyes.

19. The electronic headset device of claim 18 , wherein at least one of said bus bars comprises a plurality of protruding configuration alterations so as to create a stepped partial contact area so as to be adapted for providing a customized amount of power to be supplied to one of said heating elements of the vision screen lenses.

20. The electronic headset device of claim 19 , further comprising at least one painted contact pad, said at least one painted contact pad located on one of said heating elements, said at least one painted contact pad being interposed between the stepped partial contact area of said at least one of said bus bars and said heating element.

Assignments (7)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER 17/733,747 TO 14/733,747 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 62227 FRAME 280. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 4, 2025
From: KENNETH S. EILER PC AS ASSIGNEE UNDER AN ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS, EXECUTED BY ABOM, INC
To: MCCULLOCH, DAVID C.
Reel/Frame 071496/0159 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER 17/733,747 TO 14/733,747 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 61461 FRAME 315. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 4, 2025
From: MCCULLOCH, DAVID C.
To: TEMPEST OPTICS LLC
Reel/Frame 071530/0302 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER IN THE LIST OF PROPERTIES FROM 17/733,747 TO 14/733,747 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 61054 FRAME 258. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 4, 2025
From: KENNETH S. EILER PC AS ASSIGNEE UNDER AN ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS, EXECUTED BY ABOM, INC
To: MCCULLOCH, DAVID C.
Reel/Frame 071485/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2022
From: MCCULLOCH, DAVID C.
To: TEMPEST OPTICS LLC
Reel/Frame 061461/0315 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE EXECUTION DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 061054 FRAME: 0258. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 18, 2022
From: KENNETH S. EILER PC AS ASSIGNEE UNDER AN ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS, EXECUTED BY ABOM, INC
To: MCCULLOCH, DAVID C.
Reel/Frame 062227/0280 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2022
From: KENNETH S. EILER PC AS ASSIGNEE UNDER AN ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS, EXECUTED BY ABOM, INC
To: MCCULLOCH, DAVID C.
Reel/Frame 061054/0258 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2018
From: CORNELIUS, JACK C.; O'MALLEY, VINCENT
To: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 045923/0952 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part PCTUS2016058330 · Oct 22, 2016
Provisional Application 62245904 · Oct 23, 2015
Related Publication 20180239131A1 · Aug 23, 2018