Temple and ear horn assembly for headworn computer

• US 9,897,822 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2015
• Issued: 02/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC (Magic Leap, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Polinko, Nicholas, Casey, Patrick John William, Duggan, Joseph Rejhon, Haddick, John D., Shams, Nima L., Hires, Greg, Osterhout, Ralph F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Martinez, Joseph P
• Application Number:
  US14/820,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20150346511A1
• Time in Patent Office: 929 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0176 characterised by mechanical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2200/06 Locking elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 2200/18 Adjustment ridges or notches
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/124 for vertically varying the position of the lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/143 having special ear pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 5/20 adjustable, e.g. telescopic

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to temple and ear horn assemblies for head worn computers.

Claims

1. A head-worn computer, comprising:

a see-through computer display, wherein the see-through computer display comprises an emissive display;

a frame mechanically adapted to hold the see-through computer display;

a first side arm pivotally attached to the frame and adapted to hold the head-worn computer in place on a user'"'"'s head, wherein the first side arm comprises a temple section and an ear horn section, wherein the ear horn section is removably mounted, with a locking assembly, to the temple section to allow changing of the ear horn section to a different ear horn section; and

the temple section further comprising a compartment adapted to contain a battery, wherein the battery powers the see-through computer display.

2. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the different ear horn section is a different size from the ear horn section to accommodate a user preference.

3. The head-worn computer of claim 1, wherein the emissive display is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display.

4. The head-worn computer of claim 1, further comprising a vertically adjustable nose bridge assembly.

5. The head-worn computer of claim 4, wherein the vertically adjustable nose bridge assembly comprises a plurality of discrete vertical positions.

6. The head-worn computer of claim 5, wherein the vertically adjustable nose bridge assembly comprises a user actuation device that secures a vertical position of the vertically adjustable nose bridge assembly.