ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,456, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to BAE Systems PLC (London).

"Binocular optical display system" was invented by Rory Thomas Alexander Mills (Rochester Kent, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is an improved optical display system for a head or helmet mounted display (HMD). The optical display system comprises an intermediate reflective element that comprises an array of microstructures. Separate image generators are provided which generate images which are projected onto a user's left and right eyes and by use of the intermediate reflective element, the image generator located on the left side of the HMD...