ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,393,036, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Display device with optical waveguide and projector" was invented by David Hayes (Robertsbridge, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device for use in displaying an augmented reality image of a real-world view or a virtual reality image. The display device comprises 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 ...