ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,799, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Valve Corp. (Bellevue, Wash.).
"Self-aligned lens assembly for head-mounted displays" was invented by Joshua Mark Hudman (Issaquah, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for a cost-effective, high-performance optical lens for head mounted displays (HMDs) or other applications. The lens assembly combines a thin lens with microfeatures on at least one transmission surface, and a thicker lens with a curved surface, allowing for plano-convex or bi-convex configurations. Both lenses have mounting areas with complementary microfeatures on their peripheries, facilitating their coupl...