IP, Technology, and Prototypes

Future Optek primarily develops augmented reality glasses used for aiming firearms. Future Optek has been granted two patents covering this technology, and has developed it into a live-fire demonstrated TRL-7 prototype with a video demo of it below.

Patents at a Glance

US 11,922,586 B1
Firearm sight improvements using OLED or LCoS arrays
Status: Issued
Core idea: Projects a stable, daylight-visible reticle into the user’s natural field of view (FOV) via a compact AR waveguide, eliminating the need to align eye to optic to target (no traditional co‑witness). The reticle is rendered by the glasses, not by a weapon‑mounted optic, enabling novel aiming postures and faster target acquisition.

Field benefits:

- Aim where you look: Always-on reticle in the FOV; no eye relief constraints.

- No traditional “zeroing” ritual: Alignment comes from system calibration rather than a fixed optic stack.

- Keep your head up: Situational awareness improves because your FOV isn’t tunneled through glass.

US 12,380,657 B1
Advanced networking, detection, and data visualization techniques in multiple networked devices
Status: Issued August 5, 2025
Core idea: Defines a framework for networking multiple devices—including mixed‑reality (MR) glasses, drones, and other sensing platforms—to capture, fuse, and visualize data directly in MR. It describes a modular MR hardware architecture for the headset, coordination of multi‑drone geometries for scanning/mapping, and the use of diverse imaging and detection sensors (e.g., radar, optical, RF, acoustic) with edge computing/AI to deliver shared situational visualizations across users/devices.

Field benefits:

- Shared situational picture: Multiple devices (operators, drones, sensors) contribute to a common MR view for faster understanding and decision‑making.

- Modular hardware path: Headset supports modular add‑ons and connectors so capabilities (sensors, radios, compute) can be swapped/expanded without redesigning the core display.

- Coordinated scanning & mapping: Describes networked drone formations and workflows to create 3D structure scans and other recon/detection tasks.

- Broad applicability: Envisions uses across public safety, EMS, construction, defense, robotics, and weapon/guidance systems among others—where multi‑device sensing + MR visualization improves outcomes.

What this IP means for customers

- Speed & confidence: A reticle that follows your line of sight and the gun’s true orientation reduces time-to-aim and cognitive load.

- Versatility: Works from standard and non-standard positions (e.g., around barriers, in vehicles, at the hip), maintaining a consistent visual aiming reference.

- Scalability: Architecture supports future modes (e.g., range finding, team overlays) without changing the aiming paradigm.

Live-Fire Prototype Demonstration

The TRL-7 technology has been demonstrated in a live-fire environment as shown here: