The Next Generation in Optical Engineering
www.lucidaresearch.com
LUCIDA Research
1009 10th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
O: 312-369-0417
[email protected]
Overview
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LUCIDA Research is an engineering and research firm developing
highly innovative product concepts in sporting optics
LUCIDA applies fresh ideas to classic optical designs without using any digital electronics
LUCIDA aims to license and commercialize a host of new inventions that significantly improve the performance of devices such
as riflescopes, spotting scopes and binoculars
LUCIDA Research was
named after the Latin
word lucida meaning
“bright and clear”
Optical quality has reached its peak
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Riflescopes optical quality reached its peak in 1990s
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Since the 1990’s, manufacturers have been adding noncritical features that hunters do not need such as increased zoom, complicated reticles and other gimmicks
Key weaknesses of a riflescope
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Riflescopes today are close to reaching the physical limits
in image contrast, light transmission and resolution,
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Requires a precise eye position
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Has parallax error
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Mechanical elevation/windage adjust-
however far from perfect as sighting instruments
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As hunters, we must be informed of the above facts and
choose our optics wisely
ment is not robust
LUCIDA BY THE NUMBERS
 Years in Operation: 7
 Hunting Experience: 30
years
 Patents Issued: 2
 Patents Pending: 4
 Patents in Development: 5
 Projects Pending: 5
2007
2010
2011
Initial experiments
First patent
Optical Elevation
on optical elevation
submitted for
Extended Eye Relief
adjustment
2013
First patent issued
2014
2015
Four additional
First contract signed;
Adjustment
patents
5 projects pending
patent submitted
submitted
The Next Generation in Optical Engineering
www.lucidaresearch.com
LUCIDA Research
1009 10th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
O: 312-369-0417
[email protected]
PATENTED TECHNOLOGIES
Juliett
Concept: Optical Redesign of Riflescope
Application: Riflescope
Status: 1 Patent Issued, 2 Pending
Echo
Concept: Ergonomic Exit Pupil
Application: Riflescope
Status: Patent Pending
Finch
Concept: Binoculars Capable of Extreme Near-Focus
Application: Binoculars
Status: Patent Pending
Eagle
Concept: No Pre-Defined Eye-Relief
Application: Riflescope or Spotting Scope
Status: Patent Issued
Sparrow
Oscar*
Concept: Steerable Field of View
Application: Spotting Scope
Status: Patent Pending
Concept: Ballistic Zoom
Application: Riflescopes
Status: Patent Pending
*Under Contract
OUR FOUNDER—Dr. Omid Jahromi, Ph.D.
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Over 15 years of hunting experience
Has developed expert insight into both sporting optics market and optical science technology for over
10 years
Mathmetician and Electrical Engineer by profession
Original contributions to several academic research
fields including digital signal processing, optics,
acoustics, fingerprint recognition and sensor networks
Received his Ph.D. from University of Toronto in
2002
2015 PIPELINE
Anamorphic Field of View
Optical-Beam Reticle
Bow Sight with Optical Adjustment
Contact: Kaley Lillibridge, Director of Business Development, at [email protected]
PROJECT EAGLE
Problem:
To see the target image the shooter must
place his eye precisely on the optical axis
at a position called “eye-relief”. This is
usually 3 or 4 inches behind the eyepiece.
If the shooter places his eye closer or
farther, the image will quickly black-out.
The image will also disappear very quickly
if the shooter’s eye is not aligned with the
optical axis.
Furthermore, if the eye position is not
aligned with the eyepiece, parallax error
is introduced.
Solution:
Eagle provides a radically new concept
wherein a fiber optic face plate (FOFP) is
used to create an intermediate projected
image with diffuse illumination
characteristics.
Precise eye position is critical while using
conventional riflescopes. “Eagle” has no predetermined eye position making target
acquisition very convenient.
LUCIDA RESEARCH
This design enlarges the exit pupil to as big
as the eyepiece diameter, makes eye-relief
uncritical, and completely eliminates
parallax.
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US Patent 8,749,884 was granted.
Additional patents on variations
of the core concept are pending.
1009 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA
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PROJECT ECHO
Problem:
To help clear the bolt handle, a scope must
be mounted high on the receiver. A higher
mount is also required when riflescopes
with large (e.g. 56mm) objective are used.
Conventional Solutions:
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Cut away the lower part of the
objective to help mount the scope
lower.
Use a Monte-Carlo stock with
raised comb.
Raise the shooter’s eye position by
using an adjustable cheek piece.
LUCIDA Solution:
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For convenient shooting, either the scope
must be kept very low or an adjustable
cheek-piece is used to help raise the
shooter’s face.
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LUCIDA RESEARCH
Design the riflescope such
that its exit pupil is
located below the optical
axis.
Echo solution can be
added to an existing
riflescope; an optical redesign is not needed.
Patent pending
1009 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA
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PROJECT FINCH
Problem:
Photographic lenses can be designed to
allow focusing on very close objects. These
lenses are known ad Macro lenses.
However, binoculars cannot be used for
viewing very close objects due to the
excessive parallax which is produced by
the instrument’s high magnification.
Even if the binocular’s optics are designed
to produce focused images of very close
objects, the human perceptual system
cannot combine the images from the left
and right barrels due to excessive parallax.
Looking through such binoculars will
produce severe headache and discomfort.
Solution:
A binocular that artificially reduces
parallax when focused on close objects.
Watching butterflies and other insects is
becoming very popular with nature
enthusiasts. But binoculars cannot focus too
close due to excessive parallax.
LUCIDA RESEARCH
A redesign of the core binocular optics is
not required. The Finch solution can be
added to existing designs.
Patent pending.
1009 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA
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PROJECT JULIETT
Problem:
The current elevation and windage
adjustment method tilts an inner tube that
holds the reticle and the erecting lenses.
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The optical path of the telescopic
sight is not aligned.
The adjustment knobs touch the
inner tube at only a single point.
Recoil force pushes the tilted
inner tube out of alignment.
Large elevation adjustment limits
windage adjustment and vice
versa.
Solution:
Juliette solves all the above problems by
using a pair of wedge prism that optically
shift the target image on the reticle. The
reticle and all optical elements are kept
aligned with the optical axis.
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Current mechanism used for elevation and
windage adjustment is not robust.
LUCIDA RESEARCH
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US Patent 8, 749,887 granted
Two additional patents pending
Other original and continuationin-part patents in the pipeline
1009 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA
312-369-0417 | [email protected] | www.lucidaresearch.com
PROJECT SPARROW
Problem:
Spotting scopes have high magnification
and a very narrow field of view. This
makes it difficult for a user to
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Scan a field to “spot” his target
Track a moving animal or target
Film a moving animal or bird
The field of view can be steered if the
scope is mounted on a tripod but even
then it is difficult to steer smoothly
without creating a shaky image. Precise
steering using a tripod requires special
equipment.
Solution:
Spotting scopes have a very narrow field of
view. To scan a large field, one must
constantly adjust the mounting system.
LUCIDA RESEARCH
An “optical” beam steering module is used
inside the spotting scope which enables
the user to scan a large field smoothly and
conveniently.
1009 10th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA
312-369-0417 | [email protected] | www.lucidaresearch.com