Patents by Inventor James M. Powderly

James M. Powderly has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11049328
    Abstract: A wearable system can comprise a display system configured to present virtual content in a three-dimensional space, a user input device configured to receive a user input, and one or more sensors configured to detect a user's pose. The wearable system can support various user interactions with objects in the user's environment based on contextual information. As an example, the wearable system can adjust the size of an aperture of a virtual cone during a cone cast (e.g., with the user's poses) based on the contextual information. As another example, the wearable system can adjust the amount of movement of virtual objects associated with an actuation of the user input device based on the contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Frank Alexander Hamilton, IV, Marshal Ainsworth Fontaine, Paul Armistead Hoover
  • Publication number: 20210166653
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a cursor and a focus indicator associated with real or virtual objects in a virtual, augmented, or mixed reality environment by a wearable display device are disclosed. The system can determine a spatial relationship between a user-movable cursor and a target object within the environment. The system may render a focus indicator (e.g., a halo, shading, or highlighting) around or adjacent objects that are near the cursor. The focus indicator may be emphasized in directions closer to the cursor and deemphasized in directions farther from the cursor. When the cursor overlaps with a target object, the system can render the object in front of the cursor (or not render the cursor at all), so the object is not occluded by the cursor. The cursor and focus indicator can provide the user with positional feedback and help the user navigate among objects in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: John Austin Day, Lorena Pazmino, James Cameron Petty, Paul Armistead Hoover, Chris Sorrell, James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles
  • Patent number: 10885874
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a cursor and a focus indicator associated with real or virtual objects in a virtual, augmented, or mixed reality environment by a wearable display device are disclosed. The system can determine a spatial relationship between a user-movable cursor and a target object within the environment. The system may render a focus indicator (e.g., a halo, shading, or highlighting) around or adjacent objects that are near the cursor. The focus indicator may be emphasized in directions closer to the cursor and deemphasized in directions farther from the cursor. When the cursor overlaps with a target object, the system can render the object in front of the cursor (or not render the cursor at all), so the object is not occluded by the cursor. The cursor and focus indicator can provide the user with positional feedback and help the user navigate among objects in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: John Austin Day, Lorena Pazmino, James Cameron Petty, Paul Armistead Hoover, Chris Sorrell, James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles
  • Publication number: 20200363865
    Abstract: Examples of wearable systems and methods can use multiple inputs (e.g., gesture, head pose, eye gaze, voice, and/or environmental factors (e.g., location)) to determine a command that should be executed and objects in the three-dimensional (3D) environment that should be operated on. The multiple inputs can also be used by the wearable system to permit a user to interact with text, such as, e.g., composing, selecting, or editing text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Jennifer M.R. Devine, Adam C. Carlson, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Praveen Babu J D
  • Publication number: 20200327737
    Abstract: A wearable system can comprise a display system configured to present virtual content in a three-dimensional space, a user input device configured to receive a user input, and one or more sensors configured to detect a user's pose. The wearable system can support various user interactions with objects in the user's environment based on contextual information. As an example, the wearable system can adjust the size of an aperture of a virtual cone during a cone cast (e.g., with the user's poses) based on the contextual information. As another example, the wearable system can adjust the amount of movement of virtual objects associated with an actuation of the user input device based on the contextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Frank Alexander Hamilton, IV, Marshal Ainsworth Fontaine, Paul Armistead Hoover
  • Patent number: 10768693
    Abstract: Examples of wearable systems and methods can use multiple inputs (e.g., gesture, head pose, eye gaze, voice, and/or environmental factors (e.g., location)) to determine a command that should be executed and objects in the three-dimensional (3D) environment that should be operated on. The multiple inputs can also be used by the wearable system to permit a user to interact with text, such as, e.g., composing, selecting, or editing text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Jennifer M. R. Devine, Adam C. Carlson, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Praveen Babu J D
  • Patent number: D895675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Zurmoehle, Andrea Isabel Montoya, William Adams, Gregory Minh Tran, Lorena Pazmino, Robert John Cummings MacDonald, James M. Powderly
  • Patent number: D896236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Armistead Hoover, James M. Powderly, Lorena Pazmino, Gregory Minh Tran, Jonathan Lawrence Mann, Craig Erickson, Savannah Niles, Alysha Naples, Isioma Osagbemwenorue Azu, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D896270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Zurmoehle, Andrea Isabel Montoya, William Adams, Gregory Minh Tran, Lorena Pazmino, Robert John Cummings MacDonald, James M. Powderly
  • Patent number: D897369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Zurmoehle, Andrea Isabel Montoya, William Adams, Gregory Minh Tran, Lorena Pazmino, Robert John Cummings MacDonald, James M. Powderly
  • Patent number: D898065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D905705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Tim Zurmoehle, Andrea Isabel Montoya, William Adams, Gregory Minh Tran, Lorena Pazmino, Robert John Cummings MacDonald, James M. Powderly
  • Patent number: D910707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Lorena Pazmino, Sarah Machicado, James M. Powderly, Karen Stolzenberg, Cole Parker Heiner, Isioma Osagbemwenorue Azu, Brian Everett Meaney, Megan Ann Geiman, Tim Zurmoehle, Andrea Isabel Montoya, Gregory Minh Tran, Amy Dedonato, William Wheeler, Kenneth Kian Ann Tay, Craig Erickson, Jonathan Lawrence Mann, Jonathan David Garn, Daryl Francis Tanghe, William Adams, Ian Michener Bradley
  • Patent number: D913311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D916902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Lorena Pazmino, Gregory Minh Tran, Brian Everett Meaney, James M. Powderly, William Adams, Ian Michener Bradley
  • Patent number: D917541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Zurmoehle, Andrea Isabel Montoya, William Adams, Gregory Minh Tran, Lorena Pazmino, Robert John Cummings MacDonald, James M. Powderly
  • Patent number: D918176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Timothy Michael Stutts, Sumanth Murali, Haney Awad, Brian David Schwab, James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles
  • Patent number: D918232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Armistead Hoover, James M. Powderly, Lorena Pazmino, Gregory Minh Tran, Jonathan Lawrence Mann, Craig Erickson, Savannah Niles, Alysha Naples, Isioma Osagbemwenorue Azu, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D920992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Lorena Pazmino, James M. Powderly, Karen Stolzenberg, Cole Parker Heiner, Isioma Osagbemwenorue Azu, Tim Zurmoehle, Andrea Isabel Montoya, Gregory Minh Tran, Amy Dedonato, Craig Erickson, Jonathan Lawrence Mann, Spencer Davis
  • Patent number: D924204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Timothy Michael Stutts, Sumanth Murali, Haney Awad, Brian David Schwab, James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles