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: 10733806
    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: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Frank Alexander Hamilton, IV, Marshal Ainsworth Fontaine, Paul Armistead Hoover
  • Publication number: 20200135141
    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 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: John Austin Day, Lorena Pazmino, James Cameron Petty, Paul Armistead Hoover, Chris Sorrell, James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles
  • Publication number: 20200081555
    Abstract: Systems and methods for interacting with virtual objects in a three-dimensional space using a wearable system are disclosed. The wearable system can be programmed to permit user interaction with interactable objects in a field of regard (FOR) of a user. The FOR includes a portion of the environment around the user that is capable of being perceived by the user via the AR system. The system can determine a group of interactable objects in the FOR of the user and determine a pose of the user. The system can update, based on a change in the pose or a field of view (FOV) of the user, a subgroup of the interactable objects that are located in the FOV of the user and receive a selection of a target interactable object from the subgroup of interactable objects. The system can initiate a selection event on the target interactable object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Frank Hamilton, Marshal A. Fontaine, Rony Abovitz, Alysha Naples
  • Patent number: D879138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 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: D883308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D886138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D878420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Dedonato, Lorena Pazmino, Yan Xu, Marc Coleman Shelton, James M. Powderly, Dylan Nathan, Li Chin Lin
  • Patent number: D888761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Lorena Pazmino, Gregory Minh Tran, Brian Everett Meaney, James M. Powderly, William Adams, Ian Michener Bradley
  • Patent number: D891464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 28, 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: D892828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D893549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Dedonato, Lorena Pazmino, Yan Xu, Marc Coleman Shelton, James M. Powderly, Dylan Nathan, Li Chin Lin
  • Patent number: D893550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Dedonato, Lorena Pazmino, Yan Xu, Marc Coleman Shelton, James M. Powderly, Dylan Nathan, Li Chin Lin
  • Patent number: D894217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D894218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D894219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D894220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D894221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D894222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner
  • Patent number: D894238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Dedonato, Lorena Pazmino, Yan Xu, Marc Coleman Shelton, James M. Powderly, Dylan Nathan, Li Chin Lin
  • Patent number: D894945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Nesladek, James M. Powderly, Cole Parker Heiner