Patents by Inventor Robert Carey Leonard

Robert Carey Leonard 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: 11874966
    Abstract: The disclosed system may include a substructure configured to support various components, an actuator configured to provide substantially linear motion along a specified axis in response to an electrical input, an input component hingedly coupled to the substructure, where the input component is configured to receive input from a user, and a mechanical linkage coupled to the input component and to at least a portion of the actuator. The mechanical linkage may be configured to translate the substantially linear motion provided by the actuator to a rotary force applied to the input component via the mechanical linkage. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Tu, Lorenz Henric Jentz, Khaled Boulos, Derrick Readinger, Robert Carey Leonard
  • Patent number: 11275443
    Abstract: The disclosed system may include a substructure configured to support various components, an actuator configured to provide substantially linear motion along a specified axis in response to an electrical input, an input component hingedly coupled to the substructure, where the input component is configured to receive input from a user, and a mechanical linkage coupled to the input component and to at least a portion of the actuator. The mechanical linkage may be configured to translate the substantially linear motion provided by the actuator to a rotary force applied to the input component via the mechanical linkage. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Tu, Lorenz Henric Jentz, Khaled Boulos, Derrick Readinger, Robert Carey Leonard
  • Patent number: 10606373
    Abstract: A hand-held controller is enables a user to manipulate objects in a VR environment with hand movement. The hand-held controller includes a handle, a ring attached to an end of the handle and one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). The handle has appropriate shape and dimensions so that it can be grasped by the user's hand. The ring has an outer body that includes an inner surface that is formed with one or more concave dome and an outer surface facing away from the inner surface. Each of the one or more LED is mounted under a concaved dome. Light emitted from the LED spreads at the concaved dome to form uniform illuminous intensity. The light transmits out of the body through the outer surface of the outer body. The light can be captured by a camera for tracking the hand-held controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Boyd Drew Allin, Mark Shintaro Ando, Glen Jason Tompkins, Andrew Melim, Robert Carey Leonard
  • Patent number: 10409392
    Abstract: A hand-held controller is enables a user to manipulate objects in a VR environment with hand movement. The hand-held controller includes a handle, a ring attached to an end of the handle and one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). The handle has appropriate shape and dimensions so that it can be grasped by the user's hand. The ring has an outer body that includes an inner surface that is formed with one or more concave dome and an outer surface facing away from the inner surface. Each of the one or more LED is mounted under a concaved dome. Light emitted from the LED spreads at the concaved dome to form uniform illuminous intensity. The light transmits out of the body through the outer surface of the outer body. The light can be captured by a camera for tracking the hand-held controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Boyd Drew Allin, Mark Shintaro Ando, Glen Jason Tompkins, Andrew Melim, Robert Carey Leonard
  • Patent number: D817300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Yi-Yaun Chen, Glen Jason Tompkins, Robert Carey Leonard, Mark Shintaro Ando