Patents by Inventor Robert Charles Blenkinsopp

Robert Charles Blenkinsopp 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: 11727790
    Abstract: A system providing various improved calibration techniques for haptic feedback is described. An acoustic field is defined by one or more control points in a space within which the acoustic field may exist. Each control point is assigned an amplitude value equating to a desired amplitude of the acoustic field at the control point. Because complete control of space is not possible, controlling the acoustic field at given points yields erroneous local maxima in the acoustic field levels at other related positions. In relation to mid-air haptic feedback, these can interfere in interactions with the space by creating secondary effects and ghost phenomena that can be felt outside the interaction area. The level and nature of the secondary maxima in the acoustic field is determined by how the space is controlled. By arranging the transducer elements in different ways, unwanted effects on the acoustic field can be limited and controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ULTRAHAPTICS IP LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Robert Charles Blenkinsopp
  • Publication number: 20210183215
    Abstract: A system providing various improved perceptions techniques for haptic feedback above interactive surfaces that require no contact with either tools, attachments or the surface itself is described. A range of receptors in a perceiving member which is part of the human body is identified to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback. A vibration frequency that is in the range of the receptors in the perceiving member is chosen and dynamically altered to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback throughout the receiving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Sriram Subramanian, Robert Charles Blenkinsopp, Sue Ann Seah
  • Patent number: 10930123
    Abstract: A system providing various improved perceptions techniques for haptic feedback above interactive surfaces that require no contact with either tools, attachments or the surface itself is described. A range of receptors in a perceiving member which is part of the human body is identified to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback. A vibration frequency that is in the range of the receptors in the perceiving member is chosen and dynamically altered to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback throughout the receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ultrahaptics IP Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Sriram Subramanian, Robert Charles Blenkinsopp, Sue Ann Seah
  • Publication number: 20210043070
    Abstract: A system providing various improved calibration techniques for haptic feedback is described. An acoustic field is defined by one or more control points in a space within which the acoustic field may exist. Each control point is assigned an amplitude value equating to a desired amplitude of the acoustic field at the control point. Because complete control of space is not possible, controlling the acoustic field at given points yields erroneous local maxima in the acoustic field levels at other related positions. In relation to mid-air haptic feedback, these can interfere in interactions with the space by creating secondary effects and ghost phenomena that can be felt outside the interaction area. The level and nature of the secondary maxima in the acoustic field is determined by how the space is controlled. By arranging the transducer elements in different ways, unwanted effects on the acoustic field can be limited and controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Robert Charles Blenkinsopp
  • Patent number: 10818162
    Abstract: A system providing various improved calibration techniques for haptic feedback is described. An acoustic field is defined by one or more control points in a space within which the acoustic field may exist. Each control point is assigned an amplitude value equating to a desired amplitude of the acoustic field at the control point. Because complete control of space is not possible, controlling the acoustic field at given points yields erroneous local maxima in the acoustic field levels at other related positions. In relation to mid-air haptic feedback, these can interfere in interactions with the space by creating secondary effects and ghost phenomena that can be felt outside the interaction area. The level and nature of the secondary maxima in the acoustic field is determined by how the space is controlled. By arranging the transducer elements in different ways, unwanted effects on the acoustic field can be limited and controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Ultrahaptics IP Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Robert Charles Blenkinsopp
  • Publication number: 20190206202
    Abstract: A system providing various improved perceptions techniques for haptic feedback above interactive surfaces that require no contact with either tools, attachments or the surface itself is described. A range of receptors in a perceiving member which is part of the human body is identified to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback. A vibration frequency that is in the range of the receptors in the perceiving member is chosen and dynamically altered to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback throughout the receiving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Sriram Subramanian, Robert Charles Blenkinsopp, Sue Ann Seah
  • Patent number: 9841819
    Abstract: A system providing various improved perceptions techniques for haptic feedback above interactive surfaces that require no contact with either tools, attachments or the surface itself is described. A range of receptors in a perceiving member which is part of the human body is identified to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback. A vibration frequency that is in the range of the receptors in the perceiving member is chosen and dynamically altered to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback throughout the receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: ULTRAHAPTICS IP LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Sriram Subramanian, Robert Charles Blenkinsopp, Sue Ann Seah, William Thierry Alain Frier
  • Publication number: 20170018171
    Abstract: A system providing various improved calibration techniques for haptic feedback is described. An acoustic field is defined by one or more control points in a space within which the acoustic field may exist. Each control point is assigned an amplitude value equating to a desired amplitude of the acoustic field at the control point. Because complete control of space is not possible, controlling the acoustic field at given points yields erroneous local maxima in the acoustic field levels at other related positions. In relation to mid-air haptic feedback, these can interfere in interactions with the space by creating secondary effects and ghost phenomena that can be felt outside the interaction area. The level and nature of the secondary maxima in the acoustic field is determined by how the space is controlled. By arranging the transducer elements in different ways, unwanted effects on the acoustic field can be limited and controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Robert Charles Blenkinsopp
  • Publication number: 20160246374
    Abstract: A system providing various improved perceptions techniques for haptic feedback above interactive surfaces that require no contact with either tools, attachments or the surface itself is described. A range of receptors in a perceiving member which is part of the human body is identified to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback. A vibration frequency that is in the range of the receptors in the perceiving member is chosen and dynamically altered to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback throughout the receiving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Sriram Subramanian, Robert Charles Blenkinsopp, Sue Ann Seah, William Thierry Alain Frier