Patents by Inventor Alex Ockfen

Alex Ockfen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240015938
    Abstract: An artificial reality device has a component, which component is configured to enable a visual associated with artificial reality programs to a user, as well as at least one heat source and a contact point. The contact point is specially configured to accommodate an accessory, which accessory is specially configured to extend the thermal headroom of the artificial reality device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Bardia Zandian, Alex Ockfen, Pankaj Raghuvanshi
  • Publication number: 20240004205
    Abstract: An optical device may include (i) a heat source that produces heat while operating, (ii) a thermally conductive optical element that is optically transparent and that dissipates the heat produced by the heat source, and (iii) a thermally conductive connector that transfers the heat between the heat source and the thermally conductive optical element. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Alex Ockfen, Vivek Sahu
  • Publication number: 20230387376
    Abstract: A display device comprising (1) a substrate, (2) a set of display elements disposed on the substrate and configured to emit light for presentation to a user, and (3) a phase-change material applied to the substrate or the set of display elements, wherein the phase-change material is configured to store thermal energy generated by the set of display elements. Various other apparatuses, devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Alex Ockfen
  • Publication number: 20230354566
    Abstract: A polymer laminate includes a plurality of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene thin films, where each polyethylene thin film has an in-plane thermal conductivity of at least approximately 5 W/mK and an in-plane elastic modulus of at least approximately 20 GPa. The polymer laminate may be incorporated into an eyewear device and may be configured to disperse heat during operation thereof in a manner effective to improve the functionality and/or wearability of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Arman Boromand, Giti Karimi Moghaddam, Ryan Fleming, Michael Nikkhoo, Alex Ockfen, Sheng Ye, Andrew John Ouderkirk, Hongtao Guo
  • Publication number: 20230314806
    Abstract: Head-mounted displays may include a frame, a light projector coupled to the frame, a waveguide configured to direct images from the light projector to a user’s eye, and at least one flexure element coupled to the frame and physically supporting the waveguide in the frame. Various other methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: James Schultz, Zhiqiang Liu, Alex Ockfen
  • Publication number: 20220385796
    Abstract: A camera device for integration into a wearable device is presented. The camera device includes an image sensor, a lens assembly, a first high density interconnect (HDI) tape substrate, a second HDI tape substrate, and a molded plastic layer. The molded plastic layer is sandwiched between the first and second HDI tape substrates. A wearable device with at least one soft electrode is further presented. The at least one soft electrode includes a conductive coating applied to an elastomer substrate and monitors electrical signals generated by a wearer of the wearable device to initiate an appropriate action. A method of forming an aggregate coating for a wearable device is further presented. One or more thin films are applied to a surface of the wearable device, and a paint coating is applied to a surface of the one or more thin films to form the aggregate coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Tam, Jianer Bao, Alexander Hsing, Alejandra Alvarez Albarran, Jake Fine, Dong Rim Lee, Arman Boromand, Alex Ockfen
  • Publication number: 20220348748
    Abstract: A polymer thin film includes polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight of at least approximately 500,000 g/mol, where the thin film is characterized by transparency within the visible spectrum of at least approximately 80%, bulk haze of less than approximately 5%, and an in-plane elastic modulus of at least approximately 10 GPa. The polymer thin film may be thermally conductive and may be incorporated into an optical element and configured to dissipate heat, such as from a light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Stipe, Andrew John Ouderkirk, Eugene Cho, Sheng Ye, Arman Boromand, Alex Ockfen, Nagi Hosni Elabbasi
  • Publication number: 20220191578
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a method for performing a battery power-based control of an in-call experience based on shared battery power information. Some embodiments relate to a coating of a headset that has a first emissivity over an ultraviolet band and a near-infrared band, a second emissivity over a visible band, and a third emissivity over a mid-to-far infrared band. Some embodiments relate to an aggregate coating of a headset. A thin films is applied to a surface of the headset, and a paint coating is applied to a surface of the thin film to form the aggregate coating. Some embodiments relate to a method for a high-definition multimedia interface derived network timing for distributed audio-video synchronization. Some embodiments relate to a battery containment structure with a metal chassis having surfaces coated with electrical insulators configured to receive a battery, and a lid coupled to the metal chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Vasanth Kumar Ramkumar, Raghav Rao, Alex Ockfen, Rajesh Prasannavenkatesan, David Brokenshire, Eric Mun Khai Leong, Jacklyn Ann Holmes Herbst, Matthew Aaron, Jason Michael Battle, Dong Rim Lee, Arman Boromand
  • Publication number: 20220164011
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) obtaining, within a local environment in which a user is in physical contact with an electronic device, a current value for each of a plurality of measurable characteristics associated with at least one of the user or the local environment, (2) determining, based on the current value for each of the plurality of measurable characteristics, a temperature threshold for the electronic device, (3) measuring a current temperature of the electronic device, (4) comparing the current temperature to the temperature threshold, and (5) initiating, in response to the current temperature exceeding the temperature threshold, a heat mitigation operation of the electronic device to lower the current temperature. Various other methods, electronic devices, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Vivek Sahu, Alex Ockfen, Janet Rose Griffin