Patents by Inventor Benjamin Gorissen

Benjamin Gorissen 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).

  • Haptic actuators and related wearable devices
    Patent number: 11899841
    Abstract: Haptic actuators may include a first active material coupled to a first side of an inactive substrate and a second active material coupled to a second side of the inactive substrate. The inactive substrate may be formed to initially exhibit a nonplanar shape when the first active material and the second active material are not actuated. Various other methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dongsuk Shin, Benjamin Gorissen, Daniele Piazza, David Rother Dobbs, Erik Samuel Roby
  • HAPTIC ACTUATORS AND RELATED WEARABLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220357798
    Abstract: Haptic actuators may include a first active material coupled to a first side of an inactive substrate and a second active material coupled to a second side of the inactive substrate. The inactive substrate may be formed to initially exhibit a nonplanar shape when the first active material and the second active material are not actuated. Various other methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Dongsuk Shin, Benjamin Gorissen, Daniele Piazza, David Rother Dobbs, Erik Samuel Roby