Patents by Inventor David Holman
David Holman 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).
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Publication number: 20200408895Abstract: A sensing system has transmitting antennas and receiving antennas. The placement of the sensing system is adapted to enhance the sensing system's ability to process the signals so as to provide information regarding the touch between fingertips, the pinching of fingers and the touching of objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventor: David Holman
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Publication number: 20200408515Abstract: A sensing system is embedded into a fabric or material that conforms to a portion of a user's body. The fabric or material has transmitting antennas and receiving antennas placed thereon. Movement of the fabric or material with the transmitting and receiving antennas placed thereon are able to measure the changes in the signals received by the receiving antennas. Measurement of the changes are used to determine movement of and position of parts of the body within and/or distal to the fabric or material by determining localized pressure deformation to reconstruct volumetric changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventor: David Holman
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Publication number: 20200367820Abstract: A multimodal sensing system comprises a plurality of sensors placed proximate to a body part. The sensing system receives, using a plurality of sensors, a plurality of signals related to at least one of a movement and a pose of the body part. The sensing system then extrapolates information regarding the type of movement or pose and at least one characteristic of the type a movement or pose.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Darren Leigh, David Holman, David Clark Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20200363885Abstract: A biometric sensing apparatus is employed by a person in order to obtain biometric data. Transmitting and receiving antennas are used in order to transmit and receive signals. Measurements of the received signals are correlated with biological activity in order to provide biometric data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventor: David Holman
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Patent number: 10838516Abstract: Disclosed is a sensor enabled object. Beacons may be placed at fixed locations within an environment. The movement of the sensor enabled object can be tracked throughout the environment by analyzing received signals. The relative distances from the known positions of the beacons can be used in order to orient the sensor enabled object within the environment. Alternatively, the sensor enabled objects can be used to determine the relative positions of mobile objects by measuring the respective distances from each other and correlating the relationships.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, David Holman
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Patent number: 10817106Abstract: A sensor system comprises a plurality of receiving antennas. Another plurality of antennas functions as transmitting antennas. The antennas may be placed on a deformable substrate. The deformable substrate may be part of a band that is worn proximate to a hand.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: David Holman, David Clark Wilkinson, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Adam Landa
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Patent number: 10795437Abstract: An array of antennas form a sensor device. Some of the array of antennas function as receivers and some of the array of antennas function as transmitters. Each of the transmitters may transmit a unique frequency orthogonal signal that may be received at the receivers. Measurements of the received signal are then used to determine a hand motion.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: David Holman, David Clark Wilkinson, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Adam Landa
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Publication number: 20200285341Abstract: Disclosed is a touch-sensitive controller system employing a controller comprising a plurality of separate FMT sensor patterns adapted to detect a variety positions of the human hand. The controller system outputs both touch events as well as data reflective of the hand interaction with the controller. The FMT sensors may be driven by a common signal generator, and can look at body-generate crosstalk to aid in understanding the position, orientation and grip of a hand on the controller. In an embodiment, signal injection can supplement FMT sensor data. Fusion among the data transmitted and received by the plurality of FMT sensors and additional injected signals may provide improved fidelity in both touch and hand modeling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, David Holman, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Braon Moseley
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Patent number: 10732778Abstract: A biometric sensing apparatus is employed by a person in order to obtain biometric data. Transmitting and receiving antennas are used in order to transmit and receive signals. Measurements of the received signals are correlated with biological activity in order to provide biometric data.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventor: David Holman
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Publication number: 20200241630Abstract: Disclosed is a controller for sensing deformation. Transmit antennas are located on a first structure and transmit signals. Receive antennas are located on a second structure and receive signals. Received signals are processed to determine an amount of deformation. The amount of deformation that occurs may then be correlated to the position of a hand or the location of another body part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: David Holman, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, David Clark Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20200142531Abstract: An array of antennas form a sensor device. Some of the array of antennas function as receivers and some of the array of antennas function as transmitters. Each of the transmitters may transmit a unique frequency orthogonal signal that may be received at the receivers. Measurements of the received signal are then used to determine activity within field lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: David Holman, David Clark Wilkinson, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Adam Landa
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Patent number: 10620696Abstract: Disclosed is a controller for sensing deformation. Transmit antennas are located on a first structure and transmit signals. Receive antennas are located on a second structure and receive signals. Received signals are processed to determine an amount of deformation. The amount of deformation that occurs may then be correlated to the position of a hand or the location of another body part.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: David Holman, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, David Clark Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20200050317Abstract: A handheld controller and a system for modeling movement of fingers about the handheld controller is disclosed. In an embodiment, the handheld controller generates signals for, and acquires touch and infusion data. In an embodiment, a processor creates a heatmap and an infusion map, and combines the information in the maps to determine boundaries between finger positions. In an embodiment, movement of a particular digit on a handheld controller is identified through such boundary constraints. In an embodiment, movement of fingers about a handheld controller is efficiently modeled based on the boundary constraints.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventor: David Holman
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Patent number: 10558296Abstract: Disclosed is a touch-sensitive controller system employing a controller comprising a plurality of separate FMT sensor patterns adapted to detect a variety positions of the human hand. The controller system outputs both touch events as well as data reflective of the hand interaction with the controller. The FMT sensors may be driven by a common signal generator, and can look at body-generate crosstalk to aid in understanding the position, orientation and grip of a hand on the controller. In an embodiment, signal injection can supplement FMT sensor data. Fusion among the data transmitted and received by the plurality of FMT sensors and additional injected signals may provide improved fidelity in both touch and hand modeling.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, David Holman, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Braon Moseley
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Patent number: 10528182Abstract: An array of antennas form a sensor device. Some of the array of antennas function as receivers and some of the array of antennas function as transmitters. Each of the transmitters may transmit a unique frequency orthogonal signal that may be received at the receivers. Measurements of the received signal are then used to determine activity within field lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: David Holman, David Clark Wilkinson, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Adam Landa
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Publication number: 20190339810Abstract: Disclosed is a touch-sensitive controller system employing a controller comprising a plurality of separate FMT sensor patterns adapted to detect a variety positions of the human hand. The controller system outputs both touch events as well as data reflective of the hand interaction with the controller. The FMT sensors may be driven by a common signal generator, and can look at body-generate crosstalk to aid in understanding the position, orientation and grip of a hand on the controller. In an embodiment, signal injection can supplement FMT sensor data. Fusion among the data transmitted and received by the plurality of FMT sensors and additional injected signals may provide improved fidelity in both touch and hand modeling.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, David Holman, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Braon Moseley
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Patent number: 10452192Abstract: A handheld controller and a system for modeling movement of fingers about the handheld controller is disclosed. In an embodiment, the handheld controller generates signals for, and acquires touch and infusion data. In an embodiment, a processor creates a heatmap and an infusion map, and combines the information in the maps to determine boundaries between finger positions. In an embodiment, movement of a particular digit on a handheld controller is identified through such boundary constraints. In an embodiment, movement of fingers about a handheld controller is efficiently modeled based on the boundary constraints.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventor: David Holman
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Publication number: 20190317601Abstract: A controller for sensing interior motion includes a sensor structure having transmitting conductors and receiving conductors. The controller comprises circuitry to drive and sense signals on interacting pairs of conductors (the transmitting conductor or receiving conductor can act as the drive side, or as the sense side). Signals are processed to analyze changes in measured signal and analyzed to determine interior movement. When the controller is deployed proximate to human skin, movement of muscles, tendons and bones within the skin are reflected in the measured signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventor: David Holman
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Publication number: 20190317180Abstract: A controller is formed as an array of transmitting antennas and receiving antennas that are placed on the skin of a user so that the underlying movement of the user's skin can be measured by the interaction of the transmitting antennas and the receiving antennas. In an embodiment, the transmitting antennas and receiving antennas are located in an area proximate to the wrist. The movement of the transmitting antennas and subsequent measurement of signals received by receiving antennas are used in order to determine position and pose of the hand and its digits.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventor: David Holman
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Publication number: 20190294258Abstract: A touch sensitive keyboard is disclosed. In one embodiment, a touch sensitive keyboard is provided that has a touchpad area separate from the keyboard keys. The keyboard is configured to disabled touchpad sensitivity when certain touch signals are received. In another embodiment, a touch sensitive keyboard is used as a controller. In a controller mode, keys on a touch sensitive keyboard are adapted to output a signal strength corresponding to a distance between the key and a finger operating as a control. In an embodiment, a touch sensitive keyboard includes a processor adapted to output a keystroke in response to one of the plurality of touch sensitive keys being pressed, and to output one or more touch points determined by interpolating signal strength for each of the plurality of touch sensitive keys on the keyboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Clifton Forlines, David Holman, Stephen Dennis, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Steven Leonard Sanders, David Clark Wilkinson, Braon Moseley, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo