Patents by Inventor Guillaume Lestoquoy

Guillaume Lestoquoy 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: 12147596
    Abstract: An eyebox region is illuminated with a fringe illumination pattern. An event sensor is configured to generate event-signals. Eye motion is determined from the event-signals. Eye-features are extracted from data generated by the event sensors and a predicted gaze vector is generated from the eye-features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Qing Chao, Robert Dale Cavin, Guillaume Lestoquoy, Mohammadhossein Daraeihajitooei, Xinqiao Liu, Raffaele Capoccia, Sascha Hallstein, Ziyun Li
  • Publication number: 20240355787
    Abstract: This document describes systems and techniques directed at incorporating a non-uniform aperture region in a transmittance-limiting layer, such as a color-on-encapsulation (COE) layer, to increase a transmittance of electromagnetic energy receivable by and/or radiated from an under-display sensor positioned under a display panel. The non-uniform aperture layer maintains or increases the transmittance of the electromagnetic energy while being less visually conspicuous than a uniform aperture region. In aspects, a display panel stack includes a cover layer, a pixel array, and a transmittance-limiting layer disposed between the cover layer and the pixel array configured to at least partially absorb electromagnetic energy incident at a surface of the transmittance-limiting layer. The transmittance-limiting layer includes a non-uniform aperture region having a plurality of apertures configured to at least partially permit the transmission of the electromagnetic energy that is detectable by an under-display sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Guillaume Lestoquoy, Ion Bita
  • Patent number: 11735126
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a watch may include a display and a light sensor located behind the display. The light sensor may be used to measure the color of external objects. During color sampling operations, the display may emit light towards the external object in front of the display while the light sensor gathers color measurements. The display may emit light of different colors and the light sensor may detect an amount of reflected light for each color, which in turn may be used to determine the color of the external object. The control circuitry may use a watch-band-specific algorithm to determine the color of watch bands and may use a clothing-specific algorithm to determine the color of clothing. The control circuitry may display the color on the display so that the face of the watch matches the user's clothing or matches the user's watch band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jackson K. Roland, Nicolas P. Bonnier, Alexandre Chapiro, David A. Doyle, Guillaume Lestoquoy, Jonathan C. Moisant-Thompson
  • Patent number: 10574091
    Abstract: The disclosure features wireless power devices for receiving power from a wireless power source. The devices include a first plurality of magnetic material pieces of substantially planar shape arranged in a first plane, where the first plurality of magnetic material pieces have a first planar surface and a second planar surface. The devices include a device resonator comprising at least one wound conductor disposed on the first planar surface and a second plurality of magnetic material pieces in a second plane, where at least one of the second plurality of magnetic material pieces overlaps at least one of the first plurality of magnetic material pieces and where a separation between the first and second planes is less than 2 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: WiTricity Corporation
    Inventors: Guillaume Lestoquoy, Andre B. Kurs
  • Patent number: 10199160
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for flux cancellation includes first and second inductors. A system cam include first and second inductors and a layer of magnetic material disposed between the first inductor and the second inductor. In embodiments, when the inductors are driven with a respective oscillating current, at least a portion of magnetic flux generated by the first inductor is substantially canceled by at least a portion of magnetic flux generated by the second inductor in the layer of magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: WiTricity Corporation
    Inventor: Guillaume Lestoquoy
  • Publication number: 20180218832
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for flux cancellation includes first and second inductors. A system cam include first and second inductors and a layer of magnetic material disposed between the first inductor and the second inductor. In embodiments, when the inductors are driven with a respective oscillating current, at least a portion of magnetic flux generated by the first inductor is substantially canceled by at least a portion of magnetic flux generated by the second inductor in the layer of magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: WiTricity Corporation
    Inventor: Guillaume Lestoquoy
  • Patent number: 9959972
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for flux cancellation includes first and second inductors, wherein the first inductor is configured for coupling to a first energy source and the second inductor is configured for coupling to a second energy source. A layer of magnetic material is disposed between the first and second inductors, wherein the first and second inductors are configured such that, when driven with an oscillating current, magnetic flux generated by the first inductor is substantially canceled by magnetic flux generated by the second inductor in the layer of magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: WITRICITY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Guillaume Lestoquoy
  • Publication number: 20180040416
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for flux cancellation includes first and second inductors, wherein the first inductor is configured for coupling to a first energy source and the second inductor is configured for coupling to a second energy source. A layer of magnetic material is disposed between the first and second inductors, wherein the first and second inductors are configured such that, when driven with an oscillating current, magnetic flux generated by the first inductor is substantially canceled by magnetic flux generated by the second inductor in the layer of magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: WITRICITY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Guillaume Lestoquoy
  • Patent number: 9842688
    Abstract: The disclosure features systems for wireless power transfer that include a resonator featuring a coil with at least two windings and at least one inductor having an inductance value, where the at least one inductor is connected in series to at least one of the windings, and where the inductance value is selected so that when the coil carries a current during operation of the system, the at least one inductor maintains a distribution of current flows among the at least two windings such that for each of the at least two windings, an actual current flow in the winding differs from a target current flow for the winding by 10% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: WiTricity Corporation
    Inventors: Andre B. Kurs, Guillaume Lestoquoy, Morris P. Kesler
  • Publication number: 20160233723
    Abstract: The disclosure features wireless power devices for receiving power from a wireless power source. The devices include a first plurality of magnetic material pieces of substantially planar shape arranged in a first plane, where the first plurality of magnetic material pieces have a first planar surface and a second planar surface. The devices include a device resonator comprising at least one wound conductor disposed on the first planar surface and a second plurality of magnetic material pieces in a second plane, where at least one of the second plurality of magnetic material pieces overlaps at least one of the first plurality of magnetic material pieces and where a separation between the first and second planes is less than 2 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Guillaume Lestoquoy, Andre B. Kurs
  • Publication number: 20160013661
    Abstract: The disclosure features transmitters for wireless power transfer that include first and second coils each having at least one loop extending in a first plane and a controller configured to drive the first and second coils with electrical currents during operation of the transmitter, where the controller is configured so that during operation of the transmitter: in a first mode of operation, the controller drives the first and second coils to generate a magnetic field having a dipole moment that is parallel to the first plane to wirelessly transmit power to first and second receivers; and in a second mode of operation, the controller drives at least one of the first and second coils to generate a magnetic field having a dipole moment that is orthogonal to the first plane to wirelessly transmit power to a third receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Andre B. Kurs, Guillaume Lestoquoy, Morris P. Kesler
  • Publication number: 20160012967
    Abstract: The disclosure features systems for wireless power transfer that include a resonator featuring a coil with at least two windings and at least one inductor having an inductance value, where the at least one inductor is connected in series to at least one of the windings, and where the inductance value is selected so that when the coil carries a current during operation of the system, the at least one inductor maintains a distribution of current flows among the at least two windings such that for each of the at least two windings, an actual current flow in the winding differs from a target current flow for the winding by 10% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Andre B. Kurs, Guillaume Lestoquoy, Morris P. Kesler
  • Patent number: 8630519
    Abstract: Photodetecting fiber. The fiber detects and localizes an incident optical beam. A semiconducting core is in intimate contact with a material forming a resistive channel that breaks axial symmetry. The resistive channel has a resistivity between that of metals and the semiconducting core, enabling the imposition of non-uniform, convex electric potential distributions along the fiber axis allowing photo-current measurements along the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Fabien Sorin, Guillaume Lestoquoy, Sylvain Danto, Yoel Fink, John D. Joannopoulos
  • Publication number: 20120263409
    Abstract: Photodetecting fiber. The fiber detects and localizes an incident optical beam. A semiconducting core is in intimate contact with a material forming a resistive channel that breaks axial symmetry. The resistive channel has a resistivity between that of metals and the semiconducting core, enabling the imposition of non-uniform, convex electric potential distributions along the fiber axis allowing photo-current measurements along the fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Fabien Sorin, Guillaume Lestoquoy, Sylvain Danto, Yoel Fink, John D. Joannopoulos