Patents by Inventor James Hope

James Hope 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: 11786809
    Abstract: A controller for an electronic system includes a tracking member fixed to a controller body. The controller body has a head that adjoins a handle at a neck region, and that includes at least one thumb-operated control. The controller includes a hand retainer that in a closed position is configured to physically bias the user's palm against an outer surface of the handle. The hand retainer includes a resilient member that biases the hand retainer towards an open position. The resilient member is attached to an anchor that is attached to the head by an adjustment mechanism that permits the resilient member to be moved towards or away from the user's purlicue. The tracking member includes transducers that are coupled to the electronic system by electromagnetic radiation. Proximity sensors, spatially distributed on the handle, are responsive to a proximity of the user's fingers to the outer surface of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Eric James Hope, Scott Douglas Nietfeld, Carl Conlee, Scott Richard Britt, Jeffrey Walter Mucha, Jeffrey George Leinbaugh, Jeremy Slocum
  • Publication number: 20230092408
    Abstract: Presenting first drawer area on a first display device in an instrument panel of a vehicle, the first drawer area presented in an extended state; presenting second drawer area on a second display device in the instrument panel of the vehicle, the second drawer area presented in a retracted state; receiving first transition command regarding the first and second drawer areas; and in response to receiving the first transition command: presenting the first drawer area in the retracted state on the first display device, wherein the first content is not visible in the first drawer area in the retracted state; and presenting the second drawer area in the extended state on the second display device, wherein the first content of the first application is visible in the second drawer area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Saurabh Vinodkumar Rathi, Gina Park, Karina Nicole Cosgro, Yunwei Yang, Eugene Joseph Lee, Raymond Leonard Bessemer, Derek N. Jenkins, Akshay Rajkumar Hasija, James Lee, Hwan Chul Kang, Soumya Thandra, Paul Hsu, Nicholas James Hope
  • Patent number: 11561578
    Abstract: A head-mounted display including a front, a back, a first actuator, a second actuator, a first adjustable member extending between the front and the back and operably engaging the first actuator, and a second adjustable member extending between the front and the back and operably engaging the second actuator. The first adjustable member and the second adjustable member may be adjustable in length via the second actuator to vary a gap distance between the front and the back. In some embodiments, the head-mounted display may include a wire routing assembly for routing wire(s) between the front and the back of the head-mounted display. Additionally, in some embodiments, the head-mounted display may include a harness for engaging a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua Mark Hudman, Clement Gallois, Montgomery Vincent Goodson, Eric James Hope, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV
  • Patent number: 11555305
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a foldable shelter pod is provided herein including: a top; a bottom; first and second foldable end walls; first and second foldable side walls; and, a plurality of mountable corner panels. The walls are each adjustable from an initial flat folded state to a use state where an obtuse angle is internally subtended. In the use state, first, second, third, and fourth corner openings are defined between adjacent pairs of end walls and side walls. The corner panels are mountable in the first, second, third, and fourth corner openings to brace the foldable shelter pod in an erected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventors: Gisue Hariri, Mojgan Hariri, Richard James Hope Perkin
  • Patent number: 11513754
    Abstract: Presenting first drawer area on a first display device in an instrument panel of a vehicle, the first drawer area presented in an extended state; presenting second drawer area on a second display device in the instrument panel of the vehicle, the second drawer area presented in a retracted state; receiving first transition command regarding the first and second drawer areas; and in response to receiving the first transition command: presenting the first drawer area in the retracted state on the first display device, wherein the first content is not visible in the first drawer area in the retracted state; and presenting the second drawer area in the extended state on the second display device, wherein the first content of the first application is visible in the second drawer area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Saurabh Vinodkumar Rathi, Gina Park, Karina Nicole Cosgro, Yunwei Yang, Eugene Joseph Lee, Raymond Leonard Bessemer, Derek N. Jenkins, Akshay Rajkumar Hasija, James Lee, Hwan Kang, Soumya Thandra, Paul Hsu, Nicholas James Hope
  • Publication number: 20220075585
    Abstract: Presenting first drawer area on a first display device in an instrument panel of a vehicle, the first drawer area presented in an extended state; presenting second drawer area on a second display device in the instrument panel of the vehicle, the second drawer area presented in a retracted state; receiving first transition command regarding the first and second drawer areas; and in response to receiving the first transition command: presenting the first drawer area in the retracted state on the first display device, wherein the first content is not visible in the first drawer area in the retracted state; and presenting the second drawer area in the extended state on the second display device, wherein the first content of the first application is visible in the second drawer area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Saurabh Vinodkumar Rathi, Gina Park, Karina Nicole Cosgro, Yunwei Yang, Eugene Joseph Lee, Raymond Leonard Bessemer, Derek N. Jenkins, Akshay Rajkumar Hasija, James Lee, Hwan Kang, Soumya Thandra, Paul Hsu, Nicholas James Hope
  • Publication number: 20210404170
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a foldable shelter pod is provided herein including: a top; a bottom; first and second foldable end walls; first and second foldable side walls; and, a plurality of mountable corner panels. The walls are each adjustable from an initial flat folded state to a use state where an obtuse angle is internally subtended. In the use state, first, second, third, and fourth corner openings are defined between adjacent pairs of end walls and side walls. The corner panels are mountable in the first, second, third, and fourth corner openings to brace the foldable shelter pod in an erected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Gisue Hariri, Mojgan Hariri, Richard James Hope Perkin
  • Patent number: 11167213
    Abstract: A controller for an electronic system includes a controller body having a handle portion, a tracking arc that is fixed to the controller body, and a hand retainer configured to physically bias a user's palm against an outside surface of the handle portion. A plurality of tracking sensors is disposed in the tracking arc, and are responsive to electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic system. An array of proximity sensors are spatially distributed around the outer surface of the handle portion, and are responsive to a proximity of the user's fingers to the outside surface of the handle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Walter Mucha, Jeffrey George Leinbaugh, Eric James Hope, Philip Bryan, Scott Richard Britt, Scott Nietfeld, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Jeremy Slocum
  • Patent number: 11052310
    Abstract: Various game controller hardware and user interface configurations are disclosed. Some configurations may comprise two circular trackpads, driven by the player's thumbs, which may be clickable, allowing the entire surface to act as a button. Haptic feedback may be based on dual linear resonant actuators (e.g., by means of strong, weighted electro-magnets attached to each of the dual trackpads), capable of delivering a wide range of force and vibration, allowing control over frequency, amplitude, and direction of movement. The haptics-related components in certain implementations may also play audio waveforms and thereby function as speakers. In the center of the controller according to certain configurations may be another touch-enabled surface, this one backed by a display screen. In some configurations this entire screen itself may also be clickable, like a large single button. A variety of other exemplary implementations and configurations are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Peter Bellinghausen, Claire Michelle Gottschalk, Eric James Hope, Jeffrey Scott Keyzer, Scott Dalton
  • Publication number: 20210129016
    Abstract: A controller for an electronic system includes a tracking member fixed to a controller body. The controller body has a head that adjoins a handle at a neck region, and that includes at least one thumb-operated control. The controller includes a hand retainer that in a closed position is configured to physically bias the user's palm against an outer surface of the handle. The hand retainer includes a resilient member that biases the hand retainer towards an open position. The resilient member is attached to an anchor that is attached to the head by an adjustment mechanism that permits the resilient member to be moved towards or away from the user's purlicue. The tracking member includes transducers that are coupled to the electronic system by electromagnetic radiation. Proximity sensors, spatially distributed on the handle, are responsive to a proximity of the user's fingers to the outer surface of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Eric James Hope, Scott Douglas Nietfeld, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Scott Richard Britt, Jeffrey Walter Mucha, Jeffrey George Leinbaugh, Jeremy Slocum
  • Publication number: 20210096713
    Abstract: A device with one or more input devices receives a user input for navigating through a representation of a set of assets, determines that an attribute associated with the received input is above threshold value, and in response, sets a scrolling mode to be an accelerated navigation mode. While the scrolling mode is in the accelerated navigation mode and while scrolling through the representation of assets in accordance with the input, the device provides one or more asset subset identifiers that identify a respective subset of the assets through which the device is currently scrolling in accordance with the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: William Bull, Kourtny Minh Hicks, Policarpo Wood, Eric James Hope
  • Publication number: 20210080996
    Abstract: A head-mounted display including a front, a back, a first actuator, a second actuator, a first adjustable member extending between the front and the back and operably engaging the first actuator, and a second adjustable member extending between the front and the back and operably engaging the second actuator. The first adjustable member and the second adjustable member may be adjustable in length via the second actuator to vary a gap distance between the front and the back. In some embodiments, the head-mounted display may include a wire routing assembly for routing wire(s) between the front and the back of the head-mounted display. Additionally, in some embodiments, the head-mounted display may include a harness for engaging a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Mark Hudman, Clement Gallois, Montgomery Vincent Goodson, Eric James Hope, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV
  • Patent number: D964403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas James Hope, Derek N. Jenkins, Akshay Rajkumar Hasija, William Malarcher Johnson, Hiroyuki Niwa, Jessica Edith Gonzalez Sandoval, Rupali Salve Madhukar Salve, Paul Woods, Evan John De Spelder, Joshua Noon, Yizhuo Liu
  • Patent number: D964404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Hwan Chul Kang, Derek N. Jenkins, Akshay Rajkumar Hasija, James Seung-Nam Lee, Sareena Nagesh Avadhany, Nicholas James Hope, Nathan William Barbour, Gina Park, Colin Sebestyen, Evan John De Spelder
  • Patent number: D964594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: Gisue Hariri, Mojgan Hariri, Richard James Hope Perkin
  • Patent number: D965618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventors: Gina Park, Yunwei Yang, Yizhuo Liu, Hiroyuki Niwa, Derek N. Jenkins, Akshay Rajkumar Hasija, Nicholas James Hope, Sareena Nagesh Avadhany, James Seung-Nam Lee, Colin Sebestyen, Akhil Kiran Bhatt, Paul Woods, Jessica Edith Gonzalez-Sandoval, Joshua Noon, Evan John De Spelder
  • Patent number: D965619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventors: Han Myung Song, Derek N. Jenkins, Akshay Rajkumar Hasija, William Malarcher Johnson, James Seung-Nam Lee, Hwan Chul Kang, Hiroyuki Niwa, Nicholas James Hope, Christian Titze, Paul Woods
  • Patent number: D965620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventors: Derek N. Jenkins, Han Myung Song, William Malarcher Johnson, Hiroyuki Niwa, Nicholas James Hope, Christian Titze, Nathan William Barbour, Susan Gwen Magnusson, Rupali Salve Madhukar Salve
  • Patent number: D965628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventors: Eui Chan Choi, Nicholas James Hope, Rupali Salve Madhukar Salve, Harika Surabhi
  • Patent number: D968445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Atieva Inc.
    Inventors: Chunkwok Lee, Nicholas James Hope, Luis Gustavo Favoreto, Jack Cong, Hugh Hitchens