Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Taylor Stellman

Jeffrey Taylor Stellman 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: 12072504
    Abstract: Head-mounted display assemblies may include a first eyecup and a second eyecup that are configured for respectively positioning a first lens and a second lens in front of intended locations of a user's eyes when the head-mounted display assembly is donned. The first eyecup and the second eyecup may be movable relative to each other to adjust for an interpupillary distance of the user's eyes. A single near-eye display screen may be configured for displaying an image to the user through the first and second eyecups. An enclosure over the single near-eye display screen may include a first transparent component positioned between the first lens and the single near-eye display screen and a second transparent component positioned between the second lens and the single near-eye display screen. Various other methods, devices, systems, and assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Nirav Rajendra Patel, Samuel Redmond D'Amico, Wei Rong, Evan Lawrence Coons, Joseph Patrick Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20240210652
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a membrane assembly including a flexible membrane that seals an interior of a head-mounted display device from foreign objects and foreign materials. The head-mounted display device can be a virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display device. The membrane assembly can include a flexible membrane and bezels attached to the flexible membrane, and configured to be attached to a frame and optics modules of the head-mounted display device. The flexible membrane is configured to extend around lenses respectively mounted in the optics modules. The optics modules can be configured to move in the frame to change and interpupillary distance (IPD) of the lenses. An inner surface of the flexible membrane includes surface deviations configured to deform when the optics modules move, thereby allowing the flexible membrane to deform, without impeding movement of the optics modules, while sealing the interior of the head-mounted display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Joel Bernard JACOBS, Jeffrey Taylor STELLMAN, Joseph Patrick SULLIVAN
  • Publication number: 20240201467
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for eye strain reduction in head mountable displays are disclosed. The system may include an adjustable facial interface bracket and an extender bracket that can be coupled to the head mountable display device. An actuating mechanism may be incorporated to define the spatial distance between the facial interface bracket and the extender bracket. This may allow users to customize the distance between their eyes and the display panel, reducing eye strain and improving the overall comfort of the head mountable display. The system may offer a flexible and user-friendly solution to enhance the user experience and alleviate eye strain in head mountable displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Joel Bernard Jacobs, Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Meng Peng, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Brandon Tran, Sarah Bethel
  • Publication number: 20240097176
    Abstract: A curved battery cell may include (1) a positive terminal, (2) a negative terminal, (3) one or more curved electrodes, and (4) an outer case encasing the one or more curved electrodes that includes at least one curved surface having a non-uniform radius of curvature. A curved battery pack may include (1) a first curved battery cell with a first outer surface having a first non-uniform curvature and (2) a second curved battery cell with a second outer surface having a second non-uniform curvature. Various other apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Howard, Bryan W Fan, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Karthik Kadirvel, Jonathan Longhitano
  • Patent number: 11870027
    Abstract: A curved battery cell may include (1) a positive terminal, (2) a negative terminal, (3) one or more curved electrodes, and (4) an outer case encasing the one or more curved electrodes that includes at least one curved surface having a non-uniform radius of curvature. A curved battery pack may include (1) a first curved battery cell with a first outer surface having a first non-uniform curvature and (2) a second curved battery cell with a second outer surface having a second non-uniform curvature. Various other apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Howard, Bryan W Fan, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Karthik Kadirvel, Jonathan Longhitano
  • Publication number: 20230251498
    Abstract: Head-mounted display assemblies may include a first eyecup and a second eyecup that are configured for respectively positioning a first lens and a second lens in front of intended locations of a user’s eyes when the head-mounted display assembly is donned. The first eyecup and the second eyecup may be movable relative to each other to adjust for an interpupillary distance of the user’s eyes. A single near-eye display screen may be configured for displaying an image to the user through the first and second eyecups. An enclosure over the single near-eye display screen may include a first transparent component positioned between the first lens and the single near-eye display screen and a second transparent component positioned between the second lens and the single near-eye display screen. Various other methods, devices, systems, and assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Nirav Rajendra Patel, Samuel Redmond DAmico, Wei Rong, Evan Lawrence Coons, Joseph Patrick Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11662594
    Abstract: The disclosed head-mounted display assemblies may include a first eyecup and a second eyecup that are configured for respectively positioning a first lens and a second lens in front of intended locations of a user's eyes when the head-mounted display assembly is donned. The first eyecup and the second eyecup may be movable relative to each other to adjust for an interpupillary distance of the user's eyes. A single near-eye display screen may be configured for displaying an image to the user through the first and second eyecups. An enclosure over the single near-eye display screen may include a first transparent component positioned between the first lens and the single near-eye display screen and a second transparent component positioned between the second lens and the single near-eye display screen. Various other methods, devices, systems, and assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Nirav Rajendra Patel, Samuel Redmond DAmico, Wei Rong, Evan Lawrence Coons, Joseph Patrick Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11563233
    Abstract: A wearable battery-pack accessory may include (1) one or more curved batteries, (2) charging circuitry that charges the one or more curved batteries, (3) supplying circuitry that supplies power to a connected external computing device, and (4) an outer housing including a curved surface shaped to conform to a portion of a wearer's body. A head-mounted display system may include (1) a head-mounted display, (2) a strap that is coupled to the head-mounted display and wraps around the back of a user's head when the user is wearing the head-mounted display, and (3) a battery-pack accessory detachably coupled to the strap. Various other apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Howard, Bryan W. Fan, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Karthik Kadirvel, Jonathan Longhitano
  • Publication number: 20220365356
    Abstract: The disclosed head-mounted display assemblies may include a first eyecup and a second eyecup that are configured for respectively positioning a first lens and a second lens in front of intended locations of a user's eyes when the head-mounted display assembly is donned. The first eyecup and the second eyecup may be movable relative to each other to adjust for an interpupillary distance of the user's eyes. A single near-eye display screen may be configured for displaying an image to the user through the first and second eyecups. An enclosure over the single near-eye display screen may include a first transparent component positioned between the first lens and the single near-eye display screen and a second transparent component positioned between the second lens and the single near-eye display screen. Various other methods, devices, systems, and assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Nirav Rajendra Patel, Samuel Redmond DAmico, Wei Rong, Evan Lawrence Coons, Josephen Patrick Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11467411
    Abstract: The disclosed head-mounted display assemblies may include a first eyecup and a second eyecup that are configured for positioning in front of intended locations of a user's eyes. The first eyecup and the second eyecup may be movable relative to each other to adjust for an interpupillary distance of the user's eyes. The head-mounted display assemblies may also include a single near-eye display screen configured for displaying an image to the user through the first eyecup and the second eyecup. A flexible shroud may be positioned to provide a seal between a first interior volume of the first eyecup, a second interior volume of the second eyecup, and the single near-eye display screen. Various other methods, devices, systems, and assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Bernard Jacobs, Evan Lawrence Coons, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Mark Alan Tempel
  • Patent number: 11402642
    Abstract: The disclosed head-mounted display assemblies may include a first eyecup and a second eyecup that are configured for respectively positioning a first lens and a second lens in front of intended locations of a user's eyes when the head-mounted display assembly is donned. The first eyecup and the second eyecup may be movable relative to each other to adjust for an interpupillary distance of the user's eyes. A single near-eye display screen may be configured for displaying an image to the user through the first and second eyecups. An enclosure over the single near-eye display screen may include a first transparent component positioned between the first lens and the single near-eye display screen and a second transparent component positioned between the second lens and the single near-eye display screen. Various other methods, devices, systems, and assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Nirav Rajendra Patel, Samuel Redmond D'Amico, Wei Rong, Evan Lawrence Coons, Joseph Patrick Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11204504
    Abstract: The disclosed head-mounted display assemblies may include a first eyecup and a second eyecup that are configured for positioning in front of intended locations of a user's eyes. The first eyecup and the second eyecup may be movable relative to each other to adjust for an interpupillary distance of the user's eyes. The head-mounted display assemblies may also include a single near-eye display screen configured for displaying an image to the user through the first eyecup and the second eyecup. A flexible shroud may be positioned to provide a seal between a first interior volume of the first eyecup, a second interior volume of the second eyecup, and the single near-eye display screen. Various other methods, devices, systems, and assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Bernard Jacobs, Evan Lawrence Coons, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Mark Alan Tempel
  • Publication number: 20210325683
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods may include an example assembly for isolating an inertial measurement unit, for example, in the case of a virtual reality system. Additionally, an example system may include shock-absorbing devices, for example for head-mounted displays. In some examples, the disclosed systems and methods may include a form-in-place gasket for water ingress protection around a flexible printed circuit board. The disclosed systems may also include a system for enhancing remote or virtual social experiences using biosignals. The disclosed systems may additionally include a split device with identity fixed to physical location. Various other related methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Christina Yee, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Clare Regimbal Long, Joaquin Andres Fierro, Kevin Keeler, Mark Shriver, Andrew Matthew Bardagjy, Adam Hewko, Heya Hewko, Balaji Chelladurai, Jian Zhang, Daniel Meer, Fabio Stefanini, Stephen Mark Jeapes
  • Patent number: 11076510
    Abstract: A heat-management device includes an array of recesses distributed across an external surface of a thermally conductive body. The device includes an array of protrusions interspersed with the array of recesses that form a network of cavities within an internal volume of the thermally conductive body. The array of recesses and the array of protrusions define a non-planar interface that is complementary to a curved surface of a heat source. A fluid volume can be retained within the network of cavities at a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure. The heat management device includes a cooling operation mode wherein the fluid volume absorbs heat from the heat source through the non-planar interface and dissipates heat away from the heat source through the network of cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman
  • Publication number: 20210132397
    Abstract: The disclosed head-mounted display assemblies may include a first eyecup and a second eyecup that are configured for respectively positioning a first lens and a second lens in front of intended locations of a user's eyes when the head-mounted display assembly is donned. The first eyecup and the second eyecup may be movable relative to each other to adjust for an interpupillary distance of the user's eyes. A single near-eye display screen may be configured for displaying an image to the user through the first and second eyecups. An enclosure over the single near-eye display screen may include a first transparent component positioned between the first lens and the single near-eye display screen and a second transparent component positioned between the second lens and the single near-eye display screen. Various other methods, devices, systems, and assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Nirav Rajendra Patel, Samuel Redmond D'Amico, Wei Rong, Evan Lawrence Coons, Joseph Patrick Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10617036
    Abstract: A computing device includes a housing having an inner surface, a first outer surface, a second outer surface, and a side extending between the first outer surface and the second outer surface. The computing device also includes a heat generating electronic device, a first heat spreader, and a second heat spreader. At least a portion of the first heat spreader abuts or is adjacent to the inner surface of the housing. The second heat spreader extends from a first position within the housing, at or adjacent to the heat generating electronic device to a second position within the housing. The second position is closer to the side of the housing than the first position. A first portion of the second heat spreader abuts the first heat spreader, and a second portion of the second heat spreader is at a distance from the first heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Hill, Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin, James Michael Bonicatto, Kenneth Charles Boman, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Avi Pinchas Hecht
  • Publication number: 20200053909
    Abstract: A heat-management device described herein includes an array of recesses distributed across an external surface of a thermally conductive body; and an array of protrusions interspersed with the array of recesses and forming a network of cavities within an internal volume of the thermally conductive body, the array of recesses and the array of protrusions defining a non-planar interface complimentary to a curved surface of a heat source. A fluid volume can be retained within the network of cavities at a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure. The heat management device includes a cooling operation mode wherein the fluid volume absorbs heat from the heat source through the non-planar interface and dissipates heat away from the heat source through the network of cavities. A manufacturing method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman
  • Patent number: 10518446
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to molding inserts with improved cooling performance. A mold insert includes a body and a plurality of heat sink elements coupled to the body. The body includes an area with a recessed surface that has different depths in a plurality of different regions. The plurality of heat sink elements is configured to provide different thermal resistances in the plurality of different regions of the mold insert, where a thermal resistance of the mold insert in a region with a higher recessed surface depth is lower than a thermal resistance of the mold insert in a region with a lower recessed surface depth. In some embodiments, the plurality of heat sink elements form cooling channels that are configured to conduct a cooling fluid from regions of the mold insert with higher recessed surface depths to regions of the mold insert with lower recessed surface depths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Jenkins, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman
  • Patent number: 10451356
    Abstract: A lost wax cast vapor chamber device is provided. Once a mesh is produced, a meltable core is formed from a meltable core material with the mesh positioned at least partially inside the core. Over the meltable core a metallic layer is formed, at least partially surrounding the meltable core. A chamber formed by the metallic layer is exposed by melting the meltable core to cause it to be removed from an internal void of the chamber, the internal void encapsulating the mesh. The melted material from the meltable core flows out an opening on at least one surface of the chamber. Subsequently, the internal void is filled at least partially with a working fluid and the opening is closed. The mesh supports the surfaces of the chamber against deformation under the vacuum of the internal void. Movement of working fluid by capillary action is facilitated by the mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Kurt Allen Jenkins, Lincoln M. Ghioni, Andrew Douglas Delano
  • Publication number: 20190269037
    Abstract: A computing device includes a housing having an inner surface, a first outer surface, a second outer surface, and a side extending between the first outer surface and the second outer surface. The computing device also includes a heat generating electronic device, a first heat spreader, and a second heat spreader. At least a portion of the first heat spreader abuts or is adjacent to the inner surface of the housing. The second heat spreader extends from a first position within the housing, at or adjacent to the heat generating electronic device to a second position within the housing. The second position is closer to the side of the housing than the first position. A first portion of the second heat spreader abuts the first heat spreader, and a second portion of the second heat spreader is at a distance from the first heat spreader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Hill, Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin, James Michael Bonicatto, Kenneth Charles Boman, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Avi Pinchas Hecht