Patents by Inventor Joel Bernard JACOBS

Joel Bernard JACOBS 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).

  • 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: 20210278913
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure enable a docking station to provide various capabilities. In some examples, the docking station includes a sidewall at least partially defining a cavity, a charge module configured to charge a digital pen positioned within the cavity, and an authentication module configured to associate a digital pen with one or more user settings such that the digital pen is configured to operate in accordance with the user settings. Examples of the disclosure enable one or more digital pens to be placed in or retrieved from the docking station in a user-friendly manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Joel Bernard JACOBS, Bryan Anthony SPARKS, Kae-Ling Jacquline GURR, Chad Michael ROBERTS
  • Publication number: 20160313814
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure enable a docking station to provide various capabilities. In some examples, the docking station includes a sidewall at least partially defining a cavity, a charge module configured to charge a digital pen positioned within the cavity, and an authentication module configured to associate a digital pen with one or more user settings such that the digital pen is configured to operate in accordance with the user settings. Examples of the disclosure enable one or more digital pens to be placed in or retrieved from the docking station in a user-friendly manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Joel Bernard JACOBS, Bryan Anthony SPARKS, Kae-Ling Jacquline GURR, Chad Michael ROBERTS