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: 20210211640
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) system may include a body having a right side and a left side, a display device coupled to the body and positioned to display content to a user when the HMD system is donned by the user, a right side arm coupled to the right side of the body and dimensioned such that, when coupled to a first portion of a swappable strap, the right side arm and the first portion of the strap form a first fastener, and a left side arm coupled to the left side of the body and dimensioned such that, when coupled to a second portion of the strap, the left side arm and the second portion of the strap form a second fastener. The first fastener and the second fastener may detachably secure the strap to the body of the HMD system. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Shane Michael Ellis, Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Joel Bernard Jacobs, Glen Jason Tompkins
  • Patent number: 11016581
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Bernard Jacobs, Bryan Anthony Sparks, Kae-Ling Jacquline Gurr, Chad Michael Roberts
  • Patent number: 10869120
    Abstract: An audio assembly provides audio content to a user. The audio assembly comprises an elongated body, a negative vent assembly, and a positive vent assembly. The elongated body includes an audio waveguide. The negative vent assembly is coupled to the elongated body and includes at least one negative vent that vents negative acoustic pressure waves generated by a back surface of a transducer coupled to a first end of the audio waveguide. The positive vent assembly is part of the elongated body and is coupled to a second end of the audio waveguide. The positive vent assembly includes at least one positive vent that vents positive acoustic pressure waves generated by a front surface of the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Bernard Jacobs, Clare Regimbal Long, Simon Porter, Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Peter Allan Chase Newbury
  • 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
  • Patent number: D899085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Chun Li Chen, Shane Michael Ellis, Joel Bernard Jacobs
  • Patent number: D925528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Mauricio Romano, David Michael Pickett, Peter Allan Chase Newbury, Quintin Morris, Shane Michael Ellis, Glen Jason Tompkins, Enric Vial Roig, Joel Bernard Jacobs