Patents by Inventor Madeline Blair Aby

Madeline Blair Aby 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: 20230400926
    Abstract: As disclosed herein, a system may comprise a handheld device in electronic communication with a controller. The handheld device may comprise a housing defining an internal cavity and an orifice providing access to the internal cavity. A trigger may comprise an external and an internal surface. The trigger may be oriented to cover the orifice. A transfer member may be oriented in the internal cavity and coupled to the internal surface of the trigger. A force sensor may be oriented in the internal cavity and may engage a distal end of the transfer member and the internal surface of the trigger. A transfer roller may be oriented in the internal cavity and coupled to the distal end of the transfer member. A cam may be oriented in the internal cavity and may engage the transfer member. A motor may be oriented in the internal cavity and coupled to the cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Michelle Warner, Madeline Blair Aby, Rémy O'Leary Pieron, Tzu-Yuan Wang, Lorenz Henric Jentz, Jason Andrew Higgins, Walker Robb
  • Patent number: 11726552
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, by a computing device, input from two or more proximity sensors configured to sense proximity, of two or more portions of a trigger finger of a user, to a trigger of a controller and to at least one part of the controller proximate to the trigger. The disclosed computer-implemented method may also include generating, by the computing device, an analog rendering of the trigger finger in response to the input from the two or more proximity sensors. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Melissa Kaye Eskridge, Valerie Susan Hanson, Madeline Blair Aby