Patents by Inventor Maria Berger

Maria Berger 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: 11978112
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, from a client device of a first user, a request from the first user to engage in an AR shopping experience curated by a store; identifying a first real-world product available for purchase from the store; receiving an image of a real-world environment of the first user; generating a first AR item that represents the first real-world product; comparing visual attributes of the first AR item to physical layouts of a plurality of real-world objects depicted in the image of the real-world environment; and overlaying the first AR item on a first real-world object of the plurality of real-world objects in the image responsive to comparing the visual attributes of the first AR item to the physical layouts of the plurality of real-world objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Itamar Berger, Amar Boghani, Maria Jose Garcia Sopo, Qi Pan
  • Patent number: 11941767
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a request from a client device of a first user to engage in a shared augmented reality (AR) shopping experience with a second user; generating, for display on respective client devices of the first and second users, the shared AR shopping experience comprising a plurality of AR items that represent real-world products overlaid on a shared real-world environment of the first and second users; determining that the second user is interacting with a first AR item of the plurality of AR items; and in response to detecting that the second user is depicted in an image captured by the client device of the first user, overlaying the first AR item on the second user in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Itamar Berger, Amar Boghani, Maria Jose Garcia Sopo, Isac Andreas Müller Sandvik, Qi Pan, Matan Zohar
  • Patent number: 5611506
    Abstract: A dialysis assist device for use by peritoneal dialysis patients facilitates connection of tubing communicating fluid bags with a catheter implanted in the dialysis patient. The assist device includes a tray which includes a groove extending through the tray which receives tubing and a connecter for connecting the tubing to the catheter. The connecter includes a flange that is received in a groove in the aperture, thereby holding the connecter while the patient connects the catheter to the connecter. Receptacles are provided for receiving the used cap covering the catheter and for assisting the patient in connecting a new sterile cap to the catheter when dialysis has been completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Inventors: Maria Berger, Nancy Page, Sharon L. Mroz
  • Patent number: 4869789
    Abstract: The process for producing decorative coatings on metals is primarily used in the jewelry industry, in handicrafts, and in device construction according to the invention, matte, true-to-form decorative coatings with a homogenous thickness of 3 .mu.m to 30 .mu.m are provided means of an electrochemical and plasmachemical reaction using a pulse operation in aqueous electrolytes at voltage peaks of 250 V to 750 V, pulse times of 20 .mu.s to 2 ms, pulse frequencies of 35 Hz to 300 Hz, pulse currents from 20 A to 120 A, electrolyte temperatures between 318 K and 360 K, and average current densities from 0.1 A cm.sup.-2 to 1 A cm.sup.-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Technische Universitaet Karl-Marx-Stadt
    Inventors: Peter Kurze, Waldemar Krysmann, Maria Berger, Klaus Rabending, Joachim Schreckenbach, Thomas Schwarz, Karl-Heinz Hartmann