Patents by Inventor Mathias Andreas Hintermann
Mathias Andreas Hintermann 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).
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Publication number: 20260073796Abstract: Systems, computer readable medium and methods for landing an autonomous drone with gestures are disclosed. Example methods include lifting off the autonomous drone in response to an instruction from a person, receiving sensor data, and processing the sensor data to identify a gesture from the person that indicates that the autonomous drone is to land. The autonomous drone recognizes a gesture from a person to land where the gesture is based on a physical movement of the person. In response, the autonomous drone navigates to land the autonomous drone. In some examples, the person presents an open palm to the autonomous drone which causes the autonomous drone to fly to and land on the open palm. In some examples, the person places a hand under the autonomous drone which causes the autonomous drone to land. In some examples, the autonomous drone responds to the person that launched the autonomous drone.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2025Publication date: March 12, 2026Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Justin Huang, Russell Douglas Patton
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Patent number: 12517521Abstract: Systems, computer readable medium and methods for landing an autonomous drone with gestures are disclosed. Example methods include lifting off the autonomous drone in response to an instruction from a person, receiving sensor data, and processing the sensor data to identify a gesture from the person that indicates that the autonomous drone is to land. The autonomous drone recognizes a gesture from a person to land where the gesture is based on a physical movement of the person. In response, the autonomous drone navigates to land the autonomous drone. In some examples, the person presents an open palm to the autonomous drone which causes the autonomous drone to fly to and land on the open palm. In some examples, the person places a hand under the autonomous drone which causes the autonomous drone to land. In some examples, the autonomous drone responds to the person that launched the autonomous drone.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Justin Huang, Russell Douglas Patton
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Publication number: 20250370279Abstract: An eyewear device has a lens retention mechanism that establishes electrical contact between onboard electronics and a lens ring by a resiliently compressible electrical contact member, such as a spring washer, located within a housing defined by a body of the eyewear device. The retention mechanism can further include a lock screw that is selectively engageable with the lens ring to allow disposal between retention and release of a lens by the lens ring, the lock ring being captured in the housing such as to resist removal of the lock screw from the housing when the lens ring is released for lens removal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2025Publication date: December 4, 2025Inventors: John Bernard Ardisana, II, Teodor Dabov, Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Douglas Wayne Moskowitz, Ashutosh Y. Shukla
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Publication number: 20250362531Abstract: A head-worn device is presented, featuring an intuitive power control mechanism based on the device's physical hinge states. The device includes a pair of hinges, each connecting a temple piece to the frame, capable of transitioning between open and closed positions. Sensors, such as Hall effect sensors, detect these positions and output signals accordingly. A hardware logic circuit receives the signals, controlling the device's power state-activating when both hinges are open and deactivating when closed. The system also incorporates hardware security circuitry that forcibly disables hardware components like cameras and microphones in the inactive state, ensuring user privacy. This power control mechanism is designed to be robust against unintended activations and integrates seamlessly with the user's natural interactions with the eyewear, offering a secure, convenient, and user-friendly experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2025Publication date: November 27, 2025Inventors: Shaheen Moubedi et al., Mathias Andreas Hintermann, John Recchio
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Publication number: 20250334970Abstract: Systems, computer readable medium and methods for unlocking an autonomous drone are disclosed. Example methods include receiving an indication of a selection of a fly instruction, capturing an image using an image capturing device of the autonomous drone, processing the image to determine whether a face is present in the image, and if the face is present in the image, taking off. The face has to be within a predetermined distance of the autonomous drone. This ensures that the face is likely from the person that selected the fly instruction and ensures that the autonomous drone is far enough away from the face that the autonomous drone will not crash into the face on take-off. In some examples, the autonomous drone determines whether the autonomous drone is sitting on a hand before taking off. The autonomous drone uses a position of the face to determine an initial flight plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2025Publication date: October 30, 2025Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Justin Huang, Russell Douglas Patton
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Publication number: 20250296713Abstract: Systems, computer readable medium and methods for fully autonomous drone flight are disclosed. Example methods include taking off, navigating in accordance with a flight plan, and navigating the autonomous drone to land. The autonomous drone performs flight plans with only an initial command for the autonomous drone to fly and, in some examples, an indication of a landing space such as an open hand presented under the autonomous drone. After an initial fly command, the autonomous drone is not controlled by a remote-control device and does not receive any additional commands to complete the flight plan. The autonomous drone enters a lower energy state while flying where the wireless connections are turned off since the autonomous drone does not respond to commands during flight.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2025Publication date: September 25, 2025Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Justin Huang, Russell Douglas Patton
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Patent number: 12411358Abstract: An eyewear device has a lens retention mechanism that establishes electrical contact between onboard electronics and a lens ring by a resiliently compressible electrical contact member, such as a spring washer, located within a housing defined by a body of the eyewear device. The retention mechanism can further include a lock screw that is selectively engageable with the lens ring to allow disposal between retention and release of a lens by the lens ring, the lock ring being captured in the housing such as to resist removal of the lock screw from the housing when the lens ring is released for lens removal.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 9, 2025Assignee: SNAP INC.Inventors: John Bernard Ardisana, II, Teodor Dabov, Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Douglas Wayne Moskowitz, Ashutosh Y. Shukla
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Patent number: 12372975Abstract: Systems, computer readable medium and methods for unlocking an autonomous drone are disclosed. Example methods include receiving an indication of a selection of a fly instruction, capturing an image using an image capturing device of the autonomous drone, processing the image to determine whether a face is present in the image, and if the face is present in the image, taking off. The face has to be within a predetermined distance of the autonomous drone. This ensures that the face is likely from the person that selected the fly instruction and ensures that the autonomous drone is far enough away from the face that the autonomous drone will not crash into the face on take-off. In some examples, the autonomous drone determines whether the autonomous drone is sitting on a hand before taking off. The autonomous drone uses a position of the face to determine an initial flight plan.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Justin Huang, Russell Douglas Patton
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Patent number: 12344409Abstract: Systems, computer readable medium and methods for fully autonomous drone flight are disclosed. Example methods include taking off, navigating in accordance with a flight plan, and navigating the autonomous drone to land. The autonomous drone performs flight plans with only an initial command for the autonomous drone to fly and, in some examples, an indication of a landing space such as an open hand presented under the autonomous drone. After an initial fly command, the autonomous drone is not controlled by a remote-control device and does not receive any additional commands to complete the flight plan. The autonomous drone enters a lower energy state while flying where the wireless connections are turned off since the autonomous drone does not respond to commands during flight.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Justin Huang, Russell Douglas Patton
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Publication number: 20250141086Abstract: An antenna system includes a loop conductor and non-loop conductor configured to provide respective loop and dipole antenna functionality. A signal feed mechanism connects to both conductors at a signal feed point for simultaneous signal transceiving. The non-loop conductor comprises two elongate arms with an offset feed point creating shorter and longer arms, where the longer arm has increased width via a loop-shaped portion. When incorporated in eyewear devices, the loop-shaped portion extends circumferentially along a lens holder to retain lenses. The conductors may be configured through a diplexer for different frequency domains, with the non-loop conductor serving as a GPS antenna and the loop conductor as a data communication antenna. The radiation patterns of the conductors may be substantially orthogonal when driven by the signal feed mechanism. The system provides integrated antenna and mechanical functionality in wearable devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Pat Kusbel, Douglas Wayne Moskowitz, Ugur Olgun, Russell Douglas Patton, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, John Bernard Ardisana, II, Teodor Dabov, Ashutosh Y. Shukla
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Patent number: 12255379Abstract: An antenna system comprises a combination of a loop antenna and a non-loop antenna. The loop antenna and the non-loop antenna is connected in common to a transceiver mechanism or signal feed mechanism. The non-loop antenna is in some embodiments provided by a dipole conductor. An eyewear device incorporates the antenna system, a loop conductor and a dipole conductor of the antenna system being integrated in a body of the eyewear device. The loop conductor may be provided by a lens ring that extends around a lens held by the body. The lens ring may serve both as loop conductor and as a lens retention mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Pat Kusbel, Douglas Wayne Moskowitz, Ugur Olgun, Russell Douglas Patton, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, John Bernard Ardisana, II, Teodor Dabov, Ashutosh Y. Shukla
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Patent number: 12108019Abstract: Three-dimensional image calibration and presentation for eyewear including a pair of image capture devices is described. Calibration and presentation includes obtaining a calibration offset to accommodate flexure in the support structure for the eyewear, adjusting a three-dimensional rendering offset by the obtained calibration offset, and presenting the stereoscopic images using the three-dimension rendering offset.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: John Bernard Ardisana, II, Nir Daube, David Ben Ezra, Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Sagi Katz, Nati Kligler, Michael Ryner, Ashutosh Shukla
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Publication number: 20240056560Abstract: Three-dimensional image calibration and presentation for eyewear including a pair of image capture devices is described. Calibration and presentation includes obtaining a calibration offset to accommodate flexure in the support structure for the eyewear, adjusting a three-dimensional rendering offset by the obtained calibration offset, and presenting the stereoscopic images using the three-dimension rendering offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: John Bernard ARDISANA, II, Nir DAUBE, David BEN EZRA, Mathias Andreas HINTERMANN, Sagi KATZ, Nati KLIGLER, Michael RYNER, Ashutosh SHUKLA
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Publication number: 20230369741Abstract: An antenna system comprises a combination of a loop antenna and a non-loop antenna. The loop antenna and the non-loop antenna is connected in common to a transceiver mechanism or signal feed mechanism. The non-loop antenna is in some embodiments provided by a dipole conductor. An eyewear device incorporates the antenna system, a loop conductor and a dipole conductor of the antenna system being integrated in a body of the eyewear device. The loop conductor may be provided by a lens ring that extends around a lens held by the body. The lens ring may serve both as loop conductor and as a lens retention mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Pat Kusbel, Douglas Wayne Moskowitz, Ugur Olgun, Russell Douglas Patton, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, John Bernard Ardisana, II, Teodor Dabov, Ashutosh Y. Shukla
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Publication number: 20230350431Abstract: Systems, computer readable medium and methods for fully autonomous drone flight are disclosed. Example methods include taking off, navigating in accordance with a flight plan, and navigating the autonomous drone to land. The autonomous drone performs flight plans with only an initial command for the autonomous drone to fly and, in some examples, an indication of a landing space such as an open hand presented under the autonomous drone. After an initial fly command, the autonomous drone is not controlled by a remote-control device and does not receive any additional commands to complete the flight plan. The autonomous drone enters a lower energy state while flying where the wireless connections are turned off since the autonomous drone does not respond to commands during flight.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Justin Huang, Russell Douglas Patton
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Publication number: 20230350433Abstract: Systems, computer readable medium and methods for unlocking an autonomous drone are disclosed. Example methods include receiving an indication of a selection of a fly instruction, capturing an image using an image capturing device of the autonomous drone, processing the image to determine whether a face is present in the image, and if the face is present in the image, taking off. The face has to be within a predetermined distance of the autonomous drone. This ensures that the face is likely from the person that selected the fly instruction and ensures that the autonomous drone is far enough away from the face that the autonomous drone will not crash into the face on take-off. In some examples, the autonomous drone determines whether the autonomous drone is sitting on a hand before taking off. The autonomous drone uses a position of the face to determine an initial flight plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Justin Huang, Russell Douglas Patton
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Publication number: 20230350427Abstract: Systems, computer readable medium and methods for landing an autonomous drone with gestures are disclosed. Example methods include lifting off the autonomous drone in response to an instruction from a person, receiving sensor data, and processing the sensor data to identify a gesture from the person that indicates that the autonomous drone is to land. The autonomous drone recognizes a gesture from a person to land where the gesture is based on a physical movement of the person. In response, the autonomous drone navigates to land the autonomous drone. In some examples, the person presents an open palm to the autonomous drone which causes the autonomous drone to fly to and land on the open palm. In some examples, the person places a hand under the autonomous drone which causes the autonomous drone to land. In some examples, the autonomous drone responds to the person that launched the autonomous drone.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Justin Huang, Russell Douglas Patton
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Patent number: 11721881Abstract: An antenna system comprises a combination of a loop antenna and a non-loop antenna. The loop antenna and the non-loop antenna is connected in common to a transceiver mechanism or signal feed mechanism. The non-loop antenna is in some embodiments provided by a dipole conductor. An eye-wear device incorporates the antenna system, a loop conductor and a dipole conductor of the antenna system being integrated in a body of the eyewear device. The loop conductor may be provided by a lens ring that extends around a lens held by the body. The lens ring may serve both as loop conductor and as a lens retention mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Pat Kusbel, Douglas Wayne Moskowitz, Ugur Olgun, Russell Douglas Patton, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, John Bernard Ardisana, II, Teodor Dabov, Ashutosh Y. Shukla
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Patent number: D1108146Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2024Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Evan Spiegel, Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Dinh Tu Huynh
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Patent number: D1117435Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2024Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Evan Spiegel, Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Dinh Tu Huynh