Patents by Inventor Michael Van Gorkom

Michael Van Gorkom 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).

  • Detecting hand gestures using ring-shaped electronic devices
    Patent number: 11093043
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for detecting hand gestures using ring-shaped electronic devices. Example methods may include determining, by a ring-shaped electronic device comprising a motion sensor, first motion sensor data using the motion sensor, determining a first hand motion associated with the first motion sensor data, determining a first action associated with the first hand motion, and causing the first action to be implemented at a user device that is in wireless communication with the ring-shaped electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah Graber, Joshua Watson, Michael Van Gorkom, Ravikant Cherukuri