Patents by Inventor Nathan Hatfield

Nathan Hatfield 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: 12085723
    Abstract: In one aspect, a headset may include a bridge with lenses, an elongated left temple coupled to a left portion of the bridge, and an elongated right temple coupled to a right portion of the bridge. The headset may also include at least one adjustable mechanism that is manipulable to dynamically arrange the structure of the temples toward and away from the bridge, as well as a locking mechanism that selectively locks and unlocks the arrangement of the temples with respect to the bridge. In some examples, the adjustable mechanism may include at least one track for sliding the left and right temples with respect to the bridge to extend and retract distal portions of the temples from the bridge, and at least one element such as a wheel that is controllable to move the temples with respect to the bridge along the at least one track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nathan Hatfield, Daniel Pollack
  • Publication number: 20230146634
    Abstract: In one aspect, a mask device may include a facial covering, at least one processor, an electronic assembly accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to identify a trigger based on a biometric of a user and, based on the identification of the trigger, release a scent from the electronic assembly into a space between the facial covering and an area where the user's nose is disposed while wearing the mask device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Pollack, Nathan Hatfield
  • Publication number: 20230044153
    Abstract: In one aspect, a headset may include a bridge with lenses, an elongated left temple coupled to a left portion of the bridge, and an elongated right temple coupled to a right portion of the bridge. The headset may also include at least one adjustable mechanism that is manipulable to dynamically arrange the structure of the temples toward and away from the bridge, as well as a locking mechanism that selectively locks and unlocks the arrangement of the temples with respect to the bridge. In some examples, the adjustable mechanism may include at least one track for sliding the left and right temples with respect to the bridge to extend and retract distal portions of the temples from the bridge, and at least one element such as a wheel that is controllable to move the temples with respect to the bridge along the at least one track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan Hatfield, Daniel Pollack
  • Patent number: 11568640
    Abstract: In one aspect, a headset may include a housing, at least one processor in the housing, a transparent display accessible to the processor and coupled to the housing, and at least first and second vibrators accessible to the processor and coupled to the housing. The first and second vibrators may be located at different positions with respect to the housing. The headset may also include storage accessible to the processor and coupled to the housing. The storage may include instructions executable by the processor to track a person as the person moves through an environment. The instructions may also be executable to, based on tracking the person, actuate one of the first and second vibrators to indicate a direction in which the person is to travel and/or to alert the person of an object that is within a threshold distance to the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Co Lee, Nathan Hatfield
  • Publication number: 20220310334
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a display subassembly including a display that visually presents information. The electronic device also includes a base subassembly including plural keys and coupled to the display subassembly, the key having a key characteristic. The electronic device also includes one or more processors, and a data storage device having executable instructions accessible by the one or more processors. Responsive to execution of the instructions, the one or more processors are configured to obtain a user characteristic or an electronic device characteristic, and modify the key characteristic based on the user characteristic or the electronic device characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Manuel Davis, Nathan Hatfield
  • Publication number: 20220308622
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a display subassembly having a display that visually presents information. The electronic device also includes a base subassembly having an input device coupled to the display subassembly to permit movement between the display subassembly and base subassembly. Finally, the electronic device includes a speaker configured to be disposed within the display subassembly and to be movable from a first position within the display subassembly to a second position extending from the display subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan Hatfield, Matthew Manuel Davis
  • Patent number: 11402643
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for adjustable bone conduction speaker for head mounted display. An apparatus includes a sliding member couplable to a head mounted display (“HMD”) unit and comprising at least one bone conduction speaker, the sliding member adjustable along a first axis to position the bone conduction speaker along the first axis. An apparatus includes a protrusion member coupled to the sliding member and housing the at least one bone conduction speaker, the protrusion member adjustable along a second axis, substantially perpendicular to the first axis, to position the bone conduction speaker along the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Nathan Hatfield, Jonathan C. Lee
  • Patent number: 11391962
    Abstract: A headset can include at least one display; virtual reality circuitry operatively coupled to the at least one display; and a display frame that includes a nosepiece coupling and a nosepiece received in part by the nosepiece coupling, where the nosepiece includes a ball, an extension, a carrier and nose pads coupled to the carrier, where the carrier is rotatable via the ball and translatable via the extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (United States) Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Hatfield, Matthew Manuel Davis
  • Publication number: 20220206316
    Abstract: A headset can include at least one display; virtual reality circuitry operatively coupled to the at least one display; and a display frame that includes a nosepiece coupling and a nosepiece received in part by the nosepiece coupling, where the nosepiece includes a ball, an extension, a carrier and nose pads coupled to the carrier, where the carrier is rotatable via the ball and translatable via the extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan Hatfield, Matthew Manuel Davis
  • Publication number: 20220128821
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for adjustable bone conduction speaker for head mounted display. An apparatus includes a sliding member couplable to a head mounted display (“HMD”) unit and comprising at least one bone conduction speaker, the sliding member adjustable along a first axis to position the bone conduction speaker along the first axis. An apparatus includes a protrusion member coupled to the sliding member and housing the at least one bone conduction speaker, the protrusion member adjustable along a second axis, substantially perpendicular to the first axis, to position the bone conduction speaker along the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan Hatfield, Jonathan C. Lee
  • Publication number: 20210097285
    Abstract: In one aspect, a headset may include a housing, at least one processor in the housing, a transparent display accessible to the processor and coupled to the housing, and at least first and second vibrators accessible to the processor and coupled to the housing. The first and second vibrators may be located at different positions with respect to the housing. The headset may also include storage accessible to the processor and coupled to the housing. The storage may include instructions executable by the processor to track a person as the person moves through an environment. The instructions may also be executable to, based on tracking the person, actuate one of the first and second vibrators to indicate a direction in which the person is to travel and/or to alert the person of an object that is within a threshold distance to the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Co Lee, Nathan Hatfield