Patents by Inventor Nathan Waters

Nathan Waters 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: 20260038186
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an online system that applies template-based facial augmentations to images as part of an augmented reality experience. A facial augmentation template is a template for an augmented reality (AR) modification to apply to a user's face. These templates include a structure for how the augmentation should be applied to the face and display parameters that a user can set for how the templates should be rendered (e.g., color, specularity, or opacity). The online system identifies feature points on a 3D model of the user's face that correspond to features on the user's actual face, and localizes the template relative to the 3D model by mapping anchor points of the template to corresponding feature points on the 3D model. The online system renders the facial augmentation template at the localization to generate an augmented image of the user's face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Joshua Aisheng Mao, Nathan Waters, Rigel Gareth Benton
  • Patent number: 12456248
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an online system that applies template-based facial augmentations to images as part of an augmented reality experience. A facial augmentation template is a template for an augmented reality (AR) modification to apply to a user's face. These templates include a structure for how the augmentation should be applied to the face and display parameters that a user can set for how the templates should be rendered (e.g., color, specularity, or opacity). The online system identifies feature points on a 3D model of the user's face that correspond to features on the user's actual face, and localizes the template relative to the 3D model by mapping anchor points of the template to corresponding feature points on the 3D model. The online system renders the facial augmentation template at the localization to generate an augmented image of the user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2025
    Assignee: Niantic Spatial, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Aisheng Mao, Nathan Waters, Rigel Gareth Benton
  • Publication number: 20250191272
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an online system that applies template-based facial augmentations to images as part of an augmented reality experience. A facial augmentation template is a template for an augmented reality (AR) modification to apply to a user's face. These templates include a structure for how the augmentation should be applied to the face and display parameters that a user can set for how the templates should be rendered (e.g., color, specularity, or opacity). The online system identifies feature points on a 3D model of the user's face that correspond to features on the user's actual face, and localizes the template relative to the 3D model by mapping anchor points of the template to corresponding feature points on the 3D model. The online system renders the facial augmentation template at the localization to generate an augmented image of the user's face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Joshua Aisheng Mao, Nathan Waters, Rigel Gareth Benton