Patents by Inventor Patrick C. Ryan

Patrick C. Ryan 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: 10726637
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Anderson Nagy, Jason Carter, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Daniel L. Osborn, Kathleen Mulcahy, Patrick C. Ryan, Michelle Tze Hiang Chua
  • Publication number: 20190295330
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: SCOTT ANDERSON NAGY, JASON CARTER, ANATOLIE GAVRILIUC, DANIEL L. OSBORN, KATHLEEN MULCAHY, PATRICK C. RYAN, MICHELLE TZE HIANG CHUA
  • Patent number: 10332317
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Anderson Nagy, Jason Carter, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Daniel L. Osborn, Kathleen Mulcahy, Patrick C. Ryan, Michelle Tze Hiang Chua
  • Publication number: 20180114372
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides approaches to facilitating virtual reality and cross-device experiences. In some implementations, an environmental snapshot is captured which includes an image of a virtual reality (VR) environment presented on a VR device and corresponding depth information of the VR environment. The image of the environmental snapshot is presented on a different device than the VR device. A user modification to content associated with the presented image is translated into the environmental snapshot based on the depth information. The environmental snapshot comprising the user modification is translated into the VR environment. The VR environment comprising the translated user modification is presented. The environmental snapshot may correspond to a personal space of a user and may be accessed by another user through a social networking interface or other user networking interface to cause the presentation of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: SCOTT ANDERSON NAGY, Jason Carter, Anatolie Gavriliuc, Daniel L. Osborn, Kathleen Mulcahy, Patrick C. Ryan, Michelle Tze Hiang Chua
  • Publication number: 20130341365
    Abstract: A multiport valved dispenser for a viscous material such as toothpaste is provided. A first member is attached to a tube of toothpaste, and a second member is turned with respect to the first so as to align mating ports therein, and thus to allow flow of the toothpaste through a single dispensing nozzle at any given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Patrick C. Ryan
  • Patent number: D677502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Inventor: Patrick C. Ryan