Patents by Inventor Robert Coleman Skelton

Robert Coleman Skelton 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: 20240134145
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an adjustment mechanism for adjusting an eye-to-lens distance of a headset display device. The adjustment mechanism can include an adjustment wheel that is rotatable by a user, a pinion gear fixed to a screw, and a threaded member receiving the screw and mounted to a forehead pad frame supporting a forehead pad. The adjustment wheel can include an internal bevel gear ring. The pinion gear is rotated by rotation of the internal bevel gear ring, and the screw rotates with the pinion gear. The pinion gear and the screw can rotate about a second axis. The threaded member moves along the screw, as the screw rotates, to move the forehead pad to adjust the eye-to-lens distance. The internal bevel gear ring, the pinion gear, and the screw are configured to allow additional components to pass through an interior of the adjustment wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Coleman SKELTON, Brett Delainey CHRISTIE
  • Patent number: 11892648
    Abstract: Expandable band systems for wearable devices, such as spatial computing headsets, are provided which have flexible and conformable form factors that enable users to reliably to secure such wearable devices in place. Further, in the context of spatial computing headsets with an optics assembly supported by opposing temple arms, the expandable band systems provide protection against over-extension of the temple arms or extreme deflections that may otherwise arise from undesirable torsional loading of the temple arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Coleman Skelton
  • Publication number: 20230375861
    Abstract: A visual perception device is described. The visual perception device has corrective optics for viewing virtual and real-world content. An insert for the corrective optics is attached using a magnetic set, pins and/or a nose piece. Interchangeable nose pieces allow for height adjustments to accommodate different users. The visual perception device has pliable components to absorb forces exerted on a nose piece and a protective barrier for limiting electric shock or ingress of dirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger DOMINGUEZ, Samantha Jo GAMBLE, Robert Coleman SKELTON, Michael John SLIPY, Paul Thomas FOSTER, Jason Paul HALE
  • Patent number: 11762222
    Abstract: A visual perception device is described. The visual perception device has corrective optics for viewing virtual and real-world content. An insert for the corrective optics is attached using a magnetic set, pins and/or a nose piece. Interchangeable nose pieces allow for height adjustments to accommodate different users. The visual perception device has pliable components to absorb forces exerted on a nose piece and a protective barrier for limiting electric shock or ingress of dirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Paul Thomas Foster, Michael John Slipy, Jason Paul Hale
  • Publication number: 20230204966
    Abstract: Expandable band systems for wearable devices, such as spatial computing headsets, are provided which have flexible and conformable form factors that enable users to reliably to secure such wearable devices in place. Further, in the context of spatial computing headsets with an optics assembly supported by opposing temple arms, the expandable band systems provide protection against over-extension of the temple arms or extreme deflections that may otherwise arise from undesirable torsional loading of the temple arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Coleman Skelton
  • Patent number: 11675422
    Abstract: A device includes a display and an internal strap coupled to the display, the internal strap being adjustable to secure the device to the user. The device also includes a deformable material coupled to a portion of the internal strap and configured to contact the user when the device is secured to the user and a backing layer disposed against the deformable material, the backing layer including an aperture therein. The device further includes a switch coupled to the backing layer and configured such that at least a portion of the switch is insertable in the aperture of the backing layer, wherein the deformable material is configured to deform when the device is secured to the user, thereby causing the switch to be positioned in a first position when the device is secured to the user and a second position when the device is removed from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Coleman Skelton, Blake Francis Andersen
  • Patent number: 11614629
    Abstract: Expandable band systems for wearable devices, such as spatial computing headsets, are provided which have flexible and conformable form factors that enable users to reliably to secure such wearable devices in place. Further, in the context of spatial computing headsets with an optics assembly supported by opposing temple arms, the expandable band systems provide protection against over-extension of the temple arms or extreme deflections that may otherwise arise from undesirable torsional loading of the temple arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Coleman Skelton
  • Publication number: 20220382366
    Abstract: A device includes a display and an internal strap coupled to the display, the internal strap being adjustable to secure the device to the user. The device also includes a deformable material coupled to a portion of the internal strap and configured to contact the user when the device is secured to the user and a backing layer disposed against the deformable material, the backing layer including an aperture therein. The device further includes a switch coupled to the backing layer and configured such that at least a portion of the switch is insertable in the aperture of the backing layer, wherein the deformable material is configured to deform when the device is secured to the user, thereby causing the switch to be positioned in a first position when the device is secured to the user and a second position when the device is removed from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Coleman Skelton, Blake Francis Andersen
  • Publication number: 20220026743
    Abstract: A visual perception device is described. The visual perception device has corrective optics for viewing virtual and real-world content. An insert for the corrective optics is attached using a magnetic set, pins and/or a nose piece. Interchangeable nose pieces allow for height adjustments to accommodate different users. The visual perception device has pliable components to absorb forces exerted on a nose piece and a protective barrier for limiting electric shock or ingress of dirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger DOMINGUEZ, Samantha Jo GAMBLE, Robert Coleman SKELTON, Paul Thomas FOSTER, Michael John SLIPY, Jason Paul HALE
  • Patent number: 11187923
    Abstract: A visual perception device is described. The visual perception device has corrective optics for viewing virtual and real-world content. An insert for the corrective optics is attached using a magnetic set, pins and/or a nose piece. Interchangeable nose pieces allow for height adjustments to accommodate different users. The visual perception device has pliable components to absorb forces exerted on a nose piece and a protective barrier for limiting electric shock or ingress of dirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Paul Thomas Foster, Michael John Slipy, Jason Paul Hale
  • Publication number: 20210181516
    Abstract: Expandable band systems for wearable devices, such as spatial computing headsets, are provided which have flexible and conformable form factors that enable users to reliably to secure such wearable devices in place. Further, in the context of spatial computing headsets with an optics assembly supported by opposing temple arms, the expandable band systems provide protection against over-extension of the temple arms or extreme deflections that may otherwise arise from undesirable torsional loading of the temple arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Coleman Skelton
  • Publication number: 20190187490
    Abstract: A visual perception device is described. The visual perception device has corrective optics for viewing virtual and real-world content. An insert for the corrective optics is attached using a magnetic set, pins and/or a nose piece. Interchangeable nose pieces allow for height adjustments to accommodate different users. The visual perception device has pliable components to absorb forces exerted on a nose piece and a protective barrier for limiting electric shock or ingress of dirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger DOMINGUEZ, Samantha Jo GAMBLE, Robert Coleman SKELTON, Paul Thomas FOSTER, Michael John SLIPY, Jason Paul HALE
  • Patent number: D894258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Bradley Fraser, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D909462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Bradley Fraser, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D913362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Bradley Fraser, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D916948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Bradley Fraser, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D922475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Bradley Fraser, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D922476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Bradley Fraser, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D922477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Bradley Fraser, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D926868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Bradley Fraser, Masamune Kaji