Patents by Inventor Robert V. Tang

Robert V. Tang 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: 12622493
    Abstract: A band includes a latch body that is movable by pulling a tab. The latch body extends through an opening of the band and secures with a pin located on a head-mountable device. The band can detach from the head-mountable device by pulling the tab, which actuates the latch body and removes the latch body from the pin. A spring (or springs) can bias the latch body toward the opening, causing the latch body to enter the pin. An applied force to the tab can overcome the biasing force provided by the spring(s), and move the latch body away from, and out of, the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yiwei Tao, Aiden D. Mossop, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Lauren D. Gerardi, Nicolas Lylyk, Paul J. Thompson, Richard P. Howarth, Robert V. Tang, Toria F. Yan, Wei-Ling Chang, Zebinah P. Masse
  • Publication number: 20260010202
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing containing rear-facing displays that display images for a user when the head-mounted housing is worn by the user. The head-mounted device housing may have housing structures such as elongated housing members with protruding posts. A headband may be removably coupled to the head-mounted device housing. The headband may have a strap with openings configured to receive the posts. Releasable latches may be provided to allow selective engagement and disengagement between the headband and the housing. The latches may contain movable latch members that are biased using magnetic biasing mechanisms, spring-based biasing mechanisms, or other biasing mechanisms. To release each latch, a tab, button, toggle lever, slider, or other release mechanisms may be actuated by a user. This moves the movable latch member from a closed latch position to an open latch position that releases the headband from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Toria F. Yan, Ryan M. David, Ryan Fernandez, Tingqing Liao, Yunhe Huang, Bingda Liu, Hao Zhu, Lauren D. Gerardi, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Robert V. Tang, Richard P. Howarth, Nicolas Lylyk, Thomas Richard Routh, Alex Warburton, Uwe Michael Homm, James Russell Griffin, Michael Scott Pritchett, Kathryn Lorraine Pritchett, Sion Gwynn
  • Patent number: 12449841
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing containing rear-facing displays that display images for a user when the head-mounted housing is worn by the user. The head-mounted device housing may have housing structures such as elongated housing members with protruding posts. A headband may be removably coupled to the head-mounted device housing. The headband may have a strap with openings configured to receive the posts. Releasable latches may be provided to allow selective engagement and disengagement between the headband and the housing. The latches may contain movable latch members that are biased using magnetic biasing mechanisms, spring-based biasing mechanisms, or other biasing mechanisms. To release each latch, a tab, button, toggle lever, slider, or other release mechanisms may be actuated by a user. This moves the movable latch member from a closed latch position to an open latch position that releases the headband from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Toria F. Yan, Ryan M. David, Ryan Fernandez, Tingqing Liao, Yunhe Huang, Bingda Liu, Hao Zhu, Lauren D. Gerardi, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Robert V. Tang, Richard P. Howarth, Nicolas Lylyk, Thomas Richard Routh, Alex Warburton, Uwe Michael Homm, James Russell Griffin, Michael Scott Pritchett, Kathryn Lorraine Pritchett, Sion Gwynn
  • Patent number: D1099105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Marine C. Bataille, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier
  • Patent number: D1103169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Marc A. Newson, Peter Riering-Czekalla, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1112156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Marc A. Newson, Peter Riering-Czekalla, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1112212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1113442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Caniglio, Wei Dai, Richard P. Howarth, Kuang C. Li, Hseh Tjun Tereave Lim, Clayton M. Lopez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Philip Salibi, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Yi-Tung Shen, Sophia Tamrazian, Jesiska Tandy, Robert V. Tang
  • Patent number: D1113924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1114799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Marine C. Bataille, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Peter Riering-Czekalla, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier
  • Patent number: D1114800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Marine C. Bataille, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier
  • Patent number: D1116813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Caniglio, Richard P. Howarth, Kuang C. Li, Hseh Tjun Tereave Lim, Clayton Lopez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Philip Salibi, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Sophia Tamrazian, Robert V. Tang
  • Patent number: D1117194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Marine C. Bataille, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier
  • Patent number: D1128451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Caniglio, Wei Dai, Richard P. Howarth, Kuang C. Li, Hseh Tjun Tereave Lim, Clayton M. Lopez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Philip Salibi, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Yi-Tung Shen, Sophia Tamrazian, Jesiska Tandy, Robert V. Tang
  • Patent number: D1130407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Molly Anderson, Marine C. Bataille, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Thomas Howard, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Jaede, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Youma Ohashi, Peter Riering-Czekalla, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier, Alex Valdman
  • Patent number: D1130412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Marine C. Bataille, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Peter Riering-Czekalla, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier
  • Patent number: D1131016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marine C. Bataille, Richard P. Howarth, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Robert V. Tang
  • Patent number: D1131201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Caniglio, Richard P. Howarth, Kuang C. Li, Hseh Tjun Tereave Lim, Clayton M. Lopez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Philip Salibi, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Sophia Tamrazian, Robert V. Tang
  • Patent number: D1131477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1134348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Molly Anderson, Marine C. Bataille, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Thomas Howard, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Jaede, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Youma Ohashi, Peter Riering-Czekalla, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Robert V. Tang, Clement Tissandier, Alex Valdman