Patents by Inventor Samuel Bryson Thompson
Samuel Bryson Thompson 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).
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Patent number: 11947388Abstract: A wearable device includes a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body includes the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body includes the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SNAP INC.Inventors: Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Patent number: 11747630Abstract: An adjustable frame assembly for augmented reality eyewear. The frame assembly includes a face portion for supporting at least one waveguide that creates an eye box, a support rest for supporting the face portion on a user, and a coupling for adjusting the position of the face portion relative to the support rest. This enables movement of the waveguide eye box relative to the support rest to position the eye box in front of the wearer’s eyes.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Julio Cesar Castañeda, Mathias Hintermann, Kevin David Page, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Publication number: 20230204981Abstract: Eyewear including a frame, a projector supported by the frame, and a lens supported by the frame. The lens has a first surface facing an eye of the user and a second surface facing away from the eye of the user when the frame is worn. The lens also includes a waveguide defined by the first and second surfaces to receive light from the projector. An input light coupler and an output light coupler are on the first surface of the lens and at least one reflector is positioned on a second surface of the lens to redirect light received from the input coupler and/or the output coupler to redirect light having an angle of incidence with respect to the second surface of the lens that would result in that portion of the light exiting the waveguide through the second surface in the absence of the at least one reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson, Michael Christian Ryner
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Publication number: 20230205266Abstract: A wearable device includes a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body includes the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body includes the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Publication number: 20230154120Abstract: An adjustable frame assembly for augmented reality eyewear. The frame assembly includes a face portion for supporting at least one waveguide that creates an eye box, a support rest for supporting the face portion on a user, and a coupling for adjusting the position of the face portion relative to the support rest. This enables movement of the waveguide eye box relative to the support rest to position the eye box in front of the wearer's eyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Julio Cesar CASTAÑEDA, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Patent number: 11619970Abstract: A wearable device includes a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body includes the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body includes the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Patent number: 11609441Abstract: Eyewear including a frame, a projector supported by the frame, and a lens supported by the frame. The lens has a first surface facing an eye of the user and a second surface facing away from the eye of the user when the frame is worn. The lens also includes a waveguide defined by the first and second surfaces to receive light from the projector. An input light coupler and an output light coupler are on the first surface of the lens and at least one reflector is positioned on a second surface of the lens to redirect light received from the input coupler and/or the output coupler to redirect light having an angle of incidence with respect to the second surface of the lens that would result in that portion of the light exiting the waveguide through the second surface in the absence of the at least one reflector.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson, Michael Christian Ryner
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Patent number: 11580707Abstract: An adjustable frame assembly for augmented reality eyewear. The frame assembly includes a face portion for supporting at least one waveguide that creates an eye box, a support rest for supporting the face portion on a user, and a coupling for adjusting the position of the face portion relative to the support rest. This enables movement of the waveguide eye box relative to the support rest to position the eye box in front of the wearer's eyes.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Publication number: 20220365370Abstract: Eyewear having electrochromic lenses for controlling a light transmissive property/tinting for a user's eye and a camera. The electrochromic lenses have an eye region for controlling light transmission to a user's eye, and a separate camera region for controlling light transmission to a camera. Two or more electrochromic lenses are provided to independently control the tinting for each of the user's eye, and two or more cameras. The electrochromic lenses comprise of multiple lens layers forming a single stack. Each layer has an opening configured to receive a fill material, such as a dye, such that the fill material can have different chemistries. The displays may also have different dye chemistries to allow for different tint ranges (wavelengths of light passed).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Amit Singh, Stephen Andrew Steger, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Publication number: 20220300032Abstract: A wearable device includes a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body includes the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body includes the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Patent number: 11392173Abstract: A wearable device includes a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body includes the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body includes the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Publication number: 20210366198Abstract: An adjustable frame assembly for augmented reality eyewear. The frame assembly includes a face portion for supporting at least one waveguide that creates an eye box, a support rest for supporting the face portion on a user, and a coupling for adjusting the position of the face portion relative to the support rest. This enables movement of the waveguide eye box relative to the support rest to position the eye box in front of the wearer's eyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: JULIO CESAR CASTAÑEDA, SAMUEL BRYSON THOMPSON
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Publication number: 20210364821Abstract: Eyewear includes a frame configured to support an optical element and a temple pivotably connected to one side of the frame by a hinge. The temple is movable with respect to the frame between folded and unfolded configurations. A first permanent magnet is either disposed on or at least partially embedded within the frame at a location adjacent the hinge. A second permanent magnet (or ferromagnetic member) is either disposed on or at least partially embedded within the temple at a location adjacent the hinge. The permanent magnets are attracted to each other such that magnetic attraction retains the temple in the unfolded configuration when the temple is moved into the unfolded configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Julio Cesar CASTAÑEDA, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Patent number: 11137621Abstract: Eyewear includes a frame configured to support an optical element and a temple pivotably connected to one side of the frame by a hinge. The temple is movable with respect to the frame between folded and unfolded configurations. A first permanent magnet is either disposed on or at least partially embedded within the frame at a location adjacent the hinge. A second permanent magnet (or ferromagnetic member) is either disposed on or at least partially embedded within the temple at a location adjacent the hinge. The permanent magnets are attracted to each other such that magnetic attraction retains the temple in the unfolded configuration when the temple is moved into the unfolded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Patent number: 11126224Abstract: A wearable device includes a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body includes the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body includes the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Publication number: 20210278876Abstract: A wearable device includes a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body includes the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body includes the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Patent number: 11113889Abstract: An adjustable frame assembly for augmented reality eyewear. The frame assembly includes a face portion for supporting at least one waveguide that creates an eye box, a support rest for supporting the face portion on a user, and a coupling for adjusting the position of the face portion relative to the support rest. This enables movement of the waveguide eye box relative to the support rest to position the eye box in front of the wearer's eyes.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson
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Publication number: 20200133332Abstract: A wearable device including a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body including the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body including the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson