Patents by Inventor Stephen Steger

Stephen Steger 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: 12259595
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple having a flexible printed circuit (FPC) including service loops. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A first service loop allows extension of the FPC when the temple rotates about the hinge, and a second service loop allows the temple to be radially extended away from the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20240427172
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A cam is configured to leverage the temple away from the frame during hyperextension and reduce wear. A cosmetic trim may include a recess that receives a protrusion of the frame in the open position, and which protrusion moves out of the recess during hyperextension and creates the cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 12111515
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A cam is configured to leverage the temple away from the frame during hyperextension and reduce wear. A cosmetic trim may include a recess that receives a protrusion of the frame in the open position, and which protrusion moves out of the recess during hyperextension and creates the cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 12111514
    Abstract: An electronic eyewear device is presented that includes an eyewear body comprising a frame configured to be worn on the head of a user. The frame includes an optical elements section and spaced-apart first and second temples. The eyewear body includes onboard electronic components carried by the eyewear body that comprises a heat source that generates heat during electrically powered operation of the components. A thermal management device that includes a heat sink within a first temple and a thermal coupling disposed within the first temple and is thermally coupled to the heat source and the heat sink and receives heat from the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Ashwood, Emily Clopp, Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20240168311
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. The wearable device can comprise a frame, an elongate temple and an articulated joint. The frame can define one or more optical element holders configured to hold respective optical elements for viewing by a user in a viewing direction. The temple can be moveably connected to the frame for holding the frame in position when the device is worn by the user. The articulated joint can connect the temple and the frame to permit movement of the temple relative to the frame between a wearable position in which the temple is generally aligned with the viewing direction, and a collapsed position in which the temple extends generally transversely to the viewing direction. The articulated joint can include a base foot fixed to the frame and oriented transversely to the viewing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Streets, Jun Lin, Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20240126099
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. The extender may include a bushing and a spring that allows the temple hyperextension, and which also creates a bias force to urge the temple against a user's head during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 11921357
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. The wearable device can comprise a frame, an elongate temple and an articulated joint. The frame can define one or more optical element holders configured to hold respective optical elements for viewing by a user in a viewing direction. The temple can be moveably connected to the frame for holding the frame in position when the device is worn by the user. The articulated joint can connect the temple and the frame to permit movement of the temple relative to the frame between a wearable position in which the temple is generally aligned with the viewing direction, and a collapsed position in which the temple extends generally transversely to the viewing direction. The articulated joint can include abase foot fixed to the frame and oriented transversely to the viewing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Streets, Jun Lin, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 11897215
    Abstract: A process of overmolding a frame of a portable eyewear electronic device and a frame produced by the process is presented. A frame that includes a first material and includes a releasably mountable feature is attached to the mold in a desired position and does not contact other areas of the mold. The mold is filled with a second material to at least partially encase the frame insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 11880093
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. The extender may include a bushing and a spring that allows the temple hyperextension, and which also creates a bias force to urge the temple against a user's head during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20230142548
    Abstract: A process of overmolding a frame of a portable eyewear electronic device and a frame produced by the process is presented. A frame that includes a first material and includes a releasably mountable feature is attached to the mold in a desired position and does not contact other areas of the mold. The mold is filled with a second material to at least partially encase the frame insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20230089746
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A cam is configured to leverage the temple away from the frame during hyperextension and reduce wear. A cosmetic trim may include a recess that receives a protrusion of the frame in the open position, and which protrusion moves out of the recess during hyperextension and creates the cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 11571865
    Abstract: A process of overmolding a frame of a portable eyewear electronic device and a frame produced by the process is presented. A frame that includes a first material and includes a releasably mountable feature is attached to the mold in a desired position and does not contact other areas of the mold. The mold is filled with a second material to at least partially encase the frame insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 11543679
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A cam is configured to leverage the temple away from the frame during hyperextension and reduce wear. A cosmetic trim may include a recess that receives a protrusion of the frame in the open position, and which protrusion moves out of the recess during hyperextension and creates the cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20220299794
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple having a flexible printed circuit (FPC) including service loops. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A first service loop allows extension of the FPC when the temple rotates about the hinge, and a second service loop allows the temple to be radially extended away from the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 11378817
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple having a flexible printed circuit (FPC) including service loops. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A first service loop allows extension of the FPC when the temple rotates about the hinge, and a second service loop allows the temple to be radially extended away from the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20210255482
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A cam is configured to leverage the temple away from the frame during hyperextension and reduce wear. A cosmetic trim may include a recess that receives a protrusion of the frame in the open position, and which protrusion moves out of the recess during hyperextension and creates the cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20210255480
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple having a flexible printed circuit (FPC) including service loops. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. A first service loop allows extension of the FPC when the temple rotates about the hinge, and a second service loop allows the temple to be radially extended away from the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20210255481
    Abstract: Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. The extender may include a bushing and a spring that allows the temple hyperextension, and which also creates a bias force to urge the temple against a user's head during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Ryner, Stephen Steger
  • Publication number: 20210149217
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. The wearable device can comprise a frame, an elongate temple and an articulated joint. The frame can define one or more optical element holders configured to hold respective optical elements for viewing by a user in a viewing direction. The temple can be moveably connected to the frame for holding the frame in position when the device is worn by the user. The articulated joint can connect the temple and the frame to permit movement of the temple relative to the frame between a wearable position in which the temple is generally aligned with the viewing direction, and a collapsed position in which the temple extends generally transversely to the viewing direction. The articulated joint can include abase foot fixed to the frame and oriented transversely to the viewing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Streets, Jun Lin, Stephen Steger
  • Patent number: 10928649
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. The wearable device can comprise a frame, an elongate temple and an articulated joint. The frame can define one or more optical element holders configured to hold respective optical elements for viewing by a user in a viewing direction. The temple can be moveably connected to the frame for holding the frame in position when the device is worn by the user. The articulated joint can connect the temple and the frame to permit movement of the temple relative to the frame between a wearable position in which the temple is generally aligned with the viewing direction, and a collapsed position in which the temple extends generally transversely to the viewing direction. The articulated joint can include a base foot fixed to the frame and oriented transversely to the viewing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Streets, Jun Lin, Stephen Steger