Patents by Inventor Steven Hwang

Steven Hwang 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: 12554327
    Abstract: An extended Reality (XR) system is provided that monitors neurological signals to determine an engagement of a user with a real-world environment. The XR system continuously monitors neurological signals of a user through a processor operating in a low-power mode. The XR system generates an engagement signal by analyzing endogenous brain patterns in the neurological signals. In response to the engagement signal, the XR system activates environmental sensors to capture real-world environment data. The XR system generates contextual data from the captured environment data and determines XR content to provide to the user based on the contextual data. The XR system selectively activates XR capabilities to display the determined XR content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Barascud, Antoine Barbot, Hanna Berriche, Rasheed El Bouri, Enguerrand Gentet, Steven Hwang, Sid Kouider, Bertrand Oustrière, Guillaume Ployart, Clement Royen, Nelson Steinmetz
  • Publication number: 20260007168
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to aerosolization devices or vaping devices that are combinable and orientable with other aerosolization devices, such that a user may be provided with a plurality of aerosolization/vaping experiences. In various aspects, an aerosolization system includes a first aerosolization device having a plurality of dual-polarity magnets and a second aerosolization device having a plurality of dual-polarity magnets. The second aerosolization device may be substantially identical to the first aerosolization device. The second aerosolization device may be connectable to the first aerosolization device in four (4) orientations or positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20260000112
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, and/or methods of use thereof regarding vaping devices, such as vaporizers, capable of receiving cartridges of different sizes and having protective sleeves or covers. In various aspects, a vaping device includes a battery having a base portion and a tower portion adjacent to the base portion. The base portion may define a void for receiving a cartridge of a first size and/or a cartridge of a second size different than the first size. The vaping device may also include a sleeve for receiving the battery. The sleeve defines a first void for receiving the cartridge of a first size and a second void for receiving the cartridge of a second size different than the first size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Steven Hwang, Alex Gordon
  • Publication number: 20250338891
    Abstract: A system for diffusing an inhalable substance comprises a power supply including a cartridge interface. The cartridge interface mates with a first power supply interface of a proprietary cartridge, and the system also includes an adaptor including a second power supply interface and a foreign cartridge interface. The second power supply interface mates with the cartridge interface, and the foreign cartridge interface mates with a power coupler of a foreign cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: Alex Kwon, Alex Gordon, Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20250120436
    Abstract: A vaping system includes a housing for selectively holding a first vaping device and a second vaping device. The first and second vaping devices each include a mouthpiece with a vapor outlet positioned towards a first edge. A first configuration within the housing spaces the vapor outlet of the first mouthpiece and the vapor outlet of the second mouthpiece by a first distance, and a second configuration within the housing spaces the vapor outlet of the first mouthpiece and the vapor outlet of the second mouthpiece by a second distance. The first distance is less than the second distance, the first configuration allowing the user to vape from the first and second vaping devices simultaneously and the second configuration allowing the user to separately vape from the first and second vaping devices. In another example, a connector with multiple configurations connects two or more vaping devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20250057243
    Abstract: Disclosed vaporizing device include a housing connectable to a mouthpiece, where the housing includes a body extending between proximal and distal ends and at least one air inlet disposed on a side surface of the body. The vaporizing device also include a cartridge received by the housing, where the cartridge includes a bypass channel isolated from an internal reservoir, and a distal projection having at least one slot and at least one pin. The vaporizing device also includes a base connectable to the distal projection of the cartridge. The distal projection of the cartridge and a proximal end of the base may define a chamber in fluid communication with the at least one air inlet and the bypass channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Yifeng Deng, Steven Hwang, Alex Gordon, Audra Horridge
  • Patent number: D1062041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1064397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1071323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1094862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1109419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1110595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1115161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1120460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1121230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1126468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1127278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventors: Steven Hwang, Jin Cheng
  • Patent number: D1127282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1135082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1137845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang