Patents by Inventor Willem Rens

Willem Rens 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).

  • System and method of managing spatial states and display modes in multi-user communication sessions
    Patent number: 12108012
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for facilitating display of content and avatars in a multi-communication session including a first electronic device and a second electronic device. In some examples, the first electronic device presents a computer-generated environment including an avatar corresponding to a user of the second electronic device and a first object, wherein the computer-generated environment is presented based on a first set of display parameters satisfying a first set of criteria, including a spatial parameter for the user of the second electronic device, a spatial parameter for the first object, and a display mode parameter for the first object. In response to detecting a change in one or more of the first set of display parameters, the first electronic device updates presentation of the computer-generated environment in accordance with the one or more changes of the first set of display parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Cerra, Hayden J. Lee, Willem Mattelaer, Miao Ren
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING SPATIAL STATES AND DISPLAY MODES IN MULTI-USER COMMUNICATION SESSIONS
    Publication number: 20240291953
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for facilitating display of content and avatars in a multi-communication session including a first electronic device and a second electronic device. In some examples, the first electronic device presents a computer-generated environment including an avatar corresponding to a user of the second electronic device and a first object, wherein the computer-generated environment is presented based on a first set of display parameters satisfying a first set of criteria, including a spatial parameter for the user of the second electronic device, a spatial parameter for the first object, and a display mode parameter for the first object. In response to detecting a change in one or more of the first set of display parameters, the first electronic device updates presentation of the computer-generated environment in accordance with the one or more changes of the first set of display parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph P. CERRA, Hayden J. LEE, Willem MATTELAER, Miao REN
  • Flow cytometry nozzle for high efficiency cell sorting
    Patent number: 5985216
    Abstract: A sorting nozzle having two tapered zones with elliptical cross-sections is able to orient and sort a large fraction of asymmetrical or "flattened" cells. This nozzle has particular application for sorting viable male (Y) and female (X) sperm populations in a cell sorter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Willem Rens, Glenn R. Welch, Lawrence A. Johnson