Patents by Inventor William Wheeler

William Wheeler 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: 10871806
    Abstract: A fan assembly is disclosed. The fan assembly can include a first support frame. The fan assembly can comprise a shaft assembly having a first end coupled with the first support frame and a second end disposed away from the first end. A second support frame can be coupled with the first support frame and disposed at or over the second end of the shaft assembly. An impeller can have fan blades coupled with a hub, the hub being disposed over the shaft assembly for rotation between the first and second support frames about a longitudinal axis. Transverse loading on the shaft assembly can be controlled by the first and second support frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: John Aguirre, Youlin Jin, Ralph Remsburg, Guillermo Padin Rohena, Evan Francis Rynk, Carlos Julio Suate Pedroza, Gary Quartana, Jr., Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, William Wheeler, Shigeru Natsume
  • Publication number: 20200380518
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant identity system or device for facilitating a merged vehicle identity comprising one or more passenger identities is described along with a financial institution computing system. The device is integrated in the vehicle or is a separate device positioned in or on the vehicle. The device identifies and authenticates one or more individuals inside the vehicle or in close proximity. In some arrangements, the device adjusts restrictions and permissions related to using the vehicle depending on the identity of the occupants. In some arrangements, the occupant identity device uses an additional source of information to detect the reason for the trip inside the vehicle and adjusts storing of historical information along with adjusting restrictions and permissions. In some arrangements, the device stores financial information associated with the identities of the occupants of the vehicle allowing for payment of goods or services received from a merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Margaret S. Honeycutt, David Newman, Ramanathan Ramanathan, William Ward Sutton, William Wheeler
  • Patent number: D857693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler
  • Patent number: D857694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler, Paul Thomas Foster, Michael John Slipy
  • Patent number: D858097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Günther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler
  • Patent number: D858098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Günther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler
  • Patent number: D858520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, William Wheeler, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, Paul Thomas Foster, Ted Diehl, Michael John Slipy
  • Patent number: D859407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler, Michael John Slipy, Paul Thomas Foster
  • Patent number: D859408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler, Paul Thomas Foster, Michael John Slipy
  • Patent number: D862464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Haney Awad, Bradley Fraser, Michael John Slipy, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler
  • Patent number: D867749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler
  • Patent number: D875670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, William Wheeler, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D875671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Haney Awad, Bradley Fraser, William Wheeler, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D875672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Haney Awad, Bradley Fraser, William Wheeler, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji
  • Patent number: D875729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, William Wheeler, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, Paul Thomas Foster, Ted Diehl, Michael John Slipy
  • Patent number: D881553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Haney Awad, Bradley Fraser, William Wheeler, Masamune Kaji, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther
  • Patent number: D882245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Haney Awad, Bradley Fraser, William Wheeler, Masamune Kaji, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther
  • Patent number: D884614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Günther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler
  • Patent number: D899253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler
  • Patent number: D905428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Natsume, Bradley Fraser, Haney Awad, Sebastian Gonzalo Arrieta Gunther, Masamune Kaji, William Wheeler, Sarah Hoit, James William Palmer