Patents by Inventor Yi-Yaun Chen

Yi-Yaun Chen 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: 12372796
    Abstract: The disclosed flexible facial interface assemblies for head-mounted display systems may include a rigid support frame element and a flexible facial interface frame element. The rigid support frame element may be shaped and configured to physically support a display of a head-mounted display system in front of a user's eyes when the facial interface assembly is worn by the user. The flexible facial interface frame element may be configured to flex to conform to the user's facial features when the facial interface assembly is worn by the user. An outer periphery of the flexible facial interface frame element may be independently movable relative to an outer periphery of the rigid support frame element. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Quintin Morris, Shane Michael Ellis, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Peter Wesley Bristol, David Michael Pickett, Joel Bernard Jacobs, Yi-yaun Chen, Enric Vial Roig
  • Publication number: 20240369849
    Abstract: Frame assemblies for a head-mounted display may include a facial interface frame, a display support frame, and at least one extendible tab coupled to the facial interface frame and the display support frame. The at least one extendible tab may be movable between a retracted position at which a near-eye display supported by the display support frame is located a first distance from the facial interface frame and a second position at which the near-eye display is located at a second, greater distance from the facial interface frame. Various other methods, head-mounted displays, frames and frame elements, and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Luke Fryer, Rolando Abella Pausal, Joel Bernard Jacobs, David Michael Pickett, Enric Vial Roig, Yi-yaun Chen, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Shane Michael Ellis, Glen Jason Tompkins, Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Mauricio Romano
  • Publication number: 20240369848
    Abstract: Frames for a head-mounted display may include a front frame portion, a facial interface portion with outer peripheral regions configured to flex to conform to a user's facial features when in use, and two upper support elements connecting the facial interface portion to the front frame portion. Intersection points between the upper support elements and the facial interface portion may be separated by a common interpupillary distance of expected users. Various other methods, head-mounted displays, frames and frame elements, and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Luke Fryer, Rolando Abella Pausal, Joel Bernard Jacobs, David Michael Pickett, Enric Vial Roig, Yi-yaun Chen, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Shane Michael Ellis, Glen Jason Tompkins, Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Mauricio Romano
  • Publication number: 20240192509
    Abstract: The disclosed flexible facial interface assemblies for head-mounted display systems may include a rigid support frame element and a flexible facial interface frame element. The rigid support frame element may be shaped and configured to physically support a display of a head-mounted display system in front of a user's eyes when the facial interface assembly is worn by the user. The flexible facial interface frame element may be configured to flex to conform to the user's facial features when the facial interface assembly is worn by the user. An outer periphery of the flexible facial interface frame element may be independently movable relative to an outer periphery of the rigid support frame element. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Quintin Morris, Shane Michael Ellis, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Peter Wesley Bristol, David Michael Pickett, Joel Bernard Jacobs, Yi-yaun Chen, Enric Vial Roig
  • Publication number: 20240082703
    Abstract: A handheld controller configured to be held by a user's hand. The handheld controller comprising a main body, and a handle extending from the main body, wherein the handle has a palm side and a finger side. A control button is positioned on the main body or handle, and a detection sensor is on the handle. The detection sensor is positioned to detect the presence of the finger or palm of a user's hand engaging the handle. The detection sensor can be a capacitive touch sensor, a proximity sensor or other detection sensor operative to detect the touch or spatial presence of the user's hand or fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin Elliott Tunberg Rogoza, Sharvil Shailesh Talati, James Stocker Webb, Yi-yaun Chen, Jason Andrew Higgins, Bradley Morris Johnson, Peter Wesley Bristol
  • Patent number: 11857869
    Abstract: A handheld controller configured to be held by a user's hand. The handheld controller comprising a main body, and a handle extending from the main body, wherein the handle has a palm side and a finger side. A control button is positioned on the main body or handle, and a detection sensor is on the handle. The detection sensor is positioned to detect the presence of the finger or palm of a user's hand engaging the handle. The detection sensor can be a capacitive touch sensor, a proximity sensor or other detection sensor operative to detect the touch or spatial presence of the user's hand or fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Elliott Tunberg Rogoza, Sharvil Shailesh Talati, James Stocker Webb, Yi-yaun Chen, Jason Andrew Higgins, Bradley Morris Johnson, Peter Wesley Bristol
  • Patent number: 11782282
    Abstract: The disclosed flexible facial interface assemblies for head-mounted display systems may include a rigid support frame element and a flexible facial interface frame element. The rigid support frame element may be shaped and configured to physically support a display of a head-mounted display system in front of a user's eyes when the facial interface assembly is worn by the user. The flexible facial interface frame element may be configured to flex to conform to the user's facial features when the facial interface assembly is worn by the user. An outer periphery of the flexible facial interface frame element may be independently movable relative to an outer periphery of the rigid support frame element. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Quintin Morris, Shane Michael Ellis, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Peter Wesley Bristol, David Michael Pickett, Joel Bernard Jacobs, Yi-Yaun Chen, Enric Vial Roig
  • Patent number: D991878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-yaun Chen, Andy Sorensen
  • Patent number: D995485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-yaun Chen, Lorenz Henric Jentz, Jason Andrew Higgins, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer
  • Patent number: D995522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano, Peter Allan Chase Newbury
  • Patent number: D1025985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Peter Allan Chase Newbury, David Michael Pickett, Joel Bernard Jacobs, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Peter Wesley Bristol, Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano
  • Patent number: D1049239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano, Peter Allan Chase Newbury, Peter Wesley Bristol
  • Patent number: D1050117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Peter Allan Chase Newbury, David Michael Pickett, Joel Bernard Jacobs, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Peter Wesley Bristol, Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano
  • Patent number: D1061711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano, Peter Allan Chase Newbury, Peter Wesley Bristol
  • Patent number: D1062883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano, Peter Allan Chase Newbury, Peter Wesley Bristol
  • Patent number: D1064079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano, Peter Allan Chase Newbury, Peter Wesley Bristol
  • Patent number: D1064080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano, Peter Allan Chase Newbury, Peter Wesley Bristol
  • Patent number: D1066502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano, Peter Allan Chase Newbury, Peter Wesley Bristol
  • Patent number: D1077805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Quintin Morris, Enric Vial Roig, Yi-yaun Chen, Shane Michael Ellis, Peter Wesley Bristol, Joel Bernard Jacobs, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, David Michael Pickett
  • Patent number: D1086133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Yi-yaun Chen, Mauricio Romano, Peter Allan Chase Newbury