Patents by Inventor Zachary Ian Howard

Zachary Ian Howard 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: 11052541
    Abstract: An indication of a task to be performed in a network data center is received. A robotic manipulator of an autonomous robot is controlled to autonomously perform at least a portion of the task. It is determined that an assistance is required in performing an identified limited portion of the task. A notification of a request for the assistance is provided. A remote assistance from an operator in performing the identified limited portion of the task is received. Autonomous performance of the task is resumed after completion of the remote assistance for the identified limited portion of the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Ian Howard, Ryan Christopher Cargo
  • Patent number: 10290190
    Abstract: A controller including a temperature feedback mechanism is coupled to a client device. The temperature feedback mechanism is configured to be heated or cooled based on instructions received from the client device and contacts a portion of a user's body. In various embodiments, the temperature feedback mechanism is a Peltier device integrated into the controller. Various applications executing on the client device may implement instructions that, when executed by the client device, heat or cool the controller coupled to the client device to augment other content presented by an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Ian Howard, Erich James Owens
  • Publication number: 20190035234
    Abstract: A controller including a temperature feedback mechanism is coupled to a client device. The temperature feedback mechanism is configured to be heated or cooled based on instructions received from the client device and contacts a portion of a user's body. In various embodiments, the temperature feedback mechanism is a Peltier device integrated into the controller. Various applications executing on the client device may implement instructions that, when executed by the client device, heat or cool the controller coupled to the client device to augment other content presented by an application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Zachary Ian Howard, Erich James Owens
  • Patent number: D849100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Joyce Hsu, Jussi Antero Timonen, James Gilbert Ammon, Oscar Karlsson, Casper Asmussen, Felix Antoine, Zachary Ian Howard, Michael Beadle