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Utility
Systems and methods for multifunction haptic output devices
9 Dec 19
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a processor configured to determine a haptic effect and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect.
Vahid Khoshkava, Vincent Levesque, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez
Filed: 17 Dec 17
Utility
Devices and methods for providing localized haptic effects to a display screen
9 Dec 19
Devices and methods for providing localized haptic effects are provided.
Vahid Khoshkava, Juan Manuel Cruz Hernandez, Neil T. Olien
Filed: 11 Jun 18
Utility
Systems and Methods for Providing Localized Pressure Sensing and Haptic Effects for a Touch Surface
4 Dec 19
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a computing device with a macro fiber composite (MFC) element coupled to a touch surface of the computing device.
Neil T. Olien, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez
Filed: 3 Jun 18
Utility
Non-collocated Haptic Cues In Immersive Environments
4 Dec 19
A device for delivering non-collocated haptic feedback includes at least one haptic playback device and a drive circuit for controlling the haptic playback device.
Danny GRANT, Christopher J. ULLRICH
Filed: 8 Aug 19
Utility
Haptic Notification Manager
4 Dec 19
A notification manager is provided that manages notifications for a user.
Vincent LEVESQUE, Danny GRANT, Jean-Francois BLANCHARD-DIONNE, Amaya Becvar WEDDLE, Juan Manuel CRUZ-HERNANDEZ
Filed: 16 Jun 19
Utility
Systems and methods for surface elements that provide electrostatic haptic effects
2 Dec 19
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a processor configured to determine an electrostatic force (ESF)-based haptic effect and transmit a haptic signal associated with the ESF-based haptic effect.
Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, Ali Modarres, Christopher Ullrich
Filed: 16 Sep 18
Utility
Systems and methods for pressure-based haptic effects
25 Nov 19
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a sensor configured to detect a user interaction with a touch surface and transmit a sensor signal including data associated with a pressure of the user interaction.
Christopher J. Ullrich, Amaya Weddle, Hua Yu, David Birnbaum
Filed: 26 Feb 18
Utility
Method and apparatus for providing a fixed relief touch screen with locating features using deformable haptic surfaces
25 Nov 19
A method and apparatus for an electronic interface device capable of providing a fixed relief touch screen with locating features using deformable haptic surfaces are disclosed.
Danny A. Grant, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez
Filed: 20 Nov 07
Utility
Parallel plate actuator
25 Nov 19
The present application relates generally to haptic actuators.
Vahid Khoshkava, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez
Filed: 18 Oct 18
Utility
Systems and Methods for Haptic Surface Elements
20 Nov 19
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes an enclosure configured to define a boundary of a chamber, the chamber including a material, and a flexible layer coupled overtop of the chamber and configured to enclose the chamber.
Vahid Khoshkava, Vincent Levesque, Jamal Saboune, Abdelwahab Hamam, Juan Manuel Cruz Hernandez, Liwen Wu
Filed: 29 Apr 19
Utility
Kinesthetic Feedback to Virtual and Augmented Reality Controllers
20 Nov 19
Systems and methods for providing kinesthetic feedback for virtual and augmented reality controllers are disclosed.
Colin Swindells, William S. Rihn
Filed: 15 May 18
Utility
Method and apparatus for multi-touch tactile touch panel actuator mechanisms
18 Nov 19
A method and apparatus of actuator mechanisms for a multi-touch tactile touch panel are disclosed.
Christopher J. Ullrich, Ryan Steger, Daniel H. Gomez
Filed: 16 Jul 17
Utility
Fiber actuator for haptic feedback
18 Nov 19
This disclosure relates to fiber actuators for providing haptic feedback, and haptic actuation resulting from mechanical and/or electrostatic (non-mechanical) interactions with the fiber actuators.
Vahid Khoshkava, Juan Manuel Cruz Hernandez
Filed: 25 Mar 19
Utility
Method and apparatus to generate haptic feedback from video content analysis
18 Nov 19
A system includes an image capture device configured to capture images, and a processor programmed with one or more computer program modules.
Jamal Saboune, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez
Filed: 17 Jan 18
Utility
Smart Material for Electrostatic Haptic Feedback
13 Nov 19
This disclosure relates to a smart material for providing haptic feedback, as well as haptic actuators, and suitably haptic actuation resulting from electroactive materials.
Vahid KHOSHKAVA, Juan Manuel CRUZ HERNANDEZ
Filed: 22 Jul 19
Utility
Pacing system with feedback based adjustments
11 Nov 19
A pacing system for pacing an activity receives a desired pace that includes a timing interval and generates a first pace signal based on the desired pace and corresponding to the timing interval.
Robert Lacroix, Danny Grant
Filed: 11 Jan 17
Utility
Systems and methods for virtual affective touch
11 Nov 19
Systems and methods for virtual affective touch are disclosed.
Rui Yang, Jinhong Yu
Filed: 17 Jan 18
Utility
Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding haptic information in multi-media files
11 Nov 19
A method for encoding haptic information inside a multi-media file having content includes changing a portion of the content in the multi-media file, and adding the haptic information to the changed portion of the content, the haptic information corresponding to a haptic signal for generating a haptic effect upon playback of the multi-media file.
Arnab Sen, Christopher J. Ullrich, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, Ali Modarres
Filed: 6 May 18
Utility
Rendering haptics on headphones with non-audio data
11 Nov 19
Rendering haptics in a haptically-enabled headphone system includes generating a haptic signal at the haptically-enabled headphone system based on non-audio data and rendering a haptic effect specified in the haptic signal using a haptic output device within the haptically-enabled headphone system.
Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez
Filed: 7 Sep 17
Utility
Ambient triggered notifications
11 Nov 19
A method of rendering a haptic effect on a haptic output device is provided based on an ambient environmental stimulus signal received from a sensor.
Christopher J. Ullrich, Jamal Saboune
Filed: 26 Aug 18