Inventor

Sean Jason Keller

Inventor

Kirkland, WA, US

Overview

2013–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 73 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing34%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general9%

G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions6%

A41DOuterwear5%

F16KValves5%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus5%

G08BSignalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems5%

G01LMeasuring force, stress, torque, work, mechanical power, mechanical efficiency, or fluid pressure4%

F15CFluid-circuit elements predominantly used for computing or control purposes3%

A63FCard, board, or roulette games2%

PatentTitleYear

11,112,868Haptic device for variable bending resistance2021 11,084,031Methods of fabricating microfluidic valves and systems2021 11,068,057Wearable device with fiducial markers in virtual reality2021 11,042,025Optical data communication using micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) micro-mirror arrays2021 10,866,035Wearable accessory with heat transfer capability2020 10,845,212Giant magnetoresistance strain gauge sensor2020 10,831,272Kinematic model for hand position2020 10,824,235Methods, devices, and systems for displaying a user interface on a user and detecting touch gestures2020 10,818,433Enhancing dielectric constants of elastomer sheets2020 10,817,049Kinesthetic sensors for determining angular displacements2020 10,795,445Methods, devices, and systems for determining contact on a user of a virtual reality and/or augmented reality device2020 10,779,583Actuated tendon pairs in a virtual reality device2020 10,748,393Skin stretch instrument2020 10,732,712Large scale integration of haptic devices2020 10,712,818Fiducial rings in virtual reality2020 10,705,606Tracking sensor integration system and method for recursive estimation of pose of user's body part2020 10,684,690Methods, devices, and systems for creating localized haptic stimulations on a user2020 10,678,335Methods, devices, and systems for creating haptic stimulations and tracking motion of a user2020 10,648,573Fluidic switching devices2020 10,635,172Bend angle sensing mechanism for wearable device2020 10,599,217Kinematic model for hand position2020 10,591,933Composable PFET fluidic device2020 10,585,479Control for a virtual reality system including opposing portions for interacting with virtual objects and providing tactile feedback to a user2020 10,572,014Virtual reality garment configured to restrict user movement by repositioning a rigid cuff relative to the user2020 10,563,776Fluidic oscillator device2020 10,564,722Restricting user movement via connecting tendons in a garment to a jamming mechanism2020 10,557,699Deformable signaling pathways2020 10,558,036Using oscillation of optical components to reduce fixed pattern noise in a virtual reality headset2020 10,551,916Detecting positions of a device based on magnetic fields generated by magnetic field generators at different positions of the device2020 10,528,138Virtual reality garment capable of jamming user movement2020 10,528,151Optical hand tracking in virtual reality systems2020 10,528,143Fluidic switching device with elastic material2020 10,514,111Fluidic switching devices2019 10,514,765Wearable accessory for force feedback2019 10,502,327Co-casted fluidic devices2019 10,502,643Resistive-capacitive deformation sensor2019 10,496,169Wearable accessory with heat transfer capability2019 10,488,932Providing tactile feedback to a user through actuators moving a portion of the user's skin2019 10,474,236Haptic device for variable bending resistance2019 10,458,864Indexable strain sensor2019 10,460,873Enhancing dielectric constants of elastomer sheets2019 10,429,210Birefringence deformation sensing apparatus having a controller to instruct the function of a transmitter and a receiver2019 10,422,637Wave reflection deformation sensing apparatus2019 10,372,213Composite ribbon in a virtual reality device2019 10,353,466Semi-rigid assembly for movement restriction via variable curvature in virtual reality haptic devices2019 10,347,094Skin stretch instrument2019 10,331,206Kinesthetic sensors for determining angular displacements2019 10,324,530Haptic devices that simulate rigidity of virtual objects2019 10,310,804Modifying haptic feedback provided to a user to account for changes in user perception of haptic feedback2019 10,310,608Wearable accessory for force feedback2019 10,310,610Haptic device for artificial reality systems2019 10,281,982Inflatable actuators in virtual reality2019 10,283,232Enhancing dielectric constants of elastomers using electric fields2019 10,261,592Optical hand tracking in virtual reality systems2019 10,240,622Switchable fluidic device2019 10,234,950Fluidic switching device with viscoelastic material2019 10,216,272Strain measurement ring2019 10,209,775Using a magnetic actuation mechanism to provide tactile feedback to a user interacting with a virtual environment2019 10,197,459Indexable strain sensor2019 10,088,902Fiducial rings in virtual reality2018 10,067,007Resistive-capacitive deformation sensor2018 10,032,347Skin stretch instrument2018 10,025,387Resisting user movement using actuated tendons2018 10,025,386Providing tactile feedback to a user through actuators moving a portion of the user's skin2018 10,013,062Fluid-actuated haptic feedback jamming device for movement restriction in haptic devices2018 10,013,064Haptic surface with damping apparatus2018 9,971,410Transversal actuator for haptic feedback2018 9,851,799Haptic surface with damping apparatus2017 9,816,799'Embroidered strain sensing elements'2017 9,778,746'Transversal actuator for haptic feedback'2017 9,741,216'Skin stretch instrument'2017 9,436,338'Active matrix capacitive touch sensor'2016 8,605,516'Ultra-low-power variation-tolerant radiation-hardened cache design'2013

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2013Patents assigned to CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN (1)· patent assignee history

2013Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history

2016–2020Based in Kirkland, WA, US· patent location history

2017–2018Patents assigned to OCULUS VR LLC (12)· patent assignee history

2019–2021Patents assigned to FACEBOOK TECH LLC (55)· patent assignee history

2019–2020Patents assigned to FACEBOOK INC (2)· patent assignee history

2019–2021Based in Bellevue, WA, US· patent location history

2020Patents assigned to UNIV CALIFORNIA (2)· patent assignee history

2021Based in Tucson, AZ, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
FACEBOOK TECH LLC	55	2019–2021
OCULUS VR LLC	12	2017–2018
FACEBOOK INC	2	2019–2020
UNIV CALIFORNIA	2	2020
CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN	1	2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Kirkland, Washington, US	55	2016–2020
Bellevue, Washington, US	16	2019–2021
Tucson, AZ, US	1	2021
San Diego, California, US	1	2013