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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2018
Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Zachary Daniel West, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron Alan Ambuske, Seattle, WA (US);
John Dietrich Martin, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian Fletcher, Issaquah, WA (US);
Nicholas Roy Corson, Woodinville, WA (US);
Brian Cox, Seattle, WA (US);
Charles Stewart, Bothell, WA (US);
Tristan Thomas Trutna, Seattle, WA (US);
FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for creating haptic stimulations is provided. The apparatus includes pod(s) coupled to a garment, each pod including: (i) an outer internal structure that defines an opening, (ii) an inner internal structure disposed in the opening defined by the outer internal structure, and (iii) an airtight bladder, pneumatically coupled with a pneumatic device, surrounding the inner and outer internal structures. Further, when a bladder of a respective pod is at a first pressure, respective top surfaces of the internal structures contact a first portion of a user's body, said contact with the first portion of the body having a first area, and when the bladder is at a second pressure, the top surface of the inner internal structure and/or the top surface of the outer internal structure contact a second portion of the user's body, said contact with the second portion of the body having a second area.