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Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2019
Applicant:

Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventor:

Ali Israr, Bothell, WA (US);

Assignee:

Facebook Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/014 (2013.01);
Abstract

A haptic-jamming device may include (1) a first haptic-jamming member having a polarizable first element rotatable about an axis and a first elongated extension outwardly disposed from the first element in a first direction, (2) a second haptic-jamming member having a second element rotatable about the axis and a second elongated extension outwardly disposed from the second element in a second direction, and (3) a variable voltage source for at least one of the first haptic-jamming member or the second haptic-jamming member that, when energized, generates an electrostatic field encompassing at least one of the first or second elements. A level of separation of the first and second elements may be related to a strength of the electrostatic field. Various other methods, systems, and wearable articles are also disclosed.


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