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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Priyanshu Alan Agarwal, Kirkland, WA (US);
Nicholas Roy Corson, Woodinville, WA (US);
Nicholas Colonnese, Kirkland, WA (US);
Zachary Daniel West, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron Alan Ambuske, Seattle, WA (US);
John Dietrich Martin, Seattle, WA (US);
Ana Mirona Motoc, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian Fletcher, Issaquah, WA (US);
Jay Barrett Willet, Tacoma, WA (US);
META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A wearable device for providing haptic stimulations is provided. The wearable device includes: (i) a wearable structure to be worn on a portion of a user's body and (ii) an inflatable bladder, coupled to the wearable structure, that includes two or more pockets positioned at a target location on the wearable structure. Furthermore, the two or more pockets are configured to, when inflated, impart directional force(s) onto the user at the target location that impede movement of the portion of the user's body. Additionally, the directional force(s) are caused by the two or more pockets interfering with each other, when inflated. In some embodiments, (a) the portion of the user's body is a hand of the user, (b) the target location is a finger joint on the user's hand, and (c) the directional force(s) imparted onto the user at the target location impede flexion of the user's finger.