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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniele Piazza, Redmond, WA (US);
Tristan Thomas Trutna, Portland, OR (US);
Charles Stewart, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G08B 6/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed haptic vibrotactile actuators on inflatable bladders may include an inflatable bladder and a flexible haptic vibrotactile actuator positioned on or in the inflatable bladder such that inflation and deflation of the inflatable bladder alters a vibrotactile sensation induced by the flexible haptic vibrotactile actuator in response to activation of the flexible haptic vibrotactile actuator. Various other related methods and systems are also disclosed.