Stephen Eric Dey, Age 39Tetonia, ID

2022038, Dec 8, 2022

Aug 19, 2022

17/891406

- Cupertino CA, US
Adrian Z. Harb - San Jose CA, US
Mehmet Mutlu - Grover Beach CA, US
Mengshu Huang - Cupertino CA, US
Stephen E. Dey - Cupertino CA, US
Yuhao Pan - Sunnyvale CA, US

A61B 5/00
G06F 1/16
A61B 5/24

A wearable electronic device including a housing that is worn by a user and a SMI sensor contained within the housing. The SMI sensor may include an emitter that outputs coherent light toward the skin of a user when the housing is worn by the user. The SMI sensor may also include a detector that detects a portion of the coherent light reflected towards the sensor and generates electrical signals that indicate displacements of the skin based on the portion of coherent light received at the detector. The housing may include a transmitter that is operatively coupled with the SMI sensor and is configured to transmit physiological data to a receiving device based on electrical signals output from the SMI sensor.

2023007, Mar 16, 2023

Nov 17, 2022

17/989566

- Cupertino CA, US
Qigen JI - Fairfield CA, US
Caitlin M. MCLAIN - Sunnyvale CA, US
Clayton J. MCCOY - San Francisco CA, US
Hao ZHU - San Jose CA, US
Hsiang Hung CHEN - New Taipei, TW
Stephen E. DEY - San Francisco CA, US
Fernando F. CUNHA - Ormond Beach FL, US

A44C 5/00
A41D 20/00

A wristband can comfortably secure an electronic device, such as a wristwatch or fitness/health tracking device, to a wrist of a user. The wristband can include a number of magnets that allow the wristband to be magnetically coupled to itself when folded over or when separate band portions are overlapping. The magnets can include a polymer mixed with a magnetic material to provide magnetic properties and flexibility. The magnets can be joined together by a continuous support structure that extends through opposing pairs of the magnets. The support structure can provide substantial and ability as well as tensile strength. The magnets and the support structure can be surrounded by a flexible cover to protect the components within.

2023007, Mar 9, 2023

Sep 2, 2021

17/465594

- Cupertino CA, US
Ahmet Fatih Cihan - San Jose CA, US
Adrian Z. Harb - San Jose CA, US
Stephen E. Dey - San Francisco CA, US
Yuhao Pan - Sunnyvale CA, US
Mehmet Mutlu - San Jose CA, US

G01C 3/08
G06F 3/01

A system may include one or more finger devices that gather input from a user's fingers. A finger device may include one or more self-mixing interferometric proximity sensors that measure a distance to the user's finger. The proximity sensor may measure changes in distance between the proximity sensor and a flexible membrane that rests against a side portion of the user's finger. The self-mixing interferometric proximity sensor may include a laser and a photodiode. In some arrangements, a single laser driver may drive the lasers of multiple self-mixing proximity sensors using time-multiplexing. The self-mixing proximity sensor may operate according to a duty cycle. Interpolation and stitching may be used to determine the total displacement of the user's finger including both the on periods and off periods of the self-mixing proximity sensor.

2021034, Nov 11, 2021

Jul 19, 2021

17/379187

- Cupertino CA, US
Jia Tao - San Jose CA, US
Phil M. Hobson - Menlo Park CA, US
Stephen E. Dey - San Francisco CA, US

G02B 27/01
G02B 27/09
G02B 7/02
H05K 1/18
H04N 13/383
H05K 1/02
G06F 3/01

A head-mounted device may have a display with first and second pixel arrays that display content for a user. A head-mounted support structure in the device supports the pixel arrays on the head of the user. A left positioner may be used to position a left lens module that includes a left lens and the first pixel array. A right positioner may be used to position a right lens module that includes a right lens and the second pixel array. Sensing circuitry such as proximity sensing circuitry may be used to detect relative positions between the left and right lens modules and facing surfaces of a user's nose while the user is wearing the head-mounted support structure. Control circuitry may adjust the positions of the left and right lens modules using interpupillary distance information for the user and using information from the sensing circuitry.

2021026, Sep 2, 2021

May 17, 2021

17/322661

- Cupertino CA, US
Hsiang CHEN - New Taipei, TW
Stephen E. DEY - San Francisco CA, US
Qigen JI - Fairfield CA, US
Hao ZHU - San Jose CA, US

A44C 5/20
H01F 7/02
G06F 1/16
A44C 5/16

A wristband can comfortably secure an electronic device, such as a wristwatch or fitness/health tracking device, to a wrist of a user. The wristband can include a number of magnets that allow the wristband to be magnetically coupled to itself when folded over or when separate band portions are overlapping. The magnets can include a polymer mixed with a magnetic material to provide magnetic properties and flexibility. The magnets can be joined together by a continuous support structure that extends through opposing pairs of the magnets. The support structure can provide substantial and ability as well as tensile strength. The magnets and the support structure can be surrounded by a flexible cover to protect the components within.

2021009, Apr 1, 2021

Aug 14, 2020

16/994476

- Cupertino CA, US
Muhammad F. HOSSAIN - San Jose CA, US
Ivan S. MARIC - Sunnyvale CA, US
Aidan N. ZIMMERMAN - Sunnyvale CA, US
Stephen E. DEY - San Francisco CA, US

G06F 3/023
G06F 3/01

An external device, such as a head-mountable device, can be operated with a ring input device worn on a finger of a user. Such devices can be operated to provide inputs that are received and acted upon by the external device. The inputs can be provided as rotating, tilting, and/or sliding at least a portion of the ring input device with another finger of the user. The ring input device can provide feedback to the user as confirmation that the inputs are being received. A feedback system can also be operated to limit or otherwise provide a force on the finger and/or another portion of the hand to simulate sensations perceived by the user.

2021008, Mar 25, 2021

Sep 24, 2019

16/581695

- Cupertino CA, US
Adrian Z. Harb - Cupertino CA, US
Mehmet Mutlu - Stanford CA, US
Mengshu Huang - Cupertino CA, US
Stephen E. Dey - Cupertino CA, US
Yuhao Pan - Sunnyvale CA, US

A61B 5/00
G06F 1/16
A61B 5/04

A wearable electronic device including a housing that is worn by a user and a SMI sensor contained within the housing. The SMI sensor may include an emitter that outputs coherent light toward the skin of a user when the housing is worn by the user. The SMI sensor may also include a detector that detects a portion of the coherent light reflected towards the sensor and generates electrical signals that indicate displacements of the skin based on the portion of coherent light received at the detector. The housing may include a transmitter that is operatively coupled with the SMI sensor and is configured to transmit physiological data to a receiving device based on electrical signals output from the SMI sensor.

2021005, Feb 25, 2021

Jul 21, 2020

16/935052

- Cupertino CA, US
Stephen E. Dey - San Francisco CA, US
Trevor J. Ness - Santa Cruz CA, US

G01S 3/808
G06F 3/01
G02B 27/01

A head-mountable device can include multiple microphones for directional audio detection. The head-mountable device can also include a speaker for audio output and/or a display for visual output. The head-mountable device can be configured to provide visual outputs based on audio inputs by displaying an indicator on a display based on a location of a source of a sound. The head-mountable device can be configured to audio outputs based on audio inputs by modifying an audio output of the speaker based on a detected sound and a target characteristic. Such characteristics can be based on a direction of a gaze of the user, as detected by an eye sensor.