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- Patent Title: Pneumatically controlled haptic mechanisms with nested internal structures for haptic feedback
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Application No.: US16058950Application Date: 2018-08-08
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Publication No.: US10372219B1Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Zachary Daniel West , Aaron Alan Ambuske , John Dietrich Martin , Brian Fletcher , Nicholas Roy Corson , Brian Cox , Charles Stewart , Tristan Thomas Trutna
- Applicant: Facebook Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Main IPC: H04B3/36
- IPC: H04B3/36 ; G06F3/01 ; F15B15/10 ; G06F3/0346

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.
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