Three-dimensional perceptions in haptic systems

TA Carter, AD Harwood, BJO Long… - US Patent 10,268,275, 2019 - Google Patents
An acoustic field may be produced from a transducer array having known relative positions
and orientations In this acoustic field, one or more control points may be defined. An …

Tracking in haptic systems

M Iodice, BJO Long, R Jibry - US Patent 11,360,546, 2022 - Google Patents
Described herein are techniques for tracking objects (including human body parts such as a
hand), namely: 1) two-state transducer interpolation in acoustic phased-arrays; 2) …

Method and apparatus for modulating haptic feedback

BJO Long, TA Carter, S Subramanian - US Patent 9,958,943, 2018 - Google Patents
The present invention concerns a method and apparatus for the modulation of an acoustic
field for providing tactile sensations. A method of creating haptic feedback using ultrasound …

Calibration and detection techniques in haptic systems

BJO Long, M Iodice, TA Carter - US Patent 11,189,140, 2021 - Google Patents
Described is a system for producing an acoustic field from a plurality of ultrasonic transducer
arrays, each of which has known relative positions and orientations. The acoustic field …

Calibration techniques in haptic systems

TA Carter, BJO Long, RC Blenkinsopp - US Patent 10,818,162, 2020 - Google Patents
A system providing various improved calibration techniques for haptic feedback is
described. An acoustic field is defined by one or more control points in a space within which …

Grouping and Optimization of Phased Ultrasonic Transducers for Multi-Field Solutions

B Kappus, W Wren - US Patent App. 16/144,474, 2019 - Google Patents
Producing multiple independent fields from many phased acoustic transducers represents a
difficult computational problem. By first dividing up each field to its own group of transducers …

Metamaterials and acoustic lenses in haptic systems

TA Carter, BJO Long, S Subramanian - US Patent 10,755,538, 2020 - Google Patents
The properties of metamaterials are derived both from the inherent properties of their
constituent materials and from the geometrical arrangement of those materials …

Ultrasonic-assisted liquid manipulation

B Kappus, BJO Long - US Patent 11,098,951, 2021 - Google Patents
A phased array of ultrasonic transducers may create arbitrary fields that can be utilized to
manipulate fluids. This includes the translation of drops on smooth surfaces as well …

Blocking plate structure for improved acoustic transmission efficiency

JR Buckland, AJR Jackson, AD Araya-Williams… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
An acoustic matching structure is used to increase the power radiated from a transducing
element with a higher imped ance into a surrounding acoustic medium with a lower acoustic …

Driving techniques for phased-array systems

BJO Long - US Patent 10,943,578, 2021 - Google Patents
Various techniques for driving phased array systems are described, specifically intended for
acoustic phased arrays with applications to mid-air haptics, parametric audio, acoustic …