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Eric Whitmire
Also filed as: WHITMIRE ERIC · WHITMIRE ERIC MICHAEL
12 granted patents·3 pending applications·40 citations·filing 2016–2025
88Inventor score
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15 records- 0191US11175731B1Apparatus, system, and method for directional acoustic sensing via wearables donned by users of artificial reality systemsFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 16, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 0291US10948976B1Systems and methods for electric discharge-based sensing via wearables donned by users of artificial reality systemsFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 16, 2021·6 cites·18 claims
- 0390US11531389B1Systems and methods for electric discharge-based sensing via wearables donned by users of artificial reality systemsMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 20, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 0489US10928889B1Apparatus, system, and method for directional acoustic sensing via wearables donned by users of artificial reality systemsFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 23, 2021·5 cites·19 claims
- 0588US11150737B2Apparatus, system, and method for wrist tracking and gesture detection via time of flight sensorsFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 19, 2021·4 cites·17 claims
- 0686US10838492B1Gaze tracking system for use in head mounted displaysNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 17, 2020·7 cites·16 claims
- 0785US10665243B1Subvocalized speech recognitionFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 26, 2020·9 cites·18 claims
- 0881US11506888B2Driver gaze tracking system for use in vehiclesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·3 cites·23 claims
- 0977US10617942B2Controller with haptic feedbackMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 14, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 1072US2025370548A1Systems for detecting in-air and surface gestures available for use in an artificial-reality environment using sensors at a wrist-wearable device, and methods of use thereofMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1164US12468393B2Systems for detecting in-air and surface gestures available for use in an artificial-reality environment using sensors at a wrist-wearable device, and methods of use thereofMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1259US2025306630A1Detecting object grasps with low-power cameras and sensor fusion on the wrist, and systems and methods of use thereofMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1350US2024361845A1Optical ring that enables thumb-to-index gesturesMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1449US12498792B2Systems for detecting gestures performed within activation-threshold distances of artificial-reality objects to cause operations at physical electronic devices, and methods of use thereofMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 1544US10426338B2Scleral coil eye tracking systemFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 1, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
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