Inventor
WELLS SPENCER ALLAN
US27 patents
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META PLATFORMS TECH LLC
16 patentsUS11614570B1Mar 28, 2023
Optical lens assemblies with adaptive elements and related systems and methods
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC6 citations75
US11559201B1Jan 24, 2023
Systems and methods for eye tracking using modulated radiation
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC2 citations73
US12455443B2Oct 28, 2025
Pancake lens with controlled curvature
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62
US11856860B1Dec 26, 2023
Extruded multilayer with electrodes
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62
US11515463B1Nov 29, 2022
Transparent electrostrictive actuators
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC1 citations62
US11513259B1Nov 29, 2022
Gas-soluble nanovoided polymers
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC1 citations62
US11428964B2Aug 30, 2022
Transparent phase change actuator
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62
US11563137B2Jan 24, 2023
Optical transformer
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC1 citations60
US11502240B2Nov 15, 2022
Structured actuators: shaped electroactive polymers
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations60
US12560746B2Feb 24, 2026
Bi-cylindrical piezoelectric actuated optical lens
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations59
US12421939B1Sep 23, 2025
Actuator for generating compound curvature
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations59
US12092844B2Sep 17, 2024
Liquid lens with gravity sag correction
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations58
US11889763B2Jan 30, 2024
Actuator with variable cylinder
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations58
US12436410B2Oct 7, 2025
Eyeglass devices and related methods
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations50
US12352951B2Jul 8, 2025
Hybrid varifocal device and system
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations50
US12270988B2Apr 8, 2025
Deformable lens with an extended range of stability
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations48
FACEBOOK TECH LLC
11 patentsUS11025175B1Jun 1, 2021
Planarization layers for nanovoided polymers
FACEBOOK TECH LLC18 citations94
US10698483B1Jun 30, 2020
Eye-tracking systems, head-mounted displays including the same, and related methods
FACEBOOK TECH LLC20 citations94
US11396586B1Jul 26, 2022
Polymer materials including coated nanovoids and methods and systems for forming the same
FACEBOOK TECH LLC5 citations84
US10980415B1Apr 20, 2021
Systems and methods for eye tracking using modulated radiation
FACEBOOK TECH LLC8 citations84
US10962844B1Mar 30, 2021
Actively tunable optical element with full or partial transparency
FACEBOOK TECH LLC8 citations84
US10895737B1Jan 19, 2021
Transparent electroactive systems and related methods
FACEBOOK TECH LLC7 citations84
US11079518B1Aug 3, 2021
Transparent tunable optical elements with structurally-modified electroactive polymer
FACEBOOK TECH LLC6 citations73
US11175521B2Nov 16, 2021
Drive schemes for transparent tunable optical elements
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations62
US10928556B2Feb 23, 2021
Optically transparent actuator
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations62
US11398594B1Jul 26, 2022
Stepped piezoelectric actuator
FACEBOOK TECH LLC1 citations60
US12169273B2Dec 17, 2024
Tunable lens with deformable reflector
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations51