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PINCHON ETIENNE
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FACEBOOK TECH LLC
19 patentsUS11334212B2May 17, 2022
Detecting input in artificial reality systems based on a pinch and pull gesture
FACEBOOK TECH LLC69 citations97
US11003307B1May 11, 2021
Artificial reality systems with drawer simulation gesture for gating user interface elements
FACEBOOK TECH LLC97 citations97
US11422669B1Aug 23, 2022
Detecting input using a stylus in artificial reality systems based on a stylus movement after a stylus selection action
FACEBOOK TECH LLC33 citations94
US11232643B1Jan 25, 2022
Collapsing of 3D objects to 2D images in an artificial reality environment
FACEBOOK TECH LLC41 citations94
US11086475B1Aug 10, 2021
Artificial reality systems with hand gesture-contained content window
FACEBOOK TECH LLC26 citations94
US10990240B1Apr 27, 2021
Artificial reality system having movable application content items in containers
FACEBOOK TECH LLC22 citations94
US10802600B1Oct 13, 2020
Virtual interactions at a distance
FACEBOOK TECH LLC27 citations94
US11294475B1Apr 5, 2022
Artificial reality multi-modal input switching model
FACEBOOK TECH LLC108 citations93
US11189099B2Nov 30, 2021
Global and local mode virtual object interactions
FACEBOOK TECH LLC11 citations85
US11176745B2Nov 16, 2021
Projection casting in virtual environments
FACEBOOK TECH LLC9 citations85
US11170576B2Nov 9, 2021
Progressive display of virtual objects
FACEBOOK TECH LLC19 citations85
US11086406B1Aug 10, 2021
Three-state gesture virtual controls
FACEBOOK TECH LLC11 citations85
US10890983B2Jan 12, 2021
Artificial reality system having a sliding menu
FACEBOOK TECH LLC11 citations85
US10852839B1Dec 1, 2020
Artificial reality systems with detachable personal assistant for gating user interface elements
FACEBOOK TECH LLC17 citations85
US10955929B2Mar 23, 2021
Artificial reality system having a digit-mapped self-haptic input method
FACEBOOK TECH LLC5 citations73
US10921879B2Feb 16, 2021
Artificial reality systems with personal assistant element for gating user interface elements
FACEBOOK TECH LLC6 citations73
US10991163B2Apr 27, 2021
Projection casting in virtual environments
FACEBOOK TECH LLC2 citations72
US11257295B2Feb 22, 2022
Projection casting in virtual environments
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations62
US11043192B2Jun 22, 2021
Corner-identifiying gesture-driven user interface element gating for artificial reality systems
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations52
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC
8 patentsUS11461973B2Oct 4, 2022
Virtual reality locomotion via hand gesture
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC33 citations94
US11556172B1Jan 17, 2023
Viewpoint coordination on artificial reality models
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC4 citations75
US12099693B2Sep 24, 2024
Detecting input in artificial reality systems based on a pinch and pull gesture
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC3 citations74
US11947111B2Apr 2, 2024
Automatic projection type selection in an artificial reality environment
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC1 citations73
US12265680B1Apr 1, 2025
Mapped direct touch virtual trackpad and invisible mouse
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC2 citations70
USRE50598ESep 23, 2025
Artificial reality system having a sliding menu
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62
US11468644B2Oct 11, 2022
Automatic projection type selection in an artificial reality environment
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62
US11836828B2Dec 5, 2023
Controlling interactions with virtual objects
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC1 citations56