US 12,287,488 B2
Inflatable facial interface
Christopher Sa Glaister, Oakland, CA (US); and Meng Peng, Sammamish, WA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,492.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/448,854, filed on Feb. 28, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0288697 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 27/01 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 27/0176 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A headset device, comprising:
a housing;
an inflatable bladder coupled to the housing and configured to conform to facial contours of a face of a user when the headset device is worn by the user, wherein the inflatable bladder is filled with a fluid comprising air;
a vent associated with the inflatable bladder, the vent configured to emit the air onto the face of the user in order to simulate a breeze associated with an extended reality experience; and
an inflator in fluid communication with the inflatable bladder and configured to, upon activation, adjust a pressure within the inflatable bladder from a first pressure to a second pressure.