| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340692000 | Sound reproducer | 22 |
| 20080224882 | Soldier bear - The technical disclosure of my invention is the pre-recorded sayings inside a sound module housed in a collectable plush bear, and also the fact that both pre-recorded and recordable sound modules will be used with specific wording that will be used in the pre-recorded left hand of the plush bear. The pre-recorded sayings are as follows:
| 09-18-2008 |
| 20090021388 | SYNTHETICALLY GENERATED SOUND CUES - A communications system is disclosed that may incorporate a first platform and a second platform. The second platform may have a relative position with respect to the first platform, with at least one of the platforms being mobile. A communications subsystem is included that is adapted to modify a signal sent from the second platform to a user on the first platform that provides a spatial indication to the user as to a position of the second platform relative to the user. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090045969 | SYNTHETICALLY GENERATED SOUND CUES - Communication systems and apparatus to allow a user to perceive the relative spatial location or present position of other elements of interest in a control space, such as the location of a speaker participating in a telephone conference or that of an aircraft carrier to a remotely piloted vehicle on final approach. The system inserts synthetic sound cues into the communication to the user that represent the relative position(s). In one embodiment, the user will perceive the communication as though it were communicated through free space to the user from the relative position of the represented source, so that, for example, the squad leader will perceive his wingman to be at his immediate left. Methods of conveying relative position sound cues are also provided. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090079581 | Novelty container with cover-activated musical playback - The invention is directed to a novelty container with a cover mounted to the container operable between closed and open positions which activate and deactivate a sound generating assembly. An electrically operated sound generating assembly is mounted to the container, having a sound generator circuit board, a battery electrically connected to the sound generator circuit board and a speaker electrically connected to the circuit board. A switch is mounted to the container to activate the sound generating assembly and has a resilient electrically conductive first member attached to the container and electrically connected to sound generating assembly, biased towards and engaging an electrically conductive second member attached to the container and electrically connected to the sound generating assembly. A flexible electrically insulating element attached to the cover and adjacent to the resilient electrically conductive first member which is reciprocatingly moveable in concert with the operation of the cover. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090231155 | EMERGENCY/HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM - An emergency/hazard warning system which provides a warning of a dangerous roadside condition to oncoming traffic by means of an elevated flare, reflector, emergency light, or other safety signal, but which also meets an essential safety need by utilizing a position-responsive switch or other means for energizing a battery powered audible alarm. The battery powered audible alarm is energized when a predetermined perimeter around the roadside dangerous condition is breached. This provides a system for warning those individuals involved in a roadside dangerous condition, such as a disabled vehicle, road work, and the like, that the perimeter has been breached so that evasive action can be taken to prevent personal injury or property damage. Either a single unit can be deployed to established the required perimeter or multiple units may be daisy chained together with a retractable cord to provide a more comprehensive barrier. The emergency/hazard warning system is light weight and compact. It easily stores in the trunk or other storage compartment of a motor vehicle. The emergency/hazard warning system can be easily deployed in the event of a road side emergency to lesson the risk of injury to those involved in a roadside emergency as well as oncoming traffic. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100045476 | ULTRASONIC ACOUSTIC WARNING DEVICE - A method and apparatus for discretely alerting an operator or operators of a state of alarm or for conveying sensory or other signal data to operator or operators is described. Such method and device functions to transmit signals in the ultrasonic band to an operator and utilizes a transducer to covertly transfer the signal to said operator. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100073186 | ARTICLE LOCATOR - A locator of personal articles being monitored to prevent loss or misplacement. The locator emits a location cue. The location cue may be emitted at the monitored article, or if in the form of a verbal message, may be generated at the person who is monitoring the personal article. Location cues emitted at the monitored article may be audible, visible, or olfactory. The locator may comprise two separate cooperating devices including a querying device and a cue emitting device, or may comprise only one device, such as for emitting the verbal message. The sole device may comprise a location cue emitter kept with the monitored article, such as for emitting an audible cue, a visible cue, or an olfactory cue. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100309012 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAMENT DELIVERY - An apparatus includes a label configured to be coupled to a medicament delivery device. The label includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to be coupled to an outer surface of the medicament delivery device. The second surface includes a textual indicia. The label further includes an electronic circuit system configured to output an electronic signal. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110095900 | SPEAKER ENCLOSURE DESIGN FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING AN AUDIBLE ALERT SIGNAL - Various inventive features are disclosed for efficiently generating regulation-compliant audible alerts, including but not limited to 520 Hz square wave alert/alarm signals, using an audio speaker. One such feature involves the use of a non-linear amplifier in combination with a voltage boost regulator to efficiently drive the audio speaker. Another feature involves speaker enclosure designs that effectively boost the output of the audio speaker, particularly at relatively low frequencies. These and other features may be used individually or combination in a given alarm-generation device or system to enable regulation-compliant audible alerts to be generated using conventional batteries, such as AA alkaline batteries. Various examples of efficiently generated regulation-compliant audible alerts and further enhancing such audible alerts by utilizing speaker enclosure designs are provided. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20130328690 | SPEAKER ENCLOSURE DESIGN FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING AN AUDIBLE ALERT SIGNAL - Various inventive features are disclosed for efficiently generating regulation-compliant audible alerts, including but not limited to 520 Hz square wave alert/alarm signals, using an audio speaker. One such feature involves the use of a non-linear amplifier in combination with a voltage boost regulator to efficiently drive the audio speaker. Another feature involves speaker enclosure designs that effectively boost the output of the audio speaker, particularly at relatively low frequencies. Some of the disclosed speaker enclosure designs rely on an interference effect and/or a resonance effect to transfer energy from higher-order harmonics downward to the fundamental frequency and lower-order harmonics. These and other features may be used individually or combination in a given alarm-generation device or system to enable regulation-compliant audible alerts to be generated using conventional batteries, such as AA alkaline batteries. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140253340 | SUPPLEMENTAL ALERT GENERATION DEVICE - A battery-powered supplemental alert generator is disclosed that is adapted to be mounted in close proximity to, such as within 3 or 4 feet of, a conventional smoke, heat and/or fire detector/alert device. The supplemental alert generator operates in a relatively low power mode while listening for the nearby detector/alert device to generate a standard audible alert signal. Upon detecting that a monitored sound level has reached a particular threshold, the supplemental alert generator enters into a higher power analysis mode in which it analyzes the detected signal to assess whether it is an audible alert signal. If an audible alert signal is detected, the supplemental alert generator generates one or more supplemental alert signals, such as a 520 Hz audible square wave signal. The supplemental alert generator may be used to retrofit a house, hotel, or other building to comply with new standards or to otherwise increase the effectiveness of the existing detection/alert system. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140313047 | HOME APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a home appliance that outputs an operating sound, if a predetermined operating sound output condition is satisfied, the home appliance including: a storage unit that stores at least one sound; a manipulation unit through which a sound to be set as the operating sound is selected from among the at least one sound from a user; a sound output unit that outputs the operating sound; and a controller that controls the sound output unit to output the sound selected by the user to the operating sound, if the operating sound output condition is satisfied. The user directly inputs sounds to the home appliance and selects an operating sound from among the sounds so that the home appliance capable of providing various operating sounds according to a user's taste can be provided. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140361904 | AUTOMOBILE LOCATION DETECTOR - A system includes a receiver configured to receive a signal representing a sequence of user inputs to a portable electronic device and an audible device configured to generate a sound based at least in part on the sequence of user inputs. A duration and volume of the sound is based at least in part on the sequence of user inputs received within a predetermined time interval. A method includes receiving the signal provided to the portable electronic device within a predetermined time interval and generating the sound based at least in part on the sequence of user inputs. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150015408 | CONTROLLER - A first controller can provide system state information and a second controller can receive the system state information. The second controller can be programmed to control the state of a component. The state of the component can be based on information programmed in the second controller and the system state information. The component can include an off state and an operating state indicated by a signal from the second controller. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150022367 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-CRITERIA ALARMING - Systems and methods for using multi-criteria state machines to manage alarming states and pre-alarming states of a hazard detection system are described herein. The multi-criteria state machines can include one or more sensor state machines that can control the alarming states and one or more system state machines that can control the pre-alarming states. Each state machine can transition among any one of its states based on sensor data values, hush events, and transition conditions. The transition conditions can define how a state machine transitions from one state to another. The hazard detection system can use a dual processor arrangement to execute the multi-criteria state machines according to various embodiments. The dual processor arrangement can enable the hazard detection system to manage the alarming and pre-alarming states in a manner that promotes minimal power usage while simultaneously promoting reliability in hazard detection and alarming functionality. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150054651 | Infusion Module with Audio Output Varying Based on Ambient Sounds - Systems and methods are adapted for ensuring that the sound level of an audible signal, or audio alert, generated by a bedside medical device is appropriate to a hospital environment in which the device is operating. The disclosed systems and methods increase the likelihood that a device annunciates alerts at an audio level that is perceivable by a clinician while minimizing the nuisance to the patient. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150070184 | LOW POWER VOICE TRIGGER FOR FINDING MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods may provide for monitoring an input audio signal from an onboard microphone of a mobile device while a host processor of the mobile device is in a standby mode. Additionally, a predetermined audio pattern may be identified in the input audio signal and a device location session may be triggered with respect to the mobile device based on the predetermined audio pattern. In one example, an output audio signal is generated during the device location session. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150091736 | FLAG THAT PLAYS SOUNDS WITH DETECTED MOTION - A flag that includes a motion detector or timer is described. When the flag detects motion or after a certain length of time, the flag will play a noise, such as a wind chime, sounds of nature, or a song, such as a national anthem, or organization song. The flag includes a motion detector or timer, a battery pack, circuitry to direct the playing of the noise, and a speaker. Alternatively, the flag includes a Bluetooth-enabled receiving device that will play a noise when a signal is received from a Bluetooth-enabled transmitting device. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150102937 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDICATING THE PRESENCE OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN A PASSENGER CABIN - Systems and methods for indicating the presence of a mobile device within a passenger cabin are provided. A method for indicating the presence of a mobile device within a passenger cabin of a vehicle includes linking a vehicle computing device with the mobile device, determining whether a vehicle ignition is off and whether a vehicle lock has been actuated. The method further includes generating an audible mobile device search signal that is played through a cabin and waiting to receive a response from the mobile device as to whether the mobile device detected the audible mobile device search signal. The method further includes determining whether the mobile device is within the passenger cabin based on whether a response was received from the mobile device and generating a first audible indication when the mobile device is within the passenger cabin. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150310709 | Life Safety Device with Compact Circumferential Acoustic Resonator - Low frequency alarm tones emitted by life safety devices are more likely to notify sleeping children and the elderly. Disclosed herein is a life safety device equipped with a novel, compact, circumferential resonant cavity which increases the low frequency (400-600 Hz square wave) acoustic efficiency of an audio output apparatus formed by acoustically coupling an audio output transducer to the resonant cavity. The resonant cavity is a compact circumferential acoustic resonator with a captured mass of air within a ring shaped cavity significantly reducing the overall size of the resonator, thereby permitting the audio output apparatus to fit within the housing of conventional size life safety devices such as, but not limited to, residential and commercial smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. The compact resonator is an acoustic compliant cavity with internal passages transforming axial traveling sound waves to circumferentially traveling sound waves thereby yielding a very compact geometry. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160104355 | WEARABLE ARTICLES INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS AND ALERT FEATURES - The disclosure provides alarm module devices such as a wearable article including a base portion and an upper portion covering the base portion, wherein the base portion and the upper portion cooperating to define a compartment. The device can further include at least one acoustical transducer, and a printed circuit board (or other suitable activation circuitry) disposed in the compartment including circuitry for actuating the at least one acoustical transducer. The device can further include a power source in selective electrical communication with the at least one acoustical transducer by way of the printed circuit board. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160151005 | Mitigating Single Point Failure of Devices in an Analyte Monitoring System and Methods Thereof | 06-02-2016 |
