Patents by Inventor Brian Crouch
Brian Crouch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240135832Abstract: A system may receive inputs selecting an interest level from among a plurality of interest levels for each of a set of topics. the system may determine displayable information describing a subset of the set of topics based on the inputs, which displayable information may include media segments. The system may generate a sequence for the displayable information for the subset of topics using the inputs and defined ordering criteria, and it may present, for display in a graphical user interface on a client device, a digital demonstration including the sequence of the displayable information for the subset of topics.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Brian Zurcher, David Lindes, Garin Hess, Cory Crouch, William Racule, Jeannie Laochaloenvanich
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Publication number: 20240119959Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a system and method for obtaining a diagnosis of a mental health condition. An exemplary system can receive an audio input; convert the audio input into a text string; identify a speaker associated with the text string; based on at least a portion of the audio input, determine a predefined audio characteristic of a plurality of predefined audio characteristics; based on the determined audio characteristic, identify an emotion corresponding to the portion of the audio input; generate a set of structured data based on the text string, the speaker, the predefined audio characteristic, and the identified emotion; and provide an output for obtaining the diagnosis of the mental disorder or condition, wherein the output is indicative of at least a portion of the set of structured data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: The MITRE CorporationInventors: Qian HU, Brian P. Marx, Patricia D. King, Seth-David Donald Dworman, Matthew E. Coarr, Keith A. Crouch, Stelios Melachrinoudis, Cheryl Clark, Terence M. Keane
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Publication number: 20240068857Abstract: There is provided a method of measuring liquid volume in a sealed container of a breast pump of known volume comprising liquid and gas. The method includes a measurement phase, measuring the volume of gas in the container by changing a first parameter of the gas by a known amount. The method also includes measuring a change in a second parameter of the gas; calculating the volume of gas in the container using the measured change and a predetermined operation equation; and determining the volume of liquid in the container based on the calculation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Chris Irlam, Jeremy Crouch, Tom Malloy, Brian McVeigh, Jonathan Heffer, Ben Pescud, Jack Biltcliffe, Dara O'Shea, Dan Thompson
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Publication number: 20240066192Abstract: An in-bra wearable breast pump is provided. The breast pump includes an air pump system for generating a base level vacuum and a pumping vacuum, a breast shield for receiving a user's breast and having a first side and a second side, a first channel for drawing the base level vacuum on the first side of the breast shield, and a second channel for drawing the pumping vacuum on the second side of the breast shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Jeremy Crouch, Tom Malloy, Brian McVeigh, Chris Irlam, Jack Biltcliffe, Dara O'Shea, Dan Thompson
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Patent number: 9000286Abstract: A synthetic guitar includes a body, a neck extending from the body, and at least one touch sensor at the neck for indicating finger position of a user. The body has a receptacle for removably securing a tablet computer to the body. The tablet computer has a touch screen for indicating finger position of the user. A processor of the tablet computer is programmed to receive input signals from the touch sensor and the touch screen and to produce an output signal based at least partially on the input signals. The software can enable the synthetic guitar to be used as a music synthesizer or to be used as a video game controller. Synthetic guitar can also include a retainer for removably securing a portable media player to be used as an additional video display while playing the guitar.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: MUSIC Group IP Ltd.Inventors: Ulrich Behringer, Brian Crouch
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Publication number: 20140202315Abstract: A synthetic guitar includes a body, a neck extending from the body, and at least one touch sensor at the neck for indicating finger position of a user. The body has a receptacle for removably securing a tablet computer to the body. The tablet computer has a touch screen for indicating finger position of the user. A processor of the tablet computer is programmed to receive input signals from the touch sensor and the touch screen and to produce an output signal based at least partially on the input signals. The software can enable the synthetic guitar to be used as a music synthesizer or to be used as a video game controller. Synthetic guitar can also include a retainer for removably securing a portable media player to be used as an additional video display while playing the guitar.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: MUSIC GROUP IP, LTD.Inventors: Ulrich Behringer, Brian Crouch
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Patent number: 8710346Abstract: A synthetic guitar includes a body, a neck extending from the body, and at least one touch sensor at the neck for indicating finger position of a user. The body has a receptacle for removably securing a tablet computer to the body. The tablet computer has a touch screen for indicating finger position of the user. A processor of the tablet computer is programmed to receive input signals from the touch sensor and the touch screen and to produce an output signal based at least partially on the input signals. The software can enable the synthetic guitar to be used as a music synthesizer or to be used as a video game controller. The synthetic guitar can also include a retainer for removably securing a portable media player to be used as an additional video display while playing the guitar.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: MUSIC Group Services US Inc.Inventors: Ulrich Behringer, Brian Crouch
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Publication number: 20130118337Abstract: A synthetic guitar includes a body, a neck extending from the body, and at least one touch sensor at the neck for indicating finger position of a user. The body has a receptacle for removably securing a tablet computer to the body. The tablet computer has a touch screen for indicating finger position of the user. A processor of the tablet computer is programmed to receive input signals from the touch sensor and the touch screen and to produce an output signal based at least partially on the input signals. The software can enable the synthetic guitar to be used as a music synthesizer or to be used as a video game controller. synthetic guitar can also include a retainer for removably securing a portable media player to be used as an additional video display while playing the guitar.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: MUSIC GROUP IP, LTD.Inventors: Ulrich Behringer, Brian Crouch