Patents by Inventor Justin A. Kent

Justin A. Kent 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).

  • System for converting turntable motion to MIDI data
    Patent number: 7087830
    Abstract: A computerized method and apparatus for creating a scratch effect through a MIDI interface. In one form, timing signals are derived from a turntable whose direction and speed of rotation are manually controlled by a disk jockey. The timing signals are processed by a microcomputer into a MIDI protocol recognizable by a conventional MIDI instrument. Preferably, the microcomputer is coupled to control a computer which interprets the MIDI protocol output and uses the output to regulate speed and direction of playback of a musical and/or visual presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Inventors: Justin A. Kent, Kevin D. Mccormick
  • System for converting turntable motion to MIDI data
    Publication number: 20030029305
    Abstract: A computerized method and apparatus for creating a scratch effect through a MIDI interface. In one form, timing signals are derived from a turntable whose direction and speed of rotation are manually controlled by a disk jockey. The timing signals are processed by a microcomputer into a MIDI protocol recognizable by a conventional MIDI instrument. Preferably, the microcomputer is coupled to control a computer which interprets the MIDI protocol output and uses the output to regulate speed and direction of playback of a musical and/or visual presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Justin A. Kent, Kevin D. Mccormick