Patents by Inventor Robert C. Proebstel
Robert C. Proebstel 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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Patent number: 11852761Abstract: Radiation source localization systems and related techniques are provided to improve the operation of handheld or unmanned mobile sensor or survey platforms. A radiation source localization system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a communications module and a directional radiation detector, where the communications module is configured to establish a wireless communication link with a base station associated with the directional radiation detector and/or a mobile sensor platform, and the directional radiation detector includes a sensor assembly configured to provide directional radiation sensor data as the directional radiation detector is maneuvered within a survey area.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Teledyne FLIR Detection, Inc.Inventors: Felix J. Liang, Kemper Talley, William T. Milam, Sean Whalen, Robert C. Proebstel, Clinton M. Wichert
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Publication number: 20220268952Abstract: Radiation source localization systems and related techniques are provided to improve the operation of handheld or unmanned mobile sensor or survey platforms. A radiation source localization system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a communications module and a directional radiation detector, where the communications module is configured to establish a wireless communication link with a base station associated with the directional radiation detector and/or a mobile sensor platform, and the directional radiation detector includes a sensor assembly configured to provide directional radiation sensor data as the directional radiation detector is maneuvered within a survey area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Felix J. Liang, Kemper Talley, William T. Milam, Sean Whalen, Robert C. Proebstel, Clinton M. Wichert
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Publication number: 20220221398Abstract: Analyte survey systems (100) and related techniques are provided to improve the operation of handheld or unmanned mobile sensor or survey platforms. An analyte survey system includes a logic device (112) configured to communicate with a communication module (164) and a sensor assembly (166) of a modular sensor core (160), where the communication module is configured to establish a wireless communication link with a base station (130) associated with the modular sensor core and/or a mobile sensor platform (110) and the sensor assembly is configured to provide analyte sensor data as the modular sensor core is maneuvered within a survey area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Craig Aker, John Lynch, Matthew Szabo, Clinton M. Wichert, Robert C. Proebstel, Philip Tackett, Markus Erbeldinger
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Publication number: 20190182585Abstract: An acoustic layer is added to a laptop-type personal computing device, comprising: enclosing walls, optionally one or more microphones, a signal processing device, at least one audio transducer, and an acoustic waveguide. The acoustic layer adjoins one or more internal areas of a laptop-type device. The signal processing device receives an internal signal from a laptop-type device. The signal processing device provides a directive sound enhancement of the audio input signals based on room acoustics, such as reverberation, echo, noise, delay, frequency response, and/or speaker-positional information that is determined by the signal processing device. The audio transducer device generates an audible audio output in response to an audio signal output from the signal processing device. The acoustic waveguide receives the audible audio output and generates an enhanced bass audio output from the acoustic waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Patrick A. Quinn, Robert C. Proebstel, Manpreet S. Khaira, Thomas Irrgang, Nigel D. Waites, Ian J. Myles
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Publication number: 20170257699Abstract: An acoustic layer is added to a laptop-type personal computing device, comprising: enclosing walls, optionally—one or more microphones, a signal processing device, at least one audio transducer, and an acoustic waveguide. The acoustic layer adjoins one or more internal areas of a laptop-type device. The signal processing device receives an internal signal from a laptop-type device. The signal processing device provides a directive sound enhancement of the audio input signals based on room acoustics, such as reverberation, echo, noise, delay, frequency response, and/or speaker-positional information that is determined by the signal processing device. The audio transducer device generates an audible audio output in response to an audio signal output from the signal processing device. The acoustic waveguide receives the audible audio output and generates an enhanced bass audio output from the acoustic waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: PATRICK A. QUINN, ROBERT C. PROEBSTEL, MANPREET S. KHAIRA, THOMAS IRRGANG, NIGEL D. WAITES, IAN J. MYLES
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Patent number: 9661413Abstract: An acoustic layer is added to a laptop-type personal computing device, comprising: enclosing walls, optionally—one or more microphones, a signal processing device, at least one audio transducer, and an acoustic waveguide. The acoustic layer adjoins one or more internal areas of a laptop-type device. The signal processing device receives an internal signal from a laptop-type device. The signal processing device provides a directive sound enhancement of the audio input signals based on room acoustics, such as reverberation, echo, noise, delay, frequency response, and/or speaker-positional information that is determined by the signal processing device. The audio transducer device generates an audible audio output in response to an audio signal output from the signal processing device. The acoustic waveguide receives the audible audio output and generates an enhanced bass audio output from the acoustic waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATIONInventors: Patrick A. Quinn, Robert C. Proebstel, Manpreet S. Khaira, Thomas Irrgang, Nigel D. Waites, Ian J Myles
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Patent number: 9204211Abstract: A soundskin for a pad-type device comprises a housing, at least one microphone, a signal processing device, at least one audio transducer, and an acoustic waveguide. The housing receives a pad-type device. The signal processing device receives a signal from a pad-type device when the pad-type device is received by the housing. The signal processing device provides a directive sound enhancement of the audio input signals based on room acoustics, such as reverberation, echo, noise, delay, frequency response, and/or speaker-positional information that is determined by the signal processing device. The audio transducer device generates an audible audio output in response to an audio signal output from the signal processing device. The acoustic waveguide receives the audible audio output and generates an enhanced bass audio output from the acoustic waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Avnera CorporationInventors: Robert C. Proebstel, Patrick A. Quinn, Manpreet S. Kharia, Thomas Irrgang, Nigel D. Waites, Ian J. Myles
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Publication number: 20140219490Abstract: An acoustic layer is added to a laptop-type personal computing device, comprising: enclosing walls, optionally—one or more microphones, a signal processing device, at least one audio transducer, and an acoustic waveguide. The acoustic layer adjoins one or more internal areas of a laptop-type device. The signal processing device receives an internal signal from a laptop-type device. The signal processing device provides a directive sound enhancement of the audio input signals based on room acoustics, such as reverberation, echo, noise, delay, frequency response, and/or speaker-positional information that is determined by the signal processing device. The audio transducer device generates an audible audio output in response to an audio signal output from the signal processing device. The acoustic waveguide receives the audible audio output and generates an enhanced bass audio output from the acoustic waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Avnera CorporationInventors: Patrick A. Quinn, Robert C. Proebstel, Manpreet S. Khaira, Thomas Irrgang, Nigel D. Waites, Ian J. Myles
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Publication number: 20130156219Abstract: A soundskin for a pad-type device comprises a housing, at least one microphone, a signal processing device, at least one audio transducer, and an acoustic waveguide. The housing receives a pad-type device. The signal processing device receives a signal from a pad-type device when the pad-type device is received by the housing. The signal processing device provides a directive sound enhancement of the audio input signals based on room acoustics, such as reverberation, echo, noise, delay, frequency response, and/or speaker-positional information that is determined by the signal processing device. The audio transducer device generates an audible audio output in response to an audio signal output from the signal processing device. The acoustic waveguide receives the audible audio output and generates an enhanced bass audio output from the acoustic waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventors: Robert C. Proebstel, Patrick A. Quinn, Manpreet S. Khaira, Thomas Irrgang, Nigel D. Waites, Ian J. Myles
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Patent number: 6104374Abstract: A method for rasterization of a set of voltage-versus-time data-address pairs into horizontal and vertical locations of a multi-bit raster display memory of a digital oscilloscope or similar electronic data acquisition instrument is disclosed. It provides a new way of controlling digital intensity, by allowing the operator and/or a function based on the instrument's trigger rate to set the number of intensity units available for brightening the pixels affected by the rasterization of each acquisition data pair. If a vector has more pixels than there are units of intensity available, the number of pixels that are to be brightened is limited but spread out over the vector's length by an algorithm that includes at least some degree of randomization. If there are more units of intensity available than there are pixels to put them in, the extra ones can either be distributed into each pixel or randomly added along the vector or ignored.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1998Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Sullivan, Kenneth P. Dobyns, David P. Maguire, Paul M. Gerlach, Samuel J. Peters, Robert C. Proebstel, Jing-Fan Zhang
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Patent number: 5648887Abstract: A winch system including an electric motor is protected against an overload condition by use of a current sense device and a current limiting device. The current limiting device employs multiple current thresholds to account for normal current usage by the motor during an initial current inrush period and during subsequent normal operation. The current limiting device also references battery voltage to establish current thresholds as a function thereof and thereby establish shutdown conditions corresponding to consistent motor load conditions. Overall, the current limiting device is responsive to multiple winch device states of operation and more fully protects the winch system against damage due to an overload condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1994Date of Patent: July 15, 1997Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.Inventors: Richard S. Herndon, Jeffrey E. Paulson, Robert C. Proebstel
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Patent number: D361288Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1994Date of Patent: August 15, 1995Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.Inventors: Paul H. Chandwick, Scott R. Ketterer, Thor R. Culverhouse, Robert C. Proebstel