Patents by Inventor Robert Heitkamp

Robert Heitkamp 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).

  • Publication number: 20160132287
    Abstract: In one example, a shared buffer acting as an audio communication channel for an audio interaction device may be reconfigured to allow audio communication channel sharing between audio data streams. An audio interaction device may execute a conversion between an initial audio data stream and an audio signal audibly detectable by a user. A shared buffer may act as an audio communication channel between an operating system and the audio interaction device. The digital audio system may execute an initial audio application with the operating system to process the initial audio data stream. The digital audio system may load the initial audio data stream into the shared buffer. The digital audio system may alter the audio communication channel into a restructured audio communication channel for a subsequent audio data stream while maintaining the initial audio data stream. The digital audio system may load the initial audio data stream into the restructured audio communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kishore Kotteri, Frank Yerrace, Robert Heitkamp
  • Publication number: 20120245933
    Abstract: A device for suppressing ambient sounds from speech received by a microphone array is provided. One embodiment of the device comprises a microphone array, a processor, an analog-to-digital converter, and memory comprising instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Flaks, Ivan Tashev, Duncan McKay, Xudong Ni, Robert Heitkamp, Wei Guo, John Tardif, Leo Shing, Michael Baseflug
  • Patent number: 8219394
    Abstract: A device for suppressing ambient sounds from speech received by a microphone array is provided. One embodiment of the device comprises a microphone array, a processor, an analog-to-digital converter, and memory comprising instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Flaks, Ivan Tashev, Duncan McKay, Xudong Ni, Robert Heitkamp, Wei Guo, John Tardif, Leo Shing, Michael Baseflug
  • Publication number: 20110178798
    Abstract: A device for suppressing ambient sounds from speech received by a microphone array is provided. One embodiment of the device comprises a microphone array, a processor, an analog-to-digital converter, and memory comprising instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Flaks, Ivan Tashev, Duncan McKay, Xudong Ni, Robert Heitkamp, Wei Guo, John Tardif, Leo Shing, Michael Baseflug
  • Publication number: 20090281502
    Abstract: An infusion site retainer configured to maintain tubing coupled to an infusion port includes a support configured to be secured to a patient and having a patient surface opposite a first surface, at least one guide configured to couple the tubing to the support and permit a first portion of the tubing to slide relative to the support, and a plurality of tubing stops configured to secure a second portion of the tubing in a substantially immobile relationship relative to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventor: Robert Heitkamp
  • Patent number: D622840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventor: Robert Heitkamp