Patents Assigned to UmeVoice, Inc.
  • Pluggable noise-controlling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6396932
    Abstract: A system for controlling noise for a sound receiving device directs noise towards the sound-receiving back side of a bi-directional microphone and directs the user's voice away from the back side. The bi-directional microphone is electrically connected to plug adapted for mating with an external microphone input jack of the sound receiving device. A resistor is connected in series with the bi-directional microphone and operates to attenuate the detected sound signal of the bi-directional microphone in order to overcome signal enhancement expedients of the sound receiving device, such as compression and clipping due to for example automatic gain control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: UmeVoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph B. Tate, Steven B. Wolff, Vidya Sagar Rae
  • Noise control device
    Patent number: 6285772
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for the cancellation of ambient noise that impinges upon the front surface of a pressure differential microphone means. The apparatus utilizes one or more curved surfaces that act as ambient noise waveform reflectors. The reflectors cause ambient noise to impinge on the back surface of the microphone. In addition, the reflectors deflect a speaker's voice which is directed toward the front surface of the microphone to be deflected away from the back surface of the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: UmeVoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph B. Tate, Steven B. Wolff, Vidya Sagar Rao
  • Noise control device for a boom mounted noise-canceling microphone
    Patent number: 6009184
    Abstract: An apparatus for noise cancellation of ambient noise impinging upon the front surface of a pressure differential microphone on the end of a boom. The apparatus utilizes curved reflectors to cause ambient noise which impinges on the front surface of the microphone to also impinge on the back surface of the microphone. In addition, the curved reflectors cause a talker's voice which is directed toward the front surface of the microphone to be deflected away from the back surface of the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Umevoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph B. Tate, Steven B. Wolff
  • Noise control device
    Patent number: 5854848
    Abstract: An apparatus for noise cancellation of ambient noise impinging upon the front surface of a pressure differential microphone. The apparatus utilizes curved reflectors to cause ambient noise which impinges on the front surface of the microphone to also impinge on the back surface of the microphone. In addition, the curved reflectors deflect a speaker's voice which is directed toward the front surface of the microphone to be deflected away from the back surface of the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: UmeVoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph B. Tate, Steve B. Wolff
  • Articulating reversible headpiece
    Patent number: D476645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Umevoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Adithya Padala, Vidya Sagar Rao, Jeffrey R. Wyatt, Mark H. Olson, Gary Holland, Mitchel Pergola, Ethan Imboden, Timothy F. Roberts
  • Modular input or output headset
    Patent number: D596617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Umevoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Devlas, Adithya M. R. Padala, Joe Tate
  • Noise cancellation device
    Patent number: D427998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Umevoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph B. Tate, Steven B. Wolff, Vidya Sagar Rao
  • Element for a noise cancellation device
    Patent number: D427999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Umevoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph B. Tate, Steven B. Wolff, Vidya Sagar Rao