Patents Examined by David S. Warren
  • Service tool location-based function availability
    Patent number: 10669122
    Abstract: A service tool function availability adjustment system includes a storage medium operable to store a location-based function availability map and at least one processor configured to determine a location of a service tool in relation to one or more equipment components of an equipment service system. The at least one processor configures an availability of one or more functions of the service tool to interact with the one or more equipment components of the equipment service system based on the location-based function availability map and the location of the service tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: David Ginsberg, Mark Olthuis, Fred G. Williams, Jody Phouthavong
  • Apparatus for improving the technical ability related to the use of a musical instrument, in particular for training the fingers of a hand
    Patent number: 10672291
    Abstract: An apparatus for improving technical ability related to the use of a musical instrument, in particular for finger exercise, comprising a bearing structure that can be mated to the back of the hand of a user by removable fastening means; the apparatus further comprises a movable component, constituted by one or more rings, each of which is designed to be associated with a phalanx of a finger of the hand, each ring being connected to the bearing structure by elastic means; the apparatus finds application both in the development of technical ability related to the use of any musical instrument, with particular effectiveness on stringed instruments, and in the medical field in rehabilitation therapy for use of the hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: Daniele Raimondi
  • Method for operating an electronic safety system with temporary participants
    Patent number: 10662027
    Abstract: A method for operating a safety system having a control unit, a bus, a plurality of bus nodes connected to the control unit via the bus, and a plurality of participants connected to the control unit via the bus nodes, wherein at least one participant is designated as a temporary participant. The method includes the step of logging the temporary participant out of the safety system by giving notice of a disconnection of the temporary participant from the safety system by a manipulation and disconnecting the temporary participant from the safety system. The safety system can be used with an elevator system for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Astrid Sonnenmoser, Ivo Lustenberger, Martin Hess
  • System and method for linearizing musical scores
    Patent number: 10665124
    Abstract: A standard musical score represented in digital format is analyzed for its constituent parts in order to identify notational directives for traversing through the musical score. A linearized version of the musical score is generated that is in substantially the same visual format but allows the reader to traverse through the musical score exclusively in a forward direction and without need for jumps in a reverse direction or forward jumps beyond the subsequent consecutive page. In certain embodiments, forward jumps may be minimally limited to a page within the musical score while in other embodiments a forward jump may be minimally limited to a line or a measure. In yet other embodiments, reverse jumps may be entirely eliminated while in still other embodiments, reverse jumps within pages may remain unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: James Wen
  • Audio data processing method and device
    Patent number: 10665218
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an audio data processing method performed at an electronic apparatus, the method including: obtaining a corresponding lyric file according to audio data to be processed; dividing the audio data according to a sentence in the lyric file to obtain an audio data segment; extracting data corresponding to an end syllable in the audio data segment; and performing harmonic processing on the data corresponding to the end syllable. In addition, further provided is an audio data processing device matching the method. The audio data processing method and device can prevent entire audio data from being attached with a harmonic sound effect during an entire time period, thereby improving authenticity of harmonic simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU KUGOU COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Weifeng Zhao, Xueqi Chen
  • Modular electric guitar pedalboard
    Patent number: 10657940
    Abstract: A modular instrument pedalboard is provided. The modular instrument pedalboard provides a plurality removably connectable pods, which may be effect pedal pods, power distribution pods, audio distribution pods, power/audio distribution pods, or a combination thereof. The pods include a base that has a first part of a connector that is adapted to be coupled to a second part of the connector which allows the pods to be connected, rearranged, expanded, contracted, and/or a combination thereof. Further the connectable pods include a circuit board to for parts of one or more audio loops as well as a power bar to transmit audio signals and power between pods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Jerry L. Calder
  • Conveyance system having paralleled drives
    Patent number: 10654682
    Abstract: A conveyance system includes a machine having a motor; a source of AC power; a drive system coupled to the source of AC power, the drive system to provide multi-phase drive signals to the motor, the drive system including: a first drive having a first converter and a first inverter, the first convertor including a first positive DC bus and a first negative DC bus; a second drive having a second converter and a second inverter, the second convertor including a second positive DC bus and a second negative DC bus; wherein the first positive DC bus and the second DC positive bus are electrically connected and the first negative DC bus and the second negative DC bus are electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Ismail Agirman, Jeffrey M. Izard, HanJong Kim
  • Percussion device and system for stringed instrument
    Patent number: 10650792
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a percussion system to be attached to a stringed instrument in a way that allows a player to drum the percussion system while plucking the strings of the stringed instrument using a single hand. The percussion system includes a percussion device including: a body and at least one static percussion surface located over the body, the percussion surface having a batter side. The percussion system further includes a connecting element for connecting the percussion device to a stringed instrument such that when the percussion system is connected to the stringed instrument the percussion surface is substantially perpendicular to the stringed instrument's front side and is directed towards strings of the stringed instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: KAIDEN INSTRUMENTS LTD.
    Inventor: Yaron Israel
  • Multi-car elevator control
    Patent number: 10647543
    Abstract: An elevator system with an elevator car 14, a linear propulsion system to impart force to the elevator car in a hoistway 11, a hoistway communication network 106, 206, a local communication network 110, 210, 310 and motion controls. One of the motion controls proximate to the elevator car is designated as a primary control 61 operable to command at least one drive 42A-42F via the local communication network. The at least one drive is coupled to one or more motor segments 22 of the linear propulsion system. The elevator system further includes a controller 46 operable to command the primary control via the hoistway communication network to reposition the elevator car within the hoistway. The designation of the primary control transitions between the motion controls as the elevator car moves in the hoistway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: David Ginsberg, Dang V. Nguyen, Shashank Krishnamurthy
  • Dispatching optimization based on presence
    Patent number: 10647545
    Abstract: A method of calling an elevator car from a mobile device is provided. The method comprising: receiving a first elevator call from a first mobile device on a first floor, the first elevator call including a destination request to travel to a second floor; moving an elevator car to the first floor in response to the first elevator call; detecting whether the first mobile device is within the elevator car at the first floor; and adjusting operation of the elevator car in response to each mobile device detected within the elevator car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley Armand Scoville, Adam Kuenzi
  • Hi-hat percussion instrument
    Patent number: 10643589
    Abstract: An instrument modeled after a hi hat hi-hat consisting of wood, metal (or other material) and linked material, creating a complex sound effect when closed together, and an “808” (i.e. Roland “808” or similar) snare drum sound when struck with drumstick is disclosed. This invention allows drummers to create complex sounds using the hi-hat pedal (or other mounting device), to lower the Top Hi-hat toward the Bottom Hi-hat and cause the linked material to connect with the “bottom hi-hat.” The claimed device also replaces the standard electronic pad (such as but not limited to the Roland SPDS sampler pad) that recreated the famous “808” (i.e. Roland “808” or similar) handclap sound. Variations of the invention is meant to be used either alongside the traditional metal hi-hat or in lieu of the traditional metal hi-hat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Neal McKee, Daniel Young
  • Virtual / augmented reality display and control of digital audio workstation parameters
    Patent number: 10643592
    Abstract: Motion control data is received from one or more sensors. A first parameter value associated with a music composition is received from a digital audio workstation. A second parameter value associated with the music composition is received from the digital audio workstation. The motion control data is converted to one or more manipulations of one or more virtual objects. The one or more manipulations of the one or more virtual objects are mapped to at least a first command that adjusts the first parameter value and a second command that adjusts the second parameter value. The first command is sent to the digital audio workstation using a first audio input protocol recognized by the digital audio workstation. The second command is sent to the digital audio workstation using a second audio input protocol recognized by the digital audio workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Perspective VR
    Inventors: Gregory Stephen Barbone, Ryan Gilligan
  • Bow weight-training systems and methods
    Patent number: 10629091
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are musical training devices, systems, and methods, in particular, for bowed string instruments, which alter the balance point of a bow by adding weight at certain locations on the bow to alter the natural balance of the bow. A training system can include a bow and a training device. An illustrative training device can include a housing, a retaining mechanism, and a weight assembly. The housing may be attachable to the bow. The retaining mechanism can be configured to attach the housing to the bow. The weight assembly may be attachable to the housing, the retaining mechanism, or both. The retaining mechanism can include an integral attachment feature or a separate fastener or lockable gate. A method for using a training device can include providing a bow and a training device, attaching the training device to the bow, and playing a bowed string instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Jonathan Reaoch
  • Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribute from a media signal
    Patent number: 10629178
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to classify media based on a pitch-independent timbre attribute from a media signal are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an interface to access a media signal; and an audio characteristic extractor to determine a spectrum of audio corresponding to the media signal; and determine a timbre-independent pitch attribute of the audio based on an inverse transform of a complex argument of a transform of the spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Zafar Rafii
  • Smart detecting and feedback system for smart piano
    Patent number: 10629175
    Abstract: A smart musical instrument system may include a musical instrument, a first sensor, a second sensor, a processor device, and a reminder device. The first sensor may be configured to obtain first performance data reflecting operations of the musical instrument. The may be second sensor configured to receive second performance data associated with hand posture of a user of the smart instrument system. The processor device may be in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor, and may be configured to generate feedback based on at least one of the first performance data or the second performance data. The reminder device may be configured to deliver the feedback to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SUNLAND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Yan, Xiaolu Liu, Zhengjun Yan
  • Elevator control system
    Patent number: 10625979
    Abstract: There is provided an elevator control system capable of improving operation efficiency of an elevator. The elevator control system includes a processor; and a memory to store a program which performs processes of recognizing a floor based on information from in a car of an elevator during travel of the car, determining a destination floor based on the floor recognized, determining whether or not the destination floor determined during the travel of the car, and registering a call corresponding to the destination floor in the car during the travel of the car in a case where the destination floor is determined to be the stoppable floor. The program performs processes of, in a case where the destination floor is not determined to be the stoppable floor, registering the call corresponding to the destination floor in the car after the car responds to all calls registered in the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsutoshi Iio
  • Sensor unit that detects a strike
    Patent number: 10620020
    Abstract: A sensor unit, which is used for detecting a vibration of an object that is supported by a stand, comprises: a sensor board having a contact area that is configured to contact a lower surface of the object; a sensor that is configured to detect a vibration of the object and is fixed to the sensor board; a bearing that is fixed to the sensor board and has a through-hole; and a base that has a shaft that is inserted in the through-hole of the bearing. An outer configuration of the through-hole of the bearing is structured to substantially correspond to an outer configuration of the shaft of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Emi Tanabe
  • Elevator termination assembly that provides an indication of elevator car load
    Patent number: 10618772
    Abstract: An illustrative example assembly for determining a load on an elevator car includes a plurality of terminations respectively configured for securing an end of a load bearing member. A plurality of strain gages are respectively secured to a portion of respective ones of the plurality of terminations so that each of the terminations includes at least one of the strain gages. A load determining processor receives indications from the plurality of strain gages and determines a load on the elevator car based on the received indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Kyle B. Martin
  • Musical chord identification, selection and playing method and means for physical and virtual musical instruments
    Patent number: 10614786
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and User Interface, and product for assisting users learning to play the Chords of any selected Song quickly and easily and provide a Means to quickly and easily generate the individual Note sounds for the Chords of the selected Song employing a broad range of Virtual and Physical Instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Jabriffs Limited
    Inventor: James Anthony Barry
  • Elevator system
    Patent number: 10611604
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a suspension apparatus that has a plurality of tension members in a common jacket. The tension members of the suspension apparatus are electrically interconnected in an electric circuit which includes a current source or a voltage source and a measuring device. The measuring device is connected between a first group of the tension members and a second group of the tension members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventor: Urs Lindegger