Patents by Inventor Alan Michel

Alan Michel 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).

  • Patent number: 10939192
    Abstract: An electret condenser microphone is provided. The electret condenser microphone comprises a diaphragm, a backplate with a metal layer on the side facing the diaphragm and an amplifier on the other side, the input of the amplifier electrically connecting the metal layer, a spacer separating the diaphragm and the backplate PWB; and a metal sleeve accommodating the diaphragm, the backplate and the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Alan Michel, Sean Gao, Guangyue Lv
  • Patent number: 10841680
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microphone including a main body, where an audio signal is generated in the main body based on the sound level and some other properties received, and an amplifier disposed in the main body, where the amplifier is adapted to amplify the audio signal, with the amplifier able to be configured with multiple gain levels. The present disclosure further provides a method for processing audio signals including: acquiring an audio signal; selecting a gain from multiple gain levels of an amplifier based on a property of the acquired audio signal, where the amplifier is built in a main body of a microphone; and modifying the digital representation after analog to digital conversion of the acquired audio signal according to the selected gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Alan Michel, Sean Gao, Guangyue Lv
  • Publication number: 20190215591
    Abstract: An electret condenser microphone is provided. The electret condenser microphone comprises a diaphragm, a backplate with a metal layer on the side facing the diaphragm and an amplifier on the other side, the input of the amplifier electrically connecting the metal layer, a spacer separating the diaphragm and the backplate PWB; and a metal sleeve accommodating the diaphragm, the backplate and the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Alan MICHEL, Sean GAO, Guangyue LV
  • Publication number: 20190182574
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microphone including a main body, where an audio signal is generated in the main body based on the sound level and some other properties received, and an amplifier disposed in the main body, where the amplifier is adapted to amplify the audio signal, with the amplifier able to be configured with multiple gain levels. The present disclosure further provides a method for processing audio signals including: acquiring an audio signal; selecting a gain from multiple gain levels of an amplifier based on a property of the acquired audio signal, where the amplifier is built in a main body of a microphone; and modifying the digital representation after analog to digital conversion of the acquired audio signal according to the selected gain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Alan MICHEL, Sean GAO, Guangyue LV
  • Publication number: 20160261965
    Abstract: A method for packaging a plurality of microphones is provided. The method includes: obtaining a first parameter value, a second parameter value, and position information for each of the plurality of microphones and sorting the plurality of microphones by both the first parameter and the second parameter to obtain a sorted list which contains position information of the plurality of microphones. The method further includes packaging the plurality of microphones according to the sorted list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Weixing GAO, Alan MICHEL, Zongying XIA
  • Publication number: 20060109998
    Abstract: A system and method for RF immunity of an electret condenser microphone. In one embodiment, the microphone comprises a printed wire board, an amplifier, a capacitor. The amplifier and the capacitor are mounted on the printed wire board such that longitudinal axis, i.e., the axis defined by the line between the output pin and the ground pin, of the capacitor is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the amplifier. According to one embodiment of the method of the present invention, an electret condenser microphone according to the present invention is provided, and current is provided to the capacitor to result in the creation of a magnetic field about the longitudinal axis of the capacitor. The magnetic field created is positioned such that it does not significantly contribute to the generation of RF current in the amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: MWM Acoustics, LLC (an Indiana limited liability company)
    Inventor: Alan Michel