Patents by Inventor Alana Gloria DeLoach

Alana Gloria DeLoach 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).

  • Sound masking in open-plan spaces using natural sounds
    Patent number: 10657948
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for generating sound masking in an open-plan space. A method is disclosed that includes: establishing a set of acoustic criteria for the space that specifies minimum output levels at a set of specified frequencies; mixing sound samples to create an audio output stream for use as sound masking when broadcast over at least one speaker using a power amplifier; and processing the audio output stream, wherein the processing includes: analyzing the audio output stream with a spectrum analyzer to determine if the minimum output levels at the set of specified frequencies are met; and level adjusting the audio output stream with an equalizer to ensure that minimum output levels at the set of specified frequencies are met but do not exceed a given threshold above the minimum level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Jonas Braasch, Alana Gloria DeLoach, Jeffrey Parkman Carter
  • SOUND MASKING IN OPEN-PLAN SPACES USING NATURAL SOUNDS
    Publication number: 20180122353
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for generating sound masking in an open-plan space. A method is disclosed that includes: establishing a set of acoustic criteria for the space that specifies minimum output levels at a set of specified frequencies; mixing sound samples to create an audio output stream for use as sound masking when broadcast over at least one speaker using a power amplifier; and processing the audio output stream, wherein the processing includes: analyzing the audio output stream with a spectrum analyzer to determine if the minimum output levels at the set of specified frequencies are met; and level adjusting the audio output stream with an equalizer to ensure that minimum output levels at the set of specified frequencies are met but do not exceed a given threshold above the minimum level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jonas Braasch, Alana Gloria DeLoach, Jeffrey Parkman Carter