Patents by Inventor Andrew Bright
Andrew Bright 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).
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Patent number: 11958491Abstract: A target vehicle, for example a two-wheeled vehicle, for mounting onto an ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) testing platform is provided. The target vehicle comprises one or more sensors and an actuation assembly comprising an actuator. The sensors are arranged to measure a parameter relating to the dynamics of the target vehicle and may for example comprise accelerometers. The actuation assembly adjusts the tilt of the target vehicle in dependence on the output of the sensor(s), for example by means of a control unit. The tilting of the vehicle during cornering may thus be simulated. The measuring of such a parameter and the adjusting of the tilt may be conducted remotely from the testing platform. The sensor(s), control unit and actuator assembly may be self-contained within the target vehicle. A method of modeling a VRU (Vulnerable Road User) for ADAS testing is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Anthony Best Dynamics Ltd.Inventors: William Bright, Colin Martin, Gabriele Cocco, Andrew Pick
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Patent number: 10721209Abstract: A firewall cluster comprises three or more firewall processing nodes, which report primary node status based on the reporting node's membership in a preexisting cluster. A controller uses the reported status to assign a primary node in the distributed firewall cluster. Reported primary node status includes reported primary node eligibility if the node is a member of a preexisting cluster, reported primary node status comprising reporting primary node ineligibility if the node is not a member of a preexisting cluster, reported primary node status if the node is a primary node in a preexisting cluster, and reported primary node eligibility in a node that has timed out.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: McAfee, LLCInventors: David Andrew Bright, Michael James Silbersack, Aaron Christopher Bucher
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Patent number: 9820038Abstract: A waterproof speaker module may include a membrane formed from at least one waterproof and elastic material and a supporting structure. The membrane may include an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least one concave region that is indented toward the inner surface. The supporting structure may be coupled to the membrane and include a support structure that mates with the concave region of the membrane when the speaker is subjected to a hydrostatic load. When the speaker is not subjected to a hydrostatic load, the support structure may contact the concave region. In this way, the membrane may be resistant to tearing or rupture due to hydrostatic load.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexander V. Salvatti, Andrew Bright, Christopher Wilk, Justin D. Crosby, Nikolas T. Vitt, Pablo Seoane Vieites, Ruchir M. Dave, Samuel Bruce Weiss, Teemu P. Sipila
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Publication number: 20160212526Abstract: A waterproof speaker module may include a membrane formed from at least one waterproof and elastic material and a supporting structure. The membrane may include an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least one concave region that is indented toward the inner surface. The supporting structure may be coupled to the membrane and include a support structure that mates with the concave region of the membrane when the speaker is subjected to a hydrostatic load. When the speaker is not subjected to a hydrostatic load, the support structure may contact the concave region. In this way, the membrane may be resistant to tearing or rupture due to hydrostatic load.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexander V. Salvatti, Andrew Bright, Christopher Wilk, Justin D. Crosby, Nikolas T. Vitt, Pablo Seoane Vieites, Ruchir M. Dave, Samuel Bruce Weiss, Teemu P. Sipila
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Publication number: 20150188884Abstract: A firewall cluster comprises three or more firewall processing nodes, which report primary node status based on the reporting node's membership in a preexisting cluster. A controller uses the reported status to assign a primary node in the distributed firewall cluster. Reported primary node status includes reported primary node eligibility if the node is a member of a preexisting cluster, reported primary node status comprising reporting primary node ineligibility if the node is not a member of a preexisting cluster, reported primary node status if the node is a primary node in a preexisting cluster, and reported primary node eligibility in a node that has timed out.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: David Andrew Bright, Michael James Silbersack, Aaron Christopher Bucher
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Patent number: 8989428Abstract: A mobile electronic device including a processor, a first electrical component including at least one contact area, and a second electrical component including at least one contact arm extending over a top surface of the second electrical component and secured in at least two locations, the at least one contact arm configured to be in electrical communication with the at least one contact area. In another embodiment, the electronic device further includes a microphone operably connected to an enclosure. A first resilient member coupled to the enclosure and a first side of the microphone and a second resilient member coupled to a second side of the microphone and a support structure within the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Hill, Andrew Bright, Christopher Wilk, Teemu Pekka Silipä
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Patent number: 8955097Abstract: A firewall cluster comprises three or more firewall processing nodes, which report primary node status based on the reporting node's membership in a preexisting cluster. A controller uses the reported status to assign a primary node in the distributed firewall cluster. Reported primary node status includes reported primary node eligibility if the node is a member of a preexisting cluster, reported primary node status comprising reporting primary node ineligibility if the node is not a member of a preexisting cluster, reported primary node status if the node is a primary node in a preexisting cluster, and reported primary node eligibility in a node that has timed out.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: David Andrew Bright, Michael James Silbersack, Aaron Christopher Bucher
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Publication number: 20130152191Abstract: A firewall cluster comprises three or more firewall processing nodes, which report primary node status based on the reporting node's membership in a preexisting cluster. A controller uses the reported status to assign a primary node in the distributed firewall cluster.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: David Andrew Bright, Michael James Silbersack, Aaron Christopher Bucher
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Patent number: 8457157Abstract: Electronic devices and equipment may communicate over a wired communications path. The wired communications path may include one or more wires and may be associated with a headphone cable. Data may be conveyed in the form of a digital data stream containing multiple traffic channels. The digital data stream may include superframes, each of which has multiple frames of data. The frames of data may each contain a number of data slots. Some of the slots in a superframe may be used exclusively by a particular one of the traffic channels. Boundary slots may be shared between traffic channels. Data interface circuitry may implement a data dispersion algorithm that determines the pattern in which data from each traffic channel is distributed within each boundary slot. Transmitting data interface circuitry may merge traffic channels into a single data stream. Receiving data interface circuitry may reconstruct the traffic channels.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wendell B. Sander, Barry Corlett, David John Tupman, Brian Sander, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Andrew Bright, Anup Sharma
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Publication number: 20130051601Abstract: A mobile electronic device including a processor, a first electrical component including at least one contact area, and a second electrical component including at least one contact arm extending over a top surface of the second electrical component and secured in at least two locations, the at least one contact arm configured to be in electrical communication with the at least one contact area. In another embodiment, the electronic device further includes a microphone operably connected to an enclosure. A first resilient member coupled to the enclosure and a first side of the microphone and a second resilient member coupled to a second side of the microphone and a support structure within the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Hill, Andrew Bright, Christopher Wilk, Teemu Pekka Sipila
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Publication number: 20120155491Abstract: Electronic devices and equipment may communicate over a wired communications path. The wired communications path may include one or more wires and may be associated with a headphone cable. Data may be conveyed in the form of a digital data stream containing multiple traffic channels. The digital data stream may include superframes, each of which has multiple frames of data. The frames of data may each contain a number of data slots. Some of the slots in a superframe may be used exclusively by a particular one of the traffic channels. Boundary slots may be shared between traffic channels. Data interface circuitry may implement a data dispersion algorithm that determines the pattern in which data from each traffic channel is distributed within each boundary slot. Transmitting data interface circuitry may merge traffic channels into a single data stream. Receiving data interface circuitry may reconstruct the traffic channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Wendell B. Sander, Barry Corlett, David John Tupman, Brian Sander, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Andrew Bright, Anup Sharma
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Patent number: 8130790Abstract: Electronic devices and equipment may communicate over a wired communications path. The wired communications path may include one or more wires and may be associated with a headphone cable. Data may be conveyed in the form of a digital data stream containing multiple traffic channels. The digital data stream may include superframes, each of which has multiple frames of data. The frames of data may each contain a number of data slots. Some of the slots in a superframe may be used exclusively by a particular one of the traffic channels. Boundary slots may be shared between traffic channels. Data interface circuitry may implement a data dispersion algorithm that determines the pattern in which data from each traffic channel is distributed within each boundary slot. Transmitting data interface circuitry may merge traffic channels into a single data stream. Receiving data interface circuitry may reconstruct the traffic channels.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2010Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wendell B. Sander, Barry Corlett, David John Tupman, Brian Sander, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Andrew Bright, Anup Sharma
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Publication number: 20110194569Abstract: Electronic devices and equipment may communicate over a wired communications path. The wired communications path may include one or more wires and may be associated with a headphone cable. Data may be conveyed in the form of a digital data stream containing multiple traffic channels. The digital data stream may include superframes, each of which has multiple frames of data. The frames of data may each contain a number of data slots. Some of the slots in a superframe may be used exclusively by a particular one of the traffic channels. Boundary slots may be shared between traffic channels. Data interface circuitry may implement a data dispersion algorithm that determines the pattern in which data from each traffic channel is distributed within each boundary slot. Transmitting data interface circuitry may merge traffic channels into a single data stream. Receiving data interface circuitry may reconstruct the traffic channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Wendell B. Sander, Barry Corlett, David John Tupman, Brian Sander, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Andrew Bright, Anup Sharma
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Patent number: 7672693Abstract: Radio terminal equipment of a communication system, the communication system comprising one or more secondary units coupled to the radio terminal equipment, the radio terminal equipment comprising: means for receiving information on audio characteristics optimising an audio signal of the secondary unit, means for converting the audio characteristics information into a form of an audio control algorithm used in the radio terminal equipment for performing a secondary unit audio control algorithm, means for optimising an audio signal of the secondary unit by using the secondary unit audio control algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Janne Kallio, Jarmo Saari, Tommi Raussi, Ossi Mäenpää, Markus Vaalgamaa, Erkki Paajanen, Kimmo Kaukoranta, Andrew Bright
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Patent number: 7372966Abstract: Loudspeakers can be damaged by high drive signals. One reason for this damage is an excess vibration displacement of the coil-diaphragm assembly. This invention describes a novel method for limiting this displacement by a signal processor. In the present invention, a low frequency shelving and notch filter is used to attenuate low frequencies according to a prediction of the loudspeaker displacement. A novel method for calculating coefficient values for a digital implementation of the low frequency shelving and notch filter according to the predicted displacement is described.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Andrew Bright
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Publication number: 20050207584Abstract: Loudspeakers can be damaged by high drive signals. One reason for this damage is an excess vibration displacement of the coil-diaphragm assembly. This invention describes a novel method for limiting this displacement by a signal processor. In the present invention, a low frequency shelving and notch filter is used to attenuate low frequencies according to a prediction of the loudspeaker displacement. A novel method for calculating coefficient values for a digital implementation of the low frequency shelving and notch filter according to the predicted displacement is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2004Publication date: September 22, 2005Inventor: Andrew Bright
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Publication number: 20050101357Abstract: Radio terminal equipment of a communication system, the communication system comprising one or more secondary units coupled to the radio terminal equipment, the radio terminal equipment comprising: means for receiving information on audio characteristics optimising an audio signal of the secondary unit, means for converting the audio characteristics information into a form of an audio control algorithm used in the radio terminal equipment for performing a secondary unit audio control algorithm, means for optimising an audio signal of the secondary unit by using the secondary unit audio control algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2003Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Janne Kallio, Jarmo Saari, Tommi Raussi, Ossi Maenpaa, Markus Vaalgamaa, Erkki Paajanen, Kimmo Kaukoranta, Andrew Bright
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Patent number: D381782Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1994Date of Patent: July 29, 1997Inventor: Martyn Andrew Bright