Patents by Inventor Andrew M. POULAIN

Andrew M. POULAIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20220360901
    Abstract: An integrated cinema amplifier comprises a power supply stage that distributes power over a plurality of channels for rendering immersive audio content in a surround sound listening environment. The amplifier automatically detects maximum and net power availability and requirements based on audio content by decoding audio metadata and dynamically adjusts gains to each channel or sets of channels based on content and operational/environmental conditions. A power supply stage provides power to drive a plurality of channels corresponding to speaker feeds to a plurality of speakers. The amplifier has a front panel having an LED array with each LED associated with a respective channel or group of channels of the multi-channel amplifier, and a control unit configured to light the LEDs according to display patterns based on operating status or error conditions of the amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew HEALY, Edward J. NEARY, Erich H. VOGEL, Andrew M. POULAIN, Gregory J. LONG, Joel A. BUTLER, Angela S. WILLIAMS, Luca REVELLI, Dossym NURMUKHANOV, Tanner COOK, Marcelo TRAVERSO M., Kenneth SCHINDLER
  • Publication number: 20220353617
    Abstract: An integrated cinema amplifier comprises a power supply stage that distributes power over a plurality of channels for rendering immersive audio content in a surround sound listening environment. The amplifier automatically detects maximum and net power availability and requirements based on audio content by decoding audio metadata and dynamically adjusts gains to each channel or sets of channels based on content and operational/environmental conditions. A power supply stage provides power to drive a plurality of channels corresponding to speaker feeds to a plurality of speakers. The amplifier has a front panel having an LED array with each LED associated with a respective channel or group of channels of the multi-channel amplifier, and a control unit configured to light the LEDs according to display patterns based on operating status or error conditions of the amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew HEALY, Edward J. NEARY, Erich H. VOGEL, Andrew M. POULAIN, Gregory J. LONG, Joel A. BUTLER, Angela S. WILLIAMS, Luca REVELLI, Dossym NURMUKHANOV, Tanner COOK, Marcelo TRAVERSO M., Kenneth SCHINDLER
  • Patent number: 11418109
    Abstract: An integrated cinema amplifier comprises a power supply stage that distributes power over a plurality of channels for rendering immersive audio content in a surround sound listening environment. The amplifier automatically detects maximum and net power availability and requirements based on audio content by decoding audio metadata and dynamically adjusts gains to each channel or sets of channels based on content and operational/environmental conditions. A power supply stage provides power to drive a plurality of channels corresponding to speaker feeds to a plurality of speakers. The amplifier has a front panel having an LED array with each LED associated with a respective channel or group of channels of the multi-channel amplifier, and a control unit configured to light the LEDs according to display patterns based on operating status or error conditions of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Healy, Edward J. Neary, Erich H. Vogel, Andrew M. Poulain, Gregory J. Long, Joel A. Butler, Angela S. Williams, Luca Revelli, Dossym Nurmukhanov, Tanner Cook, Marcelo Traverso M., Kenneth Schindler
  • Publication number: 20210376711
    Abstract: An integrated cinema amplifier comprises a power supply stage that distributes power over a plurality of channels for rendering immersive audio content in a surround sound listening environment. The amplifier automatically detects maximum and net power availability and requirements based on audio content by decoding audio metadata and dynamically adjusts gains to each channel or sets of channels based on content and operational/environmental conditions. A power supply stage provides power to drive a plurality of channels corresponding to speaker feeds to a plurality of speakers. The amplifier has a front panel having an LED array with each LED associated with a respective channel or group of channels of the multi-channel amplifier, and a control unit configured to light the LEDs according to display patterns based on operating status or error conditions of the amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew HEALY, Edward J. NEARY, Erich H. VOGEL, Andrew M. POULAIN, Gregory J. LONG, Joel A. BUTLER, Angela S. WILLIAMS, Luca REVELLI, Dossym NURMUKHANOV, Tanner COOK, Marcelo M. TRAVERSO, Kenneth Schindler
  • Patent number: 11121620
    Abstract: An integrated cinema amplifier comprises a power supply stage that distributes power over a plurality of channels for rendering immersive audio content in a surround sound listening environment. The amplifier automatically detects maximum and net power availability and requirements based on audio content by decoding audio metadata and dynamically adjusts gains to each channel or sets of channels based on content and operational/environmental conditions. A power supply stage provides power to drive a plurality of channels corresponding to speaker feeds to a plurality of speakers. The amplifier has a front panel having an LED array with each LED associated with a respective channel or group of channels of the multi-channel amplifier, and a control unit configured to light the LEDs according to display patterns based on operating status or error conditions of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Healy, Edward J. Neary, Erich H. Vogel, Andrew M. Poulain, Gregory J. Long, Joel A. Butler, Angela S. Williams, Luca Revelli, Dossym Nurmukhanov, Tanner Cook, Marcelo Traverso M., Kenneth Schindler
  • Publication number: 20210211038
    Abstract: An integrated cinema amplifier comprises a power supply stage that distributes power over a plurality of channels for rendering immersive audio content in a surround sound listening environment. The amplifier automatically detects maximum and net power availability and requirements based on audio content by decoding audio metadata and dynamically adjusts gains to each channel or sets of channels based on content and operational/environmental conditions. A power supply stage provides power to drive a plurality of channels corresponding to speaker feeds to a plurality of speakers. The amplifier has a front panel having an LED array with each LED associated with a respective channel or group of channels of the multi-channel amplifier, and a control unit configured to light the LEDs according to display patterns based on operating status or error conditions of the amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew HEALY, Edward J. NEARY, Erich H. VOGEL, Andrew M. POULAIN, Gregory J. LONG, Joel A. BUTLER, Angela S. WILLIAMS, Luca REVELLI, Dossym NURMUKHANOV, Tanner COOK, Marcelo M. TRAVERSO, Kenneth Schindler