Patents by Inventor Brian A. Kappus

Brian A. Kappus 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).

  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VOCAL DATA
    Publication number: 20260171102
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods herein relate to the measurement of reflected acoustic waveforms to generate vocal data and avoid undesired noise, minimize calibration and set up, and improve continuous usability. These systems, devices, and methods may include transmitting an acoustic waveform through air to a skin of a subject, measuring a reflected acoustic waveform reflected by the skin of the subject, and processing the measured reflected acoustic waveform to generate vocal data of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Brian A. KAPPUS, Ahmad ABBAS, Jackson OSWALT, David HOLZ
  • Transparent parametric emitter
    Patent number: 8976997
    Abstract: A transparent ultrasonic emitter includes a first transparent base layer; a transparent conductor disposed on the first transparent base layer; a second transparent base layer; and a partially open transparent conductive layer disposed on the second transparent base layer between the first and second transparent base layers, wherein the partially open conductive layer comprises conductive portions, the conductive portions having a thickness and being arranged to define one or more open volumes adjacent the second transparent base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Turtle Beach Corporation
    Inventors: David S. Hecht, Brian A. Kappus, Elwood G. Norris, Mark W. Norris