Patents by Inventor Charles E. Hughes, II

Charles E. Hughes, II 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).

  • Pillow set with snoring noise cancellation
    Patent number: 9865243
    Abstract: Active noise control systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein. Anti-snoring systems can include a first pillow unit having at least one error microphone and at least one speaker, at least one reference microphone configured to capture sound produced proximate to the at least one reference microphone, and a control unit operatively coupled to the first pillow unit and the at least one reference microphone. In some aspects, the control unit can be configured to produce an anti-noise in the at least one speaker disposed in the first pillow unit by processing signals received from the at least one error microphone and the at least one reference microphone using gated dynamic adjustments such that the anti-noise cancels any sound produced proximate the at least one reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, Charles E. Hughes, II, Stuart F. Rubin
  • PILLOW SET WITH SNORING NOISE CANCELLATION
    Publication number: 20170309267
    Abstract: Active noise control systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein. Anti-snoring systems can include a first pillow unit having at least one error microphone and at least one speaker, at least one reference microphone configured to capture sound produced proximate to the at least one reference microphone, and a control unit operatively coupled to the first pillow unit and the at least one reference microphone. In some aspects, the control unit can be configured to produce an anti-noise in the at least one speaker disposed in the first pillow unit by processing signals received from the at least one error microphone and the at least one reference microphone using gated dynamic adjustments such that the anti-noise cancels any sound produced proximate the at least one reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, Charles E. Hughes, II, Stuart F. Rubin
  • Pillow set with snoring noise cancellation
    Patent number: 9734815
    Abstract: Active noise control systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein. Anti-snoring systems can include a first pillow unit having at least one error microphone and at least one speaker, at least one reference microphone configured to capture sound produced proximate to the at least one reference microphone, and a control unit operatively coupled to the first pillow unit and the at least one reference microphone. In some aspects, the control unit can be configured to produce an anti-noise in the at least one speaker disposed in the first pillow unit by processing signals received from the at least one error microphone and the at least one reference microphone using gated dynamic adjustments such that the anti-noise cancels any sound produced proximate the at least one reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, Charles E. Hughes, II, Stuart F. Rubin
  • PILLOW SET WITH SNORING NOISE CANCELLATION
    Publication number: 20170053637
    Abstract: Active noise control systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein. Anti-snoring systems can include a first pillow unit having at least one error microphone and at least one speaker, at least one reference microphone configured to capture sound produced proximate to the at least one reference microphone, and a control unit operatively coupled to the first pillow unit and the at least one reference microphone. In some aspects, the control unit can be configured to produce an anti-noise in the at least one speaker disposed in the first pillow unit by processing signals received from the at least one error microphone and the at least one reference microphone using gated dynamic adjustments such that the anti-noise cancels any sound produced proximate the at least one reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, Charles E. Hughes, II, Stuart F. Rubin