Patents by Inventor Connor L. Myhrvold

Connor L. Myhrvold 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).

  • ACOUSTIC SOURCE FRAGMENTATION SYSTEM FOR BREAKING GROUND MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150165445
    Abstract: A system for fragmenting material includes an energy source, an acoustic transmitter, and a controller. The acoustic transmitter is coupled to the energy source and includes a unit acoustic source configured to emit an acoustic wave through a volume of ground material. The controller is coupled to the acoustic transmitter and is configured to engage the unit acoustic source such that the acoustic wave fractures the volume of ground material at a target location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Michael H. Baym, Terry Briggs, Robert Dunne, Clark J. Gilbert, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Connor L. Myhrvold, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Clarence T. Tegreene, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood,, Jr., Victoria Y.H. Wood