Patents by Inventor Daniel Chilton Callaway

Daniel Chilton Callaway 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).

  • Device for detecting musical gestures using collimated light
    Patent number: 6794568
    Abstract: A musical apparatus that outputs a musical control signal modulated in real-time by the interruption of laser beams in an operational space. These interruptions of laser beams are transduced by appropriate circuitry into electrical signals common to electronic musical equipment, for example MIDI clock data. The signals may be used to control the tempo of a musical performance, or may control some other parameters. The system includes interpretive circuitry for recognizing gestures from the accepted canon of musical conducting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Inventor: Daniel Chilton Callaway