Patents by Inventor Daniel Pratt

Daniel Pratt 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).

  • Patent number: 11228847
    Abstract: A microphone can include a cover having a series of slits and a nest. The nest can be configured to receive a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm, and a PCB in a stacked arrangement, such that the PCB is positioned between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. Also, the first diaphragm can define a first plane, the second diaphragm can define a second plane, and the PCB can define a third plane and the first plane, the second plane, and the third plane can extend parallel to one another. The cover can also include slits having a first length and a second length, and the first length can be greater than the second length. The slits can extend both radially and axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Segota, Michael Alwicker, Daniel Pratt, John Miller, Elizabeth Cho
  • Publication number: 20200396548
    Abstract: A microphone can include a cover having a series of slits and a nest. The nest can be configured to receive a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm, and a PCB in a stacked arrangement, such that the PCB is positioned between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. Also, the first diaphragm can define a first plane, the second diaphragm can define a second plane, and the PCB can define a third plane and the first plane, the second plane, and the third plane can extend parallel to one another. The cover can also include slits having a first length and a second length, and the first length can be greater than the second length. The slits can extend both radially and axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff Segota, Michael Alwicker, Daniel Pratt, John Miller, Elizabeth Cho
  • Patent number: 10743113
    Abstract: A microphone can include a cover having a series of slits and a nest. The nest can be configured to receive a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm, and a PCB in a stacked arrangement, such that the PCB is positioned between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. Also the first diaphragm can define a first plane, the second diaphragm can define a second plane, and the PCB can define a third plane and the first plane, the second plane, and the third plane can extend parallel to one another. The cover can also include slits having a first length and a second length, and the first length can be greater than the second length. The slits can extend both radially and axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Segota, Michael Alwicker, Daniel Pratt, John Miller, Elizabeth Cho
  • Publication number: 20190356988
    Abstract: A microphone can include a cover having a series of slits and a nest. The nest can be configured to receive a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm, and a PCB in a stacked arrangement, such that the PCB is positioned between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. Also the first diaphragm can define a first plane, the second diaphragm can define a second plane, and the PCB can define a third plane and the first plane, the second plane, and the third plane can extend parallel to one another. The cover can also include slits having a first length and a second length, and the first length can be greater than the second length. The slits can extend both radially and axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Segota, Michael Alwicker, Daniel Pratt, John Miller, Elizabeth Cho
  • Patent number: 10412503
    Abstract: A microphone can include a cover having a series of slits and a nest. The nest can be configured to receive a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm, and a PCB in a stacked arrangement, such that the PCB is positioned between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. Also the first diaphragm can define a first plane, the second diaphragm can define a second plane, and the PCB can define a third plane and the first plane, the second plane, and the third plane can extend parallel to one another. The cover can also include slits having a first length and a second length, and the first length can be greater than the second length. The slits can extend both radially and axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Segota, Michael Alwicker, Daniel Pratt, John Miller, Elizabeth Cho
  • Patent number: 10397680
    Abstract: A communications headset in which a microphone at the end of a support boom can be adjustably secured in a position selected by the wearer and can accommodate a variety of wearers. The headset may include a boom arm clip configured to receive a boom arm retaining a microphone. The boom arm clip can include an opening, and the opening may include a pair of grooves, the pair of grooves together can define a channel sized to fit and retain the boom arm therein. The headset may also include an adjusting knob, which can secure the boom arm clip in order to adjustably fix the boom arm in a number of positions on the headset to accommodate for different sized users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alwicker, Daniel Pratt, Charles Wiseman
  • Publication number: 20190222911
    Abstract: A communications headset in which a microphone at the end of a support boom can be adjustably secured in a position selected by the wearer and can accommodate a variety of wearers. The headset may include a boom arm clip configured to receive a boom arm retaining a microphone. The boom arm clip can include an opening, and the opening may include a pair of grooves, the pair of grooves together can define a channel sized to fit and retain the boom arm therein. The headset may also include an adjusting knob, which can secure the boom arm clip in order to adjustably fix the boom arm in a number of positions on the headset to accommodate for different sized users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Alwicker, Daniel Pratt, Charles Wiseman
  • Publication number: 20180048966
    Abstract: A microphone can include a cover having a series of slits and a nest. The nest can be configured to receive a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm, and a PCB in a stacked arrangement, such that the PCB is positioned between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. Also the first diaphragm can define a first plane, the second diaphragm can define a second plane, and the PCB can define a third plane and the first plane, the second plane, and the third plane can extend parallel to one another. The cover can also include slits having a first length and a second length, and the first length can be greater than the second length. The slits can extend both radially and axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff Segota, Michael Alwicker, Daniel Pratt, John Miller, Elizabeth Cho
  • Patent number: 9843852
    Abstract: A shock mount for a microphone comprises a first frame member having an upper ring-shaped frame member and a lower ring-shaped frame member. The lower frame member has a microphone mount for receiving a microphone. The shock mount also has a second frame member comprising a ring. The first frame member is suspended from the second member by wire rope or other substantially non-elastic flexible material, and the wire rope is configured to help reduce the amount of vibration encountered by the first frame member. A method comprises providing a first frame member and a second frame member and suspending the first frame member from the second frame member by wire rope or other substantially non-elastic flexible material and mounting a microphone on the first frame member to help reduce the amount of vibration encountered by the first frame member and the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert F. Mcgovern, Jr., John Miller, Daniel Pratt
  • Publication number: 20170155991
    Abstract: A shock mount for a microphone comprises a first frame member having an upper ring-shaped frame member and a lower ring-shaped frame member. The lower frame member has a microphone mount for receiving a microphone. The shock mount also has a second frame member comprising a ring. The first frame member is suspended from the second member by wire rope or other substantially non-elastic flexible material, and the wire rope is configured to help reduce the amount of vibration encountered by the first frame member. A method comprises providing a first frame member and a second frame member and suspending the first frame member from the second frame member by wire rope or other substantially non-elastic flexible material and mounting a microphone on the first frame member to help reduce the amount of vibration encountered by the first frame member and the microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Albert F. Mcgovern, JR., John Miller, Daniel Pratt
  • Patent number: 8367116
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating a subject who has suffered from a central nervous system disorder. More particularly, the invention provides sustained polymeric drug delivery systems having a polymer particle, a therapeutic agent, and a buoyancy agent for direct delivery of therapeutic agents into the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Seacoast Neuroscience, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Pratt, Samuel S. Macausland, Keith Baker
  • Patent number: 8185344
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a dimension of a construction material is provided. At least one material-interacting device is configured to interact with the construction material so as to determine at least one surface characteristic thereof. A computer device is configured to be capable of receiving the at least one surface characteristic from the at least one material-interacting device, and to manipulate the at least one surface characteristic so as to form a multi-dimensional representation of the construction material. The computer device is further configured to determine the surface or volume characteristic of the construction material from the multi-dimensional representation thereof. By determining the mass of the construction material, the density of the construction material can be provided. An associated method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Ernest Troxler, James Daniel Pratt, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110176994
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating a subject who has suffered from a central nervous system disorder. More particularly, the invention provides sustained polymeric drug delivery systems for direct delivery of therapeutic agents into the central nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: seaCoast NeuroScience, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Pratt, Samuel S. MacAusland, Keith Baker
  • Patent number: 7923032
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating a subject who has suffered from a central nervous system disorder. More particularly, the invention provides sustained polymeric drug delivery systems having a polymer particle, a therapeutic agent, and a buoyancy agent for direct delivery of therapeutic agents into the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Seacoast Neuroscience, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Pratt, Samuel S. MacAusland, Keith Baker
  • Patent number: 7389199
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a volume of a construction material sample is provided. At least one sample-interacting device is configured to interact with the construction material sample so as to determine at least one surface characteristic thereof. A computer device is configured to be capable of receiving the at least one surface characteristic from the at least one sample-interacting device, and to manipulate the at least one surface characteristic so as to form a three-dimensional representation of the construction material sample. The computer device is further configured to determine the volume of the construction material sample from the three-dimensional representation thereof. By determining the mass of the construction material sample, the density of the construction material sample can be provided. An associated method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Troxler Electronics Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Ernest Troxler, James Daniel Pratt, Jr., Andrew Kirk Dummer
  • Patent number: 6915216
    Abstract: A system adapted to determine a property of a paving-related material is provided. Such a system comprises a central computing system housing database, such as a geographic information system (GIS). A measuring device for selectively and directly measuring the property of the paving-related material is remotely disposed with respect to the central computing system and operably engaged with a locating device, such as a global positioning system (GPS) device, for determining a location of the measuring device when the property of the paving-related material is selectively measured thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Ernest Troxler, Andrew Kirk Dummer, James Daniel Pratt, Jr., William Finch Troxler, Jr., Michael E. Bienvenu, John Pjura, Robyn Lyn Myers, Dirk Steckman
  • Patent number: D816640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cho, John Miller, Daniel Pratt, Jeff Segota
  • Patent number: D818995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cho, John Miller, Daniel Pratt, Jeff Segota
  • Patent number: D829194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cho, John Miller, Daniel Pratt, Jeff Segota
  • Patent number: D829195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Cho, John Miller, Daniel Pratt, Jeff Segota