Patents by Inventor Daniel T. Jones

Daniel T. Jones 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: 12142293
    Abstract: There is provided a speech processing system that includes a neural encoder module. A processor that receives an audio signal; and the memory that contains instructions that control said processor to perform operations that process speech. In an implementation, a front end module can include a Neural Spatial RTF Estimator and a neural spatial and residual encoder (NSRE) configured accept as inputs a spectral encoded reference channel stream to output Neural Transfer Functions (NTFs). In another implementation, a front end module encodes and outputs a Ch1 bitstream; computes a plurality of relative transfer functions (RTFs) for an N-Channel signal and outputs an N?1 RTFs or an RTF codebook ids and computes and processes an N?1 residual stream; and a back end module comprising a neural encoder module configured to accept the RTFs and output an encoded speech signal comprising an embedding that comprises features extracted from RTFs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Dushyant Sharma, Patrick Naylor, Daniel T. Jones
  • Publication number: 20240005946
    Abstract: There is provided a speech processing system that includes a neural encoder module. A processor that receives an audio signal; and the memory that contains instructions that control said processor to perform operations that process speech. In an implementation, a front end module can include a Neural Spatial RTF Estimator and a neural spatial and residual encoder (NSRE) configured accept as inputs a spectral encoded reference channel stream to output Neural Transfer Functions (NTFs). In another implementation, a front end module encodes and outputs a Ch1 bitstream; computes a plurality of relative transfer functions (RTFs) for an N-Channel signal and outputs an N?1 RTFs or an RTF codebook ids and computes and processes an N?1 residual stream; and a back end module comprising a neural encoder module configured to accept the RTFs and output an encoded speech signal comprising an embedding that comprises features extracted from RTFs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Dushyant SHARMA, Patrick NAYLOR, Daniel T. JONES
  • Patent number: 10743376
    Abstract: A closed-loop cooling system is internal to the enclosure of an induction drive system. Two inverter modules of the induction drive system each includes three insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules for producing an AC output from a DC source, the AC output received by an induction coil for heating a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: ATSE, LLC
    Inventors: Franklin B. Jones, Eric D. Donahue, Andrew I. Nehring, Daniel T. Jones, Robert A. Hummel
  • Patent number: 10454388
    Abstract: A power inverter comprises a plurality of high power switching modules that form an alternating current (AC) output; a plurality of terminals in communication with the high power switching modules for outputting the AC output; a capacitor bank that provides a conditioned voltage to the high power switching modules for producing the AC output in response to receiving and storing electrical energy related to a direct current (DC) supply; and a case positioned over the high power switching modules. The capacitor bank is mounted to the case, and the capacitor bank is positioned over the high power switching modules so that the high power switching terminals are proximal the capacitor bank for reducing inductance. A gate driver module at a top region of the high power switching modules includes a plurality of planar transformers for reducing a distance between the capacitor bank and the gate driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ATSE, LLC
    Inventors: Franklin B. Jones, Andrew I. Nehring, Daniel T. Jones, Robert A. Hummel, Eric D. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20180309388
    Abstract: A power inverter comprises a plurality of high power switching modules that form an alternating current (AC) output; a plurality of terminals in communication with the high power switching modules for outputting the AC output; a capacitor bank that provides a conditioned voltage to the high power switching modules for producing the AC output in response to receiving and storing electrical energy related to a direct current (DC) supply; and a case positioned over the high power switching modules. The capacitor bank is mounted to the case, and the capacitor bank is positioned over the high power switching modules so that the high power switching terminals are proximal the capacitor bank for reducing inductance. A gate driver module at a top region of the high power switching modules includes a plurality of planar transformers for reducing a distance between the capacitor bank and the gate driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Franklin B. Jones, Andrew I. Nehring, Daniel T. Jones, Robert A. Hummel, Eric D. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20180288833
    Abstract: An induction drive system comprises an enclosure; a closed-loop cooling system internal to the enclosure; and two inverter modules that each includes three insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules for producing an AC output from a DC source, the AC output received by an induction coil for heating a metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Franklin B. Jones, Eric D. Donahue, Andrew I. Nehring, Daniel T. Jones, Robert A. Hummel
  • Patent number: 10027251
    Abstract: A power inverter comprises a plurality of high power switching modules that form an alternating current (AC) output; a plurality of terminals in communication with the high power switching modules for outputting the AC output; a capacitor bank that provides a conditioned voltage to the high power switching modules for producing the AC output in response to receiving and storing electrical energy related to a direct current (DC) supply; and a case positioned over the high power switching modules. The capacitor bank is mounted to the case, and the capacitor bank is positioned over the high power switching modules so that the high power switching terminals are proximal the capacitor bank for reducing inductance. A gate driver module at a top region of the high power switching modules includes a plurality of planar transformers for reducing a distance between the capacitor bank and the gate driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ATSE, LLC
    Inventors: Franklin B. Jones, Andrew I. Nehring, Daniel T. Jones, Robert A. Hummel, Eric D. Donahue
  • Publication number: 20170194878
    Abstract: A power inverter comprises a plurality of high power switching modules that form an alternating current (AC) output; a plurality of terminals in communication with the high power switching modules for outputting the AC output; a capacitor bank that provides a conditioned voltage to the high power switching modules for producing the AC output in response to receiving and storing electrical energy related to a direct current (DC) supply; and a case positioned over the high power switching modules. The capacitor bank is mounted to the case, and the capacitor bank is positioned over the high power switching modules so that the high power switching terminals are proximal the capacitor bank for reducing inductance. A gate driver module at a top region of the high power switching modules includes a plurality of planar transformers for reducing a distance between the capacitor bank and the gate driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Franklin B. Jones, Andrew I. Nehring, Daniel T. Jones, Robert A. Hummel, Eric D. Donahue
  • Patent number: 7970746
    Abstract: User productivity can be facilitated by providing an interface between a high-level intent and low-level settings that should be configured to achieve the intent. The intent can be expressed in declarative language. The intent can be verified to determine if it conforms to a target, a policy, or both. Policy binding can provide a relationship between the target and the policy. An application view can be provided that allows the user to view a server having one or more databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Praveen Seshadri, Michiel J. Wories, Hongfei Guo, Ciprian Gerea, Daniel T. Jones, James A. Holt, Grigory Pogulsky, Sethu Srinivasan, James K. Howey
  • Patent number: 7730068
    Abstract: Automated sampling and aggregation of performance or other dynamically varying data facilitates user productivity by making data available for a wide range of uses. An automated sampling and aggregration system includes one or more types of data collectors, including a dedicated data collector per machine, multiple data collectors per machine, or an instance-less data collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Maciek Sarnowicz, Praveen Seshadri, Vipul M. Shah, James A. Holt, Michiel J. Wories, Hongfei Guo, Ciprian Gerea, Daniel T. Jones, Oscar G. Naim, Grigory Pogulsky, Sethu Srinivasan, James K. Howey
  • Publication number: 20070294312
    Abstract: User productivity can be facilitated by providing an interface between a high-level intent and low-level settings that should be configured to achieve the intent. The intent can be expressed in declarative language. The intent can be verified to determine if it conforms to a target, a policy, or both. Policy binding can provide a relationship between the target and the policy. An application view can be provided that allows the user to view a server having one or more databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Praveen Seshadri, Michiel J. Wories, Hongfei Guo, Ciprian Gerea, Daniel T. Jones, James A. Holt, Grigory Pogulsky, Sethu Srinivasan, James K. Howey
  • Publication number: 20070288500
    Abstract: User productivity can be facilitated through automated sampling and aggregation of performance or other dynamically varying data to make such data available for a wide range of uses. A data collector is provided and can be a dedicated data collector per machine, there can be multiple data collectors per machine, or there can be an instance-less data collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maciek Sarnowicz, Praveen Seshadri, Vipul M. Shah, James A. Holt, Michiel J. Wories, Hongfei Guo, Ciprian Gerea, Daniel T. Jones, Oscar G. Naim, Grigory Pogulsky, Sethu Srinivasan, James K. Howey
  • Patent number: 4552372
    Abstract: A scooterboard, including a board supported on a front and rear skate wheel trucks, and wherein the front skate wheel truck is alternatively unlocked or locked by means of a selectively lockable swivelling assembly so as to be free swivelling or stationary, and further including a removable steering post and a removable steering column carried by the scooterboard to allow an operator to select different steering embodiments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Inventor: Daniel T. Jones