Patents by Inventor David Easterbrook

David Easterbrook 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).

  • Publication number: 20190115006
    Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound having a magnitude and phase that combine to attenuate a noise field in the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Wade P. Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David J. Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan C. Struzik
  • Patent number: 10199030
    Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with the three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound that combined produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field for a particular zone within the area. The substantially uniform sound pressure field produced by the speakers has a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field in the area corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Wade P. Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David J. Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan C. Struzik
  • Publication number: 20170193977
    Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with the three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound that combined produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field for a particular zone within the area. The substantially uniform sound pressure field produced by the speakers has a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field in the area corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Wade P. Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David J. Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan C. Struzik
  • Patent number: 9640169
    Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with the three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound that combined produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field for a particular zone within the area. The substantially uniform sound pressure field produced by the speakers has a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field in the area corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wade Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan Struzik
  • Publication number: 20160379620
    Abstract: A method and system for attenuating noise comprises identifying a location in an area at which sound emitted from one or more speakers has acoustic characteristics that are substantially similar in measure to corresponding acoustic characteristics of the emitted sound at a location approximated to be near an ear of an occupant of the area. A microphone, which may be a virtual microphone, is disposed at the identified location. The microphone detects sound at the identified location. In response to the sound detected by the microphone, the one or more speakers emit a noise-canceling audio signal adapted to attenuate one or more frequencies in the sound detected by the microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Warkentin, Ryan C. Struzik, Wade P. Torres, Paul T. Bender, David Easterbrook
  • Publication number: 20160379618
    Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with the three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound that combined produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field for a particular zone within the area. The substantially uniform sound pressure field produced by the speakers has a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field in the area corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Wade Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan Struzik
  • Patent number: 9424828
    Abstract: A method and system for attenuating noise comprises identifying a location in an area at which sound emitted from one or more speakers has acoustic characteristics that are substantially similar in measure to corresponding acoustic characteristics of the emitted sound at a location approximated to be near an ear of an occupant of the area. A microphone, which may be a virtual microphone, is disposed at the identified location. The microphone detects sound at the identified location. In response to the sound detected by the microphone, the one or more speakers emit a noise-canceling audio signal adapted to attenuate one or more frequencies in the sound detected by the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: David Warkentin, Ryan Struzik, Wade Torres, Paul T. Bender, David Easterbrook
  • Publication number: 20160035341
    Abstract: A method and system for attenuating noise comprises identifying a location in an area at which sound emitted from one or more speakers has acoustic characteristics that are substantially similar in measure to corresponding acoustic characteristics of the emitted sound at a location approximated to be near an ear of an occupant of the area. A microphone, which may be a virtual microphone, is disposed at the identified location. The microphone detects sound at the identified location. In response to the sound detected by the microphone, the one or more speakers emit a noise-canceling audio signal adapted to attenuate one or more frequencies in the sound detected by the microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: David Warkentin, Ryan Struzik, Wade Torres, Paul T. Bender, David Easterbrook
  • Patent number: 8386362
    Abstract: A process for distributing information in an electronic market includes an insertion process to insert, in a file that resides in a storage medium, information representing an activity relating to a security interest stored in an order book that resides in main memory and is accessible by a matching process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Santino Failla, Georgia Bilis, George David Easterbrook, Jr., Timothy Vincent
  • Patent number: 7310620
    Abstract: A method of monitoring orders includes sending a message to a market participant that accepts order deliveries for execution and monitoring an amount of time between sending the message to the market participant and receipt of a response message from the market participant. The method can also include logging an amount of occasions the market participant does not respond within a pre-specified amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Moore, Carolyn Nalbandian, George David Easterbrook, Jr., Santino Failla, Sherilyn Smith Belcher
  • Publication number: 20040024713
    Abstract: A method of monitoring orders includes sending a message to a market participant that accepts order deliveries for execution and monitoring an amount of time between sending the message to the market participant and receipt of a response message from the market participant. The method can also include logging an amount of occasions the market participant does not respond within a pre-specified amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel F. Moore, Carolyn Nalbandian, George David Easterbrook, Santino Failla, Sherilyn Smith Belcher
  • Publication number: 20030225646
    Abstract: A process for distributing information in an electronic market includes an insertion process to insert, in a file that resides in a storage medium, information representing an activity relating to a security interest stored in an order book that resides in main memory and is accessible by a matching process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Santino Failla, Georgia Bilis, George David Easterbrook, Timothy Vincent
  • Publication number: 20030225675
    Abstract: A system for distributing information in an electronic market includes a first processor to insert, in at least one file that resides in a storage medium, information representing an activity relating to a security interest stored in an order book which resides in main memory and is accessible only by a matching process, and a different processor to attempt to match a portion of the security interest in the order book concurrent to the first processor inserting the information in the at least one file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Santino Failla, Georgia Bilis, George David Easterbrook, Timothy Vincent
  • Patent number: 5479984
    Abstract: A register of a forced air system is sealed by placing a heavy flexible magnetic panel over the register and adhering the entire panel to the entire register for preventing escape of forced air from the register. The flexible magnetic panel is used on wall registers, on floor registers and on ceiling registers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Eastorac Corporation
    Inventors: David Easterbrook, Michael Butorac