Patents by Inventor David M. Yeager
David M. Yeager 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).
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Patent number: 10178688Abstract: A method and apparatus for scheduling short uplink transmissions on a mobile communication device. Embodiments of the invention include a method of scheduling an uplink transmission on a mobile communication device. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes establishing a predetermined uplink delay time, and generating an uplink message. The method further includes determining that an audio event is occurring on the mobile communication device, and monitoring an audio amplitude of the audio event. The method further includes transmitting the uplink message when the first of either a pause in the audio event is detected or when the predetermined uplink delay time has elapsed.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Peter J. Bartels, Vitaliy Gurevich, Nikola Kaludjerski, David M. Yeager
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Patent number: 9800965Abstract: A microphone porting and venting assembly (100) is formed of a remote support substrate (118) providing a (130) acoustically resistive element with dedicated venting cavities (132) along with an external baffle (220) providing acoustic channels (212, 214, 216) which further provide water drainage and external sound sampling points (222, 224, 226). The microphone porting and venting assembly (100) is well suited waterproof, noise cancelling microphone systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Andrew P. Miehl, Patrick S. Claeys, Deborah A. Gruenhagen, Karl F. Mueller, David M. Yeager, Jorge L. Garcia, Andrew A. Efanov
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Publication number: 20170111720Abstract: A microphone porting and venting assembly (100) is formed of a remote support substrate (118) providing a (130) acoustically resistive element with dedicated venting cavities (132) along with an external baffle (220) providing acoustic channels (212, 214, 216) which further provide water drainage and external sound sampling points (222, 224, 226). The microphone porting and venting assembly (100) is well suited waterproof, noise cancelling microphone systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Andrew P. Miehl, Patrick S. Claeys, Deborah A. Gruenhagen, Karl F. Mueller, David M. Yeager, Jorge L. Garcia, Andrew A. Efanov
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Publication number: 20170099676Abstract: A method and apparatus for scheduling short uplink transmissions on a mobile communication device. Embodiments of the invention include a method of scheduling an uplink transmission on a mobile communication device. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes establishing a predetermined uplink delay time, and generating an uplink message. The method further includes determining that an audio event is occurring on the mobile communication device, and monitoring an audio amplitude of the audio event. The method further includes transmitting the uplink message when the first of either a pause in the audio event is detected or when the predetermined uplink delay time has elapsed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Peter J. Bartels, Vitaliy Gurevich, Nikola Kaludjerski, David M. Yeager
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Patent number: 9479213Abstract: A portable radio (100) having a control knob (102) can further enable additional radio control functions through a rapid back and forth bi-directional rotation (202, 204, 206) of the knob (102). No additional buttons or menu features are required.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Anthony J. Suppelsa, Jorge L. Garcia, David M. Yeager
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Publication number: 20150381230Abstract: A portable radio (100) having a control knob (102) can further enable additional radio control functions through a rapid back and forth bi-directional rotation (202, 204, 206) of the knob (102). No additional buttons or menu features are required.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: ANTHONY J. SUPPELSA, JORGE L. GARCIA, DAVID M. YEAGER
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Patent number: 8320585Abstract: A dual-sided radio (100) for enhancing a user's experience is provided. The radio includes a primary transducer (110) on an audio-side of the radio that projects a primary sound, a secondary transducer (120) on a data-side of the radio that projects a mid-high frequency sound, a processor (160) that equalizes (200) audio to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer, and a communication module (130) that receives and transmits communication signals containing the audio. The secondary transducer supplements the primary sound with a mid-high frequency sound (404) to compensate for mid-high frequency loss of the primary sound due to diffraction (300).Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Deborah A. Gruenhagen, Javier Alfaro, Karl F. Mueller, David M. Yeager
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Patent number: 7574361Abstract: A user interface for a communication device includes a light emitting diode (LED) (200) providing both a transmit-carrier indicator and transmit-audio feedback to the user. By varying the intensity (202, 204, 206) and/or color spectrum (302, 304, 306) of the LED (200). relative to changes in transmitted audio, the user is provided with transmit-audio feedback. If LED (200) is a bi-color LED, then receive-audio feedback can also be indicated to the user by varying the second color's intensity and/or spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: David M. Yeager, Peter B. Gilmore, Deborah A. Gruenhagen, Charles E. Kline
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Patent number: 7570769Abstract: A communication device (100) is provided with a technique (400) for self-diagnosing an air leak. The leak is determined without having to open the communication device by applying a temporary excitation signal to the speaker terminals (402) to produce a damped response (404) and then monitoring the damped response (406) of the speaker.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2004Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Jorge L. Garcia, Peter M. Pavlov, Jianfeng Shi, David M. Yeager
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Publication number: 20080192977Abstract: A dual-sided radio (100) for enhancing a user's experience is provided. The radio includes a primary transducer (110) on an audio-side of the radio that projects a primary sound, a secondary transducer (120) on a data-side of the radio that projects a mid-high frequency sound, a processor (160) that equalizes (200) audio to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer, and a communication module (130) that receives and transmits communication signals containing the audio. The secondary transducer supplements the primary sound with a mid-high frequency sound (404) to compensate for mid-high frequency loss of the primary sound due to diffraction (300).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Deborah A. Gruenhagen, Javier Alfaro, Karl F. Mueller, David M. Yeager
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Patent number: 7106865Abstract: A speaker (100) having a diagnostic capability, as well as a circuit (101) and related methods (500) for performing speaker diagnostics based upon a driving-point impedance are provided. The speaker includes a flexible cone (104) and a voice coil (106) connected to the flexible cone for driving the flexible cone so as to convert electrical signals into sound. The speaker also includes a signal source (110) connected to the voice coil for supplying a test signal to the voice coil. The speaker further includes a signal sensor (112) electrically connected to the voice coil for sensing a response signal occurring in response to the test signal. Additionally, the speaker includes a condition determining module (114) for determining a driving-point impedance based upon the response signal and for comparing the driving-point impedance to a predetermined impedance to thereby determine a condition of the speaker.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2004Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Peter M. Pavlov, Jason D. McIntosh, David M. Yeager
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Patent number: 7068782Abstract: A communications receiver earpiece, for example in a cellular handset, including a sound-generating device (210) located on an inner portion of a housing, a sound port (130) extending through the housing from the inner portion thereof and emerging from an outer portion of the housing. A sound-port cover (140) is disposed over the sound port (130) on the outer portion of the housing. A portion 144 of the sound-port cover extending outwardly of the sound port where the sound port emerges from the out portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Karl F. Mueller, David M. Yeager
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Publication number: 20040001589Abstract: A communications receiver earpiece, for example in a cellular handset, including a sound-generating device (210) located on an inner portion of a housing, a sound port (130) extending through the housing from the inner portion thereof and emerging from an outer portion of the housing. A sound-port cover (140) is disposed over the sound port (130) on the outer portion of the housing. A portion 144 of the sound-port cover extending outwardly of the sound port where the sound port emerges from the out portion of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: January 1, 2004Inventors: Karl F. Mueller, David M. Yeager
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Publication number: 20030044002Abstract: A method for creating spatially resolved audio signals for a listener (18) that are representative of one or more callers (12, 14, 16). A digital data signal (13) that represents the individual caller's voice (12) contains an embedded tag (24) that is identifiable with the individual caller. The digital data signal is transmitted from a sending device at the caller's location to a receiving device (30) at the listener's location. At the listener's receiving device, the tag is used to associate each of the digital data signals with a head related transfer functions (32) that are resident in the receiving device by consulting a lookup table. The digital data streams are then convolved (34) with the associated head related transfer function to form binaural digital signals, which are ported to two or more acoustic transducers (36) to create analog audio signals that appear to emanate from different spatial locations around the listener.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2001Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: David M. Yeager, Scott K. Isabelle, Karl F. Mueller, Sivakumar Muthuswamy, Xinyu Dou
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Patent number: 4184424Abstract: A waste material testing apparatus which is portable, economically manufactured, suitable for a wide variety of waste materials, sturdy enough to withstand the required compacting pressures, and equipped with a means to enable the viewing of the interior of the attendant container section to observe the compacting efficiency of the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1978Date of Patent: January 22, 1980Assignee: Browning-Ferris Industries of Ohio and Michigan, Inc.Inventors: David M. Yeager, Hans T. Thumm