Patents by Inventor Dennis Klug

Dennis Klug 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).

  • Engine sound enhancement based on vehicle selected mode
    Patent number: 9365158
    Abstract: A control system is provided for a vehicle having an engine which transitions between an activated mode and a deactivated mode. The control system includes a vehicle bus transmitting a signal indicating a vehicle selected mode and if the engine is operating in one of the activated mode and the deactivated mode. The control system also includes an engine sound enhancement (“ESE”) module configured to receive the signal. The ESE module is configured to select at least one ESE tone and a set of ancillary tones associated with one or more of the deactivated mode, the activated mode, and an activation transition. The ESE module selects a specific type of ancillary tones based on the vehicle selected mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LLC, BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roger C. Barlow, Jr., Scott M. Reilly, Dennis Klug, Frank C. Valeri
  • Forward speaker noise cancellation in a vehicle
    Patent number: 9245519
    Abstract: Systems and methods to cancel noise in a vehicle are disclosed. A first speaker is positioned forward of a steering wheel of a vehicle. The first speaker generates a first signal configured to acoustically cancel noise produced by operation of the vehicle. A second speaker is positioned forward of the steering wheel. The second speaker generates a second signal to acoustically cancel the noise produced by the operation of the vehicle. The first and the second speakers are capable of generating the first and the second signals independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dennis Klug, James May, Davis Pan
  • ENGINE SOUND ENHANCEMENT BASED ON VEHICLE SELECTED MODE
    Publication number: 20150016627
    Abstract: A control system is provided for a vehicle having an engine which transitions between an activated mode and a deactivated mode. The control system includes a vehicle bus transmitting a signal indicating a vehicle selected mode and if the engine is operating in one of the activated mode and the deactivated mode. The control system also includes an engine sound enhancement (“ESE”) module configured to receive the signal. The ESE module is configured to select at least one ESE tone and a set of ancillary tones associated with one or more of the deactivated mode, the activated mode, and an activation transition. The ESE module selects a specific type of ancillary tones based on the vehicle selected mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Roger C. Barlow, Jr., Scott M. Reilly, Dennis Klug, Frank C. Valeri
  • Forward Speaker Noise Cancellation In a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20140233748
    Abstract: Systems and methods to cancel noise in a vehicle are disclosed. A first speaker is positioned forward of a steering wheel of a vehicle. The first speaker generates a first signal configured to acoustically cancel noise produced by operation of the vehicle. A second speaker is positioned forward of the steering wheel. The second speaker generates a second signal to acoustically cancel the noise produced by the operation of the vehicle. The first and the second speakers are capable of generating the first and the second signals independently of one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Dennis Klug, James May, Davis Pan