Patents by Inventor Dennis METCALFE

Dennis METCALFE 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).

  • Audio adaptor and method
    Patent number: 9913039
    Abstract: An audio adaptor and method of communication is provided. The audio adaptor includes a first connector for connecting to a source of audio, a second connector for connecting to a telephone, a third connector for connecting to an audio output device, and a microcontroller. The method involves receiving a first audio signal at a line level from the source of audio, receiving a second audio signal at the line level from a telephone, transmitting the first audio signal and the second audio signal at the line level to an audio output device, attenuating the first audio signal from the line level to a microphone level and transmitting the attenuated first audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: New Brunswick Community College
    Inventors: William J. McIver, Jr., Jonathan Daigle, Noah Hay, Denis Thomas Leger, Jakob Skodje, Dennis Metcalfe
  • AUDIO ADAPTOR AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170289688
    Abstract: An audio adaptor and method of communication is provided. The audio adaptor includes a first connector for connecting to a source of audio, a second connector for connecting to a telephone, a third connector for connecting to an audio output device, and a microcontroller. The method involves receiving a first audio signal at a line level from the source of audio, receiving a second audio signal at the line level from a telephone, transmitting the first audio signal and the second audio signal at the line level to an audio output device, attenuating the first audio signal from the line level to a microphone level and transmitting the attenuated first audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: William J. McIVER, JR., Jonathan DAIGLE, Noah HAY, Denis Thomas LEGER, Jakob SKODJE, Dennis METCALFE