Patents by Inventor Eric G. Gonzalez
Eric G. Gonzalez 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: 11927688Abstract: Firearm discharge location systems and methods are described. According to one aspect, a firearm discharge location system includes a plurality of microphones spaced from one another, timing circuitry configured to generate a plurality of asynchronous timing references, wherein data capture operations with respect to the microphones of a first pair are synchronized with one another using a first of the timing references and data capture operations with respect to the microphones of a second pair are synchronized with one another using a second of the timing references, and processing circuitry configured to use outputs of the first and second pairs of the microphones to identify a location of a firearm discharge.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Eric G. Gonzalez, Michael S. Hughes, Anton S. Sinkov
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Publication number: 20230184880Abstract: Waveform emission location determination systems and associated methods are described. According to one aspect, a waveform emission location determination system includes a plurality of detectors configured to receive a waveform emitted by a source and to generate electrical signals corresponding to the waveform, processing circuitry configured to access data corresponding to the electrical signals generated by the detectors, use the data to determine a plurality of spheres, and wherein a surface of each of the spheres contains a location of the source when the waveform was emitted by the source, determine an intersection of the spheres, and use the intersection of the spheres to determine the location of the source when the waveform was emitted by the source.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Michael S. Hughes, Eric G. Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20210389412Abstract: Firearm discharge location systems and methods are described. According to one aspect, a firearm discharge location system includes a plurality of microphones spaced from one another, timing circuitry configured to generate a plurality of asynchronous timing references, wherein data capture operations with respect to the microphones of a first pair are synchronized with one another using a first of the timing references and data capture operations with respect to the microphones of a second pair are synchronized with one another using a second of the timing references, and processing circuitry configured to use outputs of the first and second pairs of the microphones to identify a location of a firearm discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Eric G. Gonzalez, Michael S. Hughes, Anton S. Sinkov
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Publication number: 20210080570Abstract: Firearm discharge location systems and associated methods are described. According to one aspect, a firearm discharge location system includes a plurality of microphone devices individually configured to receive acoustic signals of a firearm discharge and to generate information regarding the received acoustic signals of the firearm discharge, a locator system configured to identify a plurality of locations of the microphone devices during the generation of the information regarding the received acoustic signals of the firearm discharge by the microphone devices, and processing circuitry configured to use the identified locations of the microphone devices and the information regarding the received acoustic signals of the firearm discharge to identify the location of the firearm discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Eric G. Gonzalez, Michael S. Hughes, Anton S. Sinkov, James R. Skorpik
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Patent number: 10741038Abstract: A system and method of detecting and analyzing a threat in a confined environment is disclosed. An audio board detects and analyzes audio signals which are then transmitted and analyzed to determine the location of a gunshot in a confined location and the type of firearm being shot.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: James R. Skorpik, Michael S. Hughes, Eric G. Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20190228629Abstract: A system and method of detecting and analyzing a threat in a confined environment is disclosed. An audio board detects and analyzes audio signals which are then transmitted and analyzed to determine the location of a gunshot in a confined location and the type of firearm being shot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: James R. Skorpik, Michael S. Hughes, Eric G. Gonzalez
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Patent number: 10290195Abstract: A system and method of detecting and analyzing a threat in a confined environment is disclosed. An audio board detects and analyzes audio signals which are then transmitted and analyzed to determine the location of a gunshot in a confined location and the type of firearm being shot.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: James R. Skorpik, Michael S. Hughes, Eric G. Gonzalez
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Patent number: 10161833Abstract: Building environment data collection systems and methods are described. According to one aspect, a system includes a plurality of sensor devices which store different types of environment data, a base system comprising a plurality of interface devices configured to receive the environment data from the sensor devices, storage circuitry configured to store the environment data, and communications circuitry configured to implement communications, and a user interface apparatus comprising communications circuitry configured to communicate with the communications circuitry of the base system, a user interface configured to receive user inputs during installation of the sensor devices, and processing circuitry configured to control the user interface to generate the displayed information and to process the user inputs received via the user interface, and wherein different ones of the sensor devices are configured to generate the different types of environment data as a result of the user inputs.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Michael A. Hughes, James R. Skorpik, Michael R. Brambley, Eric G. Gonzalez, Yunzhi Huang
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Patent number: 10089845Abstract: A system and method of detecting and analyzing a threat in a confined environment is disclosed. An audio board detects and analyzes audio signals. A RF board transmits the signals for emergency response. A battery provides power to the audio board and the RF board. The audio board includes a microcontroller with at least one band-pass filter for distinguishing between a threat and a non-threat event and for measuring or counting pulses if the event is a threat.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: James R. Skorpik, Michael S. Hughes, Eric G. Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20170169686Abstract: A system and method of detecting and analyzing a threat in a confined environment is disclosed. An audio board detects and analyzes audio signals which are then transmitted and analyzed to determine the location of a gunshot in a confined location and the type of firearm being shot.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: James R. Skorpik, Michael S. Hughes, Eric G. Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20160260307Abstract: A system and method of detecting and analyzing a threat in a confined environment is disclosed. An audio board detects and analyzes audio signals. A RF board transmits the signals for emergency response. A battery provides power to the audio board and the RF board. The audio board includes a microcontroller with at least one band-pass filter for distinguishing between a threat and a non-threat event and for measuring or counting pulses if the event is a threat.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: James R. Skorpik, Michael S. Hughes, Eric G. Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20160054910Abstract: Building environment data collection systems and methods are described. According to one aspect, a system includes a plurality of sensor devices which store different types of environment data, a base system comprising a plurality of interface devices configured to receive the environment data from the sensor devices, storage circuitry configured to store the environment data, and communications circuitry configured to implement communications, and a user interface apparatus comprising communications circuitry configured to communicate with the communications circuitry of the base system, a user interface configured to receive user inputs during installation of the sensor devices, and processing circuitry configured to control the user interface to generate the displayed information and to process the user inputs received via the user interface, and wherein different ones of the sensor devices are configured to generate the different types of environment data as a result of the user inputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Michael A. Hughes, James R. Skorpik, Michael R. Brambley, Eric G. Gonzalez, Yunzhi Huang