Patents by Inventor Jacky Chi-Hung Chan
Jacky Chi-Hung Chan 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: 10097911Abstract: An audio system includes a housing that defines an acoustic enclosure, an acoustic driver supported by the housing and arranged to radiate acoustic energy from a front surface of the housing, an acoustic exit located in a rear surface of the housing, opposite the front surface. The acoustic exit has a shape that facilitates a grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers and the thumb from a single human hand, such that at the plurality of fingers or the thumb can be inserted into the exit while the plurality of fingers or the thumb of the same hand can rest on a top surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman N. Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Publication number: 20180035184Abstract: An audio system includes a housing that defines an acoustic enclosure, an acoustic driver supported by the housing and arranged to radiate acoustic energy from a front surface of the housing, an acoustic exit located in a rear surface of the housing, opposite the front surface. The acoustic exit has a shape that facilitates a grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers and the thumb from a single human hand, such that at the plurality of fingers or the thumb can be inserted into the exit while the plurality of fingers or the thumb of the same hand can rest on a top surface of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman N. Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Patent number: 9788091Abstract: An audio system includes a housing that defines an acoustic enclosure, an acoustic driver supported by the housing and arranged to radiate acoustic energy from a front surface of the housing, an acoustic exit located in a rear surface of the housing, opposite the front surface. The acoustic exit has a shape that facilitates a grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers and the thumb from a single human hand, such that at least one of the plurality of fingers and the thumb can be inserted into the exit while at least one of the plurality of fingers and the thumb of the same hand can rest on at one of the front surface or a top surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman N. Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Patent number: 9708528Abstract: In one embodiment, provided are a new class of diarylethene-containing photochromic compounds with the incorporation of silicon- or phosphorus-containing heterocycles into the “ethene” part of the diarylethene backbone that has been shown to be capable of displaying tunable, robust and thermally stable photochromic properties. Also provided are methods for synthesizing these compounds, as well as uses of these compounds as these compounds may be used as the photochromic layer in an optical recording material and other optical functioning devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGInventors: Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Hok-Lai Wong, Nathan Man-Wai Wu
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Publication number: 20170064420Abstract: An audio system includes a housing that defines an acoustic enclosure, an acoustic driver supported by the housing and arranged to radiate acoustic energy from a front surface of the housing, an acoustic exit located in a rear surface of the housing, opposite the front surface. The acoustic exit has a shape that facilitates a grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers and the thumb from a single human hand, such that at least one of the plurality of fingers and the thumb can be inserted into the exit while at least one of the plurality of fingers and the thumb of the same hand can rest on at one of the front surface or a top surface of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman N. Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Patent number: 9532121Abstract: An audio system includes a housing and an acoustic opening that exits the housing, and has a configuration that facilitates the grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers from a single human hand. The acoustic opening is located adjacent an exterior surface of the housing such that the shape of the exit together with the exterior surface facilitates grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers and the thumb from the single human hand and the acoustic opening exits a back surface of the housing such that the plurality of fingers can be inserted into the exit while the thumb of the same hand can rest on at least one of the top surface and the front surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman N. Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Publication number: 20150361332Abstract: In one embodiment, provided are a new class of diarylethene-containing photochromic compounds with the incorporation of silicon- or phosphorus-containing heterocycles into the “ethene” part of the diarylethene backbone that has been shown to be capable of displaying tunable, robust and thermally stable photochromic properties. Also provided are methods for synthesizing these compounds, as well as uses of these compounds as these compounds may be used as the photochromic layer in an optical recording material and other optical functioning devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Hok-Lai Wong, Nathan Man-Wai Wu
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Publication number: 20150296283Abstract: An audio system includes a housing and an acoustic opening that exits the housing, and has a configuration that facilitates the grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers from a single human hand. The acoustic opening is located adjacent an exterior surface of the housing such that the shape of the exit together with the exterior surface facilitates grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers and the thumb from the single human hand and the acoustic opening exits a back surface of the housing such that the plurality of fingers can be inserted into the exit while the thumb of the same hand can rest on at least one of the top surface and the front surface of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman N. Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Patent number: 9066174Abstract: An audio system includes a housing and an acoustic exit that exits the housing, and has a configuration that facilitates the grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers from a single human hand. The acoustic exit is located adjacent an exterior surface of the housing such that the shape of the exit together with the exterior surface facilitates grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers and the thumb from the single human hand and the acoustic exit exits a back surface of the housing such that the plurality of fingers can be inserted into the exit while the thumb of the same hand can rest on at least one of the top surface and the front surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Publication number: 20130315429Abstract: An audio system includes a housing and an acoustic exit that exits the housing, and has a configuration that facilitates the grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers from a single human hand. The acoustic exit is located adjacent an exterior surface of the housing such that the shape of the exit together with the exterior surface facilitates grasping of the housing with a plurality of fingers and the thumb from the single human hand and the acoustic exit exits a back surface of the housing such that the plurality of fingers can be inserted into the exit while the thumb of the same hand can rest on at least one of the top surface and the front surface of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Inventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman N. Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Patent number: 8503709Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing. A waveguide is located within the housing. The waveguide includes a first subsection that bends around a first axis and has a first cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that is substantially different from unity. A second subsection bends around a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis and includes a second cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that is substantially different from unity. A third subsection acoustically couples the first subsection to the second subsection. The third subsection includes a third cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that varies between the first aspect ratio and the second aspect ratio.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman N. Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Patent number: 8295526Abstract: A television includes a flat panel display device for presenting video images, a housing for supporting the flat panel display device, and a first acoustic volume located substantially (a) inside the housing, and (b) behind the display device. Two or more acoustic drivers are provided for acoustically energizing the acoustic volume. The drivers are positioned such that acoustic energy put into the acoustic volume from the drivers is substantially additive and vibrational energy from the drivers substantially cancels out.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2010Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Kevin J. Bastyr, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Brian J. Gawronski, Hilmar Lehnert, Robert Preston Parker
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Patent number: 8151929Abstract: An acoustic waveguide with at least two portions coupled by vibration damping structure. The vibration damping structure may be a conformable material such as closed cell foam. The vibration damping structure may further include structure for inhibiting motion in a direction transverse to the interface between the vibration damping structure and a portion of the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Brian J. Gawronski
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Patent number: 8103033Abstract: An audio system has an enclosure and a transducer that is mounted to the enclosure. The transducer creates a vibration of the enclosure in response to being driven by an audio signal. A cradle assembly mechanically couples a portable device to the enclosure through one or more isolators such that only a portion of the vibration is coupled to the portable device. The enclosure is supported substantially entirely by the cradle assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Steven R Drake, Jeffery P. Copeland, K. Venkat Subramaniam, Daniel Harmon, Todd Charter Brown, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan
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Patent number: 8103035Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing. A waveguide is located within the housing. The waveguide includes a first subsection that bends around a first axis and has a first cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that is substantially different from unity. A second subsection bends around a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis and includes a second cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that is substantially different from unity. A third subsection acoustically couples the first subsection to the second subsection. The third subsection includes a third cross-sectional area with an aspect ration that varies between the first aspect ratio and the second aspect ratio.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Publication number: 20110253473Abstract: An acoustic waveguide with at least two portions coupled by vibration damping structure. The vibration damping structure may be a conformable material such as closed cell foam. The vibration damping structure may further include structure for inhibiting motion in a direction transverse to the interface between the vibration damping structure and a portion of the waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Brian J. Gawronski
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Patent number: 8002078Abstract: An acoustic waveguide with at least two portions coupled by vibration damping structure. The vibration damping structure may be a conformable material such as closed cell foam. The vibration damping structure may further include structure for inhibiting motion in a direction transverse to the interface between the vibration damping structure and a portion of the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Brian J. Gawronski
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Publication number: 20110150259Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing. A waveguide is located within the housing. The waveguide includes a first subsection that bends around a first axis and has a first cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that is substantially different from unity. A second subsection bends around a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis and includes a second cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that is substantially different from unity. A third subsection acoustically couples the first subsection to the second subsection. The third subsection includes a third cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that varies between the first aspect ratio and the second aspect ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Robert Preston Parker, Roman Litovsky, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Todd Charter Brown, Lino A. Pucci
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Publication number: 20110037906Abstract: A television includes a flat panel display device for presenting video images, a housing for supporting the flat panel display device, and a first acoustic volume located substantially (a) inside the housing, and (b) behind the display device. Two or more acoustic drivers are provided for acoustically energizing the acoustic volume. The drivers are positioned such that acoustic energy put into the acoustic volume from the drivers is substantially additive and vibrational energy from the drivers substantially cancels out.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Brian J. Gawronski, Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Hilmar Lehnert, Robert Preston Parker
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Publication number: 20100206661Abstract: An acoustic waveguide with at least two portions coupled by vibration damping structure. The vibration damping structure may be a conformable material such as closed cell foam. The vibration damping structure may further include structure for inhibiting motion in a direction transverse to the interface between the vibration damping structure and a portion of the waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Jacky Chi-Hung Chan, Brian J. Gawronski