Patents by Inventor James A. Wargnier

James A. Wargnier 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).

  • Patent number: 11972749
    Abstract: A wearable sound device includes a venting device including a film structure and an actuator and a driving circuit configured to be controlled by a controller and to drive the actuator, such that the film structure is controlled to form a vent or to seal the vent. The controller is coupled to a sensing device configured to generate a sensing result and determine whether to seal the vent according to the sensing result. The film structure partitions a space within the wearable sound device into a first volume and a second volume. The first volume is connected to or to be connected to an ear canal of a wearable sound device user. The second volume is connected to or to be connected to an ambient of the wearable sound device. The first volume and the second volume are connected via the vent when the vent is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: xMEMS Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: James Wargnier, Michael David Housholder, Yanchen Lu, JengYaw Jiang
  • Publication number: 20230260494
    Abstract: A wearable sound device includes a venting device including a film structure and an actuator and a driving circuit configured to be controlled by a controller and to drive the actuator, such that the film structure is controlled to form a vent or to seal the vent. The controller is coupled to a sensing device configured to generate a sensing result and determine whether to seal the vent according to the sensing result. The film structure partitions a space within the wearable sound device into a first volume and a second volume. The first volume is connected to or to be connected to an ear canal of a wearable sound device user. The second volume is connected to or to be connected to an ambient of the wearable sound device. The first volume and the second volume are connected via the vent when the vent is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: xMEMS Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: James Wargnier, Michael David Housholder, Yanchen Lu, JengYaw Jiang
  • Patent number: 5490173
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing digital signal frequency translation in a digital receiver is disclosed. The apparatus uses a plurality of mixer-filter-decimator stages for performing the digital signal frequency translation. The translation function converts the digital signal to an intermediate frequency (IF), where such translation is distributed among the plurality of mixer-filter-decimator stages to thereby simplify the mixing requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: J. William Whikehart, James A. Wargnier