Patents by Inventor John S. Graham
John S. Graham 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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Publication number: 20240285749Abstract: Vaccines that elicit broadly protective anti-influenza antibodies. Some vaccines comprise nanoparticles that display HA trimers from influenza virus on their surface. The nanoparticles are fusion proteins comprising a monomeric subunit (e.g., ferritin) joined to the stem region of an influenza HA protein. The fusion proteins self-assemble to form the HA-displaying nanoparticles. The vaccines comprise only the stem region of an influenza HA protein joined to a trimerization domain. Also provided are fusion proteins, and nucleic acid molecules encoding such proteins, and assays using nanoparticles of the invention to detect anti-influenza antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by thew Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServiInventors: John R. Mascola, Jeffrey C. Boyington, Hadi M. Yassine, Peter D. Kwong, Barney S. Graham, Masaru Kanekiyo
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Patent number: 12003911Abstract: A first earbud configured to communicate with a user media device and a second earbud. The first earbud includes a battery, a battery monitor configured to determine a power level of the battery, a mode controller. The mode controller is configured to receive a first power level value from the battery monitor and a second power level value from the second earbud and make a determination that the first earbud is operating in a primary mode in which the first earbud receives audio data from the user media device and transmits the received audio data to the second earbud. The mode controller is further configured, in response to the determination that the first earbud is operating in the primary mode, switch the first earbud from the primary mode to a secondary mode based on at least one of the first power level and the second power level.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: John S. Graham, Mingqi Wu, Shoubo Feng
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Patent number: 11877113Abstract: A microphone device generates a transmit audio stream via at least one microphone on the microphone device. The microphone device transmits the transmit audio stream to the computing device via a first wireless connection and ignores a receive audio stream received from the computing device via the first wireless connection. The speaker device obtains a set of connection parameters for the first wireless connection between the microphone device and the computing device, intercepts the receive audio stream transmitted using the first wireless connection from the computing device to the microphone device, and plays the receive audio stream on a speaker of the speaker device.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xiao Hui Dang, John S. Graham, Scott Walsh
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Publication number: 20230134602Abstract: A microphone device generates a transmit audio stream via at least one microphone on the microphone device. The microphone device transmits the transmit audio stream to the computing device via a first wireless connection and ignores a receive audio stream received from the computing device via the first wireless connection. The speaker device obtains a set of connection parameters for the first wireless connection between the microphone device and the computing device, intercepts the receive audio stream transmitted using the first wireless connection from the computing device to the microphone device, and plays the receive audio stream on a speaker of the speaker device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Xiao Hui Dang, John S. Graham, Scott Walsh
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Publication number: 20230139601Abstract: A first earbud configured to communicate with a user media device and a second earbud. The first earbud includes a battery, a battery monitor configured to determine a power level of the battery, a mode controller. The mode controller is configured to receive a first power level value from the battery monitor and a second power level value from the second earbud and make a determination that the first earbud is operating in a primary mode in which the first earbud receives audio data from the user media device and transmits the received audio data to the second earbud. The mode controller is further configured, in response to the determination that the first earbud is operating in the primary mode, switch the first earbud from the primary mode to a secondary mode based on at least one of the first power level and the second power level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: John S. Graham, Mingqi Wu, Shoubo Feng
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Patent number: 11044546Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for earphones are disclosed. In one example, an earphone includes a speaker arranged to output an audible sound to an earphone user ear. The earphone includes an earphone housing having a first earphone housing opening arranged to output the audible sound into an ear canal of the earphone user. The earphone housing further includes a second earphone housing opening arranged to port to an ambient air ear exterior when the earphone is inserted into the earphone user ear. The earphone includes a valve positioned between the first earphone housing opening and the second earphone housing opening. The valve is operated in an open position during a telephony mode to provide an acoustic leakage pathway between the first earphone housing opening and the second earphone housing opening. The valve is operated in a closed position during a media mode to close the acoustic leakage pathway.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventor: John S Graham
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Patent number: 10945063Abstract: A communication headset includes a neckband with a horseshoe-shaped footprint and two microphone tips disposed at two ends of the neckband, the two ends establishing an aperture of the horseshoe-shaped footprint. Each of the two microphone tips includes a slanted base. The communication headset further includes a microphone array including two sets of microphones in a spatial configuration in which the two sets of microphones are disposed on the slanted bases of the two microphone tips. An effective acoustic spacing between the microphones in the microphone array is at least 15 mm.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Cheng Liu, John A Kelley, Wen Song, John S. Graham
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Publication number: 20210044889Abstract: A communication headset includes a neckband with a horseshoe-shaped footprint and two microphone tips disposed at two ends of the neckband, the two ends establishing an aperture of the horseshoe-shaped footprint. Each of the two microphone tips includes a slanted base. The communication headset further includes a microphone array including two sets of microphones in a spatial configuration in which the two sets of microphones are disposed on the slanted bases of the two microphone tips.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Cheng Liu, John A Kelley, Wen Song, John S. Graham
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Publication number: 20200092638Abstract: A desktop device comprises a housing having a bottom side configured to face a surface on which the device is to be placed, such as a desktop, and a front side configured to face a user of the device. A down-firing speaker is placed inside the housing. A speaker port is disposed on the bottom side of the housing. A horn assembly on the housing is arranged to define a speaker horn in combination with the surface on which the device is placed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: John A. Schaffer, Jacob T. Meyberg Guzman, John S. Graham
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Patent number: 10587951Abstract: A desktop device comprises a housing having a bottom side configured to face a surface on which the device is to be placed, such as a desktop, and a front side configured to face a user of the device. A down-firing speaker is placed inside the housing. A speaker port is disposed on the bottom side of the housing. A horn assembly on the housing is arranged to define a speaker horn in combination with the surface on which the device is placed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: John A. Schaffer, Jacob T Meyberg Guzman, John S Graham
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Patent number: 10318620Abstract: A method of providing annotations within a portal environment can include executing a portlet object having a tag, wherein the tag specifies an annotation service associated with an artifact presented by a graphical user interface of the portal environment. A visual identifier can be presented proximate to the artifact. The visual identifier can reference the annotation service. The method further can include creating an annotation using the annotation service responsive to the selection of the visual identifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John S. Graham, Prasant K. Kantamsetty, Shankar Ramaswamy
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Patent number: 9980028Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for user sound exposure limiting are disclosed. In one example, an accumulated sound dose exposure from a headset speaker is determined for a plurality of sequentially monitored time intervals during a current listening session, wherein the current listening session comprises a total session time. It is determined whether a predicted sound dose exposure for the total session time exceeds or falls below a permitted sound dose exposure limit, the predicted sound dose exposure determined from the accumulated sound dose exposure. A threshold intervention level at which a time-weighted-average limiter at a headset applies attenuation to an audio signal output at a headset speaker is adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Iain McNeill, Kwangsee Allen Woo, John S Graham
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Publication number: 20170374444Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for user sound exposure limiting are disclosed. In one example, an accumulated sound dose exposure from a headset speaker is determined for a plurality of sequentially monitored time intervals during a current listening session, wherein the current listening session comprises a total session time. It is determined whether a predicted sound dose exposure for the total session time exceeds or falls below a permitted sound dose exposure limit, the predicted sound dose exposure determined from the accumulated sound dose exposure. A threshold intervention level at which a time-weighted-average limiter at a headset applies attenuation to an audio signal output at a headset speaker is adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Iain McNeill, Kwangsee Allen Woo, John S. Graham
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Patent number: 9392353Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for headsets are disclosed. In one example, a headset includes a processor, a communications interface, a user interface, and a speaker. The headset includes a microphone array including two or more microphones arranged to detect sound and output two or more microphone output signals. The headset further includes a memory storing an application executable by the processor configured to operate the headset in a first mode utilizing a first set of signal processing parameters to process the two or more microphone output signals and operate the headset in a second mode utilizing a second set of signal processing parameters to process the two or more microphone output signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Timothy P Johnston, Jacob T Meyberg, John S Graham
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Publication number: 20160117302Abstract: A method of providing annotations within a portal environment can include executing a portlet object having a tag, wherein the tag specifies an annotation service associated with an artifact presented by a graphical user interface of the portal environment. A visual identifier can be presented proximate to the artifact. The visual identifier can reference the annotation service. The method further can include creating an annotation using the annotation service responsive to the selection of the visual identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: John S. Graham, Prasant K. Kantamsetty, Shankar Ramaswamy
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Patent number: 9235560Abstract: A method of providing annotations within a portal environment can include executing a portlet object having a tag, wherein the tag specifies an annotation service associated with an artifact presented by a graphical user interface of the portal environment. A visual identifier can be presented proximate to the artifact. The visual identifier can reference the annotation service. The method further can include creating an annotation using the annotation service responsive to the selection of the visual identifier.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John S. Graham, Prasant K. Kontamsetty, Shankar Ramaswamy
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Publication number: 20150348530Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for addressing open space noise are disclosed using both dynamic and static sound masking. In one example, an adaptive sound masking system and method portions undesired sound into time-blocks and estimates frequency spectrum and power level, and continuously generates masking noise with a matching or predetermined spectrum and loudness or power level to mask the undesired sound. In another example, a static sound masking system and method portions undesired sound into time-blocks and estimates frequency spectrum and power level, and generates a static noise-masking signal with a matching spectrum and power level to mask the undesired sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Benedict Andrew Findlay, Evan Harris Benway, Ken Kannappan, John S. Graham
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Publication number: 20150112671Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for headsets are disclosed. In one example, a headset includes a processor, a communications interface, a user interface, and a speaker. The headset includes a microphone array including two or more microphones arranged to detect sound and output two or more microphone output signals. The headset further includes a memory storing an application executable by the processor configured to operate the headset in a first mode utilizing a first set of signal processing parameters to process the two or more microphone output signals and operate the headset in a second mode utilizing a second set of signal processing parameters to process the two or more microphone output signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Timothy P. Johnston, Jacob T. Meyberg, John S. Graham
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Patent number: 8948415Abstract: Methods and systems for power conservation in mobile devices are presented. In one example, a mobile communication device includes a first microphone and a second microphone. The mobile communication monitors an ambient noise level and responsive to the ambient noise level operates the mobile communication device in a normal operation mode or a power conservation mode. In power conservation mode, use of the second microphone is discretionary.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Peter K Reid, John S Graham, Gregory H Miller, Thomas G Criswell
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Patent number: 8363820Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a telecommunications device in whisper mode are presented. The method generally includes adjusting a transmit audio signal gain responsive to a transmit audio signal voice activity status, transmit audio signal speech level, transmit audio signal signal-to-noise ratio, and receive audio signal voice activity status. A sidetone feedback signal gain is adjusted in conjunction with adjusting the transmit audio signal gain.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventor: John S Graham