Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Woodall
Joseph M. Woodall 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: 11937053Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for performing a series of acoustic tests in a variety of testing environments comprising several types of construction assemblies. Prior to performing each acoustic test, a plurality of audio parameters corresponding to a given construction assembly can be used to configure an electronic device that captures audio produced by the acoustic test with a microphone and stores the captured audio as a computer sound file. Further, an acoustic testing device can be used during the acoustic test to gather data indicative of a result of the acoustic test. The result can then be mapped, along with information related to the given construction assembly, to the computer sound file.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, David Wayland Dong, John Loverde
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Publication number: 20240012854Abstract: In an aspect, provided are computer-readable media and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
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Publication number: 20230417641Abstract: In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure zone capacitance in of the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured zone capacitance values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured zone capacitance of the sensor and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured zone capacitance values upon occurrence of a change in capacitance of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: JOHN J.M. REES, DENNIS J. JONES, JR., THOMAS JERRY McCLURE, JR., CHESTER A. CHAFFIN, JOSEPH M. WOODALL, ALAN F. BUTTENHOFF
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Patent number: 11803587Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
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Publication number: 20220405323Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
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Patent number: 11461387Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
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Publication number: 20220299414Abstract: In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure zone capacitance in of the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured zone capacitance values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured zone capacitance of the sensor and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured zone capacitance values upon occurrence of a change in capacitance of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: John J.M. Rees, Dennis J. Jones, JR., Thomas Jeffrey McClure, JR., Chester A. Chaffin, Joseph M. Woodall, Alan F. Buttenhoff
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Patent number: 11371922Abstract: In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure zone capacitance in the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured zone capacitance values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured zone capacitance of the sensor and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured zone capacitance values upon occurrence of a change in capacitance of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: John J. M. Rees, Dennis J. Jones, Jr., Thomas Jerry McClure, Jr., Chester A. Chaffin, Joseph M. Woodall, Alan F. Buttenhoff
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Patent number: 10880663Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods and systems for performing a series of acoustic tests in a variety of testing environments comprising several types of construction assemblies. Prior to performing each acoustic test, a plurality of audio parameters corresponding to a given construction assembly can be used to configure an electronic device that captures audio produced by the acoustic test with a microphone and stores the captured audio as a computer sound file. Further, an acoustic testing device can be used during the acoustic test to gather data indicative of a result of the acoustic test. The result can then be mapped, along with information related to the given construction assembly, to the computer sound file.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, David Wayland Dong, John Loverde
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Publication number: 20200309654Abstract: In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure zone capacitance in the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured zone capacitance values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured zone capacitance of the sensor and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured zone capacitance values upon occurrence of a change in capacitance of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: John J.M. REES, Dennis J, JONES, Thomas Jerry McCLURE, Chester A. CHAFFIN, Joseph M. WOODALL, Alan F. BUTTENHOFF
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Patent number: 10684204Abstract: In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure at least one parameter in each of the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured parameter values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured parameters and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured parameters upon occurrence of a change in measured parameters of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor. The data analysis device is configured to receive the data packet, compare the measured parameter values of the data packet to previously-measured parameter values associated with the sensor underlayment into and generate a result therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: John J. M. Rees, Dennis J. Jones, Jr., Thomas Jerry McClure, Jr., Chester A. Chaffin, Joseph M. Woodall, Alan F. Buttenhoff
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Publication number: 20200042551Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
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Patent number: 10482123Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Joseph M. Woodall, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
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Publication number: 20190073370Abstract: In an aspect, provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and providing the one or more media files for playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: JOSEPH M. WOODALL, Julie B. Brumbelow, Barrett R. Morton, Alan Buttenhoff, Robert Blane Haywood, David Pearson
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Publication number: 20170363526Abstract: In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure at least one parameter in each of the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured parameter values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured parameters and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured parameters upon occurrence of a change in measured parameters of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor. The data analysis device is configured to receive the data packet, compare the measured parameter values of the data packet to previously-measured parameter values associated with the sensor underlayment into and generate a result therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: John J.M. Rees, Dennis J. Jones, JR., Thomas Jerry McClure, JR., Chester A. Chaffin, Joseph M. Woodall, Alan F. Buttenhoff
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Patent number: 9766171Abstract: In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure zone capacitance in of the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured zone capacitance values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured zone capacitance of the sensor and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured zone capacitance values upon occurrence of a change in capacitance of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: John J. M. Rees, Dennis J. Jones, Jr., Thomas Jerry McClure, Jr., Chester A. Chaffin, Joseph M. Woodall, Alan F. Buttenhoff
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Publication number: 20150260625Abstract: In one implementation, a footfall detection assembly comprising a sensor underlayment unit and a data analysis device is provided. The sensor underlayment unit comprises a sensor having a unique sensor identifier and a plurality of zones, wherein the sensor is configured to measure zone capacitance in of the plurality of zones, and a processing unit operably connected to the sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the measured zone capacitance values from the sensor upon the occurrence of a change in measured zone capacitance of the sensor and generate and transmit a data packet comprising at least the unique sensor identifier and measured zone capacitance values upon occurrence of a change in capacitance of at least one of the plurality of zones of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: John J.M. Rees, Dennis J. Jones, JR., Thomas Jerry McClure, JR., Chester A. Chaffin, Joseph M. Woodall, Alan F. Buttenhoff