Patents by Inventor Kyle Brian McNicholas

Kyle Brian McNicholas 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).

  • Portable speaker with orientation-dependent equalization
    Patent number: 11630637
    Abstract: Various aspects include portable speakers and methods of controlling such speakers. In a particular implementation, a portable loudspeaker includes: a controller configured to control an audio output according to at least two distinct equalization profiles and in at least two distinct physical orientations, where the controller is configured to switch between two of the distinct equalization profiles in response to detecting a change in physical orientation of the portable loudspeaker between two of the distinct physical orientations, where the switch between the two distinct equalization profiles is either: a) modified by a hysteresis factor, or b) smoothed according to a predefined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle Brian McNicholas, Nabin Sagar Sharma, Michael Stephen Danielson, Paul Larsen, Rebecca Kowalczyk, Meir Mechtinger
  • PORTABLE SPEAKER WITH ORIENTATION-DEPENDENT EQUALIZATION
    Publication number: 20230061241
    Abstract: Various aspects include portable speakers and methods of controlling such speakers. In a particular implementation, a portable loudspeaker includes: a controller configured to control an audio output according to at least two distinct equalization profiles and in at least two distinct physical orientations, where the controller is configured to switch between two of the distinct equalization profiles in response to detecting a change in physical orientation of the portable loudspeaker between two of the distinct physical orientations, where the switch between the two distinct equalization profiles is either: a) modified by a hysteresis factor, or b) smoothed according to a predefined pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle Brian McNicholas, Nabin Sagar Sharma, Michael Stephen Danielson, Paul Larsen, Rebecca Kowalczyk, Meir Mechtinger
  • Acoustic deflector as heat sink
    Patent number: 10887684
    Abstract: An omni-directional acoustic deflector includes an acoustically reflective body having a substantially conical outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface defines a region that is configured to be coupled to a first electronic component such that heat is transferred from the first electronic component to the outer surface of the acoustically reflective body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason L. Katz, Richmond Andrew Real, Karl Edward Jacobson, Steven Carl Pletcher, George E. P. Chute, Christopher John Breen, Kyle Brian McNicholas
  • Acoustic Deflector as Heat Sink
    Publication number: 20190273985
    Abstract: An omni-directional acoustic deflector includes an acoustically reflective body having a substantially conical outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface defines a region that is configured to be coupled to a first electronic component such that heat is transferred from the first electronic component to the outer surface of the acoustically reflective body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Jason L. Katz, Richmond Andrew Real, Karl Edward Jacobson, Steven Carl Pletcher, George E.P. Chute, Christopher John Breen, Kyle Brian McNicholas
  • Acoustic deflector as heat sink
    Patent number: 10306356
    Abstract: An omni-directional acoustic deflector includes an acoustically reflective body having a substantially conical outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface defines a region that is configured to be coupled to a first electronic component such that heat is transferred from the first electronic component to the outer surface of the acoustically reflective body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Jason L. Katz, Richmond Andrew Real, Karl Edward Jacobson, Steven Carl Pletcher, George E. P. Chute, Christopher John Breen, Kyle Brian Mcnicholas
  • Acoustic Deflector as Heat Sink
    Publication number: 20180288525
    Abstract: An omni-directional acoustic deflector includes an acoustically reflective body having a substantially conical outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface defines a region that is configured to be coupled to a first electronic component such that heat is transferred from the first electronic component to the outer surface of the acoustically reflective body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Katz, Richmond Andrew Real, Karl Edward Jacobson, Steven Carl Pletcher, George E.P. Chute, Christopher John Breen, Kyle Brian McNicholas