Patents by Inventor Lance Reichert
Lance Reichert 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: 11765498Abstract: A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Sennheiser electronic Gmbh & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Publication number: 20230262381Abstract: A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Patent number: 11509999Abstract: A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Publication number: 20220303674Abstract: A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. DOUGLAS ROLLOW, IV, Lance REICHERT, Daniel VOSS
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Patent number: 11381906Abstract: A conference system is provided that includes a microphone array unit having a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on a board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array unit has a steerable beam and a maximum detection angle range. The conference system comprises a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array unit. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Patent number: 11381907Abstract: A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Publication number: 20210243522Abstract: A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Patent number: 11064291Abstract: A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Publication number: 20210021930Abstract: A conference system is provided that includes a microphone array unit having a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on a board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array unit has a steerable beam and a maximum detection angle range. The conference system comprises a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array unit. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow,, IV, Lance REICHERT, Daniel VOSS
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Patent number: 10834499Abstract: A conference system is provided that includes a microphone array unit having a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on a board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array unit has a steerable beam and a maximum detection angle range. The conference system comprises a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array unit. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Publication number: 20200068297Abstract: A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance REICHERT, Daniel VOSS
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Publication number: 20200021910Abstract: A conference system is provided that includes a microphone array unit having a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on a board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array unit has a steerable beam and a maximum detection angle range. The conference system comprises a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array unit. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J.DOUGLAS ROLLOW, IV, Lance REICHERT, Daniel VOSS
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Patent number: 9894434Abstract: A conference system including a microphone array unit having a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on a board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array unit has a steerable beam and a maximum detection angle range. The conference system further includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array unit. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Publication number: 20170164101Abstract: A conference system including a microphone array unit having a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on a board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array unit has a steerable beam and a maximum detection angle range. The conference system further includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array unit. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss