Patents by Inventor Malcolm Bugler

Malcolm Bugler 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).

  • WIRED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK EXPANSION DEVICE FOR SECURITY SURVEILLANCE NETWORK
    Publication number: 20260187017
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to an electronic communications system expansion device. The device includes a control input/output interface, a first bus interface, a second bus interface, and an electronic processor. The processor is configured to, when operating in the expander mode, receive, from a control panel, a first communication according to a first communications protocol at the control input/output interface, and output, from both the first serial communications bus interface and the second serial communications bus interface, the first communication according to a second communications protocol, the second communications protocol being a wired communications protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Zhen Yu, Malcolm Bugler, Steve Mohnkern, Justin Dietrich
  • Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance with a user preference
    Patent number: 9807521
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a “smart earplug” capable of selectively adjusting the output of an array of acoustic wave generation elements or speakers within a user's ear canal in response to input signals, wherein at least one of the input signals has been at least partially attenuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventors: Alan J. Werner, Jr., Malcolm Bugler
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH A USER PREFERENCE
    Publication number: 20080044040
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a “smart earplug” capable of selectively adjusting the output of an array of acoustic wave generation elements or speakers within a user's ear canal in response to input signals, wherein at least one of the input signals has been at least partially attenuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Alan Werner, Malcolm Bugler