Patents by Inventor Mark Melvin

Mark Melvin 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).

  • Method and apparatus for a low power voice trigger device
    Patent number: 10089989
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a method for a voice trigger device that can be used to interrupt an externally connected system. The current disclosure also presents the architecture for the voice trigger device used for searching and matching an audio signature with a reference signature. In one embodiment a reverse matching mechanism is performed. In another embodiment, the reverse search and match operation is performed using an exponential normalization technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Melvin, Robert L. Brennan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A LOW POWER VOICE TRIGGER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170162205
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a method for a voice trigger device that can be used to interrupt an externally connected system. The current disclosure also presents the architecture for the voice trigger device used for searching and matching an audio signature with a reference signature. In one embodiment a reverse matching mechanism is performed. In another embodiment, the reverse search and match operation is performed using an exponential normalization technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark MELVIN, Robert L. BRENNAN
  • Removal of heavy metals from waste streams
    Patent number: 4758353
    Abstract: Heavy metals are removed from effluent waters using the sequential steps comprising:A. Adding a surfactant;B. pH adjustment;C. Adding a cationic coagulant;D. Adding a flocculant; and,E. Recovering the floc formed by the flocculant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael D. Spence, John M. Kozaruk, Mark Melvin, Stephen M. Gardocki