Patents by Inventor Mathew Williams
Mathew Williams 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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Publication number: 20240123315Abstract: A golf training aid includes one or more of a movable sound element assembly, an adjustable grip assembly, and a club head assembly. The movable sound element assembly includes a movable sound element that is coupled to a shaft of the club. The movable sound element can be positioned on the club shaft so as to be selectively retained by the movable sound element assembly and can be configured to release from the movable sound element assembly when the club is swung by the user and as a function of the swing speed thereof. The adjustable grip assembly is axially and rotationally movable so as to dispose the assembly in a plurality of different grip positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Jeffrey David SHEETS, Mathew William-Newman TODD
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Publication number: 20240087558Abstract: A method of modifying a speech signal generated by a text-to-speech synthesiser, the method comprising: receiving a text signal; generating a speech signal from the text signal; deriving a control feature vector, wherein the control feature vector represents modifications to the speech signal; inputting the control feature vector in the text-to-speech synthesiser, wherein the text-to-speech synthesiser is configured to generate a modified speech signal using the control feature vector; and outputting the modified speech signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Pilar Soledad OPLUSTIL GALLEGOS, Felix Mathew William Chase VAUGHAN, Gerard CARNEY, John FLYNN, Zeenat QURESHI
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Publication number: 20230375029Abstract: A sensor assembly for a fastener assembly comprising a nut and a bolt comprises a sensor unit mounted in a cavity in the nut of the fastener assembly having an internal opening in the internal thread of the nut. The sensor unit comprises an optical flow sensor arranged to capture an image of the external thread of the bolt through the internal opening and to sense relative movement of the external thread of the bolt.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Alan Patrick John Finlay, Philip Samuel Pickles, John Mark Newton, Mathew William Davis
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Publication number: 20230178069Abstract: A method for synthesising speech from text includes receiving text and encoding, by way of an encoder module, the received text. The method further includes determining, by way of an attention module, a context vector from the encoding of the received text, wherein determining the context vector comprises at least one of: applying a threshold function to an attention vector and accumulating the thresholded attention vector, or applying an activation function to the attention vector and accumulating the activated attention vector. The method further includes determining speech data from the context vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Felix Mathew William Chase VAUGHAN, Harry Alexander Coultas BULM, John FLYNN, Zeenat QURESHI
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Publication number: 20230122554Abstract: A combination rake/refuse collector has a rake portion which traps leaves and other debris, a handle portion which contains a hollow tube, a connector portion which connects the hollow tube to a vacuum unit, and a storage/processing container. The vacuum unit and storage processing container are carried via a shoulder harness with two straps on the back of user. The vacuum unit sucks leaves and other debris collected by the rake portion, through the hollow tube and the connector portion, and directs them to the vacuum storage bag where they are shredded and exhausted into the leaf vacuum bag. The handle portion allows the user to direct the rake portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventor: Cody Mathew Williams
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Patent number: 11402205Abstract: A sensor unit mountable on a rotatable element on a platform that is itself movable, and includes an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, a processor arranged to derive a rotational position signal representing the orientation of the rotatable element from the measurements, and a buffer arranged to buffer a series of recent measurements taken by the orientation sensor over a predetermined period of time. The processor derives the rotational position signal making a correction to compensate for the effect of the motion of the platform on the measurements on the basis of the overall series of measurements buffered in the buffer.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Salunda LimitedInventors: Alan Patrick John Finlay, John Mark Newton, Andrew Henry John Larkins, Mathew William Davis, Grant Nicholls
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Patent number: 11015403Abstract: A sensor unit for a fingerboard latch assembly comprising a latch bracket and a latch rotatably mounted on the latch bracket comprises a sensor arranged to sense the orientation of the latch and a wireless, optical or other communication unit arranged to communicate the orientation of the latch sensed by the sensor. The sensor unit may be mountable on the latch and comprise an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, and a processor arranged to derive an orientation signal representing the orientation of the latch from the measurements, the communication unit being arranged to communicate the orientation signal. A monitoring system receives the sensed orientations from plural sensor units.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Salunda LimitedInventors: Alan Patrick John Finlay, John Mark Newton, Andrew Henry John Larkins, Mathew William Davis, Grant Nicholls
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Patent number: 10597953Abstract: A sensor unit for a fingerboard latch assembly comprising a latch bracket and a latch rotatably mounted on the latch bracket comprises a sensor arranged to sense the orientation of the latch and a wireless, optical or other communication unit arranged to communicate the orientation of the latch sensed by the sensor. The sensor unit may be mountable on the latch and comprise an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, and a processor arranged to derive an orientation signal representing the orientation of the latch from the measurements, the communication unit being arranged to communicate the orientation signal. A monitoring system receives the sensed orientations from plural sensor units.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Salunda LimitedInventors: Alan Patrick John Finlay, John Mark Newton, Andrew Henry John Larkins, Mathew William Davis, Grant Nicholls
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Publication number: 20190376787Abstract: A sensor unit mountable on a rotatable element on a platform that is itself movable, and includes an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, a processor arranged to derive a rotational position signal representing the orientation of the rotatable element from the measurements, and a buffer arranged to buffer a series of recent measurements taken by the orientation sensor over a predetermined period of time. The processor derives the rotational position signal making a correction to compensate for the effect of the motion of the platform on the measurements on the basis of the overall series of measurements buffered in the buffer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Alan Patrick John Finlay, John Mark Newton, Andrew Henry John Larkins, Mathew William Davis, Grant Nicholls
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Publication number: 20190211635Abstract: A sensor unit for a fingerboard latch assembly comprising a latch bracket and a latch rotatably mounted on the latch bracket comprises a sensor arranged to sense the orientation of the latch and a wireless, optical or other communication unit arranged to communicate the orientation of the latch sensed by the sensor. The sensor unit may be mountable on the latch and comprise an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, and a processor arranged to derive an orientation signal representing the orientation of the latch from the measurements, the communication unit being arranged to communicate the orientation signal. A monitoring system receives the sensed orientations from plural sensor units.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Alan Patrick John Finlay, John Mark Newton, Andrew Henry John Larkins, Mathew William Davis, Grant Nicholls
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Patent number: 10240408Abstract: A sensor unit for a fingerboard latch assembly comprising a latch bracket and a latch rotatably mounted on the latch bracket comprises a sensor arranged to sense the orientation of the latch and a wireless, optical or other communication unit arranged to communicate the orientation of the latch sensed by the sensor. The sensor unit may be mountable on the latch and comprise an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, and a processor arranged to derive an orientation signal representing the orientation of the latch from the measurements, the communication unit being arranged to communicate the orientation signal. A monitoring system receives the sensed orientations from plural sensor units.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Salunda LimitedInventors: Alan Patrick John Finlay, John Mark Newton, Andrew Henry John Larkins, Mathew William Davis, Grant Nicholls
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Publication number: 20180328124Abstract: A sensor unit for a fingerboard latch assembly comprising a latch bracket and a latch rotatably mounted on the latch bracket comprises a sensor arranged to sense the orientation of the latch and a wireless, optical or other communication unit arranged to communicate the orientation of the latch sensed by the sensor. The sensor unit may be mountable on the latch and comprise an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, and a processor arranged to derive an orientation signal representing the orientation of the latch from the measurements, the communication unit being arranged to communicate the orientation signal. A monitoring system receives the sensed orientations from plural sensor units.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Alan Patrick John Finlay, John Mark Newton, Andrew Henry John Larkins, Mathew William Davis, Grant Nicholls
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Publication number: 20180321331Abstract: A sensor unit for a fingerboard latch assembly comprising a latch bracket and a latch rotatably mounted on the latch bracket comprises a sensor arranged to sense the orientation of the latch and a wireless, optical or other communication unit arranged to communicate the orientation of the latch sensed by the sensor. The sensor unit may be mountable on the latch and comprise an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, and a processor arranged to derive an orientation signal representing the orientation of the latch from the measurements, the communication unit being arranged to communicate the orientation signal. A monitoring system receives the sensed orientations from plural sensor units.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Alan Patrick John Finlay, John Mark Newton, Andrew Henry John Larkins, Mathew William Davis, Grant Nicholls
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Patent number: 9513714Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in a mobile device to: determine whether the mobile device is in a gesture command input ready state based, at least in part, on a display portion of the mobile device remaining in a horizontal viewable position for a threshold period of time; with the mobile device in a gesture command input ready state, determine whether a detected movement of the mobile device represents a gesture command input; and in response to the determined gesture command input, affect a user perceivable output.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mathew William Bevilacqua, Newfel Harrat, Peter Ring
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Publication number: 20150277577Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in a mobile device to: determine whether the mobile device is in a gesture command input ready state based, at least in part, on a display portion of the mobile device remaining in a horizontal viewable position for a threshold period of time; with the mobile device in a gesture command input ready state, determine whether a detected movement of the mobile device represents a gesture command input; and in response to the determined gesture command input, affect a user perceivable output.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Mathew William BEVILACQUA, Newfel HARRAT, Peter RING
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Patent number: 9007304Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in a mobile device to: determine whether the mobile device is in a gesture command input ready state based, at least in part, on a display portion of the mobile device remaining in a horizontal viewable position for a threshold period of time; with the mobile device in a gesture command input ready state, determine whether a detected movement of the mobile device represents a gesture command input; and in response to the determined gesture command input, affect a user perceivable output.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mathew William Bevilacqua, Newfel Harrat, Peter Ring
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Publication number: 20140337732Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for music playback control with gesture detection using proximity or light sensors using, at least in part, output or measurement signals from one or more ambient environment sensors, such as, for example, a proximity sensor or ambient light sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Mathew William Bevilacqua, Newfel Harrat, Leonid Sheynblat
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Patent number: 8453676Abstract: A valve including a valve body having a bore and a spindle received in the bore, the spindle being actuatable to open and close the valve. A compression gland seal is provided about the spindle for compression between the spindle and the bore. A first seal ring is provided about the spindle at a position spaced along the spindle from the gland seal, and provides a seal between the spindle and the bore of the valve body. A second seal ring is provided about the spindle at a position spaced along the spindle from the gland seal and the first seal ring, and provides a further seal between the spindle and the bore of the valve body.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Parker Hannifin LimitedInventors: Robert G. Smith, Mathew William Davis, Andrew Spencer Nicholson
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Publication number: 20130082846Abstract: A method is disclosed for collecting information related to a machine component of a mobile machine that is configured to perform work on a worksite. The sensor system may be installed on or within the machine component, and the machine component may be installed with the sensor system on the mobile machine. The information may be collected with the sensor system while the machine is performing work on the worksite, the information relating to a characteristic experienced by the machine component. The information may be transmitted with the sensor system. The sensor system may collect information related to a tracked undercarriage of the mobile machine, or the cutting head of a tunnel boring machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: Timothy Allen McKinley, Mark Steven Diekevers, John M. Plouzek, Mathew William Trone, Robert L. Meyer, Gregory W. Tomlins, Andrew Caruana
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Publication number: 20130033418Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for gesture detection using, at least in part, output or measurement signals from one or more ambient environment sensors, such as, for example, a proximity sensor or ambient light sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mathew William Bevilacqua, Newfel Harrat, Leonid Sheynblat