Patents by Inventor Michael Allen RIVES

Michael Allen RIVES 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).

  • Publication number: 20240183293
    Abstract: Exemplary air amplifiers described herein can utilize a high-pressure stream of gas to accelerate a low-velocity stream of gas to provide a high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas. This high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas can generate unwanted noise as the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas propagates through the air amplifier. The exemplary air amplifiers described herein can passively and/or actively suppress, for example, diminish, re-tune, or even completely cancel, the unwanted noise as the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas propagates through these exemplary air amplifiers. The exemplary air amplifiers described herein can include one or more absorption materials to passively suppress the unwanted noise generated by the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas. The exemplary air amplifiers described herein can generate multiple noise suppression waves to actively suppress the unwanted noise generated by the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert ANDERSON, Erik HOCKMAN, Stuart ELBY, Jeffery Lynn WERTZ, Michael Allen RIVES, Darik Wade BEAVER
  • Patent number: 11986849
    Abstract: Exemplary air amplifiers described herein can utilize a high-pressure stream of gas to accelerate a low-velocity stream of gas to provide a high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas. This high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas can generate unwanted noise as the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas propagates through the air amplifier. The exemplary air amplifiers described herein can passively and/or actively suppress, for example, diminish, re-tune, or even completely cancel, the unwanted noise as the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas propagates through these exemplary air amplifiers. The exemplary air amplifiers described herein can include one or more absorption materials to passively suppress the unwanted noise generated by the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas. The exemplary air amplifiers described herein can generate multiple noise suppression waves to actively suppress the unwanted noise generated by the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Anderson, Erik Hockman, Stuart Elby, Jeffery Lynn Wertz, Michael Allen Rives, Darik Wade Beaver
  • Publication number: 20220228605
    Abstract: Exemplary air amplifiers described herein can utilize a high-pressure stream of gas to accelerate a low-velocity stream of gas to provide a high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas. This high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas can generate unwanted noise as the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas propagates through the air amplifier. The exemplary air amplifiers described herein can include can passively and/or actively suppress, for example, diminish, re-tune, or even completely cancel, the unwanted noise as the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas propagates through these exemplary air amplifiers. The exemplary air amplifiers described herein can include one or more absorption materials to passively suppress the unwanted noise generated by the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas. The exemplary air amplifiers described herein can generate multiple noise suppression waves to actively suppress the unwanted noise generated by the high-velocity, high-volume stream of gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert ANDERSON, Erik HOCKMAN, Stuart ELBY, Jeffery Lynn WERTZ, Michael Allen RIVES, Darik Wade BEAVER
  • Publication number: 20220176265
    Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert ANDERSON, Stuart ELBY, Erik HOCKMAN, Michael Allen RIVES, Jeffrey Lynn WERTZ, Darik Wade BEAVER, Jason David ADAMS, Joshua Richard ANDERSON, Brian Andrew MAIER, Richard Neal FLEMING, Tony Leonard OXFORD
  • Patent number: 11266921
    Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Anderson, Stuart Elby, Erik Hockman, Michael Allen Rives, Jeffery Lynn Wertz, Darik Wade Beaver, Jason David Adams, Joshua Richard Anderson, Brian Andrew Maier, Richard Neal Fleming, Tony Leonard Oxford
  • Patent number: 11260314
    Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Anderson, Stuart Elby, Erik Hockman, Michael Allen Rives
  • Publication number: 20220054953
    Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert ANDERSON, Stuart ELBY, Erik HOCKMAN, Michael Allen RIVES, Jeffery Lynn WERTZ, Darik Wade BEAVER, Jason David ADAMS, Joshua Richard ANDERSON, Brian Andrew MAIER, Richard Neal FLEMING, Tony Leonard OXFORD
  • Publication number: 20220054952
    Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert ANDERSON, Stuart ELBY, Erik HOCKMAN, Michael Allen RIVES