Patents by Inventor Michael David OWENS

Michael David OWENS 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).

  • Rendering of immersive audio content
    Patent number: 11937074
    Abstract: The present document relates to methods and apparatus for rendering input audio for playback in a playback environment. The input audio includes at least one audio object and associated metadata, and the associated metadata indicates at least a location of the audio object. A method for rendering input audio including divergence metadata for playback in a playback environment comprises creating two additional audio objects associated with the audio object such that respective locations of the two additional audio objects are evenly spaced from the location of the audio object, on opposite sides of the location of the audio object when seen from an intended listener's position in the playback environment, determining respective weight factors for application to the audio object and the two additional audio objects, and rendering the audio object and the two additional audio objects to one or more speaker feeds in accordance with the determined weight factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Michael William Mason, Juan Felix Torres, Antonio Mateos Sole, Daniel Arteaga, Adam J. Mills, Mark David de Burgh, Andrew Robert Owen
  • Gaming machine with integral features for ease of assembly
    Patent number: 11250661
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a monitor subassembly, a game control core, and a structural frame that may be manufactured and shipped separately to a final destination and assembled on-site. The gaming machine components include integral features and components that facilitate a novel and efficient assembly process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Goldstein, Michael David Owens, Abraham D. Usi
  • Gaming Machine with Integral Features for Ease of Assembly
    Publication number: 20200098219
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a monitor subassembly, a game control core, and a structural frame that may be manufactured and shipped separately to a final destination and assembled on-site. The gaming machine components include integral features and components that facilitate a novel and efficient assembly process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Brian GOLDSTEIN, Michael David OWENS, Abraham D. USI
  • Gaming machine with integral features for ease of assembly
    Patent number: 10573118
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a monitor subassembly, a game control core, and a structural frame that may be manufactured and shipped separately to a final destination and assembled on-site. The gaming machine components include integral features and components that facilitate a novel and efficient assembly process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Goldstein, Michael David Owens, Abraham D. Usi
  • Gaming Machine with Integral Features for Ease of Assembly
    Publication number: 20190012874
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a monitor subassembly, a game control core, and a structural frame that may be manufactured and shipped separately to a final destination and assembled on-site. The gaming machine components include integral features and components that facilitate a novel and efficient assembly process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Brian GOLDSTEIN, Michael David OWENS, Abraham D. USI