Patents by Inventor Paul D. Lehrman

Paul D. Lehrman 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).

  • Synthesizer with cymbal actuator
    Patent number: 9767774
    Abstract: An apparatus for making music includes a cymbal, an acoustic transducer, a signal-processing system that receives a first signal from the acoustic transducer and that generates a second signal based on a property of the first signal, and a classifier that determines a particular manner in which the cymbal was struck based on the second signal, and provides an output trigger signal for triggering production of a sound that consistent with the particular manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: TUFTS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Paul D. Lehrman, Chris Penny, Cody Chen, Noel Hwang, Robert White
  • SYNTHESIZER WITH CYMBAL ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20170116971
    Abstract: An apparatus for making music includes a cymbal, an acoustic transducer, a signal-processing system that receives a first signal from the acoustic transducer and that generates a second signal based on a property of the first signal, and a classifier that determines a particular manner in which the cymbal was struck based on the second signal, and provides an output trigger signal for triggering production of a sound that consistent with the particular manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Paul D. Lehrman, Chris Penny, Cody Chen, Noel Hwang, Robert White