Patents by Inventor Paul Reed Smith

Paul Reed Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 6947177
    Abstract: The accentuation method determines the relative magnitude of each color component. It selects and adjusts the magnitude of one or more of the colors as a function of the determined relative magnitudes each color component. The type and amount of the adjustment is a function of the relative magnitude differences. One or more of the magnitudes is adjusted to change the relative magnitudes. Typically, the differences in the subtractive color space is between the lowest and middle magnitude color. Also, typically, the lowest primary color component is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Paul Reed Smith Guitars Limited Partnership (Maryland)
    Inventor: Paul Reed Smith
  • Patent number: 6798886
    Abstract: Methods for identifying the harmonic content of a single signal contained within a more complex signal and subsequently processing or separating signals contained within a complex mixture of signals into their constituent parts. Also, a single signal may be selectively separated or removed from the more complex audio signal. Furthermore, it may be desired to affect or modify the volume, clarity, timbre, color, feel, understandability (e.g. vowel and consonant sounds), the punch or clarity of the attack phase of a note or of a sequence (sometimes rhythmic) of individual notes or sounds in a complex combination of sounds of differing frequencies, volumes, and time sequence patterns. Multiple methods are described herein to allow the identification of signals within an audio signal that contains multiple or mixed signals, such as an audio signal containing a mixture of several musical instruments and/or voices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Jack W. Smith, Paul Reed Smith
  • Publication number: 20040105105
    Abstract: The accentuation method (20) determines the relative magnitude (FIG. 3, S 1-4) of each color component. It selects (24) and adjusts (26) the magnitude of one or more of the colors as a function of the determined relative magnitudes (FIG. 3, S 1-4) of each color component. The type and amount of the adjustment (26) is a function of the relative magnitude (FIG. 3, S 1-4) differences. One or more of the magnitudes (FIG. 3, S 1-4) is adjusted (26) to change the relative magnitudes (FIG. 3, S 1-4). Typically, the differences in the subtractive color space is between the lowest and middle magnitude color. Also, typically, the lowest primary color component is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventor: Paul Reed Smith
  • Patent number: 6111186
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit, for each string of a musical instrument which string is individually tuned to a frequency, includes a transducer adjacent to the string and an equalizer connected to an output circuit. To emulate an acoustic instrument, the equalizer is set to emphasize a signal present in a frequency range of the tuned frequency of the string and/or its harmonics. It also de-emphasizes at least low end frequencies below the operating range of the string. A mid-range frequency device is provided in the equalizer to produce characteristic mid-range response for a specific acoustic instrument. If the transducer produces an inherent resonance at a characteristic frequency, the equalizer will also de-emphasize the inherent resonance produced by the transducer at the characteristic frequency of the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Paul Reed Smith Guitars
    Inventors: Edwin Krozack, Paul Reed Smith