Patents by Inventor Robert Jacobson
Robert Jacobson 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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Patent number: 11935526Abstract: A system and method for voice control of a media playback device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an instruction of a voice command, converting the voice command to text, transmitting the text command to the playback device, and having the playback device execute the command. An instruction may include a command to play a set of audio tracks, and the media playback device plays the set of audio tracks upon receiving the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Daniel Bromand, Richard Mitic, Horia Jurcut, Jennifer Thom-Santelli, Henriette Cramer, Karl Humphreys, Robert Williams, Kurt Jacobson, Henrik Lindström
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Patent number: 11935534Abstract: A system and method for voice control of a media playback device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an instruction of a voice command, converting the voice command to text, transmitting the text command to the playback device, and having the playback device execute the command. An instruction may include a command to play a set of audio tracks, and the media playback device plays the set of audio tracks upon receiving the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Daniel Bromand, Richard Mitic, Horia Jurcut, Jennifer Thom-Santelli, Henriette Cramer, Karl Humphreys, Robert Williams, Kurt Jacobson, Henrik Lindström
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Publication number: 20240089141Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the invention, an automation control device, such as a host or hub, is provided with functionality so that it becomes a multi-role automation control device. One such multi-role automation control device produces an on screen display which enables a user to select predetermined lighting scenes or television channels, and to control other devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Robert P. Madonna, Arthur A. Jacobson, David W. Tatzel, Victor Rendina, Timothy R. Locascio
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Patent number: 11860090Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a stress measurement of a chemically strengthened glass using a light-scattering polarimetry system include adjusting the intensity of a light beam from a light source in an illumination system using a rotatable half-wave plate and a first polarizer operably disposed between the light source and a rotating light diffuser that has a rotation time tR. The first polarizer is aligned with a second polarizer in a downstream optical compensator to have matching polarization directions by rotating the rotatable half-wave plate to a position where the exposure time tE falls within an exposure range tR?tE. The method also includes performing an exposure using the exposure time tE to obtain the stress measurement. One or both of the half-wave plate and first polarizer can be tilted to avoid deleterious back-reflected light from entering the light source.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Ryan Claude Andrews, Pierre Michel Bouzi, William John Furnas, Jacob Immerman, Jeremiah Robert Jacobson, Katherine Anne Lindberg, Evan Lewis Olson, Nathaniel David Wetmore
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Patent number: 11852549Abstract: The hybrid measurement system includes an evanescent prism coupling spectroscopy (EPCS) sub-system and a light-scattering polarimetry (LSP) sub-system. The EPCS sub-system includes an EPCS light source system optically coupled to an EPCS detector system through an EPCS coupling prism. The LSP sub-system includes an LSP light source optically coupled to an optical compensator, which in turn is optically coupled to a LSP detector system via a LSP coupling prism. A support structure supports the EPCS and LSP coupling prisms to define a coupling prism assembly, which supports the two prisms at a measurement location. Stress measurements made using the EPCS and LSP sub-systems are combined to fully characterize the stress properties of a transparent chemically strengthened substrate. Methods of processing the EPCS and LSP measurements and enhanced configurations of the EPCS and LPS sub-systems to improve measurement accuracy are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Ryan Claude Andrews, David Matthew Berg, Pierre Michel Bouzi, William John Furnas, Jacob Immerman, Jeremiah Robert Jacobson, Katherine Anne Lindberg, Glenn Abram Newcomer, Evan Lewis Olson, Viktor Stepanov, Nathaniel David Wetmore
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Publication number: 20220317041Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a stress measurement of a chemically strengthened glass using a light-scattering polarimetry system include adjusting the intensity of a light beam from a light source in an illumination system using a rotatable half-wave plate and a first polarizer operably disposed between the light source and a rotating light diffuser that has a rotation time tR. The first polarizer is aligned with a second polarizer in a downstream optical compensator to have matching polarization directions by rotating the rotatable half-wave plate to a position where the exposure time tE falls within an exposure range tR?tE. The method also includes performing an exposure using the exposure time tE to obtain the stress measurement. One or both of the half-wave plate and first polarizer can be tilted to avoid deleterious back-reflected light from entering the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Ryan Claude Andrews, Pierre Michel Bouzi, William John Furnas, Jacob Immerman, Jeremiah Robert Jacobson, Katherine Anne Lindberg, Evan Lewis Olson, Nathaniel David Wetmore
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Publication number: 20220276106Abstract: The hybrid measurement system includes an evanescent prism coupling spectroscopy (EPCS) sub-system and a light-scattering polarimetry (LSP) sub-system. The EPCS sub-system includes an EPCS light source system optically coupled to an EPCS detector system through an EPCS coupling prism. The LSP sub-system includes an LSP light source optically coupled to an optical compensator, which in turn is optically coupled to a LSP detector system via a LSP coupling prism. A support structure supports the EPCS and LSP coupling prisms to define a coupling prism assembly, which supports the two prisms at a measurement location. Stress measurements made using the EPCS and LSP sub-systems are combined to fully characterize the stress properties of a transparent chemically strengthened substrate. Methods of processing the EPCS and LSP measurements and enhanced configurations of the EPCS and LPS sub-systems to improve measurement accuracy are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Ryan Claude Andrews, David Matthew Berg, Pierre Michel Bouzi, William John Furnas, Jacob Immerman, Jeremiah Robert Jacobson, Katherine Anne Lindberg, Glenn Abram Newcomer, Evan Lewis Olson, Viktor Stepanov, Nathaniel David Wetmore
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Publication number: 20220250315Abstract: A system and method that enables 3D printing of ballistics gel and other low melting point materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASInventors: Wenchao Zhou, Edidiong Nseowo Udofia, Brian Luttrell, Robert Jacobson, Sameer Kulkarni, Salman Khalid, John Bardsley
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Patent number: 11105612Abstract: The hybrid measurement system includes an evanescent prism coupling spectroscopy (EPCS) sub-system and a light-scattering polarimetry (LSP) sub-system. The EPCS sub-system includes an EPCS light source optically coupled to an EPCS detector system through an EPCS coupling prism. The LSP sub-system includes an LSP light source optically coupled to an optical compensator, which in turn is optically coupled to a LSP detector system via a LSP coupling prism. A support structure supports the EPCS and LSP coupling prisms to define a coupling prism assembly, which supports the two prisms at a measurement location. Stress measurements made using the EPCS and LSP sub-systems are combined to fully characterize the stress properties of a transparent chemically strengthened substrate. Methods of processing the EPCS and LSP measurements to improve measurement accuracy are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Ryan Claude Andrews, Pierre Michel Bouzi, William John Furnas, Jeremiah Robert Jacobson, Glenn Abram Newcomer, Evan Lewis Olson, Babak Robert Raj, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Viktor Stepanov, Nathaniel David Wetmore
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Publication number: 20210157038Abstract: The prism-coupling systems and methods include using a prism-coupling system to collect initial TM and TE mode spectra of a chemically strengthened article having a refractive index profile with a near-surface spike region and a deep region. The prism-coupling system has a light source configured to generate sequential measurement light beams or reflected light beams having different measurement wavelengths. The different measurement wavelengths generate different TM and TE mode spectra. The light source can include multiple light-emitting elements and optical filters or a broadband light source and optical filters. The optical filters can be sequentially inserted into either the input optical path or the output optical path of the prism-coupling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Ryan Claude Andrews, Pierre Michel Bouzi, Zhenhua Guo, Jacob Immerman, Jeremiah Robert Jacobson, Michael David Moon, Babak Robert Raj, Nathaniel David Wetmore, Xiupu Wang
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Publication number: 20200300615Abstract: The hybrid measurement system includes an evanescent prism coupling spectroscopy (EPCS) sub-system and a light-scattering polarimetry (LSP) sub-system. The EPCS sub-system includes an EPCS light source optically coupled to an EPCS detector system through an EPCS coupling prism. The LSP sub-system includes an LSP light source optically coupled to an optical compensator, which in turn is optically coupled to a LSP detector system via a LSP coupling prism. A support structure supports the EPCS and LSP coupling prisms to define a coupling prism assembly, which supports the two prisms at a measurement location. Stress measurements made using the EPCS and LSP sub-systems are combined to fully characterize the stress properties of a transparent chemically strengthened substrate. Methods of processing the EPCS and LSP measurements to improve measurement accuracy are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Ryan Claude Andrews, Pierre Michel Bouzi, William John Furnas, Jeremiah Robert Jacobson, Glenn Abram Newcomer, Evan Lewis Olson, Babak Robert Raj, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Viktor Stepanov, Nathaniel David Wetmore
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Patent number: 8526600Abstract: A light weight and comfortable ear mount for a personal audio-set is disclosed. The ear mount conforms with the antihelix of a wearer's ear, thereby operating substantially as a compression spring between the wearer's antihelix and tragus, to operably secure the personal audio-set in place. In a preferred embodiment, the ear-mount is substantially kidney-shaped and includes an opening to prevent the total occlusion of the ear canal by the personal audio-set. Alternatively, the ear-mount includes a loop of material sized to operably engage the antihelix of the wearer's ear. The ear-mount is preferably reversible to allow it to be placed in either the wearer's left or right ear.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Michael Howes, Dominic Amae, Raymond Weikel, Robert Jacobson, Omer Kotzer
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Publication number: 20120189154Abstract: A light weight and comfortable ear mount for a personal audio-set is disclosed. The ear mount conforms with the antihelix of a wearer's ear, thereby operating substantially as a compression spring between the wearer's antihelix and tragus, to operably secure the personal audio-set in place. In a preferred embodiment, the ear-mount is substantially kidney-shaped and includes an opening to prevent the total occlusion of the ear canal by the personal audio-set. Alternatively, the ear-mount includes a loop of material sized to operably engage the antihelix of the wearer's ear. The ear-mount is preferably reversible to allow it to be placed in either the wearer's left or right ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventors: Michael Howes, Dominic Amae, Raymond Weikel, Robert Jacobson, Omer Kotzer
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Patent number: 8130942Abstract: A light weight and comfortable ear mount for a personal audio-set is disclosed. The ear mount conforms with the antihelix of a wearer's ear, thereby operating substantially as a compression spring between the wearer's antihelix and tragus, to operably secure the personal audio-set in place. In a preferred embodiment, the ear-mount is substantially kidney-shaped and includes an opening to prevent the total occlusion of the ear canal by the personal audio-set. Alternatively, the ear-mount includes a loop of material sized to operably engage the antihelix of the wearer's ear. The ear-mount is preferably reversible to allow it to be placed in either the wearer's left or right ear.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Michael Howes, Dominic Amae, Raymond Weikel, Robert Jacobson, Omer Kotzer
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Patent number: 7646255Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) assembly and module incorporating a ball grid array resonator as part of the tank circuit of the voltage controlled oscillator. The VCO module preferably incorporates at least an oscillator circuit, the tank circuit, and an output buffer stage circuit all defined by a plurality of interconnected electrical/electronic components including the ball grid array resonator which are mounted to a printed circuit board. In another embodiment, the oscillator assembly also includes a phase-locked loop circuit defined at least in part by an integrated circuit mounted to the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Robert A. Jacobson, Elisio C. Das Neves, Glen Reeser, Thomas A. Knecht
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Publication number: 20090226025Abstract: A light weight and comfortable ear mount for a personal audio-set is disclosed. The ear mount conforms with the antihelix of a wearer's ear, thereby operating substantially as a compression spring between the wearer's antihelix and tragus, to operably secure the personal audio-set in place. In a preferred embodiment, the ear-mount is substantially kidney-shaped and includes an opening to prevent the total occlusion of the ear canal by the personal audio-set. Alternatively, the ear-mount includes a loop of material sized to operably engage the antihelix of the wearer's ear. The ear-mount is preferably reversible to allow it to be placed in either the wearer's left or right ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Michael Howes, Dominic Amae, Raymond Weikel, Robert Jacobson, Omer Kotzer
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Publication number: 20090196453Abstract: A behind-the-head personal audio set for a personal audio device is disclosed. The personal audio set has a headband portion sized to grasp the crown area of the wearer's head while aligning at least one ear cup adjacent to the wearer's ear. The headband portion defines a longitudinal, substantially horizontal, axis that substantially intersects the center of the ear cup. In disclosed preferred embodiments, the ear cup defines an ear engaging plane and the preferred geometry of this ear engaging plane with respect the headband portion's longitudinal axis and an axis of symmetry are also disclosed. Preferably, the headband portion and ear cup portion are integrally molded and ear loops are over-molded, or dual molded, thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Dominic Amae, Robert Jacobson
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Patent number: 7541883Abstract: A synthesizer module/oscillator assembly includes a voltage controlled oscillator with a coaxial resonator. In one embodiment, the module measures 20.3 mm×14.8 mm×3.9 mm and the coaxial resonator is positioned on the circuit board of the module between a phase locked loop integrated circuit and a main section of the voltage controlled oscillator. The phase locked loop circuit includes a loop filter and is adapted to receive the frequency signal generated by the voltage controlled oscillator and generate an adjusted frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Thomas A. Knecht, Robert Jacobson, Glen Reeser
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Patent number: D670348Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Inventor: Robert Jacobson
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Patent number: D987004Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Inventors: Robert Jacobson, Joe Stroffolino