Patents by Inventor Sim Heng Ong

Sim Heng Ong 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).

  • Haptic chair sound enhancing system with audiovisual display
    Patent number: 8638966
    Abstract: A sound enhancing system includes a haptic chair formed of a chair and plural speakers mounted to the chair. The speakers receive audio input from a subject audio source and generate corresponding sound vibrations. The chair is configured to deliver the generated sound vibrations to various body parts of a user seated in the chair through the sense of touch and by bone conduction of sound. A visual display viewable by the user corresponds to the generated sound vibrations and is indicative of the corresponding audio input. The sound enhancing system enhances user experience of the audio input by any one or combination of visually, by the sense of touch, and by bone conduction of sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Oh Elizabeth Ann Taylor, Suranga Chandima Nanayakkara, Lonce Lamar Wyse, Sim Heng Ong, Kian Peen Yeo, Ghim Hui Tan
  • Haptic Chair Sound Enhancing System With Audiovisual Display
    Publication number: 20110228962
    Abstract: A sound enhancing system includes a haptic chair formed of a chair and plural speakers mounted to the chair. The speakers receive audio input from a subject audio source and generate corresponding sound vibrations. The chair is configured to deliver the generated sound vibrations to various body parts of a user seated in the chair through the sense of touch and by bone conduction of sound. A visual display viewable by the user corresponds to the generated sound vibrations and is indicative of the corresponding audio input. The sound enhancing system enhances user experience of the audio input by any one or combination of visually, by the sense of touch, and by bone conduction of sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Oh Elizabeth Ann Taylor, Suranga Chandima Nanayakkara, Lonce Lamar Wyse, Sim Heng Ong, Kian Peen Yeo, Ghim Hui Tan