Patents by Inventor Sin Ming Loo

Sin Ming Loo 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).

  • Infra-sound array system for use in determining gun shots
    Patent number: 11137473
    Abstract: An acoustic goniometer device may include at least four microphones coupled to a collapsible structure. The device may further include a processor configured to receive at least four sound signals from the at least four microphones and to determine a direction of arrival of a sound event within three dimensions based on a time shift between the at least four sound signals. A method may include receiving at least four sound signals from at least four microphones coupled to a collapsible structure and determining a direction of arrival of a sound event within three dimensions based on a time shift between the at least four sound signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Boise State University
    Inventors: Sin Ming Loo, Mark Laverty
  • INFRA-SOUND ARRAY SYSTEM FOR USE IN DETERMINING GUN SHOTS
    Publication number: 20210286037
    Abstract: An acoustic goniometer device may include at least four microphones coupled to a collapsible structure. The device may further include a processor configured to receive at least four sound signals from the at least four microphones and to determine a direction of arrival of a sound event within three dimensions based on a time shift between the at least four sound signals. A method may include receiving at least four sound signals from at least four microphones coupled to a collapsible structure and determining a direction of arrival of a sound event within three dimensions based on a time shift between the at least four sound signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Sin Ming Loo, Mark Laverty