Patents by Inventor William A. Neal, III

William A. Neal, III 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).

  • Publication number: 20240147178
    Abstract: Some implementations relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing audio for virtual experiences. In some implementations, a method includes receiving, at a server, a first request to generate a plurality of sounds for a user device, wherein the user device is associated with a virtual experience hosted by the server, obtaining, by the server, sound source data for a plurality of sound sources associated with the plurality of sounds, obtaining, by the server, virtual experience state information that comprises a location of a virtual microphone in the virtual experience and at least one of a velocity of the virtual microphone in the virtual experience or an orientation of the virtual microphone in the virtual experience, generating, by the server, an audio mix of the plurality of sounds based on the sound source data and the virtual experience state information, and transmitting the audio mix to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Roblox Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe CLAVEL, Paul KERR, David O'NEAL, Frederick William UMMINGER, III, Alex ZHUKOV
  • Patent number: 6227342
    Abstract: A hydraulic clutch assembly for a motorcycle having a handlebar, an engine, and a clutch, includes a master hydraulic cylinder assembly, a slave hydraulic cylinder assembly, and a hydraulic line adapted to communicate hydraulic fluid pressure between the two hydraulic cylinder assemblies. The master hydraulic cylinder assembly is adapted to be mounted on the handlebar of the motorcycle and it includes a clutch lever portion that is adapted to actuate the master cylinder assembly. The slave hydraulic cylinder assembly is adapted to be mounted on the engine of the motorcycle and to pull on the clutch when actuated in the place of a conventional clutch cable. The hydraulic line is adapted to communicate hydraulic fluid pressure between the master cylinder assembly and the slave hydraulic cylinder assembly so that pulling the clutch lever portion of the master hydraulic cylinder assembly actuates the slave hydraulic cylinder assembly and causes it to pull on and disengage the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventors: Frederick K. Armbruster, William A. Neal, III