Patents by Inventor William Henry Arthur Voigt

William Henry Arthur Voigt 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: 10869122
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to rest on a wearer's neck or shoulders, and has a first microphone positioned at a first position located on the right side of the wearer, when the apparatus is worn, and a second microphone positioned at a second position located on the left side of the wearer. A processor receives audio signals output by the first and second microphones, and compares the audio signals from the first microphone to the audio signals from the second microphone. Based on the comparison, the processor determines whether the wearer's head is rotated to the right, left, or center, during an instance of the user speaking. Based on the determination, the processor selects a first one of at least two audio signal destinations, and provides the audio signal from at least one of the microphones to the first selected audio signal destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: William Henry Arthur Voigt, Darren Abrams, William D. Rice, Pelham Norville, Noah Stupak, John Trotter
  • Publication number: 20190222928
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to rest on a wearer's neck or shoulders, and has a first microphone positioned at a first position located on the right side of the wearer, when the apparatus is worn, and a second microphone positioned at a second position located on the left side of the wearer. A processor receives audio signals output by the first and second microphones, and compares the audio signals from the first microphone to the audio signals from the second microphone. Based on the comparison, the processor determines whether the wearer's head is rotated to the right, left, or center, during an instance of the user speaking. Based on the determination, the processor selects a first one of at least two audio signal destinations, and provides the audio signal from at least one of the microphones to the first selected audio signal destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: William Henry Arthur Voigt, Darren Abrams, William D. Rice, Pelham Norville, Noah Stupak, John Trotter
  • Patent number: 10250973
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to rest on a wearer's neck or shoulders, and has a first microphone positioned at a first position located on the right side of the wearer, when the apparatus is worn, and a second microphone positioned at a second position located on the left side of the wearer. A processor receives audio signals output by the first and second microphones, and compares the audio signals from the first microphone to the audio signals from the second microphone. Based on the comparison, the processor determines whether the wearer's head is rotated to the right, left, or center, during an instance of the user speaking. Based on the determination, the processor selects a first one of at least two audio signal destinations, and provides the audio signal from at least one of the microphones to the first selected audio signal destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: William Henry Arthur Voigt, Darren Abrams, William D. Rice, Pelham Norville, Noah Stupak, John Trotter
  • Patent number: 9949021
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to rest on a wearer's neck or shoulders, and has a first microphone positioned at a first position located on the right side of the wearer, when the apparatus is worn, and a second microphone positioned at a second position located on the left side of the wearer. A processor receives audio signals output by the first and second microphones, and compares the audio signals from the first microphone to the audio signals from the second microphone. Based on the comparison, the processor determines whether the wearer's head is rotated to the right, left, or center, during an instance of the user speaking. Based on the determination, the processor selects a first one of at least two audio signal destinations, and provides the audio signal from at least one of the microphones to the first selected audio signal destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: William Henry Arthur Voigt, Darren Abrams, William D. Rice, Pelham Norville, Noah Stupak, John Trotter
  • Patent number: D942963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Bennett, Alexander Decastro Calachan, Joshua Kevin Dryden, Jacob Dewey Dennis, David Kleinschmidt, Kyle Arthur Graham, William Henry Arthur Voigt
  • Patent number: D1011310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Bennett, Alexander Decastro Calachan, Joshua Kevin Dryden, Jacob Dewey Dennis, David Kleinschmidt, Kyle Arthur Graham, William Henry Arthur Voigt