Patents by Inventor William James Sim

William James Sim 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: 9660377
    Abstract: A magnetic electrical connector is provided which has particular application to use in vehicles or aircraft to prevent damage due to passenger movement. The connector includes a socket having a housing with a front face, a plurality of conductor contact regions provided on the front face, and a magnet provided in the housing to physically retain a plug in connection with the socket in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, William James Sim, Edward Scholten, Brendon David Midgley, Hamish Dublon, Roy Moody
  • Publication number: 20170005435
    Abstract: A magnetic electrical connector is provided which has particular application to use in vehicles or aircraft to prevent damage due to passenger movement. The connector includes a socket having a housing with a front face, a plurality of conductor contact regions provided on the front face, and a magnet provided in the housing to physically retain a plug in connection with the socket in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: PHITEK SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: NIGEL GREIG, WILLIAM JAMES SIM, EDWARD SCHOLTEN, BRENDON DAVID MIDGLEY, ROY MOODY
  • Patent number: 9487295
    Abstract: A wireless media distribution system for a passenger vehicle including a media server and a plurality of transmitters adapted to wirelessly transmit media signals representative of media delivered from the media server. Each transmitter is adapted to direct a media signal to a selected passenger location or a group of passenger locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Inventors: William James Sim, Nigel Greig, Robert David Beck, Mark Nicklin
  • Publication number: 20160240965
    Abstract: A magnetic electrical connector is provided which has particular application to use in vehicles or aircraft to prevent damage due to passenger movement. The connector includes a socket having a housing with a front face, a plurality of conductor contact regions provided on the front face, and a magnet provided in the housing to physically retain a plug in connection with the socket in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: NIGEL GREIG, WILLIAM JAMES SIM, EDWARD SCHOLTEN, BRENDON DAVID MIDGLEY, HAMISH DUBLON, ROY MOODY
  • Publication number: 20160006185
    Abstract: A converter jack facilitating communication between an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system and a consumer device, comprising: an input socket for receiving signals from the consumer device transmitted in one of a plurality of possible signal formats; a signal recognition sub-system for detecting the format of the received signals; and a signal conversion sub-system for converting the received signal to a format appropriate for the WE system; and an output for transmitting the converted signal to the IFE system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: NIGEL GREIG, WILLIAM JAMES SIM, ROY MOODY, JASON KING
  • Patent number: 9209558
    Abstract: A magnetic electrical connector is provided which has particular application to use in vehicles or aircraft to prevent damage due to passenger movement. The connector includes a socket having a housing with a front face, a plurality of conductor contact regions provided on the front face, and a magnet provided in the housing to physically retain a plug in connection with the socket in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Phitek Systems Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, William James Sim, Edward Scholten, Brendon David Midgley, Hamish Dublon, Roy Moody
  • Patent number: 9197010
    Abstract: A magnetic electrical connector is provided which has particular application to use in vehicles or aircraft to prevent damage due to passenger movement. The connector includes a socket having a housing with a front face, a plurality of conductor contact regions provided on the front face, and a magnet provided in the housing to physically retain a plug in connection with the socket in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, William James Sim, Edward Scholten, Brendon David Midgley, Roy Moody
  • Patent number: 9077104
    Abstract: A magnetic electrical connector is provided which has particular application to use in vehicles or aircraft to prevent damage due to passenger movement. The connector includes a socket having a housing with a front face, a plurality of conductor contact regions provided on the front face, and a magnet provided in the housing to physically retain a plug in connection with the socket in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Phitek Systems Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, William James Sim, Edward Scholten, Brendon David Midgley, Hamish Dublon, Roy Moody
  • Patent number: 8666085
    Abstract: An active noise reduction (ANR) component for provision in an earphone housing is disclosed. The device includes a driver and a sensing microphone, the driver and sensing microphone being housed in a component housing. The earphone housing has an outlet passageway from the ANR component to an auditory canal. The ANR component is adapted for use with a controller to provide active noise reduction to the auditory canal over a predetermined range of physical dimensions or acoustic parameters of the housing outlet passageway. The ANR component can thus be used with different housings which simplifies the design process for producing ANR earphone products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Phitek Systems Limited
    Inventors: Mark Donaldson, Andre Steyn, Pierre Victor Manuel Guiu, Damien Oliver Givernet, William James Sim
  • Publication number: 20130303001
    Abstract: A magnetic electrical connector is provided which has particular application to use in vehicles or aircraft to prevent damage due to passenger movement. The connector includes a socket having a housing with a front face, a plurality of conductor contact regions provided on the front face, and a magnet provided in the housing to physically retain a plug in connection with the socket in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Phitek systems Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, William James Sim, Edward Scholten, Brendon David Midgley, Hamish Dublon, Roy Moody
  • Publication number: 20120315771
    Abstract: A magnetic electrical connector is provided which has particular application to use in vehicles or aircraft to prevent damage due to passenger movement. The connector includes a socket having a housing with a front face, a plurality of conductor contact regions provided on the front face, and a magnet provided in the housing to physically retain a plug in connection with the socket in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, William James Sim, Edward Scholten, Brendon David Midgley
  • Publication number: 20120178359
    Abstract: A wireless media distribution system for a passenger vehicle including a media server and a plurality of transmitters adapted to wirelessly transmit media signals representative of media delivered from the media server. Each transmitter is adapted to direct a media signal to a selected passenger location or a group of passenger locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: William James Sim, Nigel Greig, Robert David Beck, Mark Nicklin
  • Publication number: 20090161885
    Abstract: An active noise reduction (ANR) component for provision in an earphone housing is disclosed. The device includes a driver and a sensing microphone, the driver and sensing microphone being housed in a component housing. The earphone housing has an outlet passageway from the ANR component to an auditory canal. The ANR component is adapted for use with a controller to provide active noise reduction to the auditory canal over a predetermined range of physical dimensions or acoustic parameters of the housing outlet passageway. The ANR component can thus be used with different housings which simplifies the design process for producing ANR earphone products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Donaldson, Andre Steyn, Pierre Victor Manuel Guiu, Damien Oliver Givernet, William James Sim
  • Patent number: D711827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, Edward Scholton, William James Sim
  • Patent number: D713790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Phitek Systems Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, Edward Scholton, William James Sim
  • Patent number: D733053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: PHITEK SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, Edward Scholten, William James Sim, Hamish Dublon, Brendon David Midgley
  • Patent number: D742318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, Edward Scholten, William James Sim, Hamish Dublon, Brendon David Midgley
  • Patent number: D769194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Inventors: Nigel Greig, Edward Scholton, William James Sim