Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Georg Hess

Wolfgang Georg Hess 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).

  • System for determining the position of a sound source
    Patent number: 7386133
    Abstract: A method and system for determining the position of a sound source in relation to a reference position, comprising the steps of generating a sound signal emitted from the sound source, detecting the emitted sound signal, processing the sound signal by the use of a physiological model of the ear, deducing at least one of lateral deviation in relation to the reference position, time delay of the sound signal from the sound source to the reference position, and the sound level of the detected sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Wolfgang Georg Hess, Hans-Jurgen Nitzpon, Michael Zeller