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Howard Richman

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3403
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311
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278
Pending Applications
5
Abandoned Applications
28

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/819093
Wideband DOA improvements for fixed and dynamic beamformers Aug 10, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19461060 [patent_doc_number] => 12101589 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-09-24 [patent_title] => Acoustic output apparatuses [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/816404 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 26549 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 247 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17816404 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/816404
Acoustic output apparatuses Jul 29, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18722908 [patent_doc_number] => 11800280 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-10-24 [patent_title] => Steerable speaker array, system and method for the same [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/814029 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 15236 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 127 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17814029 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/814029
Steerable speaker array, system and method for the same Jul 20, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17992902 [patent_doc_number] => 20220358939 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-10 [patent_title] => APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR UPMIXING A DOWNMIX AUDIO SIGNAL USING A PHASE VALUE SMOOTHING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/868881 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10456 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 110 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17868881 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/868881
Apparatus, method and computer program for upmixing a downmix audio signal using a phase value smoothing Jul 19, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19295743 [patent_doc_number] => 12035115 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-07-09 [patent_title] => Speaker distortion correction device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/860861 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6122 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 204 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17860861 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/860861
Speaker distortion correction device Jul 7, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18125339 [patent_doc_number] => 20230010955 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-01-12 [patent_title] => SOUND PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND SOUND SYSTEM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/859296 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9674 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17859296 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/859296
Sound processing method, terminal, and sound system Jul 6, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18114493 [patent_doc_number] => 20230007373 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-01-05 [patent_title] => Motor Vehicle with Sound System [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/851149 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3576 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 188 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17851149 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/851149
Motor vehicle with sound system Jun 27, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18403318 [patent_doc_number] => 11665475 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-05-30 [patent_title] => Beamforming for wind noise optimized microphone placements [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/850631 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 10970 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17850631 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/850631
Beamforming for wind noise optimized microphone placements Jun 26, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19689740 [patent_doc_number] => 20250008285 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-01-02 [patent_title] => An Apparatus, Method and Computer Program for Determining Microphone Blockages [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/576795 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11626 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18576795 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/576795
An Apparatus, Method and Computer Program for Determining Microphone Blockages Jun 19, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 17888198 [patent_doc_number] => 20220303676 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-22 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BONE CONDUCTION CONTEXT DETECTION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/833590 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 16853 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 72 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17833590 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/833590
Apparatus and methods for bone conduction context detection Jun 5, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18041809 [patent_doc_number] => 20220386026 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-01 [patent_title] => SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT AUDIO RENDERING USING HETEROGENEOUS SPEAKER NODES AND METHOD THEREOF [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/827163 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10153 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 163 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17827163 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/827163
System for intelligent audio rendering using heterogeneous speaker nodes and method thereof May 26, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19422009 [patent_doc_number] => 20240298133 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-09-05 [patent_title] => Apparatus, Methods and Computer Programs for Training Machine Learning Models [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/571326 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 13074 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18571326 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/571326
Apparatus, Methods and Computer Programs for Training Machine Learning Models May 23, 2022 Pending
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17/751061
Selection of master device for synchronized audio May 22, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18507325 [patent_doc_number] => 11705149 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-07-18 [patent_title] => Accelerometer inside of a microphone unit [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/746384 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4876 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17746384 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/746384
Accelerometer inside of a microphone unit May 16, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19198831 [patent_doc_number] => 11996079 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-28 [patent_title] => Active noise reduction device, vehicle, and active noise reduction method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/745392 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 8969 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 232 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17745392 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/745392
Active noise reduction device, vehicle, and active noise reduction method May 15, 2022 Issued
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17/740089
Sound processing apparatus and control method May 8, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19782809 [patent_doc_number] => 12231860 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-02-18 [patent_title] => Measurement-based loudspeaker excursion limiting [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/735218 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 5817 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 66 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17735218 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/735218
Measurement-based loudspeaker excursion limiting May 2, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19162596 [patent_doc_number] => 20240155303 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-09 [patent_title] => ACOUSTIC CONFIGURATION BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY SENSING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/549508 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 22082 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -30 [patent_words_short_claim] => 71 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18549508 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/549508
Acoustic configuration based on radio frequency sensing May 1, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19813590 [patent_doc_number] => 12245015 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-04 [patent_title] => Directional audio pickup guided by face detection [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/731328 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5998 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 125 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17731328 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/731328
Directional audio pickup guided by face detection Apr 27, 2022 Issued
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17/732284
Control by sliding virtual buttons Apr 27, 2022 Issued
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