公开(公告)号：US10825441B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US15683517

申请日：2017-08-22

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Bowers ,  Paul Duesterhoft ,  Daniel Hawkins ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Michael A. Smith

IPC: G10K11/34 ,  H04R1/40

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with acoustic transmitters, receivers, and antennas. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a transducer system for transmitting and receiving acoustic energy according to a determined acoustic emission/reception pattern. In various embodiments, an acoustic transducer system may include an array of sub-wavelength transducer elements each configured with an electromagnetic resonance at one of a plurality of electromagnetic frequencies. Each sub-wavelength transducer element may generate an acoustic emission in response to the electromagnetic resonance. A beam-forming controller may cause electromagnetic energy to be transmitted at select electromagnetic frequencies to cause a select subset of the sub-wavelength transducer elements to generate acoustic emissions according to a selectable acoustic transmission pattern. A common port may facilitate electromagnetic communication with each of the sub-wavelength transducer elements.

公开(公告)号：US20200339415A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16872253

申请日：2020-05-11

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Daniel Arnitz ,  Patrick Bowen ,  Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani ,  Joseph Hagerty ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K.Y. Jung ,  Guy Shlomo Lipworth ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  David R. Smith ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Yaroslav A. Urzhumov ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR.

IPC: B81B7/04

Abstract: An apparatus includes a base having a first surface and an array of pillars. Each pillar of the array of pillars includes (i) a first end attached to the first surface of the base; (ii) a second end having an electric charge retention portion; (iii) a physical separation from adjacent pillars of the array of pillars; and (iv) an electrical conductor configured to electrically connect the electric charge retention portion with a bus structure. The bus structure is configured to addressably connect with the electrical conductor of each respective pillar of the array of pillars.

公开(公告)号：US10733396B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16018295

申请日：2018-06-26

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Daniel A. Gerrity ,  William Gates ,  Pablos Holman ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Royce A. Levien ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  John D. Rinaldo, Jr. ,  Keith D. Rosema ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas Allan Weaver ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: G06K7/10 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device.

公开(公告)号：US10575093B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US14164154

申请日：2014-01-25

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Michael H. Baym ,  William David Duncan ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: H04R3/00 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R19/02

Abstract: A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device; and electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

公开(公告)号：US10531190B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US14163496

申请日：2014-01-24

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Michael H. Baym ,  William David Duncan ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: H04R3/00 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R1/40

Abstract: A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically providing audio output information to one or more portions of a portable electronic device to be outputted from said portable electronic device via one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals; and electronically outputting, said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals to be demodulated into one or more acoustic audio signals containing one or more portions of said audio output information at one or more locations spaced from said portable electronic device based at least in part according to said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals and based at least in part according to one or more portable electronic device ultrasonic emitter arrangements. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

公开(公告)号：US10430557B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15400462

申请日：2017-01-06

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Bowers ,  Paul Duesterhoft ,  Daniel Hawkins ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K. Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Michael A. Smith ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: G10L15/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G10L25/66 ,  G10L25/78 ,  G16H10/60 ,  A61B3/113 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  G16H10/20 ,  G16H15/00 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/117 ,  A61B5/16

Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring compliance of a patient with a prescribed treatment regimen are described. Patient activity is detected unobtrusively with an activity sensor at the patient location, and activity data is transmitted to a monitoring location. Patient speech detected during use of a communication system such as a mobile telephone by the patient may also be used as an activity signal. Patient activity and/or speech is processed at the patient location or monitoring location to identify activity parameters or patterns that indicate whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. The activity sensor and other components at the patient location may be incorporated into, or associated with, a cell phone, computing system, game system, or vehicle system, for example. The system may provide a report to an interested party, for example a medical care provider or insurance company, regarding patient compliance with the prescribed treatment regimen.

公开(公告)号：US20190154918A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US15839330

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Daniel Arnitz ,  Patrick Bowen ,  Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani ,  Joseph Hagerty ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Edward K.Y. Jung ,  Guy S. Lipworth ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  David R. Smith ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Yaroslav Urzhumov ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR.

IPC: G02B6/122 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B27/40 ,  H01Q15/00 ,  H01Q15/08 ,  F21V8/00 ,  B82Y20/00

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an array of elements forms an artificially-structured material. The artificially-structured material can also include an array of tuning mechanisms included as part of the array of elements that are configured to change material properties of the artificially-structured material on a per-element basis. The tuning mechanisms can change the material properties of the artificially-structured material by changing operational properties of the elements in the array of elements on a per-element basis based on one or a combination of stimuli detected by sensors included in the array of tuning mechanisms, programmable circuit modules included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, data stored at individual data stores included as part of the array of tuning mechanisms, and communications transmitted through interconnects included as part of the array of elements.

公开(公告)号：US20190141196A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16175600

申请日：2018-10-30

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Desney S. Tan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Andrew Wilson ,  Jeannette M. Wing ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC: H04M11/02 ,  H04R27/00 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/20 ,  H04M1/60 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04R1/32 ,  G10K11/178 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04S7/00

Abstract: A hands-free intercom may include a user-tracking sensor, a directional microphone, a directional sound emitter, a display device, and/or a communication interface. The user-tracking sensor may determine a location of a user so the directional microphone can measure vocal emissions by the user and the directional sound emitter can deliver audio to the user. The hands-free intercom may provide privacy to the user. The hands-free intercom may prevent an eavesdropper from hearing the user's vocal emissions, for example, by canceling the vocal emissions at the eavesdropper's ear. The directional sound emitter may deliver out-of-phase sound to cancel the vocal emissions. The hands-free intercom may also, or instead, cancel ambient noise at the user's ear. The hands-free intercom may measure or predict a filtration of the sound to be canceled and compensate for the filtration when canceling the sound.

公开(公告)号：US10226219B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US14708569

申请日：2015-05-11

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Joel Cherkis ,  Paul H. Dietz ,  Tom Driscoll ,  William Gates ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Neil Jordan ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Patrick Neill ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  David R. Smith ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Desney S. Tan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  David Lawrence Tennenhouse ,  Yaroslav A. Urzhumov ,  Gary Wachowicz ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B46/10 ,  A61B5/0402 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B46/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B46/23 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  A61B5/0496 ,  A61B5/11

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an interactive surgical drape and system including at least one sensor and at least one controller that operates indicating sensing feedback from the at least one sensor to cause display of information on a dynamic display integrated with the interactive surgical drape. The dynamic display assists the surgical team while performing surgery and can operate to improve the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the surgical team.

公开(公告)号：US10221465B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US14626628

申请日：2015-02-19

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: H05B6/80 ,  H05B6/78 ,  C22B1/00 ,  H05B6/68 ,  C22B4/08 ,  G01N22/00

Abstract: A method of processing material includes positioning a transmitter to engage an ore sample with a sub-millisecond electromagnetic pulse, the ore sample including a conductive mineral particle and a volume of a gangue, specifying a characteristic of the electromagnetic pulse based on a desired energy deposition for the conductive mineral particle using a processing circuit, and selectively depositing energy with the electromagnetic pulse to at least one of melt and vaporize the conductive mineral particle by controlling the transmitter with the processing circuit.