Gordon Neil Cook, 38West Redding, CT

5034856, Jul 23, 1991

Oct 24, 1989

7/426340

Gordon V. Cook - Lexington MA
Curtis A. Risley - Lincoln MA
Larry E. Telford - Bedford MA
Mark S. Kotfila - Chelmsford MA
Dick Stanley - Holliston MA

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

H05K 900

361424

A modular housing assembly is provided for two incompatible circuits, for example an RF circuit and a digital circuit, mounted on the same printed circuit board. The housing assembly has a base member and a cover member which are meshed to form two double walled compartments separated by a double conducting wall. The circuit board has at least one bridge physically and electrically connecting the two cicuits on the board which bridges pass through corresponding channels in the separating wall and each contain a matrix of plated through holes which operate to extend the wall through the bridge. Interconnecting wiring is woven through the holes to pass desired signals. Filters are provided between the interconnecting wiring and each circuit to eliminate conductive interference. Conductive gaskets are provided at all junctions of the separating wall with a housing member or with a circuit board to further reduce radiation leakage between the circuits.

2020005, Feb 13, 2020

Oct 22, 2019

16/660663

- Waltham MA, US
Gordon V. Cook - Acton MA, US
Edward Driscoll - Westwood MA, US
Thomas R. Horrall - Harvard MA, US

H04R 1/02
H04R 3/00
H04K 3/00
G10K 11/175

A wireless sound-emitting device includes a housing adapted to be coupled to a wall at a source of electric power, a loudspeaker positioned at a periphery of the housing, a control module outputting an electric audio signal to the at least one loudspeaker, and a wireless communications module in electrical communication with the control module. The loudspeaker emits acoustic signals in a direction parallel to the wall, when the housing is coupled to the wall, with the acoustic signals reflecting off the wall. The device may produce a sound masking noise or play a sound recorded on an internal memory. The device may include an electric plug or be adapted to replace an electric outlet faceplate. The device may have electric pass-through outlets and may be powered by the source of electric power. The device may be controlled remotely, for example via an Internet of Things (IoT) platform.

2020000, Jan 2, 2020

Jun 28, 2019

16/457109

- Beaverton OR, US
Faruk Bursal - Lexington MA, US
Robert Fleming - Lynnfield MA, US
Gregory Saunders - Worcester MA, US
Gordon V. Cook - Acton MA, US

H04R 1/02
H04R 9/06
H04R 7/12
H04R 1/34
G10K 11/175
G10K 11/28
F21V 33/00

A commercial lighting system, the system comprising, an integral housing adapted to be coupled to a ceiling of a building, a lighting unit mounted to the integral housing and a loudspeaker assembly mounted to the integral housing, the loudspeaker assembly comprising a low directivity index, and oriented to provide an acoustic sound signal from the integral housing to a listener in an area of the building comprising the ceiling.

2018027, Sep 27, 2018

Mar 22, 2018

15/928227

- Waltham MA, US
Gordon V. Cook - Acton MA, US
Edward Driscoll - Waltham MA, US
Thomas R. Horrall - Harvard MA, US

H04R 1/02

A wireless sound-emitting device includes a housing adapted to be coupled to a wall at a source of electric power, a loudspeaker positioned at a periphery of the housing, a control module outputting an electric audio signal to the at least one loudspeaker, and a wireless communications module in electrical communication with the control module. The loudspeaker emits acoustic signals in a direction parallel to the wall, when the housing is coupled to the wall, with the acoustic signals reflecting off the wall. The device may produce a sound masking noise or play a sound recorded on an internal memory. The device may include an electric plug or be adapted to replace an electric outlet faceplate. The device may have electric pass-through outlets and may be powered by the source of electric power. The device may be controlled remotely, for example via an Internet of Things (IoT) platform.

2017021, Jul 27, 2017

Feb 2, 2017

15/423029

- Waltham MA, US
Gordon V. Cook - Acton MA, US
Edward Driscoll - Waltham MA, US
Thomas R. Horrall - Harvard MA, US

H04R 1/02

A wireless sound-emitting device includes a housing adapted to be coupled to a wall at a source of electric power, a loudspeaker positioned at a periphery of the housing, a control module outputting an electric audio signal to the at least one loudspeaker, and a wireless communications module in electrical communication with the control module. The loudspeaker emits acoustic signals in a direction parallel to the wall, when the housing is coupled to the wall, with the acoustic signals reflecting off the wall. The device may produce a sound masking noise or play a sound recorded on an internal memory. The device may include an electric plug or be adapted to replace an electric outlet faceplate. The device may have electric pass-through outlets and may be powered by the source of electric power. The device may be controlled remotely, for example via an Internet of Things (IoT) platform.

2017007, Mar 16, 2017

Dec 31, 2015

14/985879

- Waltham MA, US
Gordon V. Cook - Acton MA, US
Edward Driscoll - Westwood MA, US
Thomas R. Horrall - Harvard MA, US

H04R 3/00

A wireless sound-emitting device includes a housing adapted to be coupled to a wall at a source of electric power, a loudspeaker positioned at a periphery of the housing, a control module outputting an electric audio signal to the at least one loudspeaker, and a wireless communications module in electrical communication with the control module. The loudspeaker emits acoustic signals in a direction parallel to the wall, when the housing is coupled to the wall, with the acoustic signals reflecting off the wall. The device may produce a sound masking noise or play a sound recorded on an internal memory. The device may include an electric plug or be adapted to replace an electric outlet faceplate. The device may have electric pass-through outlets and may be powered by the source of electric power. The device may be controlled remotely, for example via an Internet of Things (IoT) platform.

2016011, Apr 21, 2016

Oct 16, 2015

14/884958

- Waltham MA, US
Gordon V. Cook - Acton MA, US
Thomas R. Horrall - Harvard MA, US

H04R 1/02
E04B 9/00
E04B 1/84
E04B 1/99
E04B 1/82
H04R 3/08
E04F 13/08

A sound vibration excitation assembly, for producing direct field sound masking, paging and/or music, comprises a ceiling coupler configured to be coupled to a discrete area sound-absorbing ceiling surface comprising mineral fiber or fiberglass, and a vibration exciter that is both configured to be electrically coupled to one or more sources of an electrical sound signal and is coupled to the ceiling coupler to produce vibrations in the ceiling coupler in response to the electrical sound signal. Related sound systems and methods are provided.