Joseph A Killough439 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02446

8242792, Aug 14, 2012

Oct 30, 2008

12/261600

Laszlo Otto Drimusz - Framingham MA, US
Joseph A. Killough - Brookline MA, US
Lee Zamir - Cambridge MA, US

Bose Corporation - Framingham MA

G01R 17/10
G01R 27/08

324725, 324453

The impedance of ionic solutions may be determined using a bridge circuit where the ionic solution forms one leg of the bridge circuit and a reference impedance characterized by a reference time constant forms a second leg of the bridge circuit. The bridge is driven by a switched DC voltage waveform. Measurement of the ionic solution is delayed after switching to allow the reference impedance to reach its asymptotic value. The reference impedance may be varied to reduce the reference time constant.

2005001, Jan 27, 2005

Apr 5, 2004

10/820233

Neil Gelfond - Shrewsbury MA, US
Damian Howard - South Boston MA, US
Joseph Killough - Brookline MA, US
Andrew Olcott - Brighton MA, US
Peter Santoro - Shirley MA, US
James Shanley - Westboro MA, US
Lee Zamir - Cambridge MA, US

B60T013/74

356051000, 303003000

A control mechanism includes an optically transparent member, a knob with a reflective surface, an optical light source, and an optical receiver. The optical light source directs light toward the knob that is reflected to the optical receiver.

2005011, Jun 2, 2005

Oct 1, 2004

10/956836

Neil Gelfond - Shrewsbury MA, US
Lee Zamir - Cambridge MA, US
Joseph Killough - Brookline MA, US
Andrew Olcott - Newton MA, US
Peter Santoro - Shirley MA, US
James Hotary - Princeton MA, US

E03B001/00

200339000

The invention is directed to an improvement in mechanisms and techniques for accepting user input. An apparatus for accepting a user input is described comprising a display, detector and controller. The display is configured to show an initial output. The detector is positioned in a location with respect to the display such that the detector detects placement of a trigger, such as a user's hand, proximate to the display. Various methods of detection such as infra-red detection, ultrasonic detection, capacitive detection, etc. may alternatively be used. The controller is configured to, upon placement of the trigger in a relative position with respect to the detector, cause the display to display an alternative output. After a pre-determined period of time, the display automatically reverts to the initial output or similar reduced-content output.

2008017, Jul 24, 2008

Jan 23, 2007

11/625947

Laszlo Drimusz - Framingham MA, US
Neil Gelfond - Shrewsbury MA, US
Joseph A. Killough - Brookline MA, US
Valerie S. Liebhold - Ashland MA, US
Matthew Osber - Framingham MA, US
Cory S. White - Grafton MA, US

G08C 19/12

341176

An apparatus and method for programming a universal remote control. The method includes receiving a transmitted signal of unknown modulation technique from a native remote control and characterizing the received signal in parameters of a pre-determined modulation technique.

2009001, Jan 15, 2009

Sep 22, 2008

12/235105

Neil Gelfond - Shrewsbury MA, US
Lee Zamir - Cambridge MA, US
Joseph A. Killough - Brookline MA, US
Andrew Olcott - Newtonville MA, US
Peter C. Santoro - Shirley MA, US
James T. Hotary - Princeton MA, US

G09G 5/00

345156

The invention is directed to an improvement in mechanisms and techniques for accepting user input. An apparatus for accepting a user input is described comprising a display, and a plate and a control knob positioned over the display. A portion of the display is visible through the plate, and a portion of the control knob is optically transparent such that information displayed by the display is visible through the control knob. In some examples, the control knob functions as both a rotary input and as a push button input. The control knob may function as a push button input through a transfer of force through the plate to a pressure sensing switch associated with the plate. The control knob may function as a rotary control through drive gears, belts, or interaction with a light emitter and detector.

5483689, Jan 9, 1996

May 7, 1993

8/060213

John J. O'Donnell - Marlborough MA
Joseph A. Killough - Brookline MA
William A. Allen - Weymouth MA

Bose Corporation - Framingham MA

H04B 116

4552001

A radio receiver has a radio tuner having a radio frequency input and an audio output, and an audio signal amplifying system having an audio input and an electroacoustical transducing output. A volume controller is coupled to the radio tuner and the audio amplifying system. A microprocessor is coupled to the tuner, volume controller, a visible display and an array of controls. The microprocessor is constructed and arranged to respond to actuation of the controls to cause the tuner to be tuned to a selected radio frequency, cause the display to display the frequency to which said radio tuner is tuned, cause the volume controller to set the sound level from the electroacoustical transducing output and cause the display to display a quantity representative of the volume to which the volume controller is then set and further constructed and arranged to respond to actuation of the controls to selectively couple the radio tuner audio output to the audio input while initially setting the sound level to zero when the signal on the audio output coupled to the audio input begins and gradually increasing the sound level to a predetermined value and reducing the sound level to zero when the signal on the audio output then coupled to the audio input ends.