US4692117A
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Acoustic energy, real-time spectrum analyzer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-01-08
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Granted: 1987-09-08
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Expires: 2004-01-08
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a real-time spectrum analyzer for monitoring acoustic energy, in particular a singer's formant, comprising a microphone element for converting the energy of a singer's voice to an electrical signal, band-pass filters for filtering the signal and selectively passing a portion thereof in a dedicated frequency range of from about 2500 to about 3500 Hz corresponding to singer's formant to a display meter responsive to the portion for visually displaying the magnitude of the total energy of said portion, the band-pass filters being connected in series and tuned to different center frequencies but overlapping from about 20% to about 60% of the total pass-band.
Inventors
- 👤 Allen W. Goodwin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:47
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/04; G09B15/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S84/00; Y10S84/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A real-time spectrum analyzer for monitoring and visually displaying acoustic energy solely in the range of singer's formant, comprising means for converting said energy to an electrical signal, filtering means having a non-adjustable bandwidth extending from about 2500 to about 3500 Hz and a non-adjustable passband shape consisting of essentially no attenuation throughout the 2500-3500 Hz passband and attenuation at a rate of at least 18 db per octave outside the passband, said filtering means comprising two band-pass filters, one tuned to about 2750 Hz center frequency and the other to about 3,200 Hz center frequency, and unidimensional real-time display means for displaying visually the magnitude of the total amplitude of energy within the fixed said passband while not responding or adjusting to respond to energy outside said passband.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A real-time spectrum analyzer for monitoring and visually displaying acoustic energy solely in the range of singer's formant, comprising means for converting said energy to an electrical signal, filtering means having a non-adjustable bandwidth extending from about 2500 to about 3500 Hz and a non-adjustable passband shape consisting of essentially no attenuation throughout the 2500-3500 Hz passband and attenuation at a rate of at least 18 db per octave outside the passband, said filtering means comprising two band-pass filters, one tuned to about 2750 Hz center frequency and the other to about 3,200 Hz center frequency, and unidimensional real-time display means for displaying visually the magnitude of the total amplitude of energy within the fixed said passband while not responding or adjusting to respond to energy outside said passband.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-09-07 | 1991-03-09 | 1991-09-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-09-07 | 1995-03-09 | 1995-09-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-09-07 | 1999-03-09 | 1999-09-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |