Richard A Phillips
Electrician in Salt Lake City, UT

4767973, Aug 30, 1988

Jul 6, 1987

7/070349

Stephen C. Jacobsen - Salt Lake City UT
Richard P. Phillips - Salt Lake City UT
John E. Wood - Salt Lake City UT

Sarcos Incorporated - Salt Lake City UT

G01R 2912, H04R 1900

318652

Sensor systems and methods for detecting the position and/or movement of an object in multiple degrees of freedom. The sensor system of the present invention comprises at least one field-effect transistor (FET), the geometrical configuration of the FET being selected so as to provide the desired sensitivity. The FET is preferably provided with a conductive gate adjacent to but insulated from the channel region of the FET. An object whose position and/or movement is to be detected is prepared such that an electric field emanates from the object. The FET is brought into the vicinity of the object, and the electric field emanating from the object interacts with the gate and/or channel region of the FET so as to modify the magnitude of the electrical current flowing through the channel region. The current through the channel region is detected and is used to obtain information about the position and movement of the object relative to the channel region of the FET. By positioning a plurality of substantially coplanar FETs in the vicinity of the object, the position and/or movement of the object in any desired number of degrees of freedom can be detected and monitored.

6990450, Jan 24, 2006

Mar 27, 2001

09/818331

Eliot M. Case - Denver CO, US
Judith L. Weirauch - Denver CO, US
Richard P. Phillips - Salt Lake City UT, US

Qwest Communications International Inc. - Denver CO

G10L 13/08

704260, 704258, 704261

A method for converting text to concatenated voice by utilizing a digital voice library and a set of playback rules is provided. Multiple voice recordings correspond to a single speech item and represent various inflections of that single speech item. The method includes determining syllable count and impact value for each speech item in a sequence of speech items. A desired inflection for each speech item is determined based on the syllable count and the impact value and further based on a set of playback rules. A sequence of voice recordings is determined by determining a voice recording for each speech item based on the desired inflection and based on the available voice recordings that correspond to the particular speech item. Voice data are generated based on a sequence of voice recordings by concatenating adjacent recordings in the sequence of voice recordings.

6990451, Jan 24, 2006

Jun 1, 2001

09/872680

Eliot M. Case - Denver CO, US
Richard P. Phillips - Salt Lake City UT, US

Qwest Communications International Inc. - Denver CO

G10L 13/08

704260, 704261, 343308, 343307

A method of making a digital voice library utilized for converting text to concatenated voice in accordance with a set of playback rules includes generating a complex tone that reflects a particular inflection required for a particular voice recording of a particular speech item. The complex tone is composed of portions of a recording of a voice talent uttering a vocal sequence. The voice talent is recorded reciting the particular speech item to make the particular voice recording. The voice talent uses the complex tone as a guide to allow the voice talent to recite the particular speech item in accordance with the particular inflection.

7451087, Nov 11, 2008

Mar 27, 2001

09/818207

Eliot M. Case - Denver CO, US
Richard P. Phillips - Salt Lake City UT, US

Qwest Communications International Inc. - Denver CO

G10L 13/06, G10L 13/08, G10L 13/00

704267, 704260, 704266

A method for converting text to concatenated voice by utilizing a digital voice library and a set of playback rules is provided. The method includes receiving and expanding text data to form a sequence of text and pseudo words. The sequence of text and pseudo words is converted into a sequence of speech items, and the sequence of speech items is converted into a sequence of voice recordings. The method includes generating voice data on the sequence of voice recordings by concatenating adjacent recordings in the sequence of voice recordings.

6240318, May 29, 2001

Oct 27, 1999

9/427414

Richard P. Phillips - Salt Lake City UT

A61N 1378

607 61

A transcutaneous energy transmission system (TETS) including a Class E full wave low dv/dt rectifier in the implantable receiver circuit. The TETS provides power for any kind of implantable device requiring a source of DC power for operation. The Class E full wave low dv/dt rectifier provides efficient conversion of radio frequency power to direct current power. Another embodiment of a TETS includes a Class E full wave low dv/dt rectifier with circuitry for synchronous rectification. A receiver circuit including a Class E full wave low dv/dt rectifier configured for use with a transmitter circuit is also disclosed.