James Tracey

2009005, Mar 5, 2009

Aug 27, 2008

12/199184

Ramon A. Caamano - Gilroy CA, US
Christian Okonsky Gerard - Austin TX, US
Nicholas H. Anderson - Austin TX, US
Christopher A. Cogburn - Austin TX, US
James B.A. Tracey - Austin TX, US

GREAT STUFF, INC. - Austin TX

H02G 11/02
B65H 75/44

191 124, 242370

A reel includes a reel drum enclosed within a housing comprising a first housing portion, a second housing portion, and a middle housing portion positioned therebetween. A spindle member has a first end connected to the first housing portion and a second end connected to the second housing portion. The spindle member extends through an opening in the drum so that the drum is rotatable about a spindle axis defined by the spindle member. The middle housing portion encircles the drum and has an aperture through which linear material can extend, the linear material of a type that may be spooled on the drum. The middle housing portion is rotatable about the spindle axis independently of the drum. In preferred embodiments, the reel is a cord reel and the linear material is electrical cord. In preferred embodiments, the middle housing portion is rotatable at least 360 about the spindle axis. In preferred embodiments, the drum is powered by an electric motor. In preferred embodiments, the housing is substantially spherical and the reel further comprises one or more support structures that include handles and are configured to prevent the housing from contacting a flat surface such as a floor or wall. In preferred embodiments, one or more temperature-sensitive switches are configured to shut off power to a spooled electrical cord in the event that a temperature of the reel exceeds a given threshold. In preferred embodiments, a solenoid is provided for locking the middle housing portion with respect to the first and second housing portions while the motor is rotating in a direction to spool the linear material onto the drum.

2011014, Jun 16, 2011

Feb 22, 2011

13/032531

Ramon A. Caamano - Gilroy CA, US
James B.A. Tracey - Austin TX, US

GREAT STUFF, INC. - Austin TX

H02H 3/08
H02H 3/00

361 42, 361 79

A reel includes a reel drum enclosed within a housing comprising a first housing portion, a second housing portion, and a middle housing portion positioned therebetween. A spindle member has a first end connected to the first housing portion and a second end connected to the second housing portion. The spindle member extends through an opening in the drum so that the drum is rotatable about a spindle axis defined by the spindle member. The middle housing portion encircles the drum and has an aperture through which linear material can extend, the linear material of a type that may be spooled on the drum. The middle housing portion is rotatable about the spindle axis independently of the drum. In preferred embodiments, the reel is a cord reel and the linear material is electrical cord. In preferred embodiments, the middle housing portion is rotatable at least 360 about the spindle axis. In preferred embodiments, the drum is powered by an electric motor. In preferred embodiments, the housing is substantially spherical and the reel further comprises one or more support structures that include handles and are configured to prevent the housing from contacting a flat surface such as a floor or wall. In preferred embodiments, one or more temperature-sensitive switches are configured to shut off power to a spooled electrical cord in the event that a temperature of the reel exceeds a given threshold. In preferred embodiments, a solenoid is provided for locking the middle housing portion with respect to the first and second housing portions while the motor is rotating in a direction to spool the linear material onto the drum.

6662339, Dec 9, 2003

Dec 15, 1999

09/464042

Jerry Nicholas Laneman - Cambridge MA
Deepen Sinha - Chatham NJ
Carl-Erik Wilhelm Sundberg - Chatham NJ
James Walter Tracey - Chester NJ

Agere Systems Inc. - Allentown PA

G06F 1100

714799, 714754, 714811

Improved error screening techniques are used in processing digital audio or other types of information received in a digital communication system. Control information associated with a given packet of the received information is identified and compared with a decoding requirement of the packet, in order to control the generation of an error indicator for the packet. More particularly, the error indicator may be generated in response to an inconsistency between the control information and the decoding requirement. For example, the control information may include an indication of packet length that can be compared to a number of bits required to decode the corresponding packet, with any inconsistency between the packet length indication and the number of required bits leading to the generation of an error flag for the packet. The invention is particularly well-suited for use in the processing of encoded digital audio information received in a hybrid in-band on-channel (HIBOC) digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system, but is also applicable to other types of information and other types of communication systems.

2014017, Jun 26, 2014

Dec 26, 2012

13/727421

- Calabasas CA, US
JAMES TRACEY - LAGUNA NIGUEL CA, US
ALEXANDRA SCHOEPEL - PASADENA CA, US

DTS LLC - CALABASAS CA

H04R 3/04

381 99

Frequency response correction systems and methods for consumer electronic (CE) devices are disclosed. Applying one or more of disclosed techniques can improve a consumer's listening experience. The frequency response of a CE device can be corrected to remove or attenuate salient, undesirable features of with minimal user interaction. Audio quality can be tuned for optimal or near optimal performance even at maximum or near maximum volume levels substantially without fluctuations, clipping, or any other distortions. In some embodiments, audio response of the CE device can be captured, smoothed, and corrected. Correction parameters can be stored on the CE device.

2014017, Jun 26, 2014

Feb 28, 2013

13/781018

- Calabasas CA, US
JAMES TRACEY - LAGUNA NIGUEL CA, US
ALEXANDRA SCHOEPEL - PASADENA CA, US

DTS LLC - CALABASAS CA

H04R 3/04

381 59

Frequency response correction systems and methods for consumer electronic (CE) devices are disclosed. Applying one or more of disclosed techniques can improve a consumer's listening experience. The frequency response of a CE device can be corrected to remove or attenuate salient, undesirable features of with minimal user interaction. Audio quality can be tuned for optimal or near optimal performance even at maximum or near maximum volume levels substantially without fluctuations, clipping, or any other distortions. In some embodiments, audio response of the CE device can be captured, smoothed, and corrected. Correction parameters can be stored on the CE device.

7021583, Apr 4, 2006

Feb 6, 2001

09/777420

Sean B. Weatherill - Castro Valley CA, US
James B.A. Tracey - Danville CA, US

Great Stuff, Inc. - Austin TX

B65H 75/44

242398, 242397, 242403, D8358, 13735526, 13735527

A reel housing enclosing a reel assembly includes an access panel, wherein opening or removal of the access panel allows access to the interior of the housing. The exterior surface of the access panel is decorated with facial indicia so that the access panel resembles the face of an animal or character. The exterior surface of the housing has a color design to visually enhance the depiction of the animal or character.

2015012, May 7, 2015

Oct 31, 2014

14/529873

- Austin TX, US
James B.A. Tracey - Austin TX, US

H01H 37/72
B65H 75/44

307117

In an electrical cord reel, a rotatable member can rotate about a winding axis to spool and unspool a linear material. An input power connector can couple to an electrical power source. An output power connector on the rotatable member can couple to an electrical cord at least partially wound about the rotatable member. A switch is adjustable to allow or prevent electrical current flow from the input power connector to the output power connector. One or more temperature sensors detect temperature inside a housing enclosing the rotatable member, output power connector, and a fan. A control system activates the fan if the detected temperature rises from a level below a fan-activation threshold to a level above the fan-activation threshold but below a power shut-off threshold. The control system moves the switch to an open position if the detected temperature is greater than or equal to the power shut-off threshold.

2016004, Feb 11, 2016

Jul 16, 2015

14/801652

- Calabasas CA, US
James Tracey - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Themis Katsianos - Highland CA, US

H04S 1/00
H04S 7/00

A depth processing system can employ stereo speakers to achieve immersive effects. The depth processing system can advantageously manipulate phase and/or amplitude information to render audio along a listener's median plane, thereby rendering audio along varying depths. In one embodiment, the depth processing system analyzes left and right stereo input signals to infer depth, which may change over time. The depth processing system can then vary the phase and/or amplitude decorrelation between the audio signals over time to enhance the sense of depth already present in the audio signals, thereby creating an immersive depth effect.