Inventor
William Folwell Barton
Inventor
Harvard, MA, US
Overview
Patents· 25 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G10Lprimary
G10LSpeech analysis techniques or speech synthesis36%
H04MTelephonic communication14%
H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers14%
G06FElectric digital data processing9%
C10MLubricating compositions5%
C10NIndexing scheme associated with subclass c10m relating to lubricating compositions5%
G01SRadio direction-finding5%
G10KSound-producing devices5%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%
H04SStereophonic systems2%
PatentTitleYear
10,954,465Lubricating composition and method of lubricating driveline device202110,913,915Composition containing heterocyclic compounds and a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine202110,746,840Beam rejection in multi-beam microphone systems202010,706,846Question answering for a voice user interface202010,642,577Search and knowledge base question answering for a voice user interface202010,331,402Search and knowledge base question answering for a voice user interface201910,062,372Detecting device proximities201810,049,656Generation of predictive natural language processing models20189,689,960'Beam rejection in multi-beam microphone systems'20179,521,486'Frequency based beamforming'20169,466,286'Transitioning an electronic device between device states'20169,460,715'Identification using audio signatures and additional characteristics'20169,368,105'Preventing false wake word detections with a voice-controlled device'20169,336,767'Detecting device proximities'20169,319,783'Attenuation of output audio based on residual echo'20169,147,399'Identification using audio signatures and additional characteristics'20159,047,857'Voice commands for transitioning between device states'20158,983,051'Outgoing call classification and disposition'20158,805,688'Communications using different modalities'20148,315,874'Voice user interface authoring tool'20128,131,556'Communications using different modalities'20127,562,019'Automated testing of voice recognition software'20095,787,183'Microphone system for teleconferencing system'19985,664,021'Microphone system for teleconferencing system'1997D0261996'Levelling device'1981Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1981Based in Arlington Heights, IL, US· patent location history
1997–1998Based in Littleton, MA, US· patent location history
2009–2020Based in Harvard, MA, US· patent location history
2012–2015Patents assigned to BARTON WILLIAM F (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to GALANES FRANCISCO M (3)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (3)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to RAMAKRISHNA ANAND (3)· patent assignee history
2015–2020Patents assigned to AMAZON TECH INC (14)· patent assignee history
2019–2020Based in Concord, MA, US· patent location history
2021Based in Belper, GB· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON TECH INC | 14 | 2015–2020 |
| BARTON WILLIAM Fself | 5 | 2012–2015 |
| GALANES FRANCISCO M | 3 | 2012–2015 |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3 | 2012–2014 |
| RAMAKRISHNA ANAND | 3 | 2012–2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard, Massachusetts, US | 17 | 2009–2020 |
| Concord, Massachusetts, US | 3 | 2019–2020 |
| Belper, GB | 2 | 2021 |
| Littleton, Massachusetts, US | 2 | 1997–1998 |
| Arlington Heights, Illinois, US | 1 | 1981 |