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Patent Owner(s)

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NOOPL INC	1395 GARDEN HIGHWAY SUITE 250 SACRAMENTO CA 95833

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• H04R:LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR ....

• 2009 Application Filing Year
• H04R Class
• 1142 Applications Filed
• 836 Patents Issued To-Date
• 73.21 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Dillon, Harvey Albert	Chatswood, AU	3	151
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 151
Mejia, Jorge Patricio	Chatswood, AU	3	151
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 151

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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
February 10, 2015	US,8953817,B2   US8953817B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
December 01, 2011	US,20110293108,A1   US20110293108A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent No: 8953817

System and method for producing a directional output signal

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A system and method of producing a directional output signal is described including the steps of: detecting sounds at the left and rights sides of a person's head to produce left and right signals; determining the similarity of the signals; modifying the signals based on their similarity; and combining the modified left and right signals to produce an output signal.

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