Jack Lucas Jenkins

US Patent:

7658613, Feb 9, 2010

Filed:

Jan 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/653490

Inventors:

Paul Griffin - Nashville TN, US
David Reynolds - Mount Juliet TN, US
Jack Jenkins - Antioch TN, US
David A. Gilbert - Nashville TN, US

Assignee:

Griffin Technology Inc - Nashville TN

International Classification:

H01R 11/30

US Classification:

439 39

Abstract:

A connector uses complimentary magnetic arrays and mating surfaces on its plug and receptacle to facilitate connection and disconnection of the connector. The plug includes a magnetic array wherein the polarity of the magnets facing the receptacle when the plug and receptacle are connected is selected such that they can only be mated with a complimentary magnetic array on the receptacle when the plug has a desired orientation with respect to the receptacle. The plug and receptacle also have mechanical mating surfaces on their circumference that are shaped such that the plug and the receptacle can only be connected with the desired orientation. The plug can be separated from the receptacle by rotating the plug with respect to the receptacle such that the mechanical mating surfaces break the magnetic connection between the complimentary magnetic arrays.

US Patent:

7840177, Nov 23, 2010

Filed:

May 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/752629

Inventors:

David L. DeBusk - Nashville TN, US
Darren P. Briggs - Nashville TN, US
Richard Wardwell - Nashville TN, US
David A. Gilbert - Nashville TN, US
Jack E. Jenkins - Antioch TN, US
Fredric I. Graham - Nashville TN, US
George Anderson Cook - Nashville TN, US
Dustin Withers - Hermitage TN, US

Assignee:

Landmark Digital Services, LLC - Nashville TN

International Classification:

H04H 1/00

US Classification:

455 301, 455 6711, 4551511, 455140

Abstract:

A media content monitoring system uses a rack adapted to receive multiple carrier boards to improve the system's ability to be configured to specific applications. Each carrier board contains tuner modules for receiving AM/FM broadcasts, satellite radio broadcasts, TV audio broadcasts, HD, IBOC, DAB and DRM digital radio broadcasts, etc. The tuner modules produce a USB output that is combined by a USB hub on the carrier boards into a single USB output. The carrier board outputs are in turn combined by a rack based USB hub into single USB output that is provided to a host computer. The host computer includes content identification software that automatically identifies selected media content received by the tuner modules and stores the selected content in a database. The host computer can send control codes to the tuner modules to alter their reception parameters.

US Patent:

20130174717, Jul 11, 2013

Filed:

Jan 9, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/737692

Inventors:

Michael V. Butera - Nashville TN, US
Jack Jenkins - Antioch TN, US

International Classification:

G10H 1/32

US Classification:

84609

Abstract:

An ergonomic, portable, electronic, string-like instrument that utilizes a pseudo-string interface. The pseudo-string interface is tactile for sightless playability and capable of advanced input such as force and pressure sensitivity. The pseudo-strings function to select a note, trigger a selected note, select and play a note on the instrument or an external peripheral. The instrument is played using the techniques of multiple other stringed instruments and the ergonomics allow the user to hold and handle the device consistent with traditional and non-traditional playing techniques familiar to musicians of various instruments. It is internally or externally powered and connects directly to industry-standard musical hardware such as MIDI devices, amplifiers and multi-track recorders.

US Patent:

20140290466, Oct 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/306818

Inventors:

- Nashville TN, US
Jack Jenkins - Antioch TN, US

International Classification:

G10H 1/32

US Classification:

84609

Abstract:

An ergonomic, portable, electronic, string-like instrument that utilizes a pseudo-string interface. The pseudo-string interface is tactile for sightless playability and capable of advanced input such as force and pressure sensitivity. The pseudo-strings function to select a note, trigger a selected note, select and play a note on the instrument or an external peripheral. The instrument is played using the techniques of multiple other stringed instruments and the ergonomics allow the user to hold and handle the device consistent with traditional and non-traditional playing techniques familiar to musicians of various instruments. It is internally or externally powered and connects directly to industry-standard musical hardware such as MIDI devices, amplifiers and multi-track recorders.