Signal modulator and method of use

• US 10,218,187 B1
• Filed: 03/18/2016
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jonathan Greenlee
• Original Assignee: Jonathan Greenlee
• Inventors: Greenlee, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Olson, Jason C
• Application Number:
  US15/074,341
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 307104
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0091 Means for obtaining special acoustic effects combined with modulation G10H1/043
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/02 Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0555 using magnetic or electromagnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 3/186 Means for processing the signal picked up from the strings filtering G10H1/12
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence

Abstract

A signal modulator and method of use which provides means to dynamically vary the power supplied to a signal processing circuit, imbuing the output signal of the signal processing circuit with additional desirable modulation and distortion above and beyond what is typically produced by the signal processing circuit.

Claims

1. A method of modulating a signal passing through a signal processing circuit comprising:

providing a primary power supply and connecting an output of said primary power supply to an input of at least one wireless power transmitter at a first connection; and

connecting a power output from at least one wireless power receiver to a power input of said signal processing circuit at a second connection; and

positioning said wireless power transmitter at a distance from said wireless power receiver such that said wireless power receiver is receiving power from said wireless power transmitter; and

increasing said distance between said wireless power transmitter and said wireless power receiver, thereby reducing power transmitted to said signal processing circuit; and

decreasing said distance between said wireless power transmitter and said wireless power receiver, thereby increasing power transmitted to said signal processing circuit; and

providing at least one parallel circuit that contains a variable load wherein said parallel circuit is coupled between said first connection and said second connection; and

providing an unprocessed input signal into said signal processing circuit, wherein said signal processing circuit modulates said input signal based at least on the power transmitted to said signal processing circuit; and

providing a processed output signal from said signal processing circuit.

2. The method of modulating a signal passing through a signal processing circuit of claim 1, further including providing at least one additional wireless power transmitter;

and providing at least one additional power supply; and

positioning said additional wireless power transmitter at an alternate distance from said wireless power receiver such that said wireless power receiver is receiving power from said additional wireless power transmitter; and

increasing said alternate distance between said additional wireless power transmitter and said wireless power receiver; and

decreasing said alternate distance between said additional wireless power transmitter and said wireless power receiver.

3. The method of modulating a signal passing through a signal processing circuit of claim 1, further including:

providing a means to physically manipulate said variable load.

4. The method of modulating a signal passing through a signal processing circuit of claim 1, further including:

providing a means to electronically manipulate said variable load.

5. A device for modulating a signal passing through a signal processing circuit comprising:

at least one wireless power transmitter, wherein an input of said at least one wireless power transmitter is electrically connected to a primary power supply at a first connection; and

at least one wireless power receiver, wherein an output of said at least one wireless power receiver is electrically connected to a power input of said signal processing circuit at a second connection; and

wherein said wireless power transmitter is located at a distance from said wireless power receiver such that said wireless power receiver receives power from said wireless power transmitter; and

wherein increasing said distance between said wireless power transmitter and said wireless power receiver reduces power transmitted to said signal processing circuit; and

wherein decreasing said distance between said wireless power transmitter and said wireless power receiver increases power transmitted to said signal processing circuit; and

at least one parallel circuit that contains a variable load coupled between said first connection and said second connection; and

said signal processing circuit receives an unprocessed input signal and provides a processed output signal, wherein said signal processing circuit modulates said input signal based at least on the power transmitted to said signal processing circuit.

6. The device for modulating a signal passing through a signal processing circuit of claim 5, further including:

at least one additional power supply; and

at least one additional wireless power transmitter, wherein said additional wireless power transmitter is electrically connected to said additional power supply, and said additional wireless power transmitter is configured to transmit power to said wireless power receiver.

7. The device for modulating a signal passing through a signal processing circuit of claim 5, further including:

means to physically manipulate said variable load.

8. The device for modulating a signal passing through a signal processing circuit of claim 5, further including:

means to electronically manipulate said variable load.