Abstract: A metallic audio speaker cover and a related method of manufacturing that has a surface with a cloth-like appearance. The metallic audio speaker cover has a base of expanded metal through which sound may pass; a pretreatment film which adheres to the expanded metal base; and one or more multi-color powder coating films that adhere to the pretreatment film. In some embodiments, the surface also has anti-microbial properties.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2021
Date of Patent:
March 21, 2023
Assignee:
OAKWOOD METAL FABRICATING CO.
Inventors:
William Todd Miller, Michael Allen Johnson, Robert Arthur Sonnenberg, Joel Matthew Cormier, Richard Francois Audi, Donald Scott Smith
Abstract: An audio speaker cover with a central region and a peripheral region. The central region has a surface that faces an observer and a speaker cover body below the surface. The audio speaker cover body defines a plurality of apertures with lands between the apertures. The apertures have cylindrical walls that meet the surface orthogonally. Precisely engineered apertures permit minimal sound transmission loss and allow a high aperture density without sacrificing the ability of intervening lands in the audio speaker cover to protect an underlying speaker.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 23, 2020
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2023
Assignee:
OAKWOOD METAL FABRICATING CO.
Inventors:
Richard Francois Audi, Donald Scott Smith, Joel Matthew Cormier, Michael Anthony Rossi, Mark Steven Kunitz