Patents by Inventor Dwayne Spanbroek

Dwayne Spanbroek has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Magnetic loudspeaker grill mounting system
    Patent number: 11785366
    Abstract: An audio device includes a frame having a first frame portion having a first circumference and a second frame portion coupled to the first frame portion. A grill tray has a second circumference smaller than the first circumference and is coupled to the first frame portion. The first circumference of the frame and the second circumference of the grill tray define a grill slot therebetween. The audio device further includes a magnet partially protruding within the grill slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: JL Audio, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucio Proni, Dwayne Spanbroek, Kaushik Korat
  • MAGNETIC LOUDSPEAKER GRILL MOUNTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220103918
    Abstract: An audio device includes a frame having a first frame portion having a first circumference and a second frame portion coupled to the first frame portion. A grill tray has a second circumference smaller than the first circumference and is coupled to the first frame portion. The first circumference of the frame and the second circumference of the grill tray define a grill slot therebetween. The audio device further includes a magnet partially protruding within the grill slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Lucio PRONI, Dwayne SPANBROEK, Kaushik KORAT
  • Vented loudspeaker
    Patent number: 11284186
    Abstract: A loudspeaker comprises a one-piece frame integrally molded with a venting element which is located within a vent passage extending between the frame interior and a frame flange adapted to mount to a panel of an enclosure or to a baffle wherein pressurized air created by exposure of the enclosure and loudspeaker to elevated temperatures may escape from the enclosure through a leak path formed by the vent passage and the venting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: JL Audio, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucio Proni, Dwayne Spanbroek, Stephen D. Ponte
  • VENTED LOUDSPEAKER
    Publication number: 20200068291
    Abstract: A loudspeaker comprises a one-piece frame integrally molded with a venting element which is located within a vent passage extending between the frame interior and a frame flange adapted to mount to a panel of an enclosure or to a baffle wherein pressurized air created by exposure of the enclosure and loudspeaker to elevated temperatures may escape from the enclosure through a leak path formed by the vent passage and the venting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: JL Audio, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucio Proni, Dwayne Spanbroek, Stephen D. Ponte
  • Loudspeaker system with multi-component grill assembly
    Patent number: 10484767
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system comprises a speaker frame and a grill assembly formed of a number of components that can be molded in different colors, removed from the frame for painting or other customization and/or replaced with other grill components in order to vary, as desired, the aesthetic appearance of the loudspeaker system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: JL Audio, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucio Proni, Dwayne Spanbroek, Carlos A Gomez
  • LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM WITH MULTI-COMPONENT GRILL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190335256
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system comprises a speaker frame and a grill assembly formed of a number of components that can be molded in different colors, removed from the frame for painting or other customization and/or replaced with other grill components in order to vary, as desired, the aesthetic appearance of the loudspeaker system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: JL Audio, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucio Proni, Dwayne Spanbroek, Carlos A. Gomez
  • Baffle for a loudspeaker enclosure
    Patent number: D843975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: JL AUDIO, INC.
    Inventors: Weihua Ge, Dwayne Spanbroek, Lucio Proni, Bellal J. Hamze
  • Loudspeaker grill assembly
    Patent number: D858487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: JL Audio, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucio Proni, Dwayne Spanbroek, Carlos A. Gomez, Weihua Ge
  • Loudspeaker enclosure
    Patent number: D861643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: JL Audio, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucio Proni, Weihua Ge, Bellal J Hamze, Dwayne Spanbroek