Patents by Inventor Fabian Vuine

Fabian Vuine 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).

  • Publication number: 20240163593
    Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly for use outdoors. The loudspeaker assembly includes: a loudspeaker, including a drive unit and a diaphragm, wherein the drive unit is configured to move the diaphragm along a movement axis, a grille, positioned in front of a front face of the loudspeaker, the grille being configured to permit sound produced by the front face of the diaphragm to pass through the grille, and to inhibit the ingress of water incident on the front face of the grille from entering into a space enclosed between a rear face of the grille and the front face of the loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Karel Gheldof, Kurt Vandijck, Fabian Vuine
  • Patent number: 11910153
    Abstract: A dipole loudspeaker for producing sound at bass frequencies. The dipole loudspeaker includes: a diaphragm having a first radiating surface and a second radiating surface, wherein the first radiating surface and the second radiating surface are located on opposite faces of the diaphragm; a drive unit configured to move the diaphragm at bass frequencies such that the first and second radiating surfaces produce sound at bass frequencies, wherein the sound produced by the first radiating surface is in antiphase with sound produced by the second radiating surface; a frame, wherein the diaphragm is suspended from the frame via one or more suspension elements, wherein the frame is configured to allow sound produced by the first radiating surface to propagate out from a first side of the dipole loudspeaker and to allow sound produced by the second radiating surface to propagate out from a second side of the dipole loudspeaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: PSS BELGIUM NV
    Inventors: David Corynen, Fabian Vuine
  • Publication number: 20240034230
    Abstract: An audible vehicle warning system is arranged for generating a horn signal and includes a loudspeaker system having a loudspeaker arranged for outputting sound signals at least in a selected frequency range comprising at least frequencies from 400 to 2 kHz, a sound library including one or more sound signals intended as a horn signal when output by the loudspeaker. Each of the sound signals has a ? octave frequency band, which is taken as a reference frequency band. The reference frequency band contains at least a predetermined part of the total power of the sound signal. An ? octave frequency band averaged response of the loudspeaker system has in a ? octave frequency band corresponding to the reference frequency band an amplitude level, which is at least a given amount of dB above the average amplitude level in the selected frequency range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Tom HAELVOET, Fabian VUINE, David CORYNEN
  • Publication number: 20230247370
    Abstract: A loudspeaker comprising: a mounting frame; an acoustic radiator; a drive unit. The drive unit includes: a magnet assembly including a magnet unit configured to provide a magnetic field in an air gap, wherein the air gap extends around a movement axis of the inertial exciter; a coil assembly, and a drive unit suspension. The coil assembly includes: an attachment portion which provides an attachment between the coil assembly and the acoustic radiator; a voice coil; a voice coil former which extends from the attachment portion into the air gap, wherein the voice coil is mounted to the voice coil former so the voice coil sits in the air gap when the drive unit is at rest; a tubular member, which is positioned radially outwardly of the voice coil former with respect to the movement axis, and which overlaps the voice coil former along a portion of the movement axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Fabian Vuine, David Corynen
  • Publication number: 20230117408
    Abstract: A loudspeaker configured to be mounted in a seat assembly is disclosed. The loudspeaker includes: a diaphragm having a first radiating surface and a second radiating surface, wherein the first radiating surface and the second radiating surface are located on opposite faces of the diaphragm; a drive unit configured to move the diaphragm based on an electrical signal; a loudspeaker support structure, wherein the diaphragm is suspended from the loudspeaker support structure via one or more loudspeaker suspension elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Fabian Vuine
  • Publication number: 20220210543
    Abstract: A dipole loudspeaker for producing sound at bass frequencies. The dipole loudspeaker includes: a diaphragm having a first radiating surface and a second radiating surface, wherein the first radiating surface and the second radiating surface are located on opposite faces of the diaphragm; a drive unit configured to move the diaphragm at bass frequencies such that the first and second radiating surfaces produce sound at bass frequencies, wherein the sound produced by the first radiating surface is in antiphase with sound produced by the second radiating surface; a frame, wherein the diaphragm is suspended from the frame via one or more suspension elements, wherein the frame is configured to allow sound produced by the first radiating surface to propagate out from a first side of the dipole loudspeaker and to allow sound produced by the second radiating surface to propagate out from a second side of the dipole loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: David Corynen, Fabian Vuine