Patents by Inventor John F. Adair

John F. Adair 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).

  • Patent number: 5187333
    Abstract: Coiled exponential bass/midrange/high frequency horn loudspeakers which are characterized by a rigid cabinet of selected size having a sealed air chamber in the base thereof for receiving a low frequency speaker, or driver, a coiled or convoluted, exponentially flared sound passage extending from the air chamber to the top of the cabinet and a high frequency horn mounted in the cabinet near the open top to extend the audio range of the loudspeaker system, which high frequency horn is attached to a corresponding high frequency driver by means of a time adjustable acoustic delay line. The combination of a high frequency acoustically delayed horn and a low frequency driver separated by a continuously exponentially expanding or flared, coiled or convoluted, multi-tapered sound passage chamber, enables the sound waves from both horns to exit the cabinet at substantially the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Inventor: John F. Adair
  • Patent number: 4790408
    Abstract: Coiled Exponential Bass Midrange Horn Loudspeakers which are each characterized by a rigid cabinet of selected size having a sealed air chamber in the base thereof for receiving a low frequency speaker, or driver, and a coiled or convoluted, exponentially flared sound passage extending from the air chamber to the top of the cabinet. In a most preferred embodiment, a high frequency horn is mounted in the cabinet near the open top to extend the audio range of the loudspeaker system. The combination of a low frequency driver and a high frequency horn separated by a continuously exponentially expanding or flared, coiled or convoluted, multi-tapered sound passage chamber eliminates the need for a midrange speaker or horn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Inventor: John F. Adair