Patents by Inventor Matthew Kane Gant

Matthew Kane Gant 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).

  • Audio system including speakers with integrated amplifier and method of detecting speakers
    Patent number: 11223898
    Abstract: An audio system includes a variable voltage power supply and at least one remotely positioned speaker assembly. The speaker assembly includes a driver (e.g., a tweeter) and a switching amplifier. Moving the switching amplifier to a remote position within the speaker assembly provides numerous design advantages and allows for utilization of a smaller power supply. In addition, the audio system is configured to detect a type of the at least one speaker and to adjust an output voltage of the variable voltage power supply accordingly. This allows for reconfiguration and/or expansion of original systems. A related method of detecting a type of speaker electrically connected to an audio source is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: RADIO SOUND, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne Zinner, Ernest Theodore Sims, III, Matthew Kane Gant
  • AUDIO SYSTEM INCLUDING SPEAKERS WITH INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER AND METHOD OF DETECTING SPEAKERS
    Publication number: 20190246205
    Abstract: An audio system includes a variable voltage power supply and at least one remotely positioned speaker assembly. The speaker assembly includes a driver (e.g., a tweeter) and a switching amplifier. Moving the switching amplifier to a remote position within the speaker assembly provides numerous design advantages and allows for utilization of a smaller power supply. In addition, the audio system is configured to detect a type of the at least one speaker and to adjust an output voltage of the variable voltage power supply accordingly. This allows for reconfiguration and/or expansion of original systems. A related method of detecting a type of speaker electrically connected to an audio source is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Wayne Zinner, Ernest Theodore Sims, III, Matthew Kane Gant
  • Straddled vehicle user interface for an audio system
    Patent number: D515981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Radio Sound, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Kane Gant, Shawn Taylor Northener