Patents by Inventor Timothy Christopher Whitwell

Timothy Christopher Whitwell 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: 9660596
    Abstract: System and method for audio transducer stabilization comprising providing a sound generation panel for transmission of audio sound waves in response to a plurality of force inputs received from three or more audio transducers, providing a mounting frame for coupling to the sound generation panel, the mounting frame having three or more predefined locations for receiving audio transducers, placing the three or more audio transducers in the predefined locations, the predefined locations optimized to reduce a plurality of force moments when the audio transducers are driven using an input drive signal, connecting a coupler ring on each of the audio transducers placed in the predefined locations on the mounting frame to an outer surface of the sound generation panel, and driving each of the audio transducers using the input drive signal from an audio amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Tectonic Audio Labs
    Inventor: Timothy Christopher Whitwell
  • Publication number: 20160219353
    Abstract: System and method for audio transducer stabilization comprising providing a sound generation panel for transmission of audio sound waves in response to a plurality of force inputs received from three or more audio transducers, providing a mounting frame for coupling to the sound generation panel, the mounting frame having three or more predefined locations for receiving audio transducers, placing the three or more audio transducers in the predefined locations, the predefined locations optimized to reduce a plurality of force moments when the audio transducers are driven using an input drive signal, connecting a coupler ring on each of the audio transducers placed in the predefined locations on the mounting frame to an outer surface of the sound generation panel, and driving each of the audio transducers using the input drive signal from an audio amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Tectonic Audio Labs
    Inventor: Timothy Christopher Whitwell
  • Patent number: 7570771
    Abstract: A loudspeaker comprising a bending wave panel-form acoustic radiator having a first portion and at least one further portion a transducer for exciting bending waves in the radiator, the transducer being coupled to the further portion of the radiator to cause the radiator to radiate an acoustic output, and means confining low frequency radiation to the further portion of the radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: New Transducers Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Christopher Whitwell, Nicholas Patrick Roland Hill, Geoffrey Arthur Coleridge Boyd
  • Patent number: 7564988
    Abstract: Audio apparatus (30) comprising a piezoelectric transducer (44) and coupling means (54) for coupling the transducer to a user's pinna (32) whereby the transducer excites vibration in the pinna (32) to cause it to transmit an acoustic signal from the transducer (44) to a user's inner ear, characterised in that the transducer is embedded in a casing (42) of relatively soft material and the casing (42) is mounted to a housing (34) of relatively hard material such that a cavity (48) is defined between the casing (42) and housing (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: New Transducers Limited
    Inventors: Henry Azima, Nicholas Patrick Roland Hill, Robin Christopher Cross, Timothy Christopher Whitwell, Johan Frank Van Der Linde