Patents by Inventor William L. Weir

William L. Weir 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).

  • Apparatus for increasing the quality of sound from an acoustic source
    Patent number: 6973994
    Abstract: An apparatus for increasing the quality of sound from an acoustic source comprises in one embodiment a hollow enclosure, an acoustic source, an acoustic guide, a pair of acoustic inlet openings, a pair of acoustic exit openings, and pair of acoustic paths, wherein the acoustic inlet openings separate acoustic waves from the acoustic source and direct the acoustic waves the length of the acoustic paths to the acoustic exit openings in such a manner as to increase the quality of sound, and especially bass sound, from the acoustic source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Inventors: Ian J. Mackin, William L. Weir
  • Apparatus for increasing the quality of sound from an acoustic source
    Publication number: 20040084245
    Abstract: An apparatus for increasing the quality of sound from an acoustic source comprises in one embodiment a hollow enclosure, an acoustic source, an acoustic guide, a pair of acoustic inlet openings, a pair of acoustic exit openings, and pair of acoustic paths, wherein the acoustic inlet openings separate acoustic waves from the acoustic source and direct the acoustic waves the length of the acoustic paths to the acoustic exit openings in such a manner as to increase the quality of sound, and especially bass sound, from the acoustic source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Ian J. MacKin, William L. Weir