Patents Assigned to FLEXOUND SYSTEMS OY
  • Patent number: 11039234
    Abstract: A technique for joint production of vibration and sound is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique is provided by an apparatus including a unit for jointly producing vibration and sound to reproduce an input audio signal provided as input thereto, the unit arranged inside a padding to generate mechanical vibration that is perceivable as a vibration and sound on at least one outer surface of the padding and to radiate the sound through the at least one outer surface of the padding and a unit for regulating perceivable intensity of vibration in dependence of at least one characteristic of the input audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: FLEXOUND SYSTEMS OY
    Inventors: Jukka Linjama, Tommi Immonen
  • Patent number: 10957302
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat arranged for enhanced sound perception via vibration including a padding and a sound reproduction assembly (20), which includes at least one vibration source (26), at least one elastic element (16, 21) and at least one frame structure (18, 22), which sound reproduction assembly is at least partially arranged inside the padding. The elastic element/-s (16, 21) are nonhomogenous element/-s and located in contact with the frame structure (18, 22) and the vibration source (26) and configured to provide elastically and mechanically tuned mounting and that the elastic element/-s are configured to create at least lateral vibration to the surface of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: FLEXOUND SYSTEMS OY
    Inventors: Jukka Linjama, Tommi Immonen
  • Patent number: 10827280
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing sound and vibration (10) for a user to hear and feel via surface contact, which comprises a damper mass plate (15) and an inertial actuator (16) attached thereto, which inertial actuator (16) comprises a damper mass (14), which is via a primary suspension (11) supported in a springing manner on the inertial actuator (16) to be moving substantially in one linear direction, which inertial actuator comprises a power source for the damper mass (14). The device (10) comprises a secondary suspension (12) and a mechanical limiter (13) for improving the performance of the inertial actuator and/or protecting it from external disturbances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Flexound Systems Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Linjama, Tommi Immonen
  • Publication number: 20200045474
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing sound and vibration (10) for a user to hear and feel via surface contact, which comprises a damper mass plate (15) and an inertial actuator (16) attached thereto, which inertial actuator (16) comprises a damper mass (14), which is via a primary suspension (11) supported in a springing manner on the inertial actuator (16) to be moving substantially in one linear direction, which inertial actuator comprises a power source for the damper mass (14). The device (10) comprises a secondary suspension (12) and a mechanical limiter (13) for improving the performance of the inertial actuator and/or protecting it from external disturbances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Flexound Systems Oy
    Inventors: Jukka LINJAMA, Tommi IMMONEN
  • Patent number: 10051354
    Abstract: An apparatus for comprehensive perception of sound, preferably a cushion, where vibration and sound is produced with a mechanical device wrapped inside a padding, wherein (a) the device radiates sound by generating mechanical vibration directly to the padding that can be felt and listened on the outer surface of the padding, (b) the device radiates airborne sound through the padding, (c) in order to avoid acoustical and mechanical resonances, the padding includes an acoustically denser and lossy layer and a layer that is acoustically less dense and porous, and (d) the device includes at least one board, and the vibration of the boards is generated using at least one vibrating mechanical actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: FLEXOUND SYSTEMS OY
    Inventors: Jukka Linjama, Heikki Tuominen
  • Patent number: D848393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: FLEXOUND SYSTEMS OY
    Inventors: Pasi Pennanen, Jukka Linjama, Leena Peltokallio, Hanna Oksanen