Patents Examined by Forrest M Phillips
  • Patent number: 12380872
    Abstract: A noise reduction module includes a casing, at least one sound weakening mechanism and at least one sound absorbing mechanism. The at least one sound weakening mechanism is disposed in the casing. Each of the at least one sound weakening mechanism includes two plate members and a passage is formed between the two plate members. The at least one sound absorbing mechanism is disposed in the casing. Each of the at least one sound absorbing mechanism includes a bracket and at least one first sound absorbing structure, and the at least one first sound absorbing structure is disposed on the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Pang Wang, Guang-Zong Li, Chieh-Yu Ma, Chi-Ken Tsai
  • Patent number: 12382215
    Abstract: A vibration isolator is a vibration isolator for supporting a speaker box to a chassis of an electronic apparatus and includes a main body having a bar shape, and an attachment piece having a plate shape, the attachment piece including a hole portion through which a screw thread to fix the vibration isolator to the speaker box is passed through, the attachment piece being provided to protrude from the main body. The main body includes a core and a rubber material covering a surface of the core, and the attachment piece is made of the rubber material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kosei Kimura, Takumi Imai, Hironari Nishino, Yoshiyuki Shibayama
  • Patent number: 12381425
    Abstract: A laminated-core segment includes a plurality of axially layered metal sheets. Each metal sheet includes a yoke having grooves, teeth, and a yoke rear which connects the teeth, with at least some of the teeth having axially aligned recesses on a groove distal side of the metal sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Flender GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Adlfinger, Andreas Lindmeier, Dominik Ratzisberger, Andreas Jöckel, Franz Xaver Michael Schober
  • Patent number: 12368347
    Abstract: A power tool with two cooling systems. A first cooling system for cooling a motor of the power tool, and a second cooling system for cooling electronic components of the power tool. The first cooling system includes a motor fan that draws cooling air into the power tool through one or more motor air inlet ports to cool the motor. The second cooling system includes another fan that may run continuously, or be turned on at a predetermined temperature, independent of the first fan, and cools the electronic components independently from the first cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Norbar Torque Tools Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Tongue, Richard Radini
  • Patent number: 12358627
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods comprising acoustically absorptive air ducts comprising an internally positioned structure component as an endoskeleton and an air impervious inner layer, and an acoustically absorptive foam outer layer, environmental control systems comprising such air ducts, and vehicles incorporating such environmental control systems are disclosed with methods for manufacture and installations are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Rachel Ann Bires, Douglas Dean Maben, Christopher Edward Plass, Mark Michael Gmerek, David William Olson, Sonny Keever Nguyen, James Julius Koch, Greta Grace Hadford, Bryce Avery Van Dyke, Xin Han
  • Patent number: 12363466
    Abstract: A self-powered mountable speaker bar may include a rechargeable battery and a set of mounting features for use during recreational activities such as powersports, boating, and off-roading. The self-powered mountable speaker bar may include a housing and a set of mounting features that allow the housing to be securely coupled to a vehicle component or other appropriate support. The rechargeable battery may be removeable and may include a set of coupling features such as spring-loaded tabs associated with complementary features of the housing, such as slots. The self-powered mountable speaker bar may include a wireless communication module that interacts with user devices such as smartphones. The housing may be waterproof, dustproof, and/or shock-proof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Sound Extreme Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Lorenzen
  • Patent number: 12362622
    Abstract: An electric motor, at least having a stator and an annular rotor which are arranged next to one another along an axial direction; wherein the stator has a plurality of stator teeth which are arranged next to one another along a circumferential direction and which each extend along the axial direction At least one coil has at least one turn is arranged on each stator tooth, wherein the at least one turn is electrically conductively connected to a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is arranged on an end side of the stator and next to the stator along the axial direction. The printed circuit board comprises a plurality of electrical connecting lines via which the at least one turn of each coil is connected at least to other turns or to an electrical connection of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: GKN Powder Metallurgy Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Tiller, Maurice Andree, Hong Giang To
  • Patent number: 12356131
    Abstract: An over-ear headphone is provided, which includes a support structure, an abutting assembly, two earcup assemblies, and two speaker modules. The support structure is an arc-shaped structure and has two free ends. The abutting assembly is disposed at an inner side of the support structure, and is used for abutting against a back portion of a head of a user. Each one of the earcup assemblies is movably connected to the support structure, and is operable to move toward or away from one of the free ends. Each one of the earcup assemblies includes an earcup that is used for covering an ear of the user. The two speaker modules are disposed in the two earcup assemblies, respectively. Through a configuration of the support structure, the over-ear headphone does not affect a hairstyle of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: DEXIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ho-Lung Lu, Hung-Yi Fan
  • Patent number: 12348117
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heatsink for removing heat from a heat source. The heatsink comprises a surface for placing adjacent to the heat source comprising a plurality of cavities formed into the surface, the plurality of cavities open on a side of the surface away from the side of the surface for placing adjacent to the heat source, and a plurality of projections, each projection extending from the surface adjacent to a corresponding cavity. Each cavity comprises a throat region configured to restrict the flow of air between each respective cavity and the region between a corresponding pair of projections extending from the surface adjacent to the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: ETA GREEN POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: David Morgan, Liam Bowman
  • Patent number: 12330768
    Abstract: An acoustic panel for an aircraft comprising: a sound attenuating sheet having a plurality of cavities, a sound attenuating sheet having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and an end surface connecting the first and second surfaces, a first sheet extending over at least a portion of the first surface and over the end surface, and a second sheet extending over the second surface and the end surface, wherein the first and the second sheets are connected such that a tensile force can be transferred therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles Limited
    Inventors: Dave Kirk, Graeme Hill, Dave Hebden, Simon Furmston
  • Patent number: 12334046
    Abstract: A sound generating assembly and an electronic device having the same are provided. The sound generating assembly comprises a bracket, two sides of the bracket are respectively connected with a housing and a cover having a through slot, and the cover is configured to move in a direction facing the housing or a direction away from the housing, a contact is provided between the bracket and the housing and is configured to move synchronously with the cover, an end of the contact that is away from the cover is provided with a sounding elastic piece, when the cover moves in a direction facing the housing and an upper surface of the bracket is exposed from the through slot, the sounding elastic piece is deformed and making a sound after being pressed by the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
    Inventor: Changzhi Yu
  • Patent number: 12322364
    Abstract: A noise reduction gas path structure includes a gas path chamber; an acoustically transparent and anti-aeration element in the gas path chamber, the acoustically transparent and anti-aeration element is configured to divide the gas path chamber into a gas flow portion and a sound-absorbing portion; and a sound-absorbing filler in the sound-absorbing portion, the sound-absorbing filler is configured to absorb sound entering the sound-absorbing portion from the gas flow portion through the acoustically transparent and anti-aeration element. A gas path device includes the above noise reduction gas path structure. And a respirator includes the gas path device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN YAMIND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ke, Xu Li, Shuiqi Zou, Tao Wang
  • Patent number: 12317029
    Abstract: Provided is a loudspeaker applied to an electronic device, including: a speaker body configured for vibrating and producing sound; a first acoustic channel having a first end communicated with the speaker body and a second end forming a first sound output port on a case of the electronic device; and a second acoustic channel having a first end communicated with the speaker body and a second end forming a second sound output port on the case of the electronic device. The first and second sound output ports are located on adjacent wall surfaces of the case of the electronic device. Compared with the related art, larger port area can be achieved by separately forming sound output ports on adjacent walls of the housing, resulting in high frequency response and higher gain. The horn-shaped sound output port facilitates design and reduces flow-related distortion and noise at low frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Juha Backman, Timo Lamberg
  • Patent number: 12312428
    Abstract: A diaphragm for a miniature sound generating device, wherein the diaphragm is made of a polyacrylate copolymer, a plasticizer is mixed in the polyacrylate copolymer, the polyacrylate copolymer is 100 parts by mass, and the plasticizer comprises at least one of aliphatic dibasic acid esters, phthalic acid esters, benzene polyacid esters, benzoic ethers, polyol esters, chlorinated hydrocarbons, epoxides, citrate esters and polyesters. The diaphragm possesses excellent sound performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Goertek Inc.
    Inventors: Bing Hui, Shuqiang Wang, Fengguang Ling, Chun Li, Chunfa Liu
  • Patent number: 12315486
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sound attenuating panel uses an alveolar-core structure including a first edge and a second edge separated by alveolar cells, the alveolar cells including walls extending from the first and second edges and defining a primary conduit for the circulation of a sound wave that is to be attenuated. The method includes covering the first edge or the second edge of the alveolar-core structure with a compartmentation wall; deforming the compartmentation wall to define at least one secondary conduit for the circulation of a sound wave that is to be attenuated, the secondary conduit extending at least partially within said primary conduit; and creating an opening in the compartmentation wall to permit communication between the primary and secondary conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Bertrand Desjoyeaux, Marc Versaevel, Mathieu Preau, Laurent Moreau
  • Patent number: 12301090
    Abstract: A hybrid module is provided that includes a water jacket and an oil reservoir. The water jacket can be configured to both directly provide a heat exchanger feature for a stator as well as the oil reservoir. Oil within the oil reservoir can be configured to be sprayed towards the stator at the same time that the water jacket is cooling the stator. This configuration provides an improved cooling effect for the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Matthew Payne
  • Patent number: 12296553
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved gypsum board, such as an improved sound damping gypsum board. The gypsum board comprises a gypsum core including gypsum and a sound damping polymer. The gypsum core includes a first gypsum layer surface and a second gypsum layer surface opposing the first gypsum layer surface. In addition, a first encasing layer is disposed on the first gypsum layer surface and a second encasing layer is disposed on the second gypsum layer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Gold Bond Building Products, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph J. Bailey, Eli Stav, Richard Weir, R. G. Iyer
  • Patent number: 12300207
    Abstract: A flexural wave absorber includes a metasurface with an inner portion, an outer portion, and a plurality of beam strips extending between the inner portion and the outer portion. The metasurface also includes a plurality of coupled resonators disposed on the plurality of beam strips. The plurality of coupled resonators can include a lossy resonator and a lossless resonator, two lossy resonators and a lossless resonator, or a lossy resonator and two lossless resonators. In addition, each of the plurality of beam strips can have multiple pairs of coupled resonators disposed thereon that work at or absorb different frequency ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Xiaopeng Li, Ziqi Yu, Taehwa Lee
  • Patent number: 12301070
    Abstract: An electrical drive device includes a machine unit having a machine housing and power electronics having an electronics housing. At least one of the two housings having at least one protrusion for defined positioning of the machine unit and the power electronics against each other during and/or after assembly. The respective other housing having a complementary cut-out in shape and size for receiving the protrusion, wherein material forming the protrusion and the cut-out is electrically conductive at least in some sections. The protrusion and the cut-out are electrically connected to an earth for the purpose of earthing the power electronics or the machine unit. The electrical drive device and the drive assembly equipped therewith allow the electromagnetic compatibility to be optimized in a cost-effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Steffen Lehmann, Andreas Trinkenschuh, Dirk Bleckmann, Dominik Weis
  • Patent number: 12293748
    Abstract: A noise reduction assembly includes an outer frame and a partition plate. An accommodating cavity is arranged in the outer frame; the partition plate is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the partition plate and the outer frame form a noise reduction channel, the noise reduction channel includes a first noise reduction section, a second noise reduction section and a third noise reduction section that are communicated in sequence, and the channel cross-sectional areas of the first noise reduction section and the third noise reduction section are both smaller than the channel cross-sectional area of the second noise reduction section. The technical solution of the present application may reduce the noise of a new energy equipment having the noise reduction assembly during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Jie Zhou, Qi Yao