Patents by Inventor Aki Makivirta
Aki Makivirta 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).
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Patent number: 11923810Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an audio amplifier for use with a limited power source, the audio amplifier having: a power input terminal, a signal input terminal, a first DC to DC converter having an input connected to the power input terminal, an electrical energy storage device connected to an output of the first DC to DC converter, a second DC to DC converter having an input connected to the electrical energy storage device, an amplifier conductively connected to the output of the second DC to DC converter so as to be powered by the output of the second DC to DC converter, the amplifier also being conductively connected to the signal input terminal so as to receive a signal for amplification, and an output of the amplifier configured to be connected to a transducer such that the transducer may be driven by the amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Aki Mäkivirta, Juho Väisänen
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Publication number: 20220255510Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an audio amplifier for use with a limited power source, the audio amplifier having: a power input terminal, a signal input terminal, a first DC to DC converter having an input connected to the power input terminal, an electrical energy storage device connected to an output of the first DC to DC converter, a second DC to DC converter having an input connected to the electrical energy storage device, an amplifier conductively connected to the output of the second DC to DC converter so as to be powered by the output of the second DC to DC converter, the amplifier also being conductively connected to the signal input terminal so as to receive a signal for amplification, and an output of the amplifier configured to be connected to a transducer such that the transducer may be driven by the amplifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Aki Mäkivirta, Juho Väisänen
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Patent number: 11026017Abstract: The present invention relates to a loudspeaker including an enclosure having front portion, side portions and back portion defining an inner volume, the front portion is formed as a waveguide surface and includes at least one driver in the center of the waveguide surface and is capable to radiate the main acoustic power of the loudspeaker to ambient volume in direction of first acoustic axis, and an additional driver attached to the enclosure. In accordance with the invention the additional driver is attached inside the enclosure such that a sub volume is formed inside the inner volume, the sub volume limited by the driver, spacers between the driver and the front portion, and the front portion of the enclosure, and at least one port is adapted to open from the sub volume to ambient volume either to side portion or back portion of the enclosure and at least one resonator acoustically connected to the sub volume, the resonator being tuned to at least one of unwanted resonances of the sub volume.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Aki Mäkivirta, Juha Holm, Jussi Väisänen, Siamäk Naghian, Ilpo Martikainen
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Patent number: 10757522Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for calibrating a headphone including an amplifier with a memory and signal processing properties, the method comprising steps for determining a desired sound attributes for the headphone, and setting signal processing parameters in the amplifier in order to obtain the desired sound attributes either by measurement or based on the received input information from a user of the headphones.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Aki Mäkivirta, Siamäk Naghian
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Patent number: 10706869Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for forming a binaural filter for a stereo headphone in order to preserve the sound quality of the headphone, whereby the sum of the direct and crosstalk paths from loudspeakers to each ear have flat magnitude responses.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Javier Gómez-Bolaños, Aki Mäkivirta, Ville Pulkki
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Publication number: 20200137483Abstract: The present invention relates to a loudspeaker including an enclosure having front portion, side portions and back portion defining an inner volume, the front portion is formed as a waveguide surface and includes at least one driver in the center of the waveguide surface and is capable to radiate the main acoustic power of the loudspeaker to ambient volume in direction of first acoustic axis, and an additional driver attached to the enclosure. In accordance with the invention the additional driver is attached inside the enclosure such that a sub volume is formed inside the inner volume, the sub volume limited by the driver, spacers between the driver and the front portion, and the front portion of the enclosure, and at least one port is adapted to open from the sub volume to ambient volume either to side portion or back portion of the enclosure and at least one resonator acoustically connected to the sub volume, the resonator being tuned to at least one of unwanted resonances of the sub volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Aki Mäkivirta, Juha Holm, Jussi Väisänen, Siamäk Naghian, Ilpo Martikainen
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Patent number: 10582325Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a Method for regularizing the inversion of a stereo headphone transfer function for headphone equalization, characterized by using the equation for the equalization: H S ? ? 1 - 1 ? ( ? ) = H * ? ( ? ) ? H ? ( ? ) ? 2 + ? ^ ? ( ? ) ? D ? ( ? ) = H * ? ( ? ) ? H ? ( ? ) ? 2 + [ ? ? ( ? ) + ? 2 ? ( ? ) ] ? D ? ( ? ) . in which equation HSI?1(?) is sigma inversion H*(?) is complex conjugate of a response D(?) is a delay filter introduced to produce a causal inverse HRI?1(?) H*(?) a response ?(?) is headphone reproduction bandwidth, ?(?) an estimation of the regularization needed inside that bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Javier Gómez-Bolaños, Aki Mäkivirta, Ville Pulkki
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Patent number: 10448179Abstract: According to an exemplary aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising: at least one loudspeaker element, at least one processing core, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus to produce sound via the loudspeaker element, wherein the at least one processing core is configured to adjust the sound according to criteria stored in the at least one memory, wherein the criteria comprise a wide bandwidth roll-off using at least one parametric shelving filter.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Aki Mäkivirta, Jussi Tikkanen, Juha Urhonen, Thomas Lund
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Publication number: 20190130927Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for forming a binaural filter for a stereo headphone in order to preserve the sound quality of the headphone, whereby the sum of the direct and crosstalk paths from loudspeakers to each ear have flat magnitude responses.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Javier Gómez-Bolaños, Aki Mäkivirta, Ville Pulkki
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Publication number: 20190098427Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a Method for regularizing the inversion of a stereo headphone transfer function for headphone equalization, characterized by using the equation for the equalization: H S ? ? 1 - 1 ? ( ? ) = H * ? ( ? ) ? H ? ( ? ) ? 2 + ? ^ ? ( ? ) ? D ? ( ? ) = H * ? ( ? ) ? H ? ( ? ) ? 2 + [ ? ? ( ? ) + ? 2 ? ( ? ) ] ? D ? ( ? ) . in which equation HSI?1(?) is sigma inversion H*(?) is complex conjugate of a response D(?) is a delay filter introduced to produce a causal inverse HRI?1(?) H*(?) a response ?(?) is headphone reproduction bandwidth, ?(?) an estimation of the regularization needed inside that bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Javier Gómez-Bolaños, Aki Mäkivirta, Ville Pulkki
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Publication number: 20190098426Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for calibrating a headphone including an amplifier with a memory and signal processing properties, the method comprising steps for determining a desired sound attributes for the headphone, and setting signal processing parameters in the amplifier in order to obtain the desired sound attributes either by measurement or based on the received input information from a user of the headphones.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Aki Mäkivirta, Siamäk Naghian
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Publication number: 20180359581Abstract: According to an exemplary aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising: at least one loudspeaker element, at least one processing core, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus to produce sound via the loudspeaker element, wherein the at least one processing core is configured to adjust the sound according to criteria stored in the at least one memory, wherein the criteria comprise a wide bandwidth roll-off using at least one parametric shelving filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Genelec OyInventors: Aki MÄKIVIRTA, Jussi TIKKANEN, Juha URHONEN, Thomas LUND
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Patent number: 10135414Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a loudspeaker for storing equalization settings in an active loudspeaker including a loudspeaker cabinet, at least one driver connected to the cabinet and an amplifier electronics including an equalizer, in which method the loudspeaker is calibrated in controlled conditions for forming factory calibration parameters for controlling the equalizer, the factory calibration parameters controlling the equalizer are stored in the amplifier electronics. In accordance with the invention the factory calibration parameters are also stored in a memory fixedly mounted to the loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Aki Mäkivirta, Kari Pöyhönen, Ilpo Martikainen
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Patent number: 9706330Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, an apparatus is provided comprising at least one processing core and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to present a graphical user interface comprising a spatial representation and at least one element, the element being associated with at least one specific physical loudspeaker, and receive input concerning moving of the at least one element within the spatial representation, activate a sensory signal in a physical loudspeaker associated with the first element, determine a location in the spatial representation where the first element is moved to, and based at least in part on the determined location, assign a name to at least the first element and the physical loudspeaker associated with the first element.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Jussi Tikkanen, Juha Urhonen, Aki Mäkivirta, William Eggleston, Pekka Moilanen, Kari Pöyhönen
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Publication number: 20160080887Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, an apparatus is provided comprising at least one processing core and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to present a graphical user interface comprising a spatial representation and at least one element, the element being associated with at least one specific physical loudspeaker, and receive input concerning moving of the at least one element within the spatial representation, activate a sensory signal in a physical loudspeaker associated with the first element, determine a location in the spatial representation where the first element is moved to, and based at least in part on the determined location, assign a name to at least the first element and the physical loudspeaker associated with the first element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Jussi Tikkanen, Juha Urhonen, Aki Mäkivirta, William Eggleston, Pekka Moilanen, Kari Pöyhönen
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Publication number: 20150125000Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a loudspeaker for storing equalization settings in an active loudspeaker including a loudspeaker cabinet, at least one driver connected to the cabinet and an amplifier electronics including an equalizer, in which method the loudspeaker is calibrated in controlled conditions for forming factory calibration parameters for controlling the equalizer, the factory calibration parameters controlling the equalizer are stored in the amplifier electronics. In accordance with the invention the factory calibration parameters are also stored in a memory fixedly mounted to the loudspeaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Aki Mäkivirta, Kari Pöyhönen, Ilpo Martikainen
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Patent number: 9020178Abstract: The present invention provides a novel drive unit mounting arrangement, in which a drive unit having a chassis is mounted to a cabinet from at least two sides. The arrangement comprises a member for securing the drive unit to the cabinet from mounting points of the chassis. The arrangement further comprises a suspension member between the mounting points of the chassis and the cabinet such as to suspend the drive unit chassis elastically to the cabinet for allowing suspension in both forward and rearward directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Ilpo Martikainen, Markku Kulomäki, Aki Mäkivirta, Jussi Väisänen, Noa Eskelinen, Jari Mäkinen, Pekka Nissinen
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Patent number: 8798280Abstract: The present publication describes a calibration method and apparatus, in which an electrical calibration signal is formed, an audio signal is formed in the loudspeaker from the calibration signal, the response of the audio signal is measured and analyzed, and the system is adjusted on the basis of the measurement results. The calibration signal is formed in the loudspeaker in such a way that it is essentially a sinusoidal signal, the frequency of which scans at least substantially through the entire audio frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Andrew Goldberg, Aki Makivirta, Jussi Tikkanen, Juha Urhonen
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Publication number: 20120308063Abstract: The present invention provides a novel drive unit mounting arrangement, in which a drive unit having a chassis is mounted to a cabinet from at least two sides. The arrangement comprises a member for securing the drive unit to the cabinet from mounting points of the chassis. The arrangement further comprises a suspension member between the mounting points of the chassis and the cabinet such as to suspend the drive unit chassis elastically to the cabinet for allowing suspension in both forward and rearward directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: GENELEC OYInventors: Ilpo Martikainen, Markku Kulomäki, Aki Mäkivirta, Jussi Väisänen, Noa Eskelinen, Jari Mäkinen, Pekka Nissinen
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Patent number: 8175284Abstract: A method and apparatus in a sound-reproduction system, in which method an electrical calibration signal is formed, an audio signal is formed in the loudspeaker from the calibration signal, the response of the audio signal is measured and analysed, and the loudspeaker system is adjusted on the basis of the measurement results. The operator is permitted to made additional alterations to the settings of the loudspeaker system on the basis of the measurement performed, the effects of the alterations are calculated and displayed to the operator without additional measurements, and the additional settings are implemented in real time in the loudspeaker system.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Genele OyInventors: Andrew Goldberg, Aki Makivirta, Jussi Tikkanen, Juha Urhonen