Patents by Inventor Anthony P. Ward

Anthony P. Ward 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: 5537480
    Abstract: A loudspeaker unit for producing wide dispersion sound for use in wide imaging stereo has a plastic case defined by a front onto which a separate sound mirror fits, and a back. A drive unit fits into a housing located opposite to the sound mirror. A frame of metal or other rigid material provides a mechanical connection between the drive unit and a load-bearing plinth on which the sound mirror is supported. The case front and back together define an upper space behind drive unit that is connected to a lower space beneath the sound mirror by a passage behind a wall of the case front. The three spaces provide a combined volume of gas that provides a reflex load for the drive unit. The overall size of the unit can be reduced without corresponding loss of bass frequency response, and, because the sound mirror is separate from the plinth, a range of drive units of different dispersion patterns can be provided, requiring only alteration in the surface profile of the sound mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Audio Limited
    Inventors: Allen Boothroyd, Anthony P. Ward
  • Patent number: D348467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Cambridge Product Design Limited
    Inventors: Allen Boothroyd, Anthony P. Ward
  • Patent number: D376364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Audio Limited
    Inventors: Allen Boothroyd, Anthony P. Ward