Patents by Inventor Christopher Raymond Wilk

Christopher Raymond Wilk 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).

  • Speaker having a horizontal former
    Patent number: 9247348
    Abstract: A speaker includes a frame, a sound radiating surface, and a suspension that couples the sound radiating surface to the frame. A horizontal former is coupled to the radiating surface. The former extends substantially horizontally outward of a peripheral portion of the radiating surface, to a peripheral portion that is separate from the suspension. A coil is coupled to the peripheral portion of the horizontal former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Raymond Wilk
  • Speaker magnet thermal management
    Patent number: 8682020
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile device including a magnet unit that is thermally coupled to the heat sink portion of a housing of the mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device comprises a speaker driver that includes a magnet unit, a housing having a heat sink portion that is made of a material having a high thermal conductivity, and a thermal component. The heat sink portion has a first face that is coupled to the speaker driver and a second face that is exposed to the exterior of the mobile device. The thermal component binds the speaker driver to the first face of the heat sink portion to create a cooling path from the magnet unit to the exterior of the mobile device. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Raymond Wilk, Ruchir M. Dave, Sawyer I. Cohen
  • SPEAKER HAVING A HORIZONTAL FORMER
    Publication number: 20130336517
    Abstract: A speaker includes a frame, a sound radiating surface, and a suspension that couples the sound radiating surface to the frame. A horizontal former is coupled to the radiating surface. The former extends substantially horizontally outward of a peripheral portion of the radiating surface, to a peripheral portion that is separate from the suspension. A coil is coupled to the peripheral portion of the horizontal former.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Raymond Wilk
  • Speaker having a horizontal former
    Patent number: 8520886
    Abstract: A speaker includes a frame, a sound radiating surface, and a suspension that couples the sound radiating surface to the frame. A horizontal former is coupled to the radiating surface. The former extends substantially horizontally outward of a peripheral portion of the radiating surface, to a peripheral portion that is separate from the suspension. A coil is coupled to the peripheral portion of the horizontal former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Raymond Wilk
  • SPEAKER MAGNET THERMAL MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20130089231
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile device including a magnet unit that is thermally coupled to the heat sink portion of a housing of the mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device comprises a speaker driver that includes a magnet unit, a housing having a heat sink portion that is made of a material having a high thermal conductivity, and a thermal component. The heat sink portion has a first face that is coupled to the speaker driver and a second face that is exposed to the exterior of the mobile device. The thermal component binds the speaker driver to the first face of the heat sink portion to create a cooling path from the magnet unit to the exterior of the mobile device. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Raymond Wilk, Ruchir M. Dave, Sawyer I. Cohen
  • SPEAKER HAVING A HORIZONTAL FORMER
    Publication number: 20120121121
    Abstract: A speaker includes a frame, a sound radiating surface, and a suspension that couples the sound radiating surface to the frame. A horizontal former is coupled to the radiating surface. The former extends substantially horizontally outward of a peripheral portion of the radiating surface, to a peripheral portion that is separate from the suspension. A coil is coupled to the peripheral portion of the horizontal former. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Raymond Wilk