Patents by Inventor Edgar Kirk

Edgar Kirk 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: 7477752
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system with three loudspeakers (LF, LR, LB), includes a first and a second amplifier (BF, BR), each of which amplifies a channel of an audio signal. The outputs of the amplifiers (FDA, FIA; RDA, RIA) are in phase opposition, wherein the outputs of the amplifiers (RDA, FIA; RDA, FIA) are each connected to the inputs of the first and second loudspeakers (LF, LR). The outputs of the amplifiers (RDA, FIA; RDA, FIA) are also connected to the inputs of the third loudspeaker (LB). A high-pass filter (HP) and a low-pass filter (TP), which are used to partition the audio signal, are connected in parallel. As the amplifiers, bridge output stages (BF, BR) are provided. The output of the high-pass filter (HPA) is connected to the inputs of the two bridge output stages (BF, BR). An inverter (IF, IR) is provided in each case between the output of the high-pass filter (HPA) and one of the inputs of the bridge output stages (BF, BR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Edgar Kirk
  • Publication number: 20050069150
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system with three loudspeakers (LF, LR, LB), includes a first and a second amplifier (BF, BR), each of which amplifies a channel of an audio signal. The outputs of the amplifiers (FDA, FIA; RDA, RIA) are in phase opposition, wherein the outputs of the amplifiers (RDA, FIA; RDA, FIA) are each connected to the inputs of the first and second loudspeakers (LF, LR). The outputs of the amplifiers (RDA, FIA; RDA, FIA) are also connected to the inputs of the third loudspeaker (LB). A high-pass filter (HP) and a low-pass filter (TP), which are used to partition the audio signal, are connected in parallel. As the amplifiers, bridge output stages (BF, BR) are provided. The output of the high-pass filter (HPA) is connected to the inputs of the two bridge output stages (BF, BR). An inverter (IF, IR) is provided in each case between the output of the high-pass filter (HPA) and one of the inputs of the bridge output stages (BF, BR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventor: Edgar Kirk
  • Patent number: 5287412
    Abstract: A sub-woofer arrangement for the reproduction of bass tones is provided in an armrest of a seat of a passenger car. The sub-woofer arrangement has a sound outlet orifice positioned so as to face a dashboard when lowered in a first position and be unobstructed when raised into a second position in a recess within the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Nokia (Deutschland) GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Etzel, Jorg Prokisch, Rudiger Fleischer, Edgar Kirk