Patents by Inventor Eric Matthew Miller

Eric Matthew Miller 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: 9374633
    Abstract: An audio system comprises a first enclosure for housing a first audio component and a second enclosure for housing a second audio component. The first enclosure includes a surface having a plurality of first structures, the first structures comprising one selected from a group consisting of a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of receptacles. The second enclosure includes a surface having a plurality of second structures, the second structures comprising the other one from the group consisting of the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of receptacles. The protrusions are configured to be inserted into the receptacles along a first direction such that the first enclosure is maintained in a first position relative to the second enclosure in the presence of a shear force that is applied in a direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Charles C. Adams, Dale Vernon Curtis, Jerry Kenneth Hubbard, Eric Matthew Miller
  • Publication number: 20100329484
    Abstract: An audio system comprises a first enclosure for housing a first audio component and a second enclosure for housing a second audio component. The first enclosure includes a surface having a plurality of first structures, the first structures comprising one selected from a group consisting of a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of receptacles. The second enclosure includes a surface having a plurality of second structures, the second structures comprising the other one from the group consisting of the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of receptacles. The protrusions are configured to be inserted into the receptacles along a first direction such that the first enclosure is maintained in a first position relative to the second enclosure in the presence of a shear force that is applied in a direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles C. Adams, Dale Vernon Curtis, Jerry Kenneth Hubbard, Eric Matthew Miller
  • Patent number: 7804966
    Abstract: An audio amplifier and speaker system are stacked and magnetically coupled together. The audio amplifier is coupled for receiving an audio signal. A first securing assembly is provided on a bottom surface of the amplifier. The first securing assembly may be a foot formed on the bottom surface of the audio amplifier. The speaker is electrically coupled to the amplifier. A second securing assembly is provided on a top surface of the speaker. The second securing assembly may be a receptacle formed in top surface of the speaker. The foot is inserted into the receptacle. The foot and receptacle are magnetically coupled to attach the amplifier to the speaker. The foot has a first electrical connector, and the receptacle has a second electrical connector mated to the first electrical connector to route the audio signal from the amplifier to the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Clifford Adams, Dale Vernon Curtis, Jerry Kenneth Hubbard, Eric Matthew Miller