Patents by Inventor Ewald Frasl

Ewald Frasl 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: 9769583
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a vibration membrane assembly for a speaker, a method for producing a vibration membrane assembly and a speaker. The assembly comprises a vibration membrane and a vibration membrane carrier ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Sound Solutions International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary Hsieh, Christian Lembacher, Armin Timmerer, Ewald Frasl, Bernhard Seiwald, Peter Fischer
  • Publication number: 20160205487
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a vibration membrane assembly for a speaker, a method for producing a vibration membrane assembly and a speaker. The assembly comprises a vibration membrane and a vibration membrane carrier ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Gary Hsieh, Christian Lembacher, Armin Timmerer, Ewald Frasl, Bernhard Seiwald, Peter Fischer
  • Patent number: 8892174
    Abstract: A loudspeaker comprises a voice coil and a diaphragm attached to the voice coil. The diaphragm has a generally rectangular outer shape, and comprises an outer rim (A1) having an outer edge at which the diaphragm is fixed in position and an inner section (A0) within the outer rim. The inner section (A0) comprises: an outermost area (A00) which is coupled to the voice coil and having the same generally rectangular outer shape; and an inner area (A01) comprising a periodic rib structure (A01p), with the ribs running parallel to the shorter side of the rectangular outer shape, and two lateral transition areas (A01c) between the edges of the periodic rib structure (A01p) and the shorter side edges of outermost area (A00).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Knowles IPC (M) Sdn. Bhd.
    Inventors: Mathias Weber, Ewald Frasl
  • Patent number: 8628830
    Abstract: In a method of and a device for producing a membrane (1) for an electroacoustic transducer, the procedure is such that a membrane (1), which has been produced for example by deep-drawing, is at least partially coated on at least one surface with a liquid plastic (7), in particular a plastic adhesive, and this liquid plastic is cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics Asia Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Stefan Amon, Ewald Frasl
  • Publication number: 20130237291
    Abstract: A loudspeaker comprises a voice coil and a diaphragm attached to the voice coil. The diaphragm has a generally rectangular outer shape, and comprises an outer rim (A1) having an outer edge at which the diaphragm is fixed in position and an inner section (A0) within the outer rim. The inner section (A0) comprises: an outermost area (A00) which is coupled to the voice coil and having the same generally rectangular outer shape; and an inner area (A01) comprising a periodic rib structure (A01p), with the ribs running parallel to the shorter side of the rectangular outer shape, and two lateral transition areas (A01c) between the edges of the periodic rib structure (A01p) and the shorter side edges of outermost area (A00).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS ASIA PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Mathias Weber, Ewald Frasl
  • Patent number: 8437496
    Abstract: A membrane 103 for an acoustic device 100 is provided, the membrane 103, wherein the membrane 103 comprises a central portion 212, an annular portion 105, and a corrugation 107, wherein the annular portion 105 is arranged around the central portion 212, wherein the annular portion 105 is adapted to be fixed to a coil 106, and wherein the corrugation 107 is arranged between the central portion 212 and the annular portion 105. Thus, the corrugation 107 may form an inner corrugation compared to an outer corrugation 104 which would be arranged farther away from the central portion 212 than the annular portion 105.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics Asia PTE. Ltd.
    Inventor: Ewald Frasl
  • Patent number: 8284964
    Abstract: A compound membrane (100) for an acoustic device (200), the compound membrane (100) comprising a first layer (101) and a second layer (102), wherein a value of Young's modulus of the second layer (102) does not vary more than essentially 30% in a temperature range between essentially ?20° C. and essentially +85° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics Asia PTE. Ltd.
    Inventors: Susanne Windischberger, Josef Lutz, Ewald Frasl
  • Patent number: 7895727
    Abstract: In an electroacoustic transducer (21) with a stationary transducer part (23) and with a membrane configuration (17) comprising a membrane (15) and a handling ring (1) for the membrane (15) connected with the membrane (15), the membrane configuration (17) is connected with the stationary transducer part (23) via the handling ring (1), and the handling ring (1) and membrane (15) are connected together via an interlocking connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Ewald Frasl
  • Publication number: 20100215209
    Abstract: A membrane 103 for an acoustic device 100 is provided, the membrane 103, wherein the membrane 103 comprises a central portion 212, an annular portion 105, and a corrugation 107, wherein the annular portion 105 is arranged around the central portion 212, wherein the annular portion 105 is adapted to be fixed to a coil 106, and wherein the corrugation 107 is arranged between the central portion 212 and the annular portion 105. Thus, the corrugation 107 may form an inner corrugation compared to an outer corrugation 104 which would be arranged farther away from the central portion 212 than the annular portion 105.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Ewald Frasl
  • Publication number: 20100046773
    Abstract: An acoustic device (200, 300) comprising an oscillatory compound membrane (201) comprising a plurality of layers (202, 203, 205), wherein one of the plurality of layers (202, 203, 205) is a thermoplastic layer (203, 205), wherein the thermoplastic layer (203, 205) is joined to at least one further component (204, 206, 207) of the acoustic device (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: NXP, B.V.
    Inventors: Susanne Windischberger, Ewald Frasl
  • Publication number: 20100040246
    Abstract: A compound membrane (100) for an acoustic device (200), the compound membrane (100) comprising a first layer (101) and a second layer (102), wherein a value of Young's modulus of the second layer (102) does not vary more than essentially 30% in a temperature range between essentially ?20° C. and essentially +85° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: NXP, B.V.
    Inventors: Susanne Windischberger, Josef Lutz, Ewald Frasl
  • Patent number: 7644801
    Abstract: A membrane (2) for an electroacoustic transducer (1) is disclosed, wherein a thickness (d) of said membrane (2) and an average Young's modulus (Eavg) of said membrane (2) are chosen in such a way that the critical load (Fbc), which causes the membrane (2) to buckle and/or crinkle, is increased compared to a reference membrane. The reference membrane made of Polycarbonate has the same shape, dimension, and stiffness in its direction of movement (MOV) as said membrane (2). According to the result of investigations on buckling and/or crinkling, said effect occurs with different critical buckling/crinkling loads for membranes of the same shape and dimension, but made of different materials, even when the stiffness of the membranes in their direction of movement—and hence their resonant frequency—is identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Erich Klein, Ewald Frasl, Susanne Windischberger
  • Publication number: 20080202845
    Abstract: A membrane (2) for an electroacoustic transducer (1) is disclosed, wherein a thickness (d) of said membrane (2) and an average Young's modulus (Eavg) of said membrane (2) are chosen in such a way that the critical load (Fbc), which causes the membrane (2) to buckle and/or crinkle, is increased compared to a reference membrane. The reference membrane made of Polycarbonate has the same shape, dimension, and stiffness in its direction of movement (MOV) as said membrane (2). According to the result of investigations on buckling and/or crinkling, said effect occurs with different critical buckling/crinkling loads for membranes of the same shape and dimension, but made of different materials, even when the stiffness of the membranes in their direction of movement—and hence their resonant frequency—is identical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Erich Klein, Ewald Frasl, Susanne Windischberger
  • Patent number: 7416047
    Abstract: A preferably elongated loudspeaker (LS), which preferably comprises a cylindrical moving coil (SP) and an elongated diaphragm (M) with an elongated fastening part (B) and an annular retaining part (H) lying within the fastening part (B), and with corrugations (S1) extending in radial directions, wherein the diaphragm (M) comprises an arrangement for reducing its stiffness in at least one narrow region (SM1, SM2), which arrangement is present between the fastening part (B) and the retaining part (H). In a preferred embodiment comprising an arrangement of the corrugations (S1) in the at least one narrow region (SM1, SM2) the corrugation density is smaller than the corrugation density in at least one wide region (BM1, BM2). Preferably, the diaphragm (M) furthermore comprises an additional corrugation (S2) in the at least one narrow region (SM1, SM2), which additional corrugation (S2) extends transversely to radial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Inventors: Ewald Frasl, Helmut Wasinger
  • Patent number: 7306073
    Abstract: A membrane (20) has a membrane axis (5) and a middle area (50), a central cup-shaped depression (52) being provided around said membrane axis (5), which depression (52) preferably has a connecting channel (53), wherein the middle area (50) comprises groups of stiffening grooves (54, 55, 56, 57) which extend parallel to radial directions and of which a first group of long stiffening grooves (54, 55, 56) extends up to the depression (52), said connecting channel (53) issuing into two of the long stiffening grooves (55, 56), thus interconnecting these two long stiffening grooves (55, 56).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Ewald Frasl
  • Publication number: 20070209866
    Abstract: A preferably elongated loudspeaker (LS), which preferably comprises a cylindrical moving coil (SP) and an elongated diaphragm (M) with an elongated fastening part (B) and an annular retaining part (H) lying within the fastening part (B), and with corrugations (S1) extending in radial directions, wherein the diaphragm (M) comprises an arrangement for reducing its stiffness in at least one narrow region (SM1, SM2), which arrangement is present between the fastening part (B) and the retaining part (H). In a preferred embodiment comprising an arrangement of the corrugations (S1) in the at least one narrow region (SM1, SM2) the corrugation density is smaller than the corrugation density in at least one wide region (BM1, BM2). Preferably, the diaphragm (M) furthermore comprises an additional corrugation (S2) in the at least one narrow region (SM1, SM2), which additional corrugation (S2) extends transversely to radial directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Koninkljke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Ewald Frasl, Helmut Wasinger
  • Publication number: 20070178242
    Abstract: In a method of and a device for producing a membrane (1) for an electroacoustic transducer, the procedure is such that a membrane (1), which has been produced for example by deep-drawing, is at least partially coated on at least one surface with a liquid plastic (7), in particular a plastic adhesive, and this liquid plastic is cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Amon, Ewald Frasl
  • Publication number: 20060150395
    Abstract: In an electroacoustic transducer (21) with a stationary transducer part (23) and with a membrane configuration (17) comprising a membrane (15) and a handling ring (1) for the membrane (15) connected with the membrane (15), the membrane configuration (17) is connected with the stationary transducer part (23) via the handling ring (1), and the handling ring (1) and membrane (15) are connected together via an interlocking connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventor: Ewald Frasl
  • Patent number: 7043046
    Abstract: In an electroacoustic transducer (21) with a stationary transducer part (23) and with a membrane configuration (17) comprising a membrane (15) and a handling ring (1) for the membrane (15) connected with the membrane (15), the membrane configuration (17) is connected with the stationary transducer part (23) via the handling ring (1), and the handling ring (1) and membrane (15) are connected together via an interlocking connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Ewald Frasl
  • Publication number: 20060070796
    Abstract: A membrane (20) has a membrane axis (5) and a middle area (50), a central cup-shaped depression (52) being provided around said membrane axis (5), which depression (52) preferably has a connecting channel (53), wherein the middle area (50) comprises groups of stiffening grooves (54, 55, 56, 57) which extend parallel to radial directions and of which a first group of long stiffening grooves (54, 55, 56) extends up to the depression (52), said connecting channel (53) issuing into two of the long stiffening grooves (55, 56), thus interconnecting these two long stiffening grooves (55, 56).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Ewald Frasl