Patents by Inventor Gary C. Gillum

Gary C. Gillum 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: 4210223
    Abstract: A low frequency loudspeaker apparatus includes a folded exponential horn which is divided to provide a bifurcated curved sound path from at least one electroacoustic transducer that is positioned at the throat of the horn to a volume into which sound waves are radiated that is located at the bifurcated mouth of the horn. The mean length of the folded exponential horn is such that, at an exponential rate of expansion between the throat and the bifurcated mouth, the area of the mouth is adequate for reproduction of low frequencies in the audible range. An illustrative embodiment of the low frequency loudspeaker apparatus has an effective low end cut-off frequency of 38 Hz. and affords 99 dB SPL output at three meters with one watt input which corresponds to about 20% efficiency measured in free space. Presence of a single boundary surface, such as a stage floor adjacent the mouth of the folded exponential horn, improves amplitude response by 3 to 6 dB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Assignee: Klipsch and Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary C. Gillum, Paul W. Klipsch
  • Patent number: D253699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: Klipsch and Associates, Inc. of Hope, Arkansas
    Inventor: Gary C. Gillum
  • Patent number: D253700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: Klipsch and Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary C. Gillum
  • Patent number: D253819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1980
    Assignee: Klipsch and Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary C. Gillum
  • Patent number: D254491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1980
    Assignee: Klipsch and Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary C. Gillum