Patents by Inventor Gilbert C. Vorie

Gilbert C. Vorie 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: 4246447
    Abstract: A stack of piezoelectric discs for driving the diaphragm of a transducer such as a loudspeaker. The discs are arranged in pairs with the outer edges of each pair supported by engagement with an O-ring against their planar faces. The pairs are connected by studs fixed at the centers of the discs. One end of the stack is secured to a support, and the other end is connected to the diaphragm. In an alternative embodiment, another disc is attached to the stack, with an O-ring cemented between its nodal circle and a rigid support, and a diaphragm is attached to the rim of the disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Assignee: IEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Gilbert C. Vorie
  • Patent number: 4155091
    Abstract: An omnidirectional antenna array comprising a ferrite antenna inductively coupled to one leg of a loop antenna that lies in a plane parallel to the long axis of the ferrite antenna. The output signal may be taken from either of the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Assignee: IEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Gilbert C. Vorie