Patents by Inventor Giles MacKinnon

Giles MacKinnon 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).

  • System and method for complementary audio output
    Patent number: 11363399
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sound system, the sound system comprising: a first loudspeaker, comprising at least one first speaker element, a second loudspeaker, comprising at least one second speaker element, wherein the first and second loudspeaker have at least partially overlapping frequency ranges, and the first speaker is configured to produce a response within at least one first operating band defined within the frequency range of the first speaker, and the second speaker is configured to produce a response within at least one second operating band defined within the frequency range of the second speaker, and the first and second operating bands do not overlap, and wherein the overall response of the sound system at a first location is comprised of the response within the first operating band and the response within the second operating band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Genelec Oy
    Inventor: Giles MacKinnon
  • System and method for complementary audio output
    Publication number: 20210067893
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sound system, the sound system comprising: a first loudspeaker, comprising at least one first speaker element, a second loudspeaker, comprising at least one second speaker element, wherein the first and second loudspeaker have at least partially overlapping frequency ranges, and the first speaker is configured to produce a response within at least one first operating band defined within the frequency range of the first speaker, and the second speaker is configured to produce a response within at least one second operating band defined within the frequency range of the second speaker, and the first and second operating bands do not overlap, and wherein the overall response of the sound system at a first location is comprised of the response within the first operating band and the response within the second operating band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Giles MacKinnon