Patents by Inventor Harry S. Erskine

Harry S. Erskine 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: 5596311
    Abstract: A method and system employing a feedback signal indicative of monitored motion of an electro-mechanical acoustic transducer to generate one or both of a control signal for driving the transducer at its natural resonance frequency, and a warning signal indicating that the transducer is not vibrating at a frequency within a selected frequency range. In preferred embodiments, the transducer is a voice coil loudspeaker mounted in or on a vehicle. In other preferred embodiments, the electro-mechanical transducer is driven by an initial electrical pulse followed by a sequence of electrical pulses. A feedback signal indicative of monitored motion of a moving portion of the transducer is generated. Each pulse (following the initial pulse) is applied at a time (determined by the feedback signal) so as to drive the transducer at its actual natural resonance frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Preco, Inc.
    Inventors: Emery L. Bess, Harry S. Erskine