Patents by Inventor Hong-Bi Dong Nguyen

Hong-Bi Dong Nguyen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240064468
    Abstract: A voice coil (4, 4a . . . 4f) for an electrodynamic actuator (6a . . . 6c) is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of conductive open annular strips (15, 15A . . . 15n, 15a . . . 15h) stacked over one another with insulation layers (18) in-between, wherein ends (Ea . . . Eh) of adjacent strips (15, 15A . . . 15n, 15a . . . 15h) overlap in an overlap-ping zone (ZO) when viewed in a direction parallel to a coil axis (CA) and wherein adjacent strips (15, 15A . . . 15n, 15a . . . 15h) are electrically connected to each other in a connection zone (ZC) within the overlapping zone (ZO). Ends (Ea . . . Eh) of the conductive strips (15, 15A . . . 15n, 15a . . . 15h) are embodied as non-straight ends, and positions (P) of connection zones (ZC), which connect different conductive strips (15, 15A . . . 15n, 15a . . . 15h), vary in a direction transversal to the circumferential direction (CD) in the overlapping zone (ZO). Moreover, a manufacturing meth-od for such a voice coil (4, 4a . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Hong-Bi Dong Nguyen, Gustav Otto
  • Publication number: 20230403512
    Abstract: The invention relates to a speaker (1) comprising a coil arrangement (2) with at least two voice coils (3a, 3b), a magnet system (4) and a membrane (10) being fixed to the coil arrangement (2) and the magnet system (4). The membrane (10) has a first compliance (c1) and together with the coil arrangement (2) causes a first resonance frequency (fres1) for an oscillation of the membrane (10). In addition, the speaker (1) comprises a second connector (14, 17, 17a, 17b, 24, 25a, 25b) with a second compliance (c2), which interconnects the voice coils (3a, 3b). The second connector (14, 17, 17a, 17b, 24, 25a, 25b) together with the voice coils (3a, 3b) causes a higher second resonance frequency (fres2) for the oscillation of the membrane (10). Moreover, the invention relates to an electronic sound signal circuit (18), which is designed to output coil signals (SO1, SO2) having a frequency dependent phase shift (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Hong-Bi Dong Nguyen, Friedrich Reining
  • Patent number: 11716572
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrodynamic acoustic transducer is disclosed. The electrodynamic acoustic transducer comprises a frame and/or a housing, a membrane, at least one coil and a magnet system, wherein the coil, in a cross sectional view with a coil axis being part of the sectional plane, comprises a plurality of conductive layers formed by an electrical conductor of the coil. The electrical conductor has a rectangular cross section in said cross sectional view, wherein a longer side of the rectangular cross section is substantially perpendicular to the loop axis. According to this method, a stack of conductive layers is made from the electrical conductor by stacking of separate pieces of the electrical conductor and electrically connecting the stacked separate pieces and/or by folding of the electrical conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Sound Solutions International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gustav Otto, Hong-Bi Dong Nguyen, Franz Heidinger
  • Publication number: 20230179074
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a voice coil (1a . . . 1d) is disclosed, wherein windings (4a . . . 4g) in a first section (B1) are arranged one above the other and are arranged next to each other in a second section (B2) when viewed in said cross sectional plane (D). In a first step, a first and a second winding (4a, 4a?, 4b) of the windings (4a . . . 4g) are arranged over one another but offset sideways to each other in the second section (B2). In a second step, the first winding (4a, 4a?) is moved into a height position of the second winding (4b) in the second section (B2) by pressing and/or folding. Moreover, an electrodynamic actuator (17a . . . 17c), comprising a voice coil (1a . . . 1d) of the above kind is disclosed. Finally, an electrodynamic transducer (32a, 32b), a speaker (21) and an output device comprising such an electrodynamic actuator (17a . . . 17c) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Gustav Otto, Friedrich Reining, Hong-Bi Dong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11418886
    Abstract: An electrodynamic acoustic transducer, is disclosed, which comprises a frame and/or a housing, a membrane, at least one coil and a magnet system. The coil in a cross sectional view with a coil axis being part of the sectional plane comprises a plurality of conductive layers formed by an electrical conductor of the coil. The electrical conductor has a rectangular cross section in said cross sectional view, wherein a longer side of the rectangular cross section is substantially perpendicular to the loop axis. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing an electrodynamic acoustic transducer of the proposed kind is disclosed. According to this method, a stack of conductive layers is made from the electrical conductor by stacking of separate pieces of the electrical conductor and electrically connecting the stacked separate pieces and/or by folding of the electrical conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Sound Solutions International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gustav Otto, Hong-Bi Dong Nguyen, Franz Heidinger
  • Publication number: 20210329385
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrodynamic acoustic transducer is disclosed. The electrodynamic acoustic transducer comprises a frame and/or a housing, a membrane, at least one coil and a magnet system, wherein the coil, in a cross sectional view with a coil axis being part of the sectional plane, comprises a plurality of conductive layers formed by an electrical conductor of the coil. The electrical conductor has a rectangular cross section in said cross sectional view, wherein a longer side of the rectangular cross section is substantially perpendicular to the loop axis. According to this method, a stack of conductive layers is made from the electrical conductor by stacking of separate pieces of the electrical conductor and electrically connecting the stacked separate pieces and/or by folding of the electrical conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Gustav Otto, Hong-Bi Dong Nguyen, Franz Heidinger
  • Publication number: 20200359135
    Abstract: An electrodynamic acoustic transducer, is disclosed, which comprises a frame and/or a housing, a membrane, at least one coil and a magnet system. The coil in a cross sectional view with a coil axis being part of the sectional plane comprises a plurality of conductive layers formed by an electrical conductor of the coil. The electrical conductor has a rectangular cross section in said cross sectional view, wherein a longer side of the rectangular cross section is substantially perpendicular to the loop axis. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing an electrodynamic acoustic transducer of the proposed kind is disclosed. According to this method, a stack of conductive layers is made from the electrical conductor by stacking of separate pieces of the electrical conductor and electrically connecting the stacked separate pieces and/or by folding of the electrical conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Gustav Otto, Hong-Bi Dong Nguyen, Franz Heidinger