Patents by Inventor Hubert Etzel

Hubert Etzel 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).

  • Fixed mounting loudspeaker with removable chassis
    Patent number: 6031924
    Abstract: A loudspeaker (1) is connected to a chassis (13) and is capable of being inserted into a housing (28) by means of a releasable engagement of the loudspeaker (10) in the housing in an arrangement which makes better use of the available space in the vehicle, by allowing placement of the loudspeaker (10) at locations which are intended by the car manufacturer to be used for other accessories, although only temporarily. It is therefore possible to place the loudspeaker (10) of the invention in a push-through tunnel (29) adapted to allow items to be pushed through the rear seat back (36) of the automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Harman Audio Electronic Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Hubert Etzel
  • Arrangement for reproducing bass tones in a vehicle
    Patent number: 5287412
    Abstract: A sub-woofer arrangement for the reproduction of bass tones is provided in an armrest of a seat of a passenger car. The sub-woofer arrangement has a sound outlet orifice positioned so as to face a dashboard when lowered in a first position and be unobstructed when raised into a second position in a recess within the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Nokia (Deutschland) GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Etzel, Jorg Prokisch, Rudiger Fleischer, Edgar Kirk