Patents by Inventor Jean-Loup AFRESNE

Jean-Loup AFRESNE 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: 20220386032
    Abstract: The speaker comprises a magnetic circuit. The speaker comprises mobile equipment that is movable relative to the magnetic circuit. The spool holder is mounted movably through air gaps and a guide element of the mobile equipment is arranged between the mobile equipment and a frame, on the side of a membrane relative to the magnetic circuit. The mobile equipment passes all the way through the magnetic circuit through end air gaps. The speaker includes a complementary guide element, arranged between the mobile equipment and the frame, on the side opposite the membrane relative to the magnetic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jean-Loup AFRESNE, Fabrice MARTEAU
  • Patent number: 10313783
    Abstract: Loudspeaker enclosure comprising at least one loudspeaker having a convex mobile membrane, and a member surrounding the mobile membrane and comprising an external surface bounded by an internal edge (??) situated facing the mobile membrane, which comprises a peripheral edge (?) situated facing the internal edge of the member and forming a closed loop. The mobile membrane and the member have a suitable shape such that, over a continuous portion (??) of the peripheral edge (?) representing at least 25% of the length of the peripheral edge, for any first point (M) on the continuous portion and any second point (M?) situated on the internal edge at a location such that the distance between the first point (M) and second point (M?) is minimal, the mobile membrane has, at the first point, a first tangent plane, essentially coincident with a second tangent plane at the second point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Devialet
    Inventors: Emmanuel Nardin, Pierre-Emmanuel Calmel, Jean-Loup Afresne, Julien Laurent Bergere, Antoine Petroff
  • Patent number: 9967675
    Abstract: An electrodynamic loudspeaker (10) including: a chassis (15), at least one magnetic circuit (20) secured to the chassis, at least one movable assembly (30) with respect to the chassis, the assembly (30) including a convex diaphragm (53) turned towards the outside of the loudspeaker, and at least one energizing coil (57) defining an axis (D) of the loudspeaker, a first suspension joint (35) connecting the assembly and the chassis, and a second suspension joint (40) of the assembly, the second joint being axially further away from the diaphragm than the first joint. The assembly further comprises at least one connecting member (59) secured to the diaphragm, the second joint including a radially inner attachment point (81) attached on the connecting member, and a radially outer attachment point (83) attached on the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: DEVIALET
    Inventors: Pierre-Emmanuel Calmel, Antoine Petroff, Jean-Loup Afresne
  • Patent number: 9930449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling a loudspeaker (14) in an enclosure, comprising: an input for an audio signal (Saudio_ref) to be reproduced; an output for supplying an excitation signal from the loudspeaker. It comprises a control unit comprising: means (24, 25) for calculating a desired dynamic value (Aref) of the loudspeaker diaphragm based on the audio signal (Saudio_ref) to be reproduced and the structure of the enclosure; means (26) for calculating a plurality of desired dynamic values (Aref, dAref/dt, Vref, Xref) of the loudspeaker diaphragm at each moment based on only the desired dynamic value (Aref); a mechanical model (36) of the loudspeaker; and means (70, 80, 90) for calculating the excitation signal of the loudspeaker at each moment, without feedback loop, from the mechanical model (36) of the loudspeaker and desired dynamic values (Aref, dAref/dt, Vref, Xref).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: DEVIALET
    Inventors: Eduardo Mendes, Pierre-Emmanuel Calmel, Antoine Petroff, Jean-Loup Afresne
  • Patent number: 9924267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling a loudspeaker (14) in an enclosure, comprising: an input for an audio signal (Saudio_ref) to be reproduced; an output for supplying an excitation signal from the loudspeaker; means (26, 36, 38, 70, 80, 90) for calculating the excitation signal of the loudspeaker (14) at each moment based on the audio signal (Saudio_ref).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: DEVIALET
    Inventors: Eduardo Mendes, Pierre-Emmanuel Calmel, Antoine Petroff, Jean-Loup Afresne
  • Publication number: 20170171663
    Abstract: An electrodynamic loudspeaker (10) including: a chassis (15), at least one magnetic circuit (20) secured to the chassis, at least one movable assembly (30) with respect to the chassis, the assembly (30) including a convex diaphragm (53) turned towards the outside of the loudspeaker, and at least one energizing coil (57) defining an axis (D) of the loudspeaker, a first suspension joint (35) connecting the assembly and the chassis, and a second suspension joint (40) of the assembly, the second joint being axially further away from the diaphragm than the first joint. The assembly further comprises at least one connecting member (59) secured to the diaphragm, the second joint including a radially inner attachment point (81) attached on the connecting member, and a radially outer attachment point (83) attached on the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Pierre-Emmanuel Calmel, Antoine Petroff, Jean-Loup Afresne
  • Publication number: 20170019732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling a loudspeaker (14) in an enclosure, comprising: an input for an audio signal (Saudio_ref) to be reproduced; an output for supplying an excitation signal from the loudspeaker. It comprises a control unit comprising: means (24, 25) for calculating a desired dynamic value (Aref) of the loudspeaker diaphragm based on the audio signal (Saudio_ref) to be reproduced and the structure of the enclosure; means (26) for calculating a plurality of desired dynamic values (Aref, dAref/dt, Vref, Xref) of the loudspeaker diaphragm at each moment based on only the desired dynamic value (Aref); a mechanical model (36) of the loudspeaker; and means (70, 80, 90) for calculating the excitation signal of the loudspeaker at each moment, without feedback loop, from the mechanical model (36) of the loudspeaker and desired dynamic values (Aref, dAref/dt, Vref, Xref).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Eduardo MENDES, Pierre-Emmanuel CALMEL, Antoine PETROFF, Jean-Loup AFRESNE
  • Publication number: 20160366515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling a loudspeaker (14) in an enclosure, comprising: an input for an audio signal (Saudio_ref) to be reproduced; an output for supplying an excitation signal from the loudspeaker; means (26, 36, 38, 70, 80, 90) for calculating the excitation signal of the loudspeaker (14) at each moment based on the audio signal (Saudio_ref).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Eduardo MENDES, Pierre-Emmanuel CALMEL, Antoine PETROFF, Jean-Loup AFRESNE
  • Publication number: 20160360311
    Abstract: Loudspeaker enclosure comprising at least one loudspeaker having a convex mobile membrane, and a member surrounding the mobile membrane and comprising an external surface bounded by an internal edge (??)situated facing the mobile membrane, which comprises a peripheral edge (?) situated facing the internal edge of the member and forming a closed loop. The mobile membrane and the member have a suitable shape such that, over a continuous portion (??) of the peripheral edge (?) representing at least 25% of the length of the peripheral edge, for any first point (M) on the continuous portion and any second point (M?) situated on the internal edge at a location such that the distance between the first point (M) and second point (M?) is minimal, the mobile membrane has, at the first point, a first tangent plane, essentially coincident with a second tangent plane at the second point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Emmanuel NARDIN, Pierre-Emmanuel CALMEL, Jean-Loup AFRESNE, Julien Laurent BERGERE, Antoine PETROFF
  • Publication number: 20160261954
    Abstract: A piece of sound reproduction equipment includes an input receiving an audio input signal to be reproduced; a loudspeaker with a resistance of less than 1?; a processing and amplification chain including: an amplifier able to energize the loudspeaker, a stage correcting the audio signal, positioned between the input and the amplifier, said correction stage is able to simulate virtual physical parameters of the loudspeaker by modifying the characteristics of the audio signal provided to the amplifier. The correction stage is able to modify the virtual physical parameters over time during operation of the sound reproduction system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: DEVIALET
    Inventors: Antoine PETROFF, Pierre-Emmanuel CALMEL, Jean-Loup AFRESNE