Patents by Inventor Johan Van Der Linde

Johan Van Der Linde 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).

  • Audio apparatus
    Publication number: 20070025574
    Abstract: Audio apparatus (30) comprising a piezoelectric transducer (44) and coupling means (54) for coupling the transducer to a user's pinna (32) whereby the transducer excites vibration in the pinna (32) to cause it to transmit an acoustic signal from the transducer (44) to a user's inner ear, characterised in that the transducer is embedded in a casing (42) of relatively soft material and the casing (42) is mounted to a housing (34) of relatively hard material such that a cavity (48) is defined between the casing (42) and housing (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Henry Azima, Nicholas Hill, Robin Cross, Timothy Whitwell, Johan Van Der Linde