Abstract: A system and method for forming non-woven fibers includes an extruder for melting a substance, a nozzle on an end of the extruder for outputting the melted substance, and a gas source in fluid communication with the nozzle. The nozzle may be configured to output the substance in a melted form at atmospheric pressure proximate an output of the gas source. The system may be configured to output a gas stream at lower temperature.

Abstract: A system and method for forming non-woven fibers includes an extruder for melting a substance, a nozzle on an end of the extruder for outputting the melted substance, and a gas source in fluid communication with the nozzle. The nozzle may be configured to output the substance in a melted form at atmospheric pressure proximate an output of the gas source. The system may be configured to output a gas stream at lower temperature.

Abstract: A system and method for forming non-woven fibers includes an extruder for melting a substance, a nozzle on an end of the extruder for outputting the melted substance, and a gas source in fluid communication with the nozzle. The nozzle may be configured to output the substance in a melted form at atmospheric pressure proximate an output of the gas source. The system may be configured to output a gas stream at lower temperature.

Abstract: A complex speaker edge and asymmetric resonator panel in which the acoustic vibration damping capacity of the speaker edge varies longitudinally around the speaker edge. The resonator panel has an aspect ratio of approximately 1.3:1 or more, and is composed of top and bottom panels held in spaced apart relationship by a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs extending therebetween. The ribs extend at an angle of from approximately 5 to 35 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the panel. The angle is acoustically matched to the complex speaker edge to improve the accuracy with which said acoustic vibration is reproduced. The effectiveness of the differential damping capacity of the edge in improving the quality of sound output from a speaker assembly is determined by observing the average magnitude of the excursions of the sound level pressure versus frequency curves for comparable complex and single speaker edges, particularly in the 200 to 10,000 Hertz range.

Abstract: A complex speaker edge and asymmetric resonator panel in which the acoustic vibration damping capacity of the speaker edge varies longitudinally around the speaker edge. The resonator panel has an aspect ratio of approximately 1.3:1 or more, and is composed of top and bottom panels held in spaced apart relationship by a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs extending therebetween. The ribs extend at an angle of from approximately 5 to 35 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the panel. The angle is acoustically matched to the complex speaker edge to improve the accuracy with which said acoustic vibration is reproduced. The effectiveness of the differential damping capacity of the edge in improving the quality of sound output from a speaker assembly is determined by observing the average magnitude of the excursions of the sound level pressure versus frequency curves for comparable complex and single speaker edges, particularly in the 200 to 10,000 Hertz range.

Abstract: A flat loudspeaker having a back plate, a driver responsive to an electrical signal, an enhancer having a neck and a mouth, the neck attached to the driver and movable in accordance with the movement of the driver, a thin film membrane, the membrane attached to the enhancer, the membrane stretched over the frame, a frame for supporting the membrane and maintaining it in a taut state, and a rubber type adhesive for dampening the membrane resonances and for adhering the membrane to the frame. Clarity of sound can be further improved by including a plurality of sound breathers in the back plate of the speaker. For improved sound radiation capability, the size and the shape of the enhancer can be modified in various ways, including a frustoconical, parabolic, or bell-shaped enhancer. Dampening material may be provided in the space below or affixed to the membrane to improve sound quality.

Abstract: A complex speaker edge in which the acoustic vibration damping capacity of the speaker edge varies longitudinally around the speaker edge in rough proportion to the radial distance of the instant section of the speaker edge from the center of the source of acoustic vibration. The vibrational damping capacity of the speaker edge can vary gradually or abruptly in a stepwise fashion. The complex speaker edge is adapted for use in planer speaker assemblies with high aspect ratio planar resonator plates. The effectiveness of the differential damping capacity in improving the quality of sound output from a speaker assembly is determined by observing the average magnitude of the excursions of the sound level pressure versus frequency curves for comparable complex and single speaker edges, particularly in the 200 to 10,000 Hertz range.

Abstract: A loudspeaker having a back plate, a driver attached to the back plate, the driver being responsive to an electrical signal, an enhancer having a neck and a mouth, the neck attached to the driver and movable in accordance with the movement of the driver, a thin film membrane, the membrane attached to the enhancer, the membrane stretched over the frame, a frame for supporting the membrane and maintaining it in a taut state, and a rubber type adhesive for dampening the membrane resonances and for adhering the membrane to the frame. Clarity of sound can be further improved by including a plurality of sound breathers in the back plate of the speaker. For improved sound radiation capability, the size and the shape of the enhancer can be modified in various ways, including a frustoconical, parabolic, or bell-shaped enhancer.

Abstract: A loudspeaker having a back plate, a driver attached to the back plate, the driver being responsive to an electrical signal, an enhancer having a neck and a mouth, the neck attached to the driver and movable in accordance with the movement of the driver, a thin film membrane, the membrane attached to the enhancer, the membrane stretched over the frame, a frame for supporting the membrane and maintaining it in a taut state, and a rubber type adhesive for dampening the membrane resonances and for adhering the membrane to the frame. Clarity of sound can be further improved by including a plurality of sound breathers in the back plate of the speaker. For improved sound radiation capability, the size and the shape of the enhancer can be modified in various ways, including a frustoconical, parabolic, or bell-shaped enhancer.