Patents by Inventor Kenneth Ball
Kenneth Ball 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).
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Publication number: 20230292028Abstract: In an embodiment, an earphone having a solid earphone body is provided. A first mounting recess is formed in a first end of the earphone body. A first acoustic driver is disposed in the first mounting recess. At least a first sound bore is formed in the solid earphone body. The at least a first sound bore fluidly communicates with the first mounting recess and a first exit port formed at a second end of the earphone body. The second end of the earphone body is configured to be placed in an ear canal of a user. The earphone can be fabricated by a method that includes defining negative spaces for the first acoustic driver and the at least a first sound bore in a virtual model of the earphone body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Audiolineout LLCInventors: Valivann Seangly, Ben Loeliger, Kenneth Ball, Caleb Rosenau
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Publication number: 20230254623Abstract: Innovations for an improved earphone design are provided. The earphone includes an earphone body with three or more acoustic drivers disposed substantially congruently about an axis. One or more acoustic drivers included in the earphone body include a first, sound emitting, end and a second opposing end. A vent is defined in a compartment in which the acoustic driver is received and is coaxial to an axis passing through the first and second ends of the acoustic driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Audiolineout LLCInventors: Ben Loeliger, Valivann Seangly, Caleb Rosenau, Kenneth Ball
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Patent number: 11659312Abstract: In an embodiment, an earphone having a solid earphone body is provided. A first mounting recess is formed in a first end of the earphone body. A first acoustic driver is disposed in the first mounting recess. At least a first sound bore is formed in the solid earphone body. The at least a first sound bore fluidly communicates with the first mounting recess and a first exit port formed at a second end of the earphone body. The second end of the earphone body is configured to be placed in an ear canal of a user. The earphone can be fabricated by a method that includes defining negative spaces for the first acoustic driver and the at least a first sound bore in a virtual model of the earphone body.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Audiolineout LLCInventors: Valivann Seangly, Ben Loeliger, Kenneth Ball, Caleb Rosenau
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Publication number: 20220417634Abstract: In an embodiment, an earphone having a solid earphone body is provided. A first mounting recess is formed in a first end of the earphone body. A first acoustic driver is disposed in the first mounting recess. At least a first sound bore is formed in the solid earphone body. The at least a first sound bore fluidly communicates with the first mounting recess and a first exit port formed at a second end of the earphone body. The second end of the earphone body is configured to be placed in an ear canal of a user. The earphone can be fabricated by a method that includes defining negative spaces for the first acoustic driver and the at least a first sound bore in a virtual model of the earphone body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Audiolineout LLCInventors: Valivann Seangly, Ben Loeliger, Kenneth Ball, Caleb Rosenau
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Publication number: 20210044879Abstract: In an embodiment, an earphone having a solid earphone body is provided. A first mounting recess is formed in a first end of the earphone body. A first acoustic driver is disposed in the first mounting recess. At least a first sound bore is formed in the solid earphone body. The at least a first sound bore fluidly communicates with the first mounting recess and a first exit port formed at a second end of the earphone body. The second end of the earphone body is configured to be placed in an ear canal of a user. The earphone can be fabricated by a method that includes defining negative spaces for the first acoustic driver and the at least a first sound bore in a virtual model of the earphone body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Audiolineout LLCInventors: Valivann Seangly, Ben Loeliger, Kenneth Ball, Caleb Rosenau
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Patent number: 10667552Abstract: A passively cooled pipe made of a material with a high coefficient of thermal conductivity that has a lockable, invertable, combustion bowl/storage compartment. The pipe is designed for the combustion of dry organic matter. It has a series of passive radiator fins about the outer faces of its sides for the dissipation of heat there along its body, and an aggressive smoke mixing design in the bore of the shank section that aids in the removal of tar and smoke particles. The inside volume of the shank also has a series of passive radiator fins in operational contact with the sides of the shank. There is a removable locking tool housed in the passive radiator fins on one of the outer faces, used to lock the combustion bowl in either of its positions. The locking tool also disassembles the two halves of the pipe for cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Temple Kraft, LLCInventor: Kenneth Ball
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Patent number: 10171902Abstract: An improved in-ear monitor that incorporates high frequency balanced armature driver tuning, both low frequency dynamic driver and balanced armature driver tuning, mid range and high range frequency balanced armature driver tuning. It also utilizes a stacked metalized plastic film chip capacitor style of crossover component to filter the mid and low frequency signals from the high frequency driver/s for enhanced clarity and to impart a wider image to the fidelity sound. I has a spout that has a series of stanchions or stanchions and resonator box cavities for the simplified connection and disconnection of sound tubes and resonator boxes.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Campfire Audio LLCInventor: Kenneth Ball
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Publication number: 20180288513Abstract: An improved in-ear monitor that incorporates high frequency balanced armature driver tuning, both low frequency dynamic driver and balanced armature driver tuning, mid range and high range frequency balanced armature driver tuning. It also utilizes a stacked metalized plastic film chip capacitor style of crossover component to filter the mid and low frequency signals from the high frequency driver/s for enhanced clarity and to impart a wider image to the fidelity sound. I has a spout that has a series of stanchions or stanchions and resonator box cavities for the simplified connection and disconnection of sound tubes and resonator boxes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventor: Kenneth Ball
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Patent number: 10091576Abstract: An in-ear monitor that incorporates high frequency balanced armature driver tuning, both low frequency dynamic driver and balanced armature driver tuning, mid range and high range frequency balanced armature driver tuning. It also utilizes a spout that has a series of stanchions or stanchions and resonator box cavities for the simplified connection and disconnection of sound tubes and resonator boxes.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Campfire Audio LLCInventor: Kenneth Ball
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Publication number: 20180263279Abstract: A passively cooled pipe made of a material with a high coefficient of thermal conductivity that has a lockable, invertable, combustion bowl/storage compartment. The pipe is designed for the combustion of dry organic matter. It has a series of passive radiator fins about the outer faces of its sides for the dissipation of heat there along its body, and an aggressive smoke mixing design in the bore of the shank section that aids in the removal of tar and smoke particles. The inside volume of the shank also has a series of passive radiator fins in operational contact with the sides of the shank. There is a removable locking tool housed in the passive radiator fins on one of the outer faces, used to lock the combustion bowl in either of its positions. The locking tool also disassembles the two halves of the pipe for cleaning.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Audio Line Out LLCInventor: Kenneth Ball
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Publication number: 20170238085Abstract: An improved in-ear monitor that incorporates high frequency balanced armature driver tuning, both low frequency dynamic driver and balanced armature driver tuning, mid range and high range frequency balanced armature driver tuning. It also utilizes a spout that has a series of stanchions or stanchions and resonator box cavities for the simplified connection and disconnection of sound tubes and resonator boxes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Kenneth Ball
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Patent number: 7461629Abstract: A control system for an exhaust brake which operates to impede exhaust flow from a turbocharged combustion engine when the engine throttle is closed. The control system includes means for delaying application the exhaust brake only when the vehicle throttle is closed to allow the rotational speed of the turbo charger to drop thereby reducing wear to seal components.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2005Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Holset Engineering Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kenneth Ball, Pierre B French
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Publication number: 20080163949Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for turbulent flow drag reduction using discrete counter-rotating elements disposed adjacent a bounding surface and arranged to effectively disrupt or suppress stream-wise vortices and/or traveling waves thereby reducing turbulence and increasing fluid flow. In embodiments, the counter-rotating elements effectively decouple the interaction between traveling waves and stream-wise vortices. By using discrete counter-rotating elements as disclosed, the energy input to the counter-rotating elements is advantageously less than the energy gained from the flow rate increase. The counter-rotating elements may comprise e.g., counter-rotating strips, counter-rotating disks or a plurality of sequentially activated jets. In addition, the bounding surface may comprise a section or pipe, a substantially planar surface, etc. The counter-rotating elements may be used along a section of a pipe, on a surface of an aircraft wing, in HVAC systems, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Andrew T. DUGGLEBY, Kenneth Ball
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Publication number: 20070219766Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method and product for porting computationally complex CFD calculations to a coprocessor in order to decrease overall processing time. The system comprises a CPU in communication with a coprocessor over a high speed interconnect. In addition, an optional display may be provided for displaying the calculated flow field. The system and method include porting variables of governing equations from a CPU to a coprocessor; receiving calculated source terms from the coprocessor; and solving the governing equations at the CPU using the calculated source terms. In a further aspect, the CPU compresses the governing equations into combination of higher and/or lower order equations with fewer variables for porting to the coprocessor. The coprocessor receives the variables, iteratively solves for source terms of the equations using a plurality of parallel pipelines, and transfers the results to the CPU.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2006Publication date: September 20, 2007Inventors: Andrew Duggleby, Kenneth Ball, Evan Sewall
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Publication number: 20060118081Abstract: A control system for an exhaust brake which operates to impede exhaust flow from a turbocharged combustion engine when the engine throttle is closed. The control system includes means for delaying application the exhaust brake only when the vehicle throttle is closed to allow the rotational speed of the turbo charger to drop thereby reducing wear to seal components.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Kenneth Ball, Pierre French
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Patent number: 7004142Abstract: A control system for an exhaust brake which operates to impede exhaust flow from a turbocharged combustion engine when the engine throttle is closed. The control system includes means for delaying application the exhaust brake only when the vehicle throttle is closed to allow the rotational speed of the turbo charger to drop thereby reducing wear to seal components.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2003Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Holset Engineering Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kenneth Ball, Pierre B. French
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Publication number: 20030188532Abstract: A control system for an exhaust brake which operates to impede exhaust flow from a turbocharged combustion engine when the engine throttle is closed. The control system includes means for delaying application the exhaust brake only when the vehicle throttle is closed to allow the rotational speed of the turbo charger to drop thereby reducing wear to seal components.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventors: Kenneth Ball, Pierre B. French
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Patent number: D706715Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Inventor: Kenneth Ball
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Patent number: D799451Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Inventor: Kenneth Ball
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Patent number: D1025007Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Audiolineout LLCInventors: Valivann Seangly, Ben Loeliger, Kenneth Ball, Caleb Rosenau