Patents by Inventor Kevin Brousseau
Kevin Brousseau 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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Patent number: 11013101Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly comprises an enclosure having a first end and a second end, the first end including an opening; an acoustic driver at the second end of the enclosure; an acoustic volume between the first end and the second of the enclosure; a circuit board at the first end of the enclosure; a firebox covering the opening at the first end of the enclosure, the firebox providing a convection flow path in the acoustic volume over heat-generating components of the circuit board; and a heat sink extending from the circuit board in a direction away from the acoustic volume for providing a conduction flow path through the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas E. MacDonald, Kevin Brousseau
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Patent number: 10555101Abstract: A portable public address (PA) speaker comprises an enclosure constructed and arranged for positioning at a first position having a vertical orientation to output audio shaped for a first acoustic coverage area, a second position having an angular orientation to output audio shaped for a second acoustic coverage area, and a third position having a horizontal orientation to output audio shaped for a third acoustic coverage area. The weight of the speaker rests on a bottom surface of a base when in the first position having the vertical orientation or the second position having the angular orientation. The weight of the speaker rests on a side surface when in the third position having the horizontal orientation.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Warden, Paul F. Fidlin, Akira Mochimaru, Craig Jackson, Gregor Mittersinker, Richard Carbone, Greg J. Zastoupil, Kevin Brousseau
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Patent number: 10524042Abstract: A speaker sound system assembly comprises an enclosure; a speaker mount housing covering the opening of the enclosure, the speaker mount housing including a hole that exposes an interior of the enclosure and concave horn walls on both sides of the hole; a first speaker positioned in the hole of the speaker mount housing, the horn walls of the speaker mount housing constructed and arranged to determine a shape of a coverage pattern of the first speaker; and a driver array comprising at least three second speakers and extending from one side of the speaker mount housing to the other side of the speaker mount housing in front of the first speaker, the speaker mount housing constructed and arranged to match a desired coverage pattern of the driver array.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Brousseau, Greg J. Zastoupil
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Publication number: 20190230457Abstract: A portable public address (PA) speaker comprises an enclosure constructed and arranged for positioning at a first position having a vertical orientation to output audio shaped for a first acoustic coverage area, a second position having an angular orientation to output audio shaped for a second acoustic coverage area, and a third position having a horizontal orientation to output audio shaped for a third acoustic coverage area. The weight of the speaker rests on a bottom surface of a base when in the first position having the vertical orientation or the second position having the angular orientation. The weight of the speaker rests on a side surface when in the third position having the horizontal orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Robert Warden, Paul F. Fidlin, Akira Mochimaru, Craig Jackson, Gregor Mittersinker, Richard Carbone, Greg J. Zastoupil, Kevin Brousseau
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Patent number: 10306386Abstract: A portable public address (PA) speaker comprises an enclosure constructed and arranged for positioning at a first position having a vertical orientation to output audio shaped for a first acoustic coverage area, a second position having an angular orientation to output audio shaped for a second acoustic coverage area, and a third position having a horizontal orientation to output audio shaped for a third acoustic coverage area. The weight of the speaker rests on a bottom surface of a base when in the first position having the vertical orientation or the second position having the angular orientation. The weight of the speaker rests on a side surface when in the third position having the horizontal orientation.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Robert A. Warden, Paul F. Fidlin, Akira Mochimaru, Craig Jackson, Gregor Mittersinker, Richard Carbone, Greg J. Zastoupil, Kevin Brousseau
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Patent number: 10250967Abstract: An array of speaker modules includes a first speaker module having at least one electroacoustic driver and a housing that together define a first acoustic cavity having a first cavity volume. The array also includes a second speaker module having at least one electroacoustic driver and a housing that together define a first enclosed volume that is greater than the first cavity volume by a first volume difference. The second speaker module includes a first internal enclosure having a first internal volume that is substantially equal to the first volume difference. The portion of the first enclosed volume that is outside the first internal volume defines a second acoustic cavity having a second cavity volume that is substantially equal to the first cavity volume. This configuration enables the performance of low frequency acoustic drivers in the speaker modules to be substantially matched without requiring complicated alternative approaches for matched performance.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Benjamin C. Lippitt, Greg Joseph Zastoupil, Randy J. Kulchy, Kevin Brousseau
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Publication number: 20190029103Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly comprises an enclosure having a first end and a second end, the first end including an opening; an acoustic driver at the second end of the enclosure; an acoustic volume between the first end and the second of the enclosure; a circuit board at the first end of the enclosure; a firebox covering the opening at the first end of the enclosure, the firebox providing a convection flow path in the acoustic volume over heat-generating components of the circuit board; and a heat sink extending from the circuit board in a direction away from the acoustic volume for providing a conduction flow path through the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Thomas E. MacDonald, Kevin Brousseau
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Publication number: 20180376265Abstract: A portable public address (PA) speaker comprises an enclosure constructed and arranged for positioning at a first position having a vertical orientation to output audio shaped for a first acoustic coverage area, a second position having an angular orientation to output audio shaped for a second acoustic coverage area, and a third position having a horizontal orientation to output audio shaped for a third acoustic coverage area. The weight of the speaker rests on a bottom surface of a base when in the first position having the vertical orientation or the second position having the angular orientation. The weight of the speaker rests on a side surface when in the third position having the horizontal orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Robert A. Warden, Paul F. Fidlin, Akira Mochimaru, Craig Jackson, Gregor Mittersinker, Richard Carbone, Greg J. Zastoupil, Kevin Brousseau
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Publication number: 20180376240Abstract: A speaker sound system assembly comprises an enclosure; a speaker mount housing covering the opening of the enclosure, the speaker mount housing including a hole that exposes an interior of the enclosure and concave horn walls on both sides of the hole; a first speaker positioned in the hole of the speaker mount housing, the horn walls of the speaker mount housing constructed and arranged to determine a shape of a coverage pattern of the first speaker; and a driver array comprising at least three second speakers and extending from one side of the speaker mount housing to the other side of the speaker mount housing in front of the first speaker, the speaker mount housing constructed and arranged to match a desired coverage pattern of the driver array.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Kevin Brousseau, Greg J. Zastoupil
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Patent number: 10104761Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly comprises an enclosure having a first end and a second end, the first end including an opening; an acoustic driver at the second end of the enclosure; an acoustic volume between the first end and the second of the enclosure; a circuit board at the first end of the enclosure; a firebox covering the opening at the first end of the enclosure, the firebox providing a convection flow path in the acoustic volume over heat-generating components of the circuit board; and a heat sink extending from the circuit board in a direction away from the acoustic volume for providing a conduction flow path through the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas E. MacDonald, Kevin Brousseau
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Publication number: 20170264995Abstract: An array of speaker modules includes a first speaker module having at least one electroacoustic driver and a housing that together define a first acoustic cavity having a first cavity volume. The array also includes a second speaker module having at least one electroacoustic driver and a housing that together define a first enclosed volume that is greater than the first cavity volume by a first volume difference. The second speaker module includes a first internal enclosure having a first internal volume that is substantially equal to the first volume difference. The portion of the first enclosed volume that is outside the first internal volume defines a second acoustic cavity having a second cavity volume that is substantially equal to the first cavity volume. This configuration enables the performance of low frequency acoustic drivers in the speaker modules to be substantially matched without requiring complicated alternative approaches for matched performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Benjamin C. Lippitt, Greg Joseph Zastoupil, Randy J. Kulchy, Kevin Brousseau
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Patent number: 9712911Abstract: The technology described in the document can be embodied in a speaker that includes one or more drivers, and an acoustic horn that includes a first side panel and a second side panel. Edges of the first and second side panels defines an opening for receiving acoustic outputs from one or more drivers. The speaker also includes a manifold disposed between the opening and the one or more drivers, the manifold including a plurality of acoustic passages for connecting the opening to each of the one or more drivers, and an adaptor. The adaptor is disposed between the manifold and the acoustic horn, and includes multiple apertures for the plurality of acoustic passages. The adaptor is configured to conform to a profile of the opening while maintaining a seal between the acoustic horn and the plurality of acoustic passages.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Benjamin Lippitt, Greg Zastoupil, Rebecca Kowalczyk, Kevin Brousseau
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Publication number: 20170180846Abstract: The technology described in the document can be embodied in a speaker that includes one or more drivers, and an acoustic horn that includes a first side panel and a second side panel. Edges of the first and second side panels defines an opening for receiving acoustic outputs from one or more drivers. The speaker also includes a manifold disposed between the opening and the one or more drivers, the manifold including a plurality of acoustic passages for connecting the opening to each of the one or more drivers, and an adaptor. The adaptor is disposed between the manifold and the acoustic horn, and includes multiple apertures for the plurality of acoustic passages. The adaptor is configured to conform to a profile of the opening while maintaining a seal between the acoustic horn and the plurality of acoustic passages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Benjamin Lippitt, Greg Zastoupil, Rebecca Kowalczyk, Kevin Brousseau