Patents by Inventor Kurt VANDIJCK

Kurt VANDIJCK 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: 20240163593
    Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly for use outdoors. The loudspeaker assembly includes: a loudspeaker, including a drive unit and a diaphragm, wherein the drive unit is configured to move the diaphragm along a movement axis, a grille, positioned in front of a front face of the loudspeaker, the grille being configured to permit sound produced by the front face of the diaphragm to pass through the grille, and to inhibit the ingress of water incident on the front face of the grille from entering into a space enclosed between a rear face of the grille and the front face of the loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Karel Gheldof, Kurt Vandijck, Fabian Vuine
  • Publication number: 20240140339
    Abstract: A bumper body-part assembly, including a cavity at least partially enclosed by a bumper member and a body part and a sound generator assembly at least partially arranged in the cavity. The sound generator assembly includes a housing assembly with at least one speaker, an electronic assembly and a fastener. The housing assembly includes a deformation assembly arranged in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan KOLNIK, Christian BAUMBACH, Anne-Kathrin ZEILE, Herbert KLAMSER, Yue WAN, Thomas DITTUS, Stephan EBINGER, Ardi SHEHU, Kurt VANDIJCK
  • Patent number: 11699427
    Abstract: A waveguide assembly for guiding sound includes a chassis that provides a cavity configured to receive sound propagating in a forwards direction along a primary axis of the waveguide assembly; a fixed waveguide that is fixed with respect to the chassis and positioned on the primary axis of the waveguide assembly, wherein the fixed waveguide is spaced apart from the chassis and is configured to guide sound received by the cavity through at least one opening formed between the fixed waveguide element and the chassis; a moveable waveguide that is moveable with respect to the chassis between: a standby position in which the moveable waveguide is configured to obstruct the at least one opening and form a forward-facing surface of the waveguide assembly; an operational position in which the moveable waveguide is configured to allow sound to exit the cavity through the at least one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: PSS BELGIUM NV
    Inventors: Kurt Vandijck, Thomas Van Den Keybus
  • Publication number: 20210256955
    Abstract: A waveguide assembly for guiding sound includes a chassis that provides a cavity configured to receive sound propagating in a forwards direction along a primary axis of the waveguide assembly; a fixed waveguide that is fixed with respect to the chassis and positioned on the primary axis of the waveguide assembly, wherein the fixed waveguide is spaced apart from the chassis and is configured to guide sound received by the cavity through at least one opening formed between the fixed waveguide element and the chassis; a moveable waveguide that is moveable with respect to the chassis between: a standby position in which the moveable waveguide is configured to obstruct the at least one opening and form a forward-facing surface of the waveguide assembly; an operational position in which the moveable waveguide is configured to allow sound to exit the cavity through the at least one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Kurt VANDIJCK, Thomas VAN DEN KEYBUS