Patents by Inventor Laurent Tapin

Laurent Tapin 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).

  • Speaker device for a motor vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11166091
    Abstract: A speaker device for a vehicle seat comprises at least one loudspeaker, a wireless communication module operatively connected to the at least one loudspeaker, and an attachment support for fixing the speaker device to the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: David Gayon, Laurent Tapin
  • Private audio system for a 3D-like sound experience for vehicle passengers and a method for creating the same
    Patent number: 10952007
    Abstract: A private audio system for a 3d like sound experience for a vehicle passenger comprising: at least one acoustic sound emitter configured to transmit sound from an audio source in an audio frequency; at least one ultrasonic speaker configured to transmit an audio beam from an audio source, wherein the audio beam is orientable relative to the passenger; a passenger monitoring unit configured to track a location of a passenger's head; a signal processor configured to detect the location of the passenger's ears and to control the orientation of the ultrasound audio beam based on information provided by the passenger monitoring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander van Laack, Laurent Tapin, Omar Ben Abdelaziz
  • SPEAKER DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20200260167
    Abstract: A speaker device for a vehicle seat comprises at least one loudspeaker, a wireless communication module operatively connected to the at least one loudspeaker, and an attachment support for fixing the speaker device to the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: David GAYON, Laurent TAPIN
  • PRIVATE AUDIO SYSTEM FOR A 3D-LIKE SOUND EXPERIENCE FOR VEHICLE PASSENGERS AND A METHOD FOR CREATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190394604
    Abstract: A private audio system for a 3D like sound experience for a vehicle passenger comprising: at least one acoustic sound emitter configured to transmit sound from an audio source in an audio frequency; at least one ultrasonic speaker configured to transmit an audio beam from an audio source, wherein the audio beam is orientable relative to the passenger; a passenger monitoring unit configured to track a location of a passenger's head; a signal processor configured to detect the location of the passenger's ears and to control the orientation of the ultrasound audio beam based on information provided by the passenger monitoring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Van Laack, Laurent Tapin, Omar Ben Abdelaziz