Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Arntson

Lawrence E. Arntson 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).

  • Patent number: 4586192
    Abstract: A system for providing the effect of an extended soundstage comprises a pair of stereophonic loudspeakers, each having a movable or vibrational element driven by a pair of voice coils including a principal or main voice coil and an auxiliary or enhancement voice coil. The principal voice coil of each speaker is driven in a customary manner from one channel of a stereophonic amplifier, while the enhancement voice coil is driven in a reversed phase sense from the output of the opposite channel, and sound is effectively provided over an extended apparent source having dimensions beyond the spacing between the loudspeakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignees: Robert B. Welch, David O. Johnson
    Inventor: Lawrence E. Arntson