Patents by Inventor Mark Engebretson
Mark Engebretson 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: 8170263Abstract: The invention provides a system for enabling the assembly and suspension of a plurality of loudspeakers in a line array where the splay angle between the adjacent speakers can be adjusted and rigidly maintained. The line array system utilizes rigging frames that allow for the coupling and supporting of the loudspeakers through the use of adjustable hinge bars. The rigging frames and adjustable hinge bars together form and rigidly maintain the splay angles between adjacent loudspeakers and correspondingly the curvature of the line array speaker assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Mark Engebretson, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Patent number: 7997552Abstract: A system is provided for suspending a plurality of line array loudspeakers. The suspension system includes a rigging bar having an engaging member, such as a pivotal member, positioned near one end of the rigging bar. The engaging member includes a free end capable of extending outward past the end of the rigging bar in which the engaging member is positioned. The end of the rigging bar opposite the pivotal member is designed to releasably receive an engaging member of an adjacent rigging bar. The free end of the engaging member of the rigging bar may include a hole that aligns with holes positioned in the receiving end of the rigging bar. The engaging member of one rigging bar may then be secured to an adjacent rigging bar by aligning holes of the engaging member of a first rigging bar with the holes in the receiving end of a second rigging bar and inserting a release pin through the aligned holes.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Mark Engebretson, Mary Vosse, Harald Kanz, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20090230273Abstract: A system is provided for suspending a plurality of line array loudspeakers. The suspension system includes a rigging bar having an engaging member, such as a pivotal member, positioned near one end of the rigging bar. The engaging member includes a free end capable of extending outward past the end of the rigging bar in which the engaging member is positioned. The end of the rigging bar opposite the pivotal member is designed to releasably receive an engaging member of an adjacent rigging bar. The free end of the engaging member of the rigging bar may include a hole that aligns with holes positioned in the receiving end of the rigging bar. The engaging member of one rigging bar may then be secured to an adjacent rigging bar by aligning holes of the engaging member of a first rigging bar with the holes in the receiving end of a second rigging bar and inserting a release pin through the aligned holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Mark Engebretson, Mary Vosse, Harald Kanz, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Patent number: 7516932Abstract: A system is provided for suspending a plurality of line array loudspeakers. The suspension system includes a rigging bar having an engaging member, such as a pivotal member, positioned near one end of the rigging bar. The engaging member includes a free end capable of extending outward past the end of the rigging bar in which the engaging member is positioned. The end of the rigging bar opposite the pivotal member is designed to releasably receive an engaging member of an adjacent rigging bar. The free end of the engaging member of the rigging bar may include a hole that aligns with holes positioned in the receiving end of the rigging bar. The engaging member of one rigging bar may then be secured to an adjacent rigging bar by aligning holes of the engaging member of a first rigging bar with the holes in the receiving end of a second rigging bar and inserting a release pin through the aligned holes.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Mark Engebretson, Mary Vosse, Harald Kanz, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20080170735Abstract: This invention provides a system for enabling the assembly and suspension of a plurality of loudspeakers in a line allay where the splay angle between the adjacent speakers can be adjusted and rigidly maintained. The line array system utilizes rigging frames that allow for the coupling and supporting of the loudspeakers through the use of adjustable hinge bars. The rigging frames and adjustable hinge bars together form and rigidly maintain the splay angles between adjacent loudspeakers and correspondingly the curvature of the line array speaker assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Applicant: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Mark Engebretson, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Patent number: 7298860Abstract: The invention provides a system for enabling the assembly and suspension of a plurality of loudspeakers in a line array where the splay angle between the adjacent speakers can be adjusted and rigidly maintained. The line array system utilizes rigging frames that allow for the coupling and supporting of the loudspeakers through the use of adjustable hinge bars. The rigging frames and adjustable hinge bars together form and rigidly maintain the splay angles between adjacent loudspeakers and correspondingly the curvature of the line array speaker assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2003Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Mark Engebretson, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20070228241Abstract: A system is provided for suspending a plurality of line array loudspeakers. The suspension system includes a rigging bar having an engaging member, such as a pivotal member, positioned near one end of the rigging bar. The engaging member includes a free end capable of extending outward past the end of the rigging bar in which the engaging member is positioned. The end of the rigging bar opposite the pivotal member is designed to releasably receive an engaging member of an adjacent rigging bar. The free end of the engaging member of the rigging bar may include a hole that aligns with holes positioned in the receiving end of the rigging bar. The engaging member of one rigging bar may then be secured to an adjacent rigging bar by aligning holes of the engaging member of a first rigging bar with the holes in the receiving end of a second rigging bar and inserting a release pin through the aligned holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Mark Engebretson, Mary Vosse, Harald Kanz, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Patent number: 7134523Abstract: This invention provides a radiation boundary integrator (“RBI”) for integrating sound radiation from mid-range and high-frequency sources in multi-way loudspeakers. The RBI is a substantially solid boundary that is placed over the mid-range speakers to provide smooth, wave-guiding side walls to control the angular radiation of the high-frequency sound waves emanating from the high-frequency sound sources. To allow the mid-range frequency sound waves generated from mid-range sound sources to pass through the RBI, the RBI is designed with openings. To further prevent the possibility of having high-frequency sound radiate through the openings in the RBI, the RBI may be designed with porous material in the openings of the RBI. The porous material would be transparent to the mid-range sound radiation, but would prevent the high-frequency sound radiation from being disturbed by the openings in the RBI.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventor: Mark Engebretson
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Publication number: 20060177075Abstract: A system is disclosed for changing a coverage angle of sound produced from a loudspeaker system. The loudspeaker system includes an enclosure that projects sound at a predetermined angle. A sound integrator includes an inner surface positioned adjacent to a mid-range frequency sound source. An outer surface of the sound integrator includes a planar and a curved surface. The surfaces control the angle which sound radiates from the loudspeaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2006Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: Scott Opie, Mark Engebretson, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20030231782Abstract: This invention provides a system for enabling the assembly and suspension of a plurality of loudspeakers in a line array where the splay angle between the adjacent speakers can be adjusted and rigidly maintained. The line array system utilizes rigging frames that allow for the coupling and supporting of the loudspeakers through the use of adjustable hinge bars. The rigging frames and adjustable hinge bars together form and rigidly maintain the splay angles between adjacent loudspeakers and correspondingly the curvature of the line array speaker assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2003Publication date: December 18, 2003Inventors: Mark Engebretson, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20030127280Abstract: This invention provides a radiation boundary integrator (“RBI”) for integrating sound radiation from mid-range and high-frequency sources in multi-way loudspeakers. The RBI is a substantially solid boundary that is placed over the mid-range speakers to provide smooth, wave-guiding side walls to control the angular radiation of the high-frequency sound waves emanating from the high-frequency sound sources. To allow the mid-range frequency sound waves generated from mid-range sound sources to pass through the RBI, the RBI is designed with openings. To further prevent the possibility of having high-frequency sound radiate through the openings in the RBI, the RBI may be designed with porous material in the openings of the RBI. The porous material would be transparent to the mid-range sound radiation, but would prevent the high-frequency sound radiation from being disturbed by the openings in the RBI.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventor: Mark Engebretson
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Publication number: 20020071580Abstract: This invention provides a system enabling the assembly and suspension of a plurality of line array loudspeakers where the splay angle between the adjacent speakers can be easily adjusted and rigidly maintained. This line array system utilizes rigging frames allowing for the coupling and supporting of the loudspeakers forming and rigidly maintaining a curvature in the line speaker array.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Mark Engebretson, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20020014369Abstract: This invention provides a system for integrating sound radiation from mid-range and high frequency sources enabling improved control over the radiation of high frequency sound waves. This acts to minimize the distortion, while enabling compression-loading of the mid-range sound waves increasing acoustic energy. To do so, a radiation boundary integrator (“RBI”) having slots is positioned over the mid-range sound sources acting as a smooth sidewall wave-guide thus controlling the high frequency sound waves emanating from the high frequency sound sources. To allow the mid-range frequency sound waves generated from mid-range sound sources to pass through the RBI, slots are formed within the RBI. As such, RBI may have an outer surface area that may form an acoustical barrier to high frequencies radiating across the outer surface, yet be acoustically transparent to mid-range frequencies radiating through slots in the radiation boundary layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Inventor: Mark Engebretson
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Patent number: D450778Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2000Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventor: Mark Engebretson