Patents by Inventor Michael D. Kasten

Michael D. Kasten 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: 12075204
    Abstract: An accessory tray for a loudspeaker includes a main portion defining a perimeter and a base surface configured to support an accessory within the perimeter. An anchor portion extends under the base surface of the main portion, the anchor portion configured to engage a portion of the loudspeaker. The main portion has a tapering height from a rear to a front thereof, forming a rake angle in side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael D. Kasten, Andrew Grunloh, Nicholas Sulzer, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho
  • Publication number: 20240040292
    Abstract: An accessory tray for a loudspeaker includes a main portion defining a perimeter and a base surface configured to support an accessory within the perimeter. An anchor portion extends under the base surface of the main portion, the anchor portion configured to engage a portion of the loudspeaker. The main portion has a tapering height from a rear to a front thereof, forming a rake angle in side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Michael D. Kasten, Andrew Grunloh, Nicholas Sulzer, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho
  • Patent number: 11805343
    Abstract: An accessory tray for a loudspeaker includes a main portion defining a perimeter and a base surface configured to support an accessory within the perimeter. An anchor portion extends under the base surface of the main portion, the anchor portion configured to engage a portion of the loudspeaker. The main portion has a tapering height from a rear to a front thereof, forming a rake angle in side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael D. Kasten, Andrew Grunloh, Nicholas Sulzer, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho
  • Publication number: 20230300502
    Abstract: An accessory tray for a loudspeaker includes a main portion defining a perimeter and a base surface configured to support an accessory within the perimeter. An anchor portion extends under the base surface of the main portion, the anchor portion configured to engage a portion of the loudspeaker. The main portion has a tapering height from a rear to a front thereof, forming a rake angle in side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Michael D. Kasten, Andrew Grunloh, Nicholas Sulzer, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho
  • Patent number: 11632611
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes an enclosure having an open front side defining a forward direction for projecting sound, a first support surface configured to support the loudspeaker in a monitor orientation, and a second support surface configured to support the loudspeaker in an upright orientation. In the monitor orientation, the forward direction is arranged at an oblique upward angle relative to a surface on which the enclosure is placed. The loudspeaker also includes an audio transducer positioned within the enclosure and configured to emit sound from the open front side of the enclosure, and a baffle securing the audio transducer to the enclosure. The baffle has a front surface facing in the forward direction and a channel formed in the front surface. The channel is configured to direct water out of the enclosure in the monitor orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nicholas Sulzer, Michael D. Kasten
  • Patent number: 11622177
    Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly includes an enclosure having an open front side and a wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface with a wall thickness defined therebetween. The wall is integrally molded with a screw boss supported by a plurality of molded ribs that extend inwardly from the interior surface. The loudspeaker assembly also includes an audio transducer positioned within the enclosure and having an output side facing the open front side of the enclosure to emit sound therefrom; and a mount for securing the transducer to the enclosure via a screw threaded into the screw boss. At a meeting point with the interior surface, each of the plurality of molded ribs has a rib thickness measured perpendicular to the wall thickness, the rib thickness being less than 50 percent of the wall thickness to avoid sink marks in the injection molded part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Edgar Nicolas, Adam Jenson, Michael D. Kasten
  • Publication number: 20230035619
    Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly includes an enclosure having an open front side and a wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface with a wall thickness defined therebetween. The wall is integrally molded with a screw boss supported by a plurality of molded ribs that extend inwardly from the interior surface. The loudspeaker assembly also includes an audio transducer positioned within the enclosure and having an output side facing the open front side of the enclosure to emit sound therefrom; and a mount for securing the transducer to the enclosure via a screw threaded into the screw boss. At a meeting point with the interior surface, each of the plurality of molded ribs has a rib thickness measured perpendicular to the wall thickness, the rib thickness being less than 50 percent of the wall thickness to avoid sink marks in the injection molded part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Edgar Nicolas, Adam Jenson, Michael D. Kasten
  • Patent number: 11457306
    Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly includes an enclosure defining a direction for projecting sound, a first transducer and a second transducer positioned within the enclosure, an acoustic horn coupled with the first transducer, a mounting baffle secured to the enclosure for supporting the second transducer, and a port establishing fluid communication along a port length between the interior of the enclosure and an outside environment in front of the open front side of the enclosure. The acoustic horn has a surface facing an interior of the enclosure. A forward portion of the port is formed by a forward face of the mounting baffle and an extension wall depending from the acoustic horn in a direction transverse to the direction. The port length is extended by a rearward port portion formed by a rearward extending flange of the mounting baffle and a rearward projection extending from the surface of the acoustic horn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GMBH
    Inventors: Adam Jenson, Michael D. Kasten
  • Patent number: D837187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael D. Kasten, Michael P. Carpenter
  • Patent number: D941263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael D. Kasten, Michael P. Carpenter
  • Patent number: D1021133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael D. Kasten, Nicholas Sulzer, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho, Andrew Grunloh
  • Patent number: D1021857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andrew Grunloh, Nicholas Sulzer, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho, Michael D. Kasten