Patents by Inventor Shawn Filipek

Shawn Filipek 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: 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: 11824389
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes an enclosure defining an open front side, and an audio transducer positioned within the enclosure and configured to emit sound in a forward direction from the open front side of the enclosure. A battery receptacle is provided by the enclosure, and a removable battery pack assembly is selectively received within the battery receptacle along a longitudinal direction. The removable battery pack assembly includes a battery pack having a plurality of electrochemical cells to generate an output voltage configured to power the audio transducer. A connector at an insertion end of the battery pack electrically connects the electrochemical cells with the audio transducer. A battery door is secured with a plurality of removable fasteners to a base end of the battery pack opposite the insertion end. The battery door is further secured to the enclosure with a threaded fastener configured to be tightened parallel to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nicholas Sulzer, Shawn Filipek, Tianbao Xie
  • 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: 20230299600
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes an enclosure defining an open front side, and an audio transducer positioned within the enclosure and configured to emit sound in a forward direction from the open front side of the enclosure. A battery receptacle is provided by the enclosure, and a removable battery pack assembly is selectively received within the battery receptacle along a longitudinal direction. The removable battery pack assembly includes a battery pack having a plurality of electrochemical cells to generate an output voltage configured to power the audio transducer. A connector at an insertion end of the battery pack electrically connects the electrochemical cells with the audio transducer. A battery door is secured with a plurality of removable fasteners to a base end of the battery pack opposite the insertion end. The battery door is further secured to the enclosure with a threaded fastener configured to be tightened parallel to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Sulzer, Shawn Filipek, Tianbao Xie
  • 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: 11627397
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes an enclosure having an open front side and a rear side opposite the front side, a bottom side, a top side opposite the bottom side, and a pocket open to the top side and open to the rear side. The pocket has an inner surface which is angled from the front side and the top side toward the rear side and the bottom side. The loudspeaker includes an audio transducer positioned within the enclosure and configured to emit sound from the front side of the enclosure, and a handle coupled to the enclosure, arranged at least partially within the pocket, and having a first portion elongated in a first direction and a second portion elongated in a second direction which is angled with respect to the first direction. The first portion includes a curved surface facing the pocket and terminating at lateral edges of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Shawn Filipek, Nicholas Sulzer, Andrew Grunloh, Clifford Krapfl, Michael Herbert, Ross Brinkman
  • 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
  • Patent number: D1022954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kasten, Edgar Nicolas, Adam Jenson, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho, Andrew Grunloh, Pierre-Yves Mossmann, Clifford Krapfl, Michael Herbert, Ross Brinkman
  • Patent number: D1022955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kasten, Edgar Nicolas, Adam Jenson, Shawn Filipek, Andrew Cho, Andrew Grunloh, Pierre-Yves Mossmann, Clifford Krapfl, Michael Herbert, Ross Brinkman
  • Patent number: D1025014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Sulzer, Shawn Filipek, Andrew M. Grunloh, Clifford Krapfl, Michael Herbert, Ross Brinkman