Patents by Inventor Steve Waddell

Steve Waddell 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).

  • Movable speaker covering
    Patent number: 8189849
    Abstract: A speaker cabinet includes at least one speaker contained in the speaker cabinet, and a speaker covering shrouding the at least one speaker, wherein the speaker covering is movable to expose the at least one speaker. The speaker covering motion may be automatic and provided by an electromechanical motion control system including at least one electric actuator and at least one electric actuator drive circuit. The automatic speaker covering motion may be activated by the electromechanical motion control system in response to an audio signal received by the speaker cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventors: Steve Waddell, Leonard Davi
  • MOVABLE SPEAKER COVERING
    Publication number: 20080226096
    Abstract: A speaker cabinet includes at least one speaker contained in the speaker cabinet, and a speaker covering shrouding the at least one speaker, wherein the speaker covering is movable to expose the at least one speaker. The speaker covering motion may be automatic and provided by an electromechanical motion control system including at least one electric actuator and at least one electric actuator drive circuit. The automatic speaker covering motion may be activated by the electromechanical motion control system in response to an audio signal received by the speaker cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Steve Waddell, Leonard Davi