Patents by Inventor Stuart M. Nevill

Stuart M. Nevill 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: 20250119683
    Abstract: A speaker assembly including a first speaker comprising a first diaphragm and a first voice coil movably coupled to a first magnet assembly, wherein the first diaphragm faces a first direction, the first voice coil moves along a first axis in the first direction when driven by an audio signal and the first magnet assembly is coupled to a fixed structure by a first compliant mounting member; and a second speaker laterally offset from the first speaker and including a second diaphragm and a second voice coil movably coupled to a second magnet assembly, wherein the second diaphragm faces a second direction different from the first direction, the second voice coil moves along a second axis in the second direction when driven by an audio signal and the second magnet assembly is coupled to the fixed structure by a second compliant mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Bao Liu, Junyi Yang, Yin Yuan, Zhiwei Liu, Scott P. Porter, Jordi Antoni Garcia Selva, Kieran Poulain, Yanchu Xu, Kang Hou, Stuart M. Nevill
  • Publication number: 20250106562
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to stiffness reduction for audio transducers, such as speakers. Stiffness reduction can be provided using one or more magnetic structures configured to move with a voice coil and/or a diaphragm of the speaker, and assist in the motion of the voice coil and/or diaphragm via magnetic interaction with one or more magnets of the speaker. In one or more implementations, the one or more magnetic structures may form a tri-stable system with the one or more magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart M. NEVILL, Andrew M. HULVA, Chanjuan FENG, Martial A. ROUSSEAU, Scott P. PORTER
  • Publication number: 20250063282
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having speakers. An electronic device may operate a pair of speakers to in a way that mitigates electromagnetic interference with a display of the electronic device. For example, the speakers may be operated acoustically and mechanically in phase, and electrically out of phase, to mitigates interference with a display of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Aneesh R. KUDEKAR, Chang-Jiang CHEN, Mohammad Reza ESMAEILI RAD, Stuart M. NEVILL, Youchul JEONG, Yanghee KIM
  • Publication number: 20250048035
    Abstract: An actuator assembly comprising: a multi-layer board comprising a first side and a second side defining an actuation region having a thickness that is reduced relative to a remainder of the multi-layer board; a planar voice coil formed by a trace on at least one of the first side or the second side defining the actuation region; and a polarized magnet array having a magnetic field aligned to the planar voice coil to actuate the actuation region upon application of a voltage to the planar voice coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart M. Nevill, Minghe Liu, Justin D. Crosby, David S. Wilkes, JR.
  • Patent number: 11956594
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a device comprising a moving-coil speaker including a diaphragm to play low-frequency signals from an audio-signal source, and a piezoelectric transducer coupled to the diaphragm to play high-frequency signals from the audio-signal source. A coupler couples the diaphragm to a housing of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aneesh R. Kudekar, Onur I. Ilkorur, Pablo Seoane Vieites, Stuart M. Nevill
  • Patent number: 11950036
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume in which a speaker assembly is positioned. The speaker assembly can include a speaker module and a speaker enclosure in fluid communication, with the speaker enclosure at least partially defining a speaker volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Chanjuan Feng, Christopher Wilk, Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren, Stuart M. Nevill, Daniel K. Boothe, Nicholas A Rundle, Simon S. Lee, Xiang Zhang, Thomas H. Tsang, Rebecca J. Mikolajczyk
  • Patent number: 11689834
    Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume and a speaker assembly can be positioned in the internal volume. The speaker assembly can include a speaker enclosure sealed to the housing within the internal volume, the speaker enclosure and the housing defining a speaker volume, and a speaker module in fluid communication with the speaker volume, the speaker module including a diaphragm positioned at an aperture defined by the speaker volume, the diaphragm defining multiple ridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Carli E. Oster, Colden N. Eldridge, Russell K. Williams, David Garrido Lopez, Forhad Hasnat, Alexander P. Niemeyer, Brandon Z. Frank, Melody L. Kuna, Matthew J. Wilander, Jordi A. Garcia Selva, Stuart M. Nevill, Carlo Catalano
  • Publication number: 20230199404
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a device comprising a moving-coil speaker including a diaphragm to play low-frequency signals from an audio-signal source, and a piezoelectric transducer coupled to the diaphragm to play high-frequency signals from the audio-signal source. A coupler couples the diaphragm to a housing of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Aneesh R. KUDEKAR, Onur I. ILKORUR, Pablo Seoane VIEITES, Stuart M. NEVILL
  • Publication number: 20230188877
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume in which a speaker assembly is positioned. The speaker assembly can include a speaker module and a speaker enclosure in fluid communication, with the speaker enclosure at least partially defining a speaker volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Chanjuan Feng, Christopher Wilk, Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren, Stuart M. Nevill, Daniel K. Boothe, Nicholas A. Rundle, Simon S. Lee, Xiang Zhang, Thomas H. Tsang, Rebecca J. Mikolajczyk
  • Patent number: 11627416
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a device comprising a moving-coil speaker including a diaphragm to play low-frequency signals from an audio-signal source, and a piezoelectric transducer coupled to the diaphragm to play high-frequency signals from the audio-signal source. A coupler couples the diaphragm to a housing of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aneesh R. Kudekar, Onur I. Ilkorur, Pablo Seoane Vieites, Stuart M. Nevill
  • Publication number: 20230077689
    Abstract: A multimedia device having a housing that includes a display screen, two tweeters, two mid-range drivers, and two woofers, which are integrated into the housing. Both woofers are disposed at a first distance from a center vertical axis of the housing in opposite horizontal directions, both tweeters are disposed at a second distance from the center vertical axis in the opposite horizontal directions, and both mid-range drivers are disposed at a third distance from the center vertical axis in opposite horizontal directions. In addition, both the first and second distances are greater than the third distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel K. Boothe, Martin E. Johnson, Ismael H. Nawfal, Timothy J. Valentine, Stuart M. Nevill, Chanjuan Feng
  • Patent number: 11606633
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume in which a speaker assembly is positioned. The speaker assembly can include a speaker module and a speaker enclosure in fluid communication, with the speaker enclosure at least partially defining a speaker volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Chanjuan Feng, Christopher Wilk, Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren, Stuart M. Nevill, Daniel K. Boothe, Nicholas A. Rundle, Simon S. Lee, Xiang Zhang, Thomas H. Tsang, Rebecca J. Mikolajczyk
  • Publication number: 20230069090
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a device comprising a moving-coil speaker including a diaphragm to play low-frequency signals from an audio-signal source, and a piezoelectric transducer coupled to the diaphragm to play high-frequency signals from the audio-signal source. A coupler couples the diaphragm to a housing of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Aneesh R. KUDEKAR, Onur I. ILKORUR, Pablo Seoane VIEITES, Stuart M. NEVILL
  • Patent number: 11543864
    Abstract: Systems of the present disclosure include an electronic device with a chassis and a speaker assembly. The speaker assembly can include a speaker support surrounding a speaker and coupled to the chassis via a spring element. The spring element can be monolithically formed with a main body of the speaker support and be configured to reduce transmission of vibrations from the speaker to the chassis. For example, the spring element can include an arm that extends within an opening of the main body to connect the main body to a fastener secured to the chassis. The spring element can be provided with features that facilitate wide distribution of loads and relative movement between the speaker assembly and the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Stuart M. Nevill, Andreas Rousounelos, Kieran Poulain, Martial A. Rousseau, Daniel W. Corona, Alix V. McCabe, Michael S. Browne, Bao Liu
  • Publication number: 20220026964
    Abstract: Systems of the present disclosure include an electronic device with a chassis and a speaker assembly. The speaker assembly can include a speaker support surrounding a speaker and coupled to the chassis via a spring element. The spring element can be monolithically formed with a main body of the speaker support and be configured to reduce transmission of vibrations from the speaker to the chassis. For example, the spring element can include an arm that extends within an opening of the main body to connect the main body to a fastener secured to the chassis. The spring element can be provided with features that facilitate wide distribution of loads and relative movement between the speaker assembly and the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart M. NEVILL, Andreas ROUSOUNELOS, Kieran POULAIN, Martial A. ROUSSEAU, Daniel W. CORONA, Alix V. MCCABE, Michael S. BROWNE, Bao LIU
  • Publication number: 20210314685
    Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume and a speaker assembly can be positioned in the internal volume. The speaker assembly can include a speaker enclosure sealed to the housing within the internal volume, the speaker enclosure and the housing defining a speaker volume, and a speaker module in fluid communication with the speaker volume, the speaker module including a diaphragm positioned at an aperture defined by the speaker volume, the diaphragm defining multiple ridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Carli E. Oster, Colden N. Eldridge, Russell K. Williams, David Garrido Lopez, Forhad Hasnat, Alexander P. Niemeyer, Brandon Z. Frank, Melody L. Kuna, Matthew J. Wilander, Jordi A. Garcia Selva, Stuart M. Nevill, Carlo Catalano
  • Publication number: 20210176547
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume in which a speaker assembly is positioned. The speaker assembly can include a speaker module and a speaker enclosure in fluid communication, with the speaker enclosure at least partially defining a speaker volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Chanjuan Feng, Christopher Wilk, Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren, Stuart M. Nevill, Daniel K. Boothe, Nicholas A. Rundle, Simon S. Lee, Xiang Zhang, Thomas H. Tsang, Rebecca J. Mikolajczyk