Patents by Inventor Sum Zhang

Sum Zhang 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).

  • Speaker terminals
    Patent number: 10484795
    Abstract: A configuration of speaker terminals in a speaker basket. The configuration of speaker terminals has a set of conductive terminals positioned adjacent to one another on a single side of the speaker basket. The set of conductive terminals are coupled between a spider retained in the speaker basket and a connector element, also positioned on the single side of speaker basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Frank Li, Sum Zhang, Bo Sun
  • Dust protection for externally ported speaker enclosure
    Patent number: 10397675
    Abstract: An externally coupled speaker assembly having a horizontal ledge extending along a top side of a housing having an opening therein. A screen is positioned at the opening of the housing. A horizontal portion of the screen is retained between a bottom surface of a speaker and the horizontal ledge of the housing. A vertical portion of the screen is retained in a channel approximate to the opening of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Henry Xiang, Quentine Ruan, Sum Zhang
  • SPEAKER TERMINALS
    Publication number: 20190098414
    Abstract: A configuration of speaker terminals in a speaker basket. The configuration of speaker terminals has a set of conductive terminals positioned adjacent to one another on a single side of the speaker basket. The set of conductive terminals are coupled between a spider retained in the speaker basket and a connector element, also positioned on the single side of speaker basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Frank Li, Sum Zhang, Bo Sun
  • DUST PROTECTION FOR EXTERNALLY PORTED SPEAKER ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20190098384
    Abstract: An externally coupled speaker assembly having a horizontal ledge extending along a top side of a housing having an opening therein. A screen is positioned at the opening of the housing. A horizontal portion of the screen is retained between a bottom surface of a speaker and the horizontal ledge of the housing. A vertical portion of the screen is retained in a channel approximate to the opening of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Henry Xiang, Quentine Ruan, Sum Zhang