Patents by Inventor Tapani Hintsala

Tapani Hintsala 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: 7218749
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for sound reproduction and a loudspeaker, in which a vibrating diaphragm controlled by an operating device produces sound in the air surrounding it on the first side, and in which acoustic feedback is prevented by preventing the passage of the air over the edge of the diaphragm to its other side, and in which the air transports the sound to the surrounding free space. The diaphragm is formed as a uniformly vibrating, essentially straight and high element, so that the height H of the diaphragm is at least three times, and preferably at least five times its width W. Preferably, an essentially closed chamber is formed in front of the diaphragm, except for a narrow opening arrangement, in which one or more narrow openings essentially corresponding to the height of the diaphragm permit the passage of air and thus of sound from the enclosure to the free space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Anturilaakso Oy
    Inventors: Sisko Noponen, legal representative, Tapani Hintsala, Seppo Noponen, deceased