Patents by Inventor Ted L. LeTourneau

Ted L. LeTourneau 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: 4223760
    Abstract: An improved loudspeaker assembly wherein one or more speakers are mounted in a closed cylindrical housing of air impervious material. When a plurality of speakers are utilized in an assembly, they are vertically spaced, with the central axis of each speaker contained in a respective radial plane and with adjacent radial planes having an included angle typically within the range of 15.degree. to 25.degree.. A preferred material for the cylindrical housing is laminated fibreboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1980
    Inventor: Ted L. LeTourneau
  • Patent number: 4179008
    Abstract: A loudspeaker assemblage is made up of a group of cylindrical speaker housings, with a speaker mounted in each housing. A respective spacer in the form of a wedge block or angle sleeve is interposed between adjacent housings, so that housing end closures abut respective wedges. A flexible tension member passes through each speaker housing and spacer so that when the tension member is taut, the housings and spacers are clamped to make up a relatively rigid structure having a generally toroidal shape. The tension member is releasable so that the speaker housings can be rotated about a respective axis normal to the speaker axis to selectively orient the speakers. When the tension member is taut, the speakers are retained in the selected orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Inventor: Ted L. LeTourneau