Patents by Inventor Thomas Harrison Lupfer

Thomas Harrison Lupfer 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).

  • Extendable speaker system
    Patent number: 10327054
    Abstract: An extendable speaker system is provided with a base and lid that are connected via a plurality of concentric collapsible hollow bodies such as cylinders. A woofer speaker resides in the base. Mid range or tweeter speakers reside in the lid. The lid is displaced away from the base to expand the speaker system, where the extended cylinders provide an airtight seal between the base and lid forming a woofer speaker enclosure therein. Friction seals between the cylinders, a spring residing within the speaker enclosure, and the airtight speaker enclosure itself provide a collective force sufficient to maintain the speaker system in an extended configuration. A port is opened by depressing a button to vent the enclosure to allow for the speaker system to be collapsed. A locking system is provided to releasably maintain the speaker system in a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Clarity Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Harrison Lupfer, John Meredith Fox, Roderick Arzaga Milan, Alyssa Taylor Black, Chaney Kiana Lee Countryman, Orlando Crespo, Ronald Edwards Perranoski
  • Extendable Speaker System
    Publication number: 20180220212
    Abstract: An extendable speaker system is provided with a base and lid that are connected via a plurality of concentric collapsible hollow bodies such as cylinders. A woofer speaker resides in the base. Mid range or tweeter speakers reside in the lid. The lid is displaced away from the base to expand the speaker system, where the extended cylinders provide an airtight seal between the base and lid forming a woofer speaker enclosure therein. Friction seals between the cylinders, a spring residing within the speaker enclosure, and the airtight speaker enclosure itself provide a collective force sufficient to maintain the speaker system in an extended configuration. A port is opened by depressing a button to vent the enclosure to allow for the speaker system to be collapsed. A locking system is provided to releasably maintain the speaker system in a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Clarity Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Harrison Lupfer, John Meredith Fox, Roderick Arzaga Milan, Alyssa Taylor Black, Chaney Kiana Lee Countryman, Orlando Crespo, Ronald Edwards Perranoski