Patents by Inventor Timo Tarkkonen

Timo Tarkkonen 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: 5227591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a loudspeaker arrangement for creating a three-dimensional stereo sound effect. The loudspeaker arrangement is to be located at a suitable distance from sound-reflecting surfaces. The loudspeaker elements (12a, 13a, 14a; 12b13b, 14b) of the left-hand channel (2) and the right-hand channel (3) in the loudspeaker arrangement are located within one and the same loudspeaker unit (1), where they are separated from each other by means of a zone (4) which is at least of the same size as the interval (a) between human ears. The loudspeaker elements are arranged to radiate towards different sides (A, B) of the said zone (4), in a similar fashion, within 180.degree. circle sectors, in which case the sounds reflected from the surfaces, together with the sounds coming directly from the loudspeaker unit, create a depthwise expanded, three-dimensional stereo sound effect, mainly within the sector (10) expanding away from the loudspeaker unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Inventor: Timo Tarkkonen