Patents by Inventor Victoria Ben-Yaacov

Victoria Ben-Yaacov 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).

  • Antenna configurations for wireless speakers
    Patent number: 9871285
    Abstract: Antenna configurations for wireless speakers are disclosed. An example playback device includes a housing having a first base on which the playback device rests when oriented in a first direction, a second base on which the playback device rests when oriented in a second direction, and a side of the playback device. A first antenna may be affixed to the side of the playback device, oriented perpendicular to the second base, and arranged to produce a first electric field in a first direction extending through the first base of the playback device. A second antenna of a second type may be positioned above the second base and below a speaker of the playback device when the playback device is oriented in the second direction. The second antenna may produce a second electric field in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Victoria Ben-Yaacov, Shao-Hon Chen