Roller Inker Patents (Class 101/199)
  • Patent number: 6751329
    Abstract: A drive module for attachment to a rigid panel and adapted to apply bending wave energy at audio frequencies to the panel whereby the panel can radiate an audio output. The drive module has a housing adapted to be secured to the panel, at least one foot on the housing and adapted to fix the housing securely to the panel, an electro-mechanical transducer in the housing, a support for the transducer in the housing, the transducer being adapted to contact the panel to apply bending wave energy thereto when energized with an electrical audio signal, and an audio signal amplifier in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: New Transducers Limited
    Inventors: Martin Colloms, Ian David MacFarlane