Having Acoustic Wave Modifying Structure Patents (Class 381/337)
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Patent number: 11962982Abstract: A vibration exciter for an electronic product comprises a first vibration assembly comprising a first casing (101) and a magnetic circuit assembly below thereof; a second vibration assembly comprising a second casing (105) and at least two groups of coils (102) above thereof and on two sides of the magnetic circuit assembly; the magnetic circuit assembly comprises a central magnet (103b) and at least two side magnets (103a, 103b) in a vibration direction, the magnetizing directions of the two side magnets are parallel to an axial direction of the coils, directions of magnetic poles are opposite; the central magnet comprises at least two groups of magnets (103b, 1032b) in a direction perpendicular to the vibration direction, the magnetizing directions of the at least two groups of magnets are parallel to the vibration direction the directions of the magnetic poles are opposite. The electronic product is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: GOERTEK INC.Inventors: Dezhang Shi, Yongqiang Wang, Dongsheng Mao, Yueguang Zhu
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Patent number: 11943583Abstract: A speaker system includes a first acoustic transducer, a second acoustic transducer and a spreading structure. The first acoustic transducer is configured to generate a first acoustic wave. The second acoustic transducer is configured to generate a second acoustic wave. The spreading structure is disposed over the first acoustic transducer and configured to guide the first acoustic wave to propagate through a sound passage formed within the spreading structure. A directionality of the first acoustic wave is spread at a sound outlet of the spreading structure after the first acoustic wave propagates through the sound passage in the spreading structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: xMEMS Labs, Inc.Inventor: Neal Edwin Breitbarth
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Patent number: 11930311Abstract: Provided is a sound output apparatus including a functional mechanism that performs a specified function; an oscillation providing mechanism that oscillates, as an oscillation-provision-target member, a member included in the functional mechanism; and an oscillation controller that controls an oscillation operation performed by the oscillation providing mechanism, on the basis of sound information. The oscillation providing mechanism includes an actuator, a support member, and a biasing member. The actuator generates oscillation along a specified oscillation axis, and includes a rear end that is situated opposite to the oscillation-provision-target member in an axial direction of the oscillation axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Takanobu Wada, Tetsuya Minakawa
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Patent number: 11930338Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image by emitting light, and a sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel. The sound generating device includes a bobbin, and a protection member on the bobbin.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: YeongRak Choi, KwanHo Park, Sungtae Lee
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Patent number: 11910156Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide an acoustic module with fins integrated within the acoustic module to reduce acoustic noise. Airflow caused by pressure changes due to an oscillating diaphragm can be diverted by the fins within the acoustic module. The diverted airflow provide a more uniform airflow distribution within the acoustic module, which leads to a lower peak velocity and less unwanted noise. Fins may include a curved or crescent shape and may be spaced in a certain manner to divert the airflow.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Marco Baratelli, Claudio Notarangelo, Matthew A. Donarski, Mo C. Chan
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Patent number: 11849295Abstract: The flat loudspeaker including an enclosure in the form of a support frame, a sound-emitting rectangular membrane attached to the frame, and an electrodynamic vibration exciter located opposite the membrane. Besides, the vibration exciter is attached with one of its ends to the membrane within a special line passing along the plane of the rectangular membrane, emerging from any vertex of the rectangular membrane, and ending at a point on the opposite vertex of the membrane's horizontal side located at a distance of ? of the membrane's opposite side from the top horizontally.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Inventor: Danilo Herger
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Patent number: 11770663Abstract: An earpiece of hearing device for insertion into an ear canal of a user and having a longitudinal axis, the earpiece includes an earpiece housing having a distal end, a proximal end, and an outer surface connecting the distal end to the proximal end, a receiver comprising a receiver housing, the receiver located within the earpiece housing, and a vent mechanism arranged in the earpiece housing, wherein the vent mechanism is arranged distal to the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Jan Johansen, Timea Denisa Merca, Maria Chantziara
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Patent number: 11758319Abstract: An acoustic sensor includes port architecture designed to mitigate wind noise. The acoustic sensor includes a primary waveguide having two ports open to a local area surrounding the acoustic sensor. One opening of a secondary waveguide is coupled to portion of the primary waveguide, with another opening of the secondary waveguide coupled to a microphone. The secondary waveguide has a smaller cross-section than the primary waveguide. Hence, airflow is directed from a port of the primary waveguide to the other port of the primary waveguide and back into the local area, bypassing the microphone.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Limin Zhou, Gongqiang Yu, Alan Ng
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Patent number: 11758330Abstract: The device includes a case, a flat membrane, a drive for acoustic vibrations of the transverse acoustic wave. The case is made in the form of a support frame, and a sound-emitting flat rectangular membrane is fixed to the frame. The membrane is made in the form of a honeycomb layer, a surface layer glued to the honeycomb structure from both sides, and a stabilizing impregnating composition covering the surface layers. The acoustic vibrations drive is made in the form of an acoustic vibration exciter, including ferrite parts of the magnetic circuit. The acoustic vibration exciter is attached with one of its ends to the flat membrane within a special line passing along the plane of the rectangular membrane, emerging from any top of the rectangular membrane, and ending at a point on the opposite top of the membrane's horizontal side located at a distance of ? of the membrane's opposite side from the top horizontally.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Inventor: Danilo Herger
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Patent number: 11664779Abstract: An acoustic impedance matching device can facilitate acoustic transmission across an interface formed by materials having a very large acoustic impedance mismatch (e.g. air-water, or air-elastic polymer). The device can include a first medium. The first medium can have a first acoustic impedance. The device can include a second medium. The second medium can have a second acoustic impedance. The second acoustic impedance can be substantially greater than the first acoustic impedance. Thus, the first acoustic impedance and the second acoustic impedance are substantially mismatched. An interface can be defined between the first medium and the second medium. A bubble can be located in the second medium or the interface. The bubble can act as a resonator and can enable efficient sound transmission despite the large impedance mismatch of the first medium and the second medium.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Taehwa Lee, Hideo Iizuka
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Patent number: 11627411Abstract: AMENDMENT TO THE ABSTRACT The invention relates to an enclosure for diffusing sound by reverberation comprising:—a loudspeaker comprising a fixed frame, a cylindrical support and a membrane connected to an upper bearing surface of the frame; and—a wave guide mounted on the upper bearing surface, the wave guide being substantially in the form of a truncated pyramid with a long wall forming a front face, a short wall and lateral uprights; the wave guide comprising at least one acoustic wall fastened to the lateral uprights, the acoustic wall extending tangentially relative to the generatrix line of the cylindrical support closest to the front face.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: FOCAL JMLABInventor: Arnaud Cazes Bouchet
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Patent number: 11601748Abstract: A loudspeaker is provided that includes an outer tubular section, an inner tubular section at least partially disposed within the outer tubular section, a driver disposed in the inner tubular section at an angle offset from a cross-sectional plane of the inner tubular section, a sound deflector disposed at a first end of the outer tubular section, and a void defined collectively by a space between a first end of the inner tubular section within the outer tubular section and the sound deflector, and a space between an outer portion of the inner tubular section and an inner portion of the outer tubular section. The sound produced by the driver passes through the void via the space between the first end of the inner tubular section within the outer tubular section and the sound deflector, and then via the space between the outer portion of the inner tubular section and the inner portion of the outer tubular section.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: Paul M. Krueger
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Patent number: 11546680Abstract: A flat plate audio transducer. A front panel and a back panel are connected via a frame. One or more electromagnetic actuators are mounted between the two panels. Voice coils are used as the actuators in some embodiments. Stiffening braces are preferably run between groups of actuators to prevent unwanted resonance phenomena. In some embodiments an actuator array moves both the front and back panels. In other embodiments only one panel is moved.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Inventor: F. Bruce Thigpen
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Patent number: 11533576Abstract: A method for generating sound within a predetermined environment, the method comprising: emitting a first audio signal from a first location; and concurrently emitting a second audio signal from a second location, wherein: the first location and second location are distinct within the environment; the first audio signal and second audio signal have the same frequency; and the first audio signal and second audio signal have a phase difference that varies as a function of time to limit the time-averaged interference fluctuation across the environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: CAE INC.Inventors: Laurent Desmet, Maxime Ayotte, Marc-Andre Giguere
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Patent number: 11533557Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide directional speakers and haptic devices for each guest of a ride vehicle. A controller may receive a vehicle location, seat location data, input audio data, and input haptic data. The seat location data may include a guest's seat location in the ride vehicle and/or the guest's preferences (e.g., a preferred language, volume preferences, or content rating preference). The controller may generate different audio output signals corresponding to different guests based on the input audio data, the vehicle location, and/or the seat location data, and generate different haptic output signals corresponding to different guests based on the input haptic data, the vehicle location, and/or the seat location data. The controller may then instruct directional speaker directed at the seat locations of the different guests to output the different audio output signals and instruct haptic devices directed at the seat locations to output the different haptic output signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Universal City Studios LLCInventors: Gregory S. Hall, Corrie Pickering
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Patent number: 11432058Abstract: A housing assembly and an electronic device are provided. The housing assembly comprises a middle frame. The middle frame comprises a side surface. A first sound cavity, a second sound cavity and a sound output hole are arranged at the middle frame. One end of the first sound cavity corresponds to a receiver. The other end of the first sound cavity extends toward the side surface and communicates with the second sound cavity. The second sound cavity extends in a lengthwise direction of the side surface and is in communication with the sound output hole. The invention employs a sound guiding channel having an offset configuration to communicate a receiver with an external environment, thereby ensuring quality of an audio output while reducing an occupied region near the sound output hole and improving the appearance of a product to meet the appearance requirement.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventors: Heng Zhang, Shenbo Yan
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Patent number: 11350194Abstract: A loudspeaker including a diaphragm having a front surface facing in a forward direction for producing sound to be radiated outwardly from the loudspeaker in the forward direction and a back surface facing in a backward direction that is opposite to the forward direction; a magnet unit configured to provide magnetic field in a predetermined region of space; a voice coil rigidly connected to the diaphragm, wherein the voice coil is configured to produce a magnetic field in use which interacts with the magnetic field provided by the magnet unit in the predetermined region of space so as to move the diaphragm along a longitudinal axis of the loudspeaker; a flexible dustcap attached to the diaphragm and an attachment surface of the loudspeaker that is fixed with respect to the magnet unit and is located radially inwards of the voice coil relative to the longitudinal axis of the loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: PSS BELGIUIM NVInventor: Johan Schepens
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Patent number: 11290810Abstract: A device includes a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) element configured to sense acoustic signals. The device also includes a circuitry configured to enable the microphone element to sense the acoustic signals. The circuitry is further configured to disable the microphone element to prevent the microphone element to sense the acoustic signals. It is appreciated that the circuitry is further configured to apply a test signal to the MEMS element when the microphone element is disabled. The microphone element outputs a signal in response to the test signal to the circuitry. The circuitry in response to the output signal with a first value determines that a diaphragm of the MEMS element is nonoperational and the circuitry in response to the output signal with a second value determines that the diaphragm of the MEMS element is operational.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: InvenSense, Inc.Inventors: Marek Matej, Stefano Riva
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Patent number: 11212605Abstract: An electronic device including a housing comprising one or more walls that define an interior cavity and that include a first wall having an audio opening extending through the first wall from an exterior surface of the housing to the interior cavity; a bracket disposed within the interior cavity and having first and second opposing surfaces, a first channel extending along the first surface and having a first end spaced apart from and surrounding the audio opening, and a second channel fluidly coupled to and extending perpendicular to the first channel through the second surface at a location laterally displaced from the audio opening; and a microphone disposed within the interior cavity and coupled to the second surface of the bracket over the second channel, wherein the bracket cooperates with the first wall to create an acoustic pathway that extends from the audio opening through the first wall, through the first channel and through the second channel to the microphone.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Michael K. Mondry, Allegra Shum, Brian A. Argyres, Benjamin J. Pope, Sherry Cao
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Patent number: 11057710Abstract: A loudspeaker having: a magnetic unit, a voice coil axially movable in the air gap of the magnetic unit, a basket fixed to the magnetic unit, a membrane fixed to the cylindrical support of the voice coil and connected to the basket, and a vibrating element fixed to said membrane by means of a rim. The vibrating element has a base fixed to the membrane, a shank that projects from the base and a mass that projects from the shank in cantilever mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Inventor: Dario Cinanni
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Patent number: 10993021Abstract: The present application provides a speaker module, and the speaker module includes a housing having a receiving space and a speaker unit mounted in the receiving space. The speaker unit divides the receiving space into a front cavity and a rear cavity opposite to the front cavity. The speaker module further includes a sound absorbing cover received in the rear cavity and fixedly connected to the housing. A connecting surface of the housing to be connected to the sound absorbing cover is provided with a recess facing towards the sound absorbing cover. The recess is in communication with the rear cavity, and a surface of the sound absorbing cover facing towards the recess is an air-permeable surface. Compared with the related art, the speaker module provided by the present disclosure has better acoustic performance.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Wei Song, Fan Zhang
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Patent number: 10993030Abstract: A head-worn audio system includes a support frame, a first contact element configured to contact a first portion of a head of a user, a first actuator coupled to the support frame and configured to move the first contact element, a first sensor configured to generate a first sensor signal indicating a first state of the first contact element and a second sensor signal indicating a second state of the first contact element, and a processor. The processor is communicatively coupled to the first actuator and the first sensor and is configured to cause the first actuator to move the first contact element from a first position that corresponds to the first state to a second position that corresponds to the second state, wherein, in the second state, the first contact element is in contact with the head of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Adam Boulanger, Joseph Verbeke, Stefan Marti, Davide Di Censo
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Patent number: 10863293Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electro-acoustic conversion device and a terminal. The electro-acoustic conversion device includes a housing, an electro-acoustic component, and a vibration element. The housing is provided with a sound chamber and a sound outlet communicating with the sound chamber. The electro-acoustic component is arranged in the sound chamber. The vibration element is fixed to the housing and configured to generate sound waves to atomize liquid in the sound chamber, so that the atomized liquid is discharged outside the sound chamber through the sound outlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignees: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD., KING TONE INNOVATION (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Bixiang Yan, Xin Yan
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Patent number: 10863262Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (22) for controlling a loudspeaker in an enclosure, the device (22) comprising: a unit (36) for duplicating a desired dynamic signal (Sdyn) to obtain two identical desired dynamic signals (Sdyn1, Sdyn2), a first processing unit (38) configured to process the first desired dynamic signal (Sdyn1) to obtain a first processed signal (Sdyn1?) whereof the frequencies are less than or equal to a predetermined frequency, a second processing unit (40) configured to process the second desired dynamic signal (Sdyn2) to obtain a second processed signal (Sdyn2?) whereof the frequencies are strictly greater than the predetermined frequency, and a unit (42) for combining the processed first and second signals (Sdyn1?, Sdyn2?) to obtain a control signal (Scommande) of the loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: DEVIALETInventor: Vu Hoang Co Thuy
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Patent number: 10837772Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices with pressure sensors. A pressure sensor may be mounted within a device housing in a pressure sensor cavity at or near an opening in the housing. A barometric vent between a main cavity within the housing and the pressure sensor cavity allows pressure changes in the main cavity to generate airflow through the pressure sensor cavity and out through the opening in the device housing. The generated airflow may clear debris that has occluded the opening in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David MacNeil, William S. Lee, Eric N. Nyland
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Patent number: 10674250Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a speaker box which includes an upper cover, a lower cover fixed to the upper cover in a covering manner and forming an accommodating space with the lower cover, and a sound unit accommodated in the accommodating space. The sound unit and the upper cover define a front cavity. The sound unit, the lower cover and the upper cover define a rear cavity together. The speaker box further includes a cover plate fixed to one side of the upper cover away from the lower cover, and an air-permeable isolating member. The cover plate and the upper cover are separated and define an auxiliary cavity which is filed with sound-absorbing particles. The air-permeable isolating member is fixed to the upper cover and completely covers the through hole, and the air-permeable isolating member encloses the sound-absorbing particles in the auxiliary cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yanlong Wang, Fuhu Zhang
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Patent number: 10602247Abstract: A loudspeaker, comprising an enclosure; at least one dynamic driver mounted in the enclosure; and a porous sound adsorber material disposed within the enclosure, the sound adsorber material at least comprising a Metallic Organic Framework material.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: SSI New Material (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Christian Lembacher, Christoph Schmauder
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Patent number: 10559294Abstract: The present technique relates to an acoustic tube and an acoustic reproduction apparatus that can generate an evanescent wave at a lower cost. An acoustic tube includes an acoustic path longer than an external dimension of the acoustic tube and includes a plurality of opening portions or a slit-like opening portion. When a sound wave advances in the acoustic tube, sound waves are output from the plurality of opening portions or from a plurality of positions of the slit-like opening portion, and the sound waves are combined to form an evanescent wave. The present technique can be applied to an acoustic tube, an acoustic reproduction apparatus including the acoustic tube, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsu Magariyachi, Yuhki Mitsufuji, Yu Maeno
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Patent number: 10555090Abstract: A MEMS microphone system with encapsulated movable electrode is provided. The MEMS microphone system comprises a MEMS sensor having an access channel, a plug, and first and second members. The access channel configured to receive the plug is formed on at least one of the first and second member. A vacuum having a pressure different from a pressure outside the MEMS sensor is formed between the first and second members.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignees: Akustica, Inc., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Jochen Reinmuth, Vijaye Rajaraman, Daniel Meisel, Bernhard Gehl
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Patent number: 10178468Abstract: An acoustic system is provided that includes a transducer having a housing, which encloses a volume and in which at least a surface or a sub-surface is formed by a sheet-like structure configured to vibrate. Powder made of adsorbent material having an adsorption effective surface may be present in the volume. The powder may be selected such that, through a movement of the powder caused by vibrations of the sheet-like structure configured to vibrate, the adsorption effective surface is enlarged. The adsorbent material may be selected such that an adsorption of air or gas present in the volume is caused by an increase of the pressure caused from vibrations of the sheet-like structure configured to vibrate. The powder is freely movable within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Karlheinz Bay, Michael Leistner, Philip Leistner, Waldemar Maysenhölder
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Patent number: 9918161Abstract: A speaker box is disclosed. The speaker box includes a housing; a speaker unit accommodated in the housing and including a diaphragm for generating sound; a front sound cavity cooperatively formed by the diaphragm and the housing; a sound channel communicating the front sound cavity with outside space of the speaker box; and a sound-absorbing device disposed in the sound channel. The sound-adsorbing device includes an accommodation housing, sound-absorbing powder filled in the accommodation housing and a separation net sealing the accommodation housing. The speaker box achieves designed acoustic parameters with good acoustic performance.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.Inventors: Zhizhu Chen, Miao Miao, Fuhu Zhang, Chengliang Wang, Cheng Qian
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Patent number: 9407977Abstract: A loudspeaker device is presented which includes a zeolite material comprising zeolite particles having a silicon to aluminum mass ratio of at least 200. For an increased pore fraction of pores with a diameter in a range between 0.7 micrometer and 30 micrometer shows an increased shift of the resonance frequency down to lower frequencies has been observed.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignees: Nanoscape AG, Knowles IPC (M) SDN BHDInventors: Maria Papakyriacou, Johannes Kobler, Jürgen Sauer
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Patent number: 9319776Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an acoustic manipulator element is provided. The acoustic manipulator element is arrangable relatively to an acoustic source in a manner that the acoustic manipulator element splits frequency selectively sound waves originating from the acoustic source in a reflected and a through component, wherein at least a portion of the acoustic waves of the through component is attenuated by at most 15 dB for acoustic frequencies having a wavelength between 200 Hz and 16000 Hz compared to the sound waves of the acoustic source.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Inventor: Hubert Hochleitner
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Patent number: 9020178Abstract: The present invention provides a novel drive unit mounting arrangement, in which a drive unit having a chassis is mounted to a cabinet from at least two sides. The arrangement comprises a member for securing the drive unit to the cabinet from mounting points of the chassis. The arrangement further comprises a suspension member between the mounting points of the chassis and the cabinet such as to suspend the drive unit chassis elastically to the cabinet for allowing suspension in both forward and rearward directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Genelec OyInventors: Ilpo Martikainen, Markku Kulomäki, Aki Mäkivirta, Jussi Väisänen, Noa Eskelinen, Jari Mäkinen, Pekka Nissinen
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Publication number: 20150110326Abstract: An anti-diffraction plate for including in a planar magnetic transducer. The anti-diffraction plate includes anti-diffraction structures for positioning adjacent to magnets of the planar magnetic transducer. By introducing a shape over top surface of the magnets, the anti-diffraction structures cause the elimination of diffraction patterns as a main audio wavefront passes by the magnets from a diaphragm. A diffusion structure for diffusing reflected sound waves, the diffusion structures reducing or eliminating the power and capacity of the reflected sound waves to create interference patterns with oncoming sound waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Dragoslav Colich
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Publication number: 20150110293Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for acoustic optimization. An example playback device includes a first transducer to at least one of output sound waves and receive sound waves, a second transducer to at least one of output sound waves and receive sound waves, and an acoustic grille positioned in relation to the first transducer, where the acoustic grille is to reflect sound waves received at a first angle of incidence.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Daniel C. Wiggins
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Patent number: 9008343Abstract: An annular diaphragm compression driver for electro-acoustic conversion has an annular diaphragm, which bears a moving coil, and a compression driver housing with a closed housing base. Opposite the housing base is a sound wave routing element having a sound discharge channel. The compression driver also has an annular magnet system unit, which has an annular magnet gap (M) and a compression chamber, adjoining the magnet gap (M), for the annular diaphragm. The open exit end of the sound discharge channel is in slot form and its entry start is annular. The sound path between the compression chamber and the entry start contains an annular collecting space. The collecting space and the sound discharge channel contain a central sound guidance body having a portion which merges to match the slot-like exit end. The sound discharge channel is formed between the sound guidance body and the sound wave routing element.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: BMS Speakers GmbHInventor: Dimitar Kirilov Dimitrov
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Publication number: 20150092973Abstract: A system and method for enhancing the real and/or perceived bass band of an audio signal is disclosed. A computationally simple yet effective bass band enhancement system for use in consumer electronics applications is disclosed. An audio processing system including bass enhancement functionality for use in a mobile audio system is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2012Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: ACTIWAVE ABInventor: Pär Gunnars Risberg
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Patent number: 8995700Abstract: An acoustic transducer may comprise a sound source, a throat connected to the sound source, and a horn connected to the throat. The horn may be arranged on a wall, wherein the throat is designed such that a path of the sound from the sound source to an interface between the throat and the horn is shorter in a region close to the wall than at a region that is remote from the wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: d&b audiotechnik GmbHInventor: Frank Bothe
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Publication number: 20150071473Abstract: A loudspeaker including an acoustic waveguide includes an enclosure, an acoustic transmission line formed within the enclosure, and a plurality of acoustic transducers contained within the enclosure and disposed along a length of the acoustic transmission line. Each acoustic transducer is configured to emit acoustic energy directly into the acoustic transmission line at two separated locations along the length of the acoustic transmission line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Bose CorporationInventor: Geoffrey C. Chick
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Patent number: 8971974Abstract: A cover for a hand-held device, which has a device body and a speaker, includes a cover body configured for covering a portion the device body and for covering the speaker and a channel for positioning adjacent the device body. The channel is configured to form a sound duct when mounted adjacent the back side of the device body and to be in communication with the speaker when the cover is mounted to the hand-held device for redirecting at least a portion of the sound waves emitted from the speaker to a location remote from the speaker.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: nflukz, llcInventor: Robert B. Weaver, III
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Publication number: 20150055811Abstract: Techniques described herein generally relate to generating an audio signal with a speaker. In some examples, a speaker device is described that includes a membrane and a shutter. The membrane can be configured to oscillate along a first directional path and at a first frequency effective to generate an ultrasonic acoustic signal. The shutter can be positioned about the membrane and configured to modulate the ultrasonic acoustic signal such that an audio signal can be generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventor: Mordehai MARGALIT
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Patent number: 8965033Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for acoustic optimization. An example playback device includes a first transducer to at least one of output sound waves and receive sound waves, a second transducer to at least one of output sound waves and receive sound waves, and an acoustic grille positioned in relation to the first transducer, where the acoustic grille is to reflect sound waves received at a first angle of incidence.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventor: Daniel C. Wiggins
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Patent number: 8958591Abstract: The disclosure relates to several embodiments of a concealed speaker system, The concealed speaker system further has a speaker assembly mounted to the base frame and an active member which may be formed of PVC, expanded PVC, hardened fibrous materials, foam core, or equivalents that has an outer surface which in some embodiments is substantially coplanar with the surrounding wall section, and in other embodiments extends slightly outward therefrom. The base frame, speaker assembly, and the active member cooperate to form an acoustic chamber that is positioned behind the inner surface of the active member. Acoustic energy is transferred from the speaker assembly to the active member where the sound is produced therefrom to the room.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Inventor: Paul N. Hagman
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Patent number: 8953831Abstract: An acoustic horn. In one implementation, the horn includes at least four wall sections, defining a passageway. The cross-sectional area of the mouth is at least ten times the cross sectional area of the throat. The wall sections are dimensioned so that at least one wall section has a dimension at the throat at least ten times a dimension at the throat of a second wall section. In another implementation the cross-section at the mouth is elongated and is be bounded by a continuous curve defining a geometric figure having a major axis at least ten times a minor axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Joseph Jankovsky, Sarah M. Heile, John H. Wendell
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Patent number: 8942402Abstract: An acoustic speaker device (10) according to the present invention comprises at least two types of gas adsorption materials in a cabinet (12) thereof. A porous carbon material package member (14A), which is one of the gas adsorption materials, can adsorb or eliminate air in the cabinet (12) by a porous carbon material (41) during the operation of a speaker unit (13) so as to buffer compression or expansion of air in the cabinet (12). A sheet-like moisture adsorbing material (14B), which is the other of the gas adsorbing materials, is formed by dispersing copper ion-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolite (43) in a thermoplastic resin composition (44), and is stuck on at least a section of an inner wall of the cabinet (12). This configuration allows moisture in the cabinet (12) to be rapidly adsorbed.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Akiko Yuasa
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Patent number: 8929580Abstract: Provided are a sound generation system and a sound recording system, which are placed in a room to adjust sound. A columnar body is disposed around a sound source to adjust how much sound of a low-tone range, as well as of a middle- and high-tone range, is absorbed and diffused. Moreover, a columnar body is disposed around a recording device to adjust how much sound of a low-tone range, as well as of a middle- and high-tone range, is absorbed and diffused. The columnar bodies may be made of a combination of different diameters and/or lengths. The arrangement distances may be random. With the columnar body disposed at the most appropriate location, it is possible to adjust sound in a wide band.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Nittobo Acoustic Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Ohashi, Koichi Yamashita, Yasushi Satake, Katsuyuki Kanazawa
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Patent number: 8922586Abstract: Systems and methods (1000) for reducing a form factor of an Electronic Device (“ED”). The methods involve disposing a first user interface component (702) in a housing (710) of ED (700) such that its center axis (718) is at an angle (720) relative to a plane (722) that is perpendicular to a horizontal center axis (712) of ED. A second user interface component (704) is disposed in the housing such that its center axis (724) is parallel to the horizontal center axis of ED, and such that a top portion (734) thereof is overlapped by a bottom portion (732) of the first user interface component. A third user interface component (706) is disposed in the housing such that its center axis (726) is parallel to the horizontal center axis of ED, and such that a top portion (730) thereof overlaps a bottom portion (728) of the second user interface component.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Harris CorporationInventors: Jose R. Duran, David Cipolla, Jason Scott, Richard S. Currier
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Patent number: 8917896Abstract: A loudspeaker includes a horn including a first end panel, a second end panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. Edges of at least the first and second side panels define a diffraction slot opening. The first and second side panels are each fabricated from a sheet of flexible material held in a stressed, curved shape by at least a rigid support member. The panels are designed by an automated process based on a number of electro-acoustic transducers to be used in a loudspeaker, horizontal and vertical coverage angles for the loudspeaker, and a wall length for a horn of the loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Christopher B. Ickler, Clifford A. Henricksen, Akira Mochimaru, Kenneth D. Jacob, Soichiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 8917875Abstract: A circuit for operating loudspeakers includes a first, second, third and fourth loudspeaker circuit, having one input each for injecting a signal and one output each for connecting a loudspeaker input. The loudspeaker circuits are designed to amplify the injected signal and to provide the amplified signal at the outputs thereof. The loudspeaker circuits can, for example, be used for a 2.1 sound system. The three channels for a 2.1 sound system can be implemented by an amplifier circuit with four loudspeaker circuits, one loudspeaker circuit each being required for the two stereo channels left and right. A subwoofer channel can be driven differentially by two loudspeaker circuits. The stereo channels are, by contrast, only still connected to one loudspeaker circuit each, and so the stereo channels require at least one further common ground cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Christoph Braun, Thomas Duda, Torsten Hinz