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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997381 | Speaker assembly A pivoting panel-mount speaker assembly comprises a speaker housing. The speaker housing has a perimeter flange portion, an exterior housing wall extending rearwardly from the perimeter flange portion, and an interior curved track extending rearwardly from the perim... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7931114 | Adapter or appliance with a user interface window An adapter or an appliance for use with an independently operable consumer electronic device having a user interface. The adapter comprises a holding device forming a device cavity capable of admitting the consumer electronic device in a predetermined orientation. A... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918308 | Sound and vibration transmission pad and system The present invention is directed to a pad and sound transmission system which is adapted to directly transmit audible sound waves into the body at high intensity levels. In one embodiment, the subject invention includes a back pad and a seat pad. Each pad includes ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913807 | Vehicle door structure A vehicle door structure, comprising: a loudspeaker mounting hole provide in a door inner panel of a vehicle; a first service hole provided in the door inner panel and located in the vicinity of the loudspeaker mounting hole; a second service hole provided in the do... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7748494 | Acoustic chamber as part of adapter An acoustic chamber as part of adapter for an appliance. The acoustic chamber is substantially enclosed except at the exterior surface, and is configured to interchangeably receive a plurality of different consumer electronic devices. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7746627 | Portable electronic apparatus with improved audio quality through a curved and sloped surface of a housing A portable electronic apparatus includes a housing and an output device configured to output sound. The output device is disposed on a surface on an inside of a slope disposed on a lower surface of the housing, the slope resulting in the housing being opened in a pr... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7730994 | Acoustic panel and manufacturing method An acoustic panel (1) has a recess (8) extending part or all way down to a facing (7). A panel loudspeaker (11) may be fixed in the recess or a water sprinkler (14) or other device may be mounted in or above the recess. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7717227 | Speaker attaching construction and speaker A speaker attaching construction mounted on a plate, including a speaker removably provided with fixtures, having a first engager on one side of an attaching plate and a second engager formed with an engaging piece on the other side of the attaching plate, at a plur... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699138 | Devices and methods for flangeless installations A flangeless mounting system, suitable for in-wall speakers and other objects, includes a panel that replaces a substantial section of wallboard instead of being installed behind the wallboard. In preferred embodiments a rim extends outwardly from a first surface of... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7686127 | Acoustic chamber as part of adapter or appliance An acoustic chamber as part of adapter or appliance for an appliance. The acoustic chamber is substantially enclosed except at the exterior surface, and is configured to interchangeably receive a plurality of different consumer electronic devices. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7677353 | Noise suppression structure In a noise suppression structure of the present invention, a sound absorption sheet is pinched between a flange of a speaker grille and an interior trim. An opening of a space formed by the flange of the speaker grille and a sound guiding tube is covered with the so... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7654361 | Balanced cantilever spring bracket A bracket for retaining a sound transducer against a soundboard. The bracket is mountable to architectural frame members and is operable to balance the load of the transducer in the bracket. The bracket includes a spring element that is operable to hold the sound tr... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7628249 | Automotive speaker enclosure A speaker enclosure mounted within an internal wall of a vehicle may employ first and second enclosure halves that are vibration welded together to define an enclosure or cavity between the halves. A first leg and a second leg protrude from a bottom of the second ha... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7543681 | Architectural speaker assembly An architectural speaker assembly includes a speaker supported within the speaker enclosure of a mounting fixture. A grill is provided to conceal the speaker. A grill support is configured to support the grill substantially flush with a facing ring of the mounting f... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7503422 | Expandable speaker enclosure An in-wall or ceiling speaker enclosure (10) having a predetermined air volume is provided, and includes a housing (22) designed to support a speaker assembly (18) between a pair of adjacent wall studs (12,14). The enclosure (10) a... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7425361 | Speaker grille, injection molding mold, and broadcast data receiving device having such speaker grille A speaker grille has a grille base, a plurality of front through holes formed on a front side of the grille base, and a plurality of back through holes formed on a back side of the grille base, each of the plurality of front through holes communicating with one of t... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7401681 | Mounting support device for ceiling embedded speaker system An auxiliary mounting device 10 for an in ceiling speaker system comprises a ceiling reinforcing element 11 and an elongate element 21. The ceiling reinforcing element 11 includes a flat plate portion 12 and a vertical portion 1... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7377358 | Frame for speaker device and speaker device A speaker device includes a vibration system having a frame and a magnetic circuit. The frame has a magnetic circuit housing unit, an outer peripheral portion having an annular shape arranged on the outer side thereof, and multiple arm parts connecting the magnetic ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372968 | Loudspeaker driver An inertial exciter (40) for an acoustic radiator (42), and a loudspeaker incorporating an acoustic radiator and such an exciter. The exciter has a massive member (44); a coupler (56) adapted for attachment to the acoustic radiator (42... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364009 | Loudspeaker mounting frame, loudspeaker and cabinet comprising a loudspeaker A loudspeaker mounting frame (1) for an electronic appliance has a central opening for receiving a loudspeaker membrane (24), and a plurality of through holes (11) surrounding said central opening for receiving fixing means (25). The thro... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353907 | Speaker enclosure for a wall mounted speaker system A process and kit is provided for retro-installing a speaker enclosure for a wall mounted speaker. The process includes mounting a selected speaker surround member in a building wall between the front and back wall surfaces and between the wall studs and around the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341259 | Air seal system for loudspeaker This invention provides an air seal system for loudspeakers where it is desirable to reproduce sound accurately and efficiently without loss in sound quality. The air seal system may include a housing, a baffle, and a cord gasket positioned in a gland to form an air... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334852 | Multiple configuration shelving system for displaying audio visual components A shelving system for displaying audio visual components that may be configured into multiple positions is disclosed. The system includes a base that supports a center platform disposed between right and left platforms. The center platform and the right and left pla... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325648 | Frame for speaker device and speaker device A frame for a speaker device has an annular outer peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion includes plural wall portions concentrically formed. An end surface of the wall portion on an inner circumferential side of the outer peripheral portion is formed at a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319766 | In-wall loudspeaker An improved in-wall speaker assembly providing better performance and less intrusion than prior art speakers. The speaker assembly is oriented such that the driver fires vertically, parallel to the wall studs, rather than horizontally and perpendicular to the wall s... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319774 | Speaker A speaker includes: a speaker unit; a baffle fitted with the speaker unit; a cabinet fixed to the baffle, the cabinet covering a back of the speaker unit; a plurality of mounting bosses projected from at least one of the baffle and the cabinet; and a packing having ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303305 | Acoustic light emitting module A ceiling tile system comprises modular acoustic light-emitting modules which can be of a standard size to be fitted into a hung ceiling or other ceiling system in conjunction with similar acoustic light-emitting modules or conventional ceiling tiles. Each acoustic ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299892 | Door trim speaker grille with electroluminescent lamp and injection molding method of making same A door trim speaker grille with an electroluminescent lamp for use with an audio speaker of a vehicle. The electroluminescent lamp is positioned for emitting visible light through sound passages in the speaker grille. In certain embodiments of the invention, the ele... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292702 | In-wall speaker system method and apparatus The disclosure relates to an in-wall speaker system, specifically a system that is not readily visible and mounted in a room. The in-wall speaker system is comprised of a base frame that is adapted to be mounted between support members of a wall. The in-wall speaker... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275621 | Skew horn for a loudspeaker A horn including a substantially flat coupling flange defining a coupling flange plane, a substantially planar mouth defining a mouth plane, an elongated throat extending between the coupling flange and the mouth, a transducer for generating a sonic output operation... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274797 | Speaker housing A speaker housing that includes an outer wall that has an upper wall point and a lower wall point. The outer wall forms an enclosure that is arranged in a predefined geometric shape that may match the shape of a loudspeaker that is installed in the speaker housing. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268467 | Acoustic transducer An acoustic transducer provided with at least one sound source for generating an acoustic centre and a predetermined construction for guiding sound generated by the acoustic centre, which acoustic transducer can be fixed to a fixing wall, wherein the predetermined c... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266210 | Recessed speaker box and mount A speaker system including in combination a speaker and surface mounting apparatus is disclosed. The speaker system has an adapter that secures the speaker system to the wall. A speaker box is secured to the adapter and has at least one speaker that is secured to at... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266211 | Speaker grill A speaker grille is disposed in front of a speaker having a diaphragm and reproducing the sounds of 1 kHz and higher. The speaker grille is provided with a sound opening which includes a sound opening portion that opposes a region extending from the edge portion of ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252176 | Reflex-ported folded horn enclosure A low frequency exponential/hyperbolic hybrid folded horn enclosure intended for use in proximity with at least one planar surface, such as a floor, ceiling, or wall, with access to the horn throat from the top of the enclosure. The horn is bifurcated at the throat ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242173 | Combined test instrument probe and voltage detector A voltage detector is combined with a test instrument probe to provide an indication of the presence of a.c. voltage when the test instrument probe approaches or comes in contact with a source of a.c. voltage. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236602 | Device for actuating a membrane and a vehicle comprising a device for actuating a membrane A device is provided for actuating a membrane arranged in an opening to a space, and a vehicle having such a device. The membrane has a first surface and a second opposite surface, and is limited by an edge area. The device includes a first strip to be attached to t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219763 | Microphone assembly fitted to vehicle-mounted control module panel, that fits well A microphone assembly fitted to a panel of a vehicle-mounted control module, provided with a housing for housing a microphone and having an opening section on a surface facing the panel, and a holding case for holding the housing so as to be capable of pivoting, and... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221772 | Electronic device comprising a loudspeaker unit An electronic device has a loudspeaker unit and a casing with a support, which receives the loudspeaker unit, and with a wall perpendicular to the mounting direction of the loudspeaker unit in the support. A vibration absorbing body forms a spacer between the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207413 | Closed loop embedded audio transmission line technology for loudspeaker enclosures and systems An acoustic impedance matching enclosure is provided having a driver loaded into a chamber buffering the throat/mouth of a closed loop transmission line. Transmission line consists of a termination member, outer and inner enclosure walls, high-density lining and thr... | 04/24/2007 |
