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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8094840 | Thermal sound generating device A thermoacoustic generating apparatus (1) is for generating acoustic waves by temperature modulation of solids, and is provided with: a thermoelement layer (12); a first electrode layer (11), laminated on one surface of the thermoelement layer; ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8073163 | Thermoacoustic device A sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes entangled with each other. At least part of the carbon nanotube film is supported by a supporting element. The carbon nanotube film produces so... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073165 | Thermoacoustic device A sound wave generator includes one or more carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force therebetween. At least part of the one or more carbon nanotube film is supported b... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073164 | Thermoacoustic device A sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes one or more drawn carbon nanotube films. The one or more drawn carbon nanotube films produce sound by means of the thermoacoustic effect. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068626 | Thermoacoustic device An apparatus, the apparatus includes an electromagnetic signal device; a medium; and a sound wave generator. The sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes one or more carbon nanotube films. Each carbon nanotube... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068625 | Thermoacoustic device A sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube structure. At least part of the carbon nanotube structure is supported by a supporting element. The sound wave generator produces sound by means of the thermoacoustic effect. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068624 | Thermoacoustic device A sound wave generator that includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure produces sound by means of the thermoacoustic effect. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8059841 | Thermoacoustic device An apparatus includes an electromagnetic signal device, a medium, and a sound wave generator. The sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes one or more drawn carbon nanotube films. The electromagnetic signal de... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050430 | Thermoacoustic device A sound wave generator includes one or more carbon nanotube films. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes substantially parallel to each other and joined side by side via van der Waals attractive force therebetween. At least part of the so... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050431 | Thermoacoustic device An apparatus includes an electromagnetic signal device, a medium, and a sound wave generator. The sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes one or more carbon nanotube films. Each carbon nanotube film includes ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8023668 | System for predicting the behavior of a transducer A system for compensating and driving a loudspeaker includes an open loop loudspeaker controller that receives and processes an audio input signal and provides an audio output signal. A dynamic model of the loudspeaker receives the audio output signal, and models th... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019099 | Thermoacoustic device A sound wave generator includes one or more carbon nanotube films. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes substantially parallel to each other and joined side by side via van der Waals attractive force. The one or more carbon nanotube film... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019097 | Thermoacoustic device A sound wave generator includes one or more carbon nanotube wire structures. The one or more carbon nanotube wire structures produce sound by means of the thermoacoustic effect. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019098 | Thermoacoustic device A sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes of one or more carbon nanotube films. Each carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes entangled with each other. The one or more carbon nanotube fi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019100 | Thermoacoustic device An apparatus includes a signal device, a power amplifier, and a sound wave generator. The power amplifier is electrically connected to the signal device. The power amplifier outputs an amplified electrical signal to the sound wave generator. The sound wave generator... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7372110 | Display with integral sound wave generation device A display housing a sound element and a driving circuit that may be built in on the same substrate as the display panel. Thin-film transistors PTFT constituting pixels and a sound wave generation device SPO1 having a laminated structure of a heat generation l... | 05/13/2008 |
| 6975735 | Sound collecting device minimizing electrical noise A sound collecting device is provided which is designed to minimize adverse effects on an output caused by exposure of an electroacoustic transducer to the air. The device includes an electroacoustic transducer and a vibrating circuit. The transducer is exposed to t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6944024 | Heat sink bracket for powered loudspeaker A combined heat sink and mounting bracket for a powered loudspeaker of a ported reflex type is provided. The combined heat sink and mounting bracket includes a base portion, a fastener attached to the base portion for securing to a reflex tube within the enclosure a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6522756 | Method for shaping the spatial reception amplification characteristic of a converter arrangement and converter arrangement So as to shape the spatial amplification characteristic of an acoustical to electrical converter arrangement at least two sub-arrangements (I, II) of converters are provided, generating different spatial amplification characteristics. Frequency domain con... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6263084 | Power amplifier and loudspeaker frame integration An integrated amplifier and speaker system includes a speaker having a motor assembly and a frame. A power stage of the amplifier is mounted in thermal communication with the motor assembly and/or the frame. Heat generated by the power stage is thereby su... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5764751 | Portable telephone set with a vibrator having an automatic switching function In a portable telephone set comprising a receiver for generating an audible tone, a vibrator for vibrating the portable telephone set mechanically, and a radio section for receiving an incoming call signal to produce a call detection signal, a transmitter... | 06/09/1998 |
| 4641377 | Photoacoustic speaker and method A photoacoustic speaker and method for producing photoacoustic sound by utilizing a laser beam, modulating the intensity of the laser beam in response to audio signal inputs and passing the modulated laser beam into a gas absorption chamber wherein gas ca... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4503564 | Opto-acoustic transducer for a telephone receiver A sound producing diaphragm of low density, low heat capacity, a large coefficient of thermal expansion and a large Young's modulus is located adjacent the end of an optical fiber transmission line element which is adapted to propagate modulated light and... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4320264 | Loudspeaker with a heat resistant two-part diaphragm A loudspeaker is disclosed in which the frustoconical diaphragm is formed in two parts, including a first or outer part made of synthetic material e.g. polypropylene or polystyrene, and a second or inner part of paper or plastic material having higher hea... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4310731 | Thermal motion transducer A source of driving signals is coupled to a thermal transducer wire to provide a completed circuit. The source may include a DC bias supply and an audio amplifier. The bias supply heats the wire to a predetermined temperature, and the amplifier heats and ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4101736 | Device for increasing the compliance of a speaker enclosure The present invention is a device for use in combination with a loudspeaker system, that includes a speaker enclosure, in order to effectively enlarge the volume of the speaker enclosure. The loudspeaker system also includes a vibratable cone. The device ... | 07/18/1978 |
