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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116477 | Fit adjuster for a neckband type headset Disclosed is a fit adjuster for a neckband type headset, which includes a headset band and a pair of earpieces connected to both ends of the headset band and placed on the ears of a user. The fit adjuster includes at least one opening formed at a stress concentratio... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8050420 | Integrated vehicle seat and speaker assembly An integrated seat speaker includes a cushion, a seat frame defining a first internal air volume, and a speaker enclosure defining a second internal air volume. The second internal air volume is acoustically coupled to the first internal air volume through an air pa... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8023664 | Rapid installation and detachment device for flush mounting speaker on ceiling or wall A rapid installation and detachment device for flush mounting speaker on ceiling or wall is composed of a hinge bracket, coil springs, gaiters, press fits, cushion springs and stop blocks. The above mechanisms are driven by the coil springs to rapidly and efficientl... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7970149 | Audio speaker with partially spherical speaker housing and escutcheon A speaker housing assembly including an adapter and a speaker enclosure is disclosed. The adapter has an escutcheon and a partially spherical recessed concave portion. The speaker enclosure has a partially spherical sidewall that is received in the recessed concave ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7844060 | Remote control single crystal speaker system A light socket mounted radio receiver speaker device having a light bulb screw base for attaching to a light socket. A detector having a detector signal input, a first electrical output and a control output is electrically connected to the light bulb screw base. A r... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7804966 | Audio amplifier attachable to speaker system by way of magnetic coupler and method therefor An audio amplifier and speaker system are stacked and magnetically coupled together. The audio amplifier is coupled for receiving an audio signal. A first securing assembly is provided on a bottom surface of the amplifier. The first securing assembly may be a foot f... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7676045 | Mountable speaker assembly Embodiments of a speaker assembly and cooperating suspension ring designed to allow installation of the assembly in a horizontal ceiling tile from below are disclosed. The speaker assembly includes a body or housing with a flange at one end. The body has a diameter ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7616770 | Electro-acoustic apparatus A bottom base 15a of a transportable mixer M is provided with internal threads 16a, while the upper end of a stand 20 is provided with external threads 25a which engage the internal threads 16a. The mixe... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7418104 | Speaker system A speaker system having a first speaker, a second speaker, and a housing having a first mounting surface to which the first speaker is mounted and a second mounting surface to which the second speaker is mounted. The first mounting surface and the second mounting su... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415124 | Low frequency surface array A low-frequency loudspeaker system based on a dipole principle. In some implementations, the system includes an open frame rigging system and multiple subwoofers mounted in a dipole surface array configuration in the open frame rigging system to produce controlled s... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412267 | Mobile device with a combination attachment and acoustic port A method and apparatus for combining an attachment and acoustic port on a housing of a mobile device is disclosed herein. The mobile device includes a speaker disposed within the housing. A combined attachment and acoustic port disposed on the housing is configured ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7388619 | Mobile device with a combination camera and loudspeaker A combination camera and loudspeaker is described herein. The combination camera and loudspeaker includes a lens for selectively manipulating an image and a loudspeaker assembly disposed proximate the lens for projecting audible sounds. In one embodiment, a transpar... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7349207 | Heat dissipating audio systems and methods thereof An audio system includes a housing which has at least one port, at least one speaker driver with a diaphragm located in the housing, a tube made of one or more thermally conductive materials and having at least two openings, and at least one electronic component whi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7298863 | In-vehicle speaker rotational mounting structure An in-vehicle speaker rotational mounting structure including a speaker unit having a claw portion provided thereon, and a panel member on which the speaker unit is mounted, wherein the claw portion is inserted into a slit formed in the panel member, so that the spe... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298860 | Rigging system for line array speakers The invention provides a system for enabling the assembly and suspension of a plurality of loudspeakers in a line array where the splay angle between the adjacent speakers can be adjusted and rigidly maintained. The line array system utilizes rigging frames that all... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7292706 | Support structure of loudspeaker unit and loudspeaker system A support structure of a loudspeaker unit is constructed to prevent transmission of vibrations of the loudspeaker unit to a cabinet so that the quality of sound can be improved, and so as to have excellent stability in its assembled condition. The support structure ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7266204 | Rearview mirror assemblies incorporating hands-free telephone components The rearview assembly of the present invention may include any one or more of the following: a housing for attaching to the vehicle, the housing may define an interior space that is acoustically separated into at least two chambers; a first speaker that may be locat... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7266213 | Compact speaker with a protective cover A speaker has a case having a peripheral projection, a magnetic device having a yoke, and a permanent magnet and secured to the case. A diaphragm is secured to the case at the peripheral projection. A protector has an upper plate and a cylindrical holding portion at... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261180 | Rigging system for speaker cabinets A rigging system includes a lever arm permitting all speakers supported by the speaker whose rigging is adjusted to be angularly reoriented to focus the system, even out the coverage and fine tune the coverage. Multiple pivot attachment points for the moment arm are... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237648 | Surround sound positioning tower system and method A surround sound system and method involving a surround sound tower (10) having planar speakers (11b); a base plate (20); and a structure for positioning (30) the surround sound tower on the base plate (20), the surround sou... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233321 | Pointing device with integrated audio input A mobile personal digital assistant (PDA) allows a user to enter information using both a touch screen and voice commands with a stylus. The stylus includes a microphone positioned at one end, and a transmitter for transmitting received voice signals to either a per... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222207 | Portable computing device-integrated appliance In accordance with one aspect, a portable computing device determines a type of an appliance in which the portable computing device is docked. The portable computing device identifies, based on the type of the appliance, a user interface configuration for the portab... | 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 |
| 7200000 | Notebook with an audio player A notebook with an audio player is provided, wherein one side of the computer mainframe is provided with a receive chamber and is pivotally connected with a display screen. The audio player is connected to one side of the display screen corresponding to the receive ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7181039 | Thermal chimney equipped audio speaker cabinet A thermally conductive chimney tube extends through a loudspeaker cabinet that encloses a volume of air heated by a speaker driver. The open ends of the chimney are outside the cabinet. A column of air within the chimney is in contact with the external ambient air, ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177438 | Speaker for vehicle and mounting structure of the speaker The present invention relates to a speaker for a vehicle and an installation structure therefor, and it is an object of the invention to enhance the speaker installation rigidity without impairing the acoustic characteristic of the speaker. The speaker installation ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162048 | Structure around a speaker unit and applied electric or electronic apparatus thereof A compact lightweight speaker system without a resonance box that can reproduce the original sound with high fidelity. A speaker unit is located on a baffle board with a vibration absorbing member between a frame of the speaker unit and the baffle board. Furthermore... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7149321 | Electro-dynamic loudspeaker mounting system A mounting apparatus for attaching a device like an electro-dynamic loudspeaker to a mounting location in an automobile or other vehicle. The mounting apparatus employs bracket hardware that is either affixed to or integral with the loudspeaker that is to be mounted... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7130432 | Speaker mounting system and method A system and a method for mounting a speaker unit (12). The system (12) containing a surface mounting bracket (14) including at least one attaching feature (20) and a speaker unit (12). The speaker unit (12) comprises at lea... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123726 | Connecting cable for helmets A communication system for communicating between two occupants riding on the same vehicle, or between the driver and the fellow passenger. A helmet that each occupant wears is provided with a microphone and a speaker, respectively. The external contacts of microphon... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120269 | Lay-in tile speaker system A lay-in tile type system is disclosed for supporting speakers in a new or existing suspended ceiling includes a perforated base section providing maximum free air space. A perforated surface also helps the lay-in tile system blend in with the overall suspended ceil... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116792 | Directional microphone system A second-order microphone system is constructed of two null-less first-order microphone elements. The null-less first-order microphone elements prevent the degradations that occur in performance when a second-order microphone system is used at the side of a person's... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7117286 | Portable computing device-integrated appliance In accordance with one aspect, a portable computing device determines a type of an appliance in which the portable computing device is docked. The portable computing device identifies, based on the type of the appliance, a user interface configuration for the portab... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100879 | Speaker bracket Systems and techniques to simply, easily and quickly attache and detach a speaker to a mounting location. A speaker bracket can provide a pivot point for the speaker that also serves as an audio signal connection point. The speaker bracket can be built in a robust f... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7095313 | Meter apparatus for vehicles A meter apparatus for a vehicle, includes a circuit board, a sound generating element mounted on one face of the circuit board, a back cover covering the face of the circuit board on which the sound-generating element is mounted, and a separate sound-generating elem... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088836 | Door with structural components configured to radiate acoustic Energy A door leaf includes a stiff, light structural part that maintains fed-in vibrational energy and, by flexural waves, propagates this energy in at least one active surface perpendicular to its thickness to distribute resonance mode vibration components over at least ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7072484 | Information processing apparatus having speakers An information processing apparatus has a pair of speakers. A body has a reference surface thereof and provided with a keyboard section, the keyboard having a shaft to which a display section is pivotably connected. The display section is constituted as a lid portio... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7043042 | Button apparatus with a speaker A button apparatus with a speaker (100) has a frame (104), a speaker (108), a flexible PCB (110), a metal dome (114), a rubber layer (116), and an operating button (120,124). The frame has a cavity (106) and th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7020493 | Portable communication terminal with multiple displays A cellular phone has a black-and-white LCD that displays characters and communication information and a color LCD that displays an image. The image and the characters are displayed on the separate LCDs. Thus, the characters are not superimposed on the image, and the... | 03/28/2006 |
