Bradley M Feick

Title: Bradley M. Feick and His Field Layer Speaker Invention.

Introduction

Bradley M. Feick is an inventor associated with Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, and Agere Systems Inc. His work includes an invention that integrates speaker functionality into button and keyboard components.

Latest Patents

The available information identifies one patent associated with Feick: “Field Layer Speaker for Consumer Products.” The invention uses a tactile membrane, commonly placed between buttons and switch mechanisms to provide feedback, as part of a speaker’s vibrating element. The membrane’s vibrating portion contains or carries material, such as copper, that responds to a magnetic field. A coil pattern formed on one or more printed circuit board layers generates a fluctuating magnetic field, causing the membrane to vibrate and produce audible sound. Amplifier circuits can drive one or more coil patterns.

Career Highlights

Feick’s listed patent demonstrates an approach to combining tactile controls and audio output in consumer products. The design uses components associated with button or keyboard assemblies to create a speaker, potentially integrating functions within a compact device.

Collaborations

Feick is associated with Agere Systems Inc. His listed coworkers include James Skorko and Charles William Berthoud. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Bradley M. Feick’s identified patent presents a method for integrating a speaker with tactile button components, reflecting an inventive approach to combining user controls and sound output in consumer products.