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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Scott Hanna, Bellingham, WA (US);
Michael James Soetaert, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Keith Scott Ruh, Elkhart Lake, WI (US);
William Clement Kuru, Plymouth, WI (US);
Gregory de Swarte, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); B05B 1/18 (2006.01); B05B 15/00 (2018.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); B05B 1/16 (2006.01); B05B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/028 (2013.01); B05B 1/16 (2013.01); B05B 1/18 (2013.01); B05B 1/185 (2013.01); B05B 15/00 (2013.01); E03C 1/0408 (2013.01); F21V 33/004 (2013.01); B05B 7/0416 (2013.01); H04R 1/021 (2013.01); H04R 1/026 (2013.01); H04R 2201/021 (2013.01); H04R 2201/025 (2013.01); H04R 2201/029 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); H04R 2499/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A speaker and assemblies with a speaker. An assembly may include a speaker including a speaker housing, and speaker components supported in the speaker housing and operable to produce an audio output; a sensor operable to sense an orientation of the speaker housing; and control components operable to determine the orientation of the speaker housing, and control the speaker components based on the orientation of the speaker housing.