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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Hussein Berry, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ryan O'Gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Gabriella Jacobsen, Ferndale, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 7/06 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 7/06 (2013.01); B60R 11/0217 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes, among other things, a support configured to be connected to a power source and at least one rigid panel attached to the support. The at least one rigid panel is moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position. At least one exciter is supported on the at least one rigid panel and is configured to selectively generate sound when powered by the power source.