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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Sound United, Llc, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
George Digby Fryer, West, GB;
Matthew Lyons, York, PA (US);
Bradley M. Starobin, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Sound United, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/34 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04S 1/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/30 (2013.01); H04R 1/023 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 1/345 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04S 1/007 (2013.01); H04R 2430/00 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01); H04S 2400/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal processing method and Automotive Audio Systemcomprising a tripolar loudspeaker configuration housed in at least one automotive head-rest assemblyor, whose radiation pattern, in conjunction with inter-element delays and other design features, is such that that passengers are afforded temporal and amplitude cues for achieving the desired soundfield appropriate for a variety of audio program material. Optionally, some or all of the headrest assembly transducers are aligned and configured with a Floating Waveguide member