The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2022
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Paul Peace, Boston, MA (US);
Charles LaColla, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Wei Yang, Boston, MA (US);
Briet Louise Brown, Boston, MA (US);
Thomas Dubrowski, Middleboro, MA (US);
Nathaniel Shankute, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Greg Tracy, Goleta, CA (US);
Anthony Ferraro, Somerville, MA (US);
Samuel Feine, Quincy, MA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
A playback device includes a housing defining an acoustic volume therein, one or more audio transducers disposed at least partially within the housing, and an acoustic port extending through the housing. The acoustic port includes a wall defining a first aperture, a second aperture, and a passageway extending therebetween. The wall is at least partially curved along an axial direction, and a plurality of vanes coupled to the wall extend into the passageway such that the vanes define a plurality of channels extending axially within the passageway.