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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:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2001
Applicants:
Graham Bank, Suffolk, GB;
Neil Harris, Cambridge, GB;
Martin Colloms, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
New Transducers Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transducer () for producing a force which excites an acoustic radiator, e.g. a panel () to produce an acoustic output. The transducer () has an intended operative frequency range and comprises a resonant element which has a distribution of modes and which is modal in the operative frequency range. Parameters of the transducer () may be adjusted to improve the modality of the resonant element. A loudspeaker () or a microphone may incorporate the transducer.