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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:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Richard C. Calderwood, Portland, OR (US);
Enrique M. Stiles, Imperial Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard C. Calderwood, Portland, OR (US);
Enrique M. Stiles, Imperial Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
STEP Technologies Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electromagnetic transducer such as an audio speaker, having a motor structure in which a shorting ring that sinks eddy currents also serves as a permanent fixture to provide coaxial alignment of two or more components within the transducer. These components could include various combinations of the yoke, the top plate, the magnet, and/or other parts. Ideally, the shorting ring extends axially as close as possible to the voice coil, to a position immediately adjacent the magnetic air gap.