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:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
David S. Hall, Los Altos Hill, CA (US);
Chris Kallai, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Yoder, Fresno, CA (US);
Felix E. Stephens, Los Banos, CA (US);
David S. Hall, Los Altos Hill, CA (US);
Chris Kallai, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Yoder, Fresno, CA (US);
Felix E. Stephens, Los Banos, CA (US);
Velodyne Acoustics, Inc., Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved in-wall speaker assembly providing better performance and less intrusion than prior art speakers. The speaker assembly is oriented such that the driver fires vertically, parallel to the wall studs, rather than horizontally and perpendicular to the wall studs. The cone and surround of the speaker assembly are generally rectangular and/or conform to the area available between studs. Additionally, the cone is not attached to the voice coil, but is connected to the voice coil by a shaft which transmits the energy from the voice coil to the cone. In another aspect of the invention, the cabinet or housing includes two housings.