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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Charles M. Sprinkle, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/30 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/30 (2013.01); H04R 1/345 (2013.01);
Abstract
A horn for use with a loudspeaker may include an entrance disposed at a first axial end of the horn and configured to receive a driver. A mouth may be disposed at a second axial end of the horn opposite the entrance. A contoured surface may extend between the entrance and the mouth. A cross sectional shape of a coverage pattern of audible sound emitted by the loudspeaker coupled with the horn may be independent of a shape of the entrance and a shape of the mouth.