Title:
SPEAKERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/011180
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A speaker can have a main body with a generally spheroidal shape, which can be supported standing on its end. The speaker can include a subwoofer that faces forward. A plurality of mid-range drivers can be distributed around the sub-woofer, facing generally forward and radially outward. A plurality of tweeters can be distributed around the sub-woofer, facing generally forward and generally outward. The outer housing portion of the speaker can be covered with a fabric material. A user interface ring 162 can be touch sensitive to receive input, and can have a plurality of lights that can be illuminated separately to convey information to the user.
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Inventors:
WILLIAMSON TIMOTHY DAVID (GB)
HAMBLIN PETER JOSEPH (GB)
WOZNIAK MAXIMILIAN VINCENT (GB)
WILSON ROBERT JAMES (GB)
TAYLOR JR (US)
HAND LARRY E (US)
WESTCOTT MARK ROBERT (US)
TRAINER MARK EDWARD (US)
FUKUDA ELLIE REI (US)
SIETSEMA JOEL ROBERT (US)
BELANGER PAUL MICHAEL (CA)
LYONS MATTHEW PATRICK (US)
DEYOUNG TIMOTHY STEVEN (US)
KIRCHMANN WERNER (AT)
HERMANN RALPH WILHELM (AT)
HAMBLIN PETER JOSEPH (GB)
WOZNIAK MAXIMILIAN VINCENT (GB)
WILSON ROBERT JAMES (GB)
TAYLOR JR (US)
HAND LARRY E (US)
WESTCOTT MARK ROBERT (US)
TRAINER MARK EDWARD (US)
FUKUDA ELLIE REI (US)
SIETSEMA JOEL ROBERT (US)
BELANGER PAUL MICHAEL (CA)
LYONS MATTHEW PATRICK (US)
DEYOUNG TIMOTHY STEVEN (US)
KIRCHMANN WERNER (AT)
HERMANN RALPH WILHELM (AT)
Application Number:
PCT/US2023/069715
Publication Date:
April 11, 2024
Filing Date:
July 06, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SOUND UNITED LLC (US)
International Classes:
H04R1/02; F21V33/00; H04R1/26; H04R1/34; H04R1/40; H04R5/02; H04R29/00; F21Y115/10
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Other References:
SONY EUROPE: "Introducing the Sony SRS-XG500 Wireless Speaker", 22 April 2021 (2021-04-22), XP093096918, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20231031]
SAROV VLAD: "Bang & Olufsen's Edge speaker can be rolled to adjust the volume - The Verge", 29 August 2018 (2018-08-29), pages 1 - 4, XP093133736, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20240221]
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DARKO AUDIO: "Naim's Mu-so is a high-end Bluetooth speaker w/ network streaming", 21 July 2018 (2018-07-21), XP093133827, Retrieved from the Internet
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ALTMAN, Daniel, E. (US)
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