Patents
US 10477320 B2: Thin panel loudspeakers
- Granted
- 2019-11-12
- Filed
- 2015-09-16 application 15511931
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are speaker assemblies and acoustic devices comprising a panel having a long side and a short side, at least one transducer configured to excite the panel at a plurality of excitation locations on the panel to generate a wave having a wave front substantially perpendicular to the long side and propagating toward the short side of the panel and, optionally, at least one attenuating component mounted to the panel. Methods for generating an acoustic sound are also disclosed herein.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191112.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNING INCORPORATED 4,960 patents | US company or organization | Corning, NY | CORNING INCORPORATED Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov | Elmira, NY | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Ralph Maack | Horseheads, NY | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Zhiqiang Shi | Shrewsbury, MA | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04R | Loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers; electric hearing aids; public address systems | H04R7/045 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B2307/102 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KUKSENKOV, DMITRI VLADISLAVOVICH signed 2017-03-10 MAACK, DAVID RALPH signed 2017-03-10 SHI, ZHIQIANG signed 2017-03-20 | CORNING INCORPORATED CORNING, NY | 42175/815 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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