Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
381301000 | In furniture or clothing | 11 |
20080292121 | Audio reproduction system and speaker apparatus - An audio reproduction system includes: a first speaker arranged near a listener and behind a head of the listener with a speaker unit being held by first holding means to make it possible to mix sounds emitted from front and rear of a vibration plate of the speaker; second and third speakers held by second holding means and arranged near the listener and on left and right of the first speaker; separating means for separating and obtaining low-frequency components and medium- and high-frequency components for left and right channels from an input audio signal; means for supplying the low-frequency components separated by the separating means to the first speaker; and means for supplying the medium- and high-frequency components for the left and right channels separated by the separating means to the second and third speakers. | 11-27-2008 |
20080304682 | BASEBALL-STYLE CAP WITH AMPLIFIED STEREO SPEAKERS - An embodiment of a baseball style cap and stereo combination having a crown, a brim/bill, a sweatband, and two amplified stereo speakers concealed within the brim/bill is disclosed. The baseball-style cap combination further includes a battery holder/forehead cushion housing a battery holder concealed within an inner surface of the baseball-style cap combination by a flap. Also included are wires connecting the battery holder to an amplifier concealed within the sweatband and wires connecting the amplifier to the speakers. A stereophonic music generator sends a music signal which is provided to the amplifier by any suitable means of communication, like an audio cord or wireless by means of infrared or Bluetooth wireless technology. | 12-11-2008 |
20090154737 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AN ENTERTAINMENT CHAIR - An apparatus, system, and method for an entertainment chair provide a high fidelity audio system incorporated in an entertainment chair. The entertainment chair is relatively independent from an acoustical environment in which it is placed, and enables repeatable high fidelity sound with a wide variety of recording types and qualities. The entertainment chair has high transparency and excellent imaging. Mid-range speakers and/or tweeters are placed in or near the armrests, forward of the seat occupant, and are oriented to face inward and upward. In one embodiment the mid-range and/or tweeters also angle rearward. A subwoofer is placed in the backrest and a shaker is placed in the seat bottom. The subwoofer and shaker are separately tunable through a control panel ergonomically placed at a forward end of an arm rest. The control panel includes a universal iPod dock. Other inputs may also be connected to the entertainment chair. | 06-18-2009 |
20090208040 | Hat with Music Player - This invention is a hat specially configured to carry earphones and a music player equipped with or without an attachment clip. The hat comprises slit-like button-hole openings and grooves in the bill into which the music player clip can be attached, as well as elastic retaining straps to affix the music player and the earphones. Button holes on the hat's surface form together with the headband a conduit that allow the passage, from outside to the inside, of the electrical cables connecting the music player to the earphones. The seam between the headband and the hat is open above the ears of the wearer to allow the retrieval or stowing away of the earphones. The invention also covers a method of listening to music at the option of the user without obstructing surrounding sound by keeping the earphones stowed away in the retaining area formed by the headband. | 08-20-2009 |
20100329488 | Method and Apparatus for an Active Vehicle Sound Management System - An active sound management system for a vehicle includes a plurality of zones defined in the vehicle, each zone including at least one speaker and at least one microphone associated therewith, and a control unit operatively connected to the plurality of zones, the control unit having an input line for receiving an input signal from the at least one microphone of each of the plurality of zones and an output line for sending an output signal to the at least one speaker of each of the plurality of zones. The control unit is capable of selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle in a plurality of selected modes, the plurality of selected modes being selected from a group consisting of a noise cancellation mode, a speech amplification mode, a voice privacy mode, an audio/multimedia mode, a voice recognition mode, and a cell phone interface mode, whereby the control unit is operative to manage the sound in the vehicle in the at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle when in the at least one of the plurality of selected modes. | 12-30-2010 |
20110051962 | SURROUND SOUND AUDIO CHAIR - An audio chair includes a plurality of speakers and a sound absorbing material. The audio chair may be designed with an egg-shaped body resting on a pedestal. The egg-shaped body may include a hollow region under the seat. A subwoofer may be mounted in this hollow region, while speakers may be mounted around the sides of the inside of the egg-shaped body. The audio chair may provide 5.1 surround sound, 7.1 surround sound, or standard stereo (2.1) sound in the space within the egg-shaped body with very little sound being delivered outside of the audio chair. | 03-03-2011 |
20110091054 | BASEBALL-STYLE CAP WITH AMPLIFIED STEREO SPEAKERS - An embodiment of a baseball-style cap and stereo combination having a crown, a brim/bill, a sweatband, and two amplified stereo speakers concealed within the brim/bill is disclosed. The stereo components including a circuit board, an amplifier and battery are concealed within an inner surface and/or inner space defined as the area between the lowermost inner surface area of the crown and the inner surface of the sweatband when pulled apart from one another. Also included are wires connecting the battery to the circuit board and wires connecting the amplifier to the speakers both of which are concealed within the sweatband. A stereophonic music generator sends a music signal which is provided to the amplifier by any suitable means of communication, like an audio cord or wireless by means of infrared or Bluetooth wireless technology. | 04-21-2011 |
20110305357 | Speakz+198 +0 Shoes - A music playing system employing the combination of mini-speaker footwear wirelessly receiving music from a music source ( | 12-15-2011 |
20130308801 | BASEBALL-STYLE CAP WITH AMPLIFIED STEREO SPEAKERS - An embodiment of a baseball-style cap and stereo combination having a crown, a brim/bill, a sweatband, and one or more speakers concealed within the brim/bill is disclosed. The stereo components including a wireless receiver, an amplifier, and/or battery are concealed within an inner surface and/or inner space defined as the area between the lowermost inner surface area of the crown and the inner surface of the sweatband. The wireless receiver receivers audio signals from an external audio source and plays the audio via the one or more speakers. | 11-21-2013 |
20140270283 | STEREOPHONIC DEVICE FOR A BED - A stereophonic device for a bed disposed adjacent to at least a wave reflecting object is provided. The bed has an upper side and a lower side. The stereophonic device includes a loudspeaker disposed on the lower side of the bed. The loudspeaker is adapted to generate direct sound waves radially propagating therefrom. A part of the direct sound waves propagate through the bed toward the upper side of the bed, and another part of the direct sound waves propagate toward the wave reflecting object, reflected by the wave reflecting object and becoming a reflected sound waves. The reflected sound waves then propagate toward the upper side of the bed and demonstrate stereophonic sound along with the direct sound waves propagating theretoward. | 09-18-2014 |
20160023763 | LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - A seat integrating a loudspeaker system includes a seat having a seat body having a horizontally oriented seat bottom and a seat back secured thereto. The loudspeaker system includes a sound assembly mounted within the seat back for selective movement between a storage orientation and a use orientation. The sound assembly includes a first support arm and a second support arm. A retraction control mechanism that moves the first support arm and the second support arm between the storage orientation and the extended use orientation. The system also includes a positioning system in communication with the retraction control mechanism, the positioning system including a user interface in the form of a graphical user interface allowing a user to input his or her position within the seat. | 01-28-2016 |