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Last post 11-10-2009 1:24 AM by DrWho. 14 replies.
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  • 09-20-2009 3:24 PM

    My First Patent

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    Well after 4 years of debate, the US Patent Office has awarded my first patent. Roy Delgado is the co-author.

    Axially Propagating Horn Array For A Loudspeakers

    7,590,257

    Now I can retire... Plus that 15 year wait...Oh college loans, mortgage... Never mind!

    Back to work.

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  • 09-20-2009 3:57 PM In reply to

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     Congratulations Mark and Roy!

    Judging from the illustrations and description, I'd imagine that the Klipsch products utilizing this technology would be (in order or manufacture)

     

    R-5650S side surround in-wall loudspeaker look very similar to the first diagram, have been around for several years.

    KPT1202VB 'virtual boundary' pro cinema surround came about around 2007

    THX in-ceiling and in-wall surrounds in 2008-9

    Palladium surrounds2008

     

     

    Michael

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  • 09-20-2009 4:07 PM In reply to

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    US Patent 7590257 to Blanchard and Delgado.pdf
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    Congrats to Mark and Roy.

    See attached. 

    As you may know, the "new" rule on US Patents is that the duration is 20 years from date of filing.  But if the delay in examination is the fault of the USPTO the duration is extended accordingly.  As you can see, that is the situation here.

    Wm McD

  • 09-20-2009 4:20 PM In reply to

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    Way to go Mark--quite an accomplishment. Congratulations!

  • 09-20-2009 4:49 PM In reply to

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    Congratulations Mark!  

    And Roy! 

    I hope someone will post that soon so I don't have to go find it.  I don't recall too many horn arrays except maybe the tweeter and midrange horns in the Palladiums?  Ahh.... others smarter than me have already posted the horns in the surrounds.   And William has posted the patent.

    Some headphone patents should be coming as well.  

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  • 09-20-2009 6:14 PM In reply to

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     Professor Thump indeed!

    "Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain." - Seneca

  • 09-22-2009 12:07 PM In reply to

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    Congrats and well done!  GeekedIdeaCoolYes

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  • 09-22-2009 12:26 PM In reply to

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    Congratulations!!! As always the Klipsch gang leads the way!!!!

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  • 09-25-2009 11:59 AM In reply to

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    At the 1990 CES,,,In the JBL room i saw a variant of that horn...( Everest 1)   But i guess they didnt file a pat. on that one.

  • 09-26-2009 8:24 AM In reply to

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     Nice.

    JT

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  • 09-26-2009 11:09 AM In reply to

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    Congrats...Yes

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  • 09-26-2009 10:42 PM In reply to

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     can you explain what this is to non engineers?  or can (should) it be discussed on the net?

     

     

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  • 10-12-2009 2:33 PM In reply to

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    Congratulations both Professor Thump and Roy D. Yes

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  • 11-09-2009 11:35 PM In reply to

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    gnatnoop:

     can you explain what this is to non engineers?  or can (should) it be discussed on the net?

     

     

    Good question.... The primary concept is that you can project sound broadband 160 degrees from a recessed horn array in the wall.

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  • 11-10-2009 1:24 AM In reply to

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    Cool, so should we be seeing more implementations of this concept in the future?
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