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US 12,015,904 B2Granted
Targeted sound projection device
AssigneeMozo, Inc.
InventorsRichard Ostrup, Matthew Ostrup
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Abstract
This application discloses a device to project sound to a specific person while keeping the sound away from others nearby. The device has various parametric speakers arranged in a pattern to project sounds in a narrow field while preventing dispersion of sounds to nearby areas. The device can be connected to other electronic equipment by wires or wirelessly, and can be removed and used in different settings. This device has particular application in delivering sounds to infants and toddlers to soothe them while the same sounds are not heard by adults nearby.
Claims18
A sound projection device, comprising:
- a hollow body with a thickness, a front and a back, the hollow body configured to contain multiple components;
- a plurality of parametric speakers arranged with the hollow body and completely contained within the hollow body;
- a wireless communication means configured to communicate with at least one remote computing device and to operatively connect to the plurality of parametric speakers, the wireless communication means is configured to receive signals from the remote computing device and operate the plurality of parametric speakers;
- a power source;
- multiple wires configured to physically and operatively connect the plurality of parametric speakers to each other, to the wireless communication means, and to the power source;
- a sound directing panel attached to the front cover:
- a front cover attached to the front of the body;
- and
- a back cover attached to the back of the body;
- wherein the parametric speakers are wired parallelly,
- wherein the plurality of parametric speakers are arranged in a cluster close to each other, the parametric speakers are without sound directive covers and are not surrounded,
- wherein the plurality of parametric speakers are operatively connected to each other and not to any other portions and
- wherein the sound projected from the sound projection device can be heard by a person positioned at 12 inches from the sound projection device.
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