GB2385409B - Multi-functional vibro-acoustic device - Google Patents

Multi-functional vibro-acoustic device

Info

Publication number: GB2385409B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: vibro; functional; acoustic device; acoustic; functional vibro
Prior art date: 2000-12-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

GB0310658A

Other versions

GB0310658D0 (en

GB2385409A (en

Inventor

Russ Bown

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

NVF Tech Ltd

Original Assignee

New Transducers Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2000-12-20

Filing date

2001-12-19

Publication date

2005-01-05

2001-12-19 Application filed by New Transducers Ltd filed Critical New Transducers Ltd

2003-06-11 Publication of GB0310658D0 publication Critical patent/GB0310658D0/en

2003-08-20 Publication of GB2385409A publication Critical patent/GB2385409A/en

2005-01-05 Application granted granted Critical

2005-01-05 Publication of GB2385409B publication Critical patent/GB2385409B/en

2021-12-19 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R7/00—Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones
- H04R7/02—Diaphragms for electromechanical transducers; Cones characterised by the construction
- H04R7/04—Plane diaphragms
- H04R7/045—Plane diaphragms using the distributed mode principle, i.e. whereby the acoustic radiation is emanated from uniformly distributed free bending wave vibration induced in a stiff panel and not from pistonic motion
- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/004—Mounting transducers, e.g. provided with mechanical moving or orienting device
- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K15/00—Acoustics not otherwise provided for
- G10K15/04—Sound-producing devices

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Piezo-Electric Transducers For Audible Bands (AREA)
User Interface Of Digital Computer (AREA)
Position Input By Displaying (AREA)
Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)

GB0310658A 2000-12-20 2001-12-19 Multi-functional vibro-acoustic device Expired - Lifetime GB2385409B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0031246A GB0031246D0 (en)	2000-12-20	2000-12-20	Vibro-acoustic/human machine interface device
PCT/GB2001/005608 WO2002051201A2 (en)	2000-12-20	2001-12-19	Multi-functional vibro-acoustic device

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0310658D0 GB0310658D0 (en)	2003-06-11
GB2385409A GB2385409A (en)	2003-08-20
GB2385409B true GB2385409B (en)	2005-01-05

Family

ID=9905589

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0031246A Ceased GB0031246D0 (en)	2000-12-20	2000-12-20	Vibro-acoustic/human machine interface device
GB0310658A Expired - Lifetime GB2385409B (en)	2000-12-20	2001-12-19	Multi-functional vibro-acoustic device

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0031246A Ceased GB0031246D0 (en)	2000-12-20	2000-12-20	Vibro-acoustic/human machine interface device

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
AU (1)	AU2002222258A1 (en)
GB (2)	GB0031246D0 (en)
TW (1)	TW532043B (en)
WO (1)	WO2002051201A2 (en)

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JP3886391B2 (en) *	2002-02-15	2007-02-28	シャープ株式会社	CARD-TYPE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
EP1424872A1 (en) *	2002-11-29	2004-06-02	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	Device with bending waves loudspeaker and coupling element for external acoustic transducing surfaces
US20060182292A1 (en) *	2003-07-16	2006-08-17	Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.	Panel- shaped acoustic wave generator
GB0724149D0 (en)	2007-12-11	2008-01-23	New Transducers Ltd	Touch-sensitive device
US20100079379A1 (en) *	2008-09-26	2010-04-01	Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab	Portable communication device having an electroluminescent driven haptic keypad
GB2464117B (en)	2008-10-03	2015-01-28	Hiwave Technologies Uk Ltd	Touch sensitive device

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WO1997009842A2 (en) *	1995-09-02	1997-03-13	New Transducers Limited	Acoustic device
US5977867A (en) *	1998-05-29	1999-11-02	Nortel Networks Corporation	Touch pad panel with tactile feedback
WO2000002417A1 (en) *	1998-07-03	2000-01-13	New Transducers Limited	Resonant panel-form loudspeaker
US6118435A (en) *	1997-04-10	2000-09-12	Idec Izumi Corporation	Display unit with touch panel
WO2000054548A2 (en) *	1999-03-05	2000-09-14	New Transducers Limited	Electronic apparatus incorporating a loudspeaker comprising a bending wave panel member

2000
- 2000-12-20 GB GB0031246A patent/GB0031246D0/en not_active Ceased
2001
- 2001-12-19 WO PCT/GB2001/005608 patent/WO2002051201A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2001-12-19 AU AU2002222258A patent/AU2002222258A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-12-19 GB GB0310658A patent/GB2385409B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-12-20 TW TW90131666A patent/TW532043B/en not_active IP Right Cessation

Patent Citations (6)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE4323863A1 (en) *	1993-07-16	1995-01-19	Andromeda Ges Fuer Computer Un	Tactile information communication to the user of hand-held computers
WO1997009842A2 (en) *	1995-09-02	1997-03-13	New Transducers Limited	Acoustic device
US6118435A (en) *	1997-04-10	2000-09-12	Idec Izumi Corporation	Display unit with touch panel
US5977867A (en) *	1998-05-29	1999-11-02	Nortel Networks Corporation	Touch pad panel with tactile feedback
WO2000002417A1 (en) *	1998-07-03	2000-01-13	New Transducers Limited	Resonant panel-form loudspeaker
WO2000054548A2 (en) *	1999-03-05	2000-09-14	New Transducers Limited	Electronic apparatus incorporating a loudspeaker comprising a bending wave panel member

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2002051201A2 (en)	2002-06-27
GB0310658D0 (en)	2003-06-11
TW532043B (en)	2003-05-11
GB2385409A (en)	2003-08-20
WO2002051201A3 (en)	2003-12-31
GB0031246D0 (en)	2001-01-31
AU2002222258A1 (en)	2002-07-01

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2020-02-05	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20200109 AND 20200115
2022-01-12	PE20	Patent expired after termination of 20 years	Expiry date: 20211218