ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,581,228, issued on March 17, was assigned to Amina Technologies Ltd. (Huntingdon, Great Britain).

"Flat panel loudspeaker with overhanging panel and method of installation thereof" was invented by Richard Mark Newlove (Huntingdon, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flat panel loudspeaker configured for mounting in an opening in a mounting surface includes a planar resonant panel configured to be inserted into an opening in the mounting surface and having a front surface and a rear surface. The flat panel loudspeaker also includes an exciter coupled to the rear surface and configured to cause an active portion of the planar r...