ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,192, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Bianmp Systems LLC (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Constant coverage horn" was invented by Charles Emory Hughes II (Gastonia, N.C.) and Michael Alan Brody (Haddon Heights, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example apparatus may include one or more of a throat that includes an opening that receives sound, a bell that directs the sound, a mouth opening that outputs the sound, and a variable-width slot disposed between the throat and the bell which directs the sound, wherein the variable-width slot may include a lower portion with a first width and an upper portion with a second width which is greater th...