ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,924, issued on June 30, was assigned to Garmin International Inc. (Olathe, Kan.).
"Audio system with detachable grill" was invented by Stephen V. Veselaski Jr. (Miramar, Fla.) and Dwayne H. Spanbroek (Miramar, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An audio system can include a speaker frame, a first loudspeaker mounted within the frame, a perforated mounting ring suspended from the frame, a second loudspeaker, a plurality of magnets, and a grill including a magnetic portion. The perforated mounting ring includes a central aperture in which the second loudspeaker is mounted. The magnets are disposed on the mounting ring to allow the gri...