ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,190, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to IMMERZ INC. (Cambridge, Mass.).
"Systems and methods for improved acousto-haptic speakers" was invented by Shahriar Afshar (Encino, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods relate to, among other things, a transducer capable of producing acoustic and tactile stimulation. The transducer includes a rigid mass element disposed on the diaphragm of a speaker. The mass element may optionally be removable and may have a mass selected such that the resonant frequency of the transducer falls within the range of frequencies present in an input electrical audio signal. The systems and met...