ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,417, issued on April 7, was assigned to Sonos Inc. (Goleta, Calif.).
"Waveguides for side-firing audio transducers" was invented by Paul Peace (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A playback device includes an enclosure having a front face substantially normal to a first direction, a side-firing audio transducer facing a second direction that is angled with respect to the first direction, and a waveguide in fluid communication with the side-firing transducer. The waveguide includes a first chamber extending along a first axis and a second chamber extending along a second axis. The first and second central axes diverge along the sec...