ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,992, issued on Feb. 3.

"Noise cancelling soundbar device and system" was invented by Richard Stoerger (New Rochelle, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A noise cancelling speaker system that may include one or more noise cancelling speakers. The speakers may or may not include a lighting fixture. The speaker system may be mounted to or integrated into the floor or a tabletop fixture (i.e., table lamp). Alternatively, the speaker system may be suspended or built into a ceiling or support or mounted to a wall or other furniture (ceiling lamp). The system may be designed to cancel out noise, play music, or play announcements. In system ...