US Patent Issued to Barefoot Sound on Oct. 14 for "Method and apparatus for reducing reaction forces in loudspeakers" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,445,773, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Barefoot Sound LLC (Los Angeles).

"Method and apparatus for reducing reaction forces in loudspeakers" was invented by Thomas Barefoot (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus are provided for reducing reaction forces in loudspeakers. The method includes providing, from a power source (312) connected to a loudspeaker (304), a current to the loudspeaker. The method also includes measuring, using a current sense resistance (308) connected in series to the loudspeaker, the current through the loudspeaker. The method further includes providing, using a voltage-controlled...