US Patent Issued to Harman International Industries on July 15 for "Omnidirectional loudspeaker with asymmetric vertical directivity" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,363,474, issued on July 15, was assigned to Harman International Industries Inc. (Stamford, Conn.).

"Omnidirectional loudspeaker with asymmetric vertical directivity" was invented by Alexander Voishvillo (Simi Valley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compression driver for an omnidirectional loudspeaker includes a motor assembly and an annular diaphragm disposed coaxially below and operably connected to the motor assembly. A phasing plug is mounted to the motor assembly and includes a top portion facing the diaphragm, a bottom portion extending downwardly from the top portion from a first end to a second end, and a plurality of ap...