ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,888, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies LLC (Menlo Park, Calif.).
"Force canceling speaker" was invented by Jason Silver (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a speaker system that uses a single driver that results in both force and moment canceling. The speaker system can be mounted within a structure, such as a head mounted display. The speaker system includes a first moving mass, including a sound-producing diaphragm, connected by a primary suspension to a floating basket. The floating basket is both coupled to a second moving mass that contr...