ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,395,781, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Origin Acoustics LLC (Las Vegas).
"Bollard speaker with inground subwoofer" was invented by Joseph Whitaker (Las Vegas), Michael Hopkins (Las Vegas), Tyler Humphreys (Las Vegas) and Nick Berry (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improvements in a bollard speaker with in-ground subwoofer where the bollard contains a first speaker for higher frequencies and the subwoofer that provides lower frequencies that emit from below ground up through the bollard through a grill in the middle or upper portion of the bollard. The in-ground subwoofer provides a structural foundation for the bollard. Pla...