ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,526,561, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to PIONEER Corp. (Tokyo) and TOHOKU PIONEER Corp. (Tendo, Japan).

"Speaker bracket, speaker frame, and speaker" was invented by Hayami Kondo (Tendo, Japan), Ryu Ito (Tendo, Japan), Shun Shirahata (Tendo, Japan), Masato Tsuruya (Tendo, Japan) and Hiroyuki Dohi (Tendo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket for a speaker is capable of ensuring strength when the speaker is attached by using an attachment plate, and enhances workability in folding of the attachment plate when the speaker is attached without using the attachment plate. The bracket includes a frame-shaped support portion which s...