US Patent Issued to The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on Nov. 4 for "Voice coil array speaker" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,464,291, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington).

"Voice coil array speaker" was invented by John E. Miesner (Fairfax, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example embodiments provide a voice coil array speaker comprising a speaker assembly, a coil assembly, and a magnet assembly. The speaker assembly may comprise a speaker frame, a stationary base plate, a diaphragm configured to be capable of axial movement, a heat conducting front plate connected to the diaphragm, and thermal bridges configured to conduct heat from the heat conducting front plate to the spea...