IP Library Granted Patent US 9,051,734
Granted Patent B2
US 9,051,734 · App. 14/180,324 · Granted Jun 9, 2015

Acoustic sound reflector

Inventors: Rudolph Dupuy (Tappan, NY); Rolf Nobbe (Queens, NY)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,051,734
App. No.
14/180,324
Granted
Jun 9, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acoustical reflector is provided. The reflector includes a top end, a bottom end, a first side, a second side, a front surface, and a rear surface. The reflector may further include a plurality of reflector rows, such as vertical reflector rows. Each reflector row may be formed from the top end to the bottom end and is substantially parallel relative to one another. The plurality of reflector rows may from a concave shape on the front surface of the reflector from the first side to the second side.

Claims (23)

1. A reflector comprising:

a first side, a second side, a top end, a bottom end, a front surface, and a rear surface, and a plurality of reflector rows wherein each reflector row comprises: a substantially flat face and is formed from the top end to the bottom end,

wherein the plurality of reflector rows are substantially parallel relative to one another, and form a concave shape on the front surface from the first side to the second side.

2. The reflector of claim 1 , wherein each reflector row comprises a face section and a riser section, wherein the face section of each reflector row forms a substantially parallel plane relative to one another.

3. The reflector of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reflector rows is a plurality of vertical reflector rows.

4. The reflector of claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of horizontal reflector rows wherein each row is formed from the first side to the second side and is substantially parallel relative to one another, wherein the plurality of horizontal reflector rows form a concave shaped front surface from the top end to the bottom end.

5. The reflector of claim 4 , wherein each horizontal reflector row comprises the face and a riser, wherein the face of each horizontal reflector row forms a substantially parallel plane relative to one another.

6. The reflector of claim 3 , wherein each of the vertical reflector rows comprises a width of about ¾ of an inch.

7. The reflector of claim 4 , wherein each horizontal reflector row comprises a width of about ¾ of an inch.

8. The reflector of claim 1 , further comprising at least a first speaker and a second speaker, wherein the reflector is positioned so that the concave shaped front surface is aligned with the acoustic center of the first speaker and the second speaker.

9. A method of restoring the phase and time of sound waves comprising:

providing a reflector comprising a plurality of reflector rows forming a concave shaped front surface;

positioning the reflector in between at least a first speaker and a second speaker; and

aligning the concave shaped front surface with the acoustic center of the first speaker and the second speaker.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of reflector rows is a plurality of vertical reflector rows.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the reflector further comprises a plurality of horizontal reflector rows forming a concave shape on the front surface substantially perpendicular relative to the concave shaped front surface formed by the plurality of vertical reflector rows.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein a width of each of the plurality of reflector rows is about ¾ of an inch.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the reflector is positioned at an equal distance between the first speaker and the second speaker.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the reflector is positioned at an ear level of a user.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the reflector is positioned between a user position and a back wall.

16. A sound system comprising:

a reflector comprising a first side, a second side, a top end, a bottom end, a front surface, and a rear surface, and a plurality of reflector rows wherein each row is formed from the top end to the bottom end, and is substantially parallel relative to one another, wherein the plurality of reflector rows form a concave shape on the front surface from the first side to the second side; and

at least a first speaker and a second speaker, wherein the reflector is positioned so that the concave shaped front surface is aligned with the acoustic center of the first speaker and the second speaker.

Continuity (2)
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