IP Library Granted Patent US 12,626,679
Granted Patent B2
US 12,626,679 · App. 18/421,586 · Granted May 12, 2026

Portable passive sound amplifier with power bank system

Inventor: Luis Bustamante (The Woodlands, TX)
G10K11/08H02J7/0044H02J50/10
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Patent No.
US 12,626,679
App. No.
18/421,586
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a hub device having a unitary body with walls located on top, bottom, front, rear, and a pair of side walls defining a cavity within the unitary body which has an internal power source and a set of electronics for wireless and wired power charge capabilities. The front wall has an opening for receiving a base piece into the cavity of the unitary body, with the base piece having a bottom surface and a locking ridge extending from the bottom surface. The unitary body has a U-type or other types of sound tubes extending from an interior top surface of the top wall into the cavity, defining an acoustic pathway and having a front output grill surface to allow the amplified sound waves exit from the unitary body.

Claims (30)

1 . A portable sound amplifier with power bank system comprising:

a unitary hub device with an internal power source;

said hub device having a unitary body having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls defining a cavity within said unitary body,

said unitary body having an internal power source and a set of electronics for wireless and wired power charge capabilities with external devices;

said front wall having an opening for receiving a base piece into said cavity of said unitary body, said base piece having a bottom surface and a locking bar extending from said bottom surface;

said unitary body having a U-type sound tube extending from an interior top surface of said top wall into said cavity, defining an acoustic pathway;

said unitary body having a front output grill surface to allow amplified sound waves exit from said unitary body;

said hub device capable of data and power connection to a computer, smartphones, and other apparatuses simultaneously by at least one port;

said hub device having a mechanical port to install smartphones and other apparatuses for wireless power charge.

2 . A hub device comprising:

a unitary body having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls defining a cavity within said unitary body,

said unitary body having an internal power source and a set of electronics for wireless and wired power charge capabilities with external devices;

said front wall having an opening for receiving a base piece into said cavity of said unitary body, said base piece having a bottom surface and a locking bar extending from said bottom surface;

said unitary body having a U-type sound tube extending from a first sound hole located on an interior top surface of said top wall into said cavity, said sound tube having sound tube side walls which form a height and width of said sound tube and defining an acoustic pathway; said sound tube having a second sound hole located on said top surface of said top wall of said cavity and an outlet opening;

said unitary body having a front output grill surface to allow amplified sound waves exit from said unitary body;

said hub device capable of data transfer and power connection to a computer, smartphone, tablet or other apparatuses simultaneously by at least one port.

3 . The hub device of claim 2 wherein said hub device is used simultaneously as a power bank and a sound amplification device.

4 . The hub device of claim 2 wherein said sound tube increases sound by 5 to 10 decibels at 200 to 20,000 Hz.

5 . The hub device of claim 2 further comprising a sound redirector for directing sound through a plurality of ports.

6 . The portable sound amplifier of claim 1 wherein said sound tube increases sound by an average gain of 18.4 decibels at 300 to 1 kHz.

7 . The portable sound amplifier of claim 1 further comprising a sound redirector for directing sound through a plurality of ports.

8 . The portable sound amplifier of claim 1 wherein said internal power source is a rechargeable battery.

9 . The hub device of claim 2 wherein said sound tube side walls have a starting height of 3 mm to 5 mm.

10 . The hub device of claim 2 wherein said sound tube side walls have an ending height of 15 mm to 20 mm.

11 . The hub device of claim 2 wherein said sound tube has a starting width of 12 mm to 20 mm.

12 . The hub device of claim 2 wherein said sound tube has an ending width of 35 mm to 50 mm.

13 . The hub device of claim 2 wherein said outlet opening of said sound tube is 50 mm to 80 mm.

14 . The hub device of claim 2 wherein said internal power source is a rechargeable battery.

15 . The portable sound amplifier of claim 1 wherein said hub device further includes said internal power source connected to a power management PCB and a wireless sound management PCB connected to said power management PCB.

16 . The hub device of claim 2 wherein said hub device further includes said internal power source connected to a power management PCB and a wireless sound management PCB connected to said power management PCB.

Continuity (2)
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