These US patents concentrate on both active and passive crossover design, but they also have much information on loudspeaker design in general. This list does not pretend to be complete, but following the references in each patent should give a comprehensive overview of the field. Dates are for publication, not filing.
2 771 518 |
Sziklai |
Frequency band separation amplifier |
November 1956 |
2 802 054 |
Corney |
Sound reproducing apparatus |
August 1957 |
3 457 370 |
Boner |
Impedance correcting networks |
July 1969 |
3 657 480 |
Cheng et al |
Multi channel audio system with crossover network feeding separate amplifiers for each channel with direct coupling to low-frequency loudspeaker |
April 1972 |
3 727 004 |
Bose |
Loudspeaker system |
April 1973 |
3 814 857 |
Thomasen |
2-way loudspeaker system with two tandem-connected high-range speakers |
June 1974 |
3 838 215 |
Haynes Jr |
Speakers and crossover circuit |
September 1974 |
4 015 089 |
Ishii et al |
Linear phase response multi-way speaker system |
March 1977 |
4 031 321 |
Bakgaard |
Loudspeaker systems |
June 1977 |
4 198 540 |
Cizek |
Compensated crossover network |
April 1980 |
4 229 619 |
Takahashi |
Method and apparatus for driving multi way speakers |
October 1980 |
4 243 840 |
Kates |
Loudspeaker system |
January 1981 |
4 282 402 |
Liontonia |
Design of crossover network for hifi |
August 1981 |
4 430 527 |
Eberbach |
Loudspeaker crossover delay equaliser |
February 1984 |
4 475 233 |
Watkins |
Resistively damped loudspeaker system |
October 1984 |
4 525 857 |
Orban |
Crossover network & clipper |
June 1985 |
4 589 135 |
Baker |
Zero phase shift filtering |
May 1986 |
4 769 848 |
Eberbach |
Electroacoustic network delay HF |
Sep 1988 |
4 771 466 |
Modafferi |
Multidriver loudspeaker apparatus |
Sep 1988 |
4 897 879 |
Geluk (B&W) |
Multi-way loudspeaker system |
January 1990 |
4 991 221 |
Rush |
Active speaker system and components therefor |
February 1991 |
5 129 006 |
Hill |
Electronic audio signal amplifier |
July 1992 |
5 185 801 |
Meyer |
Correction circuit and method for 2-way speaker |
February 1993 |
5 327 505 |
Kim |
Multiple output transformers network for sound reproducing system July 1994 |
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5 568 560 |
Combest |
Audio crossover circuit |
October 1996 |
5 930 374 |
Werrbach |
Phase coherent crossover |
July 1999 |
6 115 475 |
Alexander |
Capacitor-less crossover network for electro-acoustic loudspeakers |
Sep 2000 |
6 381 334 |
Alexander |
Series-configured crossover network for electro-acoustic loudspeakers |
April 2002 |
6 707 919 |
Koval |
Driver control circuit |
March 2004 |
6 854 005 |
Thiele |
Crossover filter system and method |
February 2005 |
7 085 389 |
Modafferi |
Infinite slope loudspeaker crossover |
August 2006 |
7 876 920 |
Harvey |
Active crossover for use with multi-driver headphones |
January 2011 |
8 391 535 |
Harvey |
Active crossover for use with multi-driver in-ear monitors |
March 2013 |
9 258 646 |
Hillman |
Self-powered audio speaker having modular components |
February 2016 |
Patent Applications |
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20120213386 |
Knight |
Audio crossover system and method |
August 2012 |
20140219480 |
Collins |
Phase-Unified Loudspeakers: Parallel Crossovers |
August 2014 |
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