Inventor · Baltimore, MD, US

Matthew Polk

32Patents
16h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 4, 1977 → Aug 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7039212B2 Weather resistant porting Electricity 170 Expired
US4569074A Method and apparatus for reproducing sound having a realistic ambient field and acoustic image Electricity 66 Expired
US4489432A Method and apparatus for reproducing sound having a realistic ambient field and acoustic image Electricity 58 Expired
US4497064A Method and apparatus for reproducing sound having an expanded acoustic image Electricity 57 Expired
US4903300A Compact and efficient sub-woofer system and method for installation in structural partitions Electricity 35 Expired
US6937737B2 Multi-channel audio surround sound from front located loudspeakers Electricity 30 Expired
US4638505A Optimized low frequency response of loudspeaker systems having main and sub-speakers Electricity 26 Expired
USD251973S Speaker cabinet General 23 Expired
US4759066A Sound system with isolation of dimensional sub-speakers Electricity 21 Expired
US5517573A Ported loudspeaker system and method with reduced air turbulence Electricity 19 Expired
US4630298A Method and apparatus for reproducing sound having a realistic ambient field and acoustic image Electricity 18 Expired
USD693375S1 Tractor General 18 Active
US6721434B2 Loudspeaker mounting system Electricity 17 Expired
US4924963A Compact and efficient sub-woofer system and method for installation in structural partitions Electricity 17 Expired
USD693374S1 Tractor General 16 Active
US5809154A Ported loudspeaker system and method Electricity 16 Expired
US7162049B2 Ported loudspeaker system and method with reduced air turbulence, bipolar radiation pattern and novel appearance Electricity 15 Expired
USD350135S Enclosed speaker for vehicle use General 11 Expired
US5475764A Bandpass woofer and method Electricity 11 Expired
US7231053B2 Enhanced multi-channel audio surround sound from front located loudspeakers Electricity 10 Expired
US10317373B2 Direct field acoustic testing in a semi-reverberant enclosure Electricity 8 Active
US4413162A Moving coil transducers using multiple-stranded coils Electricity 8 Expired
US4350847A Subwoofer system using a passive radiator Electricity 7 Expired
US7817812B2 Compact audio reproduction system with large perceived acoustic size and image Electricity 5 Active
US4177431A Loudspeaker-cable interface Electricity 5 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.