Cogito wrote:
Tom,
That patent application seems to be a whole lot of nothing. We are discussing impact of distortion in acoustic environment, while the paper seems to addressing the issue electrically.
Moreover, I do not see a single product on Miller And Kreisel website with reverse mounted drivers.
Patent applications are processed by patent clerks who are mostly fresh out of college law graduates who work there for few years, learn the tricks of the trade and start their legal practice.
The patent applications have to be convoluted and technical to increase the chance of approval. An easy to read patent application can be easily understood and rejected by young clerks.
What happens in the electrical and electo-mechanical domain has a significant impact on everything after, like acoustic environments.