Parametric Sound Corporation has filed a utility patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to protect new innovations enabling its patented HyperSound directional audio speakers to be transparent. The company is known for advancements in directed audio solutions, the application of acoustic technology to beam sound to target a specific listening area without the ambient noise of traditional speakers.

The latest innovation enables glass emitters to produce sound and is being developed for applications in tablets, personal computers, mobile devices, televisions and commercial video displays. HyperSound has been installed in numerous commercial applications worldwide and has pilots underway for new commercial applications.
The audio systems reproduce standard audio content through patented and patent-pending processing and control electronics that reproduce audio in the air along an ultrasonic beam. The beam is generated by custom patented and patent-pending emitters, analogous to speakers in conventional audio systems.

The company’s technology is being marketed in three sectors: consumer markets (for PCs, gaming, TVs, home theater and handhelds), commercial markets (for digital signage, kiosks and retail stores) and health care (for an out-of-ear solution being developed for the hearing impaired.) It has also filed 15 additional provisional patent applications with the USPTO this month.

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