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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5729605 | Headset with user adjustable frequency response A headset provides for user selectable switching between various frequency responses for the headset through manipulation of mechanical acoustic elements of the headset. The acoustic elements allow adjustment of the transmission paths between a transducer... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5729603 | Self-configuring telephone interface unit A telephone interface unit automatically configures itself to couple a headset to a telephone. The interface unit comprises a switch matrix, for coupling various signal lines of the telephone to various signal lines of the headset, and a control logic, fo... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5721775 | Cordless headset telephone A cordless headset telephone for cordless hands free telephone communication between a base unit and the headset. The cordless headset has a first and third operable position as a headset and a second operable position as a hand held telephone receiver. A... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5715321 | Noise cancellation headset for use with stand or worn on ear A self-supporting headset worn on the ear of a user without a headband or placed in a stand as a desk-top microphone system by a switch-function installed in the headset. The headset includes a housing which accommodates a receiver, an arcuate earband con... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5706345 | Over the head hands free phone holder An over the head hands free phone holder comprising an adjustable headband terminated on each end by pivotable rigid housings whose inner surfaces are terminated by resilient ear cushions similar to an audio headset. A phone holding housing has an opening... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5694467 | Integrated sound/telephone headset system An integrated sound/telephone headset system is provided comprising a music source, a telephone, a headset having a microphone and earphones, and a control system. The control system receives music from the music source, a telephone ring signal from a tel... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5689558 | Telephone handset holder A telephone handset holder that mounts to the user's head or headgear. The handset holder, with handset attached, allows hands-free use of handset. The handset holder attaches to the backside of a telephone handset. The holder can accommodate a large vari... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5687230 | Device for mobile telephones The invention relates to a device for mobile telephone apparatus comprising at least one loudspeaker and at least one microphone arranged in connection with a headrest, the loudspeaker and the microphone being connected to the mobile telephone. According ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5687231 | Articulated headset A communication headset is provided which includes two curved housings that rotate with respect to one another to allow the headset to be held firmly in place over one ear of the user. One housing supports a microphone boom which has a free end positionab... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5675641 | Dual-mode speaker telephone An apparatus and method for operating a speaker telephone in either full-duplex mode or half-duplex mode. In the absence of an earphone connection, the speaker telephone operates in half-duplex mode to prevent undesired feedback of speaker output to micro... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5664014 | Two-way communications earset A one piece two way voice communications earset which is situated in or at the ear of the user and which includes either two unidirectional microphones having their outputs combined or a single bi-directional microphone. The earset also includes a combina... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5613222 | Cellular telephone headset for hand-free communication This invention involves a headset for use with a cellular telephone. The headset comprises an acoustical earpiece assembly adapted for the acoustical transmission of sound to the ear, a device for mounting the earpiece assembly on the head in a position a... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5608794 | Telephone headset in-use indicator An indicator lamp identifies the status of telephone calls both transmitted and received from a hands-free telephone headset. The indicator lamp is either automatically activated by a signal from a telephone line or manually activated by a switch. Manual ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5606607 | Two-way communications earset A one piece two way voice communications earset which is situated in or at the ear of the user and which includes either two unidirectional microphones having their outputs combined or a single bi-directional microphone.... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5596638 | Headset for hands-free wireless telephone A wireless telephone using an RF receiver unit and an RF transmitter unit and having a removable headset, the telephone and headset particularly suitable for applications where the RF transmitter unit is switched on and off at a frequency less than twenty... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5590417 | Radiotelephone apparatus including a wireless headset A radiotelephone includes a multifunctional headset that operates in two different modes. According to a first mode, the headset may be mounted on a radiotelephone body where it serves as a speaker and microphone for the radiotelephone. Also, the headset ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5544253 | Earphone assembly In an earphone assembly, a front cap portion of an outer casing (5) having an electroacoustic transducing device (12) therein is made to have a substantially circular configuration being greater in diameter than other portions to be able to be fit in the ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5533122 | Articulated headset support A communication headset is provided which includes two curved housings that rotate with respect to one another to allow the headset to be held firmly in place over one ear of the user. One housing supports a microphone boom which has a free end positionab... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5528689 | Telephone headset adaptor including a hearing sound tube, a speaking sound tube, a headset, a telephone ear cup and a telephone mouth cup An adaptor for converting a hand-held telephone into a headset telephone. The inventive device includes a headset wearable by an individual for audibly coupling an individual's ear and mouth to a pair of sound tubes. The sound tubes extend from the headse... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5507013 | Preferential deflection hinged housing configuration A hinge configuration particularly suitable for use with a radiotelephone includes: an arcuate hinge body having a predetermined body length, a predetermined body thickness and a predetermined radius of curvature; and a pair of arms, a respective one of w... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5504812 | Headset for use with a radiotelephone A headset (10) for a radiotelephone (12) has a boom (16) that pivots about a housing (13). The headset (10) has a speaker (20) and a microphone (18). A headset detect circuit (33) determines when the headset connector (24) has been plugged into the radiot... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5503313 | Mounting device for mobile telephones A mounting device for mobile telephones, comprising a belt assembly, a swivel assembly and a telephone holder assembly. The belt assembly, which is to be secured to the user's shoulder, consists of an upper jacket, a lower apron and a pair of Velcro hook ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5491747 | Noise-cancelling telephone handset A radio or telephone handset configured with the usual transmitter and receiver ends and connecting handle is designed to have physical characteristics well adapted in its acoustic characteristics to complement noise cancellation circuitry. The receiver s... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5485514 | Telephone instrument and method for altering audible characteristics A telephone instrument creates spatially simulated sound signals from signals received from a telephone line. The received signals are directed to left and right channels. In each channel, the signals are processed via a direct path, an early reflection p... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5475872 | Portable telephone with external transmitter-receiver connections A transmitter-receiver comprises a transmitter, a transmitter circuit, a receiver circuit, a receiver, a jack, and a switch. The transmitter circuit converts a first audio signal to a transmit signal and transmits the transmit signal. The receiver circuit... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5469505 | Communications headset having a ball joint-mounted receiver assembly A communication headset is disclosed having a microphone for transmitting the user's voice and a receiver for transmitting audio signals into the user's ear. The headset includes a resilient, generally U-shaped headband, to be worn over the head, having a... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5448637 | Two-way communications earset A one-piece two-way voice communication earset is situated in or at the ear of the user and is operated hands-free. It includes either two separated microphones having their outputs combined or a single bidirectional microphone. In either case, the earset... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5446788 | Adjustable telephone headset A telephone headset including a boom microphone, a earphone, and an ear support constructed and arranged to be adjustable and comfortable for a wearer. The headset is configured with an adjustable ear support to fit a variety of ear sizes without affectin... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5414769 | Articulated headset support A communication headset is provided which includes two curved housings that rotate with respect to one another to allow the headset to be held firmly in place over one ear of the user. One housing supports a microphone boom which has a free end positionab... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5407113 | Over the head hands-free phone holder An over the head hands-free phone holder comprising of an elongated strap with first and second ends each having a first adhesive fastener connected thereto, and second adhesive fasteners connected to the first and second ends of a telephone and/or phone ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5381486 | Communications headset having a universal joint-mounted microphone boom A communication headset is disclosed having a microphone for transmitting the user's voice and a receiver for transmitting audio signals into the user's ear. In a monaural configuration, the headset includes a resilient, generally U-shaped headband, to be... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5373555 | Unidirectional ear microphone and gasket An ear piece device configured for being supported in the ear and providing a microphone which primarily detects only sounds originated by the user is contained within a housing which is configured at one end to fit snugly at the ear canal of the user, bu... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5369857 | Method of making a telephone headset A telephone headset uses extruded thermoplastic with a pair of embedded steel wires to make the headband and microphone boom. The extrusion is formed by feeding the two wires through the extruding die along with the hot plastic. The two wires serve to sti... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5363444 | Unidirectional ear microphone and method An ear piece device configured for being supported in the ear and providing a microphone which primarily detects only sounds originated by the user is contained within a housing which is configured at one end to fit snugly at the ear canal of the user, bu... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5357585 | Headphone assembly A headphone assembly adapted for engaging a user's head includes an adjustable headband having first and second ends. A right ear piece is attached to a first end, and a left ear piece is attached to a second end of the headband. Each ear piece is substan... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5343523 | Telephone headset structure for reducing ambient noise Telephone headsets used by operators and airline pilot headsets are subject to substantial amounts of interfering ambient noise which detract from the intelligibility of incoming speech. Noise reduction circuitry does not altogether eliminate the interfer... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5293647 | Multi-adjustable headset A headset comprising: a headband, two ear cups, coupling means for rotatively coupling the ear cups to the headband for adjustably varying the location of each ear cup relatively to the headband and for simultaneously adjustably varying the pressure of ea... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5280524 | Bone conductive ear microphone and method An ear piece device configured for being supported in the ear and providing a microphone which is sensitive only to sounds conducted within the skull of the user is contained within a housing which is configured at one end to fit snugly at the ear canal o... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5274613 | Wristwatch radiotelephone A combined wristwatch and radiotelephone has a portion such as a wristband which typically remains on the user's wrist, and a timekeeping and radiotelephone portion which is typically removable from the portion that remains on the wrist. The wristwatch an... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5260997 | Articulated headset A communication headset is provided which includes two curved housings that rotate with respect to one another to allow the headset to be held firmly in place over one ear of the user. One housing supports a microphone boom which has a free end positionab... | 11/09/1993 |