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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7457427 | Dual microphone assembly for mask A microphone assembly including two microphones is usable in connection with a mask of the type worn by someone wearing a protective mask or respirator. The two microphones may share a common pass-through. The output signals of the two microphones may share one or m... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7409234 | Wireless communication headset with exchangeable attachments A communications headset for use with a wireless telephone comprises a mount and a first and second attachment shaped to secure itself to the mount, wherein the first attachment is configured to secure itself around the ear of a user and wherein the second attachmen... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7394905 | Voice amplifier for mask A voice amplifier for attachment to a mask has a sound reflector that faces outwardly of the mask when the voice amplifier is attached to the mask. A speaker faces inwards towards the sound reflector. Sound waves emanate from the speaker inward towards the sound ref... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7383106 | Active noise control system for aircraft, and method for enhancing pilot situational awareness An active noise control system for aircraft includes a headset for use by a pilot of the aircraft. A plurality of sensors are mounted on the aircraft at predetermined locations to sense aircraft noise. The aircraft noise at each of the sensors has a first sound wave... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362570 | Water-proof housing for electronic equipment The invention provides a water-proof housing for an electronic equipment. The water-proof housing, according to the invention, has built-in drainage to cope with penetration of liquid into the electronic equipment. The water-proof housing essentially includes a main... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7303303 | Lip light An illuminating device in combination with a microphone boom attached to a helmet worn by an operator. The illumination device is actuated by either lip action or push button. The brightness of the selected illumination is changeable by means of a potentiometer thum... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302072 | Electronic device mount for mask An adapter assembly for releasably supporting lapel mic on a mask includes a mask adapter for mounting on the mask, and a lapel adapter for mounting on the lapel mic. The lapel adapter is releasably connectable with the mask adapter to support the lapel mic on the m... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7162041 | Noise canceling microphone with acoustically tuned ports Certain embodiments of a noise canceling microphone with acoustically tuned ports are disclosed herein. In one aspect of the invention, the noise canceling microphone may comprise a housing, a transducer for converting received energy received into electrical signal... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7130439 | Rotary canister base The invention relates to a rotary canister base comprising a loudspeaker, a drinking pipe and an air-intake pipe, wherein the loudspeaker serves as a communicating tool and the drinking pipe, which may be connected to a canteen, are all arranged within the confined ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7058194 | Hinge unit for headset having current-carrying means Disclosed is a hinge unit for a compact headset, which includes a speaker housing and a microphone housing, and which can be worn on the user's ear. The hinge unit comprising: a pair of opposed side hinge arms provided in the speaker housing at one side thereof; a c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7031475 | All-in-one headset An all-in-one headset worn on the user's head, comprises a head band, a first housing arranged at the head band, a communication unit having selectable at least two communication channels and selectable at least two communication modes, an operating panel mounted on... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997178 | Oxygen inhaler mask with sound pickup device Oxygen breathing masks with a sound pickup device. A microphone capsule of the sound pick-up device is positioned at the base of a mouth-piece whose aperture is placed just before the mask user's mouth. Such a mask may find particular application for aircraft pilots... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6944307 | Microphone/earpiece device for a mobile telephone, telephone exchange or the like The invention relates to a device (1) constructed as portable hook-on frame (2, 3, 4,) with folding work tops or panels (5, 6, 7) and is composed of a basic frame (2) with a telescopic suspension frame (3) with suspension hooks ( | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940984 | Hands-free megaphone The megaphone includes a headset 1 incorporating a microphone 5 which is connected via a flexible cable 8 to a body pack 2. The body pack includes a housing 9 which incorporates a battery compartment, an amplifier, a siren and an o... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6879699 | Head worn entertainment and/or communication device A head worn entertainment and communication device (10, 110) including at least a first ear assembly (11, 112) which further includes a transducer (19, 119) in communication with a radio receiver housed within an equipment module (27, 127... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6856690 | Comfortable earphone cushions A cushion for a headset earphone comprises a resilient ring having opposite input and output faces, and a through-opening defining an interior surface between the two faces. The input face has structure for acoustically coupling the opening to an output face of an a... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6625293 | Microphone A microphone which has a highly reliable microphone arm, can be reduced in weight and size, and is constituted by a pipe microphone for narration having good acoustic characteristics includes a voice receiving opening formed in the distal end portion of a... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6594370 | Wireless personal communication apparatus in the form of a necklace A wireless personal communication system includes an earpiece, worn in or behind the ear, that communicates wirelessly with a remote processor unit (RPU) worn at the neck. The RPU is a wearable computer in the form of a necklace, neck ribbon, collar or ot... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6493451 | Communication helmet A communication helmet having an enhanced noise reduction effect. The communication helmet incorporates a microphone disposed in the vicinity of the mouth of the speaker wearing the helmet. The microphone is an optical microphone comprising a diaphragm (3... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6430298 | Microphone mounting structure for a sound amplifying respirator and/or bubble suit A microphone mounting structure for mounting a microphone to a respiratory mask and/or bubble suit through a hole therein. The microphone mounting structure is thus able to convert a conventional respiratory mask and/or bubble suit into a sound amplifying... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6411709 | Flexible microphone boom A flexible microphone boom includes an inner conductor provided from a plurality of wire strands. Disposed about the inner conductor is Fin inner insulator having a first predetermined thickness. Disposed about the inner insulator is a conductive layer an... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6188773 | Waterproof type microphone In order to equalize the pressure between the interior of an unit accommodating chamber and the outside of a mike casing without reducing a waterproof performance and an acoustic characteristic, there is provided a waterproof type microphone, which includ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6178251 | Collar microphone A collar band supports a boom-mounted microphone that may be selectively positioned on either the right or left side of the user's head. Adjustable neck pads are mounted to the opposite ends of the collar band for added comfort. The collar band may be res... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6122383 | Device for reducing noise A device is provided for reducing noise in the human ear having a microphone which picks up the noise and a reproduction transducer to which a noise compensation signal is fed via a compensation circuit which is connected with the microphone. The micropho... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6101256 | Self-contained helmet communication system A self-contained helmet communication system is arranged to support oral communication by sending sound waves to and receiving sound waves from an unequipped person positioned near a helmet wearer. The helmet communication system includes a protective hel... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6081604 | Electric sound converter A head-phone having a case member storing therein a headphone unit, wherein a coating film containing a light discolor pigment to be discolored by irradiation of sun light is provided on the whole surface or a predetermined surface of the case member.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5933511 | Hands-free amplification system An amplification system for use in conjunction with a device which precludes readily access to a mouth of a user is provided. Such system includes a microphone for receiving audio signals from an ear of a user when the user vocalizes. Next provided is a c... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5463693 | Voice amplification adapter assembly for face mask A voice transmission system for a protective respirator, having a face mask with an inhalation port and a filter attached to the inhalation port, is provided. The voice transmission system comprises a microphone assembly adapted to be located between the ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5428688 | Voice transmission system with remote microphone A voice transmission system for a conventional gas mask or face mask includes an amplifier body and a remote microphone assembly. The amplifier body encloses an amplifier electronic components assembly, a speaker and one or more batteries, and is designed... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5371804 | Voice transmission system A voice transmission system for a conventional gas mask or face mask includes a body enclosing a microphone, an amplifier assembly and a speaker. The microphone is mounted within a cavity formed in the body, while the amplifier assembly and speaker are mo... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5224474 | Retrofitting gas mask voice amplifier unit with easily actuated switch means An electrical amplifier unit which removably attaches to a gas mask and includes a separate microphone for detecting voice sounds emitted by the wearer of the gas mask, circuitry for amplifying the detecting sound, and a loudspeaker for emitting the ampli... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5224473 | Retrofitting gas mask voice amplifier unit with easily actuated switch means An electrical amplifier unit which removably attaches to a gas mask and includes a microphone for detecting voice sounds emitted by the wearer of the gas mask, circuitry for amplifying the detecting sound, and a loudspeaker for emitting the amplified soun... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5159641 | Microphone circuit control mechanism for breathing apparatus A microphone circuit control mechanism which is utilized to control the output of a microphone (20) disposed in a breathing mask (12) the microphone circuit extending to a communications device (22) and wherein the microphone circuit control mechanism inc... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5138666 | Voice transmission system The invention provides a combined microphone and amplifier assembly that is releasably connected to the voice emitter passage of a conventional face mask without requiring any penetration or structural modification of the face mask including the voice emi... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5129403 | Method and apparatus for detecting and transducing intersaccular acoustic signals An apparatus and method for detecting acoustic signals originating in a brain, such as those that characterize intersaccular aneursyms. The apparatus has a piezoelectric detector mounted with a cupping receptacle, the receptacle formed to receive an acous... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5054079 | Bone conduction microphone with mounting means A microphone assembly for mounting in a head gear of a person includes a microphone positioned in intimate contact with the person for receiving vibrations from the vocal cords by bone conduction, a housing for holding the microphone, a mounting ring for ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4903703 | Conversation device of MR imaging apparatus The conversation device of an MR imaging apparatus including a magnet for generating a static magnetic field, a gradient field coil disposed between pole pieces of the magnet and used for endowing an NMR signal with positional information, a high-frequenc... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4901356 | Voice transmission system A voice transmission system for a face mask includes a microphone assembly partially received in and threadedly connected to an emitter passage through the mask to position a microphone on the inside of the mask. An amplifier assembly is threaded onto the... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4885796 | Communication apparatus for use in hazardous environments Included in the communication apparatus are a face mask covering the eyes, the nose, and mouth of the user and which has a frame holding a transparent viewing shield with a peripheral resilient seal on the frame bearing against the user's face. A relative... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4788724 | Motorcycle helmet microphone mount and plug mount A microphone mount and plug mount for attaching to the side of a motorcyclist's helmet, said microphone mount adapted to secure a microphone boom positioning a microphone proximate the motorcyclist's mouth, the motorcycle mount characterized by a clamp po... | 12/06/1988 |
