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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189846 | Vented in-the-ear headphone A vented tip for in-the-ear headphones has a core portion to be mounted to a sound output tube of an in-the-ear earphone and a flange portion extending outward from and surrounding the core portion. The vented tip has a) an outer portion formed in the flange portion... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189847 | Dual-frequency coaxial earphones with shared magnet A dual-frequency coaxial earphone has a shared magnet, which is interposed between a top board of a outer yoke and an outer disk of a inner yoke, wherein the outer yoke and the inner yoke each has a different polarity. A low-frequency voice coil of a low-frequency s... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189845 | Earbud coupling An earbud coupling has a rear portion forming an earbud mount (14) that easily attaches to a hemispherical earbud (12), and has a front portion forming an in-ear mount (16) that can be pressed into a person's ear canal to hold the coupling to th... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180094 | Earpiece with acoustic vent for driver response optimization An acoustically tuned earpiece is provided. Venting is performed by boring a control port, separate from the output port, into the driver. The diameter of the control port must be sufficiently small to restrict the flow of air into and out of the driver, thus isolat... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8160288 | In-ear earphone with cushioning member An in-ear canal earphone includes a torus-shaped cushioning member defining an aperture therethrough. An audio housing is connected to the cushioning member such that the cushioning member is movable between a first position, in which the housing extends generally a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8130995 | Earpiece device with microphone An earpiece device includes a housing having a sound output portion, a speaker and a microphone. The speaker disposed in the housing includes a diaphragm and a sound transmitting hole. The diaphragm is located between the sound output portion and the sound transmitt... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8116502 | In-ear monitor with concentric sound bore configuration A multi-driver, in-ear monitor is provided that is coupleable to an external audio source, for example via a source input cable or a wireless receiver. A circuit, for example comprising a passive or active crossover circuit, receives the electrical signal from the e... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116501 | Headset A headset comprising a body portion including a microphone section, a receiver section, a battery section and a wireless communication section, all provided in a case having a substantially flat surface, and a projecting portion projecting from the substantially fla... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111860 | Recreational bone conduction audio device, system A waterproof recreational audio device and method that transmits sound via transcutaneous bone conduction provides high fidelity musical signals to a user. The device can be worn on the head of a user and integrated into various types of headgear. The device is tuna... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111861 | Earbud that secures to the tragus and anti-tragus of the ear An earphone projects sound into an ear having an acoustic meatus, a tragus, an intertragic notch, an anti-tragus and a canal. The earphone includes a base that is positioned proximate an outer surface of the tragus and anti-tragus when the earphone is mounted to the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107665 | Insert earphone using a moving coil driver Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in an insert earphone assembly. The insert earphone assembly may comprise a housing and a transducer located in the housing. The transducer may be for converting electrical signals received into sound energy. The ins... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8031900 | Earphone ambient eartip An eartip that includes at least one acoustic material filled port is provided. The port and the acoustic material contained therein provide the eartip with a controlled acoustic leakage path, thus allowing the user to tailor the performance of the earphones to whic... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8014553 | Ear-mounted transducer and ear-device The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software product for providing flexible audio communication solutions using ear-devices utilizing, e.g., electrode transducers with one or more sensors comprising a surface resonator cavity sensitive... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8000491 | Transducer device and assembly The invention concerns a transducer device and assembly. A transducer device and assembly according to the invention comprise sheet of electrical insulator covering connection pads of a transducer component. The sheet of electrical insulator has on its surface conne... | 08/16/2011 |
| RE42602 | In-ear earphone An in-ear earphone for providing high fidelity sound to the ear and having a housing with a receiver bay, at least one speaker positioned in the receiver bay, a flexible acoustical seal configured for insertion into the user's ear canal, a removable treble stem havi... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991179 | High fidelity noise-excluding earphones with ergonomically designed construction An insert high fidelity earphone is provided in which a hollow housing is connected to two tubes. A first tube is connected to the hollow housing on one side, and on the other side is inserted into an ear tip that ensures substantial sealing of the ear canal. A seco... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991180 | Tactilely identifiable earphones The present invention is directed to earphone apparatus having a first earphone and a second earphone. The apparatus also includes a distinguishing mechanism for distinguishing the first earphone from the second earphone by the touch of a user. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986803 | Ear bud speaker earphone with retainer tab An ear bud earphone having an outer portion, which may be a microphone or sound input or a contact for wires or acoustic tubes, a central body portion, an ear canal main body and a tab. The ear canal main body of the earphone has flexibility to conform to the ear an... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7965855 | Conformable ear tip with spout Apparatuses and methods for delivering sound to ear canal are provided. The apparatus generally includes a compressible and resilient toroidal section having an inner side and an outer side. An aperture extends from the outer side to the inner side and the outer sid... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7945068 | Dental bone conduction hearing appliance An intra-oral hearing appliance includes an actuator to provide bone conduction sound transmission; a transceiver coupled to the actuator to cause the actuator to generate sound; and a first chamber containing the actuator and the transceiver, said first chamber ada... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7889883 | Conformable ear piece and method of using and making same An ear piece device made of pliable material dimensioned for fitting the ear canal of a user. In one embodiment, one canal extends through a portion of the ear piece to provide an opening for communication between a person's inner ear and an environment outside the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7876921 | Active crossover and wireless interface for use with multi-driver headphones A headset with an active crossover network is provided. The headset is coupleable to a first audio source using a wired connection and to a second audio source using a wireless connection. A controller is used to determine whether the first, or second, audio source ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876920 | Active crossover for use with multi-driver headphones A headset with an active crossover network is provided. The headset is coupled to an audio source using either a wired connection or a wireless connection. The active crossover network, utilizing either analog or digital filtering, divides each channel of the incomi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7869616 | Active crossover and wireless interface for use with multi-driver in-ear monitors A headset with an active crossover network is provided. The headset is coupleable to a first audio source using a wired connection and to a second audio source using a wireless connection. A controller is used to determine whether the first, or second, audio source ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864975 | Active crossover for use with multi-driver in-ear monitors A headset with an active crossover network is provided. The headset is coupled to an audio source using either a wired connection or a wireless connection. The active crossover network, utilizing either analog or digital filtering, divides each channel of the incomi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7844070 | Methods and apparatus for processing audio signals Various methods and apparatus for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device w... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7778435 | Ergonomic earpiece An earpiece that substantially lacks a lower lobe is disclosed. The earpiece has a generally arcuate rib having upper and lower ends. A generally vertical rib extends substantially between the upper and lower ends of the generally arcuate rib. A lobe is formed at th... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7639831 | Sound emitting device with an expandable earpiece A sound emitting device of the kind which is arrangeable at the ear of a user and which comprises an earpiece portion which fits inside the ear canal of the user. The earpiece portion comprises an expandable portion which upon expanding expands against the inside su... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7634099 | High-fidelity earpiece with adjustable frequency response An earpiece is provided that includes an earpiece enclosure, a sound delivery member that contains a sound delivery tube, and one or more drivers. The earpiece enclosure includes one or more enclosure ports that couple the internal enclosure volume to the volume out... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7609844 | Noise attenuating headset Systems and techniques are disclosed for a headset that may be used in an audio system used in a magnetic field. In one aspect, the system includes an inner set portion adapted to fit into an ear canal. A pneumatic port is disposed in the hole to couple audible soun... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7602933 | Conformable ear piece and method of using and making same An ear piece device comprising a generally cone-shaped article made of pliable material dimensioned for fitting the ear canal of a user. In one embodiment, one canal extends through a portion of the ear piece to provide an opening for communication between a person'... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7590258 | In-ear earphone An in-ear earphone for providing high fidelity sound to the ear and having a housing with a receiver bay, at least one speaker positioned in the receiver bay, a flexible acoustical seal configured for insertion into the user's ear canal, a removable treble stem havi... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7580540 | Apparatus and method for receiving inputs from a user An apparatus (300) and method (500) for receiving inputs from a user (102) is provided. The inputs from the user may be head gestures and/or speech of the user. The head gestures refer to movements of the head of the user. The apparatus includes... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7555136 | Nasal bone conduction wireless communication transmitting device The nasal bone conduction wireless communication transmitting device of the present invention comprises a bone conduction inputting device; a wireless communication transmitting device electrically connected to the bone conduction inputting device; a bone conduction... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7551748 | Earphone The receiver unit includes a receiver body, a housing containing this receiver body, a cord connected to the receiver body, and a cord protector for protecting the cord. The cord protector is a plate-like member having a substantially rectangular shape, and includes... | 06/23/2009 |
| RE40696 | High fidelity insert earphones and methods of making same An insert earphone is provided in which a piece of foam material is used to resiliently mount a receiver within a chamber portion of a one-piece plastic housing member. The receiver has an output port extending through a central aperture of the piece of foam materia... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7489794 | Earpiece with acoustic vent for driver response optimization An acoustically tuned earpiece is provided. Venting is performed by boring a control port, separate from the output port, into the driver. The diameter of the control port must be sufficiently small to restrict the flow of air into and out of the driver, thus isolat... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7477756 | Isolating deep canal fitting earphone An insert earphone comprises a housing and at least one transducer that is located in the housing. The transducer is adapted to receive electrical energy and to responsively convert the electrical energy into acoustic energy for presentation to an eardrum of a user.... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7424122 | Hearing instrument vent A vent configuration for a hearing instrument comprises a vent tube having a length and a vent opening, and at least one cell positioned around the periphery of the vent tube. The at least one cell is closed at a first inner end and open at an outer end, which is ad... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412068 | Otoplasty for behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids An otoplastic for production of behind-the-ear hearing aids. The hearing aid includes a preferably flexible signal conductor, such as e.g. an acoustic tube positioned in the auditory canal, whereby the otoplastic matches the individual anatomy of the patient and its... | 08/12/2008 |
