Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155369 | Ear hook microphone An ear hook microphone comprises an ear hook, a cable pole, a cable pole receiving device and a cable pole adjusting device. The ear hook comprises an injection position. The cable pole receiving device is fixed in the injection position and comprises an underlying ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8139808 | Ear hooked earphone An ear hooked earphone is provided for selectively being worn on a left or right ear of a user. The earphone includes a body and an ear hook. The body includes a first coupled portion formed on a surface thereof. The ear hook includes a hook section and a fastened s... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8111862 | Ear-hanging microphone An ear-hanging microphone comprising; a c-shaped hanger; a cable pole, whose first end connecting said hanger at a first end thereof; a flexible strap, whose two ends being twisted on said hanger, and the length of said flexible strap being shorter than the longest ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111863 | Earbud adapter Adapters for use with sound devices and methods for making and using the same. In some embodiments, an example adapter may include an adapter body having a first side, a port or projection extending from the first side, and a second side. The second side is generall... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111864 | Earbud adapter Adapters for use with sound devices and methods for making and using the same. In some embodiments, an example adapter may include an adapter body having a first side, a port or projection extending from the first side, and a second side. The second side is generall... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103040 | Adjustable, dual speaker element in-ear phone An adjustable, dual speaker element earphone. One of the speaker elements is sized to fit into the cavum concha of the listener's ear and the other element (is not. A hinged joint may allow the larger speaker element may be rotated about a vertical axis of the hinge... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098874 | Hanging type earphone with a hinge unit A hanging type earphone with a hinge unit includes an earphone body, a hang member and a hinge unit. The earphone body has a connecting base defining a receiving space. The hinge unit received in the receiving space includes a positioning base, an axis cover and a p... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094858 | Eyewear retention device What is provided is an eyewear retention device comprising two ends, wherein each end is adapted for removable connection to an earpiece of an eyewear device; an audio device located at or substantially near at least one of the ends, wherein the audio device is adap... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090135 | Communication headset A communication headset includes a housing having an upper cover defining a pivot hole and a locating hole. An earpiece and an ear hook are disposed on the top of the upper cover. A microphone arm has a raised portion received in the pivot hole. The bottom center of... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8073180 | Headset for a functional device Headset includes a signal interface configured for receiving and forwarding electrical signals, a bending-resistant, bendable retaining member, and a functional device attached to the retaining member. Retaining member being bendable and held in a bent position with... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8009853 | Headphone device A headphone device includes: an approximately U-shaped band portion, the band portion being configured such that one and the other ends thereof are held on temples near upper ends of the left and right pinnas of a wearer and an intermediate portion thereof is positi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005252 | Personal communications earpiece A personal communications earpiece (10, 10a, 10b) for use with a personal communications device such as a telephone (50). The personal communications earpiece (10, 10a, 10b) has an ear hook (12) f... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000492 | Earphone set An earphone set includes an earphone and a hanger. The earphone includes a shell and a shaft extending from the shaft. The hanger includes a bushing, a connector and a hook. The bushing is mounted on the shaft. The connector includes an annular portion mounted on th... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7983439 | Headset for fitting of an earpiece Headset for fitting an earpiece that has a lock housing in or on which a fixing device is provided. A flexurally rigid and elastic ear loop which forms a loop for accommodating the outer ear of a user, and one end of the ear loop is received longitudinally displacea... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7925037 | Communications headset A communications headset may be worn on an ear of a user. The headset may include a housing provided with a protruding concha-engaging part and a hook. The hook has an ear-engaging part and a joint part. The joint part is connected to the housing in that it is retai... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925038 | Earset assembly A wired or wireless earset assembly comprises an earset housing having a curved portion configured to fit to the top of an ear, a speaker driver contained in a speaker housing, a flexible tube having a first extension so as to be coupled with at least a part of the ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7664287 | Headset capable of receiving signals from an electronic device, method of manufacturing same, and ear loop and earplug capable of removable engagement with same A headset capable of receiving signals from an electronic device includes a body (110), a neck (120) protruding from the body, a speaker (130) coupled to the neck, an ear loop (140) removably attached to the neck, and an earplug (150 | 02/16/2010 |
| 7616773 | Communication device with receiver enclosure A communication device including a casing to be worn at the ear of a user, the casing including a microphone, a signal processing device, a receiver for delivering an audio signal to the user's ear canal, and a receiver enclosure, the receiver enclosure including wa... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7613315 | Configurable headset The headset according to the invention has an elongate cabinet adapted for placement behind the ear lobe, a speaker enclosure hinged to the cabinet part and extending downwards from the upper portion of the cabinet part and a microphone boom extending from the lover... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7609845 | Hanging type earphone A hanging type earphone includes an earphone body and an ear hook. The earphone body has a speaking portion and a first connecting portion thereon. A pair of polygonal prisms is disposed at opposite ends of the first connecting portion. The ear hook is shaped to fit... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7580541 | Personal audio-set with adjustable sliding ear clip mount A personal audio set formed that includes an ear-clip mounting portion pivotally secured to a frame is disclosed. In one embodiment, the frame of the personal audio set includes a sliding portion to define a first axis of rotation, and the ear hook is pivotally secu... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7570777 | Earset assembly A wired or wireless earset assembly includes an earset housing having a curved portion configured to fit to the top of an ear, a speaker driver contained in a speaker housing, a flexible tube having a first extension so as to be coupled with at least a part of the c... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7542582 | Personal communications earpiece A personal communications earpiece (10, 10a, 10b) for use with a personal communications device such as a telephone (50). The personal communications earpiece (10, 10a, 10b) has an ear hook (12) f... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7522743 | High comfort sound delivery system A high comfort sound delivery system (10) for use with a personal communications device such as a telephone. The high comfort sound delivery system (10) has a behind-the-ear member (12) for holding the device on or near an ear of the user, and a... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7489795 | Headphone apparatus In order to construct a headphone composed of a housing which holds a driver unit and an arm attached to the housing easily and favorably, a driver unit driven by an inputted audio signal, a housing 110 that therein accommodates the driver unit and has on its... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7406172 | Reversible behind-the-head mounted personal audio set with pivoting earphone A behind-the-head mounted personal audio set that allows a mono-aural personal audio device to be worn in either a wearer's left or right ear without the need to remove or detach individual components of the personal audio sent and mount is disclosed. In a disclosed... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7388962 | Directional hearing enhancement systems A hearing enhancement system that enhances a user's hearing based on a directional speaker is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system can include an interface unit that has a directional speaker and a microphone. The microphone captures input audio signals that are... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7376238 | Pulse rate, pressure and heart condition monitoring glasses Battery and solar cell powered health glasses monitor the condition of a heart's vital signs. Light emitting diodes (LED's) emit light into human temples. Photodiodes capture light reflected back from the pulsing blood. The amount of reflected light corresponds to t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372974 | Headphone with cord winder devices The present invention provides a headphone with cord winder devices that are capable of winding up a bridging cord between one (left) headphone assembly and the other (right) headphone assembly. The headphone comprises one (left) headphone assembly accommodating, in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356362 | Headset structure with built-in audio source A headset having a built-in audio source and cable management mechanism is disclosed herein. The headset is composed of two loop-style earpieces and a cable connecting the two earpieces. One earpiece has a built-in audio source such as a MP3 player, an AM/FM receive... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356156 | Wireless headset with rotatable speaker housing In a headset (100, 200) for receiving infrared or radio signals and transforming them into an audio transmission in the audible range, the headset essentially comprises a base housing (101), one continuous or two individually guided supporting bands ( | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346180 | Self-adjusting earloop for an over-the-ear headset Conformable spring-loaded earloops for over-the-ear style headsets are disclosed. The earloop for a headset generally comprises a prehensile member having a connecting member and a stabilizer portion and a ring integrally formed with and extending from the connectin... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338289 | Electrical connector assembly having improved necklace cable An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a body portion defining a receiving space, a connector (200) assembled into the receiving space, a necklace cable (7′) attached to the body portion, an earpiece (73) with a connecting cabl... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331666 | Eyewear with a mounted radio frequency transceiver An eyewear having a frame, at least one temple attached to the frame, and a radio frequency transceiver for short-distance wireless communication. The radio frequency transceiver is mounted on either the frame or the temple and is configured to form an ad hoc wirele... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7313246 | Information system using eyewear for communication Eyewear comprises a microphone and a speaker. An eyewear neck strap couples the microphone and speaker to a wearer unit carried by the eyewear wearer. The wearer unit exchanges wireless signals with a base station. The base station is coupled to various devices such... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312699 | Ear associated machine-human interface A human-machine interface can detect when a user's ear is pulled back to initiate a plurality of procedures. Such procedures include turning on a TV using a laser attached to the user, starting an additional procedure by speaking a command, communicating with other ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302074 | Receiver The listening device or receiver is connected via an interface to a device for the output of audio signals and comprises a listening capsule (7) which is arranged in a housing (2), and a retaining arm (3) for detachable connection to the ear of ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278734 | Wireless interactive headset A wearable wireless audio device includes a support, an electronics circuit, and a speaker. The support includes a first ear stem and an orbital, and is configured to support at least one lens in a wearer's field of view. The electronics circuit is supported by the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269452 | Directional wireless communication systems A wireless communication system based on a directional speaker is disclosed. The system can include an interface unit and a base unit. The audio signals from the speaker can be generated by transforming ultrasonic signals in air. This allows the production of direct... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255437 | Eyeglasses with activity monitoring In one embodiment, eyewear having an activity monitoring capability is disclosed. Activity, such as motion, steps or distance, can be measured by an activity detector. The measured activity can then be used in providing activity-related information to a user of the ... | 08/14/2007 |
