Patents Examined by Amir H Etesam
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Patent number: 11930325Abstract: A contact hearing device includes a chassis, sulcus platform and umbo platform wherein the chassis is formed as a single continuous material, the sulcus platform is formed as a single continuous material, and the umbo platform is formed as a single continuous material. The chassis may include a receiver mount, a motor mount pocket and a central frame. The sulcus platform includes one or more registration features adapted to mate with at least a portion of the chassis, the umbo platform includes a drive post landing pad, the drive post landing pad including at least one alignment feature.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Earlens CorporationInventors: Mark Bishop, Michael Doung, Turlif Vilbrant, Marco Teran, Kenneth Mejia, Srikant Mantha, William Facteau, William Whitesides, Jose Pedroza
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Patent number: 11930317Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone including a sound production component, an ear hook, and a microphone assembly. The microphone assembly includes a first microphone and a second microphone. The sound production component or ear hook includes a first sound hole and a second sound hole corresponding to the first microphone and second microphone, respectively. An extension line of a line connecting a projection of the first sound hole on a sagittal plane of the user and a projection of the second sound hole on the sagittal plane has an intersection point with a projection of an antihelix, a ratio of a first distance between the projection of the first sound hole on the sagittal plane and the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane to a second distance between the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane and the intersection point is 1.8-4.4.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11930312Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an open earphone. The open earphone may include a sound production device and an ear hook including a first part and a second part connected in sequence. The first part may be hooked and arranged between an auricle and a head of a user. The second part may extend to a front lateral surface of the auricle and may be connected to the sound production device. The sound production device may be worn at a position that is near an ear canal without blocking an earhole of the user. The sound production device may be at least partially inserted into an auricular concha cavity of the user. An overlap ratio of a projection area of the sound production device on a sagittal plane to a projection area of the auricular concha cavity on the sagittal plane may be not less than 44.01%.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11924602Abstract: A sound output device includes a device main frame in which at least a speaker is disposed, and an attachment aid member that is joined to the device main frame. In the sound output device, the attachment aid member includes an annular support portion at least a part of which is inserted into a cavum concha, and the annular support portion includes a contact portion that comes into contact with a part of an ear in the cavum concha while being elastically deformed. With this arrangement, the contact portion of the annular support portion inserted into the cavum concha comes into contact with a part of the ear in the cavum concha while being elastically deformed. Accordingly, it is possible to attach the sound output device to the ear, using the attachment aid member, regardless of the size and the shape of the ear.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Ito, Tatsuya Uchida
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Patent number: 11917373Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen
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Patent number: 11910163Abstract: A signal processing device for processing audio signals is described. The signal processing device has an input interface for receiving an input signal and an output interface for outputting an output signal. Moreover, the signal processing device has at least one first neural network for conditioning the input signal and at least one second neural network for separating one or more audio signals from the input signal. The at least one first neural network and the at least one second neural network are arranged sequentially.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Peter Udo Diehl, Elias Sprengel
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Patent number: 11910151Abstract: The present invention relates generally to audio headsets and more particularly to a headset including improved comfort and functionality. The headset may be shaped to provide a comfortable and proper seal to, for example, exclude ambient noise. In addition, the headset may configured to include various interchangeable components and may further include several input ports. Advantageously, the headset may be modular and may facilitate coupling with one or more interfaces, such as an audio source and a microphone.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: FREEDMAN ELECTRONICS PTY LTDInventors: Pieter Schillebeeckx, Stephanie Gertrude Winkler, Samuel Dean Trewartha, Sun Kyung Sunwoo
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Patent number: 11910719Abstract: Provided is a piezoelectric film capable of realizing a piezoelectric speaker in which a high sound pressure is obtained, a sufficient sound pressure characteristic is obtained in a wide frequency band, and generation of a chattering sound particularly in a low sound can be suppressed. The piezoelectric film is a piezoelectric film including a polymer-based piezoelectric composite material which contains piezoelectric particles in a matrix containing a polymer material, and electrode layers which are laminated on both surfaces of the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material, in which a variation coefficient of a destructive force of a laminate having the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material and the electrode layers in a plane direction is 0.25 or less.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Shingo Fujikata
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Patent number: 11902730Abstract: A cushion configured to be secured to an ear cup of a headset and/or hearing protection device. The cushion defines an inner opening and includes a contact surface along a periphery proximal part of the cushion. The contact surface is configured to abut against and contact a user's head around an ear of the user when the headset and/or hearing protection device is worn by the user. The contact surface of the cushion has a predetermined height profile where respective height values of the predetermined height profile at multiple locations of the contact surface vary about a center or center point of the cushion. The locations are located nearest or towards the inner opening, and a first height of the predetermined height profile is a globally largest height. The first height is located in an upper front-facing part of the cushion.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: INVISIO A/SInventors: Andreas Bruun Larsen, Dennis Normann Andersen, Jesper Rye Bønnelykke, Morten Berg Arnoldus
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Patent number: 11902734Abstract: The present disclosure provides an open earphone comprising: a sound producer including a transducer and a housing accommodating the transducer; and an ear hook, the ear hook including a first portion and a second portion; wherein the ear hook and the sound producer form a first projection on a first plane, the first projection including an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour and a second end contour, and the outer contour, the first end contour, the second end contour and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour jointly define a first closed curve.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiang Xu, Haofeng Zhang, Zeying Zheng
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Patent number: 11902731Abstract: Disclosed is an open earphone, comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. The ear hook may include a first portion and a second portion connected in sequence. The first portion may be hung between the auricle of a user and the head of the user, the second portion may extend toward a front outer side of the auricle and connect the sound production component, and the sound production component may be located close to the ear canal but not block the opening of the ear canal; wherein the sound production component and the auricle may have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively, a centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction, a ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be within a range of 0.25-0.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11889670Abstract: An assembly is provided which includes a package and a printed circuit board. The package includes a housing bounding a region and an acoustic sensor within the region. The housing includes a base with a first hole. The sensor is configured to generate signals indicative of sound received by the sensor through the first hole. The printed circuit board is in mechanical communication with the base and includes a second hole aligned with the first hole such that sound received by the second hole propagates through the first hole to the sensor. The printed circuit board further includes an electrically conductive layer, at least a portion of which extends across the second hole and is configured to allow the sound to propagate through the second hole and to at least partially shield the region containing the sensor from electromagnetic interference.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Tom Meeusen, Koen Erik Van den Heuvel, Jan Vermeiren, Stijn Eeckhoudt
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Patent number: 11889247Abstract: A transcutaneous bone-anchored hearing aid device for a recipient patient is described.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Erik Holgersson, Tomas Johansson
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Patent number: 11889253Abstract: Various implementations include earphone cushions and related headsets. In particular aspects, an earphone cushion includes: a body including a front surface configured to engage or surround an ear of a user, an outer side surface, an inner side surface opposing the outer side surface, and a rear surface opposing the front surface; a cover over a portion of the body, the cover including an outside radiating surface for contacting at least a portion of the user's head, wherein the cover includes a set of ports along at least one of (i) the inner side surface, (ii) the rear surface, or (iii) a junction between the inner side surface and the rear surface; and an acoustic mesh covering at least one port in the set of ports.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Johnpaul Philias Barrieau, Masanori Honda
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Patent number: 11882410Abstract: A hearing-aid device, in particular in the form of a conventional hearing aid, includes a signal processing apparatus for processing input signals and for outputting output signals. A loudspeaker unit has a loudspeaker and a conductor connection through which the loudspeaker is electrically conductively connected to the signal processing apparatus. A transmitter and reception unit has a coupling element. A coupling is formed over at least one galvanic isolation point between the coupling element and the conductor connection in such a way that at least a part of the loudspeaker unit is used as antenna structure in transmission and reception operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Sivantos Ptd. Ltd.Inventor: Fenghan Lin
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Patent number: 11877111Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone including a sound production component, an ear hook, and a microphone assembly. The microphone assembly includes a first microphone and a second microphone. The sound production component or ear hook includes a first sound hole and a second sound hole corresponding to the first microphone and second microphone, respectively. An extension line of a line connecting a projection of the first sound hole on a sagittal plane of the user and a projection of the second sound hole on the sagittal plane has an intersection point with a projection of an antihelix, a ratio of a first distance between the projection of the first sound hole on the sagittal plane and the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane to a second distance between the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane and the intersection point is 1.8-4.4.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11877114Abstract: A speaker securement assembly for headwear comprising a body member, a first speaker arm and a second speaker arm. One end of each of the speaker arms are inserted within the body member. The position of the speaker arms can be adjustable with respect to the body member. The non-insertion ends of the first and second speaker arms can be provided with speaker connectors, which in one embodiment can be an opening, for snugly received an associated Speaker. Preferably, two Clasps can be provided at or near the outer ends of the body member for removably securing the body member to the headwear to be worn by the user. With the body member secured to the headwear and the headwear worn by the user, the Speakers received within connectors at the ends of the speaker arm can be positioned at or near to the wearer's ears.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventor: Ben Edward Johnson
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Patent number: 11871185Abstract: A retention tether for a pair of in-ear devices includes a flexible tether having at least one central fixed weight secured thereto and a plurality of slidable weights thereon. The tether includes fixed or adjustable end loops for securing in-ear devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Sheenah Sling LLCInventor: Sheenah Hankin Wessler
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Patent number: 11871171Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an open earphone. The open earphone may include a sound production device and an ear hook including a first part and a second part connected in sequence. The first part may be hooked and arranged between an auricle and a head of a user. The second part may extend to a front lateral surface of the auricle and may be connected to the sound production device. The sound production device may be worn at a position that is near an ear canal without blocking an earhole of the user. The sound production device may be at least partially inserted into an auricular concha cavity of the user. An overlap ratio of a projection area of the sound production device on a sagittal plane to a projection area of the auricular concha cavity on the sagittal plane may be not less than 44.01%.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11871168Abstract: A hearing device and related methods are disclosed. The hearing device comprises a housing comprising a wall, a microphone inlet comprising a through-going opening, a microphone arranged within the housing for receiving audio via the microphone inlet, a first filter device comprising a first filter material, the first filter device being arranged at the microphone, and a second filter device substantially having the shape of a torus or a hollow cylinder and comprising a second filter material, the second filter device being arranged at the wall, wherein the first filter device is arranged between the microphone and the second filter device, and wherein the through-going opening comprises an outer recess in an outer surface of the wall, wherein the second filter device is arranged in the outer recess.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Andreas Tiefenau, Timea Denisa Merca, Anders Hjermø Michaelsen