Patents by Inventor Cameron P. Frazier
Cameron P. Frazier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10237640Abstract: A removable component for use with an earphone is disclosed. As an example, the removable component can be an ear tip. According to one aspect, an improved ear tip can be provided for use with a headphone. The ear tip is suitable for in-ear operation and can have a cosmetic deformable outer member. The deformable outer member can enable the ear tip to readily conform to a user's ear. The ear tip can also include an inner member to structurally support the outer member and to facilitate attachment to a headphone. Methods for forming such ear tips are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Kurt R. Stiehl, Victor M. Tiscareno, Wey-Jiun Lin, Cameron P. Frazier, Christopher D. Prest, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida
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Publication number: 20170155995Abstract: A removable component for use with an earphone is disclosed. As an example, the removable component can be an ear tip. According to one aspect, an improved ear tip can be provided for use with a headphone. The ear tip is suitable for in-ear operation and can have a cosmetic deformable outer member. The deformable outer member can enable the ear tip to readily conform to a user's ear. The ear tip can also include an inner member to structurally support the outer member and to facilitate attachment to a headphone. Methods for forming such ear tips are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Kurt R. Stiehl, Victor M. Tiscareno, Wey-Jiun Lin, Cameron P. Frazier, Christopher D. Prest, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida
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Patent number: 9640967Abstract: A headset can include a cable structure connecting non-cable components such as jacks and headphones. The cable structure can be constructed using a molding process. Different approaches can be used to ensure that a conductor bundle extending through the cable structure remains centered within the cable structure during the molding process. A movable tube can be placed in the mold such that the conductor bundle is retained within the tube. As material is injected into the mold and reaches the tube, the tube can be displaced and progressively removed from the mold. Alternatively, the movable tube can be constructed such that the tube may combine with injected material to form a shell of the cable structure. Gates from which material is provided in the mold can be positioned and controlled to facilitate the injection of material in the mold while maintaining the centered position of the conductor bundle.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jonathan S. Aase, Cameron P. Frazier, John E. Thomas
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Patent number: 9571912Abstract: A removable component for use with an earphone is disclosed. As an example, the removable component can be an ear tip. According to one aspect, an improved ear tip can be provided for use with a headphone. The ear tip is suitable for in-ear operation and can have a cosmetic deformable outer member. The deformable outer member can enable the ear tip to readily conform to a user's ear. The ear tip can also include an inner member to structurally support the outer member and to facilitate attachment to a headphone. Methods for forming such ear tips are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Kurt R. Stiehl, Victor M. Tiscareno, Wey-Jiun Lin, Cameron P. Frazier, Christopher D. Prest, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida
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Patent number: 9524810Abstract: This is directed to a cable structure for use with an electronic device. The cable structure can include one or more conductors around which a sheath is provided. To prevent the cable structure from tangling, the cable structure can include a core placed between the conductors and the sheath, where a stiffness of the core can be varied along different segments of the cable structure to facilitate or hinder bending of the cable structure in different areas. The size and distribution of the stiffer portions can be selected to prevent the cable from forming loops. The resistance of the core to bending can be varied using different approaches including, for example, by varying the materials used in the core, varying a cross-section of portions of the core, or combinations of these.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jonathan S. Aase, Cameron P. Frazier, Matthew D. Rohrbach, Peter N. Russell-Clarke, Dale N. Memering
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Patent number: 9312677Abstract: Molded splitter structures and systems and methods for manufacturing molded splitter structures are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jonathan S. Aase, Cameron P. Frazier, Peter N. Russell-Clarke, Paul Choiniere, Gregory D. Dunham, Kurt R. Stiehl
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Publication number: 20160044398Abstract: A removable component for use with an earphone is disclosed. As an example, the removable component can be an ear tip. According to one aspect, an improved ear tip can be provided for use with a headphone. The ear tip is suitable for in-ear operation and can have a cosmetic deformable outer member. The deformable outer member can enable the ear tip to readily conform to a user's ear. The ear tip can also include an inner member to structurally support the outer member and to facilitate attachment to a headphone. Methods for forming such ear tips are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Kurt R. Stiehl, Victor M. Tiscareno, Wey-Jiun Lin, Cameron P. Frazier, Christopher D. Prest, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida
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Publication number: 20150021091Abstract: Molded splitter structures and systems and methods for manufacturing molded splitter structures are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Jonathan S. Aase, Cameron P. Frazier, Peter N. Russell-Clarke, Paul Choiniere, Gregory D. Dunham, Kurt R. Stiehl
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Publication number: 20140116774Abstract: This is directed to a cable structure for use with an electronic device. The cable structure can include one or more conductors around which a sheath is provided. To prevent the cable structure from tangling, the cable structure can include a core placed between the conductors and the sheath, where a stiffness of the core can be varied along different segments of the cable structure to facilitate or hinder bending of the cable structure in different areas. The size and distribution of the stiffer portions can be selected to prevent the cable from forming loops. The resistance of the core to bending can be varied using different approaches including, for example, by varying the materials used in the core, varying a cross-section of portions of the core, or combinations of these.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jonathan S. Aase, Cameron P. Frazier, Matthew D. Rohrbach, Peter N. Russell-Clarke, Dale N. Memering
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Publication number: 20140110882Abstract: A headset can include a cable structure connecting non-cable components such as jacks and headphones. The cable structure can be constructed using a molding process. Different approaches can be used to ensure that a conductor bundle extending through the cable structure remains centered within the cable structure during the molding process. A movable tube can be placed in the mold such that the conductor bundle is retained within the tube. As material is injected into the mold and reaches the tube, the tube can be displaced and progressively removed from the mold. Alternatively, the movable tube can be constructed such that the tube may combine with injected material to form a shell of the cable structure. Gates from which material is provided in the mold can be positioned and controlled to facilitate the injection of material in the mold while maintaining the centered position of the conductor bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jonathan S. Aase, Cameron P. Frazier, John E. Thomas
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Publication number: 20140060886Abstract: This is directed to a cable for use with an electronic device. The cable can be substantially flat, such that all of the conductive wires of the cable are substantially in the same plane. A spacer can be placed between the wires to ensure that wires conducting signals remain a minimum distance apart to avoid signal degradation. The spacer can also control the bending of the cables to favor bending in a preferred direction while reducing or limiting bending in a less preferred direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Cameron P. Frazier