Patents Assigned to Koss Corporation
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Patent number: 12035096Abstract: A personal acoustic system and flexible mount for the same are disclosed. The flexible mount is comprised of an elastomeric material. The personal acoustic system further includes a band comprising a first mount and an earpiece comprising a second mount. An acoustic element is housed within the earpiece. The elastomeric mount is positioned intermediate the first mount and the second mount to flexibly connect the band to the earpiece.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Koss CorporationInventor: Nicholas S. Blair
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Patent number: 12010471Abstract: Wireless-enabled loudspeaker includes a capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise at least one electroacoustic transducer, a processor in communication with the at least one electroacoustic transducer, and an exterior surface comprising a capacitive touch user interface that allows a user to control operation of the loudspeaker. The exterior surface acts a dielectric for the capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise a wireless transceiver circuit for receiving and transmitting wireless communication signals via a wireless network. The wireless transceiver circuit may receive wirelessly audio content from streaming audio content servers that are connected to the Internet. The capacitive touch user interface comprises a plurality of capacitive sense electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland, Nicholas Blair
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Patent number: 11950033Abstract: Wireless-enabled loudspeaker includes a wooden capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise at least one electroacoustic transducer, a processor in communication with the at least one electroacoustic transducer, and a wooden exterior surface comprising a capacitive touch user interface that allows a user to control operation of the loudspeaker. The wooden exterior surface acts a dielectric for the capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise a wireless transceiver circuit for receiving and transmitting wireless communication signals via a wireless network. The wireless transceiver circuit may receive wirelessly audio content from streaming audio content servers that are connected to the Internet. The capacitive touch user interface comprises a plurality of user control icons etched in the wooden exterior surface, and a plurality of capacitive sense electrodes located under the wooden exterior surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland, Nicholas Blair
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Publication number: 20240031721Abstract: System comprises a headset and a host server. Headset comprises a wireless communication circuit for receiving content transmitted wirelessly to the headset. Headset comprises a right earphone and a left earphone, each comprising a speaker. Host server is in communication with the headset and is for wirelessly streaming the content to the wireless communication circuit. The host server is configured to prevent wireless streaming of prohibited content for playing by the headset based on a parental control applicable to the headset and a rating for the prohibited content.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael J. KOSS, Michael J. PELLAND, Michael SAGAN, Steven R. RECKAMP, Gregory J. HALLINGSTAD, Jeffrey K. BOVEE, Morgan J. LOWERY
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Publication number: 20230336905Abstract: A personal acoustic system and flexible mount for the same are disclosed. The flexible mount is comprised of an elastomeric material. The personal acoustic system further includes a band comprising a first mount and an earpiece comprising a second mount. An acoustic element is housed within the earpiece. The elastomeric mount is positioned intermediate the first mount and the second mount to flexibly connect the band to the earpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Koss CorporationInventor: Nicholas S. BLAIR
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Patent number: 11792561Abstract: Left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user. Each earphone comprises a speaker and a body portion with an SOC. Each SOC comprises a wireless communication circuit and a processor. Each speaker is for playing audio streamed to the earphones in a lossy compressed format.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland, Michael Sagan, Steven R. Reckamp, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Jeffrey K. Bovee, Morgan J. Lowery
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Patent number: 11671743Abstract: A personal acoustic system and flexible mount for the same are disclosed. The flexible mount is comprised of an elastomeric material. The personal acoustic system further includes a band comprising a first mount and an earpiece comprising a second mount. An acoustic element is housed within the earpiece. The elastomeric mount is positioned intermediate the first mount and the second mount to flexibly connect the band to the earpiece.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Koss CorporationInventor: Nicholas S. Blair
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Patent number: 11653139Abstract: Left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user. Each earphone comprises a speaker, a body portion, and an earbud extending from the body portion. The body portion comprises a downwardly extending portion that extends straight downwardly when the earphone is worn by the user, a wireless communication circuit for receiving signals transmitted wirelessly to the earphone from a remote source, a microphone, a rechargeable battery, a memory and a processor. Each earphone is configured to receive from a remote computing device, and store in the memory, a firmware update.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: KOSS CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland, Michael Sagan, Steven R. Reckamp, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Jeffrey K. Bovee, Morgan J. Lowery
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Publication number: 20230115092Abstract: Left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user. Each earphone comprises a speaker, a body portion, and an earbud extending from the body portion. The body portion comprises a downwardly extending portion that extends straight downwardly when the earphone is worn by the user, a wireless communication circuit for receiving signals transmitted wirelessly to the earphone from a remote source, a microphone, a rechargeable battery, a memory and a processor. Each earphone is configured to receive from a remote computing device, and store in the memory, a firmware update.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael J. KOSS, Michael J. PELLAND, Michael SAGAN, Steven R. RECKAMP, Gregory J. HALLINGSTAD, Jeffrey K. BOVEE, Morgan J. LOWERY
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Patent number: 11606638Abstract: Left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user. Each earphone comprises a speaker, microphone and a body portion with an SOC. Each SOC comprises a wireless communication circuit and a processor. Each processor comprises a digital signal processor for noise cancellation.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: KOSS CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland, Michael Sagan, Steven R. Reckamp, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Jeffrey K. Bovee, Morgan J. Lowery
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Patent number: 11582546Abstract: A wireless earphone comprises a transceiver circuit for receiving streaming audio from a data source over a local ad hoc wireless network. When the data source and the earphone are out of range, they transition automatically to an infrastructure wireless network. If there is no common infrastructure wireless network for both the data source and the speakerphone set, the earphone connects to a host server via an available wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: KOSS CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland, Michael Sagan, Steven R. Reckamp, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Jeffrey K. Bovee, Morgan J. Lowery
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Publication number: 20220400345Abstract: Left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user. Each earphone comprises a speaker and a body portion with an SOC. Each SOC comprises a wireless communication circuit and a processor. Each speaker is for playing audio streamed to the earphones in a lossy compressed format.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael J. KOSS, Michael J. PELLAND, Michael SAGAN, Steven R. RECKAMP, Gregory J. HALLINGSTAD, Jeffrey K. BOVEE, Morgan J. LOWERY
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Publication number: 20220386017Abstract: Left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user. Each earphone comprises a speaker, microphone and a body portion with an SOC. Each SOC comprises a wireless communication circuit and a processor. Each processor comprises a digital signal processor for noise cancellation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael KOSS, Michael J. PELLAND, Michael SAGAN, Steven R. RECKAMP, Gregory J. HALLINGSTAD, Jeffrey K. BOVEE, Morgan J. LOWERY
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Publication number: 20220369019Abstract: A wireless earphone comprises a transceiver circuit for receiving streaming audio from a data source over a local ad hoc wireless network. When the data source and the earphone are out of range, they transition automatically to an infrastructure wireless network. If there is no common infrastructure wireless network for both the data source and the speakerphone set, the earphone connects to a host server via an available wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael KOSS, Michael J. PELLAND, Michael SAGAN, Steven R. RECKAMP, Gregory J. HALLINGSTAD, Jeffrey K. BOVEE, Morgan J. LOWERY
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Patent number: 11477565Abstract: A personal acoustic system and flexible mount for the same are disclosed. The flexible mount is comprised of an elastomeric material. The personal acoustic system further includes a band comprising a first mount and an earpiece comprising a second mount. An acoustic element is housed within the earpiece. The elastomeric mount is positioned intermediate the first mount and the second mount to flexibly connect the band to the earpiece.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: KOSS CORPORATIONInventor: Nicholas S. Blair
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Patent number: 11425486Abstract: A wireless earphone that comprises a transceiver circuit for receiving streaming audio from a data source over a local ad hoc wireless network. When the data source and the earphone are out of range, they transition automatically to an infrastructure wireless network. If there is no common infrastructure wireless network for both the data source and the speakerphone set, the earphone connects to a host server via an available wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland, Michael Sagan, Steven R. Reckamp, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Jeffrey K. Bovee, Morgan J. Lowery
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Patent number: 11425485Abstract: A wireless earphone that comprises a transceiver circuit for receiving streaming audio from a data source over a local ad hoc wireless network. When the data source and the earphone are out of range, they transition automatically to an infrastructure wireless network. If there is no common infrastructure wireless network for both the data source and the speakerphone set, the earphone connects to a host server via an available wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland, Michael Sagan, Steven R. Reckamp, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Jeffrey K. Bovee, Morgan J. Lowery
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Patent number: 11310574Abstract: Wireless-enabled loudspeaker includes a wooden capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise at least one electroacoustic transducer, a processor in communication with the at least one electroacoustic transducer, and a wooden exterior surface comprising a capacitive touch user interface that allows a user to control operation of the loudspeaker. The wooden exterior surface acts a dielectric for the capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise a wireless transceiver circuit for receiving and transmitting wireless communication signals via a wireless network. The wireless transceiver circuit may receive wirelessly audio content from streaming audio content servers that are connected to the Internet. The capacitive touch user interface comprises a plurality of user control icons etched in the wooden exterior surface, and a plurality of capacitive sense electrodes located under the wooden exterior surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: KOSS CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland, Nicholas Blair
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Publication number: 20210250668Abstract: Wireless-enabled loudspeaker includes a wooden capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise at least one electroacoustic transducer, a processor in communication with the at least one electroacoustic transducer, and a wooden exterior surface comprising a capacitive touch user interface that allows a user to control operation of the loudspeaker. The wooden exterior surface acts a dielectric for the capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise a wireless transceiver circuit for receiving and transmitting wireless communication signals via a wireless network. The wireless transceiver circuit may receive wirelessly audio content from streaming audio content servers that are connected to the Internet. The capacitive touch user interface comprises a plurality of user control icons etched in the wooden exterior surface, and a plurality of capacitive sense electrodes located under the wooden exterior surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Koss CorporationInventors: Michael J. KOSS, Michael J. PELLAND, Nicholas BLAIR
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Publication number: 20210243513Abstract: A personal acoustic system and flexible mount for the same are disclosed. The flexible mount is comprised of an elastomeric material. The personal acoustic system further includes a band comprising a first mount and an earpiece comprising a second mount. An acoustic element is housed within the earpiece. The elastomeric mount is positioned intermediate the first mount and the second mount to flexibly connect the band to the earpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Koss CorporationInventor: Nicholas S. BLAIR