Patents Examined by Norman Yu
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Patent number: 11697134Abstract: An acoustic transducer (30), comprising: a support structure (36); an active assembly comprising a base plate (32) supported by the support structure (36) and a piezoelectric body (34) supported by the base plate (32); and a passive vibrator (38) supported by the support structure (36) and coupled via the support structure (36) to the active assembly (32, 34) so that vibration of the active assembly (32, 34) drives the passive vibrator (38). The active assembly (32, 34) and the passive vibrator (38) have the same resonant frequency.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: THALES AUSTRALIA LIMITEDInventor: David Ronald Jones
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Patent number: 11696079Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid or a headset, configured to be worn by a comprises an input unit for providing at least one electric input signal in a time-frequency representation; and a signal processor comprising a target signal estimator for providing an estimate of the target signal; a noise estimator for providing an estimate of the noise; and a gain estimator for providing respective gain values in dependence of said target signal estimate and said noise estimate. The gain estimator comprises a trained neural network, wherein the outputs of the neural network comprise real or complex valued gains, or separate real valued gains and real valued phases.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Zuzana Jel{hacek over (c)}icová, Rasmus Jones, David Thorn Blix, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen, Asger Heidemann Andersen
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Patent number: 11688385Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating reverberation in rendering systems. A decoder/renderer may determine how to simulate reverberation with reference to audio scene description format file information or other bitstream information regarding the virtual scene geometry, and/or a lookup table. Late reverberation may be generated based on reverberator parameters derived from the virtual scene geometry, including the lengths of delay lines, attenuation filter coefficients, and diffuse-to-direct ratio characteristics, using a feedback delay network. Early reverberation may be generated based on determining what potential reflecting elements in a virtual scene geometry are reflecting planes; this may involve the simulation of ray reflection, potentially through beam tracing.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Antti Eronen, Sujeet Mate, Jussi Leppanen, Pasi Liimatainen
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Patent number: 11689861Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sound production device, a display device, and a terminal. The sound production device includes a first electrode layer arranged on a display substrate; an insulating layer arranged on a side of the first electrode layer away from the display substrate; an electromagnetic coil arranged on a side of the insulating layer away from the first electrode layer; a magnetic diaphragm arranged on a side of the electromagnetic coil away from the insulating layer and configured to vibrate and produce sounds in response to a magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic coil, wherein a vertical projection of the electromagnetic coil on the display substrate and a vertical projection of the magnetic diaphragm on the display substrate falls on a non-opening area, the insulating layer defines a via, and the electromagnetic coil and the first electrode layer are electrically connected through the via.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventors: Zehua Fan, Zhijia Cui, Le Yang
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Patent number: 11683648Abstract: A microphone assembly includes a housing including a sound port and an external-device interface having a plurality of electrical contacts. An acoustic transducer, such as a MEMS microphone, is disposed in the housing and is in acoustic communication with the sound port. An electrical circuit is disposed in the housing that is electrically coupled to the acoustic transducer and to electrical contacts on the external-device interface. A magnetic transducer including an electrical coil disposed about a core, such as a telecoil or charging coil configuration, is fastened to the housing. The electrical coil having leads, at least one of the leads electrically terminated at a coil contact of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLCInventors: Dean Badillo, Christopher Jones, Christopher Monti, Usha Murthy
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Patent number: 11669126Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flexible vibration film and a display apparatus having the same. A flexible vibration film includes: a vibration layer; a first electrode layer disposed on a bottom surface of the vibration layer; and a second electrode layer disposed on a top surface of the vibration layer, wherein the vibration layer includes: a first vibration unit having a first vibration characteristics; a second vibration unit having a second vibration characteristics; and a flexible insulating part disposed between the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit, and wherein the first electrode layer includes: a first part corresponding to the first vibration unit; and a second part corresponding to the second vibration unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sungwook Ko, YongWoo Lee, Chiwan Kim, Taeheon Kim, Sung-Eui Shin
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Patent number: 11665482Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 11659346Abstract: Method for generating and outputting an acoustic multichannel signal, comprising the steps of: supplying a stereo signal (S), splitting the supplied stereo signal (S) into a plurality of perception-direction-dependent acoustic signal components (S.1-S.5), generating an acoustic multichannel signal by mixing each perception-direction-dependent acoustic signal component (S.1-S.5) onto an output channel (4.1-4.12) of an acoustic output apparatus (4) that comprises a plurality of, in particular more than two, acoustic output channels (4.1-4.12), outputting the generated multichannel signal over respective acoustic output channels (4.1-4.12) of the acoustic output apparatus (4).Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ASK INDUSTRIES GMBHInventor: Daniel Kotulla
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Patent number: 11659335Abstract: The present invention relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present invention and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen
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Patent number: 11650621Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a circuit board for a display device includes: a first layer; a first lead line disposed on the first layer; and a sound generator disposed on the first layer, and the sound generator including: a first electrode to receive a first driving voltage; a second electrode to receive a second driving voltage; and a second layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to contract or expand according to the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage; and a first solder to electrically communicate the first lead line and the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Si Young Choi, Jong Tae Kim, Young Sik Kim, Sang Wook Yoo, Jeong Heon Lee
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Patent number: 11647329Abstract: A microphone unit including a tubular case having an opened top and an opened bottom, a waterproof film made of metal that has a thickness of 0.01 mm or more and 0.05 mm or less, a hardness of 100 HV or more, a proof stress of 70 N/mm2 or more, and a tensile strength of 350 N/mm2 or more, the waterproof film being fixed to the bottom of the case so as to block an opening part of the bottom of the case, a substrate arranged in the case, a microphone mounted on the substrate, and a sealing member that seals an opening part of the top of the case.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu Matsushita, Hiroyuki Harano, Ryuji Awamura, Kensuke Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11644692Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may include an earphone core, an auxiliary function module, and a flexible circuit board. The earphone core may be configured to convert an electric signal into a vibration signal. The auxiliary function module may be configured to receive an auxiliary signal and execute an auxiliary function. The flexible circuit board may be configured to electrically connect to an audio signal wire and an auxiliary signal wire of an external control circuit, and electrically connect the audio signal wire and the auxiliary signal wire with the earphone core and the auxiliary function module via the flexible circuit board, respectively. The loudspeaker in the present disclosure may simplify the wire routing and improve sound quality.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Yueqiang Wang, Yongjian Li, Haofeng Zhang, Yunbin Chen, Fen You, Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 11641551Abstract: The present invention relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present invention and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
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Patent number: 11641552Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
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Patent number: 11638088Abstract: A sound collecting device that is located in a first space and collects sounds generated in a second space isolated from the first space by a predetermined plate, comprising a metal plate, a piezoelectric element fixed on an upper surface of the metal plate, a housing that has a tubular shape having opened upper and lower surfaces, and has an upper end surface adhesively attached to a lower surface of the metal plate and a lower end surface adhesively attached to the predetermined plate, and a vibration pickup terminal that is accommodated in the housing, and comprises a leg part adhesively attached to the lower surface of the metal plate, a shaft part extending downward from the leg part, and a tip part which is formed at a tip of the shaft part in the downward direction and comes into contact with the predetermined plate when the housing is adhesively attached to the predetermined plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu Matsushita, Hiroyuki Harano, Ryuji Awamura, Kensuke Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11638099Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
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Patent number: 11631393Abstract: Ray tracing is performed with sound sources and a listener position in a listening environment, to generate impulse responses associated with each of the sound sources. The impulse responses are combined to form a combined impulse response. One or more filters are determined, each corresponding to the sound sources, based on the combined impulse response and the impulse responses. Each filter serves as a correction factor that holds unique acoustic information for the sound source that the filter is associated with. The combined impulse response and the filters can be applied to one or more audio signals that contain the sound sources, resulting in audio having reverberation that is tailored to the various sound sources. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Soenke Pelzer, David E. Romblom, Dirk Schroeder, Jonathan D. Sheaffer
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Patent number: 11632635Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a) a multitude of M input transducers each providing an electric input signal representative of environment sound in a time-frequency representation (k, l), and each comprise varying amounts of target (s) and noise (v) signal components; b) a signal processor configured to process said multitude of electric input signals; and comprising a beamformer filter configured to receive said multitude M of electric input signals and to provide a spatially filtered signal and a post-filter configured to receive said spatially filtered signal and to provide an estimate ?(k,l) of a target signal representing said target signal components from said target sound source. The signal processor is configured to provide estimates of power spectral densities ?s(k,l) of said target signal components in dependence of inter-frequency bin relationships between the spectral components enforced by properties of the electric input signals across at least some of said frequency bins.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Adel Zahedi, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Lars Bramsløw, Thomas Ulrich Christiansen, Jesper Jensen
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Patent number: 11622222Abstract: A mobile computing device that provides location information through directional sound is described herein. The mobile computing device includes a location detection system that provides location signals corresponding to a user location and a destination location, such as a vehicle location or a vertex of a predefined travel route, to a spatial audio generation system to define a spatial audio signal based on a direction from the user location to the destination location. The spatial audio signal is provided to an audio device of the mobile computing device that outputs the spatial audio signal as directional sound having a locus at the destination location.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Stephanie Olivia Engle
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Patent number: 11617044Abstract: Techniques described herein include generating first audio signals representative of sounds emanating from an environment and captured with an array of microphones disposed within an ear-mountable listing device. A rotational position of the array of microphones is determined. A rotational correction is applied to the first audio signals to generate a second audio signal. The rotational correction is based at least in part upon the determined rotational position. A speaker of the ear-mountable listening device is driven with the second audio signal to output audio into an ear.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Iyo Inc.Inventors: Simon Carlile, Devansh Gupta, Jason Rugolo