Patents Examined by Sean H Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11622210
    Abstract: A method of personalizing at least one hearing aid for a hearing aid user including manufacturing at least one hearing aid (1), receiving an audiogram from a server (37) for the hearing aid user, programming the at least one hearing aid (1) by the audiogram, whereby the at least one hearing aid (1) becomes personalized for the hearing aid user. The at least one personalized hearing aid (1) is delivered to the hearing aid user. Once the user has received the at least one personalized hearing aid (1), he may take the hearing aids into use. If there arises a need for fine tuning, the hearing aid user may request a consultation with a hearing healthcare professional. The hearing healthcare professional has equipment (44, 45) for fine tuning the hearing aid (1), and he may fine tuning the at least one personalized hearing aid (1) in dialogue with the hearing aid user. Also provided is a hearing aid delivering system and an Internet enabled personal communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventors: Anders Westergaard, Niels Erik Boelskift Maretti
  • Patent number: 11622189
    Abstract: This application provides a speaker and a mobile terminal. The speaker includes a housing and a kernel located in the housing, where there is a front cavity and a rear cavity in the housing, the front cavity is in communication with the outside, and the rear cavity is an isolated cavity. In addition, to reduce a space area occupied by the entire speaker, the front cavity and the rear cavity are disposed in a stacked manner when being disposed. Specifically, the front cavity and the rear cavity are at least partially stacked along a thickness direction of the kernel. Therefore, the rear cavity is disposed in space of the entire speaker in the thickness direction of the kernel, to reduce an area occupied by the entire speaker in the mobile terminal on the premise that a size of the rear cavity meets a requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Renxuan Qin, Shizhe Li
  • Patent number: 11622179
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a device mounting system is provided for in-wall and/or in-ceiling use in residential and commercial structures, suitable for both retro-fit and new construction applications. The system includes a mounting ring and a device can. The mounting ring is installed directly into a hole cut at a selected location in the wall or ceiling or into a pre-construction bracket arranged in the wall or ceiling. The device can is later inserted into the mounting ring and retained therein by a combination of a number of magnets that are attracted to a mounting ring flange and a number of spring clips that engage an inner face of a mounting ring body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Savant Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Cary L. Christie
  • Patent number: 11618361
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bass automobile seat module and an automobile. The bass automobile seat module includes a seat and a speaker box mounted at a bottom of the seat. The bottom of the seat is provided with a mounting slot; the speaker box includes a hollow shell arranged in the mounting slot and a double-sided sound module accommodated in the shell; the top and bottom of the double-sided sound module are respectively provided with a first vibration diaphragm and a second vibration diaphragm; and the first vibration diaphragm located in the mounting slot transmits a sound through the seat and a sound production channel of the double-sided sound module. The present invention can release a storage space of a door and can also automatically offset the resonance, which is convenient for providing a better listening effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xudong Yan, Tao Shao, Xiaojiang Gu
  • Patent number: 11622178
    Abstract: This document describes a speaker-integration system and associated devices and systems. The speaker-integration system includes a speaker that is re-workably mounted, via an elastomeric gasket, to an intermediate structure that is mountable to an outer enclosure of an electronic device. The intermediate structure forms a cavity in which the speaker is sealed, effective to use the cavity as the speaker's back volume to contain acoustic waves without impacting other structures in the electronic device. The front of the speaker is sealed against the outer enclosure by a gasket that controls, based on its placement and geometry, axial and radial directions of the speaker relative to the intermediate structure to prevent the speaker from buzzing against surrounding rigid parts. The speaker has wires that exit the back volume via a detachable grommet, which controls positioning of the wires to prevent rub and buzz against surrounding parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Cindy Ngoc-Tran Au, Gordon Robert Dix, Luis Chau, William Raeming Dong, Laurie Man Sum Kwan
  • Patent number: 11611822
    Abstract: A method of operating a headphone configured to be removed from and placed in close proximity to a user's ear can include generating an input signal by an input signal generating device. The method can also include determining whether an insertion event has occurred based on the generated input signal and causing the headphone to operate in 5 a low power mode responsive to an absence of an insertion event determination after a first period of time. The method can also include causing the headphone to operate in an ultra-low power mode responsive to the absence of an insertion event determination after a second period of time that occurs after the first period of time, the ultra-low power mode having a lower power consumption than the low power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Jon Wurtz, Amit Kumar, Jiajin An
  • Patent number: 11589143
    Abstract: Provided is a speaker box, including a housing having a receiving space and a speaker unit received therein. The housing extends into the receiving space to form a support wall. The speaker unit is supported by and fixed to the support wall. The housing has a sound output hole. The speaker unit includes a frame, a vibration system and magnetic circuit unit fixed to the frame, and a front cover covering the frame. The front cover is supported by and fixed to the support wall. The front cover includes a main body portion located above the vibration system, a side edge portion and a fixed portion covering the frame. The fixed portion is supported by and fixed to the support wall. The front cover has a through hole running through both the main body portion and the side edge portion. The speaker box has excellent sound quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huhu Yang, Xianjie Dong, Long Zhang, Xuefeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11589167
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multifunctional electromagnetic transducer including: a housing providing with a sound port and a speaker fixed with the housing. The speaker includes a frame forming an accommodating cavity cooperatively with the housing, a vibration system supported on the frame and received in the accommodating cavity; and a magnetic circuit system received in the accommodating cavity driving the vibration system to vibrate along a first direction and generate sounds. The multifunctional electromagnetic transducer further includes a flexible support disposed on a side of the magnetic circuit system distal to the vibration system and secured to the housing. The magnetic circuit system is suspended in the accommodating cavity by the flexible support and moves along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Xiao, Ronglin Linghu
  • Patent number: 11589163
    Abstract: Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation, a headband for a headphone system, includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, where the earcup mount allows for both translation and rotation of an earcup relative to the continuous spring section without altering a length of the continuous spring section; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
  • Patent number: 11589144
    Abstract: A protective cover assembly is disclosed that comprises a porous expanded membrane having a plurality of pores, a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The porous expanded membrane comprises an active area and a bonded area. The bonded area comprises an adhesive material that forms a bridge extending through the plurality of pores in the bonded area from the first surface to the second surface. The adhesive material in the bonded area improves the Z-strength and allows the porous expended membrane to be a lightweight material having a mass/area ratio of less than or equal to 3 g/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.
    Inventors: Ryan Kenaley, Ryosuke Nakamura, Dustin Perrin
  • Patent number: 11589145
    Abstract: A connecting structure, as well as a loudspeaker and an electronic apparatus having the connecting structure are disclosed. The connecting structure includes a snap ring and a connecting post. The snap ring is provided with a notch having a width greater than an inner diameter of the snap ring and an inner wall of the snap ring is provided with a supporting arm. The connecting post includes a post body and a post head located at one end of the post body, an outer diameter of the post head is greater than an outer diameter of the post body, and the post body is provided with a snap-fitting slot. The post body can pass through the notch of the snap ring to be snap-fitted in the snap ring, and the supporting arm can be snap-fitted in the snap-fitting slot of the connecting post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: K-TRONICS (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiahong Jiang
  • Patent number: 11582552
    Abstract: A waveguide housing for a speaker assembly. The speaker assembly includes first and second drivers coupled to the waveguide housing where the first driver generates a midrange sound signal and the second driver emits a high-frequency sound signal. The waveguide housing includes a first plurality of sound channels configured to receive the midrange sound signal from the first driver such that the midrange sound signal travels through the first plurality of sound channels and is emitted from the waveguide housing by a first plurality of openings in the waveguide housing. The waveguide housing also includes a second plurality of sound channels configured to receive the high-frequency sound signal from the second driver such that the high-frequency sound signal travels through the second plurality of sound channels and is emitted from the waveguide housing by a second plurality of openings in the waveguide housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: QSC, LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Halley, Chris Smolen
  • Patent number: 11576000
    Abstract: A monaural hearing device includes: a first housing accommodating a first near-field magnetic induction communication unit and a first magnetic field antenna connected to the first near-field magnetic induction communication unit, wherein the first housing is configured for placement behind an ear of a user of the monaural hearing device; and a second housing accommodating a second near-field magnetic induction communication unit and a second magnetic field antenna connected to the second near-field magnetic induction communication unit; wherein the first and second near-field magnetic induction communication units connected to the first and second magnetic field antennas, respectively, are configured to perform near-field wireless data communication with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: GN HEARING A/S
    Inventors: Michael Løngaa, Andreas Tiefenau, Brian Dam Pedersen
  • Patent number: 11570560
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein related to improving the sound quality of a bone conduction speaker. The sound quality of the bone conduction speaker is adjusted in the sound generation, sound transferring, and sound receiving of the bone conduction speaker by designing vibration generation manners and vibration transfer structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11570555
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compact hearing aids, components thereof, and support systems therefor, as well as methods of insertion and removal thereof. The compact hearing aids generally include a sensor, such as a microphone, an actuation mass, an energy source for providing power to the compact hearing aid, a processor, and an actuator enclosed in a housing that is designed to be inserted through the tympanic membrane during a minimally-invasive outpatient procedure. In operation, the microphone receives sound waves and converts the sound waves into electrical signals. A processor then modifies the electrical signals and provides the electrical signals to the actuator. The actuator converts the electrical signals into mechanical motion, which actuates the actuation mass to modulate the velocity or the position of the tympanic membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NANOEAR CORPORATION, INC.
    Inventors: Michael M. Moore, Smruti Mirchandani, Christoph Menzel
  • Patent number: 11570544
    Abstract: Provided is a sound-absorbing material, including an adsorbent material and a thermal conductive material. The thermal conductive material is uniformly dispersed in the sound-absorbing material. The thermal conductive material includes a carbon fiber material, and a weight ratio of the carbon fiber material in the sound-absorbing material is within a range of 0.05% to 10%. Further provided are a preparation method of the sound-absorbing material and a speaker using the sound-absorbing material. The sound-absorbing material has higher thermal conductivity and can be added to a rear cavity of the speaker to effectively conduct heat generated when the speaker is working, thereby improving the heat dissipation performance of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hezhi Wang
  • Patent number: 11546681
    Abstract: A speaker adapted to be disposed on a head-mounted device includes a housing member, a speaker unit, a vibrating unit and an abutting member. The housing member is adapted to be disposed on the head-mounted device and is formed with an opening adapted to open toward an ear of a user when in use. The speaker unit is disposed on the housing member in a manner that the speaker unit is not directly in contact with the head of the user when in use. The vibrating unit is disposed on the housing member and is capable of generating vibrations. The abutting member is disposed on the vibrating unit, is adapted to be in contact with the skin of the user, and is capable of transmitting the vibrations to the skull of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Jabil Circuit (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen Hong Wang, Ching Feng Lin, Chia Chien Chen
  • Patent number: 11546708
    Abstract: An external component of a bone conduction device, including a vibrator and a platform configured to transfer vibrations from the vibrator to skin of the recipient, wherein the vibrator and platform are configured to quick connect and quick disconnect to and from, respectively, one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: David Nathan Morris, Marcus Andersson, Göran Björn, Kristian Gunnar Asnes, Carl Van Himbeeck
  • Patent number: 11540070
    Abstract: A hearing aid system (100), wherein changes to the settings is only allowed if a hearing aid performance verification is carried out with a successful result as well as a method of operating such a hearing aid system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Widex A/S
    Inventor: Peter Magnus Norgaard
  • Patent number: 11516577
    Abstract: A vehicle and a method of controlling the same maintain a constant resonant frequency of an enclosure even when the external and internal temperature of the vehicle changes by changing the length or cross-sectional area of a port of an enclosure provided in the vehicle. The vehicle includes a first sensor that measures an external temperature of the vehicle, a housing, and a speaker that is provided inside the housing and arranged to face an opening formed at one surface of the housing. A pipe is provided in the housing and arranged to have an opening thereof face a hole formed at the one surface of the housing. A driving part changes a volume of the pipe and a controller operates the driving part to change the volume of the pipe based on the external temperature of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jung Uk Noh