Patents Examined by Sunita A Joshi
  • Patent number: 11800288
    Abstract: Disclosed are a diaphragm for a sound generating device and a sound generating device. The diaphragm comprising at least one elastomer layer, wherein the elastomer layer is made of an ethylene propylene diene monomer; and the ethylene propylene diene monomer is formed by polymerizing three monomers, the three monomers being an ethylene monomer, a propylene monomer and a non-conjugated diene monomer respectively, a mass ratio of the ethylene monomer to the propylene monomer ranging from 0.25 to 4, and content of the non-conjugated diene monomer being 1%-15% of total content of the ethylene monomer and the propylene monomer. The ethylene propylene diene monomer has excellent high-temperature resistance and thermo-oxidative aging resistance; and after the rubber is made into the diaphragm, the diaphragm is capable of working in a high-temperature environment for a long time, maintaining not only excellent elasticity but also excellent anti-fatigue characteristic, thereby possessing excellent reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Goertek Inc.
    Inventors: Shuqiang Wang, Bing Hui, Fengguang Ling, Chun Li, Chunfa Liu
  • Patent number: 11800303
    Abstract: A processor comprises instructions to adjust a bias of an input signal in order to decrease a duty cycle of a pulse modulated optical signal. The bias can be increased, decreased, or maintained in response to one or more measured values of the signal. In many embodiments, a gain of the signal is adjusted with the bias in order to inhibit distortion. The bias can be adjusted slowly in order to inhibit audible noise, and the gain can be adjusted faster than the bias in order to inhibit clipping of the signal. In many embodiments, one or more of the bias or the gain is adjusted in response to a value of the signal traversing a threshold amount. The value may comprise a trough of the signal traversing the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Earlens Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Freed, Sunil Puria
  • Patent number: 11780726
    Abstract: A MEMS diaphragm assembly comprises a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm, and a stationary electrode assembly spaced between the first and second diaphragms and including a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough. Each of a plurality of pillars is disposed through one of the plurality of apertures and connects the first and second diaphragms. At least one of the first and second diaphragms is connected to the stationary electrode assembly at a geometric center of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Kuntzman, Michael Pedersen, Faisal Zaman, Xin Song, Vahid Naderyan
  • Patent number: 11778389
    Abstract: A loudspeaker device includes: a magnetic circuit that includes a yoke, a magnet, and a top plate; a voice coil body; a diaphragm; and a frame that holds the yoke and the diaphragm. The frame includes a through hole that holds the yoke at a predetermined position with the yoke being inserted into the through hole. The yoke includes a protrusion portion that abuts an outer peripheral surface portion of the frame that defines the through hole, with the magnetic gap being inside the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11778364
    Abstract: A headset having game, chat and microphone audio signals is provided with a programmable signal processor for individually modifying the audio signals and a memory configured to store a plurality of user-selectable signal-processing parameter settings that determine the manner in which the audio signals will be altered by the signal processor. The parameter settings collectively form a preset, and one or more user-operable controls can select and activate a preset from the plurality of presets stored in memory. The parameters stored in the selected preset can be loaded into the signal processor such that the sound characteristics of the audio paths are modified in accordance with the parameter settings in the selected preset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
    Inventor: Carmine J. Bonanno
  • Patent number: 11778386
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sound production device including a housing and a vibration assembly, the vibration assembly including a voice coil being of a hollow columnar structure and a vibration diaphragm bonded to an end face of the voice coil; where the sound production device further includes a system stabilization component bonded to an end face of the voice coil or to a side wall of the voice coil; the system stabilization component is of a line-like structure formed by winding a metal wire, and includes a first connection part connected to the voice coil, a deformation part, and a second connection part connected to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Goertek Inc.
    Inventor: Xiaodong Guo
  • Patent number: 11778388
    Abstract: A speaker includes a speaker body and a diaphragm. The diaphragm is a planar structure. The speaker body includes a positioning structure. The positioning structure has a cavity penetrating front and back sides of the positioning structure. The diaphragm is positioned on the positioning structure. The diaphragm is in the form of a planar structure, instead of a curved or spherical structure. The planar structure of the diaphragm is simplified, so that the manufacturing process of the diaphragm is simpler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Transound Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tseng-Feng Wen, Huming Zheng, Hui Xue
  • Patent number: 11770662
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes: a radio; and a moulded interconnect device (MID) housing; wherein the moulded interconnect device (MID) housing comprises an antenna integrated with the moulded interconnect device (MID) housing such that the antenna is an integral part of the moulded interconnect device (MID) housing; wherein the antenna is operatively connected with the radio for wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: GN HEARING A/S
    Inventor: Laurids Ededal Kirchhoff
  • Patent number: 11765520
    Abstract: A differential condenser microphone is provided, including: a base having a cavity passing through the base; a diaphragm connected to the base and covering the cavity; a mounting portion connected to the diaphragm through a connector, movable electrodes protruding from an outer edge of the mounting portion; first fixed electrodes connected to the base, the first fixed electrodes and the movable electrodes are spatially separated from and cross each other; second fixed electrodes connected to the base, the second fixed electrodes and the movable electrodes are separated from and cross each other, and the first fixed and second fixed electrodes are arranged opposite to and spaced from each other along vibration direction of the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yannick Pierre Kervran
  • Patent number: 11765531
    Abstract: A hearing aid comprising a microphone, a receiver, hearing aid electronics coupled to the microphone and the receiver, and conductive traces overlaying an insulator, the conductive traces configured to interconnect the hearing aid electronics and to follow non-planar contours of the insulator. Examples are provided wherein the insulator includes a hearing aid housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas F. Link, David Prchal, Sidney A. Higgins
  • Patent number: 11765517
    Abstract: The present application relates to a sound production unit and a speaker. The sound production unit includes: a frame, where the frame has a receiving space; a magnetic path system, where the magnetic path system is arranged in the receiving space, and a magnetic gap is formed in the magnetic path system; a vibration system, where the vibration system includes a first diaphragm and a second, a first voice coil assembly inserted into the magnetic gap to drive the first diaphragm to vibrate to produce a sound, and a second voice coil assembly inserted into the magnetic gap to drive the second diaphragm to vibrate to produce a sound; and an end cover. Vibrations of the sound production unit or the speaker and the like can be counteracted; cophase stacking can also be performed on sound waves; and the acoustics effect of the speaker is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Shao, Xudong Yan, Xiaojiang Gu
  • Patent number: 11758331
    Abstract: A balanced vibration system including a magnetic circuit unit, a vibration unit and a casing. The magnetic circuit unit and the vibration unit are inside the casing. The vibration unit includes a balanced iron core and a vibrating diaphragm; the balanced iron core is movably connected with the casing, the vibrating diaphragm is fixed on the casing, and the balanced iron core drives the vibrating diaphragm; the magnetic circuit unit includes a magnetic circuit coil and magnet groups, the magnetic circuit coil is sleeved on the balanced iron core, and the two magnet groups are respectively located at ends of the balanced iron core along an axial direction; each magnet group includes magnets which are arranged oppositely at both sides of the balanced iron core; when the magnetic circuit coil is ON, magnetic field forces applied by the two magnet groups to the balanced iron core are same in direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Guochang Pan
  • Patent number: 11758338
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for authentication and encryption key exchange with an ALD for hearing device applications. A method includes receiving an acoustic input at a microphone of a hearing device, and receiving a wireless signal over a wireless link from an assistive listening device (ALD) at an antenna of the hearing device, the wireless signal including digital audio information. The acoustic input is compared to the digital audio information using a processor of the hearing device. Upon determining that the acoustic input and the digital audio information are correlated at a threshold level, the processor is used to create and distribute an encryption key to the ALD to secure the wireless link. The ALD may include a processor for correlating the input and the information, and for creating and distributing the encryption key, in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Paul Solum, Gregory John Haubrich
  • Patent number: 11758333
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides multi-functional sound producing apparatus, including housing defining receiving cavity and sound producing device. The sound producing device includes vibration system and magnetic circuit unit driving vibration system to vibrate along first direction. The magnetic circuit unit includes main magnet assembly and auxiliary magnet. The apparatus further includes motor device which includes elastic member fixedly connected to housing, weight connected to elastic member, magnet component fixed to weight and vibrating along second direction with weight, and driving member fixed to bottom wall to drive magnet component to vibrate. Two groups of magnet component and driving member are provided, each of two opposite sides of main magnet assembly is provided with one group of magnet component and driving member, and second direction is perpendicular to first direction. The present disclosure has advantages of simple assembly, more saved overall space, low costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xingzhi Huang, Yao Wang, Lubin Mao, Dong Lu
  • Patent number: 11751652
    Abstract: An outer case for covering a handheld electronic device or handheld electronic device case includes a base, a lid, and a collar. The lid is pivotably attached to the base. The collar is attached to the base and is moveable away from the lid such that the lid rotates away from the base during movement of the collar away from the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Speculative Product Design, LLC
    Inventors: Monica Elizabeth Wright, Darrick Del Moral, Bryan Vo, Christopher William Ledesma, Bryan Hynecek, Lauren O' Brien, Scott Hunter Goard
  • Patent number: 11758330
    Abstract: The device includes a case, a flat membrane, a drive for acoustic vibrations of the transverse acoustic wave. The case is made in the form of a support frame, and a sound-emitting flat rectangular membrane is fixed to the frame. The membrane is made in the form of a honeycomb layer, a surface layer glued to the honeycomb structure from both sides, and a stabilizing impregnating composition covering the surface layers. The acoustic vibrations drive is made in the form of an acoustic vibration exciter, including ferrite parts of the magnetic circuit. The acoustic vibration exciter is attached with one of its ends to the flat membrane within a special line passing along the plane of the rectangular membrane, emerging from any top of the rectangular membrane, and ending at a point on the opposite top of the membrane's horizontal side located at a distance of ? of the membrane's opposite side from the top horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Danilo Herger
  • Patent number: 11758313
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a circuit board, a protective assembly, and a protective film. The protective assembly providing a cavity is arranged on one side of the circuit board. The protective assembly includes a first protective unit and a second protective unit. A third through hole communicating with the cavity is defined in the first protective unit. A supporting surface is defined on the second protective unit facing the third through hole. A projection of the third through hole is overlapped with a projection of the supporting surface along the first direction. The protective film is coupled to the protective assembly and arranged in the cavity to divide the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity. The above-mentioned electronic device resists deformation of the protective film by setting the second protective unit between the circuit board and the protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Ming Hung, Sheng-Hsiung Tsai, Pei-Shuang Huang
  • Patent number: 11750983
    Abstract: A microphone assembly includes a substrate and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) die. The substrate comprises a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer comprises a layer of solder mask material spanning across at least a portion of the substrate and one or more standoffs formed of the solder mask material. The one or more standoffs and the layer of solder mask material comprising a single, contiguous structure. The MEMS die is disposed on the one or more standoffs and is coupled to the substrate via a bonding material. The bonding material forms an acoustic seal between the substrate and the MEMS die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Tony K. Lim, Norman Dennis Talag
  • Patent number: 11750977
    Abstract: A basket assembly, an audio unit and an electronic device. The basket assembly is applied to an audio unit with a voice coil and includes a basket body. The basket body includes: a metal portion, a plastic portion coupled to the metal portion; and a conductive member embedded in the plastic portion and forming a first contact and a second contact exposed out of the plastic portion, the first contact is configured to be electrically coupled to the voice coil of the audio unit, the second contact is configured to be electrically coupled to a target circuit, and the target circuit includes an audio signal input circuit or an audio signal output circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Na Du, Zhuofei Ma
  • Patent number: 11743653
    Abstract: A micro-speaker for an information handling system includes a frame, a speaker cone, and a suspension structure. An outside edge of the suspension structure is affixed to the frame and an inside edge of the suspension structure is affixed to the cone. The suspension structure includes a first surround structure and a second surround structure. The first surround structure is affixed to the second surround structure. The first surround structure is configured to fill a gap between the frame and the speaker cone, and the second surround structure is configured to partially fill the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Paul Huang