Patents Examined by Sunita Joshi
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Patent number: 11856382Abstract: An acoustic transducer that includes a housing, a diaphragm, a spider, a motor, and a drop ring. The motor includes a backplate, a frontplate, a magnet, and a voice coil. The drop ring connects the diaphragm to the spider at a circumference of the spider. The drop ring extends parallel with respect to a central axis of the housing. The circumference of the spider is spaced away from the motor and connects to the diaphragm at a resonant node of the diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Kelvin Francis Griffiths, Timothy Erin Sandrik
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Patent number: 11856381Abstract: A vibration device includes: a glass diaphragm; an exciter which is fixed to the glass diaphragm and vibrates the glass diaphragm; an enclosing member which defines an internal space by enclosing a portion, including a fixing position of the exciter, of the glass diaphragm, one end portion of the glass diaphragm being exposed to outside the internal space through an opening of the internal space; and a shielding member for acoustic shielding between the opening and the glass diaphragm, the shielding member dividing the glass diaphragm into an excitation region located inside the internal space and a vibration region located outside the internal space.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Jun Akiyama, Kento Sakurai
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Patent number: 11849275Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing noise induced in one or more components in a hearing aid. The present disclosure provides methods for reducing noise induced in telecoils.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jan M. De Haan, Andreas Thelander Bertelsen, Matias Tofteby Bach, Rasmus Glarborg Jensen, Franz Treue, Kåre Tais Christensen
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Patent number: 11843912Abstract: An actuator module includes a baseplate extending in a plane, a voice coil connected to the baseplate, and a magnet assembly. The actuator module also includes a rigid frame attached to the baseplate, the rigid frame comprising four stubs. The actuator module further includes a pair of springs suspending the magnet assembly relative to the frame and baseplate so that the voice coil extends into the air gap, the pair of springs including a first and second spring each shaped as a loop defining an aperture sized to accommodate motion of the magnet assembly along a direction of the coil axis, the first spring being attached to the frame at a first pair of the four stubs, the second spring being attached to the frame at a second pair of the four stubs, and both being attached to separate portions of the magnet assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jason David Walker, Timothy A. Gladwin, Rajiv Bernard Gomes
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Patent number: 11838725Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a MEMS microphone including a substrate with a back cavity, and an electric capacitance system arranged on the substrate. The electric capacitance system includes a back plate and a diaphragm opposite to the back plate. The back plate includes a body part, a fixing portion connected to the substrate, and a connecting portion connecting the body part and the fixing portion. The diaphragm is fixed to the substrate and located at a side of the back plate close to the substrate. The fixing portion includes a first surface away from the substrate, the first surface includes a first arc surface connected with the body part, the first arc surface protrudes toward a direction away from the substrate. Compared with the related art, MEMS microphone disclosed by the present disclosure has a better reliability.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhengyu Shi, Zhuanzhuan Zhao, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 11838735Abstract: Disclosed are a voice coil assembly and a loudspeaker, comprising a main voice coil and a connecting coil connected to the main voice coil, the main voice coil is connected to an external circuit, and comprises a first voice coil and a second voice coil, the first voice coil is formed by winding a conductive first wire with self-bonding coating, the second voice coil is formed by winding a second wire with self-bonding coating, the first voice coil and the second voice coil are positioned close to each other and bonded together, the first voice coil and the second voice coil are connected in series or in parallel, the connecting coil is formed by winding a third wire, and the density of the third wire is less than or equal to that of the first wire and the second wire.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: GOERTEK INC.Inventors: Yue Zhao, Xinglong Wang, Jianjian Wang
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Patent number: 11832054Abstract: Sound-producing acoustic receivers are disclosed. The acoustic receiver includes a receiver housing with a first internal volume and a second internal volume, a first diaphragm separating the first internal volume into a first front volume and a first back volume such that the first front volume has a first sound outlet port, a second diaphragm separating the second internal volume into a second front volume and a second back volume such that the second front volume has a second sound outlet port, a motor disposed at least partially inside the housing such that the motor including an armature mechanically coupled to both the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, an acoustic seal between the first front volume and the second back volume such that the acoustic seal accommodates the mechanical coupling of the armature to one of the first diaphragm or the second diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLCInventors: Shehab Albahri, Yahui Zhang, Kalyan Nadella, Thomas Miller, Christopher Monti, Charles King, Jose Salazar
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Patent number: 11825266Abstract: Microphones including a housing defining a cavity, a plurality of conductors positioned within the cavity, at least one dielectric bar positioned within the cavity, and a transducer diaphragm. The conductors are structured to move in response to pressure changes while the housing remains fixed. A first conductor generates first electrical signals responsive to the pressure changes resulting from changes in an atmospheric pressure. A second conductor generates second electrical signals responsive to the pressure changes resulting from acoustic activity. The dielectric bar is fixed with respect to the cavity and remains fixed under the pressure changes. The dielectric bar is adjacent to at least one of the conductors. In response to an applied pressure that is an atmospheric pressure and/or an acoustic pressure, the transducer diaphragm exerts a force on the housing and displaces at least a portion of conductors with respect to the dielectric bar.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLCInventors: Mohsin Nawaz, Shubham Shubham, David Schafer, Michael Pedersen, Claus Furst, Mohammad Shajaan, Jay Cech
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Patent number: 11825265Abstract: An electrostatic transducer, a diaphragm (2) therefor, and corresponding methods of manufacture are disclosed. The electrostatic FIG. 1 transducer is preferably for use in a motor vehicle. A composite laminated diaphragm (2) is manufactured by providing a first insulating layer (4), providing a conductive layer (6) on a surface of the first insulating layer (4), and bonding a second insulating layer (10) to the conductive layer (6) such that the second insulating layer (10) extends over the conductive layer (6). The first and second insulating layers (4, 10) each comprise a sheet of uncharged insulating material. The thickness of the composite laminated diaphragm (2) is less than 20 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: WARWICK ACOUSTICS LIMITEDInventors: Benjamin Martin Lisle, Julian David Fordham, James Hedges, David Rhys Lewis
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Patent number: 11825284Abstract: Provided is an acoustic diaphragm with required properties for a vibrating part and an edge part thereof. The acoustic diaphragm comprises a vibrating part 11 and an edge part 12 located at an outer periphery of the vibrating part, wherein the vibrating part comprises a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (TLCP) having a certain composition; the edge part comprises a TLCP having a same composition as the TLCP of the vibrating part; and the vibrating part 11 and the edge part 12 have elastic moduli Ed and Ee measured by nanoindentation technique, respectively, which satisfy the following formula: Ed>Ee. For example, a ratio Ed/Ee of the elastic modulus Ed of the vibrating part 11 to the elastic modulus Ee of the edge part 12 may fall within a range of from 1.05 to 5.0.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Sunamoto, Xianwen Zhang
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Patent number: 11818562Abstract: An actuator module includes a base plate extending in a plane, a voice coil connected to the base plate, and a magnet assembly that includes a back side facing the base plate and a front side facing away from the base plate. The magnet assembly includes a base layer and sidewalls defining a cup and an inner element including a center magnet mounted within the cup. The sidewalls include a first and second pair of sidewalls. The actuator module includes a rigid frame attached to the base plate, the rigid frame including four stubs. The actuator module also includes a plurality of springs suspending the magnet assembly relative to the frame and base plate, the plurality of springs including a first spring attached to the frame at a first pair of the four stubs and a second spring attached to the frame at a second pair of the four stubs.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Neil John Harris, Timothy A. Gladwin, Rajiv Bernard Gomes, Anthony King, Jason David Walker
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Patent number: 11812211Abstract: A microphone includes a housing. The microphone includes a windscreen coupled with the housing. The windscreen and the housing define a central volume. The microphone includes an audio module within the central volume. The audio module includes a receiver capsule, a carrier unit coupled with the receiver capsule, and a counterweight coupled with the carrier unit. The microphone includes a suspension element that is coupled with the housing and carrier unit to suspend the audio module within the central volume. The suspension element includes an inner body that contacts the carrier unit. The suspension element includes first and second flanges extending outward from the inner body. The first and second flange are fixedly coupled with the housing. A cross-section of the first and second flange includes an arched region that extends at least partially to an inner wall of the housing. The arched regions are oriented in opposite directions.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Clayton Christopher Williamson, Tzyy-Woei Richard Sung, Adam Kirk Bennett, Matthew Fumio Yamamoto, Aron Michael Rosenberg
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Patent number: 11805372Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a MEMS chip including a capacitance system and a substrate with a back cavity. The capacitance system includes a back plate and a membrane; the substrate is located on one side of the membrane away from the back plate, including a first surface opposite to the membrane, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an inner wall connecting the first surface and the second surface and enclosing the back cavity; the inner wall includes a first opening close to the membrane, having a first width along a first direction perpendicular with a vibration direction of the membrane, and a second opening away from the membrane, having a second width smaller than the first width along the first direction. The resonance frequency of the MEMS chip has been effectively improved and the SNR is simultaneously high.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhuanzhuan Zhao, Linlin Wang, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 11805373Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a MEMS chip which includes a substrate, a back plate fixed on the substrate, and a membrane fixed on the substrate and located above the back plate. A sealed space is formed between the membrane and the back plate. A support pillar is received in the sealed space. Two ends of the support pillar along a vibration direction of the membrane are separately fixed on the membrane and the back plate. As a result, when decreasing the volume of the back cavity, the resonance frequency of the MEMS chip has been effectively improved and the SNR is simultaneously high. Furthermore, the support pillar can effectively improve the reliability and crack resistance of the membrane.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhuanzhuan Zhao, Linlin Wang, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 11800288Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Goertek Inc.Inventors: Shuqiang Wang, Bing Hui, Fengguang Ling, Chun Li, Chunfa Liu
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Patent number: 11800303Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Earlens CorporationInventors: Daniel J. Freed, Sunil Puria
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Patent number: 11780726Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLCInventors: Michael Kuntzman, Michael Pedersen, Faisal Zaman, Xin Song, Vahid Naderyan
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Patent number: 11778389Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11778364Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.Inventor: Carmine J. Bonanno
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Patent number: 11778386Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Goertek Inc.Inventor: Xiaodong Guo