Patents by Inventor Allen Timothy Graff
Allen Timothy Graff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11589163Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
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Patent number: 11272287Abstract: 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, the continuous spring section and the earcup mount forming an arcuate joint, and the earcup mount configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, the friction assembly linearly arranged across the arcuate joint and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section, where the friction assembly includes a coupler having a primary axis extending across the arcuate joint, where the earcup mount rotates off-axis relative to the primary axis of the coupler.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
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Publication number: 20220070582Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
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Publication number: 20210044900Abstract: 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, the continuous spring section and the earcup mount forming an arcuate joint, and the earcup mount configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, the friction assembly linearly arranged across the arcuate joint and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section, where the friction assembly includes a coupler having a primary axis extending across the arcuate joint, where the earcup mount rotates off-axis relative to the primary axis of the coupler.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
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Patent number: 10848870Abstract: 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, forming an arcuate joint, where the earcup mount is configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section, the friction assembly including a coupler having: an upper collar in the continuous spring section, the upper collar comprising a radial protrusion; and a lower collar in the earcup mount, the lower collar comprising a rotation stop for interacting with the radial protrusion in the upper collar.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
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Publication number: 20200336831Abstract: 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, forming an arcuate joint, where the earcup mount is configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section, the friction assembly including a coupler having: an upper collar in the continuous spring section, the upper collar comprising a radial protrusion; and a lower collar in the earcup mount, the lower collar comprising a rotation stop for interacting with the radial protrusion in the upper collar.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
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Patent number: 10743106Abstract: 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 continuous spring section and the earcup mount form an arcuate joint, and where the earcup mount is configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, the friction assembly linearly arranged across the arcuate joint and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
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Patent number: 10670890Abstract: Various aspects include audio eyeglasses with through-hinge wiring configurations. In particular aspects, audio eyeglasses include: a frame for resting on a head of a user, the frame comprising: a lens region; a pair of arms extending from the lens region; and a hinge coupling the lens region and one of the pair of arms, the hinge comprising: a body; a friction element coupled to the body for damping the movement of the arm relative to the lens region; and a cavity within the body, the cavity sized to accommodate a cable extending therethrough, the hinge permitting movement of the arm relative to the lens region; and an electro-acoustic transducer at least partially housed in the frame and comprising a sound-radiating surface for providing an audio output.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Allen Timothy Graff, Cedric Bosch, Nathan David Schaal, Edgardo Alicea, Vincent James Lee, Ryan Richard Meganck
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Publication number: 20200053463Abstract: 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 continuous spring section and the earcup mount form an arcuate joint, and where the earcup mount is configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, the friction assembly linearly arranged across the arcuate joint and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
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Publication number: 20200041821Abstract: Various aspects include audio eyeglasses with through-hinge wiring configurations. In particular aspects, audio eyeglasses include: a frame for resting on a head of a user, the frame comprising: a lens region; a pair of arms extending from the lens region; and a hinge coupling the lens region and one of the pair of arms, the hinge comprising: a body; a friction element coupled to the body for damping the movement of the arm relative to the lens region; and a cavity within the body, the cavity sized to accommodate a cable extending therethrough, the hinge permitting movement of the arm relative to the lens region; and an electro-acoustic transducer at least partially housed in the frame and comprising a sound-radiating surface for providing an audio output.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Allen Timothy Graff, Cedric Bosch, Nathan David Schaal, Edgardo Alicea, Vincent James Lee, Ryan Richard Meganck
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Patent number: 10353221Abstract: Various aspects include audio eyeglasses with through-hinge wiring configurations. In particular aspects, audio eyeglasses include: a frame for resting on a head of a user, the frame having: a lens region; a pair of arms extending from the lens region; and a hinge coupling the lens region and one of the pair of arms, the hinge including: a body; and a cavity within the body, the cavity sized to accommodate a cable extending therethrough, the hinge permitting movement of the arm relative to the lens region; and an electro-acoustic transducer at least partially housed in the frame and having a sound-radiating surface for providing an audio output.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Allen Timothy Graff, Cedric Bosch, Nathan David Schaal, Edgardo Alicea, Vincent James Lee, Ryan Richard Meganck