Patents by Inventor Anand A. Parthasarath

Anand A. Parthasarath 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).

  • Publication number: 20160330537
    Abstract: A hybrid headphone includes a variable aperture device configured to reversibly switch the hybrid headphone between an open-back mode of operation and a closed-back mode of operation. Closed-back mode may be used to provide acoustic isolation from ambient noise to improve audio intelligibility of content due to a reduction and/or elimination of the ambient noise. The hybrid headphone may automatically be switched from the open-back mode to the closed-back mode when ANC is activated or in response to a signal or data. The hybrid headphone may include a semi-open-back mode that is between the open-back and closed-back modes. The variable aperture device may be commanded to an open position for the open-back mode, a closed position for the closed-back mode, and a partially open position for the semi-open mode. The variable aperture device may include a shutter, a hole, a port, or a port including a variable acoustic impedance material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: AliphCom
    Inventors: Derek Boyd Barrentine, Anand A. Parthasarath
  • Publication number: 20160330546
    Abstract: A headset (e.g., on-ear headphone, over-ear headphone, earphones, earbuds, in-ear headphone, etc.) may include one or more transducers (e.g., microphones, accelerometers, vibration sensors, etc.) operative to measure leakage of sound generated by a loudspeaker(s) of the headset (e.g., leakage from an imperfect seal between a headset interface and a pinna interface). The headset may receive content from a memory, a wireless communications link (e.g., Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC) and/or from a wired communications link (e.g., a headphone cable or a USB cable). The headset may include systems to detect the leakage and adjust audio parameters (e.g., frequency response, equalization, etc.) caused by the leakage. Active noise cancellation and/or active leakage path(s) may be used to adjust the audio parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: AliphCom
    Inventors: Derek Boyd Barrentine, Anand A. Parthasarath