Patents by Inventor Bill Yang

Bill Yang 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).

  • Patent number: 9762991
    Abstract: An in-ear headset module including a housing, an earpad, a speaker unit and a microphone is provided. The housing has a chamber and an audio outlet communicated with the chamber. The earpad is disposed outside the housing. The speaker unit and the microphone are disposed in the chamber, and the microphone is located between the speaker unit and the audio outlet. The diameter of the microphone is smaller than or equal to 6 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: 9621995
    Abstract: A vibrating element including a diaphragm, a voice coil and a stiffening layer is provided. The diaphragm has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface includes a first conductive region and a second conductive region. The voice coil is disposed on the first surface. Two ends of the voice coil are electrically connected to the first conductive region and the second conductive region. The stiffening layer is disposed on the diaphragm. The diaphragm has a center region, which is enclosed and circled by the voice coil and includes an area of the diaphragm above the voice coil. The region outside the center region includes an inner circled zone and an outer circled zone surrounding the inner circled zone. At least one end of the voice coil is located in the inner circled zone and the stiffening layer covers the inner circled zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: COTRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Publication number: 20170048608
    Abstract: An in-ear headset module including a housing, an earpad, a speaker unit and a microphone is provided. The housing has a chamber and an audio outlet communicated with the chamber. The earpad is disposed outside the housing. The speaker unit and the microphone are disposed in the chamber, and the microphone is located between the speaker unit and the audio outlet. The diameter of the microphone is smaller than or equal to 6 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Publication number: 20170026736
    Abstract: A circumaural earphone adapted to be worn on a head of a user is provided. The circumaural earphone includes a main frame, two adjusting modules and two earphone cups. The two adjusting modules are connected to two opposite ends of the main frame respectively. The two earphone cups are connected to the two adjusting modules respectively. Each of the adjusting modules is rotated to drive the corresponding earphone cup to move close to or away from the head of the user so as to adjust a clamping force applied to the head of the user by the two earphone cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Publication number: 20160192052
    Abstract: An audio device including a signal cable and a control unit is provided. The control unit includes a case, a metal circuit and a microphone. The case has an appearance surface and an insulating inner surface. The metal circuit is disposed on the insulating inner surface, directly contacted with the insulating inner surface and electrically connected to the signal cable. The microphone is disposed on the insulating inner surface and bonded to the metal circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: COTRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Publication number: 20150350791
    Abstract: A vibrating element including a diaphragm, a voice coil and a stiffening layer is provided. The diaphragm has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface includes a first conductive region and a second conductive region. The voice coil is disposed on the first surface. Two ends of the voice coil are electrically connected to the first conductive region and the second conductive region. The stiffening layer is disposed on the diaphragm. The diaphragm has a center region, which is enclosed and circled by the voice coil and includes an area of the diaphragm above the voice coil. The region outside the center region includes an inner circled zone and an outer circled zone surrounding the inner circled zone. At least one end of the voice coil is located in the inner circled zone and the stiffening layer covers the inner circled zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: COTRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: 9173017
    Abstract: A circumaural earphone and a decorating strap thereof are provided. The circumaural earphone includes two earphone cups, a main strap, a decorating strap, a photosensitive switch, a power supplier and a light emitter. Two ends of the main strap are connected with the two earphone cups. Two ends of the decorating strap are detachably connected with the two earphone cups or the main strap. The photosensitive switch is disposed in one of the two earphone cups, the main strap or the decorating strap. The power supplier is disposed in one of the two earphone cups, the main strap or the decorating strap. The light emitter is disposed in the decorating strap and electrically connected with the power supplier through the photosensitive switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: 9055369
    Abstract: An earphone including a housing, a bracket, a first speaker unit and a second speaker unit is provided. The bracket disposed inside the housing includes a front plate, a first tube portion, a second tube portion and at least one connecting portion. The first tube portion is connected to the front plate. The second tube portion is separated from the first tube portion. The first tube portion is between the front plate and the second tube portion. The connecting portion connects the first tube portion and the second tube portion. The front plate has a central hole and surrounding holes. The second accommodating space is communicated to a main audio-output path of the housing through the surrounding holes. The first speaker unit is disposed in a first accommodating space of the first tube portion. The second speaker unit is disposed in a second accommodating space of the second tube portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: 9042587
    Abstract: A headphone including two earphone cups, a main strap and a decorating strap is provided. Two ends of the main strap are connected to the earphone cups. Two ends of the decorating strap are detachably connected to the earphone cups or the main strap and rotatable corresponding to the earphone cups or the main strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Publication number: 20150030176
    Abstract: An earphone including an earphone body, a photosensitive switch, a power supplier and a light emitter is provided. The photosensitive switch, the power supplier and the light emitter are disposed on the earphone body. The light emitter is electrically connected to power supplier through the photosensitive switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: COTRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Publication number: 20150030193
    Abstract: A circumaural earphone and a decorating strap thereof are provided. The circumaural earphone includes two earphone cups, a main strap, a decorating strap, a photosensitive switch, a power supplier and a light emitter. Two ends of the main strap are connected with the two earphone cups. Two ends of the decorating strap are detachably connected with the two earphone cups or the main strap. The photosensitive switch is disposed in one of the two earphone cups, the main strap or the decorating strap. The power supplier is disposed in one of the two earphone cups, the main strap or the decorating strap. The light emitter is disposed in the decorating strap and electrically connected with the power supplier through the photosensitive switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: 8908899
    Abstract: An earphone is provided. The earphone includes an audio cable, a cable-splitting sheath, two earphone bodies and a slidable clipper. The audio cable includes a first cable, a second cable and a main cable. The cable-splitting sheath includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end is connected to the main cable and the second end is connected to the first cable and the second cable. The first cable and the second cable are connected to the earphone bodies respectively. The slidable clipper includes a clipping portion suitable for clipping an object so as to fix the first cable and the second cable to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: 8897478
    Abstract: An earphone including a housing, a speaker, a tuning mechanism and an acoustic damper is provided. The housing has a sound-output opening. The speaker is disposed at the sound-output opening. The speaker and the housing together define a compartment. The speaker has an inner chamber and a through hole for communicating the inner chamber and the compartment. The tuning mechanism is movably disposed at the housing and extended into the compartment. The acoustic damper is disposed between the tuning mechanism and the speaker, and located at the through hole. The tuning mechanism is configured to move to compress or release the acoustic damper for adjusting the air permeability of the acoustic damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: 8873791
    Abstract: An earphone including a housing, a speaker, a plurality of porous materials and a tuning mechanism is provided. The housing has a containing space, a sound-output opening and a plurality of tuning holes, wherein the containing space communicates with outside of the housing through the tuning holes. Areas of the tuning holes are substantially the same. The speaker is disposed at the sound-output opening and located in the containing space. The air permeability of each porous material are different, and the porous materials cover the tuning holes correspondingly. The tuning mechanism is disposed at the housing and shields at least one of the tuning holes selectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: D716272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: D717772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: D718286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: D719550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: D719551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang
  • Patent number: D738861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Cotron Corporation
    Inventor: Bill Yang