Patents by Inventor Charles G. Scott

Charles G. Scott 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: 4917504
    Abstract: A lightweight, monaural communications headset is disclosed which is readily adjustable to be worn on either the right or left ear of a wearer. The disclosed headset consists of two housings, one for holding electronic circuitry for the headset, and the other for holding an acoustical transmitter. The two housings are coupled with a swivel or ball-and-socket coupling, so that the device may be positioned behind either the right or left ear of a wearer. The transmitter housing is provided with acoustical port holes on both of its sides to further facilitate the reversible wearing of the device. The disclosed headset is constructed from lightweight materials so that it is self-supporting, and causes minimal discomfort to the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles G. Scott, Robert J. Bernardi
  • Patent number: 4720857
    Abstract: A miniaturized headset for two-way voice communication is supported and positioned by the notch in the concha portion of a wearer's ear. The headset is reversible and may be worn on either the left or right ear. The earpiece includes sound output ports located therein to provide for alignment of a port with the auditory canal of either of the headset wearer's ears. The earpiece is disposed within the concha of the wearer's ear and outside the auditory canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Burris, Robert L. Harris, Victor Kolough, Larry R. Linville, Charles G. Scott, Robert Young
  • Patent number: 4617431
    Abstract: A new voice tube assembly for post-auricle headsets is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, first and second curved, rigid tubular sections are employed to connect a flexible main voice tube section with the top of a post-auricle capsule containing a microphone and a receiver. The curved, rigid tubing sections are rotatable to maximize positional flexibility. In a second aspect of the invention, a shaping wire is included throughout a substantial portion of the length of the main voice tube section. The shaping wire is employed in order to permit the use of thinner and lighter material for the main voice tube section, and to facilitate shaping of the main voice tube section to the geometry of the wearer's face and locating of the open end of the main voice tube section adjacent the wearer's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles G. Scott, Robert L. Harris
  • Patent number: 4335281
    Abstract: A miniaturized headset of the post-auricle type is disclosed. The headset microphone may be located in the capsule, or at the end of a swivelable boom near the wearer's mouth. In either case, the headset capsule is contoured to fit over the mastoid process of the skull, in order to provide better weight distribution, comfort and stability. The headset capsule is further contoured by providing a front-to-back concavity in the upper portions of the capsule's sides, so as to generally conform to the curvature of the wearer's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1982
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles G. Scott, James B. Robertson, Robert L. Harris