Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Haferman

Daniel C. Haferman 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: 20240048886
    Abstract: A headphone includes a cushion assembly, a slider telescopingly received within the cushion assembly, and an earphone. A yoke couples the earphone to the slider. A pivot is disposed at an open end of the slider and couples the yoke to the slider. The pivot includes a barrel that is received within an opening in the yoke. The barrel is secured within the opening via a pin that is inserted into a hole in the yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Allen T. Graff, Daniel C. Haferman, Zhen Xu, Daniel P. Baker
  • Publication number: 20240048885
    Abstract: A headphone includes a cushion assembly and a slider telescopically coupled to the cushion assembly. The slider includes a proximal end that is disposed within the cushion assembly and a distal end extending outward from the cushion assembly. A pivot support is disposed within an opening at the distal end of the slider. A pivot is supported in the pivot support. The headphone also includes an earphone and a yoke that couples the earphone to the slider. The pivot support is secured to the slider via a fastener, and wherein the yoke is pivotable to a position in which it covers the fastener when the headphones are in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Allen T. Graff, Daniel C. Haferman, Zhen Xu, Daniel P. Baker
  • Publication number: 20240048887
    Abstract: A headphone includes a headband and a yoke that is pivotably coupled to the headband. The yoke includes first and second yoke arms that each extend from a pivot point to respective distal ends. An earphone is pivotably coupled to the yoke. The earphone includes an earcup that defines first and second recesses for receiving the distal ends of the yoke arms. The earcup and the yoke are configured such that the distal ends of the yoke arms can be slid into the recesses in the earcup for assembly without elastic deformation of the yoke arms or the earcup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Allen T. Graff, Daniel C. Haferman, Zhen Xu