Patents by Inventor Ellen I. Searl
Ellen I. Searl 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: 10015581Abstract: A microphone adaptor comprises a body having a first end, a second end, and an opening extending from the first end to the second end. The second end is in communication with an electro-acoustic driver. A coupling mechanism is at the first end of the body for receiving a sensing microphone and securing the microphone against the body at a predetermined fixed distance from the electro-acoustic driver.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Lei Cheng, Andrew D. Munro, Benjamin G. K. Peterson, Ellen I. Searl
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Patent number: 9955249Abstract: The subject technology can be embodied in an earpiece that includes a body, a retaining structure, and a movable joint structure. The body includes an acoustic passage for conducting sound waves. The retaining structure is configured to engage with external structural features to hold the body in position, and the movable joint structure is configured to couple the body to the retaining structure. The movable joint structure is also configured to allow angular motion of the body with respect to the retaining structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Ellen I. Searl, Michael O Connell
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Publication number: 20170358291Abstract: A microphone adaptor comprises a body having a first end, a second end, and an opening extending from the first end to the second end. The second end is in communication with an electro-acoustic driver. A coupling mechanism is at the first end of the body for receiving a sensing microphone and securing the microphone against the body at a predetermined fixed distance from the electro-acoustic driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Lei Cheng, Andrew D. Munro, Benjamin G.K. Peterson, Ellen I. Searl
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Patent number: 9813794Abstract: An in-ear headphone comprises an earbud body constructed and arranged for positioning in an ear canal of a wearer, and configured to have a distal end farther into the ear canal than a proximal end. The earbud body includes a cavity and an opening to the cavity. The in-ear headphone further comprises a transducer in the opening to the cavity, a portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening; a microphone at the distal end of the earbud body; an earbud tip on the earbud body and complying with a surface of the earbud body; and an acoustically resistive mesh structure at a distal end of the earbud tip. The mesh structure covers the microphone and the portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
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Patent number: 9716936Abstract: An in-ear headphone comprises an earbud body constructed and arranged for positioning in an ear canal of a wearer, and configured to have a distal end farther into the ear canal than a proximal end. The earbud body includes a cavity and an opening to the cavity. The in-ear headphone further comprises a transducer in the opening to the cavity, a portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening; a microphone at the distal end of the earbud body; an earbud tip on the earbud body and complying with a surface of the earbud body; and an acoustically resistive mesh structure at a distal end of the earbud tip. The mesh structure covers the microphone and the portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
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Publication number: 20170188128Abstract: An in-ear headphone comprises an earbud body constructed and arranged for positioning in an ear canal of a wearer, and configured to have a distal end farther into the ear canal than a proximal end. The earbud body includes a cavity and an opening to the cavity. The in-ear headphone further comprises a transducer in the opening to the cavity, a portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening; a microphone at the distal end of the earbud body; an earbud tip on the earbud body and complying with a surface of the earbud body; and an acoustically resistive mesh structure at a distal end of the earbud tip. The mesh structure covers the microphone and the portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
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Publication number: 20170155994Abstract: An in-ear headphone comprises an earbud body constructed and arranged for positioning in an ear canal of a wearer, and configured to have a distal end farther into the ear canal than a proximal end. The earbud body includes a cavity and an opening to the cavity. The in-ear headphone further comprises a transducer in the opening to the cavity, a portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening; a microphone at the distal end of the earbud body; an earbud tip on the earbud body and complying with a surface of the earbud body; and an acoustically resistive mesh structure at a distal end of the earbud tip. The mesh structure covers the microphone and the portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
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Patent number: 9635452Abstract: An in-ear headphone comprises an earbud body constructed and arranged for positioning in an ear canal of a wearer, and configured to have a distal end farther into the ear canal than a proximal end. The earbud body includes a cavity and an opening to the cavity. The in-ear headphone further comprises a transducer in the opening to the cavity, a portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening; a microphone at the distal end of the earbud body; an earbud tip on the earbud body and complying with a surface of the earbud body; and an acoustically resistive mesh structure at a distal end of the earbud tip. The mesh structure covers the microphone and the portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
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Publication number: 20170041701Abstract: An in-ear headphone comprises an earbud body constructed and arranged for positioning in an ear canal of a wearer, and configured to have a distal end farther into the ear canal than a proximal end. The earbud body includes a cavity and an opening to the cavity. The in-ear headphone further comprises a transducer in the opening to the cavity, a portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening; a microphone at the distal end of the earbud body; an earbud tip on the earbud body and complying with a surface of the earbud body; and an acoustically resistive mesh structure at a distal end of the earbud tip. The mesh structure covers the microphone and the portion of the transducer facing outward from the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
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Publication number: 20160073186Abstract: The subject technology can be embodied in an earpiece that includes a body, a retaining structure, and a movable joint structure. The body includes an acoustic passage for conducting sound waves. The retaining structure is configured to engage with external structural features to hold the body in position, and the movable joint structure is configured to couple the body to the retaining structure. The movable joint structure is also configured to allow angular motion of the body with respect to the retaining structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Ellen I. Searl, Michael O Connell