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).

  • Patent number: 10015581
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lei Cheng, Andrew D. Munro, Benjamin G. K. Peterson, Ellen I. Searl
  • Patent number: 9955249
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Ellen I. Searl, Michael O Connell
  • Publication number: 20170358291
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Lei Cheng, Andrew D. Munro, Benjamin G.K. Peterson, Ellen I. Searl
  • Patent number: 9813794
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
  • Patent number: 9716936
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
  • Publication number: 20170188128
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
  • Publication number: 20170155994
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
  • Patent number: 9635452
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
  • Publication number: 20170041701
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Lei Cheng, Ellen I. Searl, Joseph Jankovsky
  • Publication number: 20160073186
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Ellen I. Searl, Michael O Connell