Patents by Inventor Eric Douglas Curtiss

Eric Douglas Curtiss 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: 11696058
    Abstract: Various implementations include audio devices and components of such devices. Certain implementations include an audio device with a sealing member for providing a substantially water resistant seal. Certain additional implementations include an audio device with an internal heat sink for transferring heat away from device components such as a control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Douglas Curtiss, Karl Edward Jacobson, Colin Taylor Mosgrove, Brenton Harry Eva
  • Patent number: 11589163
    Abstract: Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation, a headband for a headphone system, includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, where the earcup mount allows for both translation and rotation of an earcup relative to the continuous spring section without altering a length of the continuous spring section; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
  • Patent number: 11272287
    Abstract: Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation, a headband for a headphone system, includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, the continuous spring section and the earcup mount forming an arcuate joint, and the earcup mount configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, the friction assembly linearly arranged across the arcuate joint and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section, where the friction assembly includes a coupler having a primary axis extending across the arcuate joint, where the earcup mount rotates off-axis relative to the primary axis of the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
  • Publication number: 20220070582
    Abstract: Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation, a headband for a headphone system, includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, where the earcup mount allows for both translation and rotation of an earcup relative to the continuous spring section without altering a length of the continuous spring section; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
  • Publication number: 20210076114
    Abstract: Various implementations include audio devices and components of such devices. Certain implementations include an audio device with a sealing member for providing a substantially water resistant seal. Certain additional implementations include an audio device with an internal heat sink for transferring heat away from device components such as a control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Douglas Curtiss, Karl Edward Jacobson, Colin Taylor Mosgrove, Brenton Harry Eva
  • Publication number: 20210044900
    Abstract: Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation, a headband for a headphone system, includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, the continuous spring section and the earcup mount forming an arcuate joint, and the earcup mount configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, the friction assembly linearly arranged across the arcuate joint and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section, where the friction assembly includes a coupler having a primary axis extending across the arcuate joint, where the earcup mount rotates off-axis relative to the primary axis of the coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
  • Patent number: 10880628
    Abstract: Various implementations include audio devices and components of such devices. Certain implementations include an audio device with a sealing member for providing a substantially water resistant seal. Certain additional implementations include an audio device with an internal heat sink for transferring heat away from device components such as a control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Douglas Curtiss, Karl Edward Jacobson, Colin Taylor Mosgrove, Brenton Harry Eva
  • Patent number: 10848870
    Abstract: Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation a headband for a headphone system includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, forming an arcuate joint, where the earcup mount is configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section, the friction assembly including a coupler having: an upper collar in the continuous spring section, the upper collar comprising a radial protrusion; and a lower collar in the earcup mount, the lower collar comprising a rotation stop for interacting with the radial protrusion in the upper collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
  • Publication number: 20200336831
    Abstract: Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation a headband for a headphone system includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, forming an arcuate joint, where the earcup mount is configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section, the friction assembly including a coupler having: an upper collar in the continuous spring section, the upper collar comprising a radial protrusion; and a lower collar in the earcup mount, the lower collar comprising a rotation stop for interacting with the radial protrusion in the upper collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
  • Patent number: 10743106
    Abstract: Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation a headband for a headphone system includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, where the continuous spring section and the earcup mount form an arcuate joint, and where the earcup mount is configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, the friction assembly linearly arranged across the arcuate joint and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
  • Publication number: 20200196038
    Abstract: Various implementations include audio devices and components of such devices. Certain implementations include an audio device with a sealing member for providing a substantially water resistant seal. Certain additional implementations include an audio device with an internal heat sink for transferring heat away from device components such as a control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Douglas Curtiss, Karl Edward Jacobson, Colin Taylor Mosgrove, Brenton Harry Eva
  • Publication number: 20200053463
    Abstract: Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation a headband for a headphone system includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, where the continuous spring section and the earcup mount form an arcuate joint, and where the earcup mount is configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, the friction assembly linearly arranged across the arcuate joint and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Bennett P. Daley, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Allen Timothy Graff, Richard Arthur Grebe
  • Publication number: 20170070807
    Abstract: A convertible headphone system with headphones having a transducer with a front and a rear, and a back cavity that is fluidly coupled to the rear of the transducer, and an external acoustic structure that defines an acoustic volume. The headphones and the external acoustic structure are configured to be coupled together so as to fluidly couple the back cavity of the headphones to the acoustic volume of the external acoustic structure, to form an expanded back cavity volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan Christopher Silvestri, Mihir D. Shetye, Eric Matthew Wallace, Eric Douglas Curtiss
  • Patent number: 9584901
    Abstract: A convertible headphone system with headphones having a transducer with a front and a rear, and a back cavity that is fluidly coupled to the rear of the transducer, and an external acoustic structure that defines an acoustic volume. The headphones and the external acoustic structure are configured to be coupled together so as to fluidly couple the back cavity of the headphones to the acoustic volume of the external acoustic structure, to form an expanded back cavity volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Christopher Silvestri, Mihir D. Shetye, Eric Matthew Wallace, Eric Douglas Curtiss
  • Patent number: D959407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Jason R. Pupecki, Jonathan Salerno, Alexander Decastro Calachan, Colin Taylor Mosgrove, Eric Douglas Curtiss, Emily L. Ballantyne, Evan Scott Rakusin, Brenton Harry Eva, David Kaphammer