Patents by Inventor Heinz Epping
Heinz Epping 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: 10194247Abstract: There is provided an electrodynamic sound transducer having a diaphragm capable of vibrating, a vibrating coil coupled to the diaphragm, and a magnet system. The magnet system has a first and a second magnet ring, which are arranged above and below the diaphragm and are radially magnetized. The vibrating coil is arranged between the first and second magnet rings.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Epping
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Patent number: 10136224Abstract: There is provided an electrodynamic sound transducer comprising a chassis and at least one diaphragm which is capable of vibrating and which at its edge has at least two oppositely disposed fixing portions for fixing the diaphragm to the chassis. The edge of the diaphragm is not connected to the chassis between the fixing portions so that the diaphragm can vibrate freely at those locations.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Epping
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Patent number: 10117025Abstract: An electrodynamic sound transducer has a diaphragm, a dome and a surround and a voice coil. The sound transducer further has a first magnet ring and a second magnet ring as part of the magnet system, the first magnet ring and second magnet ring being arranged on opposite sides of the diaphragm. The voice coil is coupled with the diaphragm and is arranged approximately on or outside of the circumference of the first magnet ring and second magnet ring.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Epping
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Patent number: 10110980Abstract: Thus there is provided a guitar amplifier microphone unit including at least one microphone capsule having a respective microphone capsule holder and a frame for holding the at least one microphone capsule holder. The at least one microphone capsule holder is arranged displaceably and/or rotatably on the frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Epping
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Patent number: 9813807Abstract: An ear-canal earpiece having an electroacoustic sound transducer, a sound guide unit having a first and a second end for guiding the sound from the electroacoustic sound transducer to an ear of a user and at least one portion. The ear canal earpiece has a canal having a first end open towards the ear canal and a second outwardly open end. A diaphragm is provided in the canal and extends over the entire cross-section of the canal.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Epping
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Publication number: 20170257704Abstract: There is provided an electrodynamic sound transducer comprising a chassis and at least one diaphragm which is capable of vibrating and which at its edge has at least two oppositely disposed fixing portions for fixing the diaphragm to the chassis. The edge of the diaphragm is not connected to the chassis between the fixing portions so that the diaphragm can vibrate freely at those locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventor: Heinz Epping
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Publication number: 20170188156Abstract: There is provided an electrodynamic sound transducer having a diaphragm capable of vibrating, a vibrating coil coupled to the diaphragm, and a magnet system. The magnet system has a first and a second magnet ring, which are arranged above and below the diaphragm and are radially magnetized. The vibrating coil is arranged between the first and second magnet rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: Heinz Epping
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Publication number: 20170171653Abstract: Thus there is provided a guitar amplifier microphone unit including at least one microphone capsule having a respective microphone capsule holder and a frame for holding the at least one microphone capsule holder. The at least one microphone capsule holder is arranged displaceably and/or rotatably on the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Epping
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Patent number: 9661419Abstract: A microphone having a microphone capsule is provided. The microphone capsule has a diaphragm carrier, a diaphragm and an adhesive tape ring which is used to fasten the diaphragm to or in the diaphragm carrier. The microphone capsule is in the form of a dynamic sound transducer. A dynamic sound transducer for headphones, earphones or headsets is also provided. The sound transducer has a diaphragm carrier, a diaphragm and a moving coil which is coupled to the diaphragm. In a similar manner to the microphone capsule, the sound transducer has an adhesive tape ring between the diaphragm and the diaphragm carrier, which ring is used to fasten the diaphragm to the diaphragm carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Sennheiser electronics GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Alwin Harms, Heinz Epping, André Michaelis, Günter Pöppel
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Publication number: 20170134861Abstract: An electrodynamic sound transducer has a diaphragm, a dome and a surround and a voice coil. The sound transducer further has a first magnet ring and a second magnet ring as part of the magnet system, the first magnet ring and second magnet ring being arranged on opposite sides of the diaphragm. The voice coil is coupled with the diaphragm and is arranged approximately on or outside of the circumference of the first magnet ring and second magnet ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Epping
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Patent number: 9628925Abstract: An ear canal earpiece comprising an electroacoustic sound transducer, a first sound guide unit for guiding the sound from the electroacoustic sound transducer, a second sound guide unit for prolonging the first sound guide unit, a third sound guide unit whose outside contour is matched to an inside contour of an ear canal of a user and which surrounds the second sound guide unit, and a sound wall in the region of the second sound guide unit, wherein the sound wall extends between the second and third sound guide units.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Senheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinz Epping, André Michaelis
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Publication number: 20160212529Abstract: An ear-canal earpiece having an electroacoustic sound transducer, a sound guide unit having a first and a second end for guiding the sound from the electroacoustic sound transducer to an ear of a user and at least one portion. The ear canal earpiece has a canal having a first end open towards the ear canal and a second outwardly open end. A diaphragm is provided in the canal and extends over the entire cross-section of the canal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz EPPING
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Publication number: 20160066111Abstract: An ear canal earpiece comprising an electroacoustic sound transducer, a first sound guide unit for guiding the sound from the electroacoustic sound transducer, a second sound guide unit for prolonging the first sound guide unit, a third sound guide unit whose outside contour is matched to an inside contour of an ear canal of a user and which surrounds the second sound guide unit, and a sound wall in the region of the second sound guide unit, wherein the sound wall extends between the second and third sound guide units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinz Epping, André Michaelis
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Publication number: 20150086058Abstract: A microphone having a microphone capsule (10) is provided. The microphone capsule (10) has a diaphragm carrier (40), a diaphragm (20) and an adhesive tape ring (30) which is used to fasten the diaphragm (20) to or in the diaphragm carrier (40). The microphone capsule (10) is in the form of a dynamic sound transducer. A dynamic sound transducer for headphones, earphones or headsets is also provided. The sound transducer has a diaphragm carrier (40), a diaphragm (20) and a moving coil (22) which is coupled to the diaphragm. In a similar manner to the microphone capsule, the sound transducer has an adhesive tape ring (30) between the diaphragm (20) and the diaphragm carrier, which ring is used to fasten the diaphragm (20) to the diaphragm carrier (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Alwin Harms, Heinz Epping, André Michaelis, Günter Pöppel
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Patent number: 8971545Abstract: There is provided an earpiece having a first side towards the ear, an acoustic transducer for outputting a sound signal and a sound guide element having a first end and a second end. In that case the first end faces the acoustic transducer and the second end faces the first end of the (ear canal) earpiece. The sound guide element serves for guiding the sound signal to an ear canal of a user. The sound guide element has a first opening at its second end. The (ear canal) earpiece also has at least one volume element which delimits a volume and which has at least one second opening for connecting the volume to the first end of the ear canal earpiece.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Epping
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Patent number: 8879777Abstract: There is provided a dynamic electroacoustic transducer comprising a diaphragm and an oscillator coil which is fixed to the diaphragm in an oscillator coil portion. The diaphragm has a first portion within the oscillator coil portion and a second portion between the oscillator coil portion and an edge of the diaphragm. The diaphragm has at least one stiffening portion in the region of the second portion, which is of a different stiffness from the second portion of the diaphragm. The stiffening portion is of a such a configuration that a wobble movement of the diaphragm is substantially compensated.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Epping
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Publication number: 20140146994Abstract: There is provided a dynamic electroacoustic transducer comprising a diaphragm and an oscillator coil which is fixed to the diaphragm in an oscillator coil portion. The diaphragm has a first portion within the oscillator coil portion and a second portion between the oscillator coil portion and an edge of the diaphragm. The diaphragm has at least one stiffening portion in the region of the second portion, which is of a different stiffness from the second portion of the diaphragm. The stiffening portion is of a such a configuration that a wobble movement of the diaphragm is substantially compensated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz EPPING
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Patent number: 8731231Abstract: There is provided a dynamic sound transducer having a diaphragm system (10) which has at least a first and second metallized surface (11) which are separated from each other by an insulating surface (12). The dynamic sound transducer further has a moving coil (20) with a coil wire (25). An end of the coil wire is electrically conductingly connected to the first metallized surface (11) and the other end of the coil wire is electrically conductingly connected to the second metallized surface (11).Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Till Teske-Fischer, Markus Kuhr, Vladimir Gorelik, Dirk Hackbarth, Heinz Epping, Burkhard Markmann, Axel Grell, Andre Michaelis
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Patent number: 8477969Abstract: There is provided a condenser microphone including a microphone capsule having a diaphragm and a capsule mounting, and a sound guide unit for guiding sound. The sound guide unit is provided at at least one side of the capsule mounting.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinz Epping, Alexander Nowak
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Publication number: 20120099744Abstract: There is provided a condenser microphone including a microphone capsule having a diaphragm and a capsule mounting, and a sound guide unit for guiding sound. The sound guide unit is provided at at least one side of the capsule mounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventors: Heinz EPPING, Alexander Nowak