Patents by Inventor Michael D. Ting

Michael D. Ting 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).

  • Integration of sensors into earphones
    Patent number: 10057675
    Abstract: An in-ear earphone includes a body shaped to fit in the wearer's ear, a nozzle extending from the body towards the ear canal of the wearer's ear, the nozzle including an acoustic passage to conduct sound waves to the ear canal of the wearer, an ear canal sealing structure extending from the nozzle, and a sensor coupled to the nozzle. The sealing structure includes a thin sheet of material forming a hollow shape surrounding the nozzle and sensor, and the body, nozzle, sealing structure, and sensor are arranged such that when the earphone is located in the wearer's ear, the sensor faces the tragus of the ear, and the sealing structure simultaneously forms an acoustic seal to the entrance to the ear canal and provides optical coupling between the sensor and the tragus with minimal air gaps between the sensor, the sealing structure, and the tragus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Harsh Anilkant Mankodi, Kyle DeCubellis, Marko Orescanin, Michael D. Ting, Jonathan D. Turner
  • Integration of Sensors into Earphones
    Publication number: 20170034615
    Abstract: An in-ear earphone includes a body shaped to fit in the wearer's ear, a nozzle extending from the body towards the ear canal of the wearer's ear, the nozzle including an acoustic passage to conduct sound waves to the ear canal of the wearer, an ear canal sealing structure extending from the nozzle, and a sensor coupled to the nozzle. The sealing structure includes a thin sheet of material forming a hollow shape surrounding the nozzle and sensor, and the body, nozzle, sealing structure, and sensor are arranged such that when the earphone is located in the wearer's ear, the sensor faces the tragus of the ear, and the sealing structure simultaneously forms an acoustic seal to the entrance to the ear canal and provides optical coupling between the sensor and the tragus with minimal air gaps between the sensor, the sealing structure, and the tragus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harsh Anilkant Mankodi, Kyle DeCubellis, Marko Orescanin, Michael D. Ting, Jonathan D. Turner
  • Earpieces having flexible flaps
    Patent number: 9462366
    Abstract: Among other things, an ear tip for an earpiece is described. The ear tip comprises a body and two flexible flaps extending from the body. The two flexible flaps together form a generally frusto-conical shape around the body and at least part of the body is partially enclosed by the two flexible flaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan C. Silvestri, Michael D. Ting
  • EARPIECES HAVING FLEXIBLE FLAPS
    Publication number: 20150281819
    Abstract: Among other things, an ear tip for an earpiece is described. The ear tip comprises a body and two flexible flaps extending from the body. The two flexible flaps together form a generally frustro-conical shape around the body and at least part of the body is partially enclosed by the two flexible flaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Ryan C. Silvestri, Michael D. Ting