Patents by Inventor Paris Tsangaris

Paris Tsangaris 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).

  • Electroacoustic transducer with resistance to shock-waves
    Patent number: 7995789
    Abstract: A transducer comprising a pair of spaced magnets at least partially forming a tunnel having a central axis. A coil having a first and a second side wall and an upper and a lower wall at least partially forms the tunnel. A reed having a central portion extends through the tunnel. The reed has a stationary end, a deflection end, and a tip portion which lies at least partially between the magnets, wherein the reed is mounted for deflection towards or away from the respective magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Paris Tsangaris, Thomas E. Longwell, Thomas E. Miller, Dennis Ray Kirchhoefer, Daniel M. Warren
  • System and method for facilitating listening
    Patent number: 7317997
    Abstract: A system and method for assisting listening wherein an integrated circuit selects one or more audio sources from among a plurality audio sources to be presented to a signal processing circuit. Selection of the audio source can be automatically executed in response to detection of an external magnetic field, such as from a telephone handset, or manually controlled by a user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC.
    Inventors: Steven E. Boor, Paris Tsangaris
  • ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER WITH RESISTANCE TO SHOCK-WAVES
    Publication number: 20070258616
    Abstract: A transducer comprising a pair of spaced magnets at least partially forming a tunnel having a central axis. A coil having a first and a second side wall and an upper and a lower wall at least partially forms the tunnel. A reed having a central portion extends through the tunnel. The reed has a stationary end, a deflection end, and a tip portion which lies at least partially between the magnets, wherein the reed is mounted for deflection towards or away from the respective magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Paris Tsangaris, Thomas Longwell, Thomas Miller, Dennis Kirchhoefer, Daniel Warren
  • Electro-acoustic transducer with resistance to shock-waves
    Patent number: 7236609
    Abstract: A transducer comprising a pair of spaced magnets at least partially forming a tunnel having a central axis. A coil having a first and a second side wall and an upper and a lower wall at least partially forms the tunnel. A reed having a central portion extends through the tunnel. The reed has a stationary end, a deflection end, and a tip portion which lies at least partially between the magnets, wherein the reed is mounted for deflection towards or away from the respective magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC.
    Inventors: Paris Tsangaris, Thomas E. Longwell, Thomas E. Miller, Dennis Ray Kirchhoefer, Daniel M. Warren
  • System and Method for Facilitating Listening
    Publication number: 20060285706
    Abstract: A system and method for assisting listening wherein an integrated circuit selects one or more audio sources from among a plurality audio sources to be presented to a signal processing circuit. Selection of the audio source can be automatically executed in response to detection of an external magnetic field, such as from a telephone handset, or manually controlled by a user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Boor, Paris Tsangaris
  • Shock resistant electroacoustic transducer
    Patent number: 6041131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hearing aid receiver (10) having a coil (12) with a tunnel (14) therethrough, a magnetic structure (16) having a central magnetic gap (18), an armature (20), and a fluid (30, 32) with a viscosity greater than air to provide shock protection to the receiver (10). The tunnel (14) and the magnetic gap (18) collectively form an armature aperture (28). The armature (20) extends through the armature aperture (28). The fluid (30, 32) lies within the armature aperture (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Ray Kirchhoefer, Thomas Edward Miller, Paris Tsangaris