Patents by Inventor Tapio Juhani Liusvaara

Tapio Juhani Liusvaara 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).

  • Elastomeric shield for miniature microphones
    Patent number: 8284966
    Abstract: An elastic shield comprising an acoustic channel having a sound inlet and a sound outlet, and a hollow portion being adapted to at least partly surround a miniature microphone, or alternatively, arranged to follow an outer contour of a miniature microphone. The present invention further relates to a miniature microphone assembly comprising a miniature microphone having a sound inlet, and an elastic shield comprising an acoustic channel having a sound inlet and a sound outlet, the elastic shield further comprising a hollow portion housing at least part of the miniature microphone in a manner so that the sound outlet of the acoustic channel is aligned with the sound inlet of the miniature microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sonion Mems A/S
    Inventors: Christopher Wilk, Bjarke Pihl Bovbjerg, Tapio Juhani Liusvaara