Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Chambers

Thomas D. Chambers 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: 11683631
    Abstract: A flexible arm that is configured to be located between and physically and electrically connect an acoustic module of an open-ear headphone to a battery housing of the open-ear headphone. The flexible arm defines an original resting length and position between the acoustic module and the battery housing. The flexible arm includes a flexible printed circuit that extends through the entire original resting length of the flexible arm and comprises a conductor that is configured to carry electrical energy between the acoustic module and the battery housing. A first interface structure is coupled to one of the acoustic module and the battery housing. A flexible material encases at least some of the flexible printed circuit and at least some of the first interface structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Caitlin Hanson, Robert Knox, Richard Lionel Lanoue, III, Allen Graff, Andrew J. LaFosse, Nathan T. Smith, Edgardo Alicea, Thomas D. Chambers
  • Publication number: 20230011572
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a wireless controller are provided. The wireless controller includes an enclosure having a top and a bottom, each having a substantially circular perimeter, and a side having a height circumferentially around the perimeter of the top and the bottom. A first sensor is configured to detect movement of the enclosure. A processor is coupled to the first sensor and configured to process signals from the first sensor and to send command signals via a wireless interface based at least upon the signals from the first sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Neal Anderson, John Leslie Benton, Santiago Carvajal, Thomas D. Chambers, Fardad Faridi, John Lloyd Goodman, Joel H. Miller, Richard O'Day, Todd R. Reily, Christopher D. Vincent
  • Patent number: D1025898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul C. Williamson, Ethan J. Colburn, Thomas D. Chambers, Richard Lionel Lanoue, George E. P. Chute