Patents by Inventor Timothy Emmott Torres

Timothy Emmott Torres 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).

  • Publication number: 20240073576
    Abstract: An in-ear headphone that includes a device housing that defines an interior cavity; a primary acoustic port formed through the device housing; an acoustic driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the primary acoustic port; a deformable ear tip having a sound channel formed through its length and coupled to the device housing such that the sound channel is aligned with the primary acoustic port; and a magnetic alignment system comprising a first set of magnets coupled to the device housing and a second set of magnets coupled to the deformable ear tip, the magnetic alignment system configured to removably couple the deformable ear tip to the device housing and align the ear tip so that it can only be coupled to the device housing in a single orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Geng Luo, Shota Aoyagi, Timothy Emmott Torres, Sarah B. Gysbers, Qigen Ji
  • Publication number: 20230421940
    Abstract: An in-ear headphone that includes: a device housing that defines an interior cavity; a primary acoustic port formed through the device housing; an acoustic driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the primary acoustic port; and a deformable ear tip having a sound channel formed through its length and coupled to the device housing such that the sound channel is aligned with the primary acoustic port, wherein an angle of the ear tip with respect to the primary acoustic port can changed around an indefinite number of axes to change a position and angle of the ear tip relative to the device housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Geng Luo, Shota Aoyagi, Timothy Emmott Torres
  • Publication number: 20230353924
    Abstract: An earbud comprising: a device housing that defines an interior cavity; a primary acoustic port formed through the device housing; an acoustic driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the primary acoustic port; and a stability anchor protruding away from the device housing at a location adjacent to the primary acoustic port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Geng Luo, Shota Aoyagi, Timothy Emmott Torres