Patents by Inventor Ton-Kun Ho

Ton-Kun Ho 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: 8144891
    Abstract: An earphone set includes a main device having a digital signal processor, and an earplug has an external microphone and a speaker electrically connected with the digital signal processor respectively. The external microphone converts an external sound wave into an electronic signal and transmits the electronic signal to the digital signal processor for processing. The speaker converts the electronic signal processed by the digital signal processor into a sound wave for output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hong-Ching Her, Hung-Yue Chang, Ton-Kun Ho
  • Patent number: 8130995
    Abstract: An earpiece device includes a housing having a sound output portion, a speaker and a microphone. The speaker disposed in the housing includes a diaphragm and a sound transmitting hole. The diaphragm is located between the sound output portion and the sound transmitting hole. The microphone is disposed in the housing and covers the sound transmitting hole. A sound wave generated within an ear canal would be received by the speaker and delivered through the sound transmitting hole to the microphone for pickup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Ching Her, Hung-Yue Chang, Ton-Kun Ho
  • Publication number: 20090196443
    Abstract: A wireless earphone system includes a main device and two ear-hang devices. The main device having a digital signal processor, a server-end wireless transmitting module and a server-end wireless receiving module electrically connected with the digital signal processor respectively. Each ear-hang device has a microphone, a speaker, a client-end wireless transmitting module electrically connected to the microphone and a client-end wireless receiving module electrically connected to the speaker. The microphone collects an external sound wave and converts the external sound wave into an electronic signal for transmission to the digital signal processor by the client-end wireless transmitting module and the server-end wireless receiving module, and the processed electronic signal is transmitted by the server-end wireless transmitting module and the client-end wireless receiving module to the microphone for converting into a sound wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Ching Her, Hung-Yue Chang, Ton-Kun Ho
  • Publication number: 20090196454
    Abstract: An earphone set includes a main device having a digital signal processor, and an earplug has an external microphone and a speaker electrically connected with the digital signal processor respectively. The external microphone converts an external sound wave into an electronic signal and transmits the electronic signal to the digital signal processor for processing. The speaker converts the electronic signal processed by the digital signal processor into a sound wave for output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Ching Her, Hung-Yue Chang, Ton-Kun Ho
  • Publication number: 20090141924
    Abstract: An earpiece device includes a housing having a sound output portion, a speaker and a microphone. The speaker disposed in the housing includes a diaphragm and a sound transmitting hole. The diaphragm is located between the sound output portion and the sound transmitting hole. The microphone is disposed in the housing and covers the sound transmitting hole. A sound wave generated within an ear canal would be received by the speaker and delivered through the sound transmitting hole to the microphone for pickup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Hong-Ching HER, Hung-Yue Chang, Ton-Kun Ho