Body Contact Wave Transfer (e.g., Bone Conduction Earphone, Larynx Microphone) Patents (Class 381/151)
  • Patent number: 11957908
    Abstract: A device for enhancing mandibular bone growth can include left and right head modules, a headband linking the left and right head modules and supporting the head modules, at least one transmitter circuit fixed to respective left and right head modules, left and right electrodes configured for receiving the transmitted electromagnetic field, and left and right transmitter antenna rods fixed to the left and right electrodes for receiving signals from the transmitter. The transmitter circuit can include a power supply, a driver, and at least one transmitter capable of transmitting an electromagnetic field for transmission to the patient's mandible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Afnan Mohammad Alassiri, Ali Mohamed Eltamaly, Ali Awad Alrahlah
  • Patent number: 11962967
    Abstract: Device for reproducing sounds, in particular sounds intended to be perceived by a subject using said device, comprising a containment element in which a transducer, preferably of an electro-acoustic type, is housed, which is configured to emit vibrations substantially corresponding to the sound to be reproduced, and a liquid or gel state medium which is contained inside said containment element, said medium being configured to transmit the sound vibrations generated by said transducer to a transmission element intended to be applied in direct contact with a body area of said user, thereby transmitting said sound vibrations to said body area, wherein the containment element consists of a single housing chamber and the transducer is immersed entirely or partially in the medium inside said chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Rocco Giovannoni
  • Patent number: 11930329
    Abstract: Method and devices for testing a headphone with increased sensation are provided. The headphone can filter and amplify low frequency audio signals, which are then sent to a haptic device in the headphone. The haptic device can cause bass sensations at the top of the skull and at both ear cups. The testing system can evaluate the haptic and acoustic sensations produced by the headphone to evaluate if they have been properly assembled and calibrate the headphones if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF SILICON VALLEY, INC.
    Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 11910166
    Abstract: An external component of a bone conduction device, including a vibrator and a platform configured to transfer vibrations from the vibrator to skin of the recipient, wherein the vibrator and platform are configured to quick connect and quick disconnect to and from, respectively, one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: David Nathan Morris, Marcus Andersson, Göran Björn, Kristian Gunnar Asnes, Carl Van Himbeeck
  • Patent number: 11902735
    Abstract: An artificial-reality device for audio playback is provided. The artificial-reality device includes: (i) a head-mounted display including at least one lens, and (ii) one or more transducers, coupled to the head-mounted display. The transducers are configured to generate signals that vibrate the at least one lens of the head-mounted display. The at least one lens generates acoustic waves that correspond to media presented by the head-mounted display when vibrated by the one or more transducers. Characteristics of the signals generated by the one or more transducers cause the acoustic waves generated by the at least one lens to be directed towards at least one ear of a user of the artificial reality device. Values of the characteristics for the signals are determined based on: (i) the media presented by the head-mounted display and (ii) characteristics of the at least one lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Morteza Khaleghimeybodi
  • Patent number: 11871810
    Abstract: A communication helmet includes a helmet, a fixing belt, and a speaker module. The helmet has a head cavity for protecting a human head. Such helmet may be any known or new types of helmets for protecting soldiers, riders, policemen, working men in architecture building or in another engineering facilities, or for any other purposes and uses. The fixing belt has two belt ends connecting to two sides of the helmet. The fixing belt and the helmet together form a head container for fitting the human head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Tai Hong Chen
  • Patent number: 11865338
    Abstract: A body worn device, including a chassis and a functional suite supported by the chassis, wherein the device is configured to be worn on a recipient of a prosthesis, and the device is configured such that the functional suite automatically provides second functionality when the chassis is removed from the body of the recipient, the second functionality being related to the prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Rowan Christopher Page, Kenneth Oplinger
  • Patent number: 11861266
    Abstract: A system, method, and wireless earpieces for implementing a virtual assistant. A request is received from a user to be implemented by wireless earpieces. A virtual assistant is executed on the wireless earpieces. An action is implemented to fulfill the request utilizing the virtual assistant. The wireless earpieces may be a set of wireless earpieces and the virtual assistant may be implemented independently by the wireless earpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: BRAGI GMBH
    Inventor: Peter Vincent Boesen
  • Patent number: 11856371
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for own-voice sensing in hearing assistance devices. One aspect of the present subject matter includes an in-the-ear (ITE) hearing assistance device adapted to process sounds, including sounds from a wearer's mouth. According to various embodiments, the device includes a hollow plastic housing adapted to be worn in the ear of the wearer and a differential sensor mounted to an interior surface of the housing in an ear canal of the wearer. The differential sensor includes inlets located within the housing and the differential sensor is configured to improve speech intelligibility of sounds from the wearer's mouth, in various embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Howard Burns, Lars Tuborg Jensen
  • Patent number: 11850203
    Abstract: A method for enhancing speech control in a subject includes applying a first vibrotactile stimulation and applying a second vibrotactile stimulation to a thyroid area of the subject. The first vibrotactile stimulation has a first vibrating property and the second vibrotactile stimulation has a second vibrating property different than the first vibrating property. Example vibrating properties include vibrating frequency, vibrating frequency range, wave shape, continuousness, frequency phase, and direction of mechanical force. A collar may be configured to position the first vibrational transducer and the second vibrational transducer over a neck of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Passy-Muir, Inc.
    Inventors: Christy Leslie Ludlow, Larry Lee Hood
  • Patent number: 11856375
    Abstract: An earpiece (100) and acoustic management module (300) for in-ear canal echo suppression control suitable is provided. The earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) to capture ambient sound, an Ear Canal Receiver (125) to deliver audio content to an ear canal, an Ear Canal Microphone (123) configured to capture internal sound, and a processor (121) to generate a voice activity level (622) and suppress an echo of spoken voice in the electronic internal signal, and mix an electronic ambient signal with an electronic internal signal in a ratio dependent on the voice activity level and a background noise level to produce a mixed signal (323) that is delivered to the ear canal (131).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Staton Techiya LLC
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Goldstein, Marc Andre Boillot, John Usher, Jason McIntosh
  • Patent number: 11849280
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for bone conduction detection are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes memory; machine-readable instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the machine-readable instructions to associate a vibration signal with a voice or with motion, the vibration signal transmitted via a bone structure of a user; permit access to a user application based on the association of the vibration signal with the voice; and deny access to the user application based on the association of the vibration signal with the motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Beverly Klemme, Rajashree Baskaran, Sergio E. Sian
  • Patent number: 11825258
    Abstract: A bone conduction-using headset: a pair of main bodies (200), a pair of unit bodies (220); a pair of suspenders (210), each of the suspenders having a shape of letter “U”; and a connector (240) connected to the main bodies (200) wherein: each of the main bodies extends downward at a rear side R of the ear E of the user P, has a length longer in a longitudinal direction thereof than in a transverse direction thereof; the connector (240) is connected to and extends from ends of the main bodies (200) toward a rear side of a neck N of the user P at a wearing inclination angle a with respect to a longitudinal axis C of the main body (200); and an inner circumference part R of the connector (240) is located around the rear side of the neck N of the user P.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MOBIFREN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ju Won Heo, Kwi Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11805354
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus may include a circuit housing accommodating a control circuit or a battery; an ear hook and a rear hook connected to both ends of the circuit housing, respectively. The ear hook may be at least partially covered by a first protective housing. The rear hook may be at least partially covered by a second protective housing. The first protective housing and the second protective housing at least partially cover a periphery of the circuit housing from both ends of the circuit housing in a sleeve manner, respectively. The loudspeaker apparatus may further include a speaker connected to one end of the ear hook, the speaker including an earphone core and an earphone core housing for accommodating the earphone core. The earphone core housing may include a housing panel facing the human body and a housing back opposite to the housing panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongjian Li, Haofeng Zhang, Fen You
  • Patent number: 11800275
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus may include a support connection member configured to contact with a user's head. The loudspeaker apparatus may include at least one loudspeaker assembly. The loudspeaker assembly may include an earphone core and a core housing configured to accommodate the earphone core. The core housing may be fixedly connected to the support connection member. At least one button module may be arranged on the core housing. The interior of the core housing may further include at least two microphones, and the at least two microphones may be arranged at a position different from a user's mouth. The loudspeaker apparatus may further include a control circuit or a battery accommodated in the support connection member. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Yongjian Li, Wenbing Zhou, Jinbo Zheng, Zhuyang Jiang
  • Patent number: 11781971
    Abstract: A system includes at least one earpiece wherein each earpiece comprises an earpiece housing, a light source operatively connected to each earpiece housing and configured to transmit substantially coherent light toward an outer surface of a user's body, a light receiver operatively connected to the earpiece housing proximate to the light source and configured to receive reflected light from the outer surface of the user's body, and one or more processors disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to the light source and light receiver, wherein one or more processors is configured to determine bone vibration measurements from the reflected light. A method of determining bone vibrations includes providing at least one earpiece, transmitting substantially coherent light toward an outer surface of a user's body using the earpiece, receiving reflected light from the outer surface of the user's body using the earpiece, and determining bone vibration measurements using the earpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: BRAGI GMBH
    Inventor: Lisa Kingscott
  • Patent number: 11770670
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that present spatial audio using the speakers of a wearable audio device and speakers external to the wearable audio device. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems generate spatial audio having a high-frequency component and a low-frequency component. The disclosed systems further generate cross-talk cancellation filters for the low-frequency component of the spatial audio. The disclosed systems can provide the high-frequency component for presentation via speakers of the wearable audio device and the low-frequency component for presentation via the external speakers using the cross-talk cancellation filters. In some cases, the disclosed systems generate the spatial audio or the cross-talk cancellation filters using a personalized interaural display model and/or head-related transfer functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Pablo Francisco Faundez Hoffmann, Tetsuro Oishi
  • Patent number: 11760026
    Abstract: A computationally-designed instrumented intra-oral appliance to optimize the location and coupling of sensors to optimize data integrity while maximizing comfort for the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan Dau, Rich Rydin, Jeff Crandall
  • Patent number: 11765510
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnetic circuit assembly of a bone conduction speaker. The magnetic circuit assembly may generate a first magnetic field. The magnetic circuit assembly may include a first magnetic element, and the first magnetic element may generate a second magnetic field. The magnetic circuit may further include a first magnetic guide element and at least one second magnetic element. The at least one second magnetic element may be configured to surround the first magnetic element and a magnetic gap may be configured between the second magnetic element and the first magnetic element. A magnetic field strength of the first magnetic field within the magnetic gap may exceed a magnetic field strength of the second magnetic field within the magnetic gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11716561
    Abstract: A speaker device is provided, including a circuit housing for accommodating a control circuit or a battery, an ear hook connected to the circuit housing, a core housing for accommodating an earphone core, a button, and an elastic pad. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound. The core housing may be connected to the ear hook through a hinge component, which may rotate to change a location of the core housing relative to the ear hook, thereby making the core housing attach to a front or back of a user's ear. The button may be disposed at a button hole on the circuit housing and move relative to the button hole to generate a control signal for the control circuit. The elastic pad may be disposed between the button and the button hole and hinder a movement therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chaowu Li, Zhuyang Jiang, Fen You
  • Patent number: 11691000
    Abstract: A bone conduction apparatus according to the present invention includes: a decoding unit decoding audio data; a digital-to-analog converter converting the decoded audio data to an analog signal, and outputting an analog audio signal; a bone conduction unit converting the analog audio signal to a bone conduction signal, and outputting the bone conduction signal; a metal electrode placed at an outside of a housing in which the bone conduction unit is provided; a frequency generator generating a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) signal; and a TENS signal amplification unit amplifying the TENS signal, and applying the resulting signal to the metal electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MOBIFREN CO., LTD
    Inventor: Joo Won Heo
  • Patent number: 11696080
    Abstract: Provided is a bone conduction hearing aid device, including: a housing, a piezoelectric vibration assembly and a vibration transmission element, the piezoelectric vibration assembly and the vibration transmission element are both arranged in the housing, a first end of the vibration transmission element is connected with the piezoelectric vibration assembly, a second end of the vibration transmission element is connected with the housing, and the housing includes a vibration output portion that outputs vibration through contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Sonitus Medical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Ji, Qiangling Pu
  • Patent number: 11684112
    Abstract: Methods of enhancing a sensory experience to simulate a live event are provided. One includes providing an audible signal representing sound information; generating a vibration signal based on the audible signal and enhanced information that would be present at the live event; and providing the vibration signal to at least one vibration device for stimulating nerve receptors in a foot area, the vibration signal synchronized with the audible signal to produce a perception in the brain of being present at the live event. Another method includes generating a vibration signal representing vibrations including tactile vibrations for stimulating nerve receptors in a foot to simulate being present at a live event, and vibrations based on reproduced sound information; and providing the signal to at least one vibration device for delivering the vibrations to the feet, the tactile vibrations based on enhanced information different from the sound information and including non-audible elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HapTech Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Brock Maxwell Seiler
  • Patent number: 11683643
    Abstract: An earpiece (100) and acoustic management module (300) for in-ear canal echo suppression control suitable is provided. The earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) to capture ambient sound, an Ear Canal Receiver (125) to deliver audio content to an ear canal, an Ear Canal Microphone (123) configured to capture internal sound, and a processor (121) to generate a voice activity level (622) and suppress an echo of spoken voice in the electronic internal signal, and mix an electronic ambient signal with an electronic internal signal in a ratio dependent on the voice activity level and a background noise level to produce a mixed signal (323) that is delivered to the ear canal (131).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Staton Techiya LLC
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Goldstein, Marc Andre Boillot, John Usher, Jason McIntosh
  • Patent number: 11676568
    Abstract: An apparatus receives a background audio signal from an earpiece microphone. The earpiece microphone is configured to convert sound from a surrounding environment into the background audio signal. The apparatus outputs, to at least one speaker, a primary audio signal with an altered version of the background audio signal. The altered version is selectable, responsive to control by a user of a user interface, between an amount of active noise cancelation of the sound and an amount of reproduction of the sound. One example embodiment is a headset with microphones and speakers for the respective inputs and outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Matti Sakari Hamalainen
  • Patent number: 11659318
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a loudspeaker device. The loudspeaker device includes a support connector configured to be in contact with a head and at least one speaker component. The at least one speaker component may include an earphone core and a core housing for accommodating the earphone core. The core housing may be fixedly connected to the support connector. The core housing may be provided with at least one key module. The support connector may accommodate a control circuit or a battery. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to produce sound. The loudspeaker device of the present disclosure may optimize sound transmission efficiency and increase volume, th ereby improving the user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Yongjian Li, Wenbing Zhou, Jinbo Zheng, Zhuyang Jiang
  • Patent number: 11647977
    Abstract: Devices and methods in which auscultation signals, ultrasound signals, and ambient noise signals may be simultaneously acquired by a same handheld device are provided. Moreover, in some embodiments, electrocardiogram (EKG) may be acquired by the handheld device. One such device includes a housing having a sensor portion at a distal end of the housing, and a handle portion between a proximal end and the distal end of the housing. An ultrasound sensor is positioned at least partially within the sensor portion of the housing, and a first auscultation sensor is positioned at least partially within the sensor portion of the housing. An ambient noise sensor is positioned at least partially within the housing between the handle portion and the proximal end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: EchoNous, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Nieminen
  • Patent number: 11641552
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
  • Patent number: 11641551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present invention and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
  • Patent number: 11638088
    Abstract: A sound collecting device that is located in a first space and collects sounds generated in a second space isolated from the first space by a predetermined plate, comprising a metal plate, a piezoelectric element fixed on an upper surface of the metal plate, a housing that has a tubular shape having opened upper and lower surfaces, and has an upper end surface adhesively attached to a lower surface of the metal plate and a lower end surface adhesively attached to the predetermined plate, and a vibration pickup terminal that is accommodated in the housing, and comprises a leg part adhesively attached to the lower surface of the metal plate, a shaft part extending downward from the leg part, and a tip part which is formed at a tip of the shaft part in the downward direction and comes into contact with the predetermined plate when the housing is adhesively attached to the predetermined plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsushita, Hiroyuki Harano, Ryuji Awamura, Kensuke Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11638099
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
  • Patent number: 11632619
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus may include an ear hook, a core housing, and a circuit housing. The ear hook may include a first plug end and a second plug end. The ear hook may be surrounded by a protective sleeve. The protective sleeve may be made of an elastic waterproof material. The core housing may be used for accommodating an earphone core. The core housing may be fixed to the first plug end and elastically abutted against the protective sleeve. The circuit housing may be used for accommodating a control circuit or a battery. The circuit housing may be fixed to the second plug end. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate. The vibration of the earphone core may generate a driving force to drive a housing panel of the core housing to vibrate. The driving force may be not parallel to a normal line of the housing panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chaowu Li, Yongjian Li
  • Patent number: 11627417
    Abstract: An interactive system can utilize microtechnology (e.g., a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS)), such as miniaturized microphone (e.g., a bone-conducting microphone), audio output device, microprocessor, and signal conversion and propagation means to create a personal area network (PAN) for a user. The system can include a voice input device (e.g., worn on one or more teeth of the user) that outputs a near-field magnetic induction (NFMI) signal based on a whisper input by the user. The NFMI signal is either detected by the user's mobile device, or converted into a wireless signal (e.g., a Bluetooth RF signal) detectable by the user's mobile device, for receiving voice commands (e.g., to provide personal assistant services) via a designated application running on the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Expensify, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Barrett, Robert Chen
  • Patent number: 11622209
    Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11611834
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Yueqiang Wang, Haofeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11601761
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
  • Patent number: 11595760
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
  • Patent number: 11589172
    Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Lei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11589171
    Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11575994
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Yueqiang Wang, Haofeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11573763
    Abstract: A system, method, and wireless earpieces for implementing a virtual assistant. A request is received from a user to be implemented by wireless earpieces. A virtual assistant is executed on the wireless earpieces. An action is implemented to fulfill the request utilizing the virtual assistant. The wireless earpieces may be a set of wireless earpieces and the virtual assistant may be implemented independently by the wireless earpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: BRAGI GMBH
    Inventor: Peter Vincent Boesen
  • Patent number: 11540057
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11528561
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present invention and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 11528562
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
  • Patent number: 11503394
    Abstract: A TWS bone conduction earphone includes an earphone housing and an earphone body. The earphone housing is configured to accommodate the earphone body. The earphone body includes a storage module, a Bluetooth module and a bone conduction module. The storage module is configured to store a Bluetooth address corresponding to a Bluetooth device to be connected and paired. The Bluetooth module is configured to establish a communication with the corresponding Bluetooth device according to the Bluetooth address to obtain an audio signal from the Bluetooth device. The bone conduction module vibrates according to the audio signal for transmitting sounds through ossicles. Using Bluetooth technology, bone conduction wireless answering is realized, without the restriction of the earphone cable. It is more convenient to use, and the sound transmission is realized through bone conduction without damaging hearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: TRANSOUND ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tseng-Feng Wen, Huming Zheng
  • Patent number: 11488583
    Abstract: A method of own voice detection is provided for a user of a device. A first signal is detected, representing air-conducted speech using a first microphone of the device. A second signal is detected, representing bone-conducted speech using a bone-conduction sensor of the device. The first signal is filtered to obtain a component of the first signal at a speech articulation rate, and the second signal is filtered to obtain a component of the second signal at the speech articulation rate. The component of the first signal at the speech articulation rate and the component of the second signal at the speech articulation rate are compared, and it is determined that the speech has not been generated by the user of the device, if a difference between the component of the first signal at the speech articulation rate and the component of the second signal at the speech articulation rate exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventor: John Paul Lesso
  • Patent number: 11483661
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
  • Patent number: 11483666
    Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao
  • Patent number: 11471373
    Abstract: Disclosed is a massage device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The massage device comprises: a body structure for forming an area to accommodate at least one portion of the body of a user and defining the outer shape of the massage device; a massage module for supplying a massage function to the at least one portion of the body of the user accommodated in the area in the body structure; an input unit for receiving an input of an arbitrary form from the user of the massage device; a display for displaying massage mode screen information which can be selected by the user of the massage device; and a control unit for controlling one more operations of the massage device on the basis of at least a part of the input of an arbitrary form received by the input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: BODYFRIEND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woong Chul Kang, Soo Hyun Cho, Chul Jin Jeon, Jeong-Hwan Lim
  • Patent number: 11463805
    Abstract: A speaker includes a rubber cabinet, a driver, and a metal connection ring. The rubber cabinet is fixed to a case of an electronic device. The rubber cabinet accommodates the driver, and the metal connection ring is connected between the rubber cabinet and the driver. Moreover, the metal connection ring surrounds the driver, and the rubber cabinet surrounds the metal connection ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yin-Chang Cheng, Mu-Heng Tsai, Chia-Chen Chen, Chi-Zen Peng