Bone conduction microphone
US10356516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R1/1016
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bone conduction microphone device that registers speech signals from a user. The microphone device includes a housing having an abutment or contact part, which has a central axis substantially parallel to a predetermined distal direction and a predetermined proximal direction. The abutment, during use, abuts against and is in vibratory contact with tissue of a head or neck of the user, and receives, during use, vibrations, representing a speech signal and propagating through at least a part of the user's tissue or bone structures in the head or neck when the user is speaking. The housing further includes or is connected to at least one sealing element, which substantially or at least partly encircles the abutment or contact part about the central axis.
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