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In-ear headphone for improved fit and function, and related methods

US10645478B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2017
Grant dateMay 5, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R1/2857
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An earbud headphone includes a housing and an acoustic driver disposed within the housing between a front chamber and a rear chamber. The front chamber is defined between a front surface of the acoustic driver and a front wall of the housing, and the rear chamber is defined between a rear surface of the acoustic driver and a rear wall of the housing. The headphone further includes a sound guide tube configured to guide acoustic energy from the rear chamber to an ear canal of a user of the earbud headphone.

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