Patent · US Active

Headphones

US11477558B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Edward Siahaan · San Francisco, US
Daniel R. Bloom · Alameda, US
Lee M. Panecki · Cupertino, US
Phillip Qian · San Jose, US
Benjamin Andrew Shaffer · San Jose, US
Christopher J. Stringer · Woodside, US
Eugene Antony Whang · San Francisco, US
David H. Narajowski · Los Gatos, US
Scott Y. Oshita · Los Altos, US
Dustin A. Hatfield · Los Gatos, US
Zachary G. Segraves · Redwood City, US
Sean J. Docherty · Mississauga, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 1, 2020
Grant date	Oct 18, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R1/1041
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.

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