Handheld electronic device
US12256032B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
- Ethan R. Stobbe
- Cameron Bauer
- Samuel J. Pliska
- Macey E. Dade
- Baris Ozgen
- Lee E. Hooton
- Benjamin Shane Bustle
- Jason M. Gillier
- Stoyan P. Hristov
- Anthony B. Sinclair
- Nicholas Merz
- Daniel W. Jarvis
- Ian A. Spraggs
- Mitchell T. Hoertz
- Michael D. Quinones
- David A. Pakula
- Brandon R. Collins-Smoot
- Matthew R. McGuire
- Richard H. Koch
- Simon C. Helmore
- Gareth L. Rose
- Marwan Rammah
- Zachary S. Scott
- Jonathan Lee
- Melissa A. Wah
- Jacob Barton
- Laura M. Burke
- Jesse P. Harris
- Samruddhi A. Deshpande
- Ekaterina Pease
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2499/11
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable electronic device may include a housing having a wall defining an opening in the housing and at least a portion of four side surfaces of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may further include a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover positioned in the opening in the housing and over the display, the front cover defining a front surface, a peripheral side surface extending from the front surface and at least partially surrounded by the wall of the housing, and a notch that, together with a portion of the wall of the housing, defines an acoustic port of the portable electronic device. The electronic device may further include an acoustic port cover positioned at least partially in the acoustic port and a speaker at least partially within the housing and configured to direct sound through the acoustic port cover.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.