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Headphone apparatus

US5844998A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 1997
Grant dateDec 1, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R1/1008
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A headphone apparatus comprising an acoustic unit for converting an audio signal to an acoustic sound, a supporting structure for supporting the acoustic unit keeping a predetermined distance to the ear of a listener and an acoustic equalizer provided in front of the acoustic unit for transferring the sound wave output from the acoustic equalizer to the ear of the listener after correcting the frequency characteristic thereof.

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