Custom fit in-ear monitors utilizing a single piece driver module
USRE48214E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A custom-fit in-ear-monitor (IEM) is provided that utilizes a plurality of drivers and a single piece driver module that significantly simplifies fabrication while insuring that the completed IEM achieves the desired acoustic performance. The driver module, which is fit within a custom-fit ear mold shell, includes a plurality of driver ports to which the drivers are coupled. The driver module also includes an acoustic output member that includes one or more sound bores that acoustically couple the acoustic output surface of the custom-fit ear mold shell to the plurality of driver ports via a plurality of sound ducts within the driver module.
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