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| 20080253603 | Hanging type wireless earphone for carrying digital music player - A hanging type wireless earphone for carrying a digital music player includes a pair of speaker bases and a hanging frame. The two speaker bases are respectively mounted on two ends of the hanging frame. When the hanging frame is worn on a user's head, the two speaker bases are respectively positioned and covered on the user's two ears. One of the two speaker bases is provided with a receiving space and a positioning element. The receiving space is used to receive a digital music player of any specification, such as an MP3 player. The positioning element is used to stably position the digital music player in the receiving space, so that the digital music player of any specification can be easily integrated into the hanging type wireless earphone and directly positioned on the user's head without using any necklace auxiliary. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080304689 | Mount For an Acoustic Device - A headset ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090003641 | HEADSET WITH ON-EAR DETECTION - A headset including a body configured to be affixed to an ear of a user, and a speaker for reproducing an audio signal, the speaker representing part of the body such that when the body is affixed to the ear, the speaker is positioned proximate the ear canal of the user. The headset further includes at least one sensor for producing an output indicative of whether the body is affixed to the ear. In addition, the headset includes an analyzer, operatively coupled to the at least one sensor, for analyzing whether the body is affixed to the ear based on the output of the at least one sensor. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090010475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING HEADPHONE TRANSDUCERS - A system for securing headphone transducers is provided. In one aspect of the present invention, the system comprises a first transducer device having a first mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A first coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the first mechanical housing of the first transducer device. A second transducer device has a second mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A second coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the second mechanical housing of the second transducer device. The first coupling device is coupled to the second coupling device when in close proximity to each other, such that the inner surfaces of the first and second mechanical devices are opposed to each other. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090046884 | HEADSET MADE FROM RECYCLABLE ISOLATING MATERIALS - Headset made from recyclable, disposable and isolating materials such as, for example, paper, cardboard and the like. The headset may comprise ear-members integrated with ear-fasteners and an oblong connecting strip made from isolating materials that may be connected to an ear-member at each end. The ear-members and the connecting-strip may hold at least one speaker connected by conductive-means to an audio player, where each speaker may be seated substantially at the central area of each ear-member. The ear-fasteners may fasten the headset to a user's ear-auricle to enable holding the entire headset over the user's head. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090060248 | EARPHONE STRUCTURE WITH A COMPOSITE SOUND FIELD - An earphone structure including one or more composite chambers is described. Each of the composite chambers includes sub-speakers. The sounds generated by these sub-speakers are uniformly distributed in the composite chamber and a composite sound field is generated by these sub-speakers. The sound field generated by each of these sub-speakers can be adjusted by re-locating the position of the sub-speaker, for example, by re-locating the sub-speaker, or by re-locating the sub-speaker in different angles, to generate the composite sound field. The sound field generated by the main speaker and the composite sound field generated by these sub-speakers can form a spatial sound with very good quality. By using of its physical characteristics of locations of these sub-speakers, the sound generated by the earphone has an uniformly diffusion sound pressure and a surround effect, which allows a user of the earphone to enjoy a sound field similar to that in a theater. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090154754 | EARPHONE, HEADSET AND EAR PROTECTOR - There is provided an earphone comprising a hoop ( | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090202096 | Wireless earring assembly - A wireless or “Bluetooth” earpiece assembly configured to physically contact a user substantially exclusively at an outer ear location of a user's ear when in use. For example, the outer ear location may be an ear lobe providing the assembly with an appearance of an earring. The assembly is configured to distribute a significant portion of its bulk away from the isolated location of a user's ear for long term user comfort without sacrifice of audio or communicational integrity. The wireless earpiece assembly simultaneously eliminates extraneous wiring in order to optimize the un-encumbering user-friendly advantages afforded by wireless technology. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090274335 | Shoulder/neck supporting electronic application - A shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance includes a wireless head set wherein the head set includes a supporting unit adapted for wearing on a user's collar from behind, a wireless audio device comprising a wireless transceiver supported by the supporting unit for receiving an audio signal, and a power source electrically coupled with the wireless transceiver; and a headphone member provided at the supporting unit in vicinity of the user's ear, such that an overall weight of the wireless head set is adapted for being supported and distributed on the collar of the user to minimize stress on the user's head when the user's wears the wireless head set. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100034414 | Headphone - There is provided a headphones capable of giving an optimum mounting feeling to the head of everybody by merely being mounted and without special adjustment, and also capable of being mounted for many hours without giving stress to the user. A headphone cabinet | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100086165 | Universal Earbud Adapter - The invention discloses a universal earbud adapter apparatus comprised of a wire frame and coating, and including an earbud stem support loop, earbud cradle and earslide component. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100135515 | HEADPHONES - A headphones arrangement comprising an ear piece arranged to accommodate at least a part of an audio player and storage device therein along with a loud speaker, the housing incorporating a peripheral seal as an effective moisture barrier to ingress of moisture within the housing. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100158301 | EARPHONE, HEADSET AND EAR PAD - An earphone, a headset, and an ear pad for an earphone. The ear pad may having the sealing integrity guaranteed. The headset may have portions with different degrees of softness or firmness. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100183183 | HEADSET FOR USER SPECIFIC AUDIO SERVICE AND METHOD FOR USER SPECIFIC AUDIO SERVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are a headset for a user specific audio service and a method for a user specific audio service using the same. The headset for a user specific audio service includes: a sensing unit sensing whether or not the headset is put on; an information collecting unit determining whether or not the headset is put on by the sensing unit and collecting current situation information of a user when the headset is put on; and an information processing unit generating a user profile based on the current situation information of the user, and controlling an audio signal output of a digital audio device based on the generated user profile. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100254562 | EARPHONE VIA DRUMHEAD - A bowl-shaped cover ( | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100284559 | UNDER-CHIN HEADPHONE SET - There is provided an under-chin band headphone set comprising two earpiece bands (OB) and two earplugs (OS) which are respectively secured to an ear-side end (OB | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110002497 | HEADPHONE DEVICE - A headphone device is provided which includes a housing including a speaker unit, and a band formed of a series of links and connected to the housings at an end of the band, each link being connected to one another by a joint. The each link includes an angle limiter for limiting a rotation angle between the each link and an adjacent link to the each link, and the band has an elastic force in a direction in which the housing presses an auricle by limiting the rotation angle. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110007926 | HEADPHONE DEVICE - A headphone device includes: a driver unit held in the vicinity of the external acoustic meatus of an ear; and an arm in a predetermined shape formed integrally with the driver unit and extending from the driver unit, wherein an end of the arm is kept abutting on a part of the auricle near the base the auricle on a back side thereof to support the device at two support points provided by the driver unit and the end of the arm. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110026754 | EARPHONE ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An earphone assembly includes a casing, at least one secondary cable, at least one earphone, and at least one reel mechanism. The casing includes an assembly chamber. The earphone electrically connects to the casing by the secondary wire. The reel mechanism is received in the assembly chamber, and controls a length of the secondary cable extending from the assembly chamber. A portable electronic device using the earphone assembly is also provided. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110110552 | Headphones With Reduced Tangling And Methods - A headphone having reduced tendency to tangle comprises an input portion for receiving electrical signals from an output device, an output portion for providing audio signals to a user in response to the electrical signals, a plurality of wires coupled to the input portion and the output portion for providing the electrical signals to the output portion, and a restraint mechanism coupled to the plurality of wires and cable of being repositioned along the plurality of wire, wherein the restraint mechanism is for physically receiving insertion of at least a portion of the input portion and for physically restraining movement of the portion of input portion with respect to output portion when the portion of the input portion is physically inserted into the restraint mechanism, wherein a temporary and removable closed loop of wire is formed from the plurality of wires, until a sufficient separation force is applied. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110135134 | HEADSET WITH SIDE SUPPORT - A headset with side support is provided, where a speaker module is coupled to a side support by means of an elongate resilient spring such that the speaker module and the side support are placeable at each their side of a users head and where the spring provides a holding force which presses the speaker module and the side support in a direction towards each other wherein the spring comprises a metal core and this core comprises a re-enforcement at the side support which extends transversely to the length direction of the elongate spring. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110176699 | EARPHONE WITH A FIXED FUNCTION AND EARPLUG WITH A FIXED FUNCTION - An earphone with a fixed function includes an earphone housing having a holding portion and an earplug sleeved around the holding portion. The earplug has a sleeved portion, a fixed portion and an abutting portion. The fixed portion extended from a periphery of the sleeved portion has a bent portion and a jamming portion. One end of the bent portion is fixed on the sleeved portion and the other end of the bent portion is bent and extended to form the jamming portion. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120070027 | Headset With Magnetically Attached Ear Pad - A headset ( | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120195455 | HEADPHONE - With an object to provide easy-to-assemble headphones with a stable waterproof performance, a headphone is formed of a mechanical attaching mechanism mechanically putting a front housing | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120201412 | Garment with Integrated Earphones - The invention is a garment with an integrated earphone, headset, and wire. The wire allows an audio signal to travel from an electronic device at one end of the wire to the earphone or earphones, and/or a microphone at the other end of the wire. The wire, or wires, is preferably permanently sewn into the seams of the garment. The earphone may be retractable and/or kept in a small pocket near the collar of the garment to limit the movement of the earphone when it is not being actively used. The integrated earphone and microphone are preferably machine washable and dryable along with the garment with which they are integrated. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120294471 | MULTI-CHANNEL SOUND PRODUCING STRUCTURE FOR HEADPHONES - A sound producing structure for headphones comprises an enclosure composed of a box and a perforated cover for sealing the box, the box defining a compartment for accommodating a low-frequency ceramic speaker therein, the low-frequency ceramic speaker being suspended between two opposing interior surfaces of the box respectively via a spring means, two ceramic speakers respectively mounted to a top interior surface and a bottom interior surface of the box respectively via a mounting means, the two ceramic speakers being slantingly mounted and facing toward the perforated cover. The low-frequency ceramic speaker and the two ceramic speakers can work together to deliver sounds of different frequency bands to produce a multi-channel sound effect. In addition, the sound producing structure can be employed to design a thinner headphone for increasing portability. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120308068 | HEAD MULTI-DIRECTIONAL AUDIO DEVICE - A head multi-directional audio device comprises: a head-wear member, which has two broadcasting devices, one buffer structure and two folding portions, the two broadcasting devices are with two sounding portions at the two external sides thereof, the two broadcasting devices are extended toward the right hand side and left hand side of the head-wear member individually, wherein the folding portion lets the broadcasting device, extended from the head-wear member, be bent inwardly; and two shelters, each has four braces that are to support the shelter on the two sounding portions, at least one sound exit is among the four braces on the each sounding portion, so that the sound from the sounding portion can be broadcasted by the sound exit. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130016867 | EARPIECE HAVING MULTIPLE AUDIO CHAMBERSAANM Xi; Li-shuAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Xi; Li-shu Shenzhen CNAANM Qu; Shi-minAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Qu; Shi-min Shenzhen CNAANM Huang; Xing-zhiAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Huang; Xing-zhi Shenzhen CN - An earpiece is disclosed. The earpiece includes a housing forming a volume, a number of sound holes arranged in the front end and rear end of the housing, a sound generator accommodated in the chamber for dividing the volume into several parts isolated with each other, and a wire electrically connected to the sound generator for providing audio signals to the sound generator. Each of several parts of the volume communicates with the outside of the earpiece via a corresponding sound hole in the housing. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130028461 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING HEADPHONE TRANSDUCERS - A system for securing headphone transducers is provided. In one aspect of the present invention, the system comprises a first transducer device having a first mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A first coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the first mechanical housing of the first transducer device. A second transducer device has a second mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A second coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the second mechanical housing of the second transducer device. The first coupling device is coupled to the second coupling device when in close proximity to each other, such that the inner surfaces of the first and second mechanical devices are opposed to each other. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130064410 | FLEXIBLE STRAP LISTENING DEVICE AID - An apparatus comprising a flexible strap, having a portion thereof in communication with at least a portion of a headphone cord is provided. The flexible strap is secured to an article of clothing for wearing the headphone cord in combination with the article of clothing. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130114841 | EARPHONE IMPORTING OUTER SOUND - An earphone minimizes the design elements for importing sound. It operates without a battery, is lightweight, harmonizes the design and ventilation of the paths for sound transmission, insulation and exhaust, and for augmenting and/or alleviating speaker vibration, and has its outer sound path and transmission path tilted. The earphone comprises a speaker, a body with a cover, a speaker sound path in the body to transmit sound toward the external auditory canal, and a worn portion including a cushion in a holder enclosing the speaker path worn in the external auditory canal. The body includes an outer sound path which imports sound. The worn portion includes a transmission path that receives the sound from the outer sound path and transmits it toward the external auditory canal. The outer sound path and transmission paths are insulated from sound from the speaker and the speaker sound path, respectively. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130142377 | RACE PROGRESS APPARATUS - A portable unit usable by a person when carrying out an exercise. The unit is programmable with details of a virtual athlete and their performance in a specific race, to enable the user to race against the virtual athlete. The unit informs the user through headphones of the progress of the virtual athlete during a race being carried out by a user. The unit may also be pro grammable with periodic encouragement messages for a user. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130156248 | EAR SPEAKER - Provided is an ear speaker that reduces the strain on the eardrums and reduces headphone deafness and, furthermore, can be safely used without isolating the user from surrounding sounds. The disclosed device consists of speakers ( | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130195307 | HEADPHONE - A headphone includes a housing having a storage space in the interior thereof and a driver unit provided within the storage space movably with respect to the housing. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130216085 | MAGNETIC EARPHONES HOLDER - An earphones holder is used to affix a headset to clothing and/or other items. The earphones holder comprises a magnet which removably couples with a magnetically attractable portion of a set of earphones. In some embodiments, the earphones holder further comprises an electronic device controller which controls the operation of an electronic device. The controller is configured to send a signal to an electronic device activation circuit which operates the electronic device based upon a coupling status of the earbuds with the one or more magnetically attractable surfaces of the earphones holder body. In some embodiments, the electronic device controller controls the operation of an electronic device. The controller is configured to send a signal to an electronic device activation circuit which operates the electronic in a manner dependent upon a signal from the holder body. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130279733 | Headphone Apparatus with a Writing Surface - A headphone apparatus is provided that may include a headphone and to writing surface. The headphone may include a headband, supports, and earpieces. The writing surface may be attached to a portion of the headphone. The writing surface may comprise a surface adapted to be written and erased on repeatedly, such as a dry-erase panel. The headphone apparatus may also include an eraser, which may be adapted to substantially and repeatedly erase what is written on the writing surface. The eraser may be slidably attached to at least a portion of the writing surface. Alternatively, the eraser may be attached to a portion of the headphone and/or the writing surface removably and/or via a flexible material. The headphone apparatus may further include a writing apparatus, which may be attached to a portion of the headphone apparatus and/or the writing surface removably and/or via a flexible material. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130322676 | HEADPHONES - Headphones include a headband, an arm portion, a pair of headphone units that respectively retain a speaker, a hinge structure that supports the headphone unit at the arm portion, and an oscillator that vibrates the arm portion. The oscillator is contained in a transducer box and clamped and supported by the arm portion and the headband. A vibration conducting unit connects the arm portion with the headphone unit and conducts vibration of the arm portion to the headphone unit. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140016812 | HEADPHONES WITH OPTIMIZED RADIATION OF SOUND - The invention is concerned with headphones having left and right supporting members ( | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140044298 | MODULE FOR CONTAINING AN EARPIECE FOR AN AUDIO DEVICE - A module for containing an earpiece for an audio device, the earpiece having at least one protruding electrical contact. The module comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being opposable and forming a cavity sized to accommodate an earpiece. The module further comprises at least one electrical contact within the cavity, on one of the first portion and the second portion. The electrical contact is positioned to engage a protruding electrical contact of the earpiece positioned within the cavity. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140153765 | Listening Device and Accompanying Signal Processing Method - A listening device ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140211976 | AUDIO LISTENING SYSTEM - An audio listening device having a damped ball joint type interface between an ear-cup assembly and a headband assembly is provided. For example, the audio listening device can include a headband assembly comprising at least one end; an ear-cup assembly pivotably engaged to the at least one end of the headband assembly by an engagement structure, the engagement structure comprising at least two cooperatively coupled curved surfaces; and a damper rim coupled to the ear-cup assembly and to the at least one end of the headband assembly, wherein the damper rim is configured to at least partially constrict movement of the ear-cup assembly relative to the headband assembly. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140314265 | HEADPHONES WITH ROTATABLE SPEAKER ARRANGED WITHIN HOUSING OF EARPIECE ASSEMBLY - A set of headphones comprises first and second earpiece assemblies connected by a headband. At least one of the first and second earpiece assemblies comprises a housing, with a rotatable speaker arranged within the housing and configured to rotate independently of the housing about a designated axis of the earpiece assembly responsive to actuation of a control mechanism. The speaker may be configured to rotate about the designated axis without requiring that the headphones be removed from a head of a user. For example, the rotatable speaker of the earpiece assembly may be configured to rotate between at least first and second positions associated with respective internal and external listening modes in which a front side of the speaker is configured to face in respective inward and outward directions. The rotatable speaker may be further configured to rotate into at least one intermediate position between the first and second positions. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150063622 | Audio Headset - An audio headset includes a pair of earphones and a nape-band. The earphones are secured to the nape-band at respective ends of the nape-band. A pair of suspension elements each have (i) a first end connected to the headset at a location in front of a user's respective ear when the user is wearing the headset, and (ii) a second end connected to the headset at a location behind the user's respective ear when the user is wearing the headset. As such, each suspension element at least partially wraps around a portion of a top of a respective ear of the user to support the headset when the headset is being worn by the user. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150139470 | Hearing Device Tether With Acoustic Decoupling Section - A hearing article having an acoustic decoupling section is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a hearing article described herein includes a tether having a first end attached to a first hearing device, a first acoustic decoupling section proximate the first end, and a substantially straight intermediate section. The acoustic decoupling section comprises a predetermined shape. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150139471 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING HEADPHONE TRANSDUCERS - A system for securing headphone transducers is provided. In one aspect of the present invention, the system comprises a first transducer device having a first mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A first coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the first mechanical housing of the first transducer device. A second transducer device has a second mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A second coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the second mechanical housing of the second transducer device. The first coupling device is coupled to the second coupling device when in close proximity to each other, such that the inner surfaces of the first and second mechanical devices are opposed to each other. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150146908 | AMBIENT AND AUDIO EARPHONE SYSTEM - An ambient and audio earphone system having a right-side earbud and a left-side earbud operatively connected to a detachable electronic clasp that is in communication with an electronic pendant for controlling the operation of the ambient and audio earphone system. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150312668 | HEADPHONE WIRE CLASP APPARATUS - A headphone apparatus. The apparatus includes a clasp and a pendant. The clasp has a left portion and a right portion that are removably engageable to one another. Each of the portions has a channel for securing a respective wire of the headphones. The pair of channels have terminating ends extending in opposing directions. The pendant has two opposing apertures corresponding to left and right headphone wires. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312672 | Flexible Earphone Cover - The flexible earphone cover has a flexible main body and a flexible ear cone that extends from the main body. The flexible main body is configured to substantially encase a portion of an earphone. The flexible main body defines an internal cavity for receiving the earphone. It also defines a first opening at a side of the cavity for receiving the earphone there-through. The flexible main body defines a second opening at a side of the cavity. The second opening is smaller than the first opening. Finally, the flexible main body defines a third opening at a side of the cavity. The third opening is smaller than the first opening and the second opening. The flexible ear cone defines a converging passageway from the second opening to an exit configured to direct sound into an ear canal of an ear of a user. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160021449 | Acoustic Device - An acoustic device that has a neck loop that is constructed and arranged to be worn around the neck. The neck loop includes a housing with a first acoustic waveguide having a first sound outlet opening, and a second acoustic waveguide having a second sound outlet opening. There is a first open-backed acoustic driver acoustically coupled to the first waveguide and a second open-backed acoustic driver acoustically coupled to the second waveguide. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160119703 | Electroacoustic Sound Transducer, and Earphone - An earphone is provided that has two diaphragms that are stretched on a frame and that are driven by means of an electroacoustic sound transducer that is not provided in the region of the two diaphragms. Instead, the sound transducer is acoustically coupled to the two diaphragms via a sound duct. The sound transducer preferably has a front and a rear volume, wherein the front volume of the sound transducer drives the two (parallel) diaphragms via the sound duct. This allows the provision of no electroacoustic reproduction transducer in the central region of the earpiece of an earphone. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160142805 | System and Method for Securing Headphone Transducers - A system for securing headphone transducers is provided. In one aspect of the present invention, the system comprises a first transducer device having a first mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A first coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the first mechanical housing of the first transducer device. A second transducer device has a second mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A second coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the second mechanical housing of the second transducer device. The first coupling device is coupled to the second coupling device when in close proximity to each other, such that the inner surfaces of the first and second mechanical devices are opposed to each other | 05-19-2016 |
