CA2443195A1 - Ear microphone apparatus and method - Google Patents

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CA2443195A1
CA2443195A1 CA002443195A CA2443195A CA2443195A1 CA 2443195 A1 CA2443195 A1 CA 2443195A1 CA 002443195 A CA002443195 A CA 002443195A CA 2443195 A CA2443195 A CA 2443195A CA 2443195 A1 CA2443195 A1 CA 2443195A1
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Guerman G. Nemirovski
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1091—Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/38—Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
    • H04B1/3827—Portable transceivers
    • H04B1/3877—Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R3/00—Circuits for transducers
    • H04R3/02—Circuits for transducers for preventing acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback

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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)
  • Details Of Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
CA002443195A 2001-03-30 2002-03-29 Ear microphone apparatus and method Abandoned CA2443195A1 (en)

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US28028201P 2001-03-30 2001-03-30
US60/280,282 2001-03-30
US09/897,696 2001-07-02
US09/897,696 US6647368B2 (en) 2001-03-30 2001-07-02 Sensor pair for detecting changes within a human ear and producing a signal corresponding to thought, movement, biological function and/or speech
US09/919,291 US6671379B2 (en) 2001-03-30 2001-07-31 Ear microphone apparatus and method
US09/919,291 2001-07-31
PCT/US2002/010176 WO2002080615A2 (en) 2001-03-30 2002-03-29 Ear microphone apparatus and method

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EP (1) EP1372482A2 (https=)
JP (1) JP3957636B2 (https=)
AU (1) AU2002307038B2 (https=)
CA (1) CA2443195A1 (https=)
WO (1) WO2002080615A2 (https=)

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