WO2012061594A3 - Audio device, system and method - Google Patents

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WO2012061594A3
WO2012061594A3 PCT/US2011/059137 US2011059137W WO2012061594A3 WO 2012061594 A3 WO2012061594 A3 WO 2012061594A3 US 2011059137 W US2011059137 W US 2011059137W WO 2012061594 A3 WO2012061594 A3 WO 2012061594A3
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audio device
earbuds
headphones
temporary
embodiments include
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PCT/US2011/059137
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WO2012061594A2 (en
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Stephen D. Ambrose
Samuel P. Gido
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Asius Technologies, Llc
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Priority to EP11838808.1A priority Critical patent/EP2636225A2/en
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Publication of WO2012061594A3 publication Critical patent/WO2012061594A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1008—Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R11/00—Transducers of moving-armature or moving-core type
    • H04R11/02—Loudspeakers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2400/00—Loudspeakers
    • H04R2400/01—Transducers used as a loudspeaker to generate sound aswell as a microphone to detect sound
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/11—Aspects relating to vents, e.g. shape, orientation, acoustic properties in ear tips of hearing devices to prevent occlusion
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/15—Determination of the acoustic seal of ear moulds or ear tips of hearing devices

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)

Abstract

An ear device, system and method which through use of at least one vented opening, helps protect against the potentially damaging condition of temporary and even permanent hearing loss as a result of oscillating static pressure in a sealed ear canal. Embodiments include venting for earbuds, headphones, hearing aids, balanced armature transducers and the like.
PCT/US2011/059137 2010-11-03 2011-11-03 Audio device, system and method WO2012061594A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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EP11838808.1A EP2636225A2 (en) 2010-11-03 2011-11-03 Audio device, system and method

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US40972410P 2010-11-03 2010-11-03
US61/409,724 2010-11-03

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WO2012061594A3 true WO2012061594A3 (en) 2012-06-28

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US9363594B2 (en) 2013-12-13 2016-06-07 Apple Inc. Earbud with membrane based acoustic mass loading
EP2928203A1 (en) * 2014-04-03 2015-10-07 Oticon A/s Hearing aid device
GB201714956D0 (en) * 2017-09-18 2017-11-01 Sonova Ag Hearing device with adjustable venting
EP3637789B1 (en) * 2018-12-04 2023-04-05 Sonova AG Hearing device with acoustically connected chambers and operation method

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US7130437B2 (en) * 2000-06-29 2006-10-31 Beltone Electronics Corporation Compressible hearing aid
WO2009125186A1 (en) * 2008-04-10 2009-10-15 Sensorcom Limited Earpiece member
US20100030131A1 (en) * 2008-07-31 2010-02-04 Morriss John H Systems and methods for anesthetizing ear tissue

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7130437B2 (en) * 2000-06-29 2006-10-31 Beltone Electronics Corporation Compressible hearing aid
WO2009125186A1 (en) * 2008-04-10 2009-10-15 Sensorcom Limited Earpiece member
US20100030131A1 (en) * 2008-07-31 2010-02-04 Morriss John H Systems and methods for anesthetizing ear tissue

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