Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Step Communications Corporation

Michael Patrick Connors

Thanh Quoc Nguyen

A personal communications earpiece () for use with a personal communications device such as a telephone (). The personal communications earpiece () has an ear hook () for placing over an ear () of the user. An ear bud () containing a speaker () is both physically and electrically connected to the ear hook () by a flexible connector (). A front portion () of the ear hook () extends generally downward in front of the ear (). In one embodiment, the ear bud () has an in ear portion () with a plurality of grooves () therein for assisting in preventing the ear bud () from completely blocking or occluding the ear canal of the user.

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Scotts Valley, CA, United States of America

Michael Patrick Connors