Logitech Europe S.a.

Steven Warren Pooler

Steve McGarry

Steven Ryutaro Takayama

Branko Lukic

Jeffrey S Anderson

Donald Robert Mayette

Doug Ebert

David Yim

Stephen McGarry

Steve King

Zach Hayes

Steven Lee King

The present disclosure generally provides an apparatus and method of forming a pressure equalizing audio speaker that can be easily manufactured and provides a high quality audio output. One or more of the embodiments of the disclosure provided herein include a sealed enclosure that has at least one liquid impermeable and gas permeable region that allows the flow of a gas between an interior region and an exterior region, while preventing or substantially inhibiting the movement of a liquid from the exterior region into the internal region. In general, the liquid impermeable and gas permeable regions are configured to allow slowly changing gas pressures registered between the internal region and exterior region to be relieved, while allowing rapidly changing gas pressures generated by the diaphragm at audible frequencies to function at a desired level during use.

Pressure equalization audio speaker design

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to custom-fit in-ear audio devices. The custom-fit earpieces disclosed herein may include features providing superior retention in a user's ear while also maintaining desirable comfort and sound quality. The superior retention is generally provided by a curable filler disposed in a bladder that is deformed to conform to the shape of a user's outer ear as the filler material is cured. It has been found that a desired comfort level and sound quality can be achieved in a custom-fit earpiece by physically separating or at least partially decoupling the audio output member from other portions of the earpiece that are designed to enable the retention of the custom-fit earpiece within the user's ear. In some configurations, one of the portions of the custom-fit earpiece that is designed to enable the retention of the custom-fit earpiece within the user's ear includes a curable filler material that is disposed within a bladder that is coupled to a portion of the custom-fit earpiece.

Apparatus and method of forming a custom earpiece

The present disclosure generally provides an apparatus and method of forming a liquid impermeable sealed audio speaker that can be easily manufactured and provides a high quality audio output. In an effort to overcome the shortcomings of conventional sealed speaker designs that typically utilize complicated and expensive means of shielding their electronic components from liquids and other sources of contamination, one or more of the embodiments of the disclosure provided herein include a sealed enclosure that has at least one liquid impermeable region that prevents or substantially inhibits the movement of a liquid from the exterior region into the internal region. In general, the liquid impermeable regions, or hereafter simply 'liquid permeable regions,' are configured to prevent the ingress of liquids or other contaminants, while allowing the production of a desired sound quality.

Liquid impermeable sealed speaker design

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Steven Warren Pooler