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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Kevin P. Annunziato, Medway, MA (US);
Jason Harlow, Watertown, MA (US);
Michael Monahan, Southborough, MA (US);
Anand Parthasarathi, Ashland, MA (US);
Ryan C. Silvestri, Franklin, MA (US);
Eric M. Wallace, Andover, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
An active noise reduction earphone includes structure for positioning and retaining the earphone in the ear of a user and, active noise reduction circuitry including an acoustic driver with a nominal diameter greater than 10 mm oriented so that a line parallel to, or coincident with, an axis of the acoustic driver and that intersects a centerline of the nozzle intersects the centerline of the nozzle at angle ϑ>±30 degrees. A microphone is positioned adjacent an edge of the acoustic driver. The earphone is configured so that a portion of the acoustic driver is within the concha and another portion of the acoustic driver is outside the concha.