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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Ip Holdings, Inc., Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Inventor:
Doug Mann, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
IP Holdings, Inc., Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/06 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/105 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electronic ear protection devices are provided herein. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, an electronic ear protection device comprises a pair of ear cups, each comprising a speaker, and a headband that interconnects and supports the pair of ear cups on opposite ends of the headband. The device also includes an electronic sound control module disposed outside of the ear cups. The module comprises one or more microphones configured to detect an ambient sound, and one or more inputs operable to control a volume of the ambient sound signal delivered to the speakers.