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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Miikka O. Tikander, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timon A. Wright, San Francisco, CA (US);
Esge B. Andersen, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/28 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/2811 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/288 (2013.01); H04R 1/2888 (2013.01); H04R 5/0335 (2013.01);
Abstract
Headphones are disclosed that include a first earcup assembly. The first earcup assembly includes a first speaker and a plurality of tunable acoustic dampeners at least partially surrounding the first speaker. The plurality of acoustic dampeners are configured to dampen standing wave resonances. The headphones include a second earcup assembly and a headband extending between the first and second earcup assemblies. The headband includes first and second opposing ends attached to the first and second earcup assemblies, respectively.