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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Peter Gilmore, Plantation, FL (US);
Scott G. Potter, Coconut Creek, FL (US);
Charles Kline, Plantation, FL (US);
Stephen D. Hunt, Cooper City, FL (US);
Steven Gilmore, Plantation, FL (US);
Assignee:
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/03 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/03 (2013.01); H04M 1/18 (2013.01); H04R 1/086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for clearing liquid from an audio transducer is provided. The device comprises an audio transducer and a port from an external surface of the device to the audio transducer. The device further comprises a liquid clearing mechanism for pushing liquid, trapped in the port, out of the port to clear a path for sound between the audio transducer and the external surface, and an actuator for operating the liquid clearing mechanism.