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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Tian Shi Li, Campbell, CA (US);
Daniel R. Bloom, Alameda, CA (US);
Jerzy S. Guterman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jue Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Toni Ristoski, Gilroy, CA (US);
Jared M. Kole, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Siahaan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eugene Antony Whang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that enhance user comfort and improve user control of the headphones are discussed. Various sensor configurations and electronic component positions are also discussed. User convenience features that include detachable cushions and automatically detecting the donning and doffing of headphones are also discussed.