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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Edward Siahaan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel R. Bloom, Alameda, CA (US);
Lee M. Panecki, San Francisco, CA (US);
Phillip Qian, San Jose, CA (US);
Benjamin A. Shaffer, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher J. Stringer, Woodside, CA (US);
Eugene A. Whang, San Francisco, CA (US);
David H. Narajowski, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Scott Y. Oshita, Los Altos, CA (US);
Dustin A. Hatfield, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Zachary G. Segraves, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sean J. Docherty, Mississauga, CA;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.