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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael B. Howes, San Jose, CA (US);
Yacine Azmi, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Scott P. Porter, Inglewood, CA (US);
Jonathan S. Aase, Rochester, MI (US);
Andrew P. Bright, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Christopher R. Wilk, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An earphone comprising: an earphone housing having a cap portion and a body portion that interlock with one another to enclose a driver, the driver having a front face that outputs sound waves and a back face opposite the front face, the cap portion defines a first chamber coupled to the front face of the driver and the body portion defines a second chamber coupled to the back face of the driver, a first opening formed through the cap portion; a first port and a second port formed through the body portion and open to a surrounding environment; and a mesh coupled to the first opening, the first port or the second port.