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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Knowles Electronics, Llc, Itasca, IL (US);
Inventor:
Peter V. Loeppert, Durand, IL (US);
Assignee:
KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC, Itasca, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 19/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 19/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 2201/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) transducer includes a transducer substrate, a diaphragm, and a stiffening member. A first side of the diaphragm is coupled to the transducer substrate. A second side of the diaphragm is coupled to the stiffening member. The stiffening member includes a plurality of fingers extending inwards from a perimeter of an aperture defined by the transducer substrate.