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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

May. 13, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kendall L. Helbert, San Francisco, CA (US);

Benjamin C. Creed, San Francisco, CA (US);

Chad J. Miller, Oakland, CA (US);

Jenna L. Withrow, San Francisco, CA (US);

Joshua A. Hoover, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Lee M. Panecki, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Donald L. Olmstead, Aptos, CA (US);

Bryan A. Cloyd, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/0295 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/369 (2021.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/105 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/0295 (2013.01); A61B 5/369 (2021.01); A61B 5/4266 (2013.01); A61B 5/6803 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1033 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 1/1066 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device such as a pair of headphones may be configured to be worn on a head of a user. The headphones may have a headband and earcups that are coupled to the headband. The headband may have a frame and a headband frame cover that is removably attached to the frame. The cover may have protrusions, may be inflated using a pump, may include a battery and other components, and may include sensors. An earcup movement synchronization mechanism may be used to synchronize movement of a left earcup with a right earcup. A torsion spring with a stop mechanisms or other bend limiter may be configured to prevent overbending of the headband.


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