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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Donald Munro, Northborough, MA (US);
Lei Cheng, Wellesley, MA (US);
Ole Nielsen, Cambridge, GB;
Emery Ku, Sudbury, MA (US);
Cedrik Bacon, Ashland, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/178 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); G10K 11/17857 (2018.01); G10K 11/17873 (2018.01); G10K 11/17881 (2018.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active noise reduction earbud includes a housing and a first feedforward microphone disposed in the housing. A first sound inlet opening extends through the housing and is configured to conduct external sound to the first feedforward microphone. The first sound inlet opening is configured to sit within a concha cavum of a user's ear and faces toward an auricle of the user's ear when the earbud is worn.