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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel W. Maier, San Jose, CA (US);
Justin D. Crosby, Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas Møller Jensen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 9/02 (2006.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H04R 1/023 (2013.01); H04R 9/022 (2013.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.02); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having speakers and airflow sensors for the speakers. In one or more implementations, the airflow sensor may be formed, in part, by a mesh structure that spans a port in a housing of the electronic device. In one or more implementations, the airflow sensor may be formed, in part, by an exposed portion of a conductive trace of the speaker.