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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2024
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Joel Miller, Westborough, MA (US);
Todd Reily, North Reading, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
An open-ear headphone includes an acoustic module, a battery housing, and a body coupled to the acoustic module. The acoustic module includes a portion that is configured to sit in a cavum conchae of an outer ear of a user, an acoustic transducer, and a first sound-emitting opening that is configured to emit sound produced by the acoustic transducer. The battery housing is configured to be located behind the outer ear and contains a battery power source. The body is coupled to the acoustic module and includes a first portion that is configured to pass over an outer side of at least one of an anti-helix and a helix and a lobule of the outer ear, and a second portion comprising the battery housing.