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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Christian Manuel Garcia, Winnetka, CA (US);
Alfredo Fernandez Franco, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for testing an earpiece of a headphone includes an insert configured to be connected to a head-shaped fixture. The insert has an inner side and an outer side that is opposite the inner side. The outer side is configured to engage the earpiece. The insert defines at least one fluid pocket. The fluid pocket is located between the inner side and the outer side and has a fluid sealed therein. The fluid within the fluid pocket is configured to impart a stiffness that varies based on a force applied to the outer side of the insert by the earpiece.