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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Donna Marie Sullivan, Millbury, MA (US);
Thomas Aquinas Nilsen, Auburn, MA (US);
James Joung-Mo Kang, Belmont, MA (US);
Scott C. Perzanoski, Dudley, MA (US);
Mark Mccauley, Boston, MA (US);
Richmond Andrew Real, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
Various implementations include audio devices configured to mitigate electrostatic discharge (ESD) events, or strikes. In certain implementations, an audio device includes: a microphone mounted on a first side of a printed wiring board (PWB); and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection element coupled to a second side of the PWB directly opposite the microphone, wherein the ESD protection element is positioned to divert an ESD strike away from the microphone.