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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12598437 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2024

Earphones and earphone system

Applicant:

Jvckenwood Corporation, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Hirofumi Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;

Keita Hayashi, Yokohama, JP;

Keiji Tsuchiya, Yokohama, JP;

Tadashi Ishiwata, Yokohama, JP;

Yasufumi Nakaaki, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:

JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION, Yokohama, JP;

Attorney:

PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP

Primary Examiner:

Olisa Anwah

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01); H05B 47/165 (2020.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01); H05B 47/165 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract

To provide earphones and an earphone system each adapted to prevent loss of the earphones. An earphone according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a light emission unit a detection unit and a light emission control unit. The light emission unit is configured to emit light. The detection unit is configured to detect that the earphone has been dropped. The light emission control unit is configured to control the light emission unit so that it emits light when the detection unit detects that the earphone has been dropped.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yamamoto, Hirofumi. (2026). Earphones and earphone system (U.S. Patent No. 12598437). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12598437

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