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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 18, 2025
Applicant:

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);

Inventors:

Samantha J. Krugel, Wauwatosa, WI (US);

Chelsea L. Mccormick, Oak Creek, WI (US);

Matthew H. Ogden, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Jacob D. Hadfield, Mukwonago, WI (US);

Christopher R. Millane, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);

Long Biao Liu, Dongguan, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 33/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 33/0056 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

An audio output device may include a housing, a speaker provided in the housing, a plurality of actuators provided on the housing, and a light emitting unit provided on the housing. The light emitting unit includes a plurality of light emitting segments arranged in a line. The audio output device may also include a controller located within the housing and including an electronic processor, a memory, and a transceiver. The controller is coupled to the speaker, the plurality of actuators, and the light emitting unit. The controller is configured to determine that a first actuator of the plurality of actuators is actuated for a first predetermined amount of time, and operate the light emitting unit according to a first light sequence in response to the first actuator being actuated.


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