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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
May. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy K Wickstrom, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Assignee:
Knowles Electronics, Inc., Itasca, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
381169 ; 381168 ; 379433 ;
Abstract
A unidirectional microphone assembly for receiving sound within a range of sound frequencies is disclosed. The microphone assembly comprises a housing formed of a sound absorbing material. The housing has an outer surface, and a bore extending inwardly along a bore axis from the outer surface to form a chamber within the housing. The microphone assembly further comprises a directional microphone having an axis of maximum reception. The microphone is disposed within the chamber and positioned with its axis of maximum reception directed outwardly substantially along the bore axis.