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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.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip Faraci, Leesburg, VA (US);
Jeremy F Skene, Herndon, VA (US);
Assignee:
Coherent Communications Systems Corp., Ashburn, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R / ; H04R / ; H04R / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
381386 ; 381361 ; 379420 ; 379432 ; 379435 ; 379440 ;
Abstract
A compact speakerphone apparatus is provided with an angled housing for a speaker and a directional microphone. The speaker and microphone are mounted in the housing such that the directional characteristics of the microphone minimizes feedback from the speaker. Additionally, the speaker is mounted to direct sounds away from a horizontal surface upon which the speakerphone may be placed in a just configuration. In a second configuration, the speaker may be mounted upon an elevating bracket for suspending the speaker at a rotated position whereby the directional microphone remains oriented toward a user's mouth.