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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:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Winslow Scott Burleson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edwin Joseph Selker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a sound system having one or more speakers, each located at an impact point of the electronic device. Each speaker includes a sound chamber and shock absorbing means for protecting the electronic device from a force resulting from an impact between the electronic device and another object.