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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:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Steven Collins, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Assignee:
Knowles Electronics LLC, Itasca, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
Abstract
An acoustical transducer including a case and a support member, diaphragm, and backplate located within the case. The diaphragm is connected to the support member and is capable of vibrating. The backplate is mounted to the support member and is spaced a distance from the diaphragm to provide a gap between the backplate and the diaphragm. An electret material on the backplate cooperates with the diaphragm to develop a signal which is transmitted to an amplifier. By having an assembly wherein the backplate does not contact the diaphragm, the capacitance of the assembly is reduced.