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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:
Sep. 02, 2008

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2003
Applicants:

David B. Cranfill, Sparta, NJ (US);

David S. Brenner, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Michael E. Caine, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

David B. Cranfill, Sparta, NJ (US);

David S. Brenner, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Michael E. Caine, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Multi-function transducers () that are suitable for use in handheld devices such as cellular telephones () and are capable of emitting audio, and generating accelerations of sufficient magnitude, and at frequencies that can be sensed by tactile sensation and which exhibit resonant modes that are characterized by center frequencies within a frequency range that can be sensed by tactile sensation, and specifically located between two musical notes on a musical scale are provided. Devices () including such transducer are provided, and methods of operating such transducers are provided.


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