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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Jonathan Aase, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ian Davison, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kurt Stiehl, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brian Wark, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Aase, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ian Davison, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kurt Stiehl, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brian Wark, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 31/006 (2013.01); H04R 1/1058 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 2460/09 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4957 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53091 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for assembling non-occluding earbuds are disclosed. The earbud includes a non-occluding housing having a directional sound port offset with respect to a center axis of the earbud. The housing can have an asymmetric shape amenable to in-the-ear retention. Additionally, the housing can have a seamless or nearly seamless construction even though two or more parts are joined together to form the housing.