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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2012
Paul Darlington, Bussigny-pres-Lausanne, CH;
Paul Darlington, Bussigny-pres-Lausanne, CH;
Soundchip SA, Bussigny-pres-Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
Earphone apparatus () comprising: a substantially planar substrate () defining at least one electrical connection path (); an electro-acoustic driver () and sensing microphone () each mounted on the substrate () and connected to the at least one electrical connection path (); wherein the substrate () at least in part defines an acoustic waveguide () having a part extending through the substrate () for conveying sound from outside of the earphone apparatus () to the sensing microphone (); and the part of the acoustic waveguide () extends through the substrate () substantially normal to the thickness of the substrate ().