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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Knowles Electronics, Llc, Itasca, IL (US);
Inventors:
Timothy K. Wickstrom, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
William J. Ballad, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Ying-Tzu Chan, Taipei, TW;
Mei-Yu Lin, Taipei, TW;
Jen Nan Feng, Zhongli, TW;
Assignee:
KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC, Itasca, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2013.01); H04R 1/1091 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acoustic system includes a conduit, a microphone coupled to an end of the conduit, and a rigid moisture resistant barrier coupled to another end of the conduit to prevent moisture from traversing the length of the conduit towards the receiver. The moisture resistant barrier dampens an audio signal traversing the conduit. The moisture resistant barrier has a submersion rating at least equal to a 7 Ingress Protection rating.