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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:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Knowles Electronics, Llc, Itasca, IL (US);
Inventors:
Peter V. Loeppert, Durand, IL (US);
Ryan M. McCall, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel Giesecke, West Chicago, IL (US);
Sandra F. Vos, East Dundee, IL (US);
John B. Szczech, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Sung Bok Lee, Chicago, IL (US);
Peter Van Kessel, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Knowles Electronics, LLC, Itasca, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/08 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); H04R 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/086 (2013.01); H04R 2201/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone includes a rectangular substrate with a rigid base layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, one or more electrical pathways, an acoustic port, and a patterned flexible printed circuit board material. The MEMS microphone also includes a MEMS microphone die and a solid single-piece rectangular cover.