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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
May. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Smartear, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kinuko Masaki, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dean Gardner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Victor Valenzuela, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
SmartEar, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G01R 33/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); G01R 33/072 (2013.01); H04R 1/1091 (2013.01); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a wireless in-ear utility device that rests in the user's ear canal near the user's eardrum. The in-ear utility device may be configured in a variety of ways, including, but in no way limited to a smart in-ear utility device, a flexible personal sound amplification product, a personal music player, a 'walkie-talkie' and the like.