Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Earphone device with optical sensor
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Application No.: US15827361Application Date: 2017-11-30
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Publication No.: US10382861B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Michael Sørensen
- Applicant: GN Netcom A/S
- Applicant Address: DK
- Assignee: GN Netcom A/S
- Current Assignee: GN Netcom A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK
- Agency: Altera Law Group, LLC
- Main IPC: H04R3/00
- IPC: H04R3/00 ; A61B5/00 ; H04R1/10 ; H04R1/08 ; A61B5/024 ; A61B5/11

Abstract:
An earphone device (1) to be worn in the ear, which earphone device (1) comprising a main body (18) to be arranged in the concha (19) of the outer ear (14) of a user and an optical sensor (35), which optical sensor (35) comprises a light emitter (16) and a light detector (17). The earphone device (1) comprises window means (8, 9) through which light emitted by the light emitter (16) can be transmitted. The window means (8, 9) comprises an end face (31) adapted to abut a conchal wall (37) at a sensing position (36). The main body (18) comprises a speaker protrusion (26) to be inserted into to ear canal (15). The distance between the speaker protrusion (26) and the end face (31) is adjustable.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180084342A1 EARPHONE DEVICE WITH OPTICAL SENSOR Public/Granted day:2018-03-22
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