Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wireless listening device
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Application No.: US17223655Application Date: 2021-04-06
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Publication No.: US11606637B2Publication Date: 2023-03-14
- Inventor: Duy P. Le , Ryan Ott , Robert A. Boyd , Christina J. Smiechowski , Kjell F. Ekman , Yufan Liao , Wenjie Zhuang
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H04R1/10
- IPC: H04R1/10 ; H05K5/00

Abstract:
A portable listening device comprising: a device housing defining an internal cavity; an acoustic port formed through the device housing; an audio driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic port; a multifunction input button coupled to the device housing, the multifunction input button having a distal end and a proximate end, a centerline between the distal and proximate ends and an axis of rotation located between the center line and the proximate end; an electronic circuit disposed within the device housing that requires power to operate and is configured to detect activation of the button; and a battery disposed within the device housing and operable to provide power to the electronic circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220279263A1 WIRELESS LISTENING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2022-09-01
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