IN-EAR WEARABLE AUDIO DEVICES WITH FUNCTIONAL GRADING AND/OR EMBEDDED ELECTRONICS

    公开(公告)号:US20240064451A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18385074

    申请日:2023-10-30

    CPC classification number: H04R1/1016

    Abstract: Various implementations include in-ear wearable audio devices. In certain implementations, the in-ear audio devices include an eartip with a body having first and second ends, an inner wall extending between the first and second ends defining a hollow passage to conduct acoustic energy, and a deformable outer wall connected to the inner wall of the body at the first end and tapering away from the inner wall toward the second end, where the deformable outer wall is functionally graded from the first end to the second end to comply with an entrance of an ear canal of a user. In additional implementations, the eartip includes a retaining structure, and at least one of the inner wall or the outer wall of the body, or the retaining structure, has an integral electronic component and/or an electronic component signal trace.

    IN-EAR WEARABLE AUDIO DEVICES WITH FUNCTIONAL GRADING AND/OR EMBEDDED ELECTRONICS

    公开(公告)号:US20220070571A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17007112

    申请日:2020-08-31

    Abstract: Various implementations include in-ear wearable audio devices. In certain implementations, the in-ear audio devices include an eartip with a body having first and second ends, an inner wall extending between the first and second ends defining a hollow passage to conduct acoustic energy, and a deformable outer wall connected to the inner wall of the body at the first end and tapering away from the inner wall toward the second end, where the deformable outer wall is functionally graded from the first end to the second end to comply with an entrance of an ear canal of a user. In additional implementations, the eartip includes a retaining structure, and at least one of the inner wall or the outer wall of the body, or the retaining structure, has an integral electronic component and/or an electronic component signal trace.

    WEARABLE DEVICES USING SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210314705A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17271525

    申请日:2019-08-30

    Abstract: A wearable device including a body having one or more embedded electronic components, the body further including a thermoset material having a polymeric backbone with at least one urethane linkage and a glass transition temperature. At a first temperature that is lower than the glass transition temperature, the body has an original shape. When the body is heated to a second temperature that is higher than the glass transition temperature, the body is deformable from the original shape to a first shape and when the body is cooled to a third temperature that is lower than the glass transition temperature, the first shape is maintained. The body is further configured to transition from the first shape to the original shape when the body is heated from the third temperature to a fourth temperature that is higher than the glass transition temperature.

    Sebum resistance enhancement for wearable devices

    公开(公告)号:US10856069B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US16206559

    申请日:2018-11-30

    Abstract: A method of treating a wearable device to resist sebum, the method including providing a body having an elastic material having a polymeric backbone where a portion of the polymeric backbone is unsaturated and the body has an outer surface. The method further includes forming a crosslinked matrix within an outer layer of the body surrounding an inner layer of the body such that the outer layer has less affinity to sebum than the inner layer of the body.

    METHOD OF FABRICATING A MINIATURE DEVICE HAVING AN ACOUSTIC DIAPHRAGM

    公开(公告)号:US20180338207A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:US15598065

    申请日:2017-05-17

    Abstract: A method of forming a device having a compliant member includes providing an elastomeric layer in an uncured state. The elastomeric layer is pre-cured to increase its viscosity. Subsequently, a bobbin and housing, each having an end, can be positioned such that their ends extend at least partially into the elastomeric layer. The elastomeric layer is cured to secure it to the bobbin housing. Examples of pre-cure and cure operations include one or more of a thermal cure, evaporative cure and ultraviolet cure, and the application of moisture, microwave energy and chemical additive. Due to the increased viscosity after the pre-cure, the migration of elastomeric material is substantially reduced relative to an uncured elastomeric material. The reduction in elastomeric material migration results in smaller menisci formed along the walls of the housing and bobbin, and reduced thinning of the compliant member formed at their ends.

    Ear tip with increased material loading

    公开(公告)号:US10701471B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US16230819

    申请日:2018-12-21

    Abstract: An ear tip for an earpiece including a body having first and second ends, an inner wall extending between the first and second ends to define a hollow passage to conduct sound waves, and an outer wall connected to the inner wall of the body at the first end and tapering away from the inner wall toward the second end. The ear tip further includes one or more protrusions arranged on an inner surface of the outer wall, wherein the one or more protrusions has a varying thickness between the first and second ends.

    SEBUM RESISTANCE ENHANCEMENT FOR WEARABLE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20200177987A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16206559

    申请日:2018-11-30

    Abstract: A method of treating a wearable device to resist sebum, the method including providing a body having an elastic material having a polymeric backbone where a portion of the polymeric backbone is unsaturated and the body has an outer surface. The method further includes forming a crosslinked matrix within an outer layer of the body surrounding an inner layer of the body such that the outer layer has less affinity to sebum than the inner layer of the body.

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