GB2339360B - Adjustable earphones for personal audio and communication systems - Google Patents

Adjustable earphones for personal audio and communication systems

Info

Publication number: GB2339360B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: communication systems; personal audio; earphones; adjustable; adjustable earphones
Prior art date: 1997-07-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Inventor

Shawn P Keliiliki

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Cotron Corp

Original Assignee

Cotron Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1997-07-18

Filing date

1998-07-15

Publication date

2001-02-14

1997-07-18Priority claimed from US08/896,470external-prioritypatent/US6427018B1/en

1998-07-15Application filed by Cotron CorpfiledCriticalCotron Corp

1999-11-24Publication of GB9922471D0publicationCriticalpatent/GB9922471D0/en

2000-01-19Publication of GB2339360ApublicationCriticalpatent/GB2339360A/en

2001-02-14Application grantedgrantedCritical

2001-02-14Publication of GB2339360BpublicationCriticalpatent/GB2339360B/en

2018-07-15Anticipated expirationlegal-statusCritical

StatusExpired - Fee Relatedlegal-statusCriticalCurrent

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
- H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
- H04R1/1066—Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
- H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
- H04R1/105—Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2201/10—Details of earpieces, attachments therefor, earphones or monophonic headphones covered by H04R1/10 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2201/107—Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2201/10—Details of earpieces, attachments therefor, earphones or monophonic headphones covered by H04R1/10 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2201/109—Arrangements to adapt hands free headphones for use on both ears

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Headphones And Earphones (AREA)

GB9922471A1997-07-181998-07-15Adjustable earphones for personal audio and communication systemsExpired - Fee RelatedGB2339360B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/896,470US6427018B1 (en)	1997-07-18	1997-07-18	Adjustable earphones for personal audio and communication systems
GB9815381AGB2327552B (en)	1997-07-18	1998-07-15	Adjustable earphones for personal audio and communication systems

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB9922471D0 GB9922471D0 (en)	1999-11-24
GB2339360A GB2339360A (en)	2000-01-19
GB2339360Btrue GB2339360B (en)	2001-02-14

Family

ID=26314037

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB9922471AExpired - Fee RelatedGB2339360B (en)	1997-07-18	1998-07-15	Adjustable earphones for personal audio and communication systems

Country Status (1)

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GB (1)	GB2339360B (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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GB2321156A (en)*	1996-12-28	1998-07-15	Cotron Corp	Ear hanger with adjustably mounted earphone with external cables

1998
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US4020297A (en)*	1976-01-15	1977-04-26	Brodie S Dan	Adjustable headset
GB2210534A (en)*	1987-09-30	1989-06-07	Gn Netcom As	Headset having a post auricle mount and arranged to be worn on a person's outer ear
US5715321A (en)*	1992-10-29	1998-02-03	Andrea Electronics Coporation	Noise cancellation headset for use with stand or worn on ear
US5625171A (en)*	1995-05-09	1997-04-29	Marshall; Christina M.	Interchangeable earpiece for stereo listening
GB2303515A (en)*	1995-07-19	1997-02-19	Akg Akustische Kino Geraete	Earphone mounting means for a monaural communication device
WO1997027722A1 (en)*	1996-01-24	1997-07-31	Acs Wireless Inc.	Communications headset
GB2321156A (en)*	1996-12-28	1998-07-15	Cotron Corp	Ear hanger with adjustably mounted earphone with external cables

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB9922471D0 (en)	1999-11-24
GB2339360A (en)	2000-01-19

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2327552B (en)	2001-02-14	Adjustable earphones for personal audio and communication systems
AU8285898A (en)	1999-02-08	Portable communication and audio system
AU3240295A (en)	1996-02-22	An audio interface garment and communication system for use therewith
SG55362A1 (en)	1998-12-21	Earphone
AU3900697A (en)	1998-03-06	Hearing aid and system for use with cellular telephones
GB9709610D0 (en)	1997-07-02	Headphone
GB9814550D0 (en)	1998-09-02	Communications headset
AU3078099A (en)	1999-09-27	Personal sound masking system
AU5211998A (en)	1998-09-17	Paging technique for personal communications systems and apparatus for implementing the same
IL121473A0 (en)	1998-02-08	Sound-capture and listening system
GB9807909D0 (en)	1998-06-10	Multification earphone microphone device
AU5184099A (en)	2000-02-28	Cellular telephone system and interpretation apparatus
GB9601054D0 (en)	1996-03-20	Audio headphone
AU1770595A (en)	1995-11-09	Microphone/loudspeakers and systems using multiple microphone/loudspeakers
GB2339360B (en)	2001-02-14	Adjustable earphones for personal audio and communication systems
AU1877500A (en)	2000-07-31	Communications system and apparatus
GB2299238B (en)	1997-06-11	Loudspeaker and loudspeaker system
GB9808122D0 (en)	1998-06-17	Personal audio listening device
GB2298758B (en)	1999-05-26	Loudspeaker systems and enclosures
AU2935595A (en)	1997-02-18	Personal listening device
GB9703177D0 (en)	1997-04-02	Personal audio listening device
SG30370A1 (en)	1996-06-01	Microphone/loudspeakers and systems using multiple microphone/loudspeakers
TW383158U (en)	2000-02-21	Ear-hanging type of adjustable earphone
TW348927U (en)	1998-12-21	Adjustment-type headphone & microphone
TW301521U (en)	1997-03-21	Over-ear headset microphone adjustable through left and right ears

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2006-03-29	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date:20050715

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