Audio device
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United States of America
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Feb 27, 2024
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Feb 16, 2022
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Abstract
An audio device with a body configured to be worn on or abutting an outer ear of a user, wherein the body is configured to contact at least one of the outer ear and the portion of the head that abuts the outer ear, at two separate spaced contact locations, and wherein the body is compliant at a body portion that defines one of the contact locations. The device also has an acoustic module carried by the body and configured to locate a sound-emitting opening anteriorly of and proximate the user's ear canal opening when the body is worn on or abutting the ear of the user.
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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- BOSE CORPORATION
International Classification(s)

- 2022 Application Filing Year
- H04M Class
- 2270 Applications Filed
- 1153 Patents Issued To-Date
- 50.80 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Bender, Paul T | Framingham, US | 12 | 170 |
# of filed Patents : 12 Total Citations : 170 | |||
Beverly, David W | Lunenburg, US | 21 | 452 |
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 452 | |||
Chute, George E P | Milford, US | 13 | 81 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 81 | |||
Dominijanni, Andrew D | Newton, US | 29 | 254 |
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 254 | |||
Jeffery, Nathan A | Boston, US | 7 | 31 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 31 | |||
Liu, Yang | Sudbury, US | 1941 | 7962 |
# of filed Patents : 1941 Total Citations : 7962 | |||
Pare, Christopher A | Franklin, US | 14 | 235 |
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 235 | |||
Wallace, Eric M | Andover, US | 48 | 1174 |
# of filed Patents : 48 Total Citations : 1174 |
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Maintenance Fees
Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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3.5 Year Payment | $1600.00 | $800.00 | $400.00 | Jan 16, 2028 |
7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Jan 16, 2032 |
11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Jan 16, 2036 |
Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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