Headset connector

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9967646
SERIAL NO

15590970

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An in-ear hearing device having an ear interfacing portion integrally formed with an elongated stem portion, wherein the ear interfacing portion extends away from the elongated stem portion; a first acoustic port formed in the ear interfacing portion; a speaker disposed in the ear interfacing portion and aligned to emit sound from the acoustic port; a plurality of electrical contacts disposed at an end of the stem portion, the plurality of electrical contacts including first and second contacts; a second acoustic port formed at the end of the elongated stem portion between the first and second contacts; a microphone disposed in the stem portion; and a channel that fluidically couples the microphone to the second acoustic port.

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  • APPLE INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hankey, M Evans San Francisco, US 1497 44367
Lim, Way Chet San Francisco, US 34 951
Prest, Christopher D San Francisco, US 217 4679
Sanford, Emery A San Francisco, US 81 2351

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