IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,849,276
Granted Patent B2
US 11,849,276 · App. 17/162,653 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Throat headset system

Inventor: Bo Franzén (Nybro, SE)
Assignee: PATENT HOLDING I NYBRO AB
H04R1/14H04R1/1016H04R1/1041H04R1/1083H04R17/02H04R2420/07
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Patent No.
US 11,849,276
App. No.
17/162,653
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A throat headset system includes an element configured to be arranged at least partially around a user's neck, at least one microphone being connected to the element and configured to be in contact with a user's throat or neck skin when the headset is worn and connected wireless or by cable to the microphone and configured to be connected to a communication device, in a wireless manner or via a cable, and at least one earphone connected to the cable or in a wireless manner to a communication unit. The microphone is a microphone of the type that does not require power or electric energy of a power source for detecting sound waves.

Claims (32)

1. A throat headset system for use in noisy environments comprising:

an element configured to be arranged at least partially around a neck of a user;

at least one microphone being connected to the element, the element being configured to press the at least one microphone into direct abutment with neck skin or throat skin of the user when the throat headset system is worn to pick up sound from said neck skin or throat skin, the at least one microphone not requiring power, voltage or electric energy of a power source for detecting sound waves;

a communication unit arranged at the element and connected to the at least one microphone and connectable to a communication device;

at least one in-ear earphone connected to the communication unit; and

an electric circuit,

wherein the at least one in-ear earphone is a soundproof in-ear earphone comprising formed soft parts, a sound attenuator and an ambient hearing microphone, wherein soundproofing is achieved via the soft parts of the soundproof earphone by the soft parts being configured to tighten around an auditory canal of the user so that less ambient sound can enter the ear when the soundproof in-ear earphone is worn by the user, the ambient hearing microphone being arranged on a side oriented away from a sound channel of the at least one in-ear earphone and being connected to the electric circuit, and

wherein the sound attenuator is an active sound attenuator configured to attenuate sound picked up by the ambient hearing microphone being above a certain sound level.

2. The throat headset system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one microphone of the type that does not require power, voltage or a power source for detecting sound waves is a dynamic microphone, a piezoelectric microphone or a magnetic microphone.

3. The throat headset system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one microphone is a piezoelectric microphone comprising a thin metal sheet and a piezo crystal layer arranged on top of the thin metal sheet.

4. The throat headset system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one in-ear earphone is configured to be connected in a wireless manner to the electric circuit.

5. The throat headset system according to claim 1 , wherein the active sound attenuator is configured to let sound below said sound level pass through without attenuation.

6. The throat headset system according to claim 1 , comprising two in-ear earphones, one for each ear of a user.

7. The throat headset system according to claim 1 , wherein the element is a neckband at least partially shaped as a bow and made of an elastic plastic or metal.

8. The throat headset system according to claim 1 , wherein the element is a band that is configured to go around the neck of the user when the throat headset system is worn.

9. The throat headset system according to claim 1 , wherein the formed soft parts are replaceable.

10. A throat headset system for use in noisy environments comprising:

an element configured to be arranged at least partially around a neck of a user;

at least one microphone being embedded in the element and configured to be in contact with neck skin or throat skin of the user when the throat headset system is worn to pick up sound from said neck skin or throat skin, the at least one microphone not requiring power, voltage or electric energy of a power source for detecting sound waves;

a communication unit arranged at the element and connected to the at least one microphone and connectable to a communication device;

at least one in-ear earphone connected to the communication unit; and

an electric circuit,

wherein the at least one in-ear earphone is a soundproof in-ear earphone and comprises formed soft parts, a sound attenuator and an ambient hearing microphone, wherein soundproofing is achieved via the soft parts of the soundproof earphone by the soft parts being configured to tighten around an auditory canal of the user so that less ambient sound can enter the ear when the soundproof in-ear earphone is worn by the user, the ambient hearing microphone being arranged on a side oriented away from a sound channel of the at least one in-ear earphone and being connected to the electric circuit,

wherein the sound attenuator is an active sound attenuator configured to attenuate sound picked up by the ambient hearing microphone being above a certain sound level.

11. A throat headset system for use in noisy environments comprising:

an element configured to be arranged at least partially around a neck of a user;

at least one microphone connected to the element so as to be fixed relative to the element and configured to be in contact with neck skin or throat skin of the user when the throat headset system is worn to pick up sound from said neck skin or throat skin, the at least one microphone not requiring power, voltage or electric energy of a power source for detecting sound waves;

a communication unit arranged at the element and connected to the at least one microphone and connectable to a communication device;

at least one in-ear earphone connected to the communication unit; and

an electric circuit,

wherein the at least one in-ear earphone is a soundproof in-ear earphone and comprises formed soft parts, a sound attenuator and an ambient hearing microphone, wherein soundproofing is achieved via the soft parts of the soundproof earphone by the soft parts being configured to tighten around an auditory canal of the user so that less ambient sound can enter the ear when the soundproof in-ear earphone is worn by the user, the ambient hearing microphone being arranged on a side oriented away from a sound channel of the at least one in-ear earphone and being connected to the electric circuit, and

wherein the sound attenuator is an active sound attenuator configured to attenuate sound picked up by the ambient hearing microphone being above a certain sound level.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: FRANZÉN, BO
To: PATENT HOLDING I NYBRO AB
Reel/Frame 055099/0772 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20156821 · Feb 12, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
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