Granted Patent B2

US 12,289,576 · App. 17/670,130 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Inventors: John P. Keady (Fairfax Station, VA); Steven W. Goldstein (Delray Beach, FL)

Assignee: ST TipTech, LLC

H04R1/1016A61B17/12104A61B17/12109A61B17/12136A61F5/0093A61F11/10H04R25/652H04R25/658

Abstract

Claims (17)

1. An earphone comprising:

a first microphone;

a sealing system, wherein the sealing system includes a deformable bladder, wherein a first end of the deformable bladder is compressed to a compressed position expanding a second end, wherein a securing mechanism secures the compressed position;

a speaker;

and

a logic circuit, wherein the logic circuit is configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, wherein the logic circuit is coupled to the first microphone, wherein the logic circuit is coupled to the speaker, and the operations comprising:

receiving a microphone signal from the first microphone; and

sending a sound signal to the speaker.

2. The earphone according to claim 1 further comprising:

a second microphone.

3. The earphone according to claim 2 , wherein the second microphone is located closer to a distal end of the earphone than the first microphone.

4. The earphone according to claim 2 , wherein the second microphone is a bone conduction microphone.

5. The earphone according to claim 1 , where the sealing system is made of a polymer.

6. The earphone according to claim 1 , where the sealing system is made of a foam.

7. The earphone according to claim 1 , where the sealing system is made of rubber.

8. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the speaker is a bone conduction speaker.

9. The earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the first microphone is a bone conduction microphone.

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