IP Library Granted Patent US 12,339,521
Granted Patent B2
US 12,339,521 · App. 17/452,484 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Eyeglasses with associated true wireless earbuds

Inventors: Ryan Jung (Holladay, UT); James Michael Jacobs (Park City, UT); Kyle Edward Arnett (North Salt Lake City, UT)
Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.
G02C11/10H04R1/1016H04R1/1025H04R1/1041H02J50/10H02J50/20H04R2420/07
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Patent No.
US 12,339,521
App. No.
17/452,484
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems including a right true wireless earbud, a left true wireless earbud, and eyeglasses are disclosed. Eyeglasses may include a left temple having a feature configured to selectively couple with the left true wireless earbud, and a right temple having a feature configured to selectively couple with the right true wireless earbud. For some eyeglasses, a left accessory arm may be coupled to the left temple, the left accessory arm configured to couple with a left true wireless earbud, and a right accessory arm may be coupled to the right temple, the right accessory arm configured to couple with a right true wireless earbud. For additional eyeglasses, a left storage compartment may be located in the left temple sized and configured to couple with a left true wireless earbud, and a right storage compartment located in the right temple sized and configured to couple with a right true wireless earbud.

Claims (35)

1. Eyeglasses comprising:

a left temple;

a right temple;

a left accessory arm coupled to the left temple, the left accessory arm configured to couple with a left true wireless earbud; and

a right accessory arm coupled to the right temple, the right accessory arm configured to couple with a right true wireless earbud;

wherein the left accessory arm is configured to magnetically couple with the left true wireless earbud, and the right accessory arm is configured to magnetically couple with the right true wireless earbud; and

wherein the left accessory arm and the right accessory arm are moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position.

2. The eyeglasses of claim 1 , wherein each of the right accessory arm and the left accessory arm are configured to deform in response to an applied force, and maintain a deformed shape when the force is released.

3. The eyeglasses of claim 2 , wherein each of the right accessory arm and the left accessory arm comprise a flexible polymer surrounding a metal wire.

4. The eyeglasses of claim 3 , wherein the left accessory arm is sized and configured to couple with the left true wireless earbud via an interference fit; and the right accessory arm is sized and configured to couple with the right true wireless earbud via an interference fit.

5. The eyeglasses of claim 1 , further comprising a battery.

6. The eyeglasses of claim 5 , further comprising:

electrical contacts positioned on the left accessory arm to connect with electrical contacts of the left true wireless earbud when the left true wireless earbud is coupled to the left accessory arm; and

electrical contacts positioned on the right accessory arm to connect with electrical contacts of the right true wireless earbud when the right true wireless earbud is coupled to the right accessory arm.

7. The eyeglasses of claim 5 , further comprising a port configured to couple with a power source.

8. The eyeglasses of claim 5 , further comprising a wireless charging circuit configured to charge the battery via power received by at least one of an induction coil and an antenna.

9. Eyeglasses comprising:

a left temple;

a right temple;

a left accessory arm coupled to the left temple, the left accessory arm configured to couple with a left true wireless earbud;

a right accessory arm coupled to the right temple, the right accessory arm configured to couple with a right true wireless earbud;

a left storage compartment located in the left temple sized and configured to couple with a left true wireless earbud; and

a right storage compartment located in the right temple sized and configured to couple with a right true wireless earbud;

wherein the left accessory arm is configured to magnetically couple with the left true wireless earbud, and the right accessory arm is configured to magnetically couple with the right true wireless earbud; and

wherein the left storage compartment is configured to magnetically couple with the left true wireless earbud, and the right storage compartment is configured to magnetically couple with the right true wireless earbud.

10. The eyeglasses of claim 9 , wherein the left storage compartment comprises a geometric feature sized and configured to couple with the left true wireless earbud via at least one of friction and an interference fit; and the right storage compartment comprises a geometric feature sized and configured to couple with the right true wireless earbud via at least one of friction and an interference fit.

11. The eyeglasses of claim 9 , further comprising a battery.

12. The eyeglasses of claim 11 , further comprising:

electrical contacts positioned in the left storage compartment to connect with electrical contacts of the left true wireless earbud when the left true wireless earbud is coupled to the left storage compartment; and

electrical contacts positioned in the right storage compartment to connect with electrical contacts of the right true wireless earbud when the right true wireless earbud is coupled to the right storage compartment.

13. The eyeglasses of claim 11 , further comprising a port configured to couple with a power source.

14. The eyeglasses of claim 11 , further comprising a wireless charging circuit configured to charge the battery via power received by at least one of an induction coil and an antenna.

15. The eyeglasses of claim 9 , wherein the eyeglasses are configured to charge the left true wireless earbud and the right true wireless earbud when the left true wireless earbud is coupled to the left temple and the right true wireless earbud is coupled to the right temple.

16. The eyeglasses of claim 9 , wherein the eyeglasses are configured to allow a user to wear the eyeglasses while the left true wireless earbud and the right true wireless earbud are charged by the eyeglasses.

17. The eyeglasses of claim 9 , wherein the eyeglasses are configured to allow a user to wear the eyeglasses while the left true wireless earbud is inserted into a user's left ear canal and the right true wireless earbud is inserted into a user's right ear canal.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2024
From: CRYSTAL FINANCIAL LLC (D/B/A SLR CREDIT SOLUTIONS
To: SKULLCANDY, INC.
Reel/Frame 067867/0318 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2023
From: SKULLCANDY, INC.
To: CRYSTAL FINANCIAL LLC (D/B/A SLR CREDIT SOLUTIONS)
Reel/Frame 063501/0918 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2023
From: SKULLCANDY, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 063489/0869 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: JUNG, RYAN; JACOBS, JAMES MICHAEL; ARNETT, KYLE EDWARD
To: SKULLCANDY, INC.
Reel/Frame 058258/0980 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63198563 · Oct 27, 2020
Related Publication 20220128841A1 · Apr 28, 2022
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