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US 12,501,203 · App. 19/015,687 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Wearable sound device and manufacture method thereof

Inventor: Vijay Daggumati (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee: xMEMS Labs, Inc.
H04R1/1075H04R1/1016H04R1/24H04R31/006H04R2460/11
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Patent No.
US 12,501,203
App. No.
19/015,687
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wearable sound device and a manufacture method thereof are disclosed to improve user experience. The wearable sound device includes a venting device, configured to form a vent to connect a first volume within the wearable sound device and ambient, and a sound producing device, adjacent to the venting device, configured to produce sound toward the first volume.

Claims (47)

1 . A wearable sound device, comprising:

a venting device, configured to form a vent to connect a first volume within the wearable sound device and ambient; and

a sound producing device, adjacent to the venting device, configured to produce sound toward the first volume;

wherein the venting device comprises a first flap and a second flap disposed opposite to each other;

wherein the venting device comprises a first actuating portion disposed on the first flap and a second actuating portion disposed on the second flap;

wherein the first flap and the second flap are actuated to bend oppositely to open the vent.

2 . The wearable sound device of claim 1 , wherein the first volume is a front volume to be connected to an ear canal of a user.

3 . The wearable sound device of claim 1 , wherein an angle between a film structure of the venting device and a film structure of the sound producing device is substantially between 0 and 90 degrees.

4 . The wearable sound device of claim 1 , wherein a film structure of the venting device is substantially perpendicular or parallel to a film structure of the sound producing device.

5 . The wearable sound device of claim 1 , wherein the venting device operates in a close mode, an open mode, or a comfort mode.

6 . The wearable sound device of claim 5 , wherein a degree of opening of the comfort mode is between a degree of opening of the open mode and a degree of opening of the close mode.

7 . The wearable sound device of claim 5 ,

wherein in the open mode, the first flap is actuated to bend upward with a first displacement and the second flap is actuated to bend downward with a second displacement, and a difference between the first displacement and the second displacement is larger than a thickness of the first flap;

wherein in the close mode, the first flap and the second flap are actuated to be substantially parallel to each other;

wherein in the comfort mode, the first flap and the second flap hang below a level corresponding to their anchored portions.

8 . The wearable sound device of claim 1 , wherein the venting device comprises a film structure with a slit formed thereon, and the vent is formed because of the slit.

9 . The wearable sound device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of venting devices, configured to form a plurality of vents to connect the first volume and the ambient.

10 . The wearable sound device of claim 1 ,

wherein the sound producing device comprises a first sound producing sub-device functioning as a tweeter and a second sound producing sub-device functioning as a woofer,

wherein the first sound producing sub-device is MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) fabricated,

wherein the second sound producing sub-device comprises an audio dynamic driver or a moving-coil speaker.

11 . A manufacture method, for manufacturing a wearable sound device, comprising:

forming a venting device;

forming a sound producing device, adjacent to the venting device; and

assembling the venting device and the sound producing device, such that the venting device is configured to form a vent to connect a first volume within the wearable sound device and ambient, and the sound producing device is configured to produce sound toward the first volume;

wherein the venting device comprises a first flap and a second flap disposed opposite to each other;

wherein the venting device comprises a first actuating portion disposed on the first flap and a second actuating portion disposed on the second flap;

wherein the first flap and the second flap are actuated to bend oppositely to open the vent.

12 . The manufacture method of claim 11 , wherein the first volume is a front volume.

13 . The manufacture method of claim 11 , wherein an angle between a film structure of the venting device and a film structure of the sound producing device is substantially between 0 and 90 degrees.

14 . The manufacture method of claim 11 , wherein a film structure of the venting device is substantially perpendicular or parallel to a film structure of the sound producing device.

15 . The manufacture method of claim 11 , wherein the venting device operates in a close mode, an open mode, or a comfort mode.

16 . The manufacture method of claim 15 , wherein a degree of opening of the comfort mode is between a degree of opening of the open mode and a degree of opening of the close mode.

17 . The manufacture method of claim 15 ,

wherein in the open mode, the first flap is actuated to bend upward with a first displacement and the second flap is actuated to bend downward with a second displacement, and a difference between the first displacement and the second displacement is larger than a thickness of the first flap;

wherein in the close mode, the first flap and the second flap are actuated to be substantially parallel to each other;

wherein in the comfort mode, the first flap and the second flap hang below a level corresponding to their anchored portions.

18 . The manufacture method of claim 11 , wherein the venting device comprises a film structure with a slit formed thereon, and the vent is formed because of the slit.

19 . The manufacture method of claim 11 , further comprising:

forming a plurality of venting devices; and

assembling the plurality of venting devices and the sound producing device, such that the plurality of venting devices are configured to form a plurality of vents to connect the first volume and the ambient.

20 . The manufacture method of claim 11 ,

wherein the sound producing device comprises a first sound producing sub-device functioning as a tweeter and a second sound producing sub-device functioning as a woofer,

wherein the first sound producing sub-device is MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) fabricated,

wherein the second sound producing sub-device comprises an audio dynamic driver or a moving-coil speaker.

21 . The wearable sound device of claim 1 , wherein a film structure of the sound producing device divides a space within the wearable sound device into the first volume and a second volume.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: DAGGUMATI, VIJAY
To: XMEMS LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 069809/0507 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63622564 · Jan 19, 2024
Related Publication 20250240555A1 · Jul 24, 2025
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