Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices inventions 03/08

20080075318 - Spider with spiral tinsel lead and transducer and loudspeaker comprising same: A spider for a loudspeaker. The spider comprises a spider plate with integrated leads. The spider plate is an annular plate that forms a wave shape in the radial section. Each lead, when installed, assumes a generally spiral shape passing up and down through the spider plate along its length... Agent: Mary M Lee, P.C.

20080075319 - Magnetic suspension transducer: An improved electrodynamic acoustic transducer eliminates or reduces the need for flexible or elastic materials to suspend an internal magnetic element by using both static and dynamic signal-dependent magnetic fields to control its movement. In one implementation, the transducer has a magnet that moves within a surrounding tube. This tube... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20080069364 - Sound signal processing method, sound signal processing apparatus and computer program: A sound signal processing apparatus creates frames from acquired sound data, and converts a sound signal into a spectrum on a frame-by-frame basis. Then, the sound signal processing apparatus calculates a spectral envelope based on the spectrum, removes the spectral envelope from the spectrum, detects a spectral peak in the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080069366 - Method and apparatus for extracting and changing the reveberant content of an input signal: A method and apparatus for extracting and changing the reverberant content of an input signal is provided. The method of estimating an impulse response for a reverberant system includes sampling a signal from a reverberant system, having an impulse response, into a sequence of blocks, for each block of the... Agent: Mcguinness & Manaras LLP

20080069368 - Method and apparatus for achieving active noise reduction: A system and method for actively changing the sound perceived by listeners in an audio environment. A single transducer is used as both a sensing microphone and as an output driver. In one embodiment, the invention is implemented as an active noise cancellation system. The sensed noise signals are phase... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080069369 - Microphone and stereo audio monitor combination with four contact plug connector: An audio monitor/microphone combination coupled to a four contact plug connector is provided. Exemplary audio monitors include ear buds, in ear monitors, over-the-head headsets, over-the-ear headsets, clip-on headsets, and behind-the-neck headsets. Exemplary microphones include boom-mounted microphones, earphone integrated microphones, microphones located on (or integrated within) the headset cable, and lanyard... Agent: Patent Law Office Of David G. Beck

20080069371 - Hands free system for vehicle: A hands free system includes: a hands free device on a vehicle; a center device disposed outside of the vehicle; and voice and data circuits. Both of the voice and data circuits are simultaneously coupled between the hands free device and the center device. The hands free device includes a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080069372 - Broadside small array microphone beamforming apparatus: A broadside small array microphone beamforming apparatus comprises first and second omni-directional microphones, a microphone calibration unit, and a directional microphone forming unit. The first and second omni-directional microphones respectively convert voice from a desired near-end talker into first and second signals. The second and first omni-directional microphones and the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080069373 - Low frequency noise reduction circuit architecture for communications applications: A noise reduction circuit for reducing the effects of low frequency noise such as wind noise in communications applications is described. In one embodiment, the noise reduction circuit features a high pass filter formed by exploiting the existing off-chip AC coupling capacitances in making the connection to the source of... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080069374 - Small array microphone apparatus and noise suppression methods thereof: The small array microphone apparatus comprises first and second omni-directional microphones, a microphone calibration unit and a directional microphone forming unit. The first and second omni-directional microphones respectively convert sound from a desired near-end talker into first and second signals. The second and first omni-directional microphones and the desired near-end... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080069375 - Cancellation of contact artifacts in a differential electrophysiological signal: The present invention discloses a method for cancellation of local contact artifacts from differential recordings of electrophysiological signals, using reference inputs for modeling of the noise expressions in the composite differential signals... Agent: Jones Day

20080069377 - Audio processing system and method: An audio processing system includes an audio input apparatus, a frequency selecting unit, and an audio output apparatus. The audio input apparatus is used for receiving audio waves, and converting the audio waves to electric signals. The frequency selecting unit is used for filtering the electric signals, and generating filtered... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080069365 - Ambient noise sound level compensation: A system includes a variable amplifier, a source sound processor, an area sound processor, and an adjustment circuit. The variable amplifier adjusts an audio input signal to generate an audio output signal with an appropriate level so that the audio output signal is audible over noise in a listening area.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080069367 - Dynamic acoustic rendering: A method of acoustically rendering a virtual environment is described. The method includes receiving a subset of polygons derived for an acoustic display from a set of polygons generated for a graphical display. Acoustic reflections are determined from a sound source that bounce off of polygons in the subset of... Agent: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP

20080069370 - Apparatus and method for elevating sound quality and sound volume of gps product by means of vehicle stereo: An apparatus and method for elevating sound quality and sound volume of a GPS product by means of a vehicle stereo allows a sound decoding IC of the GPS product to be electrically connected to not only a first speaker but also a first FM module to enable a second... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20080069376 - Amplifier apparatus and method: An amplifier power-down apparatus is provided for suppressing transient signals in a circuit, for example an audio circuit, comprising a reference voltage generator circuit for generating a reference voltage. The reference voltage generator circuit comprises a capacitor for maintaining the reference voltage at a desired level. The amplifier power-down apparatus... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080069378 - Automatic audio system equalizing: An automated process for equalizing an audio system and an apparatus for implementing the process. An audio system includes a microphone unit, for receiving the sound waves radiated from a plurality of speakers, acoustic measuring circuitry, for calculating frequency response measurements; a memory, for storing characteristic data of the loudspeaker... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080069379 - Assistive-listening system and method for television, radio & music systems: An assistive-listening system is used with sound-producing equipment that includes a signal source, and first and second sound sources operatively associated with the signal source and configured to produce sound corresponding to signals received from the signal source. The assistive-listening system includes a volume control operatively associated with the signal... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080069380 - Device for dynamically adjusting volume within communication apparatus: The invention relates to a device for dynamically adjusting volume within communication apparatus. The communication apparatus includes a speaker and an amplifier electrically connected to the speaker. The device is configured in the communication apparatus and includes a distance sensing unit and a signal processing circuit. The distance sensing unit... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080069381 - Module having a remote turn-on function for use with a powered subwoofer/speaker: The present invention provides a module for a powered speaker, such as a subwoofer that may be actuated to turn the speaker on and off remotely by energizing the auxiliary AC power supply provided with an audio device or other source unit. The main power of the module is provided... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080069382 - Audio mixer and parameter setting method therefor: In each of a plurality of input channels of an audio mixer, there are provided a fader operator for adjusting a tone volume level, and a send level adjustment section for adjusting a send level of an audio signal to be sent from the channel to individual mixing buses. On... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080069383 - Mixing apparatus for audio data, method of controlling the same, and mixing control program: There are provided a mixing apparatus that enables a user who is mixing and the like to be positively engaged in the performance of a musical composition at a low cost by simple operations, a method of controlling the same, and a mixing control program. A plurality of first audio... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080069384 - Speaker device for portable terminal: A speaker device for a portable terminal including a first housing and a second housing coupled to the first housing and rotating towards or away from the first housing while facing the first housing. The speaker device includes a speaker unit mounted in the second housing, first sound output holes... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080069385 - Amplifier and method of amplification: A method of amplification includes amplifying an input signal with a predetermined or user adjustable maximum gain to produce a second signal and compressing the dynamic range of the second signal with an automatic gain control to produce an output signal. The compression ratio of the automatic gain control is... Agent: Patent Success, Intell. Prop. Protection, LLC

20080069386 - Precision micro-hole for extended life batteries: Various embodiments of the invention provide an enclosure for a metal-air battery assembly for an extended wear hearing aid. The enclosure includes a diffusion control element having a dimensional property configured for controlling oxygen and moisture diffusion into the metal-air battery assembly to maintain a minimum battery voltage when the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080069387 - Pillow speaker system and method: The invention discloses differing embodiments of pillow speaker systems and methods. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed of directing sound energy emitted from a speaker substantially into a cavity of a gas pillow. In other embodiments, pillow speaker systems are disclosed which direct sound energy emitted from the speakers... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP And The Boeing Company

20080069388 - Room dampening panel: An acoustic treatment room dampening panel 10 is arranged to support at least three layers of material 3 with multiple through holes 2. Each layer of material with through holes are spaced apart, with through holes off set between layers, such that air flow is restricted and turbulence created, thus... Agent: Nucore Technologies Inc.

20080069389 - Microphone array in housing: An electronic device includes a circuit board, a first microphone module, and a second microphone module. The first microphone module includes a first omnidirectional microphone connected to the circuit board, a first boot also connected to the circuit board, and a first tube extending from the first boot. The second... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080069390 - Microphone module at corner or edge of electronic device: An electronic device includes a body and a microphone module. The body includes a plurality of corners and a plurality of edges meeting at the corners. The microphone module is provided with a plurality of acoustic openings and disposed at the corners and/or the edges of the body to expose... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080069391 - Battery door: An earcup assembly 11 for a headset 10 comprising a housing having a first side adapted to engage the head of a user when in use and a second side opposite thereto. A recess provided in the second side of the housing receives and stores a battery. A battery door... Agent: Thomas E. Sisson Jackson Walker, LLP

20080069392 - Powered subwoofer/speaker remote turn-on function: The present invention provides a powered speaker, such as a subwoofer that may be turned on and off remotely by energizing the auxiliary AC power supply provided with an audio device or other source unit. The main power of the powered subwoofer is provided via a wall outlet or suitable... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080069394 - Planar speaker driver: A planar magnetic driver includes covering plates that are maintained under tension to form a buckled or curved surface, thereby providing for a larger magnetic gap, and allowing for a larger excursion of the diaphragm and extended lower frequency response. Another aspect of the driver includes a corrugated region along... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080069395 - Planar speaker driver: A planar magnetic driver includes covering plates that are maintained under tension to form a buckled or curved surface, thereby providing for a larger magnetic gap, and allowing for a larger excursion of the diaphragm and extended lower frequency response. Another aspect of the driver includes a corrugated region along... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080069393 - High fidelity loudspeaker: A small and highly efficient loudspeaker, capable of handling high power, yet capable of being manufactured at reasonable cost, uses energy absorbing surfaces on a rear side of its diaphragm and as part of an enclosure that is integrated with its frame.... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20080063211 - Multichannel audio amplification apparatus: There is provided a multichannel audio amplification apparatus including a speaker detection circuit for detecting whether or not a speaker is connected to an arbitrary speaker terminal of speaker terminal groups TA and TB, and an operating circuit and a display circuit connected to a control circuit. Even in a... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080063212 - Circuit testing apparatus: The invention discloses a circuit testing apparatus for testing a device under test. The circuit testing apparatus includes a filtering circuit, an amplifying circuit, a comparing module, and a result-examining module. The filtering circuit filters an analog output signal generated from the device under test to generate a filtered signal.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080063213 - Audio player with decreasing environmental noise function: The present invention relates to an audio player for deceasing environment noise. The audio player includes an element arranged between a sound player and hearing to degrade playing sound and the environmental noise. An anti-decaying character is produced by electrical signal of the sound player to decrease the environmental noise... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080063215 - Multi-window picture audio visual system with targeted audio: Methods and apparatus for managing audio corresponding to a video stream in an audio-visual system are disclosed. The audio-visual system includes a display capable of simultaneously displaying two or more separate video streams, and sound reproducing devices intended to deliver audio to viewers. The method includes receiving an audio-video signal... Agent: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C.

20080063216 - Communication system: A communication system has a controller for transmitting data to be played back by a plurality of playback devices corresponding to a plurality of channels, and a plurality of adapters required for executing playback by the playback devices. The controller has a setting unit which sets data to be played... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080063217 - Assembly on a motor-bicycle: A music-playing assembly on a motor-bicycle. The assembly comprises a digital music-playing device, a controlling device and at least one loudspeaker characterized in that the digital music-playing device is mounted at the rear mirror of the motor-bicycle and is connected to the controlling device and the loudspeaker via transmission lines,... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080063218 - Machined window undercut: A media player comprising a display screen is provided. The media player can include a housing having an opening and an area of reduced thickness around the opening. The media player can also include a transparent wall having a flange. Alternatively, the transparent wall may not require a flange but... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20080063214 - Modulator processing for a parametric speaker system: A parametric loudspeaker system using improved modulators to compensate for the non-linearity of the parametric process in air when driving the air at saturation levels and below saturation levels. The parametric loudspeaker uses a pre-processed single sideband modulator that offers ideal linearity as characterized by square root pre-processed double sideband... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080063219 - Controlling audio output of a mobile terminal: A mobile terminal has an audio device to adjust the gain of an audio amplifier depending on whether the terminal is in an open or a closed position. The audio amplifier provides an audio signal to a speaker, and the volume of the audio signal is proportional to the gain... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080063220 - Audio control method and audio processing system: An audio control method and audio processing system utilize an ADC to sample an analog audio input signal and convert it to a digital audio signal. A control module determines input signal level from the digital audio signal. Based on different input signal levels, output gain range of the amplifier... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080063221 - System and method for design and fabrication of a high frequency transducer: Techniques for fabricating high frequency ultrasound transducers are provided herein. In one embodiment, the fabrication includes depositing a copperclad polyimide film, a layer of epoxy on the copperclad polyimide film, and a polyvinylidene fluoride film on the epoxy. The assembly of materials are then pressed to bond the polyvinylidene fluoride... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080063222 - Contact type electret condenser pickup: A contact type electret condenser pickup to deliver high anti noise, top talking quality, and comprehensive range of applications includes a casing provided with an accommodation chamber to contain an O-ring, a vibration part, an insulation packing, a back plate retaining ring containing a back plate, a conductive connection ring,... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080063223 - Multiple receivers with a common spout: A speaker module for a personal communication device includes two transducers for generating sound on the basis of an electrical signal. One transducer outputs sound to the surroundings from a sound output thereof and the other transducer outputs sound to the surroundings via the first transducer. In this manner, two... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080063224 - Sound system: To conclude, in a preferred embodiment in accordance with the invention, the sound system comprises two loudspeakers (LA, LB) which mask their spectral signatures at the ear (C1) of the listener by positioning the two loudspeakers (LA, LB) such that their maxima of the polar radiation patterns have directions which... Agent: Thorne & Halajian Applied Technology Center

20080063225 - Speaker system: A speaker system includes a body unit, a front panel slidably coupled to a front surface of the body unit, a first speaker unit that is provided on the front surface the body unit to output sound, and a second speaker unit that is provided on a rear surface of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080063226 - Information processing apparatus, method and program: An information processing apparatus includes: a speaker setup section that sets up each of a plurality of speakers; and a display control section that controls display of information regarding arrangement of the plurality of speakers and setting of the plurality of speakers set up by the speaker setup section.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080063227 - Method for adapting a hearing aid using a genetic feature: The present invention relates to a method for adapting a hearing aid with at least one input converter, a signal processing device and an output converter by using a genetic feature of the wearer to whom the hearing aid is to be adapted. Depending on the genetic feature, at least... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080063228 - Accoustically transparent occlusion reduction system and method: A system and method that reduces the perceptual effect resulting from ear occlusion is disclosed. It comprises of an electro-acoustic feedback network that produces phase cancelling sounds in the ear, where a receiver and a microphone are located. A novel control mechanism is disclosed that controls the response of the... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080063229 - Band-limited adaptive feedback canceller for hearing aids: An improved method for adaptively cancelling acoustic feedback in hearing aids and other audio amplification devices. Feedback cancellation is limited to a frequency band that encompasses all unstable frequencies. By limiting the bandwidth of the feedback cancellation signal, the distortion due to the adaptive filter is minimized and limited only... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080063230 - Band-limited adaptive feedback canceller for hearing aids: An improved method for adaptively cancelling acoustic feedback in hearing aids and other audio amplification devices. Feedback cancellation is limited to a frequency band that encompasses all unstable frequencies. By limiting the bandwidth of the feedback cancellation signal, the distortion due to the adaptive filter is minimized and limited only... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080063231 - Method of manufacturing a soft hearing aid: A hearing aid instrument of the in-the-ear type (and preferably CIC) provides a plate member with electronic hearing aid components mounted thereto. The plate member is preferably of a harder material such as hard plastic. A soft polymeric body is bonded to the plate member and encapsulates preferably a plurality... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20080063232 - Silicon condenser microphone: Provided is a silicon condenser microphone using a case in which a plating layer is formed on a body formed of resin. The silicon condenser microphone includes: a case having a can-shaped resin body with one side open, and a plating layer formed on the body; and a substrate on... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20080063233 - Condenser microphone: The present invention is directed to a condenser microphone with a microphone housing cap with a sound inlet opening, a microphone housing with a cross-sectional opening facing the microphone housing cap, and a diaphragm resting along the cross-sectional opening on the front side of the microphone housing surrounding the cross-sectional... Agent: Gerald H. Kiel, Esq. Reed Smith LLP

20080063234 - Electroacoustic transducer: An electroacoustic transducer includes a yoke (1) having an annular intermediate yoke portion (1a), an inner yoke portion (1b) and an outer yoke portion (1c), a permanent magnet (3) provided on the outer yoke portion so as to surround the inner yoke portion and forming a magnetic gap (G) between... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080063235 - Loudspeaker: A loudspeaker comprises a diaphragm, an edge operable to support, on a frame, the diaphragm in such a manner that enables vibration thereof, and a voice coil operable to generate a driving force. The voice coil is of an approximate rectangular shape, and a length of a long axis direction... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080056504 - Dynamic range control of an audio signal and method of its operation: The present invention relates to electric audio devices and to communication devices. It also relates to the protection and increased performance of audio devices and electro acoustic 5 transducers like loudspeakers and headphones in portable devices and fixed installed equipment in entertainment products. The present invention provides a method for... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk

20080056507 - Intelligent audio speakers: An intelligent audio speaker that uses a power line communication element to provide audio distribution within homes, businesses, apartment complexes, and other buildings. Multiple intelligent audio speakers may be networked together, with common control. The intelligent audio speaker may, in some embodiments of the present invention, contain enhanced ambient backlight... Agent: Robert D. Gunderman, Jr. Patent Technologies, LLC

20080056508 - Garment for controling an electronic device: Disclosed is a garment (102) made of a particular type of material, the garment can include a garment appendage (104, 108, 110, 112) and a sensor (114, 116) coupled to the garment appendage with the sensor configured to detect activation of the garment appendage. The garment can further include a... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080056513 - Amplifier apparatus and method: An amplifier start-up apparatus for reducing transient signals in a circuit, for example an audio circuit, comprising a reference voltage generator circuit for generating a reference voltage. The reference voltage generator circuit comprises a capacitor for maintaining the reference voltage at a desired level. The amplifier start-up apparatus comprises a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080056503 - Head related transfer functions for panned stereo audio content: A method to process audio signals, an apparatus accepting audio signals, a carrier medium that carried instructions for a processor to implement the method to process audio signals, and a carrier medium carrying filter data to implement a filter of audio signals. The method includes filtering a pair of audio... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20080056505 - Strip with acoustic damping properties: Strip (3) to be inserted between two elements (1, 2) in order to cause acoustic attenuation of the noise propagating through at least one of the elements, the strip (3) being made of at least one plastic-based damping material i, characterized in that the strip (3) has an equivalent real... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080056506 - Structural noise source predictor: A method and system for determining locations in a design of an assembly likely to result in buzz, rattle squeak (“BSR”), and/or other noise conditions. The invention uses a finite element model to represent a design. BSR effects are predicted based upon analysis performed on multiple design models. Users may... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080056509 - Noise suppression device: A noise suppression device comprises subband SN ratio calculation means which receives a noise likeness signal, an input signal spectrum and a subband-based estimated noise spectrum, calculates the subband-based input signal average spectrum, calculates a subband-based mixture ratio of the subband-based estimated noise spectrum to the subband-based input signal average... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080056510 - Noise suppression device: A noise suppression device comprises subband SN ratio calculation means which receives a noise likeness signal, an input signal spectrum and a subband-based estimated noise spectrum, calculates the subband-based input signal average spectrum, calculates a subband-based mixture ratio of the subband-based estimated noise spectrum to the subband-based input signal average... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080056511 - Audio signal interpolation method and audio signal interpolation apparatus: An audio signal interpolation apparatus is configured to perform interpolation processing on the basis of audio signals preceding and/or following a predetermined segment on a time axis so as to obtain an audio signal corresponding to the predetermined segment. The audio signal interpolation apparatus includes a waveform formation unit configured... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080056512 - Switching popup noise cancellation apparatus and method for a portable terminal: A popup noise cancellation apparatus and method for a portable terminal having a switch selectively connecting one of a plurality of sound sources to a speaker are provided. The popup noise cancellation apparatus includes a first resistor grounded on a first link electrically connecting a first sound source and the... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080056514 - Audio signal processing system: In an audio signal processing system, a plurality of audio signal processing apparatuses are previously linked to form a zone, and logically defined as devices belonging to a zone, and further the devices are grouped into a plurality of device groups within the zone. Each of the audio signal processing... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080056515 - Electro-acoustic transducer: An electro-acoustic transducer includes a first electro-acoustic transduction unit. The first electro-acoustic transduction unit includes an acoustic radiation plate which radiates a sound wave, a bending vibration plate including a vibrator, and a first coupling member which couples an edge portion of the acoustic radiation plate with an edge portion... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080056516 - Compact open baffle speaker system: A speaker system is presented. The speaker system has a front speaker driver, a shroud mounted to the front speaker driver substantially encasing a cylinder volume on a rear portion of the front speaker driver. A rear speaker driver having similar dimensions to the front speaker is axially aligned with... Agent: Locksley Christian

20080056517 - Dynamic binaural sound capture and reproduction in focued or frontal applications: A new approach to tracking head motion for headphone-based sound is described. Called MTB2.0 for “Motion-Tracked Binaural with 2 Channels”, the method may be used for any 2-channel binaural signals without any increase in the bandwidth requirement. MTB2.0 provides a simple and effective means to improve the quality of headphone-based... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080056518 - System for and method of optimizing an individual's hearing aid: The present invention is a system for and method of adjusting hearing aids (130) by discrete frequency ranges (FIG. 3a); continual tuning and reprogramming of the hearing aid is accomplished in real time via iterations between a patient (with hearing aid in ear, 120) and an audiologist (131). A test... Agent: Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080056519 - Hearing-aid-compatible mobile wireless device using magnetic coil of vibration motor: Provided is a mobile wireless device, which is hearing aid-compatible and overcomes a limitation in space by using a magnetic coil equipped in a vibration motor without requiring an additional T-coil. The vibration motor is selectively connected to one of a data processing unit and a motor driving unit by... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080056520 - Hearing aid with antenna for reception and transmission of electromagnetic signals: The invention regards a communication device which is adapted for placement in a users ear. The communication device comprises a shell part enclosing an input transducer for receiving an input signal, a signal processing device and an output transducer for providing a signal perceivable as sound, a battery located at... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080056521 - Apparatus for communication coupling with a hearing aid: An improved communication coupling device having a coupler coil with about 125 turns of wire about a bar-shaped core for use with a hearing aid having a hearing aid coil to accommodate individuals with various degrees of hearing loss to use a sound generation device such as a telephone.... Agent: Kutak Rock, LLP

20080056522 - System and method for sound generation: A system and method for sound generation is disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the system including a first surface serving to at least partially enclose a first region, a first speaker positioned on the first surface, and a second region within the first region. The system further includes a... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20080056523 - Electret condenser microphone: Provided is an SMD type electret condenser microphone having a rectangular box shape, in which a curling process can be easily performed. In the electret condenser microphone, a pair of a diaphragm and a backplate is disposed to face each other, with a spacer being interposed therebetween. A conductive base... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20080056524 - Microphone package: A microphone package includes a housing, which has a cavity and a sound hole for allowing the cavity to communicate with the exterior, and a microphone chip, which is mounted on the mounting surface so as to detect sound within the cavity. The sound hole is opened in connection with... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080056525 - Headphone: A headphone includes a headband and a left housing and a right housing. The left housing and the right housing are mounted to respective ends of the headband through respective hangers. Each housing accommodates a drive unit. Sliders including hollow cylindrical members are mounted to the respective hangers, and are... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080056526 - Antenna for miniature wireless devices and improved wireless earphones supported entirely by the ear canal: Certain embodiments of the present technology provide wireless earphone systems that include earphones configured to be supported entirely by the ear canals of the wearer and to provide stereophonic reproduction of sound to the wearer based on a two-channel stereophonic signal from a transceiver that is attachable to a device.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080056527 - High power low frequency transducers and method of assembly: An acoustic transducer including a sound producing cone that is activated by a voice coil cylinder having a pair of spaced electrical windings that are retained in spaced relationship from a surround ferromagnetic ring that is carried by a heat sink and wherein a magnetic subassembly is mounted within the... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080056528 - Loudspeaker: In a loudspeaker which includes a frame coupled with a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap, a diaphragm fixed to the frame at its outer periphery and coupled with a voice coil fitting in the magnetic gap, a pass-through structure is provided for connecting an air space formed between a... Agent: Ratnerprestia