Electronic hearing protector with quadrant sound localization

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9180055
SERIAL NO

14063820

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An electronic hearing protector includes an ear cup assembly comprising a front exterior microphone that provides a front microphone signal and a rear exterior microphone that provides a rear microphone signal. A processor receives and digitizes the front microphone signal and the rear microphone signal, and provides a front channel signal and a rear channel signal indicative thereof respectively. A filter receives the rear channel signal and has a cut-off frequency value that provides a high-frequency roll-off and a notch at a notch filter frequency value that is less than the cut-off frequency value, where the filter provides a filtered signal. A first signal indicative of the front channel signal and a second signal indicative of the filtered signal are summed, and a signal indicative of the summed signal is provided to a speaker within the ear cup that provides an audio signal within the first ear cup indicative of the summed signal.

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  • HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hunsaker, Josh Logan, US 2 21
Hutchings, Jeffrey L Lehi, US 15 206
Kirsch, James M Salt Lake City, US 18 266
Lambert, Russell Salt Lake City, US 2 21

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