Headphones

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11985462
APP PUB NO 20220369015A1
SERIAL NO

17878767

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This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.

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  • APPLE INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bloom, Daniel R Alameda, US 32 268
Docherty, Sean J Mississauga, CA 3 10
Hatfield, Dustin A Los Gatos, US 27 147
Narajowski, David H Los Gatos, US 65 700
Oshita, Scott Y Los Altos, US 3 9
Panecki, Lee M San Francisco, US 26 1074
Qian, Phillip San Jose, US 30 540
Segraves, Zachary G Redwood City, US 2 8
Shaffer, Benjamin A San Jose, US 103 4268
Siahaan, Edward San Francisco, US 65 1183
Stringer, Christopher J Woodside, US 1805 84222
Whang, Eugene A San Francisco, US 19 189

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