公开(公告)号：US20250157450A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US19025000

申请日：2025-01-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peter C. Hrudey ,  Gokhan Hatipoglu ,  Anthony D. Minervini

IPC: G10K11/172 ,  B81B3/00 ,  H04R1/28

Abstract: An acoustic device comprising: an enclosure defining an acoustic port and an acoustic pathway between the acoustic port and a transducer coupled to the enclosure; and an array of attenuators acoustically coupled to the acoustic pathway to absorb ultrasonic acoustic waves.

公开(公告)号：US12114127B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17482818

申请日：2021-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gokhan Hatipoglu ,  Peter C. Hrudey ,  Scott C. Grinker ,  Ankur Jain ,  Patrick B. Wright

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  F16K15/16 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H10N30/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/2826 ,  F16K15/16 ,  H04R1/025 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H10N30/00

Abstract: A portable electronic device comprising: an enclosure having an enclosure wall that forms an interior chamber and a sound output port to an ambient environment; a transducer positioned within the interior chamber and dividing the interior chamber into a front volume chamber coupling a first side of the transducer to the sound output port and a back volume chamber coupled to a second side of the transducer; and an electromechanical valve comprising a number of flaps operable to open and close a vent to the interior chamber, the front volume chamber or the back volume chamber.

公开(公告)号：US11917387B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US18102667

申请日：2023-01-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gokhan Hatipoglu ,  Onur I. Ilkorur ,  Pablo Seoane Vieites ,  Christopher Wilk ,  Peter C. Hrudey

IPC: H04R19/02 ,  H04R7/14 ,  B81B3/00

CPC classification number: H04R7/14 ,  B81B3/0021 ,  H04R19/02

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having speakers such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) speakers. A MEMS speaker can include an electrostatically driven, corrugated MEMS structure to move air without a magnet, coil, or traditional speaker membrane, and thus provide a low-power, compact speaker with a large acoustically active area in a small volume. Neighboring folds in the corrugated MEMS structure may form pairs of MEMS electrodes that can be pushed together and/or pulled apart to deform the MEMS structure in a breathing motion that generates pressure differentials on opposing sides of the corrugated MEMS structure to generate sound. Additional modes of operation are described.

公开(公告)号：US11902727B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17670387

申请日：2022-02-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anthony D. Minervini ,  Peter C. Hrudey ,  Gokhan Hatipoglu

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/28 ,  B81B7/02

CPC classification number: H04R1/023 ,  B81B7/02 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/2803 ,  H04R1/2873 ,  B81B2201/0257 ,  H04R2499/11

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to inductive acoustic filters for acoustic devices. An inductive filter may include a substrate, an etched serpentine channel in a surface of the substrate and extending within the substrate from a first port in the substrate to a second port in the substrate. The inductive filter may also include a polymer cover layer adhesively attached to the surface of the substrate over the etched serpentine channel. The inductive filter may be positioned over an opening in a substrate of an acoustic module, such as a microphone module or a speaker module.

公开(公告)号：US20230171532A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US17981230

申请日：2022-11-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Wilk ,  Scott C. Grinker ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Onur I. Ilkorur ,  Peter C. Hrudey ,  Gokhan Hatipoglu

IPC: H04R1/22 ,  G10K11/18

CPC classification number: H04R1/22 ,  G10K11/18

Abstract: A portable electronic device comprising: an enclosure having an enclosure wall that defines a first chamber, a second chamber and an acoustic opening from the first chamber or the second chamber; and an electroosmotic flow valve operable to open and close the acoustic opening.

公开(公告)号：US20230093626A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17482818

申请日：2021-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gokhan Hatipoglu ,  Peter C. Hrudey ,  Scott C. Grinker ,  Ankur Jain ,  Patrick B. Wright

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  F16K15/16 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: A portable electronic device comprising: an enclosure having an enclosure wall that forms an interior chamber and a sound output port to an ambient environment; a transducer positioned within the interior chamber and dividing the interior chamber into a front volume chamber coupling a first side of the transducer to the sound output port and a back volume chamber coupled to a second side of the transducer; and an electromechanical valve comprising a number of flaps operable to open and close a vent to the interior chamber, the front volume chamber or the back volume chamber.

公开(公告)号：US11310591B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16880825

申请日：2020-05-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peter C. Hrudey ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Gokhan Hatipoglu

IPC: H04R1/40 ,  H04R7/16 ,  H04R1/28

Abstract: An electronic device has an acoustic transducer with an acoustic diaphragm. The diaphragm has opposed first and second major surfaces. A front volume is positioned adjacent the first major surface. A back volume is positioned adjacent the second major surface. An elongated channel defines a barometric vent and extends from a first end fluidly coupled with the front volume to a second end fluidly coupled with the back volume, fluidly coupling the front volume with the back volume. The elongated channel may have a high aspect ratio (L/D), providing the vent with a substantial air mass. The elongated channel may be segmented to define a higher-order filter. For example, a segmented channel can have a cascade of repeating acoustic-mass and acoustic-compliance units, providing the barometric vent with additional degrees-of-freedom for tuning.

公开(公告)号：US20250113138A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18765989

申请日：2024-07-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gokhan Hatipoglu ,  Peter C. Hrudey ,  Vahid Naderyan

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R3/04

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) chip having a movable member coupled to a front chamber; and an attenuator chip coupled to the MEMS chip and having an array of attenuators arranged around a port that is open to the front chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20250030976A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18907278

申请日：2024-10-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gokhan Hatipoglu ,  Peter C. Hrudey ,  Scott C. Grinker ,  Ankur Jain ,  Patrick B. Wright

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  F16K15/16 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H10N30/00

Abstract: A portable electronic device comprising: an enclosure having an enclosure wall that forms an interior chamber and a sound output port to an ambient environment; a transducer positioned within the interior chamber and dividing the interior chamber into a front volume chamber coupling a first side of the transducer to the sound output port and a back volume chamber coupled to a second side of the transducer; and an electromechanical valve comprising a number of flaps operable to open and close a vent to the interior chamber, the front volume chamber or the back volume chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20230092004A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17879411

申请日：2022-08-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peter C. Hrudey ,  Gokhan Hatipoglu ,  Anthony D. Minervini

IPC: G10K11/172 ,  B81B3/00 ,  H04R1/28

Abstract: An acoustic device comprising: an enclosure defining an acoustic port and an acoustic pathway between the acoustic port and a transducer coupled to the enclosure; and an array of attenuators acoustically coupled to the acoustic pathway to absorb ultrasonic acoustic waves.