Patents
US 10462560 B2: Driver assemblies, headphones including driver assemblies, and related methods
- Granted
- 2019-10-29
- Filed
- 2018-01-08 application 15864307
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A driver assembly comprises a housing structure, a magnet assembly within the housing structure, and opposing spring structures coupled to the housing structure at different vertical positions than one another. The magnet assembly comprises a permanent magnet, a plate structure underlying the permanent magnet, a voice coil circumscribing the permanent magnet and the plate structure, and a yoke structure at least partially surrounding the permanent magnet, the plate structure, and the voice coil. The opposing spring structures are configured to impede horizontal movement of the permanent magnet, the plate structure, and the yoke structure while permitting vertical movement thereof. A headphone and a method of forming a headphone are also described.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191029.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skullcandy, Inc. 126 patents | US company or organization | Park City, UT | SKULLCANDY, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state SKULLCANDY, INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Timothy | Salt Lake City, UT | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Branden Sheffield | Saratoga Springs, UT | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Randall J. Hull | Park City, UT | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sam Noertker | Oakley, UT | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory R. Woolston | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrew Pierce | Salt Lake City, UT | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04R | Loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers; electric hearing aids; public address systems | H04R1/2896 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CRYSTAL FINANCIAL LLC (D/B/A SLR CREDIT SOLUTIONS signed 2024-06-14 | SKULLCANDY, INC. PARK CITY, UT | 67867/318 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-05-01 | Release of security interest Termination of assignment | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2023-04-28 | SKULLCANDY, INC. PARK CITY, UT | 63502/910 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-05-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SKULLCANDY, INC. signed 2023-04-28 | CRYSTAL FINANCIAL LLC (D/B/A SLR CREDIT SOLUTIONS) BOSTON, MA | 63501/918 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-04-28 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SKULLCANDY, INC. signed 2023-04-28 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BOSTON, MA | 63489/869 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-03-14 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the the patent information previously recorded at reel: 055997 frame: 0710. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | SKULLCANDY, INC. signed 2021-04-14 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 59451/760 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-04-21 | Security interest Security interest Assignment of security interest | SKULLCANDY, INC. signed 2021-04-14 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 55997/703 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-02-08 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the spelling of the 2nd listed inventor's name previously recorded on reel 044559 frame 0449. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | WOOLSTON, GREGORY R. signed 2017-11-29 HULL, RANDALL J. signed 2018-01-04 NOERTKER, SAM signed 2018-01-04 TIMOTHY, JOHN signed 2018-01-04 PIERCE, ANDREW signed 2018-01-08 SHEFFIELD, BRANDEN signed 2018-01-08 | SKULLCANDY, INC. PARK CITY, UT | 45285/956 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-01-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WOOLSTON, GREGORY R. signed 2017-11-29 HULL, RANDALL J. signed 2018-01-04 NOERTKER, SAM signed 2018-01-04 TIMOTHY, JOHN signed 2018-01-04 PIERCE, ANDREW signed 2018-01-08 SHEFFIELD, BRANDON signed 2018-01-08 | SKULLCANDY, INC. PARK CITY, UT | 44559/449 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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