Patents
US 10587946 B2: Headphone with adaptive controls
- Granted
- 2020-03-10
- Filed
- 2017-12-05 application 15832527
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A headphone that may be operated in either a wireless mode or a wired mode includes a housing and an acoustic driver within the housing. The headphone includes a jack for receiving a complementary jack at the end of an audio cable, and at least one control input. The at least one control input controls operation of the headphone when the headphone is operated in the wireless mode, and the at least one control input controls operation of an associated media device when the headphone is operated in the wired mode. A method of method of operating a headphone includes using at least one control input on a headphone to control operation of the headphone while using the headphone in a wireless mode, and using the at least one control input on the headphone to control operation of an associated media device while using the headphone in a wired mode.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200310.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branden Sheffield | Saratoga Springs, UT | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Timothy | Salt Lake City, UT | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Randall J. Hull | Park City, UT | 8 | 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 | H04R1/1041 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04M | Telephonic communication | H04M1/6058 | 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 |
| 2018-01-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HULL, RANDALL J. signed 2018-01-08 SHEFFIELD, BRANDEN signed 2018-01-08 TIMOTHY, JOHN signed 2018-01-08 | SKULLCANDY, INC. PARK CITY, UT | 44575/1 | 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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