Patents

US 12317045 B2: Balanced armature receiver having improved frequency response

Granted
2025-05-27
Filed
2022-12-22 application 18086657
Type
Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract

A diaphragm for a balanced armature receiver and combinations thereof. The diaphragm includes a paddle having an area of concentrated mass located at or near a central portion of the paddle, the area of concentrated mass having an area density greater than an area density of other portions of the paddle, wherein the area of concentrated mass shifts a bending-mode frequency of the paddle to a lower frequency compared to a bending-mode frequency of the paddle in the absence of the area of concentrated mass.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250527.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Knowles Electronics, LLC 414 patentsUS company or organizationItasca, ILPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Christopher MontiElgin, IL27PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers; electric hearing aids; public address systemsH04R7/20PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2022-12-22Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
MONTI, CHRISTOPHER signed 2022-11-04KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC ITASCA, IL62178/491ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

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