Patents

US 12356167 B2: Dual-diaphragm MEMS transducers with high effective area

Granted
2025-07-08
Filed
2022-05-26 application 17825804
Type
Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract

A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) diaphragm assembly comprises a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm, a geometric central region surrounding the geometric center of the diaphragm assembly, and a plurality of pillars connecting the first and second diaphragms, each of the plurality of pillars having a cross-sectional shape having a maximum radial dimension, A, and a maximum circumferential dimension, B, wherein at least a first subset of the plurality of pillars is disposed within the geometric central region and wherein A is greater than B for the at least first sub set.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250708.xml).

Assignees

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

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Shubham ShubhamSchaumburg, IL8PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Jim GuoBuffalo Grove, IL1PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers; electric hearing aids; public address systemsH04R7/10PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B81BMicrostructural devices or systems, e.g. micromechanical devicesB81B2203/0361PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

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

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2022-05-26Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
GUO, JIM signed 2022-05-26
SHUBHAM, SHUBHAM signed 2022-05-26
KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC ITASCA, IL60031/40ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

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