Patents
US 9549260 B2: Headphones for stereo tactile vibration, and related systems and methods
- Granted
- 2017-01-17
- Filed
- 2014-12-30 application 14586589
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Headphones for stereo tactile vibration, and related systems and methods are disclosed. A headphone comprises a first speaker assembly including a first audio driver and a first tactile bass vibrator. The headphone also comprises a second speaker assembly including a second audio driver and a second tactile bass vibrator. The headphone further comprises a signal processing circuit configured to generate a first tactile vibration signal and a second tactile vibration signal from an audio signal to be received by the headphone. The first tactile vibration signal differs from the second tactile vibration signal. A method of operating the headphone includes generating the first tactile vibration signal and the second tactile vibration signal, and driving vibration of the first and second tactile bass vibrators with the first and second tactile vibration signals, respectively. A stereo tactile vibrator system includes the headphone.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170117.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetsuro Oishi | Lompoc, CA | 55 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Timothy | Salt Lake City, UT | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sam Noertker | Park City, UT | 14 | 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 | H04R5/033 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04S | Stereophonic systems | H04S2400/07 | 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 |
| 2015-04-29 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the assignee's address previously recorded on reel 034910 frame 0097. assignor(s) hereby confirms the entire right, title and interest in and to all said inventions and discoveries disclosed in said application. | OISHI, TETSURO signed 2015-01-13 NOERTKER, SAM signed 2015-02-06 TIMOTHY, JOHN signed 2015-02-06 | SKULLCANDY, INC. PARK CITY, UT | 35546/950 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-02-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | OISHI, TETSURO signed 2015-01-13 NOERTKER, SAM signed 2015-02-06 TIMOTHY, JOHN signed 2015-02-06 | SKULLCANDY, INC. SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 34910/97 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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