Inventor
GRINKER SCOTT C
US31 patents
Patents
31 patentsUS9838775B2Dec 5, 2017
Earbuds with biometric sensing
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In-ear headphone
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US11159869B2Oct 26, 2021
Eartip with control leak
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US9774941B2Sep 26, 2017
In-ear speaker hybrid audio transparency system
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US9467761B2Oct 11, 2016
In-ear earphone with articulating nozzle and integrated boot
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US10841683B2Nov 17, 2020
In-ear headphone
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US10827252B2Nov 3, 2020
Earbud stability anchor feature
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US10652646B2May 12, 2020
In-ear speaker hybrid audio transparency system
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US10433045B2Oct 1, 2019
Earbud stability anchor feature
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US9955247B2Apr 24, 2018
Headphone eartips with internal support components for inner eartip bodies
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US9706290B2Jul 11, 2017
Balanced armature based valve
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US10657950B2May 19, 2020
Headphone transparency, occlusion effect mitigation and wind noise detection
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US12267641B2Apr 1, 2025
Electroosmotic flow valve for an electronic device
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US11265638B2Mar 1, 2022
In-ear headphone
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US10694276B2Jun 23, 2020
In-ear headphone
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US10080080B2Sep 18, 2018
Balanced armature based valve
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US9723396B2Aug 1, 2017
Earphone assemblies with magnets for anchoring to a user
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US12114127B2Oct 8, 2024
Dynamic valve for an electronic device
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US12081934B2Sep 3, 2024
Dynamic valve for an electronic device
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US11589150B2Feb 21, 2023
Wireless listening device
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US12389168B2Aug 12, 2025
Shape memory alloy valve for an electronic device
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US12284475B2Apr 22, 2025
In-ear headphone
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US11930313B2Mar 12, 2024
In-ear headphone
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US11659317B2May 23, 2023
In-ear speaker hybrid audio transparency system
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US11589152B2Feb 21, 2023
Earbud stability anchor feature
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US11445290B1Sep 13, 2022
Feedback acoustic noise cancellation tuning
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US11336986B2May 17, 2022
In-ear speaker hybrid audio transparency system
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US11297410B2Apr 5, 2022
Earbud stability anchor feature
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US12495234B2Dec 9, 2025
Speaker and microphone for acoustic devices
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US12470856B2Nov 11, 2025
Ultrasonic particle reduction system for an acoustic micro-valve
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US11240591B2Feb 1, 2022
Internal control leak integrated in a driver frame
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