Inventor
VITT NIKOLAS T
US38 patents
Patents
38 patentsUS9226076B2Dec 29, 2015
Evacuation of liquid from acoustic space
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US9363589B2Jun 7, 2016
Liquid resistant acoustic device
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US11523244B1Dec 6, 2022
Own voice reinforcement using extra-aural speakers
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US11334032B2May 17, 2022
Electronic watch with barometric vent
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US11812194B1Nov 7, 2023
Private conversations in a virtual setting
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US11809774B1Nov 7, 2023
Privacy with extra-aural speakers
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US11227623B1Jan 18, 2022
Adjusting audio transparency based on content
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US10587942B1Mar 10, 2020
Liquid-resistant packaging for electro-acoustic transducers and electronic devices
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US9888307B2Feb 6, 2018
Microphone assembly having an acoustic leak path
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US10044232B2Aug 7, 2018
Inductive power transfer using acoustic or haptic devices
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US9820038B2Nov 14, 2017
Waterproof speaker module
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US9681210B1Jun 13, 2017
Liquid-tolerant acoustic device configurations
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US9363587B2Jun 7, 2016
Pressure vent for speaker or microphone modules
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US11188151B2Nov 30, 2021
Vibration driven housing component for audio reproduction, haptic feedback, and force sensing
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US11682414B1Jun 20, 2023
Adjusting audio transparency based on content
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US11176925B1Nov 16, 2021
Bone conduction transducers for privacy
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US10750287B2Aug 18, 2020
Evacuation of liquid from acoustic space
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US10425738B2Sep 24, 2019
Evacuation of liquid from acoustic space
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US10209123B2Feb 19, 2019
Liquid detection for an acoustic module
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US10595107B2Mar 17, 2020
Speaker module architecture
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US10848864B2Nov 24, 2020
Liquid-resistant modules, acoustic transducers and electronic devices
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US12175159B1Dec 24, 2024
Privacy with extra-aural speakers
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US12080278B2Sep 3, 2024
Bone conduction transducers for privacy
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US11902772B1Feb 13, 2024
Own voice reinforcement using extra-aural speakers
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US11501760B2Nov 15, 2022
Bone conduction transducers for privacy
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US10595131B2Mar 17, 2020
Audio speaker having an electrical path through a magnet assembly
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US12317057B2May 27, 2025
Self-calibrating microphone and loudspeaker arrays for wearable audio devices
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US12099331B2Sep 24, 2024
Electronic watch with barometric vent
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US11832082B2Nov 28, 2023
Self-calibrating microphone and loudspeaker arrays for wearable audio devices
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US11740591B2Aug 29, 2023
Electronic watch with barometric vent
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US10469941B2Nov 5, 2019
Vented acoustic transducers and related methods and systems
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US12212906B2Jan 28, 2025
Internal venting mechanisms for audio system with non-porous membrane
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US11889249B2Jan 30, 2024
Internal venting mechanisms for audio system with non-porous membrane
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US11304001B2Apr 12, 2022
Speaker emulation of a microphone for wind detection
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US12153477B2Nov 26, 2024
Electronic device
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US12556860B2Feb 17, 2026
Electronic device
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US10034073B2Jul 24, 2018
Device having a composite acoustic membrane
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US10271121B2Apr 23, 2019
Shock mounted transducer assembly
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