Apple Inc. (20240259721). WIRELESS EARPHONE

WIRELESS EARPHONE

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Zachary C. Rich of San Francisco CA US

Kurt R. Stiehl of San Jose CA US

Arun D. Chawan of San Francisco CA US

Michael B. Howes of Mountain View CA US

Jonathan S. Aase of Rochester MI US

Esge B. Andersen of Campbell CA US

Yacine Azmi of San Francisco CA US

Jahan C. Minoo of San Jose CA US

David J. Shaw of San Diego CA US

Aarti Kumar of San Jose CA US

Augustin Prats of San Francisco CA US

Robert D. Watson of Menlo Park CA US

Baptiste P. Paquier of Saratoga CA US

Axel D. Berny of San Francisco CA US

Benjamin W. Cook of San Francisco CA US

Jerzy S. Guterman of Sunnyvale CA US

Benjamin Adair Cousins of Burlington CA US

WIRELESS EARPHONE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240259721 titled 'WIRELESS EARPHONE

Original Abstract Submitted

a housing has a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. the bud portion is to fit within an ear. the bud portion has a primary sound outlet at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. a speaker driver is inside the bud portion. electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. a rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. other embodiments are also described and claimed.