US 12,170,866 B2
Microphone suspension system
Clayton Christopher Williamson, Moorpark, CA (US); Tzyy-Woei Richard Sung, Los Angeles, CA (US); Adam Kirk Bennett, Ventura, CA (US); Matthew Fumio Yamamoto, Moorpark, CA (US); and Aron Michael Rosenberg, Lafayette, CA (US)
Assigned to Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne (CH)
Filed by Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne (CH)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/482,778.
Application 18/482,778 is a continuation of application No. 17/667,118, filed on Feb. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,812,211.
Prior Publication US 2024/0040295 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/086 (2013.01) [H04R 2410/07 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A microphone comprising:
a housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the housing defining a central volume;
an audio module disposed within the central volume and a suspension element configured to suspend the audio module within the central volume, wherein:
the suspension element comprises an inner body the suspension element comprises a first flange extending outward from a proximal portion of the inner body and a second flange extending outward from a distal portion of the inner body;
each of the first flange and the second flange are fixedly coupled with the housing;
a cross-section of each of the first flange and the second flange comprises an arched region that extends at least partially from the inner body to an inner wall of the housing; and
the arched region of the first flange is oriented in an opposite direction than the arched region of the second flange.