US 12,192,695 B1
Open headphones with active noise cancellation
Andrew Jackson Stockton X, Seattle, WA (US); Mihir Dhananjay Shetye, Seattle, WA (US); Wontak Kim, Seattle, WA (US); and Zhen Sun, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/708,607.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1075 (2013.01) [G10K 11/17823 (2018.01); G10K 11/17881 (2018.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable apparatus comprising:
a first structure configured to contact a head at a first location, wherein the first structure at least partially surrounds a first ear when the wearable apparatus is worn;
a second structure configured to contact the head at a second location, wherein the second structure at least partially surrounds a second ear when the wearable apparatus is worn;
a third structure linking the first structure to the second structure; and
a housing coupled to the first structure such that a first edge of the first structure and a second edge of the housing are separated by a first distance, the housing including an audio transducer, at least one microphone, and a component configured to perform active noise cancellation using the at least one microphone, wherein:
the audio transducer is configured to output audio in a first direction towards the first ear, and
a portion of the head is visible between the first edge and the second edge.