US 12,231,853 B2
Portable electronic device comprising a folded substrate
Kenneth Rueskov Moller, Smoerum (DK); and Jan T. L. Larsen, Smoerum (DK)
Assigned to Oticon A/S, Smørum (DK)
Filed by Oticon A/S, Smoerum (DK)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/189,244.
Application 16/511,464 is a division of application No. 15/824,043, filed on Nov. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,382,871, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 15/092,016 is a division of application No. 13/154,676, filed on Jun. 7, 2011, granted, now 9,338,569, issued on May 10, 2016.
Application 18/189,244 is a continuation of application No. 17/556,511, filed on Dec. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,647,345.
Application 17/556,511 is a continuation of application No. 16/511,464, filed on Jul. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,240,612, issued on Feb. 1, 2022.
Application 15/824,043 is a continuation of application No. 15/092,016, filed on Apr. 6, 2016, granted, now 9,866,977, issued on Jan. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/351,949, filed on Jun. 7, 2010.
Claims priority of application No. 10165072.9 (EP), filed on Jun. 7, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0247375 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/60 (2013.01) [H04R 25/65 (2013.01); H04R 25/602 (2013.01); H04R 25/609 (2019.05); H04R 25/658 (2013.01); H04R 2225/023 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H05K 1/189 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4913 (2015.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
a substrate configured to retain one or more electrical components, wherein the substrate comprises:
a back surface having a longitudinal axis;
a first arm attached to the back surface parallel to the longitudinal axis and extending in a first direction from the back surface;
a second arm attached to the back surface parallel to the longitudinal axis and extending in the first direction from the back surface, wherein the first arm and the second arm are separated by a gap; and
a third arm connected to and extending from the first arm, wherein the third arm at least partially spans the gap between the first arm and the second arm in a folded configuration;
wherein the substrate is asymmetric if folded about the longitudinal axis;
at least one microphone; and
a housing configured to at least partially surround the substrate and the at least one microphone.