US 12,149,902 B2
Personal sound system combining bone conduction and directional speakers for passenger seats
Kenji Homma, Glastonbury, CT (US); and Dustin D. Caldwell, Portland, CT (US)
Assigned to B/E AEROSPACE, INC., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/866,810.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022856 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 5/023 (2013.01) [H04R 1/323 (2013.01); H04R 2205/022 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sound system, comprising:
a seat;
a bone conduction system configured to be disposed within the seat, the bone conduction system configured to provide audio through bone conduction sound; and
at least one directional speaker configured to provide audio through directional acoustic delivery contemporaneously with the bone conduction system, wherein the at least one directional speaker is an air conduction speaker.