US 11,856,361 B2
Audio enhancements in motor-driven devices
Himay Shukla, Fremont, CA (US); Erich Tisch, San Francisco, CA (US); Joyce Gorny, Mountain View, CA (US); Eric Penrod, Brentwood, CA (US); and Kielan Crow, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,840.
Application 17/864,840 is a continuation of application No. 16/707,288, filed on Dec. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,405,718.
Application 16/707,288 is a continuation of application No. 16/288,420, filed on Feb. 28, 2019, granted, now 10,506,334, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Application 16/288,420 is a continuation of application No. 16/106,553, filed on Aug. 21, 2018, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0360887 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01); H02K 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); H02K 33/18 (2006.01); H02K 1/2791 (2022.01); H02K 7/08 (2006.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01)
CPC H04R 1/2876 (2013.01) [H02K 1/2791 (2022.01); H02K 7/003 (2013.01); H02K 33/18 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H02K 7/08 (2013.01); H04N 23/685 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handheld image stabilization device comprising:
a housing comprising a first port;
a motor;
a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a second port;
a dampener coupled to the PCB via a stiffener and disposed between the housing and the PCB, wherein the dampener is configured to reduce the acoustic noise from the motor; and
a microphone attached to a surface of the PCB opposite the stiffener and configured to detect audio waves via the first port and the second port, wherein the audio waves include acoustic noise from the motor.