Microphone adapter and microphone

US8938085B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8938085-B2
Application numberUS-201213480564-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 25, 2012
Priority dateJun 30, 2011
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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A microphone adapter is attachable to a microphone including a microphone unit and a casing having a front sound terminal and a back sound terminal. The microphone adapter has a bottom having a hole through which the casing of the microphone extends and a cylindrical peripheral wall integrated with the bottom, having an open end opposite to the bottom, and covering the periphery of the back sound terminal. The cylindrical peripheral wall has an internal diameter larger than the external diameter of the casing of the microphone so as to define a space between the cylindrical peripheral wall and the external peripheral surface of the casing of the microphone extending through the hole, and extends from the bottom at least to a position of the front sound terminal in a sound collection axis direction.

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What is claimed is: 1. A microphone adapter attachable to a microphone comprising a microphone unit and a casing, the microphone unit including a diaphragm, the casing including the microphone unit and having a front sound terminal that directs sound waves to a first surface of the diaphragm and a back sound terminal that directs sound waves to a second surface of the diaphragm, the microphone adapter comprising: a bottom having a hole through which the casing of the microphon…

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What does patent US8938085B2 cover?
A microphone adapter is attachable to a microphone including a microphone unit and a casing having a front sound terminal and a back sound terminal. The microphone adapter has a bottom having a hole through which the casing of the microphone extends and a cylindrical peripheral wall integrated with the bottom, having an open end opposite to the bottom, and covering the periphery of the back sou…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Matsui Noriko, Akino Hiroshi, Audio Technica Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04R1/342. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).