Inventor · disambiguated record
Michael B. Howes
Also filed as: HOWES MICHAEL B
32 granted patents·3 pending applications·211 citations·filing 2012–2025
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35 records- 0197US10110984B2Wireless earphoneAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 23, 2018·21 cites·18 claims
- 0296US10567861B2Wireless earphoneAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 18, 2020·12 cites·20 claims
- 0396US8976994B2Earphone having an acoustic tuning mechanismHOWES MICHAEL B·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 10, 2015·39 cites·20 claims
- 0495US11937037B2Wireless earphoneAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 19, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 0595US11575985B2Mass loaded earbud with vent chamberAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 7, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 0695US9510077B2Earphone having a controlled acoustic leak portAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·10 cites·20 claims
- 0795US9161118B2Earphone having an acoustic tuning mechanismAPPLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 13, 2015·20 cites·25 claims
- 0894US10356510B2Earphone having a controlled acoustic leak portAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 16, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 0994US9578412B2Mass loaded earbud with vent chamberAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 21, 2017·11 cites·20 claims
- 1094US8971561B2Earphone having a controlled acoustic leak portHOWES MICHAEL B·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·18 cites·20 claims
- 1193US11363363B2Wireless earphoneAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 14, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 1292US9936284B2Earphone having an acoustic tuning mechanismAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 3, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 1392US9185480B2Acoustically actuated mechanical valve for acoustic transducer protectionAPPLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 10, 2015·18 cites·12 claims
- 1491US11750966B2Earphone having a controlled acoustic leak portAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 5, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 1591US11265653B2Audio system with configurable zonesAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 1, 2022·3 cites·26 claims
- 1691US10694282B2Earphone having a controlled acoustic leak portAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 23, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 1791US9942648B2Mass loaded earbud with vent chamberAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 10, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 1890US10609484B2Audio system with configurable zonesAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 31, 2020·7 cites·24 claims
- 1989US9781506B2Earphone having a controlled acoustic leak portAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 3, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 2088US9210496B2Earphone having a controlled acoustic leak portAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 8, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 2186US9510086B2Earphone having an acoustic tuning mechanismAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 2283US12256186B2Wireless earphoneAPPLE INC·Filed 2024·Granted Mar 18, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2380US10075783B2Acoustically summed reference microphone for active noise controlAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 11, 2018·3 cites·17 claims
- 2476US2025150741A1Wireless earphoneAPPLE INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2572US11317196B2Earphone having a controlled acoustic leak portAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 26, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2672US10149046B2Rotationally symmetric speaker arrayAPPLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 4, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2765US11190870B2Rotationally symmetric speaker arrayAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 30, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 2864US11499255B2Textile product having reduced densityAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
- 2964US10251008B2Handsfree beam pattern configurationAPPLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 2, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 3059US10805713B2Mass loaded earbud with vent chamberAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 13, 2020·0 cites·23 claims
- 3159US10798482B2Rotationally symmetric speaker arrayAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 6, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 3255US10154339B2Rotationally symmetric speaker arrayAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 11, 2018·0 cites·15 claims
- 3353US11432096B2Handsfree beam pattern configurationAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 30, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 3452US2014272209A1Textile product having reduced densityAPPLE INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3549US2017254006A1Textile Product Having Reduced DensityAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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