Earbuds with capacitive touch sensor

• Main Authors: Cousins, Benjamin A, Chawan, Arun D, Aase, Jonathan S, Albonico, Marcus, Rich, Zachary C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.06.2018
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; CONVEYING; CURRENT COLLECTORS; DEAF-AID SETS; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERATION; HAND CARRIED BAGS; HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LIGHTING; LINE CONNECTORS; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; LUGGAGE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS; PURSES; STORING; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSMISSION; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

An earbud includes a housing having a touch sensitive region at an exterior surface of the housing. A capacitive sensor insert is disposed within the housing and has metallized circuitry formed on a first surface that is positioned adjacent an interior surface of the housing.