Wireless Earpieces Utilizing Graphene Based Microphones and Speakers

• US 20170155993A1
• Filed: 11/28/2016
• Published: 06/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Inventors: Boesen, Peter Vincent
• Application Number:
  US15/362,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20170155993A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1075 Mountings of transducers in earphones or headphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 19/005 using semiconductor materials
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2307/023 Diaphragms comprising ceramic-like materials, e.g. pure ceramic, glass, boride, nitride, carbide, mica and carbon materials
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 7/10 comprising superposed layers in contact

Abstract

A system, method, and wireless earpiece. The wireless earpiece includes a frame supporting circuitry of the wireless earpiece. The frame includes a graphene speaker and a graphene microphone with a sleeve portion of the frame configured to fit in to an ear canal of a user. The wireless earpiece may further include a processor for executing a set of instructions and a memory for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are executed to process the first electronic signals for playback by the graphene speaker; and process the second electronic signals received from the graphene microphone.

Claims

1. A wireless earpiece, comprising:

a frame supporting circuitry of the wireless earpiece,

wherein the frame includes a graphene speaker and a graphene microphone within a sleeve portion of the frame configured to fit in to the ear canal of a user.

2. The wireless earpiece of claim 1, wherein the graphene speaker and the graphene microphone each utilize a graphene diaphragm.

3. The wireless earpiece of claim 2, wherein the graphene diaphragm is printed utilizing a three dimensional printer.

4. The wireless earpiece of claim 2, wherein layers of graphene are layered to form the graphene diaphragm.

5. The wireless earpiece of claim 1, wherein the graphene speaker and the graphene microphone include one or more electrode layers and spacer layers.

6. The wireless earpiece of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is formed of silicone.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphene speaker and the graphene microphone utilize earbone conduction of sound waves.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless earpiece includes a plurality of speakers including the speaker each optimized for a plurality of distinct frequencies.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphene microphone utilizes ear-bone conduction to convert sound waves to electrical signals for processing by the wireless earpiece.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the housing of the speaker is formed from graphene.

11. A wireless earpiece comprising:

a frame supporting circuitry of the wireless earpiece,

a graphene speaker that converts first electronic signals to first sound waves;

a graphene microphone that converts second sound waves to second electronic signals;

a processor for executing a set of instructions; and

a memory for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are executed to;

process the first electronic signals for playback by the graphene speaker; and

process the second electronic signals received from the graphene microphone.

12. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, wherein the graphene speaker and the graphene microphone each utilize a graphene diaphragm.

13. The wireless earpiece of claim 12, wherein layers of graphene are layered to form the graphene diaphragm.

14. The wireless earpiece of claim 11, wherein the wireless earpiece includes a plurality of speakers including the speaker each optimized for a plurality of distinct frequencies.

15. A method for forming a graphene speaker for a wireless earpiece, comprising:

creating a graphene layer;

securing the graphene layer within a frame to form a graphene diaphragm;

connecting the graphene diaphragm to a plurality of layers to create the graphene speaker.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

connecting at least an electrode layer and a spacer layer to the graphene diaphragm.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

securing the graphene speaker within a framework of a wireless earpiece.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

connecting a plurality of electrodes to the graphene diaphragm; and

connecting the graphene diagram to a signal generator utilizing the electrodes.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the graphene diaphragm includes a plurality of graphene layers.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the graphene speaker utilizes earbone conduction of sound waves.