US Patent Issued to Bose on Jan. 13 for "Ear tips and related devices and methods" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,526,571, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Bose Corp. (Framingham, Mass.).

"Ear tips and related devices and methods" was invented by Michael Andrew Zalisk (Arlington, Mass.), Donna Marie Sullivan (Millbury, Mass.), Kai Gao (Marlborough, Mass.) and Brian David Beaudoin (Medway, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ear tip includes a body configured to be mounted onto an earbud. The body includes a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a first wall extending between the first and second ends. The first wall defines and surrounds a hollow passage that is configured to conduct sound waves. The first wall is configured to e...