Microphone with interchangeable grilles for acoustically filtering incoming audio signals
AssigneeSamuel J. Rothman
InventorsSamuel Joseph Rothman, Charlene Amelia Gibbs
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a microphone with swappable grilles is described. The microphone comprises a microphone body having a lower portion and an upper portion. The microphone also includes electronics disposed in at least the lower portion. The microphone also comprises, an audio transducer disposed in the upper portion and electronically coupled to the electronics. The microphone also includes two, optionally substantially planar, grilles each disposed on an opposite side of the upper portion, where the two grilles are configured to removably attach to the upper portion.
Claims23
A microphone with swappable grilles, the microphone comprising:
- a microphone body having a lower portion and an upper portion;
- electronics disposed in at least the lower portion;
- an audio transducer disposed in the upper portion and electronically coupled to the electronics;
- two grilles each disposed on an opposite side of the upper portion, where the two grilles are configured to removably attach to the upper portion;
- and
- two more grilles each disposed on an opposite side of the lower portion, where the two more grilles are configured to removably attach to the lower portion.
A method for producing a microphone with swappable grilles, the method comprising:
- providing a microphone body having a lower portion and an upper portion;
- disposing electronics in at least the lower portion;
- disposing an audio transducer in the upper portion and electronically coupled to the electronics;
- removably attaching two grilles each on an opposite side of the upper portion;
- and
- removably attaching two more grilles each disposed on an opposite side of the lower portion.
A method of switching grilles, the method including:
- at a microphone that includes a microphone body having a lower portion and an upper portion, wherein the upper portion includes an audio transducer and the lower portion includes electronics that are coupled to the audio transducer:
- removably attaching a first set of grilles, wherein at least two grilles of the first set are disposed on an opposite side of the upper portion, and the first set of grilles provides with a first acoustic altering property to the microphone body;
- manipulating a received audio, via the first set of grilles with the first acoustic altering property, to produce a first manipulated audio;
- and
- in response to receiving the first manipulated audio, producing, via the audio transducer and the electronics, a first frequency response;
- and
- removably attaching a second set of grilles, wherein at least two grilles of the second set are disposed on an opposite side of the lower portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.