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US 2022/0175339 A1Published application
Acoustic Sensor System for Sensing Acoustic Information from Human and Animal Subjects
OwnerMarie Ann Johnson, Gregory Stuart Johnsoninventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides acoustic sensor systems and methods for detecting acoustic information from a human or animal subject. An acoustic sensor system of the disclosure herein detects acoustic information and generates an analog electric signal corresponding to the information that is highly accurate.
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An acoustic sensor system that captures acoustic information from a human or animal subject, said sensor system comprising
- a) a housing comprising second and first portions and an interior air space;
- b) an acoustic sensor held at a first portion of the housing, said acoustic sensor configured to detect acoustic information from the human or animal subject and convert the detected acoustic information into an analog electric signal, and wherein the acoustic sensor comprises a first portion facing into the air space of the housing, and a second portion facing outward from the housing, wherein an electrical terminal interface is provided in the interior air space of the housing on the first portion and wherein the second portion receives acoustic information from the human or animal target;
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- c) an electrical coupling member positioned at a second portion of the housing, said electrical coupling member comprising:
- (a) a first electrical terminal interface positioned inside the interior air space of the housing in a manner to provide an air gap in the air space between the electrical terminal interface of the acoustic sensor and the first electrical terminal interface of the electrical coupling member;
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- (b) a second electrical terminal interface outside the housing that is configured to couple the electrical coupling member to a computing device;
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- wherein the first electrical terminal interface of the electrical coupling member and the electrical terminal interface of the acoustic sensor are electrically coupled in the air space such that the analog electric signal can be electrically transmitted from the acoustic sensor to the electrical coupling member so that the analog electric signal can be provided as an analog output from the second electrical terminal interface.
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An acoustic sensor system that captures acoustic information from a human or animal subject, said sensor system comprising
- a) an acoustic sensor configured to detect acoustic information from the human or animal subject and convert the detected acoustic information into an analog electric signal, wherein the acoustic sensor comprises a flat frequency response in a range from 100 Hz to 2000 Hz;
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- b) an electrical coupling member, said electrical coupling member comprising a first electrical terminal interface electrically coupled to the acoustic sensor by at least one electrical wire and a second electrical terminal interface configured to couple the electrical coupling member to a computing device;
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- wherein the electrical wire has a gauge of at least 18 gauge AWG or higher and wherein the electrical wire is coupled to the acoustic sensor by an electric attachment medium comprising Ag.
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