US Patent Issued on June 23 for "Headphone system for hearing safety and ambient awareness" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,666,186, issued on June 23.

"Headphone system for hearing safety and ambient awareness" was invented by Kiran Kumar (Northville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headphone system configured to deliver personal audio while preserving ambient awareness. The system includes a support worn on a user's head and at least one speaker module positioned spaced from the user's ear to maintain an open acoustic path for environmental sound. In some embodiments, a headband with a top portion and first and second arms secures the device, with supports having free ends that carry respective speaker modules. The modules may be oriented along the e...