ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,666,185, issued on June 23, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Vented liquid-resistant microphone assembly" was invented by Anthony D. Minervini (Englewood, Fla.), Peter C. Hrudey (San Jose, Calif.) and Gokhan Hatipoglu (Milpitas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the subject technology relate to liquid-resistant microphone modules for electronic devices. A microphone module may include a non-porous membrane that seals the front volume of the microphone module from the external environment of the electronic device. The microphone module may also include a substrate having an opening that allows airflow betwee...