Patent ID: 8270597
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04M,H04R

Abstract:
1. A microphone assembly comprising: a microphone array carrier having a top surface and a plurality of side faces adjacent to the top surface, the top surface and the plurality of side faces each having a substantially planar portion, the substantially planar portion of each of the plurality of side faces extending substantially perpendicular to the substantially planar portion of the top surface, each side face having a side opening extending through the side face and the top surface having a top opening extending through the top surface; a plurality of microphones corresponding to the plurality of side faces, each microphone mounted with a microphone boot in a side opening and isolated from the microphone array carrier by the microphone boot; a housing extending around the microphone array carrier; and sound isolating material disposed between the microphone array carrier and the housing to acoustically isolate each of the plurality of microphones.