Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hearing aid including induction coil
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Application No.: US17162730Application Date: 2021-01-29
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Publication No.: US11540064B2Publication Date: 2022-12-27
- Inventor: Poul Henriksen , Mikkel Nielsen
- Applicant: Oticon A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Smørum
- Assignee: Oticon A/S
- Current Assignee: Oticon A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Smørum
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: EP20154892 20200131
- Main IPC: H04R25/00
- IPC: H04R25/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y80/00 ; H02J50/90 ; H02J50/10 ; B29C64/393 ; G06F30/10 ; H02J7/02 ; B29L31/00

Abstract:
There is presented a hearing aid configured to be arranged at least partly in the ear canal of a specific person, the hearing aid comprising a faceplate, a custom ear shell, adapted to fit or match with the ear canal of a specific person, the custom ear shell connected to the faceplate, a rechargeable battery, an induction coil for wireless charging of the rechargeable battery, wherein the induction coil is fixed to the ear shell and furthermore a method for providing a hearing aid, said method comprising obtaining data representative of a shape and/or size of an ear canal of a specific person, establishing a digital model of the custom shell of the hearing aid for said ear canal based on said data, wherein said providing includes determining a position and/or orientation of an induction coil in an inner space of said ear shell, which position and/or orientation increases or maximizes a distance from the outer ear to the faceplate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210243538A1 HEARING AID INCLUDING INDUCTION COIL Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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