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公开(公告)号:US11758339B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US16562026
申请日:2019-09-05
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/554 , H04R25/70 , H04R25/552 , H04R2225/021 , H04R2225/51
摘要: A hearing device, such as a hearing aid, includes an antenna for wireless communication. The antenna is housed in the hearing aid with an orientation determined to approximately minimize change in performance of the wireless communication when the hearing aid goes onto a wearer's head from free space. In various embodiments, the orientation of the antenna can be optimized by considering various factors including head loading and performance of wireless communication with various other devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20230277123A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-07
申请号:US18147359
申请日:2022-12-28
CPC分类号: A61B5/4824 , A61B5/4842 , A61B5/486 , A61B5/6817 , H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1041 , H04R1/1075
摘要: Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable systems and devices that can detect migraine headaches. In an embodiment, an ear-wearable device is included having a control circuit, a microphone, and a sensor package. The ear-wearable device can be configured to evaluate at least one of signals from the microphone, signals from the sensor package, signals from an external sensor, and contextual factor data, and detect a migraine headache based on the evaluation. In an embodiment, an ear-wearable device system is included having a first ear-wearable device and a second ear-wearable device. In an embodiment, a method of predicting or detecting the onset or presence of a migraine headache with an ear-wearable system is included. Other embodiments are also included herein.
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公开(公告)号:US20230262401A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-17
申请号:US18138992
申请日:2023-04-25
发明人: Jeffrey Paul Solum , Greg Haubrich , Stephen Paul Flood , Justin R. Burwinkel , Michael Karl Sacha , Yezihalem Mesfin , Fred Mustiere , Jumana Harianwala , Donald James Reynolds , Swapan Gandhi
CPC分类号: H04R25/554 , G06F21/72 , G06F21/602 , H04L63/06 , H04L63/061 , H04R25/505 , H04L63/18 , H04W4/80
摘要: A hearing device adapted for use by a wearer comprises an audio streaming circuit configured to receive electromagnetic audio streaming via a first communication link. A configuration circuit is configured to receive configuration parameters via a second communication link different from the first communication link for configuring the hearing device to receive the electromagnetic audio streaming. Control circuitry of the hearing device configures the hearing device to enable reception of the electromagnetic audio streaming in accordance with the received configuration parameters.
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公开(公告)号:US11729561B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US17137809
申请日:2020-12-30
发明人: Zhenchao Yang , Deepak Hosadurga , Karl Hilde , Beau Jay Polinske
CPC分类号: H04R25/609 , H01Q1/2291 , H01Q1/273 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/40 , H01Q5/335 , H01Q9/0414 , H04R25/554 , H04R25/60 , H04R2225/51
摘要: A hearing device adapted to be worn by a wearer comprises a shell configured for placement on an exterior surface of an ear of the wearer. The shell comprises a first end, a second end, a bottom, a top, and opposing sides, wherein the bottom, top, and opposing sides extend between the first and second ends. Circuitry is provided within the shell comprising at least a microphone, signal processing circuitry, radio circuitry, and a power source. A folded antenna is coupled to the radio circuitry and extends longitudinally along one of the bottom and the top and along the opposing sides between the first and second ends. The folded antenna encompasses at least some of the circuitry and forms an elongated gap between the opposing sides. The elongated gap faces the other of the bottom and the top.
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公开(公告)号:US20230254653A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-10
申请号:US18101625
申请日:2023-01-26
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/652 , H04R25/604 , H04R2225/021 , H04R2225/025
摘要: A hearing aid assembly includes a receiver speaker enclosed within a receiver housing. The receiver housing defines a circuitous receiver acoustic channel, wherein the receiver channel defines an open side along at least a portion of the receiver channel. The receiver channel also defines a pass-through passage extending from a first side of the receiver housing to a second side of the receiver housing, wherein the pass-through passage is partially defined by the wall defining a receiver opening. The hearing aid assembly also includes an earbud configured to fit over at least a portion of the receiver housing and partially cover the open side of the receiver channel.
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公开(公告)号:US11722829B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-08
申请号:US17693565
申请日:2022-03-14
发明人: Michael Karl Sacha , Jay Stewart , Wes Gentry , Craig Feldsien
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/652 , H04R25/658 , H04R2225/023 , H04R2225/025 , H04R2225/77
摘要: A method is a described for constructing a hearing aid shell that comprises a combination of hard and soft materials. In one embodiment, 3D printing is combined with conventional mold/casting methods so that a first shell portion made of a hard material and a mold for a second shell portion are 3D printed. The mold is then filled with a soft material which is allowed to set to form the second shell portion, and the first and second shell portions are adhesively attached.
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公开(公告)号:US20230199365A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-22
申请号:US17553729
申请日:2021-12-16
发明人: Kyle Olson , Sidney A. Higgins , Brad Guertin
CPC分类号: H04R1/1041 , G06F3/015 , G06F3/016 , H04R1/1091 , H04R2420/07
摘要: An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing configured to be worn in, at or about an ear of a wearer, electronic circuitry disposed in or supported by the housing, a controller disposed in the housing and coupled to the electronic circuitry, and a rechargeable power source and charging circuitry respectively disposed in the housing. The charging circuitry is coupled to the controller and comprises first and second charge contacts situated at a wall of the housing. A user-actuatable control is operatively coupled to the controller and comprises a touch sensor coupled to the first and second charge contacts. The touch sensor comprises a threshold detector configured to distinguish between skin contact with the first and second charge contacts and contact between a conductive material more conductive than skin and the first and second charge contacts.
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公开(公告)号:USD989319S1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US29788820
申请日:2021-07-30
设计人: Nathan Curtis Johnson , Craig Michael Standish , Jaclyn Ellen Lowery , Jack Andrew Marple , Dayne Nathaniel Tanner , Thaddeus Rockwell Hoffman
摘要: FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of an embodiment of a hearing device, showing the new design.
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of the hearing device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the hearing device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a back view of the hearing device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a top view of the hearing device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the hearing device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 7 is a first side view of the hearing device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 8 is a second side view of the hearing device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 9 is a detailed perspective view of a first portion of the hearing device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 10 is a detailed perspective view of a second portion of the hearing device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view of the first portion of the hearing device of FIG. 9.
FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view of the second portion of the hearing device of FIG. 10.
FIG. 13 is a first perspective view of another embodiment of a hearing device, showing the new design.
FIG. 14 is a second perspective view of the hearing device of FIG. 13.
FIG. 15 is a front view of the hearing device of FIG. 13.
FIG. 16 is a back view of the hearing device of FIG. 13.
FIG. 17 is a top view of the hearing device of FIG. 13.
FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the hearing device of FIG. 13.
FIG. 19 is a first side view of the hearing device of FIG. 13.
FIG. 20 is a second side view of the hearing device of FIG. 13.
FIG. 21 is a detailed perspective view of a first portion of the hearing device of FIG. 13.
FIG. 22 is a detailed perspective view of a second portion of the hearing device of FIG. 13.
FIG. 23 is a cross sectional view of the first portion of the hearing device of FIG. 21; and,
FIG. 24 is a cross sectional view of the second portion of the hearing device of FIG. 22.
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公开(公告)号:US11678128B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US17372756
申请日:2021-07-12
发明人: Brent Edwards
CPC分类号: H04R25/552 , H04R25/554 , H04S1/005 , H04R25/558 , H04S5/00 , H04S2400/01 , H04S2420/01
摘要: The present application provides method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using a monaural audio signal input. The system, in various examples, provides adjustable delay/phase adjustment and sound level adjustment. Different embodiments are provided for receiving the monaural signal and distributing it to a plurality of hearing assistance devices. Different relaying modes are provided. Special functions are supported, such as telecoil functions. The system also has examples that account for a head-related transfer function in providing advanced sound processing for the wearer. Other examples are provided that are described in the detailed description.
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公开(公告)号:US20230179899A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-08
申请号:US18076454
申请日:2022-12-07
发明人: John Wang , Yoshi Kasahara , Gregory J. Haubrich
CPC分类号: H04R1/083 , H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1066 , H04R1/1091 , G10K11/22 , F21V33/0056
摘要: Various embodiments of an acoustic tube and a hearing device system that includes an acoustic tube are disclosed. The acoustic tube includes a body, a lumen disposed within the body that extends along a lumen axis between a first end and a second end of the body, and a magnetic coupler disposed adjacent to the first end and adapted to connect the acoustic tube to a housing of a hearing device. The acoustic tube further includes an outlet disposed adjacent to the first end and acoustically connected to the lumen, where the outlet is adapted to be acoustically connected to a microphone of the hearing device; and an inlet disposed adjacent to the second end and acoustically connected to the lumen. The acoustic tube is adapted to direct acoustic energy received by the inlet through the lumen and the outlet to the microphone of the hearing device.
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