公开(公告)号：US07955249B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-07

申请号：US11264594

申请日：2005-10-31

申请人： Rodney Perkins ,  Sunil Puria ,  Jonathan Fay ,  John H. Winstead

发明人： Rodney Perkins ,  Sunil Puria ,  Jonathan Fay ,  John H. Winstead

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  H04R23/008 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2225/023

摘要： Apparatus for directly stimulating a tympanic membrane or other acoustic member comprising a support with a plurality of activatable elements. The support can be mounted on the tympanic membrane and the activatable elements are distributed on the support to provide a distributed vibration to the tympanic membrane.

摘要翻译： 用于直接刺激鼓膜或其他声学构件的装置，其包括具有多个可激活元件的支撑件。 支撑件可以安装在鼓膜上，并且可激活的元件分布在支撑件上以向鼓膜提供分布式振动。

公开(公告)号：US08295523B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-23

申请号：US12244266

申请日：2008-10-02

申请人： Jonathan P. Fay ,  Sunil Puria ,  Paul Rucker ,  John H. Winstead ,  Rodney C. Perkins

发明人： Jonathan P. Fay ,  Sunil Puria ,  Paul Rucker ,  John H. Winstead ,  Rodney C. Perkins

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/63

摘要： A hearing aid device for placement in an ear of a user includes an elongate support and a transducer. The elongate support has a proximal portion and a distal end, and the transducer is attached to the elongate support near the distal end. The support is adapted to position the transducer near an eardrum while the proximal portion is placed at the location near an ear canal opening. The elongate support is sized to minimize contact with the ear between the proximal portion and distal end. The elongate support permits sound waves to travel along the ear canal. In some embodiments, a microphone is positioned in the ear canal along the support, for example inside the support, to provide directionally dependent sound localization cues, and the transducer on the distal end of the elongate support comprises a coil assembly coupled to a magnet positioned on the tympanic membrane.

摘要翻译： 用于放置在使用者的耳朵中的助听器装置包括细长支撑件和换能器。 细长支撑件具有近端部分和远端，并且换能器在远端附近附接到细长支撑件。 支撑件适于将换能器放置在鼓膜附近，而近端部分放置在耳道开口附近。 细长的支撑件的尺寸被设计成最小化与近端部分和远端之间的耳朵的接触。 细长支撑允许声波沿着耳道行进。 在一些实施例中，麦克风沿着支撑件被定位在耳道中，例如位于支撑件内部，以提供方向依赖的声音定位线索，并且细长支撑件的远端上的换能器包括耦合到定位的磁体的线圈组件 在鼓膜上。

公开(公告)号：US20090092271A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-09

申请号：US12244266

申请日：2008-10-02

申请人： Jonathan P. Fay ,  Sunil Puria ,  Paul Rucker ,  John H. Winstead ,  Rodney C. Perkins

发明人： Jonathan P. Fay ,  Sunil Puria ,  Paul Rucker ,  John H. Winstead ,  Rodney C. Perkins

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/63

摘要： A hearing aid device for placement in an ear of a user includes an elongate support and a transducer. The elongate support has a proximal portion and a distal end, and the transducer is attached to the elongate support near the distal end. The support is adapted to position the transducer near an eardrum while the proximal portion is placed at the location near an ear canal opening. The elongate support is sized to minimize contact with the ear between the proximal portion and distal end. The elongate support permits sound waves to travel along the ear canal. In some embodiments, a microphone is positioned in the ear canal along the support, for example inside the support, to provide directionally dependent sound localization cues, and the transducer on the distal end of the elongate support comprises a coil assembly coupled to a magnet positioned on the tympanic membrane.

摘要翻译： 用于放置在使用者的耳朵中的助听器装置包括细长支撑件和换能器。 细长支撑件具有近端部分和远端，并且换能器在远端附近附接到细长支撑件。 支撑件适于将换能器放置在鼓膜附近，而近端部分放置在耳道开口附近。 细长的支撑件的尺寸被设计成最小化与近端部分和远端之间的耳朵的接触。 细长支撑允许声波沿着耳道行进。 在一些实施例中，麦克风沿着支撑件被定位在耳道中，例如位于支撑件内部，以提供方向依赖的声音定位线索，并且细长支撑件的远端上的换能器包括耦合到定位的磁体的线圈组件 在鼓膜上。