公开(公告)号：US11622214B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17205766

申请日：2021-03-18

Applicant: Bose Corporation

Inventor： Andrew D. Dominijanni ,  Christopher R. Paetsch ,  Ryan Joseph Wexler ,  Richard Lionel Lanoue

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/00

Abstract: An eartip includes a compliant portion that forms at least a portion of a sound channel, and a wax guard that is supported in the compliant portion and is disposed within the sound channel. The wax guard includes a porous, planar body that permits the passage of acoustic energy but inhibits the passage of cerumen therethrough, and a retention member. The retention member is arranged along an outer edge of the planar body and in direct contact with the compliant portion. The retention member includes a plurality of openings. A compliant material that forms the compliant portion permeates the openings in the retention member to assist in retaining the wax guard in the compliant portion.

公开(公告)号：US10524082B1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US16169232

申请日：2018-10-24

Applicant: BOSE CORPORATION

Inventor： Grace Carroll ,  Dale McElhone ,  Christopher R. Paetsch

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/04 ,  G01P15/08

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for automatically adjusting, by an audio device, the SPL of its audio output. As described herein, the SPL is adjusted based on approximated noise in an ear canal of occluded ears as determined by an accelerometer measuring the user's motion. According to aspects, the audio device adjusts a tone of the signal by adjusting the SPL of a set of frequencies and also adjusts the overall gain of the full frequency spectrum of the audio signal. The tone may be adjusted more quickly as compared to the overall broadband gain.

公开(公告)号：US11617917B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US16735057

申请日：2020-01-06

Applicant: BOSE CORPORATION

Inventor： Harsh A. Mankodi ,  David Rolland Crist ,  Christopher R. Paetsch ,  Joseph Rossi ,  Sara Adkins ,  Chia-Ling Li ,  Navaneethan Siva ,  Kathleen Elizabeth Kremer ,  Alexander de Raadt St James ,  Jeffrey Miller ,  Connor Rog ,  Stephen A. McDonald ,  Paul Naddaff ,  John Andrew Trotter ,  Victoria A. Grace

IPC: G09B19/00 ,  A63B23/02 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for non-linear breathing entrainment. As described herein, “breathing entrainment” refers to guiding a user's breath or breathing. According to an aspect, an initial breathing period and a final breathing period are selected. Based on the initial and final breathing periods, a non-linear breath rate per minute sequence is determined. A guiding stimulus is output and aligned with the non-linear breath rate per minute sequence. The guiding stimulus is non-linearly altered with the non-linear breath rate per minute sequence to align with the final breathing period over an interval of time. The non-linear alterations of the guiding stimulus vary based on an amount of time the guiding stimulus has been output.

公开(公告)号：US10986432B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US15640055

申请日：2017-06-30

Applicant: Bose Corporation

Inventor： Christopher R. Paetsch ,  Andrew D. Dominijanni ,  John Gerard Grenier ,  Brian Fligor ,  Daniel M. Gauger, Jr.

IPC: H04R1/10

Abstract: The technology described in this document can be embodied in a method that includes receiving one or more electronic files comprising information on structural features of a portion of an ear of a user, generating an electronic representation of the eartip or a cast based on a portion of the information on the structural features of the portion of the ear, and producing the eartip based on the electronic representation. The eartip includes an outlet, and a sealing structure disposed around an exterior of the outlet, wherein a first end of the sealing structure is attached to the outlet, and a second, opposite end of the sealing structure is physically separated from the exterior of the outlet. Generating the electronic representation includes configuring one or more structural parameters of the outlet or the sealing structure in accordance with the structural features of the portion of the ear.

公开(公告)号：US20190007762A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15640055

申请日：2017-06-30

Applicant: Bose Corporation

Inventor： Christopher R. Paetsch ,  Andrew D. Dominijanni ,  John Gerard Grenier ,  Brian Fligor ,  Daniel M. Gauger, JR.

IPC: H04R1/10

Abstract: The technology described in this document can be embodied in a method that includes receiving one or more electronic files comprising information on structural features of a portion of an ear of a user, generating an electronic representation of the eartip or a cast based on a portion of the information on the structural features of the portion of the ear, and producing the eartip based on the electronic representation. The eartip includes an outlet, and a sealing structure disposed around an exterior of the outlet, wherein a first end of the sealing structure is attached to the outlet, and a second, opposite end of the sealing structure is physically separated from the exterior of the outlet. Generating the electronic representation includes configuring one or more structural parameters of the outlet or the sealing structure in accordance with the structural features of the portion of the ear.

公开(公告)号：US11534572B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US16865626

申请日：2020-05-04

Applicant: Bose Corporation

Inventor： Jack Read ,  Tegan Ayers ,  Christopher R. Paetsch ,  Harsh Anilkant Mankodi ,  Andrew D. Dominijanni ,  Daniel M. Gauger, Jr. ,  Romain Kirszenblat ,  Lifun Lin ,  Mikhail Ioffe

IPC: A61M21/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/08 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R3/04 ,  A61M21/00

Abstract: An earphone includes a loudspeaker, a microphone, a housing supporting the loudspeaker and microphone, and ear tip surrounding the housing and configured to acoustically couple both the loudspeaker and the microphone to an ear canal of a user, and to acoustically close the entrance to the user's ear canal. A processor provides output audio signals to the loudspeaker, receives input audio signals from the microphone, extracts a rate of respiration from the input audio signals, adjusts the output audio signals based on the extracted rate of respiration, and provides the adjusted output audio signals to the loudspeaker.

公开(公告)号：US11228853B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-18

申请号：US16855804

申请日：2020-04-22

Applicant: BOSE CORPORATION

Inventor： Christopher R. Paetsch ,  Tegan M. Ayers

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for determining if a BTE portion of a hearing assistance device is determined to be either a “good fit” (i.e. placed correctly) or “bad fit” (i.e. placed incorrectly). The hearing assistance device includes a sensor in the BTE portion of the device. The sensor measures acceleration due to gravity in one or more of the x, y, and z directions, or any combination thereof. The measured acceleration is input into a pre-trained classifier model that outputs whether the BTE portion is placed correctly or not placed correctly. At least one of the hearing assistance device or a user device in communication with the hearing assistance device provides feedback regarding the positioning of the hearing assistance device. In aspects, the hearing assistance device or the user device guides the user to properly adjust placement of the BTE portion of the device.

公开(公告)号：US10575777B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15680695

申请日：2017-08-18

Applicant: BOSE CORPORATION

Inventor： Tegan M. Ayers ,  Lifun Lin ,  Romain Kirszenblat ,  Mikhail Ioffe ,  Dale McElhone ,  Christopher R. Paetsch ,  Jack E. Read ,  Andrew Farrell

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  A61B5/11 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A61B5/16 ,  A61B5/04 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/0492 ,  A61B5/0496 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide an audio product for obtaining biologically-relevant information associated with a user comprising. The audio product includes at least two electrodes, a processor, and an electroacoustic transducer coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to receive at least one signal affected by an action of the user obtained via the first electrode or the second electrode and take one or more actions based on the at least one signal. The at least one action may control another device, in an effort to provide hands-free control of the other device.

公开(公告)号：US20180035947A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15229964

申请日：2016-08-05

Applicant: Bose Corporation

Inventor： Christopher R. Paetsch ,  John H. Wendell ,  Harsh A. Mankodi

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61F11/08 ,  A61B5/01

CPC classification number: A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/7221 ,  A61B2562/0276 ,  A61B2562/164 ,  A61F11/08 ,  G01K1/14 ,  G01K7/02 ,  G01K7/16 ,  G01K13/002

Abstract: A device for measuring a body temperature includes an earbud configured for insertion into at least a portion of an ear canal of a user to thereby create a substantially sealed ear canal. A temperature sensing element is fixed to the earbud at a location in which the temperature sensing element is thermally coupled to air in the sealed ear canal when the earbud is at least partially inserted into the ear canal. The temperature sensing element has a temperature-dependent electrical characteristic. The temperature sensing element is in electrical communication with a circuit that is configured to determine a temperature of the air in the sealed ear canal of the user in response to the temperature-dependent electrical characteristic.

公开(公告)号：US11660418B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17210932

申请日：2021-03-24

Applicant: BOSE CORPORATION

Inventor： Dale Mcelhone ,  Jeffrey M. Ellenbogen ,  Adam C. Furman ,  Jonathan Zonenshine ,  Christopher R. Paetsch ,  Michael Patrick O'Connell

IPC: A61M21/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/369 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61M21/00 ,  A61B5/316 ,  A61B5/318

CPC classification number: A61M21/02 ,  A61B5/369 ,  A61B5/4812 ,  A61B5/4818 ,  A61B5/6803 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/316 ,  A61B5/318 ,  A61B5/4809 ,  A61B5/4815 ,  A61M2021/0027

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for closed-loop sleep protection and/or sleep regulation. According to an aspect, a biosignal parameter and ambient noise are measured. The biosignal parameter is used to determine sleep condition of a subject. The sleep condition is determined based on one or more of personalized sleep data or historical sleep data collected using a subset of society. Based on the sleep condition, an arousal threshold is determined. Based on the ambient noise and the determined sleep condition, one or more actions are taken to regulate sleep and avoid sleep disruption.