公开(公告)号：US20070071265A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-29

申请号：US11507932

申请日：2006-08-22

申请人： Marvin Leedom ,  Derek Mahoney ,  John Margicin ,  Sam Meytus ,  Reuben Zielinski ,  Frederick Fritz ,  Michael Tardugno ,  Walter Sjursen ,  David Preves

发明人： Marvin Leedom ,  Derek Mahoney ,  John Margicin ,  Sam Meytus ,  Reuben Zielinski ,  Frederick Fritz ,  Michael Tardugno ,  Walter Sjursen ,  David Preves

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/656 ,  H04R25/456 ,  H04R25/60 ,  H04R25/65 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/023 ,  H04R2460/11

摘要： A hearing aid includes a first half shell and a second shell attached to the first shell. A microphone, battery, electronics, a receiver and a flexible tip are mounted within a housing formed by the first half shell and the second half shell. A mechanical securing mechanism, located on the first half shell and the second half shell, attaches the first half shell to the second half shell. A flexible tip for a hearing aid includes a tip portion, a sound port attached to the tip portion and a vent formed in the flexible tip. The vent provides static pressure equilibrium between an ear canal and an ambient pressure.

摘要翻译： 助听器包括附接到第一壳的第一半壳和第二壳。 麦克风，电池，电子设备，接收器和柔性尖端安装在由第一半壳体和第二半壳体形成的壳体内。 位于第一半壳体和第二半壳体上的机械固定机构将第一半壳体附接到第二半壳体。 用于助听器的柔性尖端包括尖端部分，附接到尖端部分的声音端口和形成在柔性尖端中的通风口。 通气孔提供耳道和环境压力之间的静压平衡。

公开(公告)号：US20060177083A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11359990

申请日：2006-02-21

申请人： Walter Sjursen ,  Marvin Leedom ,  Derek Mahoney ,  John Margicin ,  Frederick Fritz ,  John Aceti ,  David Preves ,  Ponnusamy Palanisamy

发明人： Walter Sjursen ,  Marvin Leedom ,  Derek Mahoney ,  John Margicin ,  Frederick Fritz ,  John Aceti ,  David Preves ,  Ponnusamy Palanisamy

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/505 ,  H04R19/016 ,  H04R25/60 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R2225/49 ,  H04R2307/027 ,  H04R2410/01 ,  H04R2410/07

摘要： A disposable-type hearing aid uses a relatively large single diaphragm or a large single diaphragm subdivided into a plurality of smaller active diaphragm areas obtained using a grate-like back support plate with ridges which contact and divide the diaphragm into the several smaller active diaphragm areas. The diaphragm and a backplate are enclosed in a metal housing and are disposed proximal and parallel to a shell-like hearing aid enclosure having sound inlets. The metal housing is closed at an end opposite the sound inlets by a printed circuit board (PCB) forming an acoustical seal for a back volume of the microphone. The PCB also carries substantially all the electronic components for the hearing aid thereon. The PCB has a ground plane in contact with the housing whereby the PCB also acts as an EMI shield. An electrical connection is formed in various ways between the back support plate and the PCB during assembly of the metal housing and components with the PCB. Mass production of disposable hearing aids with large diaphragms and relatively low noise levels is thus possible using this invention.

公开(公告)号：US20070121967A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-31

申请号：US11498530

申请日：2006-08-03

申请人： Walter Sjursen ,  Marvin Leedom ,  Derek Mahoney ,  John Margicin ,  Frederick Fritz ,  John Aceti ,  David Preves ,  Ponnusamy Palanisamy

发明人： Walter Sjursen ,  Marvin Leedom ,  Derek Mahoney ,  John Margicin ,  Frederick Fritz ,  John Aceti ,  David Preves ,  Ponnusamy Palanisamy

IPC分类号： H04R3/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/505 ,  H04R19/016 ,  H04R25/60 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R2225/49 ,  H04R2307/027 ,  H04R2410/01 ,  H04R2410/07

摘要： A disposable-type hearing aid uses a relatively large single diaphragm or a large single diaphragm subdivided into a plurality of smaller active diaphragm areas obtained using a grate-like back support plate with ridges which contact and divide the diaphragm into the several smaller active diaphragm areas. The diaphragm and a backplate are enclosed in a metal housing and are disposed proximal and parallel to a shell-like hearing aid enclosure having sound inlets. The metal housing is closed at an end opposite the sound inlets by a printed circuit board (PCB) forming an acoustical seal for a back volume of the microphone. The PCB also carries substantially all the electronic components for the hearing aid thereon. The PCB has a ground plane in contact with the housing whereby the PCB also acts as an EMI shield. An electrical connection is formed in various ways between the back support plate and the PCB during assembly of the metal housing and components with the PCB. Mass production of disposable hearing aids with large diaphragms and relatively low noise levels is thus possible using this invention.

公开(公告)号：US20070009128A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-11

申请号：US11491778

申请日：2006-07-24

申请人： Derek Mahoney ,  John Margicin ,  Frederick Fritz ,  Walter Sjursen

发明人： Derek Mahoney ,  John Margicin ,  Frederick Fritz ,  Walter Sjursen

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/456 ,  H04R25/60 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/656 ,  H04R25/658

摘要： A flexible tip for a hearing aid includes a mushroom shaped tip, an inner portion having a bore and a receiver mounted within the bore. The receiver can be housing and sealed within a receiver housing. The receiver housing can include a spring having a high compliance along a longitudinal axis and transverse axis, to provide flexibility in the flexible tip. The spring can also having a high stiffness along a radial direction about the circumference of the spring to provide support of the flexible tip from radially directed loads.

摘要翻译： 用于助听器的柔性尖端包括蘑菇形尖端，具有孔的内部部分和安装在孔内的接收器。 接收器可以被外壳并密封在接收器外壳内。 接收器壳体可以包括沿纵向轴线和横向轴线具有高柔顺性的弹簧，以在柔性尖端中提供柔性。 弹簧还可以围绕弹簧的圆周沿径向方向具有高刚度，以从径向定向的载荷提供柔性尖端的支撑。

公开(公告)号：US07113611B2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-26

申请号：US09804978

申请日：2001-03-13

申请人： Marvin A. Leedom ,  Derek D. Mahoney ,  John M. Margicin ,  Sam Meytus ,  Reuben Zielinski ,  Frederick Fritz ,  Michael H. Tardugno ,  Walter P. Sjursen ,  David A. Preves

发明人： Marvin A. Leedom ,  Derek D. Mahoney ,  John M. Margicin ,  Sam Meytus ,  Reuben Zielinski ,  Frederick Fritz ,  Michael H. Tardugno ,  Walter P. Sjursen ,  David A. Preves

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/65 ,  H04R25/456 ,  H04R25/608 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/656 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/023 ,  H04R2460/11 ,  H05K1/18

摘要： A hearing aid includes a first half shell and a second shell attached to the first shell. A microphone, battery, electronics, a receiver and a flexible tip are mounted within a housing formed by the first half shell and the second half shell. A mechanical securing mechanism, located on the first half shell and the second half shell, attaches the first half shell to the second half shell. A flexible tip for a hearing aid includes a tip portion, a sound port attached to the tip portion and a vent formed in the flexible tip. The vent provides static pressure equilibrium between an ear canal and an ambient pressure.

摘要翻译： 助听器包括附接到第一壳的第一半壳和第二壳。 麦克风，电池，电子设备，接收器和柔性尖端安装在由第一半壳体和第二半壳体形成的壳体内。 位于第一半壳体和第二半壳体上的机械固定机构将第一半壳体附接到第二半壳体。 用于助听器的柔性尖端包括尖端部分，附接到尖端部分的声音端口和形成在柔性尖端中的通风口。 通气孔提供耳道和环境压力之间的静压平衡。

公开(公告)号：US07403629B1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-22

申请号：US09524666

申请日：2000-03-13

申请人： John G. Aceti ,  Marvin A. Leedom ,  Frederick Fritz ,  Derek D. Mahoney ,  John M. Margicin ,  Walter P. Sjursen ,  Michael H. Tardugno ,  David A. Preves

发明人： John G. Aceti ,  Marvin A. Leedom ,  Frederick Fritz ,  Derek D. Mahoney ,  John M. Margicin ,  Walter P. Sjursen ,  Michael H. Tardugno ,  David A. Preves

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/656 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/65 ,  H04R25/658

摘要： The present invention relates to a modular hearing aid having a base unit and a detachable earmold. A battery, an earmold tip and a receiver can be integrated with the earmold. The earmold can also include a removably attached module. The module can have a shell, electronics, a receiver or a microphone. A hearing aid also includes a flexible hearing aid tip having a vibration isolator portion and a mushroom shaped tip portion. The vibration isolator portion mechanically decouples a receiver from a hearing aid base unit while the mushroom shaped tip portion provides an acoustic seal in the ear canal of a user. The internal components of a hearing aid can be potted to attenuate vibrations created by the receiver during operation.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种具有基座单元和可拆卸耳罩的模块式助听器。 电池，耳塞和接收器可以与耳罩集成。 艾玛尔还可以包括一个可拆卸的连接模块。 该模块可以具有外壳，电子设备，接收器或麦克风。 助听器还包括具有隔振器部分和蘑菇形末端部分的柔性助听器尖端。 隔振器部分将接收器与助听器基座单元机械地分离，同时蘑菇形尖端部分在使用者的耳道中提供声学密封。 助听器的内部组件可以被封装，以减少操作期间由接收器产生的振动。