公开(公告)号：US20220174439A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17105717

申请日：2020-11-27

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Frank Wang ,  Michael Au ,  Yashvant Venkatakrishnan ,  Xiuming Zhu ,  Roland Kern ,  Simone Kneipp ,  Paul Wagner

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing device including a housing, a receiver within the housing, and a contaminant guard having a guard sound port and one or both of an outer contaminant receptacle, which is located outward of the guard sound port and that extends around the guard sound port, and an inner contaminant receptacle, which that is located on the central axis of the guard sound port and operably connected to a location outward of the guard sound port.

公开(公告)号：US11323834B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US17200320

申请日：2021-03-12

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Frank Wang ,  Michael Au

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02

Abstract: An exemplary hearing device configured to facilitate hearing by a user may comprise an in-the-ear (“ITE”) component comprising a shell having a contoured outer surface configured to fit at least partially within an ear canal of the user. The contoured outer surface of the shell may include a first region having a first modulus of elasticity and a second region having a second modulus of elasticity that is different than the first modulus of elasticity. The first region and the second region may be formed of a same material.

公开(公告)号：US20220014834A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US16922221

申请日：2020-07-07

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Michael Au ,  Frank Wang ,  Grace Gardner ,  Lu Zhang ,  Stephan Gehring ,  Daniel Baer

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/02 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: An ITE hearing instrumentality, for use in an ear canal, that includes a housing, a receiver located within the housing, an earpiece on the housing that is configured to mount the housing within the ear canal, and at least one biometric sensor on the earpiece.

公开(公告)号：US11638108B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US17105717

申请日：2020-11-27

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Frank Wang ,  Michael Au ,  Yashvant Venkatakrishnan ,  Xiuming Zhu ,  Roland Kern ,  Simone Kneipp ,  Paul Wagner

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing device including a housing, a receiver within the housing, and a contaminant guard having a guard sound port and one or both of an outer contaminant receptacle, which is located outward of the guard sound port and that extends around the guard sound port, and an inner contaminant receptacle, which that is located on the central axis of the guard sound port and operably connected to a location outward of the guard sound port.

公开(公告)号：US11324456B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16578650

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Frank Wang ,  Michael Au ,  Santi Chrisanti ,  Xiuming Zhu ,  Lu Zhang ,  Seyedeh Fatemeh Khatami Firoozabadi ,  Grace Gardner

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  H01L31/0232 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: An in-ear optical sensor device sits deep within the ear canal of a subject such that is in the cartilaginous region and/or the bony region of the ear canal where effects from temporomandibular joint activity or other movement, and external light, are limited. The device has a lateral housing and a medial articulating head joined at an articulation joint so that the medial articulating head may be angled relative to the lateral housing to help the device fit within tortuous ear canals. The device also includes a seal configured to conform to the shape of the ear canal to physically support the device to further limit movement and block environmental light. An audio receiver is also included in the device.

公开(公告)号：US20210085254A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US16578650

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Frank Wang ,  Michael Au ,  Santi Chrisanti ,  Xiuming Zhu ,  Lu Zhang ,  Seyedeh Fatemeh Khatami Firoozabadi ,  Grace Gardner

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H01L31/0232

Abstract: An in-ear optical sensor device sits deep within the ear canal of a subject such that is in the cartilaginous region and/or the bony region of the ear canal where effects from temporomandibular joint activity or other movement, and external light, are limited. The device has a lateral housing and a medial articulating head joined at an articulation joint so that the medial articulating head may be angled relative to the lateral housing to help the device fit within tortuous ear canals. The device also includes a seal configured to conform to the shape of the ear canal to physically support the device to further limit movement and block environmental light. An audio receiver is also included in the device.

公开(公告)号：US11523202B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US16922221

申请日：2020-07-07

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Michael Au ,  Frank Wang ,  Grace Gardner ,  Lu Zhang ,  Stephan Gehring ,  Daniel Baer

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0533 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/318

Abstract: An ITE hearing instrumentality, for use in an ear canal, that includes a housing, a receiver located within the housing, an earpiece on the housing that is configured to mount the housing within the ear canal, and at least one biometric sensor on the earpiece.

公开(公告)号：US11336982B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US17134290

申请日：2020-12-26

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Yashvant Venkatakrishnan ,  Xiuming Zhu ,  Michael Au ,  Frank Wang ,  Grace Gardner ,  Marius Ruefenacht ,  Barjinder Chana ,  Erdal Karamuk

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: A hearing device seal module for use with a hearing device core including a tubular seal carrier defining a lumen configured for passage of the hearing device core and including a resilient seal support region formed from resilient material and configured to receive the hearing device core, a seal carrier support configured to hold at least a portion of the resilient seal support region open during an insertion of the hearing device core, and a first seal secured to a first portion of the seal support region and extending outwardly therefrom.