公开(公告)号：US12133054B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17243497

申请日：2021-04-28

申请人： Earlens Corporation

发明人： Sunil Puria ,  Micha Rosen ,  Jonathan P. Fay ,  Paul Rucker ,  James Stone

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R11/02 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H04R23/00 ,  H04R25/02

CPC分类号： H04R25/606 ,  H04R11/02 ,  H04R17/00 ,  H04R23/008 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/65 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R2225/025 ,  H04R2460/09 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： A device to transmit an audio signal to a user comprises a transducer and a support. The support is configured for placement on the eardrum to drive the eardrum. The transducer is coupled to the support at a first location to decrease occlusion and a second location to drive the eardrum. The transducer may comprise one or more of an electromagnetic balanced armature transducer, a piezoelectric transducer, a magnetostrictive transducer, a photostrictive transducer, or a coil and magnet. The device may find use with open canal hearing aids.

公开(公告)号：US12120487B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US18332281

申请日：2023-06-09

申请人： Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Sidney A. Higgins ,  James R. Newton

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02

CPC分类号： H04R25/607 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/55 ,  H04R2225/0216 ,  H04R2225/025

摘要： The present subject matter relates to an improved connection assembly for hearing assistance devices. The improved connection assembly provides a connection system that is reliable, straightforward to manufacture, and easy to use. The present connection assembly provides a rapid replacement option for the cable and/or the receiver or other electronics connected to the cable. The present subject matter provides for a connection assembly that can be extended to provide connections for a variety of applications which are not limited to a speaker (receiver) in the ear. Sensors and new configurations of component placement are supported using the present assembly, including, but not limited to telecoils, and GMR or TMR sensors, Various electromagnetic interference issues are addressed. In some examples a shielded set of wires are included. In some examples a twisted pair of wires is included. Various combinations of wires for different applications are supported with the present connector system.

公开(公告)号：US20240323615A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18737541

申请日：2024-06-07

申请人： STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Martin McKinney ,  David Fabry ,  Jumana Harianawala ,  Ke Zhou ,  Jaymin Baroda ,  Brantly Sturgeon ,  Christopher Larry Howes

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02

CPC分类号： H04R25/50 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/43

摘要： An ear-worn electronic device comprises a microphone configured to sense sound in an acoustic environment, an acoustic transducer, and a non-volatile memory configured to store a plurality of parameter value sets, each of the parameter value sets associated with a different acoustic environment. A control input is configured to receive a control input signal produced by at least one of a user-actuatable control of the ear-worn electronic device and an external electronic device communicatively coupled to the ear-worn electronic device in response to a user action. A processor is configured to classify the acoustic environment using the sensed sound and determine a listening intent preference of the user. The processor is configured to apply, in response to the control input signal, one of the parameter value sets appropriate for the classification and the listening intent preference of the user.

公开(公告)号：US11924611B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17719485

申请日：2022-04-13

申请人： University of South Carolina

发明人： Sourav Banerjee ,  Mohammad Sadegh Saadatzi

IPC分类号： H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R31/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/402 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R31/00 ,  H04R2225/67

摘要： Described herein are bio-inspired acoustic bandpass sensors with a user-defined range of frequencies mimicking the geometric structure of a human's basilar membrane to capture infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic waves per design with a target frequency range for a specific application and methods of making same.

公开(公告)号：US20240073628A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18458349

申请日：2023-08-30

申请人： Sivantos Pte. Ltd.

发明人： Kevin Bayer ,  Manuel Weiss

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02

CPC分类号： H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/65 ,  H04R2225/0216 ,  H04R2225/57

摘要： A hearing device has a housing, which is formed with an opening that is acoustically connected to a microphone inside the housing. The hearing device has a lighting unit situated inside the housing, which is optically coupled to a light guide, by way of which the opening is closed. The light guide has a further opening formed inside the opening in the housing.

公开(公告)号：US11889266B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17713067

申请日：2022-04-04

申请人： Earlens Corporation

发明人： Lawrence W. Arne ,  Douglas Webb ,  Jeffrey Ward Tuttle ,  Konstadinos Hatzianestis

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H02M3/08 ,  H02M7/10 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H01F27/24 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02M7/06

CPC分类号： H04R25/456 ,  H01F27/24 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02M3/08 ,  H02M7/10 ,  H04B5/0006 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/602 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R25/609 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02M7/06 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/025 ,  H04R2225/0216 ,  H04R2225/33 ,  H04R2460/11 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a contact hearing system comprising: an ear tip including a transmit coil, wherein the transmit coil is connected to an audio processor, including an H Bridge circuit; a first input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an AND circuit wherein a first input to the AND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the AND circuit comprises an output of a delta sigma modulation circuit, wherein the delta sigma modulation circuit is a component of the audio processor; and a second input to the H Bridge circuit comprising an NAND circuit wherein a first input to the NAND circuit comprises a carrier signal and a second input to the NAND circuit comprises an output of the delta sigma modulation circuit.

公开(公告)号：US11889254B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17549318

申请日：2021-12-13

申请人： Bose Corporation

发明人： Michael J. Monahan ,  Ryan C. Silvestri ,  Eric M. Wallace ,  Kevin P. Annunziato

IPC分类号： H04R1/10 ,  A61F11/08 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02

CPC分类号： H04R1/1016 ,  A61F11/08 ,  H04R1/1058 ,  H04R1/105 ,  H04R1/1083 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/654 ,  H04R25/656

摘要： An earpiece with structure for positioning and retaining the earpiece and with structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal to provide passive noise attenuation. The positioning and retaining structure engages features of the lateral surface of the ear. The structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal includes a conical structure.

公开(公告)号：US11849268B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17721390

申请日：2022-04-15

申请人： Olive Union, Inc.

发明人： Myung Geun Song ,  Yoon Soo Kim ,  Dong Hyun Lee ,  Jungkun Choi

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R1/10

CPC分类号： H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/405 ,  H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/607 ,  H04R1/1025

摘要： Disclosed is a digital hearing device with a microphone in an ear band, the digital hearing device including a body; an ear band configured to extend from one side of the body and to surround at least a portion of auricle of a user; a plurality of microphones provided to the ear band at predetermined intervals; an ear head configured to protrude inward from the body and to fit into an ear of the user; and a speaker provided to the ear head and configured to amplify sound received from the plurality of microphones and to deliver the amplified sound to the user.

公开(公告)号：US20230308813A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US17721390

申请日：2022-04-15

申请人： Olive Union, Inc.

发明人： Myung Geun SONG ,  Yoon Soo KIM ,  DOng Hyun LEE ,  Jungkun CHOI

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02

CPC分类号： H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R25/405 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/607 ,  H04R25/43 ,  H04R1/1025

摘要： Disclosed is a digital hearing device with a microphone in an ear band, the digital hearing device including a body; an ear band configured to extend from one side of the body and to surround at least a portion of auricle of a user; a plurality of microphones provided to the ear band at predetermined intervals; an ear head configured to protrude inward from the body and to fit into an ear of the user; and a speaker provided to the ear head and configured to amplify sound received from the plurality of microphones and to deliver the amplified sound to the user.

公开(公告)号：US11683643B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17215804

申请日：2021-03-29

申请人： Staton Techiya LLC

发明人： Steven Wayne Goldstein ,  Marc Andre Boillot ,  John Usher ,  Jason McIntosh

IPC分类号： H04R3/00 ,  H04R25/02 ,  H04R1/10

CPC分类号： H04R3/002 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R25/02

摘要： An earpiece (100) and acoustic management module (300) for in-ear canal echo suppression control suitable is provided. The earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) to capture ambient sound, an Ear Canal Receiver (125) to deliver audio content to an ear canal, an Ear Canal Microphone (123) configured to capture internal sound, and a processor (121) to generate a voice activity level (622) and suppress an echo of spoken voice in the electronic internal signal, and mix an electronic ambient signal with an electronic internal signal in a ratio dependent on the voice activity level and a background noise level to produce a mixed signal (323) that is delivered to the ear canal (131).