公开(公告)号：WO2021022063A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：PCT/US2020/044296

申请日：2020-07-30

申请人： STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： STEWART, Jay ,  SACHA, Michael Karl ,  OLSON, Kyle

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/00

摘要： Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for a hearing assistance device housing for biometric sensing. In various embodiments, a hearing assistance device for a wearer includes a housing customized to conform to a continuous section of an inner portion of an ear of the wearer and to extend radially to one or more edges of a conchal bowl of the ear. The housing is configured to be placed in the inner portion of the ear of the wearer, and a biometric sensor is included on a surface of the housing. According to various embodiments, the housing is configured to maintain contact of the biometric sensor with the inner portion of the ear of the wearer during activity of the wearer, to enhance accuracy of biometric sensing.

公开(公告)号：WO2021011364A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-21

申请号：PCT/US2020/041573

申请日：2020-07-10

申请人： STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： XU, Buye ,  BURWINKEL, Justin R. ,  GALSTER, Jason A. ,  CROSS, Peggi S. ,  STEWART, Jay ,  MCKINNEY, Martin

IPC分类号： A61N1/36

摘要： Embodiments herein relate to systems, devices and methods for the treatment of equilibrium disorders and improving gait and balance. In an embodiment, a method of treating an equilibrium disorder is included. The method can include monitoring device wearer movement with a movement sensor, identifying a movement pattern consistent with an equilibrium disorder, estimating characteristics of the equilibrium disorder, and applying stimulation to at least one of the right ear, left ear, or brainstem of the device wearer of an ear-worn device. Other embodiments are also included herein.

公开(公告)号：WO2020118077A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：PCT/US2019/064726

申请日：2019-12-05

申请人： STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： STEWART, Jay ,  SACHA, Michael Karl

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

摘要： An ear-wearable device (100) includes a shell (102) shaped for wearing in a user's ear. The shell (102) comprises a tunnel wall (116) shaped to define a tunnel (108) that passes through the ear- wearable device (100). The ear-wearable device (100) includes a receiver coil (204) that is formed in or around the tunnel wall (116) of the tunnel (108). The receiver coil (204) is configured to inductively couple with a power coil (200) via the tunnel (108) and to inductively receive electromagnetic power from the power coil (200), and the receiver coil is configured to convert the electromagnetic power to an electrical current. The ear-wearable device (100) includes one or more electrical components (210) encased within the shell (102) and configured to receive the electrical current from the receiver coil (204).

公开(公告)号：WO2021096873A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：PCT/US2020/059865

申请日：2020-11-10

申请人： STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： GENTRY, Westley G. ,  SACHA, Michael Karl ,  FELDSIEN, Craig C. ,  STEWART, Jay

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  B33Y80/00

摘要： A method for manufacturing a hearing instrument includes placing a component support structure (1000) at least partially in a bath of a resin liquid (1006), wherein one or more operative components of the hearing instrument are attached to or contained within the component support structure (1000) prior to the component support structure being at least partially placed in the bath of the resin liquid (1006). While the component support structure is at least partially in the bath, volumetric 3-dimensional (3D) printing is performed to form a shell (1008) of the hearing instrument attached to the component support structure (1000).