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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120082331 | BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING AID WITH INTERCHANGEABLE EAR HOOK AND EAR TUBE A hearing aid includes a casing, an ear hook, and an ear tube. The casing includes a first connector on an upper portion of the casing and a second connector on a lower portion of the casing, wherein the first and second connectors are substantially identical. The ear h... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120014549 | RECEIVER-IN-CANAL HEARING DEVICE CABLE CONNECTIONS Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for hearing assistance devices, including, but not limited to connections for receiver-in-canal hearing devices. In various embodiments, a hearing device includes a hearing device component adapted to rest ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110268304 | HEARING AID WITH EAR-HOOK SAFETY MECHANISM Children should be prevented from easily being able to remove the ear hook of a hearing aid. It is for this reason that a hearing aid that is to be worn behind an ear has a housing, which houses signal-processing components, and an ear hook, which is detachably attached... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110249851 | BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING AID WHOSE MICROPHONE IS SET IN AN ENTRANCE OF EAR CANAL There is provided a behind-the-ear hearing aid that makes it easy for a hearing aid wearer to estimate a position of a sound source with respect to a front-back direction and that enables an increase in aesthetic property when the hearing aid is worn. A behind-the-ear h... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110194718 | RECEIVER TUBE WITH STRAIN RELIEF AND HEARING AID A receiver tube for a hearing aid has an integrated strain relief. A receiver mounted at the end of the receiver tube is normally worn in the auditory canal of a hearing aid wearer. It is pulled out of the auditory canal by pulling at the receiver tube or also separated... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110116669 | Accessory Adapter For Cochlear Implant System Providing Simultaneous T-Mic and External Audio Input A special accessory adapter for use with a BTE device of a cochlear implant (CI) system provides two inputs: a T-Mic input and an auxiliary audio input. Both inputs (the T-Mic input and the auxiliary audio input) are connected to a special mixer circuit integrated into ... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110091060 | HEARING INSTRUMENT A hearing instrument includes a behind-the-ear component and an external component for being placed in the user's ear canal or in the user's ear and a connection link between the behind-the-ear component and the external component. The connection link is reversibly plug... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110091059 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING AID WITH CAPACITIVE SENSOR Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for a behind-the-ear hearing aid with a capacitive sensor.... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110091061 | HEARING INSTRUMENT A hearing instrument with at least one microphone and signal processing includes at least two receivers having a different frequency response. At least a first one of the receivers can be placed outside the ear canal, for example in a behind-the-ear component. A behind-... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110019850 | HEARING AID In an embodiment, a hearing aid is provided. The hearing aid may include a behind-the-ear component, a sound tube coupled with the behind-the-ear component at its one end, and a loudspeaker coupled with the sound tube at the other end of the sound tube opposite to the b... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110002493 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING AID DEVICE The present invention relates to a novel protective cover for over-the-ear or behind-the-ear hearing aid devices, wherein the protective cover is resistant to infiltration of moisture, corrosive elements, and/or dirt or debris. Furthermore, in at least one embodiment, t... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100316239 | HEARING AID In a hearing aid, a main body case has a fitting-use first communication terminal provided inside the main body case, so that the first communication terminal can be visually checked when the battery case is removed by turning, and the battery case has a first locking p... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100260364 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH OWN VOICE DETECTION An example of an apparatus configured to be worn by a person who has an ear and an ear canal includes a first microphone adapted to be worn about the ear of the person, and a second microphone adapted to be worn at a different location than the first microphone. The app... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100226517 | Behind-the-Ear Accessory Module for a Helix Hearing Instrument The capabilities of a helix hearing instrument may expanded with a behind-the-ear accessory module. The module accommodates additional batteries and a variety of accessory functions including an external volume control.... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226519 | HEARING AID The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising a shell shaped for placement behind the ear lobe of a hearing aid user whereby a battery door is mounted in the shell for rotational movement between an open position for granting access to a battery and a closed positio... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226520 | BTE/CIC Auditory Device and Modular Connector System Therefor An earpiece auditory device is described which includes a behind-the-ear component shaped to fit behind the ear of a user. The behind-the-ear component can also have at least one microphone and processing circuitry, where the processing circuitry is used to processes au... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100208928 | MEMBER FOR TRANSMITTING THE SOUND OF A LOUD-SPEAKER TO THE EAR AND EQUIPMENT FITTED WITH SUCH MEMBER The invention relates to a member that comprises a proximal portion (3) that can be connected to an apparatus (1) including an immobilisation means relative to the head of a wearer, and a distal end (4a) adapted for directing sound into the e... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100202646 | HEARING DEVICE WITH SUPPORTING HOOK RECOGNITION The fitting of hearing aids and other hearing devices is intended to be made more comfortable. For this, provision is made for a hearing device with a housing which contains a signal processing unit and has a sound outlet. A supporting hook for attaching the hearing dev... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100172529 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING USER ACTIVITIES FROM WITHIN A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING A VIBRATION SENSOR The present subject matter relates to method and apparatus for detecting user activities within a hearing assistance device, and among other things, apparatus including a microphone for reception of sound and to generate a sound signal; an electret vibration sensor adap... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100172528 | BATTERY COMPARTMENT WITH LATCHING ELEMENT FOR A BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING DEVICE AND BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING DEVICE A battery compartment for a behind-the-ear hearing device includes a battery compartment body having a battery receiving space for accommodating a battery and at least one latching element for locking to a hearing device housing. The latching element and the battery com... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100158296 | HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE WITH STACKED DIE The present subject matter relates to a hearing assistance device for an ear of a wearer comprising a microphone for receiving sound, hearing assistance electronics in communications with the microphone, the hearing assistance electronics including a hybrid circuit, and... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100142740 | HEARING AID WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ADAPTOR The present invention relates to a new apparatus for interconnection with a hearing aid, such as a Behind-The-Ear hearing aid. The apparatus provides wireless communication, e.g. in accordance with the Bluetooth standard, between the hearing aid and another device, such... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100092016 | BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING AID WHOSE MICROPHONE IS SET IN AN ENTRANCE OF EAR CANAL There is provided a behind-the-ear hearing aid that makes it easy for a hearing aid wearer to estimate a position of a sound source with respect to a front-back direction and that enables an increase in aesthetic property when the hearing aid is worn. A behind-the-ear h... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100086161 | CABLE LENGTH ADJUSTMENT IN AUDITORY DEVICES An In-The-Ear (ITE) device is disclosed. This ITE is adapted for connection to a cable from a Behind-The-Ear (BTE) device, the ITE device including a releasable mechanical retention device for the cable, such that the cable may be customized in length and may be attache... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100086157 | BTE/CIC AUDITORY DEVICE WITH AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY IN CANAL MODULE HAVING A REMOVABLE CUSHION TIP In representative embodiments, the present invention is directed to an at least partially in-the-canal module. The module may include a speaker module that generates audio signals from an electrical driving signal. The speaker module has a tubular body with a diameter t... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100067725 | CONNECTOR FOR HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE HAVING REDUCED MECHANICAL FEEDBACK An electronic hearing aid apparatus comprises a first component, a second component and a cable assembly for electrically connecting the first component to the second component. The first component includes a vibration sensor generating a vibration signal based on sense... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100034410 | HEARING AID ADAPTED FOR EMBEDDED ELECTRONICS A hearing aid comprising a microphone, a receiver, hearing aid electronics coupled to the microphone and the receiver, and conductive traces overlaying an insulator, the conductive traces configured to interconnect the hearing aid electronics and to follow non-planar co... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100027825 | Ear mold for a hearing device In one aspect an ear mold for a hearing device is provided. The ear mol includes an opening for accommodating a snap-on element arranged on a receiver or a sound tube, with the opening being lined with a hard layer. A device having a receiver or a sound tube and a snap-... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100020992 | HEARING AID WITH MEMORY SPACE FOR FUNCTIONAL SETTINGS AND LEARNED SETTINGS, AND PROGRAMMING METHOD THEREOF The invention provides a hearing aid comprising a microphone, a signal processing unit, an output unit which generates an output signal perceivable as sound, whereby the signal processing unit comprises a first memory M1 for receiving and storing programming sett... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100014696 | HEARING DEVICE In of for a hearing device (2) acoustical attenuation within an acoustically effective channel (1) is controllably varied due to controlled variation of at least one of oscillating behaviour ( | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090323993 | HEARING AID WITH A REMOVABLY CONNECTED ELONGATE MEMBER The present invention relates to a new type of hearing aid with a housing that is adapted for positioning in the ear canal of a user and attached to an elongate member that is adapted for positioning in the pinna outside the ear canal of the user. The elongate member is... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090296969 | BTE/CIC AUDITORY DEVICE AND MODULAR CONNECTOR SYSTEM THEREFOR An earpiece auditory device is described which includes a behind-the-ear component shaped to fit behind the ear of a user. The behind-the-ear component can also have at least one microphone and processing circuitry, where the processing circuitry is used to processes au... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090245558 | REINFORCED EARBUD DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Various earbud embodiments comprise a sleeve portion, a base portion, a bell portion, and reinforcement members. The sleeve portion defines a central void extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the earbud. The base portion encircles the sleeve portion. The bel... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090245560 | REAL EAR MEASUREMENT ADAPTOR WITH INTERNAL SOUND CONDUIT Methods and apparatus for a hearing assistance device housing for use in real ear measurements. The methods and apparatus for configuration of a hearing assistance device using an apparatus including an opening to receive a sound tube for real ear measurements and provi... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090238390 | HEARING AID Supply of power is ensured on use without requiring troublesome works such as battery replacement work and charging work. Specifically, hearing aids, which collect sound, amplify the collected sound, and output the amplified sound, boosts electromotive force generated b... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090202094 | Hearing Aid with Connecting Element Serving for Retention in Concha A hearing aid device has a shell that fits into the upper part of the concha of the outer ear of a hearing-impaired person, and connecting element that is held in the concha of the outer ear and terminates in an ear piece in the ear canal. The combination of the shell a... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090196449 | WIRELESS AUDIO SIGNAL RECEIVER DEVICE FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT A receiver device for receiving audio signals from a remote source has a magnetic loop antenna for receiving radio frequency signals carrying audio signals, a signal processing unit for reproducing audio signals from the radio frequency signals received by the antenna, ... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090136070 | Adaptable Connection Module of a Modular Hearing Aid A connection module for a modular hearing aid contains an interface for mechanical and electrical or acoustic coupling of the connection module to a main module which is configured to produce electrical or acoustic signals. The connection module furthermore contains a l... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090136071 | Connector for fastening a wearing hook to a hearing apparatus A hearing apparatus with a housing shell and a connector are provided. The connector, having a tubular base body, allows a wearing hook to fasten a hearing apparatus. A first fastening element is at a first end of the base body for fastening the wearing hook. A second f... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090134306 | HEARING AID AND SUPPORTING HOOK TO BE ATTACHED TO A HEARING AID A supporting hook to be attached to a hearing aid, includes a connection end, an output end and an attachment ring. The connection end has a guide, around which the attachment ring is rotatably mounted. The attachment ring has a protrusion which engages with part of the... | 05/28/2009 |
