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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6847411 | Modular television for providing a distinguishable sound according to a selection of a module and/or a module function A modular television for allowing a user to perceive an operation according to a selection of a module and/or a module function, is disclosed. The modular television includes a module rack having at least one module connection slot for mounting at least one module t... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6831988 | Behind-the-ear hearing aid and attachment module for same A hearing device has a shell, an electric/acoustic transducer, and electronics within the shell. One end of the shell constitutes the acoustic output to the ear and further includes a compartment at the other end of the shell. A module is removably introduced into t... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6831609 | Auxiliary antenna for wireless handset An auxiliary antenna for adapting a wireless handset for use with a hearing aid is provided. The auxiliary antenna is placed in a location that is away from the hearing aid such that signals transmitted from the antenna do not interfere with the transmissions of the... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6819770 | Hearing aid with portion thereof inserted in auditory canal, with auditory canal ventilation A hearing aid device to be worn in the ear or a hearing aid device with otoplastic to be worn in the ear, has at least two aeration channels in combination with flow resistances arranged in the aeration channels that promote a flow from the enclosed auditory canal v... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816601 | Microphone and battery configuration for hearing instruments The dimensions of a hearing instrument can be minimized by positioning the internal components in a configuration that occupies the least amount of volume. A pocket for situating the microphone on a diagonal aids in decreasing the required size of the instrument's s... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813364 | Electric/acoustic transducer module, in-ear hearing aid and method for manufacturing an in-ear hearing aid A transducer module for integration into a hearing aid device. The transducer module has an encapsulation with an opening and a transducer housing resiliently mounted in the encapsulation. The transducer module also has a first membrane and a second membrane. The fi... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811431 | Connector A connector for connecting a contact pad of a flexible printed circuit board against terminals of an electronic component comprises a body and a reinforcing plate, wherein the body is combined with the electronic component and two parallel sliding channels are mount... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6795562 | Ear wax guard for an in-the-ear hearing aid and a means for use at insertion and removal hereof For the protection of an in-the-ear hearing aid against contamination by ear wax through the acoustic outlet port (34a) or a vent, a replaceable ear wax guard (36) is inserted in the aid and comprises an essentially tubular element with a throug... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6766878 | Custom-moulded ear-plug, and process for producing a custom-moulded ear-plug device A hearing device for inserting into or adjacent to the ear of an individual. A shell is custom-shaped to fit the individual. The shell is made mainly of a first material and includes a part made mainly of the first material. The part has an inner surface. A pattern ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6766031 | In-the-ear hearing aid with reduced occlusion effect and a method for the production and user-fitting of such a hearing aid An in-the-ear hearing aid comprises a plug (1) for arrangement in the ear channel and having a shell-like wall facing the interior of the ear channel and an exterior faceplate (2) which together define a generally closed cavity (3), in which the... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6766030 | Hearing aid receiver with external mechanical shock and vibration damper and hearing aid that uses it Vibration from a hearing aid receiver (and mechanical shock caused by dropping the hearing aid in which it is installed) is damped by a low-durometer elastomeric component that is adhered external to the receiver. The component may be filled with an electrically non... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6754357 | Expandable in-ear device An expandable in-ear device being implantable within an ear canal of an individual and being customizable in-situ to the shape of the ear canal, and cavum concha, using a settable compound. The device includes a core-form with a nipple extending from a platform, the... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6751328 | Earphone without impulse noise for protection against conductive hearing loss An earphone without impulse noise for protection against conductive hearing loss includes an earphone housing and a loudspeaker mounted in a sound chamber therein. A front end of the earphone housing has an earplug adapted to be hanged between the tragus and the ant... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6751327 | Miniature plastic battery assembly for canal hearing devices A battery assembly is constructed of an elongated plastic shell irregularly shaped to fit optimally in anatomical cavities, particularly ear canals. The battery assembly relies structurally on a thin plastic shell which is designed to be inexpensively formed in a va... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6751326 | Vibration-dampening receiver assembly A receiver assembly for a hearing aid device, the assembly comprising a case having an inner cavity, one or more mounts disposed within the inner cavity of the case, and a receiver disposed within the inner cavity of the case and connected to the mounts such that th... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6748094 | Connector system for BTE hearing devices A connector system for Behind-The-Ear (BTE) hearing devices provides a means to detachably connect a plurality of earhooks, which earhooks include special earhooks providing auxiliary functions. The connector system includes a coaxial connector mounted on the BTE de... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6748093 | Hearing aid with a tightening ring The present invention relates to a hearing aid for insertion in the auditory canal, comprising a hearing aid housing and a face plate and a shell that is matched to the auditory canal of a user and has a tightening protrusion that extends along the surface of the sh... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6744897 | Hearing aid A hearing aid having a receiver connected to a microphone, the receiver having a one hole, a second hole, a first tubular canal and a second tubular canal, provided in such a way that acoustic signals produced in the receiver are transmitted by the first tubular can... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6738488 | Protection and solvent washing of in-canal hearing aids An otherwise conventional in-canal hearing aid, including a receiver providing a sound output port typically facing directly towards the ear drum of a user, is provided with a hood disposed between the sound port and the ear drum completely shielding the sound port ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6738487 | Earphone Obtaining a satisfactory feeling of mounting an earphone regardless of the user and achieving listening to reproduced acoustics with satisfactory sound quality is provided by an elastic auricle-mounting member surrounding a sound-discharging opening formed on a hous... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6735319 | Behind-the-ear hearing aid A behind-the-ear hearing aid has a one-piece, tubular formed body (3) as the outer part of the housing. ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6735318 | Middle ear hearing aid transducer A middle ear hearing aid transducer is provided. The middle ear hearing aid includes: first and second permanent magnets arranged such that the same poles face each other; a coil separated a predetermined distance from the outer surfaces of the first and second perm... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6728384 | Hearing aid connection system A cable incorporates at least one flexible conductor and a non-conductive, elongated, strain relieving member bound mechanically to the conductor. The strain relieving member is mechanically attached between two relatively movable components. The electrical conducto... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6728383 | Method of compensating for hearing loss A hearing aid instrument of the in-the-ear type (and preferably CIC) provides a plate member with electronic hearing aid components mounted thereto. The plate member is preferably of a harder material such as hard plastic. A soft polymeric body is bonded to the plat... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6724902 | Canal hearing device with tubular insert A canal hearing device with a dual acoustic seal system for preventing feedback while minimizing occlusion effects. The two-part device comprises a main module and an elongated tubular insert for conducting sound to the tympanic membrane and sealing within the bony ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6718043 | Voice sound transmitting apparatus and system including expansion port A voice sound transmitting and receiving unit having an earpiece that is adapted for insertion into the external auditory canal of a user, the earpiece having an expansion module. The voice sound transmitting unit includes a sensor, which may be a bone conduction se... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6714654 | Hearing aid operative to cancel sounds propagating through the hearing aid case Apparatus for use in a hearing aid wherein a first microphone is connected to the hearing aid case and exposed to free air and a second microphone is connected to the hearing aid case and sealed from free air. The audio inputs from the two microphones are applied to... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6700983 | Hearing aid A hearing aid includes a housing and a hook, the housing defining a top area and a bottom area, a front end and a rear end, and contains a microphone, an amplifier, a receiver, and a battery for power supply, and the hook is attached to the housing and tr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6690807 | Hearing aid The invention relates to a listening assistance device (1) comprising hearing modules (3) mounted on the ends of the arms of an eyeglass frame (2), said modules being designed to support the eyeglass frame on the ear of the user. The hearing modules also ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684063 | Intergrated hearing aid for telecommunications devices A system integrates a hearing aid with devices such as wireless telephones, advantageously avoiding radio frequency (RF) interference. In one embodiment, a processor transforms an electrical signal to compensate for a hearing impairment. The function used... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6678385 | Compact modular in-the-ear hearing aid A modular hearing aid for arrangement in a user's ear comprises a hollow plug (1) adapted to the ear canal and having a generally irregular conical shape and an exterior opening which is covered by a faceplate (2), in which a recess (8) is formed for remo... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6674869 | Hearing-aid assembly using folded flex circuits Hearing aids improve not only the hearing, but the lives of millions. Unfortunately, far too many sufferers of hearing loss forego the benefits of hearing aids because of size and cost of the devices. To address this need, the present inventor devised hea... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6658125 | Hearing aid A hearing aid includes a housing and a battery drawer at an end of the housing which is pivotable relative to the housing and includes a protruding portion which, when abutted against a surface, will cause the battery drawer to pivot to an open position s... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6643378 | Bone conduction hearing aid A bone conduction hearing aid includes a vibrator carried by the insertion end of the hearing aid. When the hearing aid is inserted into the ear canal of a patient, the vibrator is positioned in the ear canal adjacent the mastoid bone. A microphone receiv... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6628195 | Tactile stimulation device for use by a deaf person The tactile stimulation device designed to be used by a deaf person includes, in particular, an electroacoustic transducer. The invention is noteworthy in that the device consists of a case which can be held in one hand and which has a sensor associated w... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6625290 | Behind-the-ear hearing aid An operating element (31) is provided on a behind-the-ear hearing aid which can be operated in two different directions (K, F) and performs a different switching function in each of them.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6585075 | Hearing aid having hard mounted speaker and energy absorbing tip A hearing aid having a speaker that is hard mounted to the housing of the hearing aid and has an energy absorbing tip at that end of the hearing aid that is innermost in the ear and closest to the ear canal of the person wearing the hearing aid. According... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584207 | Molded hearing aid housing A method of processing an impression of a portion of a user's ear canal that produces a flexible hearing aid housing which duplicates the shape of at least a portion of that impression. A female mold is created using the previously obtained ear impression... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6574343 | Hearing aid The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising an acoustic input aperture (SE) and an acoustic output aperture (SA), and a cover element (DE) covering the acoustic input aperture (SE). In the invention, the cover element (DE) is received in the hearing... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6567527 | Elongated oval battery assembly for canal hearing device A miniature battery assembly for canal hearing devices is constructed of a cylindrically elongated metal shell having oval cross section. The elongated oval design offers superior volumetric utilization and energy capacity in the ear canal when compared w... | 05/20/2003 |