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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109359 | Ear protector The invention describes an ear protector (1) comprising a resilient band (2), the free ends of which each have arranged thereon an earplug (4). The band (2) includes a first area (2a) whose center line (2a′) ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8091680 | Acoustic resistor for hearing improvement and audiometric applications, and method of making same An acoustic resistor or damper and method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The damper has mesh material and mounting material attached to the mesh material. The mounting material defines an open region for transmission of sound through the mesh material, and ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7784583 | Deep insertion vented earpiece system A deep insertion vented earpiece system is described including resilient earpieces shaped to a wearer's ear canal for a conformal fit. A receptacle is provided within the outer surface of each earpiece for releasably receiving an audio plug. The audio plugs include ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7600604 | User disposable member for use within the ear canal and methods for manufacturing the same A user-disposable member for placement and retention within the auditory anatomy, such as an ear canal. The user-disposable member includes a polymeric foam material, wherein the user-disposable member has a first portion having a peripheral outer surface having a f... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7401679 | Adaptor for mounting a sound tube in an earpiece The present invention relates to mounting of a sound tube inside a shell of a hearing aid. The invention provides a sound tube adaptor, a tool for insertion of the adaptor and a method for attaching a sound tube to a shell, the sound tube adaptor facilitating attach... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401680 | Hearing protection earplug and use of the same A hearing protection earplug having a shell worn at least in part in a user's ear canal, an active unit having an acoustic output transducer and an arrangement for producing output audio signals for said output transducer, and a detachable connection of the active u... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403629 | Disposable modular hearing aid The present invention relates to a modular hearing aid having a base unit and a detachable earmold. A battery, an earmold tip and a receiver can be integrated with the earmold. The earmold can also include a removably attached module. The module can have a shell, el... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387187 | Custom-molded ear-plug, and process for producing a custom-molded ear-plug device A hearing device and process for its updating, including a resilient outer shell and one or more internal units, with the outer shell conforming in shape to at least one of the internal units so that the internal unit is held snugly in place. The outer shell can be ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7372972 | Ear insert for hearing aids Active otoplastics (3) with integrated earpieces (4) are to be acoustically optimized. There is provision here for forming a sound outlet (8) into the otoplastic in accordance with acoustic conditions. If the sound outlet (8) has the form... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359524 | Hearing aid assembly System including a CIC hearing aid that is constructed from a first universal part containing microphone, amplifier and loudspeaker and a second part that is adapted to the auditory canal of the patient. The hearing aid is of a digitally programmable design. The pro... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349550 | Earbud adapter Adapters for use with sound devices and methods for making and using the same. In some embodiments, an example adapter may include an adapter body having a first side, a port or projection extending from the first side, and a second side. The second side is generall... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7313245 | Intracanal cap for canal hearing devices An acoustically permeative intracanal cap is adapted to be worn semi-permanently deep in the ear canal for shielding a hearing device positioned deeper within the ear canal against moisture and debris infiltration. The intracanal cap conforms circumferentially to th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305992 | Conforming earplug An earplug of the type that has a stem (12) and a plurality of flanges (21–23), is constructed to be stiff enough to be easily inserted into the ear canal, and to thereafter press with minimal force against the walls of the ear canal for comfort. The... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305101 | Instrument with an interface frame and a process for production thereof A structure for an instrument or device, such as a hearing aid instrument, having a shell for enclosing the instrument components and an opening through a wall or face of the shell for access to the components wherein the shell has relatively large dimensional toler... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298858 | Insert earphone assembly for audiometric testing and method for making same An improved insert earphone for audiometric testing is provided, having a housing, a receiver located within the housing, a flexible eartip located externally to the housing, and a tube nipple acoustically coupled between the receiver and the flexible eartip. The fl... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298857 | Extended wear canal device with common microphone-battery air cavity An embodiment provides a continuous wear hearing device to be worn entirely within the ear canal, comprising a receiver assembly sized to be positioned in the bony portion of the canal, a battery assembly and a microphone assembly. The receiver assembly includes a r... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7236605 | User disposable sleeve for use within the ear canal User disposable sleeves for use with sound controlling structures having a non-constant radial profile can include an inner portion adapted to releasably attach to the sound controlling structure and an outer portion adapted to fit within a user's ear canal. The use... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233676 | Otoplasty for behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids An otoplastic for production of behind-the-ear hearing aids. The hearing aid includes a preferably flexible signal conductor, such as an acoustic tube positioned in the auditory canal, whereby the otoplastic matches the individual anatomy of the patient and its loca... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231056 | Ear-hook earphone with microphone An adjustable ear-hook earphone with a microphone is disclosed. The apparatus includes an ear hook, a main body and a microphone, wherein the main body have a limiting part and an adjusting post sleeved in a sleeve of the ear hook, thereby the main body are adjustab... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7206429 | Audio earpiece and peripheral devices An audio player is constructed in an ear module fully supported by the ear. The ear module is an in ear canal device, or ear bud with a clip that securely attaches it to the ear. The ear module contains all components required for storing and playing digitized audio... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206428 | Acoustic receiver having improved mechanical suspension The present invention is a receiver that includes electronics for converting an input audio signal to an output acoustic signal. The receiver has a housing for containing at least a portion of the electronics. The housing includes a port for broadcasting the output ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191867 | Hearing aid device that can be worn in the ear with a housing In a hearing aid device wearable in the ear with a housing, the battery loader is exposed to high mechanical stresses. In order to improve the attachment of the battery loader to the housing of the hearing aid device, the invention provides for the battery loader at... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185733 | Method for manufacturing an ear device and ear device An apparatus and method for applying a substance to a human body includes a hearing device and the substance provided at a surface of said device. The substance can be incorporated into a shell of the hearing device and exhibit controlled migration through said shel... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182087 | Dual position hearing protection device The present invention is a dual position hearing protection device. In one position, the device provides substantial sound attenuation and hearing protection. In the second position, an opening in the device permits sounds to enter the ear of the user relatively uno... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181035 | Acoustical receiver housing for hearing aids An acoustic receiver comprises means for converting an input audio signal into an acoustic signal. The receiver has a housing having a plurality of sides that surround the converting means. One of the sides include an output port for broadcasting the acoustic signal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165647 | Mechanical acoustic filter by erosion etching A mechanical acoustic filter is formed of boards made by using erosion etching. The filter may be used in electric condenser microphones. The filter may be made of one or a plurality of boards each being made by erosion etching according to different requirements. T... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164775 | In the ear hearing aid utilizing annular ring acoustic seals Disclosed is a hearing aid assembly wherein the hearing aid is comprised of an acoustic receiver, an acoustic transmitter, and a body, and an annular channel, wherein the acoustic receiver is designed to fit into a external acoustic meatus of an ear, the acoustic tr... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7141014 | Cushioning device for use with a hearing aid A cushioning device for use with a hearing aid instrument for positioning in the ear of a user is disclosed. The cushioning device comprises a ring volume that encircles a predetermined portion of a hearing aid housing and separates the hearing aid housing from an e... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7120268 | Headphone In order to obtain an ear-hook headphone that is light and comfortable to wear, a supporting portion that supports a housing portion is provided in the vicinity of one end of an approximately U-shaped bend of an arm-shaped guide portion; a pushing portion that resil... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116793 | Ear pad, and earphone with the pad The ear pad according to the present invention has a number of gathered sound-insulating walls (12) monolithically provided on an outer periphery of a basic body (11) made of an elastic material such as rubber, for instance, a silicon rubber or soft sy... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113611 | Disposable modular hearing aid A hearing aid includes a first half shell and a second shell attached to the first shell. A microphone, battery, electronics, a receiver and a flexible tip are mounted within a housing formed by the first half shell and the second half shell. A mechanical securing m... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107993 | Earplug An earplug composed of an injected molded resilient polymeric material for insertion into an ear canal by a fingertip of a user, including an elongated member having a nose portion formed as a curved front end. An open cup shaped rearward extending flange located at... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099484 | Behind-the-ear hearing aid A behind-the-ear hearing aid is provided with an electric/acoustic transducer unit with a loud-speaker housing (53), in which there is a loud-speaker membrane 54. The housing (53) is spring-mounted in a capsule (59) in such a way that the... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7088839 | Acoustic receiver having improved mechanical suspension The present invention is a receiver that includes electronics for converting an input audio signal to an output acoustic signal. The receiver has a housing for containing at least a portion of the electronics. The housing includes a port for broadcasting the output ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7076076 | Hearing aid system The present invention relates to a system for improving a user's hearing and more particularly to a receiver system used in the system. In one embodiment, the receiver system has a housing and a plurality of arms extending from the housing for positioning and suspen... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072482 | Microphone with improved sound inlet port A microphone comprises a housing defining an inner volume and including a first exterior surface with an aperture leading to the inner volume. The microphone includes a transducing assembly within the housing for converting sound into an electrical signal. A sound i... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065224 | Microphone for a hearing aid or listening device with improved internal damping and foreign material protection A microphone and method for dampening the frequency response of the microphone by disposing a dampening frame in a rear volume of the microphone. The microphone generally includes a housing, a diaphragm, a damping frame, and a backplate. The diaphragm rests on embos... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054457 | Hearing instrument receiver mounting arrangement for a hearing instrument housing A hearing instrument and method of assembly are disclosed. The hearing instrument comprises an electronic assembly for providing received sound to the ear canal of a hearing instrument user. The electronic assembly is placed within a chamber in a housing sized to fi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050599 | Communications earpiece and method of attenuating acoustical signals A communications earpiece includes a member shaped to fit within an ear canal. The member has a passageway extending therethrough. There is a filter communicating with the passageway. The filter has a passageway extending therethrough and is aligned with the passage... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025061 | Customized passive hearing protection earplug, use of the same and method for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a passive hearing protection earplug for being worn at least in part in the ear canal (12) of a user, comprising a hard shell (20) having an elasticity of from shore D 85 to shore D 65 and pulling means (26) which are ad... | 04/11/2006 |
