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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314047 | Hearing protection device An earplug is provided including an elongate stem component having a first end and an opposite second end, a first flange disposed on the stem proximate the first end, a second flange disposed on the stem adjacent the first flange, a third flange disposed on the ste... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7074296 | In-ear hearing aid and method for its manufacture A method of manufacturing a hearing device including providing a hearing aid housing having an opening, providing an electric/acoustic transducer, providing a support plate forming a blind hole having a membrane as a base, inserting the transducer into the blind hol... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6879696 | In-ear hearing aid and method for its manufacture An in-the-ear hearing aid having an electric/acoustic transducer system and a freely vibrating membrane in acoustic communication with the hearing aid transducer and the hearing aid surroundings. The membrane seals the hearing aid from its surroundings to aid in pro... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6847720 | Quick-updating stethoscope receiver A quick-updating stethoscope receiver comprises a receiver, a listening disk at a lower end of the receiver, the listening disk can be embedded into a lower end of the receiver; an upper cover at a top end of the receiver; and a transducer combining at a lateral wal... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6768803 | Method and apparatus for selective acoustic signal filtering The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing selective acoustic signal filtering. The apparatus comprises two acoustic ports, an electrical output port and an acoustic signal processing device, where all three ports have an impedance charac... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6378648 | Diaphragm assembly for stethoscope chest piece The diaphragm assembly includes a diaphragm adhesively attached to a rim. The rim has a C-shaped cross section with the C-shape facing inward and a membrane extending radially inward from one of the radial portions of the C-shaped portion. The diaphragm i... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6307943 | Electro-acoustic transducer and housing An electro-acoustic transducer for a sound reproducing system includes an electro-acoustic transducer in a cabinet and a sound guide tube for conducting the sound from the transducer unit out of the cabinet. The sound guide tube has a sound radiating end ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 5467775 | Modular auscultation sensor and telemetry system A modular auscultation sensor and telemetry system ("MASTS") for sensing body sounds of a patient in a noisy environment where both desired body sounds and undesirable noise may be detected. The MASTS includes a transducer head that comprises two sensors ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5222050 | Water-resistant transducer housing with hydrophobic vent An immersion-resistant housing adapted to receive a vibratable diaphragm spanning the interior of the housing to divide the housing into first and second chambers includes a first port communicating between the first chamber and the exterior environment. ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5113967 | Audibility earplug An earplug uses damping to render unimportant a Helmholtz resonance between the acoustic mass intrinsic to a sound channel thereof and the compliance of air in the earcanal, in combination with a readily manufacturable external structure coupled to the so... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5031219 | Apparatus and method for conveying amplified sound to the ear An earmold and a method of manufacturing an earmold for a hearing aid that conveys amplified sound from the hearing aid into the ear canal to a closed cavity adjacent the tympanic membrane. The earmold includes an acoustic conduction tube having an extern... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5022486 | Sound reproducing apparatus A sound reproducing apparatus is provided formed of an acoustic tube having first and second opposite ends, and having substantially a same inside diameter as that of an external acoustic meatus of the user who is wearing the sound reproducing apparatus. ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4995473 | Stethoscope with diaphragm head adapter A stethoscope head adapter for a diaphragm microphone is provided. The adapter creates a smaller surface area for the diaphragm microphone without diminishing the acoustical reception by the diaphragm of normal or pathological conditions in a patient. The... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4852683 | Earplug with improved audibility An earplug uses damping to render unimportant a Helmholtz resonance between the acoustic mass intrinsic to a sound channel thereof and the compliance of air in the earcanal unimportant, in combination with an external structure coupled to the sound channe... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4809811 | Ear pad construction for earphones An ear pad for earphones comprises a foam-like material formed into a pad enclosing the user's ear in use in order to expand the essentially linear frequency response of a good earphone so that it brings also the lowest still audible frequencies into the ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4540063 | Sound wave attenuation device A sound attenuation device is disclosed which is capable of simultaneously attenuating sound waves of both high and low frequencies bands while leaving other frequencies undisturbed. The device is comprised of an outer shell having inlet and outlet apertu... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4420657 | Adjustable headset A lightweight adjustable headset is disclosed for use with telephones. The headset includes a housing having a microphone boom mounted in a manner to permit rotational and translational movement. A support member is provided for affixing the headset to th... | 12/13/1983 |
