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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096383 | Tapered vent for a hearing instrument A vent having a reduced cross-section or taper permits the fabrication of very small hearing instruments while providing the necessary openings for the receiver tube and the vent in the tip of the instrument. The reduced cross-section provides sufficient clearance f... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8083022 | Receiver support and earmold for a hearing device as well as use of a thermoplast for manufacturing an earmold The invention specifies a receiver support for snapping into an earmold with a spherical section and with a conical section, which is embodied on the end facing the earmold and which tapers towards the earmold. The earmold comprises an adapter element permanently ar... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8061473 | Passive personal vocal monitor A passive personal vocal monitor is described for enhancing the sound of a singer's voice to the singer during a performance. The monitor has an earpiece with a nipple configured to be disposed snuggly within the singer's ear and having an internal channel terminati... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061472 | Non-roll foam eartip Embodiments disclose a non-roll foam EarTip that may provide for fingertip press-in insertion, improved comfort, simplicity of use, flatter attenuation and/or improved hygienic properties, by way of non-exclusive example. A hollow foam body typically encompasses a s... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7882928 | Acoustic measurement tip A tip for coupling sound between a medical instrument and an ear includes a sealing surface configured to substantially conform the tip to an auditory canal of the ear. The tip includes an acoustic tube acoustically coupled to at least one of the plurality of openin... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7841446 | Bandless hearing protector and method A hearing protection device and method of use intended for a human ear. A plug member caps or enters ear canal, and may be shaped to conform to the external auditory meatus. The plug member may be part of a replacement assembly. The device is biased at least in part... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7793756 | Replaceable microphone protective membrane for hearing devices A device as hearing aid to be worn in the ear or in or at the auditory canal comprises at least a sound or acoustic exit opening with a protection element (10) to prevent the contamination of the device. The protection element (10) comprises a thin, at... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7740104 | Multiple resonator attenuating earplug A non-vented shell earplug for insertion into the ear canal has multiple chambers configured as coupled acoustic resonators. Each chamber is provided with an acoustic element having inertia and resistance coupling the chamber to its neighbor to form multiple resonan... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7708110 | Bandless hearing protector and method A hearing protection device and method for a human ear. A plug member caps or enters ear canal, and may be shaped to conform to the external auditory meatus. The device is biased at least in part by a pressure pad to provide some force against the plug member. An op... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7648005 | Clip-style hearing protector A hearing protection device for a human ear. The device has an arm that clips about the pinna. A plug member caps or enters ear canal. The device is biased to provide some force against the plug member so that is stays in position during use. An optional handle may ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7635047 | Hearing aid A hearing aid to be placed in the auditory canal. This hearing aid is composed of one side that is fitted near the outside of the ear and another side that has to be fitted facing the eardrum. The two sides are connected to each other by way of a curvature. This cur... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7510046 | Low attenuating push-in earplug with integral handle The invention provides an earplug and a method of forming thereof where the earplug includes an insertion portion having opposing top and bottom sides, a handle portion connected to and extending rearwardly from the bottom of the insertion portion, and a rear portio... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7506720 | Animal ear protection apparatus An animal ear protection apparatus includes a substantially solid plug that is comprised of a resiliently compressible material. The plug has a first end, a second end and a peripheral surface extending between the first and second ends. The first end is substantial... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7478702 | Customized hearing protection earplug and method for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a hearing protection earplug (10) to be worn at least in part in a user's ear canal, comprising a shell (12) having a outer surface individually shaped according to the measured inner shape of the user's outer ear and ear canal... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7464786 | High sound attenuating hearing protection device A hearing protection device insertable into an ear canal is provided, the device generally including a stem portion, a sound attenuating portion affixed to and extending at least partially over the stem portion, and a volume of space disposed between and delimited b... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7407035 | Split shell system and method for hearing aids An in-the-ear hearing aid has a housing with an audio input end and an audio output end. The housing is formed of two sections which are coupled together along a seam which extends between the two ends. An elastomeric sheath can enclose the housing. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7388961 | Removal tool and method for extended wear canal devices Embodiments of the invention provide a removal tool for atraumatically removing a hearing device inserted deeply in the ear canal of a user. The removal tool comprises a shaft adapted to be grasp in the hand and a plurality of hooks or other attachment elements coup... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7370655 | Method of forming an earplug by laser ablation and an earplug formed thereby A method of forming an earplug is provided including removing a material of the earplug by laser ablation. An earplug is positioned proximate a laser, a portion of the earplug to be ablated is identified, the laser is activated so as to direct an emitted laser light... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362875 | Balloon-expandable hearing device fitting system and self-expanding hearing device A self-expanding hearing device is disclosed. The device includes a body, a membrane coupled to the body, and a frame coupled to the body, so that a user can compress the frame for insertion into the user's ear canal, and when the user releases compression the frame... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7343299 | System and methods for mail security A method of securing the mails is described. Using a mail information retrieval system and a the use of data-rich, machine readable barcodes to make each mailing piece unique by including data that ‘lives’ with the mail piece or package allows mail to become tra... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340075 | Otoplasty for behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids An otoplasty for behind-the-ear provisions for hearing aids, with which a preferably flexible signal conductor coming from the behind-the-ear device, such as a sound tube, can be positioned in the auditory canal. The otoplasty is individually adapted to the anatomy ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328080 | Manufacturing methods and systems for rapid production of hearing-aid shells Methods, apparatus and computer program products provide efficient techniques for designing and printing shells of hearing-aid devices with a high degree of quality assurance and reliability and with a reduced number of manual and time consuming production steps and... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324653 | Suspension means for transducer A suspension tube for a transducer, wherein the suspension tube also functions as a sound-guide for directing sound between the transducer and the external cabinet of an audio processing device, wherein the suspension tube has means for forming a connection with the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319399 | System and method for monitoring the wearing compliance of hearing protection devices A system for monitoring the use of a hearing protection unit comprising a left ear hearing protection device (14) and a right ear hearing protection device (12) to be worn by a user (10) within a monitoring area, an arrangement (16, 18, 22, 1... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7294138 | Nose pack method and apparatus A medical device and method for treating nose bleeds are provided. The device includes packing material interconnected to a flange member. The packing material is insertable into a nasal cavity, for absorbing blood and other body fluids. The flange member prevents t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292701 | Filter manipulator, filter, holder for a number of filter manipulators, and system comprising a filter manipulator and a holder for a filter manipulator A wax filter manipulator, wax filter, holder for a number of wax filter manipulators, and system comprising a wax filter manipulator and a holder for a wax filter manipulator, the system comprising a wax filter manipulator and a holder for a wax filter manipulator, ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286680 | Cylindrical microphone having an electret assembly in the end cover A microphone includes a separate end cover with a sound port. A diaphragm is directly attached to the end cover. The backplate is positioned within the housing against a ridge near an end of the housing. A spacer is positioned against the backplate. The diaphragm en... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264081 | Hearing protection earplug In a hearing protection earplug for insertion into the ear canal ear composed of a soft material, especially a foam material, having a cavity that is open toward the outside, it is provided, with a view to achieving additionally increased wearing comfort accompanied... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240765 | Customized hearing protection earplug with an acoustic filter and method for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a hearing protection earplug, comprising a hard shell (10) having an elasticity of from shore D 85 to shore D 65 and having an outer surface individually shaped according to the measured inner shape of the user's outer ear and ear can... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239714 | Microphone having a flexible printed circuit board for mounting components In a microphone cartridge, a flexible printed circuit board serves two functions, separating the diaphragm and backplate, and electrically connecting the cartridge and the buffer amplifier. The flex-print includes a spacer portion that maintains the appropriate dist... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
