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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8103031 | Hearing device sound emission tube with a 2-component design A hearing device, in particular a hearing system, is designed more acoustically stable with regard to feedback as well as more mechanically stable with regard to external influences by a sound emission tube for direct connection to an output nozzle of an earpiece of... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094850 | 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 processe... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094849 | Sound channel for a hearing apparatus and corresponding production process A mechanically more stable and more complexly molded sound channel is to be provided for a hearing apparatus. Provision is made to this end for a sound channel, which has three sections in the longitudinal direction, the middle section of which has a different curva... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8081788 | Shielding device for a hearing aid A shielding device for a hearing aid is able to shield components against interference from the outside and vice versa. The shielding device has at least three sections, which are each connected to one another via a flexible connecting section. It being possible for... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077895 | Behind-the-ear hearing aid with audio shoe which can be pushed-on linearly, and appropriate mounting method A behind-the-ear hearing aid is provided, with an elongated housing and an audio shoe, which is affixed to an end face of the housing in such a way that it can be removed, and a coupling device, with which the audio shoe is coupled to the housing by a sliding moveme... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077894 | Feature protection for stereo lithographic manufacturing processes To prevent stereo lithography (SLA) support structures for parts fabricated in an SLA apparatus from interfering with features in the parts, a structural shield such as a dome may be place around the feature and then discarded at the conclusion of the SLA process. | 12/13/2011 |
| 8068630 | Precision micro-hole for extended life batteries Various embodiments of the invention provide an enclosure for a metal-air battery assembly for an extended wear hearing aid. The enclosure includes a diffusion control element having a dimensional property configured for controlling oxygen and moisture diffusion int... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8059844 | Bone conducting hearing aid with connection The hearing aid according to the invention comprise: a skin penetrating abutment, a skin penetrating abutment, a rod with a coupling part, operative to allow releasable connection between the rod and the abutment, | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055002 | Method and apparatus for modular hearing aid A method and apparatus for a modular hearing aid for a user having a hearing canal, including a housing adapted to fit within at least a portion of the hearing canal, and having at least one access port, a cover adapted for at least partially covering the at least o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050437 | 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 processe... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050438 | Closure element for housing openings during a tumbling process The manufacture of housing parts of a hearing apparatus and in particular a hearing device is to be simplified. To this end, provision is made to also efficiently use a so-called tumbling process for the surface treatment of housing. On account of this, a closure el... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8036406 | Hearing aid storage case with hearing aid activity detection A storage case that detects and indicates presence of oscillating or quiescent activity of hearing aids is disclosed. Within the storage case, there is a transducer coupled to a logic circuit. The logic circuit is further coupled to one or more visual cues. The tran... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7983434 | In-the ear hearing aid device with a vent With a hearing aid device barometric pressure equalization is intended to be achieved in a simple and economical manner in a sound canal between an earpiece and a cerumen protection system with a gas-tight membrane. To this end a pressure equalization canal is propo... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7949145 | Method of manufacturing an individually shaped hearing device or hearing aid The present invention provides a method of providing input parameters for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices by storing geometry data during the manufacturing process into data storage and selectively reading out data from this ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7933425 | Hearing aid device with an antenna The production of a hearing aid device suitable for wireless signal transmission is simplified by providing fastening elements connected as one piece with the housing shell. The fastening elements serve for placement and fastening of an antenna or coil in the housin... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7916883 | Hearing aid with battery door The invention comprises a hearing aid with a casing and a battery with a battery access door in the casing. According to the invention: the door is hingedly connected to the casing to allow a pivotal motion between the battery door... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7889880 | Hearing aid wind-vortex noise preventer blanket accessories This invention is directed to the elimination of the cause of hearing aid wind noise pollution which is referred to here as that form of audible vibrations generated by the energy of wind-produced vortices and eddy currents at the ear area and amplified by the heari... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7864972 | Customized in-ear interface for acoustic equipment and method An in-ear interface comprises an ear module shaped to be received in an ear canal. The ear module has a core defining a sound bore for enabling sound transmittance into the ear canal. A sheath covers a portion of an outer surface of the core so as to define an expan... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853033 | Hearing aid design A hearing aid module is shaped for insertion into a tunnel made through the soft tissue that connects the retro-auricular space with the ear canal. The hearing aid module contains a speaker or auditory transducer, a battery or other power source powering the module,... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7853032 | Audio shoe contact for a hearing device A hearing device with an audio shoe is to be designed in a simpler and less interference-susceptible manner. To this end, provision is made for an audio shoe to comprise contact springs of such type that directly contact the circuit boards of a hearing device. A con... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7804975 | In-ear device A housing inserted in to the ear of a user is disclosed, said housing comprising a lateral end defined by being a part of the housing which is directed towards surroundings if the housing is inserted into the ear, a medial end defined by being a part of the housing ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7742613 | Connecting means for housings of hearing devices The present invention provides a connecting means for hearing devices having a housing, said housing comprising at least two shells (1;2) to be connected to each other, said connecting means comprising a single-piece pin (6), extending straight along i... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7715580 | Interchangeable attachment means for attaching a conductor to a hearing aid Attachment means for attaching a conductor to a hearing aid having a hearing aid housing. The attachment means is adapted to be located partially in said hearing aid housing wall, so as to have a first part located in said hearing aid housing wall and a second part ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7680292 | Personal listening device A receiver module for a personal listening device to be fitted in the ear, on the ear, near the ear, or behind the ear, the receiver module having a movable armature, the receiver module comprises a motor assembly and a housing defining a chamber, the housing is mad... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672469 | In-ear monitors with removable cables An audio monitor system that includes a pair of in-ear monitors, each of which includes a connector and a corresponding detachable cable, is provided. Each connector may include a two pin jack assembly and each detachable cable may include a corresponding two pin pl... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7668325 | Hearing system having an open chamber for housing components and reducing the occlusion effect A hearing system comprises a shell having an open inner chamber. An input transducer and a transmitter assembly are disposed in the open inner chamber. The transmitter has a frequency response bandwidth in a 6 kHz to 20 kHz range, and the open chamber has an end adj... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668326 | Battery compartment for a hearing aid A battery compartment for a hearing aid. The battery compartment comprises a first portion for accommodating a battery and a second portion, where the second portion comprises at least one retaining element for securing the position of the battery compartment with r... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7660427 | Deformable soft molding compositions A curable composition and method for producing a tear resistant, yet soft and deformable in-the-ear product yielding the user greater comfort and durability. The curable composition incorporated into a hearing aid apparatus provides a deformable, yet tear resistant ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657048 | 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... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7646878 | Hearing device with battery door The hearing device comprises a housing with electronic components and a battery compartment with an opening in the housing. The battery compartment comprises means for removeably engaging a battery door. The hearing device further comprises a set of battery doors, e... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7606381 | Method for manufacturing an ear device having a retention element The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a first ear device having (12) a first retention element (14) to be worn at least in part in at least one of the outer ear and the ear canal of a user and a second ear device (12′) having a s... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7602929 | Method of connecting an accessory to a hearing aid and the combination of an adapter and an accessory A combination unit for attachment to a hearing aid includes an adapter and an accessory, having mating guideways, respective assembly pressure faces (14,29) adjacent the guideways and respective disassembly pressure faces (13, 30), also adjacent on the... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7593538 | Antennas for hearing aids An antenna configured in a hybrid circuit provides a compact design for a hearing aid to communicate wirelessly with a system external to the hearing aid. In an embodiment, an antenna includes metallic traces in a hybrid circuit that is configured for use in a heari... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7580538 | Behind the ear hearing aid part with exchangeable cover The invention regards a BTE hearing aid shell shaped to fit behind an outer portion of an ear of a user wherein the shell has first and second opposed side walls where the first side wall faces away from, and the second side wall faces towards the head of the user. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7580537 | Sealing retainer for extended wear hearing devices Embodiments of the invention provide seals for retaining hearing devices in the ear canal. An embodiment provides a seal for a hearing device comprising a curved shell having a wall and an opening at a shell apex portion. The shell defines a cavity for retention of ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7564987 | Set and method for producing a hearing aid and hearing aid produced according to this method A hearing aid includes a shaped body that is adapted to an individual auditory canal. A casting cavity is created from a central casting space element, an outer casting space element, and a canal element. The casting cavity is filled while inside the auditory canal.... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7561710 | Communication device with microphone The invention concerns a communication device with a casing enclosing a microphone and signal processor, whereby the casing comprises at least a first and a second part and a packing material provided between the first and the second part, and whereby further the mi... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7536023 | Hearing aid A disposable hearing aid insertable into an ear canal which includes a microphone which translates acoustic energy into electrical signals, signal processing circuitry which processes the electrical signals provided by the microphone, a receiver which converts the p... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7480387 | In the ear hearing aid utilizing annular 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... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7480388 | Behind the ear hearing aid part with exchangeable cover The invention regards a BTE hearing aid shell shaped to fit behind an outer portion of an ear of a user wherein the shell has first and second opposed side walls where the first side wall faces away from, and the second side wall faces towards the head of the user. ... | 01/20/2009 |
