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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8130971 | Manually switching dual-mode hearing protector A manually switching dual-mode hearing protector including an active hearing protection device that does not only provide for acoustic attenuation of ambient sound in order to protect hearing of a user in a noisy environment but in addition provides electro-acoustic... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8107638 | Semi-insert hearing protector having a helmholtz-type resonator A semi-insert hearing protector includes a thin-walled enclosure sized substantially to that of the outer ear of a wearer, the enclosure being made from a rigid or semi-rigid material and secured to the head of said wearer by means of an adjustable headband. A short... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103014 | Hearing protector for use in magnetic resonance systems The invention relates to a hearing protector for use in magnetic resonance systems. The hearing protector comprises a pad that is to be inserted in the ear and is provided on an adapter. A sound generating device is provided on or in the adapter or a sound transmitt... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8054985 | Low sound attenuating hearing protection device with filter arrangement A hearing protection device including a sound attenuating portion configured to be disposed within an ear canal of a user to obstruct a passage of sound, a channel formed through the sound attenuating portion configured to allow sound to pass through the sound atten... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7783056 | Earplug Earplug comprising a plug member for blocking a man's ear canal, said plug member comprising at least one acoustic channel for channeling incoming acoustic energy to said man's ear. According to the invention, a detector for detecting an acoustic energy level or for... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7715572 | Custom-fit hearing device kit and method of use A kit for preparing a custom-fit ear protection molding is provided having a first container containing a compliant material and a second container containing a hardening agent such that when the compliant material and the hardening agent are combined and kneaded, a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7616769 | Variable and shiftable acoustic output signal limiter Systems and methods for variably and/or shiftably limiting signal output are disclosed. The system may include an attenuation circuit having an attenuation network activated by a source signal crossing a threshold to attenuate the source signal and a resistive eleme... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7512243 | Hearing protection earplug with a movable attenuation button, method for manufacturing the same and use of the same The invention relates to a hearing protection earplug comprising a shell (12) for being worn at least in part in the ear canal of a user, the shell having a sound passage (1016, 1036) extending from an outer sound inlet opening (50) of the shell... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7418103 | System and method for controlling states of a device A system and method for automatically changing a state of a device coupled to a headphone device is provided. The system comprises a means for detecting if at least one earpiece of the headphone device is activated or deactivated. Based on an activation state or a c... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401519 | System for monitoring exposure to impulse noise In one embodiment, a system for monitoring exposure to impulse noise includes a sound-sensing device, such as a microphone or other type of pressure transducer, operable to sense impulse noise, and a storage module operable to store the waveform of the impulse noise... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367422 | System and method for providing passive noise reduction A passive noise reduction apparatus has a headset with at least one ear cup attached to the headset, the ear cup having an ear side and a shell side. An inner shell, having a cup side and an outer side, is mounted to and substantially covers the shell side of the ea... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352871 | Apparatus for communication and reconnaissance coupled with protection of the auditory system A method and apparatus are disclosed for listening to ambient sounds, engage in face-to-face communication, listen to and transmit voice communications, while also protecting the auditory system from hazardous sound pressure levels. Increased gain permits the user t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7327850 | Supplying electrical power A power supply includes a battery source supplying power and a voltage converter circuit. The voltage converter circuit converts the power to the input voltage supplied to other circuitry. The voltage converter circuit varies the input voltage in response to a load ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317802 | Active-noise-reduction headsets with front-cavity venting Active-noise-reduction (ANR) headsets protect the hearing of their users from loud persistent noises, such as airplane engines and construction equipment. These headsets generally include ear speakers and special circuitry to cancel or suppress certain types of loud... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317234 | Means of integrating a microphone in a standard integrated circuit process A means of integrating a microphone on the same integrated circuit die as other electronics in the system is disclosed. The structure uses solder bump technology to form a gap between an electrode on the silicon and another electrode. Charge is stored on the capacit... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308106 | System and method for optimized active controller design in an ANR system A tailored active noise control design method is presented that provides for improved noise attenuation performance for each individual user and improved hearing protection in a specified noise field as a function of a specified metric indicative of a noise reductio... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7289636 | Electronic earplug for monitoring and reducing wideband noise at the tympanic membrane An electronic earplug for wideband control of pressures at the tympanic membrane is presented. A unique methodology of determining effective component placement inside an earplug that provides acoustic isolation between the ambient noise and tympanic membrane is exp... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289626 | Enhancement of sound quality for computer telephony systems Techniques for enhancing the sound quality of computer telephony systems are provided. In general, digital signals including telephony sounds are converted from the time domain to the frequency domain. If noise is detected in the frequency domain conversion of the d... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277722 | Reducing undesirable audio signals A way of reducing undesirable audio signals is provided. A portable device is provided that comprises a sensor to sense an audio signal and a control unit that is communicatively coupled to the sensor. The control unit is provided to receive a first audio signal fro... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7248706 | Audio-signal detecting device An audio-signal detecting device to be disposed in a user's earmuffs for protecting his eardrums against noise of high-decibel level is comprised of a receiving unit, a first audio-signal amplifying unit, a second audio-signal amplifying unit, a peak-detecting and i... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248705 | Noise reducing headphones with sound conditioning A headphone set has a pair of headphone assemblies for engagement over the ears, each with a cushion and an active noise reduction circuit for reducing noise. A sound conditioning circuit stores various conditioning sounds for the user and an external sound source a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239711 | Hearing aid system and hearing aid for in-situ fitting Hearing aid system for the in-situ fitting of hearing aids, said system comprising a separate control device, and a least one hearing aid, adapted for communication with each other, said hearing aid comprising at least one microphone, a signal processor for generati... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231037 | Active audio compressing in telecommunication An output reducing system for a telephone system, e.g., implemented in a headset, includes an input line and an output line, wherein the input line transmits an incoming signal to an output transducer and the output line transmits an outgoing signal from an input tr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7215766 | Headset with auxiliary input jack(s) for cell phone and/or other devices Headsets are used in variety of applications to facilitate one- or two-way audio communications between users and/or devices. The present inventor recognized that conventional headsets lack means for successfully integrating more than one audio source, despite their... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7184952 | Method and system for masking speech A simple and efficient method for producing an obfuscated speech signal which may be used to mask a stream of speech, is disclosed. A speech signal representing the speech stream to be masked is obtained. The speech signal is then temporally partitioned into segment... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181297 | System and method for delivering customized audio data A method for providing customized audio data products that includes the steps of (1) storing a machine readable hearing profile for a customer, (2) accepting via a data input device or data network for example, machine readable orders from the customer for a particu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181027 | Noise suppression in communications systems A communications system contains a network linking a number of communications devices participating in a communications session. During the communications session, the communications devices share information indicating when participants are speaking. Based on this ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177433 | Method of improving the audibility of sound from a loudspeaker located close to an ear A method and apparatus for improving the audibility of sound from a loudspeaker located close to an ear, comprises the steps of detecting ambient acoustic noise arriving from other sound sources using a transducer that provides corresponding ambient sound signals, i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157671 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor having a first stack of capacitive elements a second stack of capacitive elements, wherein the first and second stacks are enclosed in separate compartments of a capacitor case that electrically isolate the electrolytes of each stack ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154739 | Flat capacitor having an active case A capacitor comprising an aluminum case; a capacitor stack mounted within the aluminum case, the capacitor stack comprising one or more anodes and one or more cathodes, one of the one or more anodes and one or more anodes attached to the aluminum case; wherein the c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151835 | Personal noise monitoring apparatus and method The present invention relates to a method, system and device for monitoring noise received by individuals operating in noisy environments. The device comprises a substantially credit card size housing and can be worn as a “badge”. The device includes a mo... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7142682 | Silicon-based transducer for use in hearing instruments and listening devices A silicon-based transducer assembly coupled to a movable structure in a hearing instrument. The transducer assembly includes at least one microphone chip and an ASIC having multiple integrated components such as any combination of a DSP, an A/D converter, an amplifi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7110551 | Adaptive personal active noise reduction system An improved active noise reduction system which has a transducer, an electro-acoustic sensing means including adjacent to the transducer, an attenuation means with electro-acoustic sensing means to attenuate selected sound frequencies, said system utilizing both fee... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110562 | BTE/CIC auditory device and modular connector system therefor An earpiece auditory device includes a behind-the-ear (BTE) component, which includes processing circuitry. In an embodiment, the device also includes a completely-in-canal (CIC) component, shaped to fit into the ear canal of the user such that it touches the bony p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110743 | Communications device for a protective helmet A communications device for use with a protective helmet having a headband is provided. Generally, the communications device provides support member for a bone conduction microphone that is easily added to and removed from the protective helmet, allowing the communi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103188 | Variable gain active noise cancelling system with improved residual noise sensing An active noise cancellation system includes a series of features for more effective cancellation, greater reliability, and improved stability. A particular feature adapted for headset systems includes locating a residual microphone radially offset from the center o... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7088828 | Methods and apparatus for providing privacy for a user of an audio electronic device The invention is directed to techniques for suppressing the voice of a user of an audio electronic device, such as a mobile phone, from being heard by an unintended listener. In one arrangement, the invention includes an input microphone, an electronics module, and ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7072713 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor feedthrough assembly having an electrically conductive member dimensioned to extend at least partially through a feedthrough hole of a case of the capacitor, the conductive member having a passage therethrough. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065219 | Acoustic apparatus and headphone A headphone section 10 having microphone elements 14L, 14R for detecting a sound around the user and signal acoustic transducing elements 15L, 15R which function as a sound source for canceling the sound around the user housed in t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054450 | Method and system for ensuring audio safety The invention concerns a method (200) and a system (100) for ensuring audio safety in an audio device (110). The system includes a processor (112), a sensor (116), an analog safety circuit (114) and a first feedback loop ( | 05/30/2006 |
