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6603860 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring magnetic audio systems
An apparatus and method are provided for monitoring magnetic hearing systems by receiving a magnetic hearing system in an acoustic hearing aid testing device and then detecting the magnetic field...
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6600825 |
Hermetically sealed hearing aid converter and hearing aids with this converter
An electroacoustic converter for hearing aids including an electromechanical converter drive unit and a hermetically sealed metallic converter housing for enclosing the drive unit, the converter...
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6585075 |
Hearing aid having hard mounted speaker and energy absorbing tip
A hearing aid having a speaker that is hard mounted to the housing of the hearing aid and has an energy absorbing tip at that end of the hearing aid that is innermost in the ear and closest to the...
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6584207 |
Molded hearing aid housing
A method of processing an impression of a portion of a user's ear canal that produces a flexible hearing aid housing which duplicates the shape of at least a portion of that impression. A female...
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6567527 |
Elongated oval battery assembly for canal hearing device
A miniature battery assembly for canal hearing devices is constructed of a cylindrically elongated metal shell having oval cross section. The elongated oval design offers superior volumetric...
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6546109 |
Electromagnetically shielded hearing aids
A Behind The Ear, In The Ear, All in The Ear, In The Canal, or Completely In The Canal hearing aid which is made resistant to electromagnetic interference produced by cellular telephones in the 800...
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6532292 |
Method and apparatus to transmit audio into the human ear
Apparatus and method for generating an audio signal, comprising a first cylindrical electrode adapted to generate a first acoustic field and a first frequency generator coupled therewith. A second...
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6532295 |
Method for fitting a universal hearing device shell and conformal tip in an ear canal
A method for fitting a hearing device in an ear canal, comprises, providing a receiver module sized and shaped to fit in any of a wide range of ear canals, selecting a conformal tip from a...
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6529609 |
Puller and methods of making and using the same
A hearing aid puller comprises a first member, and a first end piece coupled to the first member. An intermediate piece is coupled to the first member. A second member is coupled to the...
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6505076 |
Water-resistant, wideband microphone subassembly
A moisture-resistant, wideband microphone subassembly for a Behind-The-Ear (BTE) hearing device, provides a barrier to perspiration and rain, while maintaining a good frequency response. The...
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6493454 |
Hearing aid
A hearing aid includes a faceplate ( 2 ) and a matching adaptor plate ( 4 ) below it. These plates are held in together by fasteners such as clips or screws ( 12 ). The faceplate and adaptor plate...
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6493453 |
Hearing aid apparatus
An improved earring-style hearing aid that includes an ear mold that renders the majority of the ear canal unfilled, and that delivers to the eardrum amplified sound that is received through a...
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6473511 |
Disposable hearing aid with integral power source
A hearing aid includes a microphone, signal processing circuitry, receiver and integral battery all mounted in a casing. The battery may be a metal-air device. The battery may be activated by...
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6473513 |
Extended wear canal hearing device
A generic canal hearing device is adapted to be positioned deeply and completely within the ear canal, and particularly suited for extended wear. The device includes a removable battery assembly...
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6473512 |
Apparatus and method for a custom soft-solid hearing aid
An apparatus and method of manufacturing a soft-solid elastomer custom ear device into which electronics are embedded provides a completely in-the-ear hearing aid with a soft body. This technology...
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6459800 |
Modular hearing device receiver suspension
A receiver suspension for isolating a hearing device receiver within a hearing device comprises a housing that defines a chamber. The housing is adapted to be inserted into a hearing device shell....
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6438244 |
Hearing aid construction with electronic components encapsulated in soft polymeric body
A hearing aid instrument of the in-the-ear type (and preferably CIC) provides a plate member with electronic hearing aid components mounted thereto. The plate member is preferably of a harder...
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6438245 |
Hearing aid communications earpiece
A mechanism for detachably mounting an earpiece having a receiver and an acoustic tube to any one of a variety of hearing aids includes using an adhesive and a clip attached to the acoustic tube to...
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6434248 |
Soft hearing aid moulding apparatus
A hearing aid instrument of the in-the-ear type (and preferably CIC) provides a plate member with electronic hearing aid components mounted thereto. The plate member is preferably of a harder...
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6424721 |
Hearing aid with a directional microphone system as well as method for the operation thereof
In a hearing aid with a directional microphone system having a signal processing unit, an earphone and a number of microphones, the output signals of the respective microphones can be...
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6401859 |
Custom-molded ear-plug, and process for producing a custom-molded ear-plug device
A device and process for uniquely identifying customized hearing aids and hearing aid parts. The device and process is also useful for facilitating the manufacture of a customized hearing aids and...
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6393130 |
Deformable, multi-material hearing aid housing
A compliant hearing aid has a housing formed with an exterior peripheral layer of a deformable material. Electronic components located within the deformable layer can be encapsulated, at least in...
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6389142 |
In-the-ear hearing aid with directional microphone system
Apparatus for use as an in-the-ear hearing aid. The apparatus includes a housing having a shell and a face plate, wherein the shell is molded to custom fit a hearing aid wearer's ear. A first...
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6389143 |
Modular electroacoustic instrument
An electronic signal processing system, including a microphone section and an integral battery, may be assembled with a receiver section to form a three section hearing-aid. The shape of the outer...
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6386039 |
Method and apparatus for determining the acoustic spatial characteristics particularly of a vehicle occupant compartment in a motor vehicle
The method and apparatus according to the invention determines the acoustic spatial characteristics of an enclosure, particularly of a vehicle occupant compartment in a motor vehicle. A piece of...
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6382346 |
Retention and extraction device for a hearing aid
A hearing aid retention and extraction device comprises a retention ring having an outer bonding surface and an inner grasping surface, and an elongate member extending from the retention ring. The...
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6359993 |
Conformal tip for a hearing aid with integrated vent and retrieval cord
A completely in-the-canal hearing device including a conformal tip and a combination vent and retrieval cord is disclosed. The vent and retrieval cord allows pressure equalization between the deep...
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6351541 |
Electrostatic transducer
An electrostatic transducer with a tubular housing in which a planar transducer membrane is arranged, whereby the transducer membrane is arranged at an angle other than 0° to the cross-section of...
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6349790 |
Self-cleaning cerumen guard for a hearing device
A self-cleaning cerumen guard includes a thermally activated element. The cerumen guard is mounted on the distal end of a hearing device adjacent to a sound port. The thermally activated element is...
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6339648 |
In-ear system
The device comprises a core, surrounded by a thin sheath so as to form a chamber that can be inflated. Inflation is done while the device is inside the ear, using an inflation tool. The tool...
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6337915 |
Earphone
A earphone for comfortably fitting into the ear to listen to a personal stereo. The earphone includes a housing adapted for inserting in to an ear of a person. A speaker is adapted for reproducing...
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6327370 |
Hearing aid having plural microphones and a microphone switching system
A hearing aid apparatus is disclosed that employs both an omnidirectional microphone and at least one directional microphone of at least the first order. The electrical signals output from the...
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6310960 |
Rechargeable hearing aid system
A contactless rechargeable hearing aid system in which a rechargeable hearing aid may be optically or inductively recharged by an optical or an inductive recharger. The optically rechargeable...
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6310961 |
Disposable sleeve assembly for sound control device and container therefor
A simple and inexpensive sleeve assembly that is easy to apply to and remove from the distal end portion of a sound control device and can be adapted to provide circumferential contact with a...
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6304663 |
Otoplastic for a hearing aid
An otoplastic for a hearing aid, which otoplastic is manufactured from a UV light-curable synthetic resin composition, in particular an acrylate composition, to which a ceramic filler including at...
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6292572 |
Hearing aids with standardized spheroidal housings
Hearing aids having housings formed as standardized shapes include electronic components. The components can be separate or integrated into a single unit. The housings can be formed as one or more...
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6275596 |
Open ear canal hearing aid system
An open ear canal hearing aid system comprises an ear canal tube sized for positioning in an ear canal of a user so that the ear canal is at least partially open for directly receiving ambient...
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6256396 |
Self-fitting hearing protection earplug with facile insertion mechanism
A self-fitting hearing protection earplug is disclosed that may be easily inserted or withdrawn from an external auditory meatus by first operating an extension mechanism to reduce the diameter of...
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6253871 |
Disposable in-the-ear monitoring instrument using a flexible earmold and casing, and method of manufacture
A disposable in-the-ear monitoring instrument includes a monitoring assembly for monitoring one or more vital health signs of a user, a transmitter assembly for transmitting the monitored vital...
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6212283 |
Articulation assembly for intracanal hearing devices
The invention provides a ball joint assembly for articulated hearing devices. The ball joint assembly acoustically and mechanically separates a receiver module, placed deeply within the ear canal...
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6208741 |
Battery enclosure for canal hearing devices
The present invention provides an extremely space efficient battery enclosure and battery replacement methods for miniature hearing devices that are deeply and entirely positioned within the ear...
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6205227 |
Peritympanic hearing instrument
A hearing instrument is adapted for positioning in the external auditory canal of a human proximal to the tympanic membrane. It includes a substantially rigid shell and a relatively flexible tip...
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6181801 |
Wired open ear canal earpiece
A communications earpiece is disclosed which can be used by hearing impaired and non-hearing impaired users so as to be able to communicate with an external device such as personal communications...
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6175633 |
Radio communications apparatus with attenuating ear pieces for high noise environments
A preferred communications apparatus includes a pair of ear units coupled with a control unit that can be connected to a radio transceiver for delivery of audio signals therebetween. The control...
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6164409 |
Wax guard membrane for hearing aids
A non porous wax guard for an in-the-canal hearing aid is in the form of a membrane or diaphragm which completely covers the mouth of the round or other shape outlet of the hearing aid. The...
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6167141 |
Multimaterial hearing aid housing
A hearing aid housing which is formed of a substantially rigid plastic material carries a deformable compliant region. The region, which could be in the form of an annular seal, or which could...
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6160895 |
Hearing aid system with acoustical horn
A hearing aid system including an electronic hearing aid containing a microphone and having an orifice in one part thereof for transferring sound to the microphone and an acoustically amplifying...
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6148087 |
Hearing aid having two hearing apparatuses with optical signal transmission therebetween
For binaural hearing, a hearing aid worn at the head has two hearing apparatuses respectively allocated to the ears, with at least one of the hearing apparatuses having a transmitter and the other...
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6144749 |
Hearing aid faceplate and battery compartment
A battery enclosure for a small electronic device includes a flexible strip connecting an enclosure door with an inside surface of the device body. When the door is open, the strip forms a sling...
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6144750 |
Hearing aid device
Disclosed are hearing aid devices in which a face plate of said devices has variable shades of coloring to mimic the natural shading of the ear, and to make the hearing aid less visible to an...
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