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In these days of COVID-19 sequestering and isolation, meditation and relaxation are handy skills, especially when offered through multitasking ear devices. Consider Starkey’s patent #10617842, Ear-worn electronic device for conducting and monitoring mental exercises.
Now, please dim your lights, perform Shavasana and invite your mind to consider:
“…an ear-worn electronic device (offering)… a three-dimensional virtual sound environment comprising relaxing sounds….generating… verbal instructions within the three-dimensional virtual sound environment that guide the wearer through a predetermined mental exercise that promotes wearer relaxation.”
The April 2020 Patent List
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Description |
Patent Number |
Assignee |
Issued |
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Electrode lead with integrated attachment mechanism |
MEL-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, AT) |
4/07/2020 |
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Shifting of output in a sense prosthesis |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, NSW, AU) |
4/07/2020 |
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Fixation system for an implantable medical device |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, NSW, AU) |
4/07/2020 |
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Binaural rendering method and apparatus for decoding multi channel audio |
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) |
4/07/2020 |
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Audio processing device, system, and method in which frequency bands of an input audio signal are bundled and allocated to channels for processing |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
4/07/2020 |
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Custom earbud scanning and fabrication |
Lantos Technologies Inc (Wilmington, MA) |
4/07/2020 |
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Method and device for streaming communication between hearing devices |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
4/07/2020 |
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Method for operating a hearing device and hearing device for detecting own voice based on an individual threshold value |
Sivantos PTE Ltd (Singapore, SG) |
4/07/2020 |
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Execution and initialisation of processes for a device |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, NSW, AU) |
4/07/2020 |
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Hearing instrument with an authentication protocol |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
4/07/2020 |
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Fixation of a bone conduction floating mass transducer |
MEL-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, AT) |
4/07/2020 |
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Hearing aid that can be introduced into the auditory canal and hearing aid system |
Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen Medizinische Fakultaet Geschwister-Scholl-Platz (Tubingen, DE) |
4/07/2020 |
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Method and apparatus for objective assessment of in-ear device acoustical performance |
3M Innovative Properties Company (St Paul, MN) |
4/07/2020 |
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Earpiece with in-ear electrodes |
Bragi GmbH (Munchen, DE) |
4/14/2020 |
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Acoustically probed over-the-ear hearing assessment devices and methods |
3M Innovative Properties Company (St Paul, MN) |
4/14/2020 |
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Optimization tool for auditory devices |
Soundwave Hearing LLC (Glendale Heights, IL) |
4/14/2020 |
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Ear-worn electronic device for conducting and monitoring mental exercises |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
4/14/2020 |
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Rechargeable battery voltage adaption |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, NSW, AU) |
4/14/2020 |
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Hearing aid using wireless test modes as diagnostic tool |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
4/14/2020 |
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System for real time, remote access to and adjustment of patient hearing aid with patient in normal life environment |
Applicant: Manchester, Deborah M (Studio City, CA) |
4/14/2020 |
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Acoustic gesture detection for control of a hearable device |
Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) |
4/14/2020 |
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Hearing aid using wireless test modes as diagnostic tool |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
4/14/2020 |
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Hearing assistance using active noise reduction |
Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) |
4/14/2020 |
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Hearing assistance system with automatic side detection |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
4/14/2020 |
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Systems and methods for audio rendering control in a hearing system |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
4/14/2020 |
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Hearing device |
Sivantos PTE Ltd (Singapore, SG) |
4/14/2020 |
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Self-drying hearing aid and method for transporting humidity out of such hearing aid |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
4/14/2020 |
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Synchronizing asynchronous dual-stack radio events for hearing device applications |
IntriCon Corporation (Arden Hills, MN) |
4/14/2020 |
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Hearing testing probe apparatus with digital interface |
Etymotic Research Inc (Elk Grove Village, IL) |
4/21/2020 |
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Batteries and battery manufacturing methods |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
4/21/2020 |
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Open ear audio device with bone conduction speaker |
Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) |
4/21/2020 |
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Advanced scene classification for prosthesis |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, NSW, AU) |
4/21/2020 |
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Microphone system and a hearing device comprising a microphone system |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
4/21/2020 |
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System and method for multiplexed ultrasound hearing |
Regents of the University of Minnesota |
4/21/2020 |
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Listening device with automatic mode change capabilities |
III Holdings 4 LLC (Wilmington, DE) |
4/21/2020 |
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Hearing aid system and a method of operating a hearing aid system |
Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) |
4/21/2020 |
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Wireless earbuds and wearable charger and integrated speaker |
Muzik Inc (West Hollywood, CA) |
4/21/2020 |
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Listening device with automatic mode change capabilities |
III Holdings 4 LLC (Wilmington, DE) |
4/21/2020 |
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Hearing device comprising adaptive sound source frequency lowering |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
4/21/2020 |
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Hearing augmentation systems and methods |
K/S HIMPP (Lynge, DK) |
4/21/2020 |
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Ear-worn electronic device incorporating antenna with reactively loaded network circuit |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
4/21/2020 |
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Hearing aid with a pre-stressed battery spring |
Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) |
4/21/2020 |
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Vibration transducer and implantable hearing aid device |
Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Co (Daegu, KR) |
4/21/2020 |
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User interface control of multiple parameters for a hearing assistance device |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
4/21/2020 |
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Mobile device based techniques for detection and prevention of hearing loss |
Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
4/21/2020 |
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Wearable electronic device executes voice command to intelligent personal assistant and moves binaural sound |
Applicants: Norris, Glen A (Tokyo, JP) & Lyren, Philip Scott (Bangkok, TH) |
4/21/2020 |
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Wireless earbuds and wearable charger and integrated speaker |
Muzik Inc (West Hollywood, CA) |
4/21/2020 |
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Earbud tip |
Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) |
4/21/2020 |
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Inductively chargeable earbud case |
Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) |
4/28/2020 |
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Power and data transfer in hearing prostheses |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, NSW, AU) |
4/28/2020 |
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Accelerometer-based walking detection parameter optimization for a hearing device user |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
4/28/2020 |
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In-ear headphone having MMCX socket and detachable in-ear headphone assembly |
Transound Electronics Co Ltd (Dongguan, Guangdong, CN) |
4/28/2020 |
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Method of operating a hearing aid, and hearing aid |
Sivantos PTE Ltd (Singapore, SG) |
4/28/2020 |
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Systems and methods for determining estimated head orientation and position with ear pieces |
Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) |
4/28/2020 |
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Hearing aid device |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
4/28/2020 |
**featured image, 3M patent #RE47938
Holly Hosford-Dunn, PhD, owned and operated a dispensing audiology practice in Tucson and was active in management of HearingHealthMatters.org through 2017. She holds BA degrees in Communication Sciences, Psychology and Economics; MA in Communication Disorders; PhD in Hearing Sciences. Following post-doctoral work at Max Planck Institute (Munich, DE) and Eaton-Peabody Auditory Physiology Lab (Boston), she joined the Stanford medical school faculty as director of audiology. She has authored/edited numerous text books, chapters, journals, and articles and taught Marketing and Practice Management in a variety of academic settings. She continues to consult and write on topics related to hearing health care vis-à-vis consumer demands, professional training, technological advancement, capital investment, industry consolidation, regulatory control, product and service distribution, and strategic pricing
