Listen to The Hand
Today’s feature image comes from Finewell Co Ltd’s patent #10795321 for a Wrist watch with hearing function. Inquiring minds may wonder how this works and it’s not as simple as a talking watch. Instead, the patent aims to
provide more effective wrist watches with hearing functions that achieve cartilage conduction via vibration of a hand
The binaural version could prove cumbersome unless bone conduction is assured.
The October 2020 Patent List
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Description |
Patent Number |
Assignee |
Issued |
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Hearing protector and a method of making a hearing protector |
3M Innovative Properties Company |
10/06/2020 |
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Efficient back telemetry transmission in cochlear implant systems |
Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/06/2020 |
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Implantable magnet arrangements |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/06/2020 |
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Malleable implantable medical device |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/06/2020 |
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Wrist watch with hearing function |
Finewell Co Ltd (Osaka, JP) |
10/06/2020 |
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Assistive listening device and human-computer interface using short-time target cancellation for improved speech intelligibility |
Applicant: Cantu, Marcos A (Rancho Viejo, TX) |
10/06/2020 |
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Systems and methods for extending a shelf life of a rechargeable battery assembly |
Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/06/2020 |
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Hearing apparatus |
Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) |
10/06/2020 |
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Antenna used in conjunction with the conductors for an audio transducer |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
10/06/2020 |
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Hearing aid device and a system for controlling a hearing aid device |
Applicant: Chang, Tom Yu-Chi (Bellevue, WA) |
10/06/2020 |
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Rate matching algorithm and independent device synchronization |
EarLens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) |
10/06/2020 |
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Accelerometer-based selection of an audio source for a hearing device |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/06/2020 |
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Behind-the-ear hearing aid |
Xiamen Retone Hearing Technology Co Ltd (Xiamen, Fujian, CN) |
10/06/2020 |
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Augmented hearing device |
Sonion Nederland BV (Hoofddorp, NL) |
10/06/2020 |
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Implantable transducer system |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/06/2020 |
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Low-power active bone conduction devices |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/06/2020 |
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Bimodal hearing stimulation system and method of fitting the same |
Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/06/2020 |
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Wearable electronic device displays a 3D zone from where binaural sound emanates |
applicants: Lyren, Philip Scott (Bangkok, TH) & Norris, Glen A (Tokyo, JP) |
10/06/2020 |
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BTE hearing instrument comprising a loop antenna |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/13/2020 |
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Open-canal in-ear device |
X Development LLC (Mountain View, CA) |
10/13/2020 |
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Systems and methods for unconstrained battery spring tab assemblies for in-ear headphone |
Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) |
10/13/2020 |
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Earpiece for determining state of closing element for vent |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
10/13/2020 |
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Mass loaded earbud with vent chamber |
Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) |
10/13/2020 |
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Non-occluding feedback-resistant hearing device |
Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) |
10/13/2020 |
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Hearing enhancement system and method |
Applicant: Snyder, Ross (Austin, TX) |
10/13/2020 |
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Sound awareness hearing prosthesis |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/13/2020 |
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Connector for a hearing instrument, and hearing instrument |
Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) |
10/13/2020 |
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Systems for accommodating separation of body parts in auditory prostheses |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/13/2020 |
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Middle ear implant sensor |
The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) |
10/13/2020 |
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Valve, a transducer comprising a valve, a hearing device and a method |
Sonion Nederland B.V. (Hoofddorp, NL) |
10/13/2020 |
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Method of customizing a hearing device component, a hearing device component and a hearing device |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/13/2020 |
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Method of adapting settings of a hearing device and hearing device |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/13/2020 |
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Method for operating a hearing aid device, and hearing aid device |
Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) |
10/13/2020 |
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Techniques for generating multiple auditory scenes via highly directional loudspeakers |
Harman International Industries Inc (Stamford, CT) |
10/13/2020 |
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Speech production and the management/prediction of hearing loss |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/20/2020 |
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Cochlear implants and magnets for use with same |
Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/20/2020 |
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Method of managing adaptive feedback cancellation in hearing devices and hearing devices configured to carry out such method |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/20/2020 |
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Electronic device and method for adjusting gain of digital audio signal based on hearing recognition characteristics |
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR) |
10/20/2020 |
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Method and apparatus for in-ear canal sound suppression |
Staton Techiya LLD (Delray Beach, FL) |
10/20/2020 |
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Electronic device using a compound metric for sound enhancement |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
10/20/2020 |
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Hearing instrument with a separate link |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
10/20/2020 |
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Under-lip bone conduction device |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/20/2020 |
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Communication channel between a remote control and a hearing assistive device |
Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) |
10/20/2020 |
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Filtering well-defined feedback from a hard-coupled vibrating transducer |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/20/2020 |
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Dynamic current steering |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
10/27/2020 |
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Method for producing a 3D scatter plot representing a 3D ear of an individual, and associated system |
Mimi Hearing Technologies GmbH (Berlin, DE) |
10/27/2020 |
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Auditory selection method and device based on memory and attention model |
Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, CN) |
10/27/2020 |
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Ear tip sealing structure |
Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) |
10/27/2020 |
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Diaphragm, a sound generator, a hearing device and a method |
Sonion Nederland BV (Hoofddorp, NL) |
10/27/2020 |
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Smart hearing device which uses external processor in order to reduce cost of hearing aid |
Olive Union Inc (Seoul, KR) |
10/27/2020 |
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Hearing device comprising a feedback reduction system |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
10/27/2020 |
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Hearing device or system adapted for navigation |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
10/27/2020 |
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Embedded antenna |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
10/27/2020 |
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Antenna for a hearing assistance device |
Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) |
10/27/2020 |
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Suspension assembly for hearing aid receiver |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
10/27/2020 |
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Hearing aid with hinge less battery drawer |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
10/27/2020 |
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Hearing device with a microphone structure |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
10/27/2020 |
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Dome for use with a receiver assembly , assembly , receiver module, hearing device and a method of connecting a dome |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
10/27/2020 |
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Method and system for creating binaural immersive audio for an audiovisual content |
Turku University of Applied Sciences Ltd (Turku, FI) |
10/27/2020 |
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Near-field binaural rendering |
DTS Inc (Calabasas, CA) |
10/27/2020 |
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Earbud |
Amazon Technologies Inc (Seattle, WA) |
10/27/2020 |
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Wireless earbud |
LG Electronics Inc (Seoul, KR) |
10/27/2020 |
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.
