Who Needs a Watch?
Not Sanmina Corporation in San Jose, California. Fitness and health-minded individuals who don’t care to wear or look at a watch are likely to appreciate Sanmina’s patent #10744262.
The patent describes an ear piece system with biosensors to detect and monitor a wearer’s heart rate and oxygen saturation levels. The system generates an alert and transmits the alert wirelessly to a remote device.
The August 2020 Patent List
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Description |
Patent Number |
Assignee |
Issued |
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Hearing protector and data transmission device |
Hellberg Safety AB (Stenkullen, SE) |
8/04/2020 |
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Diagnostic reagents and methods specific to inner ear disorders |
The University of Connecticut (Farmington, CT) |
8/04/2020 |
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Temple and ear horn assembly for headworn computer |
Mentor Acquisition One LLC (Plantation, FL) |
8/04/2020 |
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Enhancing a listening experience by adjusting physical attributes of an audio playback system based on detected environmental attributes of the system’s environment |
Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) |
8/04/2020 |
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Hearing assistance system |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
8/04/2020 |
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Antenna system with adaptive configuration for hearing assistance device |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
8/04/2020 |
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Hearing device incorporating phased array antenna arrangement |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
8/04/2020 |
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Hearing aid apparatus and hearing aid device |
Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) |
8/04/2020 |
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Sealing earpiece |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
8/04/2020 |
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Method for determining useful hearing device features |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
8/04/2020 |
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Hearing device and method for tuning hearing device parameters |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
8/04/2020 |
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Binaural rendering apparatus and method for playing back of multiple audio sources |
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Torrance, CA) |
8/04/2020 |
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Spatial audio array processing system and method |
Wave Sciences LLC (Charleston, SC) |
8/04/2020 |
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System and method for generating and recording auditory steady-state responses with a speech-like stimulus |
Interacoustics A/S (Middelfart, DK) |
8/11/2020 |
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Method and device for continuous in-ear hearing health monitoring on a human being |
EERS Global Technologies Inc (Montreal, Quebec, CA) |
8/11/2020 |
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Encoding of multi-channel audio signal to generate encoded binaural signal, and associated decoding of encoded binaural signal |
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Eindhoven, NL) |
8/11/2020 |
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Devices and methods for hearing |
Earlens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) |
8/11/2020 |
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Dynamic stimulus resolution adaption |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
8/11/2020 |
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Hearing device and monitoring system thereof |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
8/11/2020 |
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Small loop antenna with shorting conductors for hearing assistance devices |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
8/11/2020 |
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Hearing device including an external antenna and an internal parasitic element |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
8/11/2020 |
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Assembly for hearing aid |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
8/11/2020 |
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Antenna for a hearing assistance device |
Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) |
8/11/2020 |
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Bone conduction hearing aid with an air gap adjustment mechanism |
Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) |
8/11/2020 |
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Hearing assistance device with brain computer interface |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
8/11/2020 |
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Dome for a hearing aid device insertable into an auditory canal, and hearing device |
Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) |
8/11/2020 |
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Rechargeable Bluetooth earbud |
Applicant: Gao, Feng (Changde, CN) |
8/11/2020 |
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Earmuff for an in-ear headphone |
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) |
8/11/2020 |
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Implantable middle ear diagnostic transducer |
Envoy Medical Corporation (St Paul, MN) |
8/18/2020 |
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Use of hearing protection to discriminate between different and identify individual noise sources to control and reduce risk of noise induced hearing loss |
Honeywell International Inc (Morris Plains, NJ) |
8/18/2020 |
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System and method for health monitoring by an ear piece |
Sanmina Corporation (San Jose, CA) |
8/18/2020 |
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Cochlear implant system |
Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) |
8/18/2020 |
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External and implantable coils for auditory prostheses |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
8/18/2020 |
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In-ear microphone with active noise control |
Cotron Corporation (Taipei, TW) |
8/18/2020 |
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Hearing aid battery packaging |
Energizer Brands LLC (St Louis, MO) |
8/18/2020 |
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Ear buds with detachable harness strap |
Plantronics Inc (Santa Cruz, CA) |
8/18/2020 |
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Hearing device with flat flexible electric connection |
Sennheiser Communications A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
8/18/2020 |
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Hearing augmentation systems and methods |
Hearing Instruments Manufacture Patent Partnership (DK) |
8/18/2020 |
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Predictive power adjustment in an auditory prosthesis |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
8/18/2020 |
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Antenna for a hearing assistance device |
Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) |
8/18/2020 |
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Hearing instrument comprising switched capacitor DC-DC converter |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
8/18/2020 |
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Bone anchor fixture for a medical prosthesis |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
8/18/2020 |
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Bone anchor fixture for a medical prosthesis |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
8/18/2020 |
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Mounting assembly for a bone conduction hearing device |
Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) |
8/18/2020
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Normalization fitting method |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
8/18/2020 |
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Wearable electronic device displays a sphere to show location of binaural sound |
C Matter Limited (Wadsworth, OH) |
8/18/2020 |
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Ear tip for hearing aid |
Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) |
8/18/2020 |
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Compositions and methods for the removal of ear wax |
Specialty Drug and Device LLC (Fort Worth, TX) |
8/25/2020 |
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Prevention and/or treatment of hearing loss or impairment |
Institut Pasteur (Paris, FR), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (Paris, FR), Sorbonne Universite (Paris, FR), Universite Chermont Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand, FR) |
8/25/2020 |
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Interference suppression in tissue-stimulating prostheses |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
8/25/2020 |
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Methods and devices for occluding an ear canal having a predetermined filter characteristic |
Staton Techiya LLC (Delray Beach, FL) |
8/25/2020 |
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Earpiece having V-shaped interconnection between two portions of the earpiece when inserted into the ear canal |
Zoku Limited (Birmingham, GB) |
8/25/2020 |
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Hearing device adapted for matching input transducers using the voice of a wearer of the hearing device |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
8/25/2020 |
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Multi-source audio amplification and ear protection devices |
Team IP Holdings LLC (Grand Prairie, TX) |
8/25/2020 |
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Adjustment method of hearing auxiliary device |
Compal Electronics Inc (Taipei, TW) |
8/25/2020 |
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Method of suppressing an acoustic reverberation in an audio signal and hearing device |
Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) |
8/25/2020 |
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Hearing aid device having an antenna |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
8/25/2020 |
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Electromagnetic transducer with specific interface geometries |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
8/25/2020 |
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Hearing assist device fitting method, system, algorithm, software, performance testing and training |
Soundperience GmbH (Rudesheim, DE) |
8/25/2020 |
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Emoji that indicates a location of binaural sound |
Applicant: Lyren, Philip Scotts (Bangkok, TH) |
8/25/2020 |
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Binaural audio reproduction |
Nokia Technologies Oy (Espoo, FI) |
8/25/2020 |
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Wireless earbud |
Shenzhenshi xinlianyoupin technology co ltd (Shenzhen, CN) |
8/25/2020 |
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Ear plug |
Ear Labs AB (Malmo, SE) |
8/25/2020 |
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.
**featured image, Oticon patent #10757511
