Ear device patents for February 2022

Ear device patents for February 2022
Holly Hosford-Dunn
April 16, 2022

Ear Device Variety

The January 2022 patent post highlighted sensors loaded onto ear devices. For those interested in more on sensors, see Sonova’s patent #11240611 in this month’s list, which provides a good summary of sensor types and applications under development.

Nocira’s patent #11246793, entitled Ear Pumps, describes a treatment device [that] can utilize specific patterns of pressure applied to an ear… to reduce headache pain of individual users.

Apple’s patent #112525A18 describes an audio output signal … played by an audio output device to deliver speech or music that the user perceives clearly, despite the hearing loss of the user.

The February 2022 Patent List

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DescriptionPatent NumberAssigneeIssued
Multichannel optogenetic stimulation and inhibition11235149MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, AT)2/01/2022
Cochlear implant leads and methods of making the same11235150Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH)2/01/2022
Method for inductive charging of a rechargeable hearing instrument11239681GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)2/01/2022
Device for providing a hearing aid user guide and related method11240608GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)2/01/2022
Rate matching algorithm and independent device synchronization11240610Earlens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) Corporation  2/01/2022
Hearing device comprising a sensor unit and a communication unit, communication system comprising the hearing device, and method for its operation11240611Sonova AG (Staefa, CH)2/01/2022
Miniature hearing instrument configured for positioning at least partially in bony region of ear canal11240612Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK)2/01/2022
Bone conduction implant11240613Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU)2/01/2022
Method of sealing a module and a hearing device11240614Sonova AG (Staefa, CH)2/01/2022
Apparatuses for coupling to hearing aids11240615Applicant: Szmanda, Jeffrey P (Big Bend, WI)2/01/2022
Method and system for adjusting a hearing device to personal preferences and needs of a user11240616Sonova AG (Staefa, CH)2/01/2022
Methods for making spatial microphone subassemblies, recording system and method for recording left and right ear sounds for use in virtual reality playback11240620Applicant: Hamm, Russel O (New York, NY)2/01/2022
Wireless earbudD942423Google LLC (Mountain View, CA)2/01/2022
Ear plugD942610Ear Labs AB (Malmo, SE)2/01/2022
Audio device comprising a microphoneRE48921Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK)2/01/2022
Evaluation of an implanted prosthesis11241193Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU)2/08/2022
Hearing device with own-voice detection and related method11244699GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)2/08/2022
Hearing device with active vent click compensation11245973GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)2/08/2022
Hearing aid for placement in a user’s ear canal11245989GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)2/08/2022
Body temperature hearing aid11245990Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK)2/08/2022
Determining impedance-related phenomena in vibrating actuator and identifying device system characteristics based thereon11245991Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU)2/08/2022
Method of testing microphone performance of a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system11245992Widex A/S (Lynge, DK)2/08/2022
Hearing device comprising a noise reduction system11245993Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK)2/08/2022
Hearing device with an antenna11245994GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)2/08/2022
Earmold with closing element for vent11245995GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)2/08/2022
Apparatus and method for treating a neurological disorder of the auditory system11245996Neuromod Devices Limited (Dublin, IE)2/08/2022
Ear pumps11246793Nocira LLC (Tempe, AZ)2/15/2022
Sound classification system for hearing aids11250878Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN)2/15/2022
Systems and methods for wirelessly transmitting power and data to an implantable stimulator11251660Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) bionics2/15/2022
Hearing device and earphone11252493Rion Co Ltd (Tokyo, JP)2/15/2022
Hearing protection device with passive ear protectors11252496GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)2/15/2022
Coupling apparatuses for transcutaneous bone conduction devices11252514Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU)2/15/2022
Hearing device and a hearing system comprising a multitude of adaptive two channel beamformers11252515Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK)2/15/2022
Adjustable venting for hearing instruments11252516Earlens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA)2/15/2022
Assistive listening device and human-computer interface using short-time target cancellation for improved speech intelligibility11252517Applicant Cantu, Marcos Antonio (Rancho Viejo, TX)2/15/2022
Media system and method of accommodating hearing loss11252518Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA)2/15/2022
Hearing device with embedded integrated circuit chips11252519GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)2/15/2022
Subcutaneous microphone having a central pillar11252520Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU)2/15/2022
Modular connection assembly for a hearing assistance device11252521Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN)2/15/2022
Utilization of vocal acoustic biomarkers for assistive listening device utilization11253193Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU)2/22/2022
System for bilateral in-ear EEG recording with closed-loop binaural sensory stimulation11253674ICM (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epini Re, APHP (Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Universite, & INSERM (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale) (Paris, FR)2/22/2022
In-ear earphone11259109Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN)2/22/2022
Hearing device adapted to provide an estimate of a user’s own voice11259127Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK)2/22/2022
Hearing aid system and a method for operating a hearing aid system11259128Sonova AG (Staefa, CH)2/22/2022
Sliding bias and peak limiting for optical hearing devices11259129Earlens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA)2/22/2022
Hearing assistive system with sensors11259130Widex A/S (Lynge, DK)2/22/2022
Hearing aid implant recharging system11259131Nanoear Corporation Inc (Houston, TX)2/22/2022
Ear-mountable listening device having a ring-shaped microphone array for beamforming11259139Iyo Inc (Redwood City, CA)2/22/2022

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.

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