Beijing Friendship Hospital and Capital Medical University (Beijing, CN) US 12183002 B2 (Hearing state prediction apparatus and method based on diffusion tensor) proposes to map brain white matter microstructure and corresponding hearing state of a subject thereby disclosing the relationship between hearing disorder and brain microstructure change.
The December 2024 patent list
| Description | Patent Number | Assignee | Issued |
| Array insertion tool | 12156676 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 12/03/2024 |
| Hearing device-based systems and methods for determining a quality index for a cardiorespiratory measurement | 12156742 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 12/03/2024 |
| Observer-based cancellation system for implantable hearing instruments | 12156749 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 12/03/2024 |
| Implantable hearing aid system comprising a wireless transcutaneous link | 12157006 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) | 12/03/2024 |
| Electronic devices for focused listening | 12159080 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 12/03/2024 |
| Systems and methods for multi-protocol arbitration for hearing devices | 12159081 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 12/03/2024 |
| Systems and methods for detecting state of bone conduction hearing device | 12160705 | Shenzhen Shokz Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 12/03/2024 |
| Hearing device with pulse power estimation, pulse detection, and related method | 12160706 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 12/03/2024 |
| Systems and methods for hearing assistance | 12160707 | Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Philadelphia, PA) | 12/03/2024 |
| Hearing device, and method for adjusting hearing device | 12160708 | Olive Union (Seoul, KR) | 12/03/2024 |
| Systems and methods for selecting a sound processing delay scheme for a hearing device | 12160709 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 12/03/2024 |
| Open fit canal hearing device | 12160710 | Anova Hearing Labs Inc (Springfield, MA) | 12/03/2024 |
| Integrated shock and impact management of a transducer | 12160711 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 12/03/2024 |
| Microphone assembly with improved startup settling | 12160715 | Knowles Electronics LLC (Itasca, IL) | 12/03/2024 |
| Hearing aid
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D1053360 | Huizhou Jinghao Medical Technology Co Ltd (Huizhou, CN) | 12/03/2024 |
| Hearing aid
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D1053361 | Huizhou Jinghao Medical Technology Co Ltd (Huizhou, CN) | 12/03/2024 |
| Ear-worn devices with deep breathing assistance | 12161460 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 12/10/2024 |
| Treating hearing loss | 12161647 | Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary (Boston, MA) | 12/10/2024 |
| Vestibular stimulation device | 12161859 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 12/10/2024 |
| Wearable device with tragus modulation system
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12161868 | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, MN) | 12/10/2024 |
| Minimally-invasive tools and methods for accessing the middle and inner ear through the tympanic membrane | 12164095 | Spiral Therapeutics Inc (South San Francisco, CA) | 12/10/2024 |
| Communication device and methods for use by hearing impaired | 12166920 | Ultratec Inc (Madison, WI) | 12/10/2024 |
| Acoustic port cover | 12167190 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 12/10/2024 |
| Hearing device or system comprising a noise control system | 12167195 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 12/10/2024 |
| Methods and systems for auditory nerve signal conversion | 12167198 | Ofer, Moshe (Ramat Hasharon, IL) | 12/10/2024 |
| Hearing device with shielding antenna | 12167200 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 12/10/2024 |
| Own voice detection on a hearing device and a binaural hearing device system and methods thereof | 12167201 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 12/10/2024 |
| Ear-worn electronic device incorporating antenna with reactively loaded network circuit | 12167202 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 12/10/2024 |
| Hearing aid device | 12167203 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 12/10/2024 |
| Methods for controlling a hearing device based on environment parameter, related accessory devices and related hearing systems | 12167204 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 12/10/2024 |
| Linear transducer in a flapping and bending apparatus | 12167205 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 12/10/2024 |
| Hearing device earpiece with tilted microphone/receiver | 12167206 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 12/10/2024 |
| Electronic module for a hearing device | 12167207 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 12/10/2024 |
| Ear model, performance evaluation method, and performance evaluation system | 12167208 | NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 12/10/2024 |
| Devices and method for hearing device parameter configuration | 12167214 | GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) | 12/10/2024 |
| Charging case for sleep-inducing earbud | D1053806 | LG Electronics Inc (Seoul, KR) | 12/10/2024 |
| Hearing aid | D1054037 | Kunwei Medical Electronics Co Ltd (Guangdong, CN) | 12/10/2024 |
| Earbud location detection based on acoustical signature with user-specific customization | 12170867 | Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, WA) | 12/17/2024 |
| Systems and methods for operating a hearing device in accordance with a plurality of operating service tiers | 12170870 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 12/17/2024 |
| Hearing aid terminal | D1054563 | Park, Kwan Shik & Park, Min Woo (Jeonju-si, KR) | 12/17/2024 |
| Ear imaging system | 12171523 | Audioptics Medical Inc (Halifax, CA) | 12/24/2024 |
| Method of estimating a hearing loss, a hearing loss estimation system and a computer readable medium | 12171587 | Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) | 12/24/2024 |
| Vestibular stimulation device | 12171999 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 12/24/2024 |
| Real-time estimation of electrode array pose during intra-cochlear insertion | 12172002 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 12/24/2024 |
| Canal hearing device sizer tools, systems and methods | 12174014 | Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) | 12/24/2024 |
| Audio enhanced hearing protection system | 12175960 | Bongiovi Acoustics LLC (Poer St Lucie, FL) | 12/24/2024 |
| Wireless communication device for communicating with multiple external devices via a wireless communication unit | 12177136 | Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) | 12/24/2024 |
| Acoustic implant feedback control | 12177614 | Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) | 12/24/2024 |
| Earbuds | 12177624 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 12/24/2024 |
| Ear-worn electronic device configured to compensate for hunched or stooped posture | 12177630 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 12/24/2024 |
| Eardrum acoustic pressure estimation using feedback canceller | 12177632 | Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | 12/24/2024 |
| Neural-network based denoising of audio signals received by an ear-worn device controlled based on activation of a user input device on the ear-worn device | 12177633 | Chromatic Inc (New York, NY) | 12/24/2024 |
| Antenna for a bone-anchored hearing aid | 12177634 | Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) | 12/24/2024 |
| Shielded case for wireless earpieces | 12178027 | Bragi GmbH (Munich, DE) | 12/24/2024 |
| Location-based systems and methods for initiating wireless device action | 12182472 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 12/31/2024 |
| Wireless earpiece with a passive virtual assistant | 12182474 | Bragi GmbH (Munich, DE) | 12/31/2024 |
| Hearing state prediction apparatus and method based on diffusion tensor image | 12183002 | Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University (Beijing, CN) | 12/31/2024 |
| Input selection for wind noise reduction on wearable devices | 12183359 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 12/31/2024 |
| Remotely controlling a hearing device | 12185049 | Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) | 12/31/2024 |
| Adaptive headphone system | 12185050 | Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) | 12/31/2024 |
| Method for operating a hearing aid system having a hearing instrument, hearing instrument and hearing aid system | 12185062 | Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) | 12/31/2024 |
| Apparatus and method to integrate a wireless charger and a hearing assistance device | 12185063 | Eargo Inc (San Jose, CA) | 12/31/2024 |
| Primary-secondary ear switching method and apparatus for TWS earphones in communication scenario, and medium | 12185082 | Goertek Inc (Weifang, CN) | 12/31/2024 |
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.
