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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Patent Number |
Assignee |
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Multichannel optogenetic stimulation and inhibition |
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, AT) |
2/01/2022 |
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Cochlear implant leads and methods of making the same |
Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) |
2/01/2022 |
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Method for inductive charging of a rechargeable hearing instrument |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
2/01/2022 |
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Device for providing a hearing aid user guide and related method |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
2/01/2022 |
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Rate matching algorithm and independent device synchronization |
Earlens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) Corporation
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2/01/2022 |
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Hearing device comprising a sensor unit and a communication unit, communication system comprising the hearing device, and method for its operation |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
2/01/2022 |
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Miniature hearing instrument configured for positioning at least partially in bony region of ear canal |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
2/01/2022 |
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Bone conduction implant |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
2/01/2022 |
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Method of sealing a module and a hearing device |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
2/01/2022 |
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Apparatuses for coupling to hearing aids |
Applicant: Szmanda, Jeffrey P (Big Bend, WI) |
2/01/2022 |
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Method and system for adjusting a hearing device to personal preferences and needs of a user |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
2/01/2022 |
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Methods for making spatial microphone subassemblies, recording system and method for recording left and right ear sounds for use in virtual reality playback |
Applicant: Hamm, Russel O (New York, NY) |
2/01/2022 |
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Wireless earbud |
Google LLC (Mountain View, CA) |
2/01/2022 |
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Ear plug |
Ear Labs AB (Malmo, SE) |
2/01/2022 |
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Audio device comprising a microphone |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
2/01/2022 |
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Evaluation of an implanted prosthesis |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
2/08/2022 |
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Hearing device with own-voice detection and related method |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
2/08/2022 |
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Hearing device with active vent click compensation |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
2/08/2022 |
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Hearing aid for placement in a user’s ear canal |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
2/08/2022 |
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Body temperature hearing aid |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
2/08/2022 |
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Determining impedance-related phenomena in vibrating actuator and identifying device system characteristics based thereon |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
2/08/2022 |
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Method of testing microphone performance of a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system |
Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) |
2/08/2022 |
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Hearing device comprising a noise reduction system |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
2/08/2022 |
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Hearing device with an antenna |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
2/08/2022 |
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Earmold with closing element for vent |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
2/08/2022 |
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Apparatus and method for treating a neurological disorder of the auditory system |
Neuromod Devices Limited (Dublin, IE) |
2/08/2022 |
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Ear pumps |
Nocira LLC (Tempe, AZ) |
2/15/2022 |
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Sound classification system for hearing aids |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
2/15/2022 |
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Systems and methods for wirelessly transmitting power and data to an implantable stimulator |
Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) bionics |
2/15/2022 |
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Hearing device and earphone |
Rion Co Ltd (Tokyo, JP) |
2/15/2022 |
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Hearing protection device with passive ear protectors |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
2/15/2022 |
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Coupling apparatuses for transcutaneous bone conduction devices |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
2/15/2022 |
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Hearing device and a hearing system comprising a multitude of adaptive two channel beamformers |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
2/15/2022 |
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Adjustable venting for hearing instruments |
Earlens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) |
2/15/2022 |
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Assistive listening device and human-computer interface using short-time target cancellation for improved speech intelligibility |
Applicant Cantu, Marcos Antonio (Rancho Viejo, TX) |
2/15/2022 |
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Media system and method of accommodating hearing loss |
Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA) |
2/15/2022 |
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Hearing device with embedded integrated circuit chips |
GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) |
2/15/2022 |
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Subcutaneous microphone having a central pillar |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
2/15/2022 |
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Modular connection assembly for a hearing assistance device |
Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) |
2/15/2022 |
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Utilization of vocal acoustic biomarkers for assistive listening device utilization |
Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) |
2/22/2022 |
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System for bilateral in-ear EEG recording with closed-loop binaural sensory stimulation |
ICM (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 |
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In-ear earphone |
Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) |
2/22/2022 |
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Hearing device adapted to provide an estimate of a user’s own voice |
Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) |
2/22/2022 |
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Hearing aid system and a method for operating a hearing aid system |
Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) |
2/22/2022 |
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Sliding bias and peak limiting for optical hearing devices |
Earlens Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) |
2/22/2022 |
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Hearing assistive system with sensors |
Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) |
2/22/2022 |
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Hearing aid implant recharging system |
Nanoear Corporation Inc (Houston, TX) |
2/22/2022 |
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Ear-mountable listening device having a ring-shaped microphone array for beamforming |
Iyo 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.