Ear device patents for January 2022

Ear device patents for January 2022
Holly Hosford-Dunn
April 4, 2022

More to Them Than Meets the Eardrum

Hearing aids are fast developing into all-round sensing devices, multitasking on top of sound amplification by tracking eye movement and measuring body temperature (Starkey’s patents 11223915 & 11213252); using EEG and cardiovascular signals for biofeedback (GN Hearing’s 11228849 & MindMics’ 11234069); and monitoring health in general (Google’s 11219412). 

No doubt, that’s just the beginning. Move over Apple Watch!

The January 2022 Patent List

 

Description Patent Number Assignee Issued
Devices and sensing methods for measuring temperature from an ear 11213252 Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) 1/04/2022
Inner ear plug 11213430 Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) 1/04/2022
Treatment of the ear 11213662 Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) 1/04/2022
Optimization tool for auditory devices 11213680 Soundwave Hearing LLC (Glendale Heights, IL) 1/04/2022
Utilization of a non-wearable coil to remotely power a cochlear implant from a distance 11213688 Advanced Bionics AG (Staefa, CH) bionics 1/04/2022
Real-time augmented hearing platform 11217268 Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) 1/04/2022
Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system 11218814 Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) 1/04/2022
Wireless system for hearing communication devices providing wireless stereo reception modes 11218815 Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) 1/04/2022
System and method for personalized hearing aid adjustment 11218817 Audiocare Technologies Ltd (Gan Yoshiya, IL) 1/04/2022
Device and method for maintaining a hearing aid 11218818 MG Developpement (Perols, FR) 1/04/2022
Universal adapter for hearing aids and earphones 11218819 Applicant: Junke, Paul Gregor (Bad Saeckingen, DE) 1/04/2022
Hearing device with multiple consistent controllers 11218820 Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) 1/04/2022
Method and system for fitting a hearing device 11218821 Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) 1/04/2022
Charger D940069 Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) 1/04/2022
Charger D940070 Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) 1/04/2022
Wireless earbud D940110 LG Electronics Inc (Seoul, KR) 1/04/2022
Wireless earbud D940111 LG Electronics Inc (Seoul, KR) 1/04/2022
Wireless earbud D940112 LG Electronics Inc (Seoul, KR) 1/04/2022
Wireless earbud D940113 LG Electronics Inc (Seoul, KR) 1/04/2022
In-ear health monitoring 11219412 Google LLC (Mountain View, CA) 1/11/2022
Antenna for a hearing assistance device 11223109 Widex A/S (Lynge, DK) 1/11/2022
Near field magnetic induction communication over multiple channels 11223388 Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) 1/11/2022
Personal audio device with improved outer ear fit 11223890 Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, WA) 1/11/2022
Neural network-driven frequency translation 11223909 Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) 1/11/2022
Algorithm and wearing option interaction with a vibratory prosthesis 11223910 Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) 1/11/2022
Intra ear canal hearing aid 11223911 Axign BV (Enschede, NL), Noviosound BV (Enschede, NL) 1/11/2022
Impact and resonance management 11223912 Cochlear Limited (Macquarie University, AU) 1/11/2022
Compact hearing aids 11223913 Nanoear Corporation Inc (Houston, TX) 1/11/2022
Hearing device having dual band radio using image frequency 11223914 GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK)

 

1/11/2022
Detecting user’s eye movement using sensors in hearing instruments 11223915 Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) 1/11/2022
Method for operating a hearing device, and hearing device 11223916 Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) 1/11/2022
Device and method to reduce ear wax clogging of acoustic ports, hearing aid sealing system, and feedback reduction system 11223918 Staton Techiya LLC (Delray Beach, FL) 1/11/2022
Fixation methods for traversing ear canals 11223919 Staton Techiya LLC (Delray Beach, FL) 1/11/2022
Systems and methods for evaluating hearing health 11224360 Mimi Hearing Technologies GmbH (Berlin, DE) 1/18/2022
Self-powered electrode array 11224745 Oticon Medical A/S (Smorum, DK) 1/18/2022
Irradiation device and method for irradiating a radiation absorbing medium, hearing aid device and laser surgery device, in particular for laser ear surgery, with such an irradiation device 11224758 Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Hannover, DE) 1/18/2022
Transaction card for individuals with hearing and/or vision loss 11227202 Capital One Services LLC (McLean, VA) 1/18/2022
Hearing device comprising an adjustable vent 11228848 Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) 1/18/2022
Hearing aids with self-adjustment capability based on electro-encephalogram (EEG) signals 11228849 GN Hearing A/S (Ballerup, DK) 1/18/2022
RF antenna and hearing device with RF antenna 11228850 Oticon A/S (Smorum, DK) 1/18/2022
Cerumen protection plug 11228851 Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) 1/18/2022
Remote hearing test system and associated methods for establishing an auditory profile and adjusting hearing aids using such a system 11228852 Neocustic (Paris, FR) 1/18/2022
Correct donning of a behind-the-ear hearing assistance device using an accelerometer 11228853 Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) 1/18/2022
Ear tip D941274 Bose Corporation (Framingham, MA) 1/18/2022
Earbud D941276 Navajo Manufacturing Company Inc (Denver, CO) 1/18/2022
Earbud D941278 Amazon Technologies Inc (Seattle, WA) 1/18/2022
Ear tip D941459 Otto Engineering Inc (Carpentersville, IL) 1/18/2022
Hearing device D941475 Starkey Laboratories Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) 1/18/2022
Wireless earbud D941801 LG Electronics Inc (Seoul, KR) 1/25/2022
Wireless earbud D941808 LG Electronics Inc (Seoul, KR) 1/25/2022
Detecting neuronal action potentials using a sparse signal representation 11229388 MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH (Innsbruck, AT) 1/25/2022
Wireless hearing device and a charging base 11234068 GN Audio A/S (Ballerup, DK) 1/25/2022
Earbud for detecting biosignals from and presenting audio signals at an inner ear canal and method therefor 11234069 MindMics Inc (Cambridge, MA) 1/25/2022
Optical audio transmission from source device to wireless earphones 11234078 Apple Inc (Cupertino, CA)

 

1/25/2022
Flexible adaptive hearing aid 11234083 Applicant: Collado Bonet, Jose (El Pantio, ES) 1/25/2022
Method of adjusting the respective phase responses of a first microphone and a second microphone 11234084 Sivantos Pte Ltd (Singapore, SG) 1/25/2022
Hearing device comprising an active vent and method for its operation 11234087 Sonova AG (Staefa, CH) 1/25/2022

 

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