US Ear Device Patents for February 2021
GN Hearing’s two distinct lines of business have long covered diverse hearing needs, ranging from medical devices for hearing loss to head-worn devices for communications and streaming. Its newly proposed device (Fig 1, right) may like a molar tooth but GN remains firmly situated in the ear (#114 in the illustration). True to its history…
Read More
US Ear Device Patents for January 2021
Use a 9 Iron and Watch for Innocent Bystanders Added features keep popping up on Hearables, as expected, but they’re also showing up in clever ways on hearing aids, targeting specific and general needs of wearers. Here are two fun forays in that direction from this month’s patent list: Starkey’s 10894194 for an Ear-wearable…
Read More
US Ear Device Patents for December 2020
Here’s Listening to You, Dear Those of us who sing in the shower. play air guitar or practice our dance moves in the all together may want to hit pause when donning hearables of the future. No one says it better than PCMS Holdings’s patent #10860645, Systems and methods for creation of a listening log…
Read More
US Ear Device Patents for November 2020
The feature image is from Bose patent 10835145, Ear tips capable of capturing bioelectrical signals and providing nerve stimulation. Bose is not the only company thinking Big by going Small. Hearing Aids as Small Auditory Augmented Reality Devices Readers from hearing health lines of work may wonder why patent lists of recent months…
Read More
Design Thinking, Hearing Healthcare, and the New Normal
Dear Readers: During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we are publishing a special holiday edition filled with what we call our Readers’ Choices. Our Readers’ Choices featured…
Read More