WO2001008444A3 - Hearing aid - Google Patents

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WO2001008444A3
WO2001008444A3 PCT/US2000/019789 US0019789W WO0108444A3 WO 2001008444 A3 WO2001008444 A3 WO 2001008444A3 US 0019789 W US0019789 W US 0019789W WO 0108444 A3 WO0108444 A3 WO 0108444A3
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electrical signals
hearing aid
microphone
signal processing
processing circuitry
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PCT/US2000/019789
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French (fr)
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Marvin A Leedom
John G Aceti
Walter P Sjursen
Derek D Mahoney
John M Margicin
Michael H Tardugno
Robert R Demers
John E Oltman
Robert C Maxwell
Frederick J Fritz
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Sarnoff Corp
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Priority claimed from US09/524,501 external-priority patent/US7010137B1/en
Application filed by Sarnoff Corp filed Critical Sarnoff Corp
Priority to JP2001513202A priority Critical patent/JP2003505996A/en
Priority to EP00948824A priority patent/EP1206895A2/en
Publication of WO2001008444A2 publication Critical patent/WO2001008444A2/en
Publication of WO2001008444A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001008444A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/602—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/609—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of circuitry
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/656—Non-customized, universal ear tips, i.e. ear tips which are not specifically adapted to the size or shape of the ear or ear canal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/023—Completely in the canal [CIC] hearing aids
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/31—Aspects of the use of accumulators in hearing aids, e.g. rechargeable batteries or fuel cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/03—Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/17—Hearing device specific tools used for storing or handling hearing devices or parts thereof, e.g. placement in the ear, replacement of cerumen barriers, repair, cleaning hearing devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/603—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of mechanical or electronic switches or control elements

Abstract

A hearing aid insertable into an ear canal includes a microphone which translates acoustic energy into electrical signals, signal processing circuitry which processes the electrical signals provided by the microphone, a receiver which converts the processed electrical signals into acoustic energy, and a power source connectable to the signal processing circuitry.
PCT/US2000/019789 1999-07-23 2000-07-20 Hearing aid WO2001008444A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2001513202A JP2003505996A (en) 1999-07-23 2000-07-20 hearing aid
EP00948824A EP1206895A2 (en) 1999-07-23 2000-07-20 Hearing aid

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US14532199P 1999-07-23 1999-07-23
US60/145,321 1999-07-23
US15787099P 1999-10-06 1999-10-06
US15797299P 1999-10-06 1999-10-06
US60/157,870 1999-10-06
US60/157,972 1999-10-06
US16121499P 1999-10-22 1999-10-22
US60/161,214 1999-10-22
US09/524,501 US7010137B1 (en) 1997-03-12 2000-03-13 Hearing aid
US09/524,501 2000-03-13

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WO2001008444A3 true WO2001008444A3 (en) 2001-12-27

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WO (1) WO2001008444A2 (en)

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WO2019091571A1 (en) * 2017-11-10 2019-05-16 Sonova Ag Rechargable battery with non-metallic casing for a hearing device
CN110300363A (en) * 2019-06-20 2019-10-01 钰太芯微电子科技（上海）有限公司 A kind of MEMS microphone and fully integrated hearing aid

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US3890474A (en) * 1972-05-17 1975-06-17 Raymond C Glicksberg Sound amplitude limiters
GB1468120A (en) * 1975-01-27 1977-03-23 Timex Corp Plastics cased primary cells utilizing conductive plastics
US4068090A (en) * 1975-07-01 1978-01-10 Kabushiki Kaisha Suwa Seikosha Hearing aid
DE3406972A1 (en) * 1984-02-25 1985-08-29 micro-technic Hörgeräte GmbH, 7000 Stuttgart Hearing aid to be worn in the auditory tract
US4622440A (en) * 1984-04-11 1986-11-11 In Tech Systems Corp. Differential hearing aid with programmable frequency response
WO1997004619A1 (en) * 1995-07-24 1997-02-06 Oticon A/S Hearing aid and battery for use in such a hearing aid
WO1997034443A1 (en) * 1996-03-14 1997-09-18 Sarnoff Corporation Disposable hearing aid
US5724431A (en) * 1996-02-26 1998-03-03 Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. Zinc-air dry cell holder and hearing aid that uses it

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3890474A (en) * 1972-05-17 1975-06-17 Raymond C Glicksberg Sound amplitude limiters
GB1468120A (en) * 1975-01-27 1977-03-23 Timex Corp Plastics cased primary cells utilizing conductive plastics
US4068090A (en) * 1975-07-01 1978-01-10 Kabushiki Kaisha Suwa Seikosha Hearing aid
DE3406972A1 (en) * 1984-02-25 1985-08-29 micro-technic Hörgeräte GmbH, 7000 Stuttgart Hearing aid to be worn in the auditory tract
US4622440A (en) * 1984-04-11 1986-11-11 In Tech Systems Corp. Differential hearing aid with programmable frequency response
WO1997004619A1 (en) * 1995-07-24 1997-02-06 Oticon A/S Hearing aid and battery for use in such a hearing aid
US5724431A (en) * 1996-02-26 1998-03-03 Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. Zinc-air dry cell holder and hearing aid that uses it
WO1997034443A1 (en) * 1996-03-14 1997-09-18 Sarnoff Corporation Disposable hearing aid

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JP2003505996A (en) 2003-02-12
TW466885B (en) 2001-12-01
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