Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Earpiece for determining state of closing element for vent
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Application No.: US16949087Application Date: 2020-10-13
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Publication No.: US11438686B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Andreas Tiefenau
- Applicant: GN Hearing A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Ballerup
- Assignee: GN Hearing A/S
- Current Assignee: GN Hearing A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Ballerup
- Agency: Vista IP Law Group, LLP
- Priority: EP18212535 20181214
- Main IPC: H04R1/10
- IPC: H04R1/10 ; H04R29/00

Abstract:
A system comprising an earpiece, the earpiece having a first end facing a tympanic membrane, and a second end facing toward a surrounding of a user when the earpiece is worn by the user, includes: a vent channel coupled to a first vent opening at the first end, and to a second vent opening at the second end, wherein the vent channel comprises a vent port; a closing element comprising a first magnetic member, the closing element configured to cause the vent port to be open, and to cause the vent port to be closed; an inductive member comprising a conductive material, the inductive member configured for inductive coupling with a second magnetic member, wherein the second magnetic member is configured for displacing the closing element by magnetic interaction with the first magnetic member; and a processor configured to obtain an electrical measurement value of the second magnetic member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210029439A1 EARPIECE FOR DETERMINING STATE OF CLOSING ELEMENT FOR VENT Public/Granted day:2021-01-28
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