Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ear-worn electronic system employing wireless powering arrangement for powering an in-ear component during sleep
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Application No.: US17206347Application Date: 2021-03-19
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Publication No.: US11864915B2Publication Date: 2024-01-09
- Inventor: Paul Anders Shriner , Ezdeen Elghannai , Stephen Paul Flood , Gregory J. Haubrich , Zhenchao Yang
- Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Agency: Mueting Raasch Group
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61M16/06

Abstract:
An ear-worn electronic monitoring system includes an on-ear component comprising a housing configured for placement on, in or about the wearer's ear. The on-ear component comprises a power source and a first interface coupled to the power source. The monitoring system also includes an in-ear component comprising a housing configured for deployment at least partially within an ear canal of the wearer. The in-ear component comprises a second interface configured to couple to and decouple from the first interface, a controller coupled to a memory, one or more physiologic sensors coupled to the controller and memory, and power management circuitry coupled to the controller. The power management circuitry comprises a wireless power receiver configured to receive power from a wireless powering arrangement. The power management circuitry is further configured to receive power from the power source of the on-ear component when the second interface is coupled to the first interface.
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