公开(公告)号：WO2020131281A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-25

申请号：PCT/US2019/062239

申请日：2019-11-19

Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： HIGGINS, Sidney A. ,  TIMMERMAN, Scott ,  DEGEN, Dustin ,  RICKHEIM, Jodi ,  DAHL, Brian ,  FILO, Christopher Frank ,  GJERDE JR., Kenneth Duane

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: An ear-wearable hearing device (102) is described that includes a plurality of modules (104A-C) that mate together forming a physical outer shell (106) of the ear-wearable hearing device (102). Each module from the plurality of modules is associated with a different, corresponding feature of the ear-wearable hearing device and each module from the plurality of modules includes a respective physical portion that comprises a different, corresponding part of the outer shell (106). In addition, each module from the plurality of modules shares a physical interface with at least one other module from the plurality of modules.

公开(公告)号：WO2021021429A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：PCT/US2020/041947

申请日：2020-07-14

Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： JENSEN, Zac ,  CHESTER, Ryan ,  DAHL, Brian ,  SCHELLER, Thomas ,  ERDMAN, Joel

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R29/00

Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing configured to be supported by, at, in or on an ear of a wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the housing and comprises a processor. A power source and a receiver or a speaker are respectively disposed in or on the housing. A microphone array is disposed in or on the housing and operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry. The microphone array comprises a plurality of microphones. The processor is configured to operate a set of two or more of the microphones in a directional mode, detect degradation in performance of any microphone of the microphone set, and switch microphone operation from the directional mode to a safe mode using at least one non-degraded microphone of the microphone set in response to detecting the microphone performance degradation.

公开(公告)号：EP4005241A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-01

申请号：EP20750975.3

申请日：2020-07-14

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： JENSEN, Zac ,  CHESTER, Ryan ,  DAHL, Brian ,  SCHELLER, Thomas ,  ERDMAN, Joel

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R29/00