公开(公告)号：WO2021061828A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：PCT/US2020/052290

申请日：2020-09-23

Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： WILBURN, SR., Timothy Brent ,  BURNS, Thomas Howard ,  GENTRY, Westley G. ,  WILLIAMSON, Kent

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: Examples of hearing assistance devices are described. The hearing assistance devices include an enclosing structure configured to house a receiver that generates sound waves into an ear canal of a user when the hearing assistance device is worn, and a tube coupled to the receiver to direct the sound waves into the ear canal of the user. The tube may include magnetized particles that form a magnetic field through the tube. The tube may include a portion of hydrophilic coating and a portion of hydrophobic coating. The hearing assistance device may include a coiled wire configured to carry an alternating current to generate an electro-magnetic field through the tube.

公开(公告)号：WO2021096873A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：PCT/US2020/059865

申请日：2020-11-10

Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： GENTRY, Westley G. ,  SACHA, Michael Karl ,  FELDSIEN, Craig C. ,  STEWART, Jay

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hearing instrument includes placing a component support structure (1000) at least partially in a bath of a resin liquid (1006), wherein one or more operative components of the hearing instrument are attached to or contained within the component support structure (1000) prior to the component support structure being at least partially placed in the bath of the resin liquid (1006). While the component support structure is at least partially in the bath, volumetric 3-dimensional (3D) printing is performed to form a shell (1008) of the hearing instrument attached to the component support structure (1000).

公开(公告)号：EP4035421A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-03

申请号：EP20789343.9

申请日：2020-09-23

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： WILBURN, SR., Timothy Brent ,  BURNS, Thomas Howard ,  GENTRY, Westley G. ,  WILLIAMSON, Kent

IPC: H04R25/00

公开(公告)号：EP4059234A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-21

申请号：EP20817579.4

申请日：2020-11-10

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： GENTRY, Westley G. ,  SACHA, Michael Karl ,  FELDSIEN, Craig C. ,  STEWART, Jay

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  B33Y80/00

公开(公告)号：EP3361750A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-15

申请号：EP18153487.6

申请日：2018-01-25

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： STEWART, Jay M. ,  GENTRY, Westley G. ,  SACHA, Michael K. ,  FELDSIEN, Craig C.

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/608 ,  H04R25/656 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/023 ,  H04R2225/025 ,  H04R2225/77

Abstract: Various embodiments of a hearing assistance device and a method of forming such device are disclosed. The device includes a housing having a shell and a frame disposed at least partially within the shell. An inner surface of the shell and at least a portion of the frame define a void. Further, an indentation hardness value of the frame is greater than an indentation hardness value of the shell. The hearing assistance device also includes hearing assistance components that are disposed at least partially within the void.