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公开(公告)号：US20220257186A1
公开(公告)日：2022-08-18
申请号：US17597870
申请日：2020-07-30
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Jay Stewart , Michael Karl Sacha , Kyle Olson
IPC: A61B5/00 , A61B5/02 , A61B5/24 , A61B5/1455 , H04R25/00
Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for a hearing assistance device housing for biometric sensing. In various embodiments, a hearing assistance device for a wearer includes a housing customized to conform to a continuous section of an inner portion of an ear of the wearer and to extend radially to one or more edges of a conchal bowl of the ear. The housing is configured to be placed in the inner portion of the ear of the wearer, and a biometric sensor is included on a surface of the housing. According to various embodiments, the housing is configured to maintain contact of the biometric sensor with the inner portion of the ear of the wearer during activity of the wearer, to enhance accuracy of biometric sensing.
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公开(公告)号：US20250126416A1
公开(公告)日：2025-04-17
申请号：US18910888
申请日：2024-10-09
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Kyle Olson , Zachary J. Burmeister , John Bradley Etherington , Andy Shi-Hsuan Lin , Mark J. Schroeder
Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for temperature detection for hearing device applications. A method includes obtaining a first temperature measurement from a first sensor from a first side of a housing of a hearing device, and obtaining a second temperature measurement from a second sensor from a second side of the housing. The first temperature measurement is compared to the second temperature measurement, and a determination is made whether the hearing device is positioned on a right side or a left side of a wearer of the hearing device, based on the comparison. The hearing device is configured as a right device or a left device based on the determination.
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公开(公告)号：US20240268708A1
公开(公告)日：2024-08-15
申请号：US18436646
申请日：2024-02-08
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Andy S. Lin , Sidney A. Higgins , Kyle Olson , Peter Flanagan
CPC classification number: A61B5/1117 , A61B5/6815
Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable devices that can be used to provide vibration stimulation to device wearers to reduce fall risk. In an embodiment, an ear-wearable device is included having a control circuit, a microphone, and a sensor package. The sensor package can include a touch sensor. The ear-wearable device can further include a vibration generator. The ear-wearable device is configured to evaluate signals from the touch sensor to detect device touching and generate vibrations using the vibration generator when device touching is detected. Other embodiments are also included herein.
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公开(公告)号：US20230199365A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-22
申请号：US17553729
申请日：2021-12-16
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Kyle Olson , Sidney A. Higgins , Brad Guertin
CPC classification number: H04R1/1041 , G06F3/015 , G06F3/016 , H04R1/1091 , H04R2420/07
Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing configured to be worn in, at or about an ear of a wearer, electronic circuitry disposed in or supported by the housing, a controller disposed in the housing and coupled to the electronic circuitry, and a rechargeable power source and charging circuitry respectively disposed in the housing. The charging circuitry is coupled to the controller and comprises first and second charge contacts situated at a wall of the housing. A user-actuatable control is operatively coupled to the controller and comprises a touch sensor coupled to the first and second charge contacts. The touch sensor comprises a threshold detector configured to distinguish between skin contact with the first and second charge contacts and contact between a conductive material more conductive than skin and the first and second charge contacts.
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公开(公告)号：US20230098807A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-30
申请号：US17948464
申请日：2022-09-20
Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.
Inventor： Kyle Olson , Sidney A. Higgins , Jay Stewart , Fue Yang , Casey Murray
Abstract: An ear-wearable electronic device comprises a shell and a faceplate connected to the shell. Electronic circuitry and a power source are respectively disposed in the shell. A removal handle includes a proximal end connected to the faceplate. First and second electrical conductors extend along the removal handle and comprise first and second proximal ends coupled to the electronic circuitry. An electrical contact module is disposed at a distal end of the removal handle. The electrical contact module comprises a substrate. A first electrical contact is mounted on, or supported by, the substrate and coupled to a first distal end of the first electrical conductor. A second electrical contact is mounted on, or supported by, the substrate and coupled to a second distal end of the second electrical conductor.
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公开(公告)号：US20220190188A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-16
申请号：US17544727
申请日：2021-12-07
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Kyle Olson , Sidney A. Higgins , Michael Karl Sacha , Andy S. Lin
IPC: H01L31/173 , A61B5/1455 , A61B5/026
Abstract: An electro-optical physiologic sensor comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) and a light emitter and a photodetector respectively mounted to the PCB. A first sensor element is disposed on the PCB and comprises a first electrode configured to contact tissue of a subject and a first light channel co-located with the first electrode, the first light channel optically coupled to the light emitter and configured to direct light into the subject's tissue. A second sensor element is disposed on the PCB and comprises a second electrode configured to contact the subject's tissue and a second light channel co-located with the second electrode, the second light channel optically coupled to the photodetector and configured to receive light from the tissue of the subject resulting from the light generated by the light emitter.
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公开(公告)号：US20220159390A1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-19
申请号：US17589303
申请日：2022-01-31
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Sidney A. Higgins , David Tourtelotte , Kyle Olson
Abstract: Examples of this disclosure relate to an accessory device for a hearing instrument. The accessory device comprises a connector tip that comprises a first wire segment and a second wire segment. The first and second wire segments are electrically conductive and electrically insulated from each other. The connector tip also comprises a first set of bristles and a second set of bristles. The first and second sets of bristles are electrically conductive. The first set of bristles is electrically connected to the first wire segment and electrically insulated from the second wire segment. The second set of bristles is electrically connected to the second wire segment and electrically insulated from the first wire segment. The first set of bristles is spaced sufficiently far from the second set of bristles as to prevent a short circuit between the first and second sets of bristles.
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公开(公告)号：US11265643B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-01
申请号：US16571837
申请日：2019-09-16
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Sidney A. Higgins , Kyle Olson
Abstract: Various embodiments of a hearing device and a system of using such device are disclosed. The hearing device includes a housing, electronic components disposed within the housing, and an earpiece adapted to be disposed in an ear canal of the ear of the wearer. The device also includes a sensor adapted to be in contact with a portion of the ear of the wearer, where the sensor is further adapted to detect a physiological characteristic of the wearer and generate a sensor signal based on the physiological characteristic that is received by a controller of the electronic components disposed within the housing; and a cable that operatively connects the sensor to the earpiece, where the cable is biased to maintain contact between the sensor and the portion of the ear of the wearer when the earpiece is disposed in the ear canal of the wearer.
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公开(公告)号：US10424955B2
公开(公告)日：2019-09-24
申请号：US15337141
申请日：2016-10-28
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Sidney A. Higgins , David Tourtelotte , Kyle Olson
Abstract: A recharging system includes a contact pad charger having a compressible contact pad conformable to a rechargeable device body for charging a power storage device in the rechargeable device body. The contact pad charger includes a power supply configured to provide a supply voltage. The compressible contact pad is electrically coupled to the power supply and defines a first variable resistance in response to a first conductor compression. The rechargeable device body includes a power manager electrically coupled to the power supply and is configured to receive a variable input voltage in response to a first variable voltage drop across the first conductor and to provide a regulated output voltage in response to the received variable input voltage. The regulated output voltage is less than the supply voltage. The power storage device is electrically coupled to the power manager and configured to receive the regulated output voltage for charging.
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公开(公告)号：US20180123367A1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-03
申请号：US15337141
申请日：2016-10-28
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Sidney A. Higgins , David Tourtelotte , Kyle Olson
IPC: H02J7/00
Abstract: A recharging system includes a contact pad charger having a compressible contact pad conformable to a rechargeable device body for charging a power storage device in the rechargeable device body. The contact pad charger includes a power supply configured to provide a supply voltage. The compressible contact pad is electrically coupled to the power supply and defines a first variable resistance in response to a first conductor compression. The rechargeable device body includes a power manager electrically coupled to the power supply and is configured to receive a variable input voltage in response to a first variable voltage drop across the first conductor and to provide a regulated output voltage in response to the received variable input voltage. The regulated output voltage is less than the supply voltage. The power storage device is electrically coupled to the power manager and configured to receive the regulated output voltage for charging.
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