公开(公告)号：US20250113139A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18890962

申请日：2024-09-20

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Masahiro Sunohara ,  Piero Rivera Benois ,  Thomas Burns ,  Kyle Olson ,  Jinjun Xiao

IPC: H04R1/10

Abstract: An ear-wearable device includes a receiver that produces sound into an ear canal and an inward-facing microphone determining sound pressure resulting from: the sound reproduced by the receiver into the ear canal; and acoustical noise leaking into the ear canal. A structural vibration sensor is coupled to detect at least one of body-induced vibrations and receiver-induced vibrations and produce a sensed vibration signal in response. A sound processor of the ear-wearable device is operable to determine an error signal from the inward-facing microphone and determine an active noise cancellation (ANC) signal based on the error signal. The vibration signal is used to reduce the impacts of vibrations on ANC processing within the ear-wearable device.

公开(公告)号：US12239461B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US17597870

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Jay Stewart ,  Michael Karl Sacha ,  Kyle Olson

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/24

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.

公开(公告)号：US12126965B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17634892

申请日：2020-08-13

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Kyle Olson ,  Sidney A. Higgins

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/61

Abstract: A hearing assistance device may be turned on or off in response to a change in magnetic field or detection of a gesture. A magnetic sensor may be used to identify a change in a magnetic field. An inertial measurement unit or other force sensor may be used to detect a gesture. In response to the magnetic field change or gesture, a hearing assistance device may be caused to change a device function or change a device power mode.

公开(公告)号：US12119703B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17621186

申请日：2020-06-29

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Kyle Olson ,  Justin Burwinkel ,  Michael Karl Sacha

IPC: H01M10/44 ,  H01M10/46 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/34

CPC classification number: H02J7/342 ,  H02J7/0044

Abstract: An example system includes an ear-wearable device comprising a housing and a rechargeable battery located within the housing; a supplemental power storage device configured to provide electrical energy; and circuitry configured to transfer, responsive to occurrence of an event, electrical energy from the supplemental power storage device to the rechargeable battery prior to an initial use of the ear-wearable device.

公开(公告)号：US20240305937A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18595024

申请日：2024-03-04

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Kyle Walsh ,  Kyle Olson

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/552 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2225/61

Abstract: A pair of communicatively coupled hearing instruments that may accept synchronous inputs from a user. The first hearing instrument may receive an input from a user. The second hearing instrument may receive an input from a user and exchange the input with the first hearing instrument over a communication link. The pair of hearing instruments may determine that the user has provided a synchronous input. In response to determining that the user has provided a synchronous input, the pair of hearing instruments may execute a synchronous command.

公开(公告)号：US20240114282A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18265299

申请日：2021-10-14

Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES INC.

Inventor： Sidney A. Higgins ,  Kyle Olson

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: H04R1/1041 ,  G06F3/015 ,  H04R1/1025 ,  H04R1/1075

Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprising a housing configured to be worn in, at or about an ear of a wearer, audio processing circuitry disposed in or supported by the housing and comprising one or more microphones and an acoustic transducer, a controller disposed in the housing and coupled to the audio processing circuitry, and a power source disposed in the housing. A contact sensor is supported by the housing and coupled to the controller, the contact sensor configured to sense contact between the device and skin of the wearer. A physiologic sensor arrangement is coupled to the controller and configured to measure at least one physiologic parameter or physiologic condition of the wearer. The controller is configured to operate on signals received from the physiologic sensor arrangement in response to the contact sensor sensing contact between the device and the wearer's skin.

公开(公告)号：US20240007777A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18039555

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Karl Sacha ,  Kyle Olson ,  Ryan Christensen ,  Fa Wang ,  Peter Flanagan

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  A61B5/00 ,  H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 ,  A61B5/6816 ,  A61B5/0004 ,  H04R1/105 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/609 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2460/11

Abstract: An ear-wearable electronic device includes a first near-field communication (NFC) device and a transfer region configured to facilitate transfer of a wearable sensor unit into an ear of a wearer or onto an outer ear of the wearer or a surface of the wearer's head adjacent the outer ear. The wearable sensor unit comprises electronic circuitry comprising a second NFC device configured to communicatively couple to the first NFC device and facilitate wireless transfer of power from the ear-wearable electronic device to the wearable sensor unit and wireless transfer of data at least from the wearable sensor unit to the ear-wearable electronic device, and one or more sensors configured to measure at least one physiologic parameter or physiologic condition of the wearer. The wearable sensor unit and the ear-wearable electronic device are configured to remain mechanically decoupled from one another subsequent to deployment of the wearable sensor unit.

公开(公告)号：US11729540B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17553729

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Kyle Olson ,  Sidney A. Higgins ,  Brad Guertin

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10 ,  G06F3/01

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220386959A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17834569

申请日：2022-06-07

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Archelle Georgiou ,  Krishna Chaithanya Vastare ,  Justin R. Burwinkel ,  Andy S. Lin ,  Kyle Olson ,  Michael Karl Sacha ,  Amit Shahar

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G16H10/60

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable devices and systems that can detect a risk of infection in a device wearer. In a first aspect, an ear-wearable infection sensor device is included having a control circuit, a microphone, a sensor package, and an electroacoustic transducer, wherein the electroacoustic transducer is in electrical communication with the control circuit.
The ear-wearable infection sensor device can be configured to analyze data from the sensor package to determine physiological parameters of a device wearer and evaluate the physiological parameters to detect the risk of an infection. Other embodiments are also included herein.

公开(公告)号：US20220109926A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17553722

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Kyle Olson ,  Sidney A. Higgins ,  Dustin Degen

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing configured to be worn in, at or about an ear of a wearer. Audio processing circuitry is disposed in or supported by the housing and comprises one or more microphones and a speaker or a receiver. A controller is disposed in the housing and coupled to the audio processing circuity. A rechargeable power source and charging circuitry are 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 coupled to the controller and comprises a touch sensor. The touch sensor comprises the first and second charge contacts.