AU2001280469A1 - Elongated oval battery assembly for canal hearing devices - Google Patents
Elongated oval battery assembly for canal hearing devicesInfo
- Publication number
- AU2001280469A1 AU2001280469A1 AU2001280469A AU8046901A AU2001280469A1 AU 2001280469 A1 AU2001280469 A1 AU 2001280469A1 AU 2001280469 A AU2001280469 A AU 2001280469A AU 8046901 A AU8046901 A AU 8046901A AU 2001280469 A1 AU2001280469 A1 AU 2001280469A1
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- battery assembly
- sheu
- hearing device
- assembly
- ear canal
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
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Classifications
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- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
- Neurosurgery (AREA)
- Otolaryngology (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)
- Hybrid Cells (AREA)
- Sealing Battery Cases Or Jackets (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US09/632,888 US6567527B1 (en) | 2000-08-07 | 2000-08-07 | Elongated oval battery assembly for canal hearing device |
| US09632888 | 2000-08-07 | ||
| PCT/US2001/021119 WO2002015635A2 (en) | 2000-08-07 | 2001-07-26 | Elongated oval battery assembly for canal hearing devices |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| AU2001280469A1 true AU2001280469A1 (en) | 2002-02-25 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| AU2001280469A Abandoned AU2001280469A1 (en) | 2000-08-07 | 2001-07-26 | Elongated oval battery assembly for canal hearing devices |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US6567527B1 (de) |
| EP (1) | EP1325663A4 (de) |
| AU (1) | AU2001280469A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2002015635A2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (29)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7010137B1 (en) * | 1997-03-12 | 2006-03-07 | Sarnoff Corporation | Hearing aid |
| US7379555B2 (en) * | 1999-06-08 | 2008-05-27 | Insound Medical, Inc. | Precision micro-hole for extended life batteries |
| WO2001069972A2 (en) * | 2000-03-13 | 2001-09-20 | Sarnoff Corporation | A flexible hearing aid tip with an integral receiver |
| US6751327B1 (en) * | 2000-07-11 | 2004-06-15 | Insonus Medical, Inc. | Miniature plastic battery assembly for canal hearing devices |
| DK1432286T3 (da) * | 2004-01-12 | 2011-02-21 | Phonak Ag | Høreapparat med brændstofcelle |
| US7756285B2 (en) * | 2006-01-30 | 2010-07-13 | Songbird Hearing, Inc. | Hearing aid with tuned microphone cavity |
| US7756284B2 (en) * | 2006-01-30 | 2010-07-13 | Songbird Hearing, Inc. | Hearing aid circuit with integrated switch and battery |
| US8846161B2 (en) * | 2006-10-03 | 2014-09-30 | Brigham Young University | Hydrophobic coating and method |
| CA2664536A1 (en) * | 2006-10-03 | 2008-04-10 | Sonic Innovations, Inc. | Hydrophobic and oleophobic coating and method for preparing the same |
| US9071914B2 (en) * | 2007-08-14 | 2015-06-30 | Insound Medical, Inc. | Combined microphone and receiver assembly for extended wear canal hearing devices |
| US20100239111A1 (en) * | 2007-11-09 | 2010-09-23 | Phonak Ag | Hearing instrument housing made of a polymer metal composite |
| US8848956B2 (en) | 2010-10-08 | 2014-09-30 | Starkey Laboratories, Inc. | Standard fit hearing assistance device with removable sleeve |
| JP5807164B2 (ja) * | 2011-03-25 | 2015-11-10 | パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社 | コイン形電池 |
| US9604325B2 (en) | 2011-11-23 | 2017-03-28 | Phonak, LLC | Canal hearing devices and batteries for use with same |
| US8682016B2 (en) | 2011-11-23 | 2014-03-25 | Insound Medical, Inc. | Canal hearing devices and batteries for use with same |
| US8808906B2 (en) * | 2011-11-23 | 2014-08-19 | Insound Medical, Inc. | Canal hearing devices and batteries for use with same |
| US8761423B2 (en) | 2011-11-23 | 2014-06-24 | Insound Medical, Inc. | Canal hearing devices and batteries for use with same |
| DK2898704T3 (en) | 2012-09-18 | 2018-01-02 | Sonova Ag | ENCAPSULATED HEARING DEVICE |
| US10629969B2 (en) * | 2014-07-27 | 2020-04-21 | Sonova Ag | Batteries and battery manufacturing methods |
| USD772840S1 (en) * | 2014-12-11 | 2016-11-29 | Epickal AB | Pair of earphones and casing |
| USD772204S1 (en) * | 2015-11-03 | 2016-11-22 | Cleer Gear Llc | Wireless earpiece with charging capsule |
| USD789909S1 (en) * | 2016-01-02 | 2017-06-20 | Erato (Cayman) Holdings Co., Ltd. | Earphone |
| JP1617102S (de) * | 2017-01-03 | 2018-11-05 | ||
| WO2019086119A1 (en) * | 2017-11-03 | 2019-05-09 | Sonova Ag | Fitting and positioning a component for a hearing device |
| USD864164S1 (en) * | 2018-03-14 | 2019-10-22 | Dadong Liu | Earphone |
| USD885362S1 (en) * | 2018-10-18 | 2020-05-26 | Hmd Global Oy | Earphones and case |
| USD904023S1 (en) * | 2019-03-26 | 2020-12-08 | Aska Electronics Co., Ltd. | Wireless earphone |
| CN111129365A (zh) * | 2019-12-30 | 2020-05-08 | 广东微电新能源有限公司 | 电池装置 |
| US11729560B1 (en) * | 2022-03-31 | 2023-08-15 | Sonova Ag | Battery compartment of a hearing device configured to inhibit the ingress of debris into the battery compartment |
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| US4189526A (en) * | 1978-05-05 | 1980-02-19 | Gould Inc. | Metal/oxygen cells and method for optimizing the active life properties thereof |
| US5701348A (en) * | 1994-12-29 | 1997-12-23 | Decibel Instruments, Inc. | Articulated hearing device |
| US5724431A (en) * | 1996-02-26 | 1998-03-03 | Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. | Zinc-air dry cell holder and hearing aid that uses it |
| US6473511B1 (en) * | 1996-03-14 | 2002-10-29 | Sarnoff Corporation | Disposable hearing aid with integral power source |
| EP0901743A1 (de) * | 1996-03-26 | 1999-03-17 | Sarnoff Corporation | Batterie und schaltungsanordnung |
| US5825896A (en) * | 1996-06-26 | 1998-10-20 | David Sarnoff Research Center Inc. | Hinged hearing aid |
| US6208741B1 (en) * | 1998-11-12 | 2001-03-27 | Insonus Medical, Inc. | Battery enclosure for canal hearing devices |
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- 2000-08-07 US US09/632,888 patent/US6567527B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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2001
- 2001-07-26 WO PCT/US2001/021119 patent/WO2002015635A2/en active Application Filing
- 2001-07-26 EP EP01958859A patent/EP1325663A4/de not_active Withdrawn
- 2001-07-26 AU AU2001280469A patent/AU2001280469A1/en not_active Abandoned
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP1325663A2 (de) | 2003-07-09 |
| WO2002015635A3 (en) | 2002-05-16 |
| WO2002015635A2 (en) | 2002-02-21 |
| US6567527B1 (en) | 2003-05-20 |
| EP1325663A4 (de) | 2007-10-17 |
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