CA3151413A1 - Methods and apparatuses for drying and/or sanitizing electronic devices including hearing aid devices - Google Patents
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| US16/854,862 US10876792B2 (en) | 2012-02-01 | 2020-04-21 | Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices |
| PCT/US2020/051577 WO2021055805A1 (en) | 2019-09-18 | 2020-09-18 | Methods and apparatuses for drying and/or sanitizing electronic devices including hearing aid devices |
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