GB1140290A - Making earplugs for hearing aids - Google Patents

Making earplugs for hearing aids

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Publication number
GB1140290A
GB1140290A GB41707/67A GB4170767A GB1140290A GB 1140290 A GB1140290 A GB 1140290A GB 41707/67 A GB41707/67 A GB 41707/67A GB 4170767 A GB4170767 A GB 4170767A GB 1140290 A GB1140290 A GB 1140290A
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Prior art keywords
tubing
ear
plug
injected
ear canal
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Expired
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GB41707/67A
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Dow Silicones Corp
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Dow Corning Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/656—Non-customized, universal ear tips, i.e. ear tips which are not specifically adapted to the size or shape of the ear or ear canal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts
    • H04R25/659—Post-processing of hybrid ear moulds for customisation, e.g. in-situ curing
GB41707/67A 1966-09-30 1967-09-13 Making earplugs for hearing aids Expired GB1140290A (en)

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US58316666A 1966-09-30 1966-09-30

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US (1) US3440314A (xx)
AT (1) AT268398B (xx)
BE (1) BE704502A (xx)
GB (1) GB1140290A (xx)
NL (1) NL6713194A (xx)

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NL6713194A (xx) 1968-04-01
AT268398B (de) 1969-02-10
BE704502A (xx) 1968-03-29
US3440314A (en) 1969-04-22

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