US3798390A - Hearing aid with valved dual ports - Google Patents

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US3798390A
US3798390A US00274448A US3798390DA US3798390A US 3798390 A US3798390 A US 3798390A US 00274448 A US00274448 A US 00274448A US 3798390D A US3798390D A US 3798390DA US 3798390 A US3798390 A US 3798390A
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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
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/402—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic using contructional means
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
    • H04R1/32—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only
    • H04R1/34—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means
    • H04R1/342—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means for microphones

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  • the primary object of the present invention therefore is the provision of a pair of separate passages in the body of the hearing aid leading to a microphone in combination with means for selecting either passage or both passages.

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US3963881A (en) * 1973-05-29 1976-06-15 Thermo Electron Corporation Unidirectional condenser microphone
US4041251A (en) * 1973-05-01 1977-08-09 U.S. Philips Corporation Hearing aid to be worn behind the ear of the user and provided with a pressure-gradient microphone
US4629833A (en) * 1982-07-01 1986-12-16 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Electric hearing aid
US5757933A (en) * 1996-12-11 1998-05-26 Micro Ear Technology, Inc. In-the-ear hearing aid with directional microphone system
US6176879B1 (en) * 1998-07-02 2001-01-23 Implex Aktienegesellschaft Hearing Technology Medical implant
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US6597793B1 (en) 1998-08-06 2003-07-22 Resistance Technology, Inc. Directional/omni-directional hearing aid microphone and housing
US20030215106A1 (en) * 2002-05-15 2003-11-20 Lawrence Hagen Diotic presentation of second-order gradient directional hearing aid signals
US6798890B2 (en) 2000-10-05 2004-09-28 Etymotic Research, Inc. Directional microphone assembly
US20060013420A1 (en) * 2002-09-16 2006-01-19 Sacha Michael K Switching structures for hearing aid
US20080008341A1 (en) * 2006-07-10 2008-01-10 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using monaural audio signals
US20080159548A1 (en) * 2007-01-03 2008-07-03 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Wireless system for hearing communication devices providing wireless stereo reception modes
US20090094817A1 (en) * 2007-10-11 2009-04-16 Killion Mead C Directional Microphone Assembly
US20100172531A1 (en) * 2008-12-31 2010-07-08 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Method and apparatus for hearing assistance device microphones
US20110106188A1 (en) * 2007-04-23 2011-05-05 Cochlear Limited Implant assembly
US8737653B2 (en) 2009-12-30 2014-05-27 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Noise reduction system for hearing assistance devices
US8971559B2 (en) 2002-09-16 2015-03-03 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Switching structures for hearing aid
US9774961B2 (en) 2005-06-05 2017-09-26 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Hearing assistance device ear-to-ear communication using an intermediate device
US10003379B2 (en) 2014-05-06 2018-06-19 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Wireless communication with probing bandwidth
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US3201528A (en) * 1962-07-20 1965-08-17 Audivox Inc Multi-directional hearing aid
US3527902A (en) * 1966-03-26 1970-09-08 Philips Corp Electrodynamic microphone having an adjustable tube for changing the directional characteristic of the microphone
US3458668A (en) * 1966-12-06 1969-07-29 Willco Horgerate Medizinische Directional hearing aid
US3491214A (en) * 1967-01-12 1970-01-20 Otarion Electronics Inc Hearing aid with adjustable sound inlet means

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US3836732A (en) * 1972-09-07 1974-09-17 Audivox Inc Hearing aid having selectable directional characteristics
US4041251A (en) * 1973-05-01 1977-08-09 U.S. Philips Corporation Hearing aid to be worn behind the ear of the user and provided with a pressure-gradient microphone
US3963881A (en) * 1973-05-29 1976-06-15 Thermo Electron Corporation Unidirectional condenser microphone
US4629833A (en) * 1982-07-01 1986-12-16 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Electric hearing aid
EP0098421B1 (de) * 1982-07-01 1988-06-01 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Elektrisches Hörgerät
US5757933A (en) * 1996-12-11 1998-05-26 Micro Ear Technology, Inc. In-the-ear hearing aid with directional microphone system
US6389142B1 (en) 1996-12-11 2002-05-14 Micro Ear Technology In-the-ear hearing aid with directional microphone system
US20040247146A1 (en) * 1996-12-31 2004-12-09 Killion Mead C. Directional microphone assembly
US6285771B1 (en) * 1996-12-31 2001-09-04 Etymotic Research Inc. Directional microphone assembly
US7286677B2 (en) 1996-12-31 2007-10-23 Etymotic Research, Inc. Directional microphone assembly
US6176879B1 (en) * 1998-07-02 2001-01-23 Implex Aktienegesellschaft Hearing Technology Medical implant
US6597793B1 (en) 1998-08-06 2003-07-22 Resistance Technology, Inc. Directional/omni-directional hearing aid microphone and housing
EP0984666A3 (en) * 1998-08-06 2001-09-19 Resistance Technology, Inc. Hearing aid microphone and housing
WO2001093632A3 (de) * 2000-05-30 2002-03-14 Audio Service Gmbh As Hörgerätewinkel für hdo-hörgeräte
US6546111B2 (en) 2000-05-30 2003-04-08 As Audio Service Gmbh Hearing aid angle piece for behind-the-ear hearing aids
US6798890B2 (en) 2000-10-05 2004-09-28 Etymotic Research, Inc. Directional microphone assembly
US20080273727A1 (en) * 2002-05-15 2008-11-06 Micro Ear Technology, Inc., D/B/A Micro-Tech Hearing assitance systems for providing second-order gradient directional signals
US7369669B2 (en) 2002-05-15 2008-05-06 Micro Ear Technology, Inc. Diotic presentation of second-order gradient directional hearing aid signals
US20030215106A1 (en) * 2002-05-15 2003-11-20 Lawrence Hagen Diotic presentation of second-order gradient directional hearing aid signals
US7822217B2 (en) 2002-05-15 2010-10-26 Micro Ear Technology, Inc. Hearing assistance systems for providing second-order gradient directional signals
US20060013420A1 (en) * 2002-09-16 2006-01-19 Sacha Michael K Switching structures for hearing aid
US8284970B2 (en) 2002-09-16 2012-10-09 Starkey Laboratories Inc. Switching structures for hearing aid
US9215534B2 (en) 2002-09-16 2015-12-15 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Switching stuctures for hearing aid
US8971559B2 (en) 2002-09-16 2015-03-03 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Switching structures for hearing aid
US9774961B2 (en) 2005-06-05 2017-09-26 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Hearing assistance device ear-to-ear communication using an intermediate device
US9510111B2 (en) 2006-07-10 2016-11-29 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using monaural audio signals
US9036823B2 (en) 2006-07-10 2015-05-19 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using monaural audio signals
US11064302B2 (en) 2006-07-10 2021-07-13 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using monaural audio signals
US8208642B2 (en) 2006-07-10 2012-06-26 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using monaural audio signals
US11678128B2 (en) 2006-07-10 2023-06-13 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Method and apparatus for a binaural hearing assistance system using monaural audio signals
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US9854369B2 (en) 2007-01-03 2017-12-26 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Wireless system for hearing communication devices providing wireless stereo reception modes
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US11765526B2 (en) 2007-01-03 2023-09-19 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Wireless system for hearing communication devices providing wireless stereo reception modes
US8644935B2 (en) 2007-04-23 2014-02-04 Cochlear Limited Methods of forming sealed devices containing heat sensitive components
US20110106188A1 (en) * 2007-04-23 2011-05-05 Cochlear Limited Implant assembly
US7832080B2 (en) 2007-10-11 2010-11-16 Etymotic Research, Inc. Directional microphone assembly
US20090094817A1 (en) * 2007-10-11 2009-04-16 Killion Mead C Directional Microphone Assembly
US8644533B2 (en) * 2008-12-31 2014-02-04 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Method and apparatus for hearing assistance device microphones
US20100172531A1 (en) * 2008-12-31 2010-07-08 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Method and apparatus for hearing assistance device microphones
US8737653B2 (en) 2009-12-30 2014-05-27 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Noise reduction system for hearing assistance devices
US9204227B2 (en) 2009-12-30 2015-12-01 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Noise reduction system for hearing assistance devices
US10003379B2 (en) 2014-05-06 2018-06-19 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Wireless communication with probing bandwidth
WO2021102469A1 (en) * 2019-11-20 2021-05-27 Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Hearing assistance device with multipurpose microphone
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