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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2013
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Farhad Kazemzadeh, Bloomington, MN (US);
Robert Jacoby, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Gerald Shamla, Maple Lake, MN (US);
Brian Dobson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Richard Huynh, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Wei Li Lin, Plymouth, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for mitigating foreign material buildup for hearing assistance device components. The present subject matter includes a hearing assistance device transducer barrier layer configured to resist accumulation and passage of foreign materials. In various embodiments, the barrier layer includes a membrane that is coated with oleophobic and hydrophobic materials, wherein the barrier is acoustically transparent but prevents the accumulation and passage of unwanted materials.