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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Zpower, Llc, Camarillo, CA (US);
Troy W. Renken, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Don Barrett, Camarillo, CA (US);
Timothy W. Powers, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
ZPower, LLC, Camarillo, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for managing power within a voltage regulating circuit of a battery-powered hearing aid device includes an input terminal of a voltage regulator that receives an input voltage supplied by a battery. An output terminal of the voltage regulator provides an output voltage to a hearing aid terminal that is electrically connected to one or more electrical components of the hearing aid device. A sensing terminal of the voltage regulator senses an electrical connection between the charging device is and charging contacts of the voltage regulating circuit. The voltage regulator is configured to reduce a magnitude of the input voltage when the magnitude of the input voltage exceeds an input voltage threshold to generate the output voltage having a magnitude that is less than a maximum output voltage.