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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Iii Holdings 4, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Frederick Charles Neumeyer, Austin, TX (US);
John Michael Page Knox, Austin, TX (US);
Gregory Charles Yancey, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
III Holdings 4, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/50 (2013.01); H04R 25/505 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/65 (2013.01); H04R 25/603 (2019.05); H04R 2225/33 (2013.01); H04R 2225/43 (2013.01); H04R 2225/61 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal.