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Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2019
Applicant:

Earlens Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventor:

Sunil Puria, Boston, MA (US);

Assignee:

Earlens Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/456 (2013.01); H04R 23/008 (2013.01); H04R 25/305 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H04R 2225/0216 (2019.05);
Abstract

An output transducer is coupled to a support structure, and the support structure configured to contact one or more of the tympanic membrane, an ossicle, the oval window or the round window. An input transducer is configured for placement near an ear canal opening to receive high frequency localization cues. A sound inhibiting structure, such as an acoustic resistor or a screen, may be positioned at a location along the ear canal between the tympanic membrane and the input transducer to inhibit feedback. A channel can be coupled to the sound or feedback inhibiting structure to provide a desired frequency response profile of the sound or feedback inhibiting structure.


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