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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
Applicant:
GN Hearing A/s, Ballerup, DK;
Inventor:
Jonathan Boley, Mundelein, IL (US);
Assignee:
GN HEARING A/S, Ballerup, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/652 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04R 25/505 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 25/305 (2013.01); H04R 25/456 (2013.01); H04R 25/48 (2013.01); H04R 25/656 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01); H04R 2225/61 (2013.01); H04R 2460/05 (2013.01); H04R 2460/09 (2013.01); H04R 2460/11 (2013.01); H04R 2460/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for a hearing instrument, the hearing instrument being configured to be at least partially placed in an ear canal of a wearer of the hearing instrument, the apparatus comprising: a sealing element configured to seal off the ear canal when the hearing instrument with the apparatus is at least partially positioned in the ear canal, wherein operation of the sealing element is controlled by an electric control signal, the sealing element being at least partially made from an electroactive material.