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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael Karl Sacha, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Jay Stewart, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Wes Gentry, Buffalo, MN (US);
Craig Feldsien, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/652 (2013.01); H04R 25/658 (2013.01); H04R 2225/023 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H04R 2225/77 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is a described for constructing a hearing aid shell that comprises a combination of hard and soft materials. In one embodiment, 3D printing is combined with conventional mold/casting methods so that a first shell portion made of a hard material and a mold for a second shell portion are 3D printed. The mold is then filled with a soft material which is allowed to set to form the second shell portion, and the first and second shell portions are adhesively attached.